Not Me Monday!

As you can see... Not Me Monday got a makeover! Like it?

Not Me Monday was created by MckMama -- It's an opportunity to get a little therapy for all those things you would never do, but did :) Click here for all the rules.

It's been a few weeks since I've done Not Me... Not because I haven't done anything worthy... just haven't had time!

So... we had steak, corn on the cob and rolls for dinner last night no I did not forget to mention the vegetable, we're just unhealthy like that -- I did not state 2x's during this fabulous southern dinner This is good eatin'! and when finished Mr. Realife said That was great! I definitely did not reply with You ain't kiddin'! and immediately say I am NOT a redneck! Oh... what is North Carolina doing to me?!

Sometimes work can be like beating myself in the head with a hammer grueling -- It's my guess that this is why I did not go home from work one day last week only to realize I'd left my purse, phone, planner and food all at the office. This should be a sign of something... just not sure what!

I'm moving offices at work. It's nice because I'm all the way at the other end of the hallway. The noise level is cut in half, at least and that's nice for my clients. Apparently not good for the other counselors... because I was not laughing so hard that one of them stuck their head out the door and asked that I be quiet. I was not completely mortified and I did not go into my office with the woman I was laughing with and giggle like I was 13 years old! I'm guessing that's what stress can do to a person?

I do not have to get to work!

HAPPY MONDAY!!!
and
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MCKMAMA!!!!

Not Much Not Me Monday!

Anything you absolutely would never do this week? Have you lived to tell about it? Do you need to just get it off your chest? Welp... you've come to the right place -- MckMama over at My Charming Kids came up with this little writing therapy to deal with how silly we are not, how crazy we would never be, or what odd things we would never do :) Click here for the rules!

I however, have not done that many thing this week to talk about! I probably have, it's just that after yesterday's post, I'm sort of pooped :)

Yet... I could never leave my readers hanging ;0) So, I am going to share one small thing with you that I would never do -- I did not take these pictures -- There's no way on earth I'd even think of taking pictures of Elly Mae cuddling in our shorts/pants whilst we relieve ourselves go potty... that would be totally uncouth and and defintely redneckish... and we are not rednecks - Like for real -- We only discovered Miss Elly Mae's love for cuddling at our feet whilst on the throne recently... She apparently senses that we are on our way and prances as fast as she can to the bathroom to wait for us -- This may possibly be what it looks like if I took pictures of it...

Not Us!!

HAPPY MONDAY!

NOT ME MONDAY!

Have you had a hard week? Anything you need to just 'talk about'? Something there's no way on earth you did and you're living to tell about it? This is your chance to get a little writing therapy! Join MckMama over at MyCharmingKids for Not Me Monday! Click here for all the rules!

Really? I can't believe I'm going to tell you this... But I will since I never did it -- Mr. Realife and I went Saturday to pick up our horse! She's been at the breeding farm 3 months and it was time to come home. Took about an hour to get there and the facilities were, let's just say, so freaking filthy an animal wouldn't feel comfortable going less than clean, and I didn't want to sit my pretty little arse on their toilet. So... there's no way I squatted in the back of our horse trailer and let it all go -- It's a good thing I didn't do this or that would indicate that I'm turning into a real country girl and that is just never gonna happen -- and while we're not doing things, there's no way I just told you this, so I'm not totally flushed in the face right now -- Not Me!

I think I may love chocolate way. too. much. -- Around 3 o'clock daily I get a chocolate attack and must indulge in even just one Hersey's Kiss -- Well... sometimes a Kiss is just not enough -- I did not go last Thursday on my lunch break and buy $15 worth of chocolate... to add insult to injury, this shopping excursion did not happen at the DOLLAR STORE -- No way... that would mean I bought 15 different items containing chocolate -- Yet, if I had actually bought all that chocolate, it would all reside in my top desk drawer -- Good thing I didn't! Not Me!!

With all that talk of chocolate, I almost forgot that I'm doing Jillian Michaels' 30 day Shred -- I'll never give up chocolate -- Today will be day 7 and well... I'm finally able to lift my arms to brush my teeth without looking like I'm 96 y/o -- I would never spend my 20 minutes of working out cursing the day Jillian was born or for that matter, modern technology that allows us to transfer such torture information from their studio to our homes -- Not Me!

OK... enough of the things I haven't done this week! Let's here if from you!

p.s. -- Tomorrow, I'll be showing you my dining room -- Hopefully Wednesday we'll have another dream entry and I'll be doing a "10 day update" on the Shred on Friday morning!!

HAPPY MONDAY :)

Manager's Special

Anyone notice a difference on how long it takes to load my page? I've had so many people email and say they can't leave a comment or for that matter, even read my posts because the page won't load...

So what did I have to do? Step in as the manager of this blog and lighten its load -- No more music, less 2 slide shows and to my dismay... no more 'blogs I'm following' that reload when there's a new post -- Hang in there while I figure it all out --

On a funny note... Just a sneak peak into my weekend with the ALICE cast :) Oh... Not Me Monday is going to be a HOOT! I'll just say this to peak your interest:

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Any ideas as to what we're doing?! :^D
{no, we are not singing "We are the World" although
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NOT ME MONDAY -- Elly Mae Style

Inspired by MckMama and her MSC*

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

This is "Not Me Monday - Elly Mae Style" -- She seems to be more popular than I, so why not give an audience what they want -- I mean, really... she has rough weeks, too and could use some "Not Me's" -- Enjoy!

I, Elly Mae, do not thoroughly enjoy being the center of attention rubbed, cuddled, hugged and held by any one who's willing... I do not love, love of any kind and this is my story:

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Son of our good friends, Kay and Jerry --
D having a bad hair day :)

I, Elly Mae, do not love big dogs. It seems they are on me like white on rice take a liking to me, too and I'm just not sure what the obsession is. See this dog, here. Down below? He was not guarding my cage all. night. long. whilst my parents watch the Superbowl. I did not feel super safe and I was not saved from being so lonely -- Not Me!

See that other dog? There... just below, that's my big brother, Rebel. He seriously does not, like, totally love me. He is not always trying to protect me from the puppy eating beagles, catch me when Mama loses me in the fields (although it must be said, my Mama never loses me, so Rebel would never has to do that) and he definitely does not lick me all over cause I get dirty... Nope. Not Me!

Despite what Mama and Daddy tell you, I am not a junkyard dog. Seriously. Not me. I do not know where they get that idea. I do not wake up at the slightest sound of a wrapper and it's not like I chew on anything that crinkles, crackles or clanks. Nope! Not Me!

I do not take after Mama and love sporting all things cute, costly and cuddly -- I am not the cutest dog ever and I do not love people who coo over me -- No. Really. Stop. :0)

Oh, yeah... One more thing I do not take after my mama in --
My non-love for coffee :) Not me!

Mama and Daddy live on a farm, well, sort of -- We have chickens, beagles, horses, a watch dog named Rebel and now... little-ole me :) So, I do not have to prove my mighty running, jumping and attacking skills -- It's just that it seems this cute face and big ears get in the way of any of my brothers and sisters taking me seriously -- It's not like I only way 3 lbs and have 2 in. legs -- Come on, guys... I do not desperately want to be a part of the farm! Nope! Not Me!

Last, but absolutely not least, I, Elly Mae, leave this last little video for you -- And I solemnly swear I. did. not. get my head stuck in a tissue box on Sunday -- Remember that whole "junk yard dog" theory? It is not also supported by my love of tissues... No way. Not Me :)

HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE!!

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NOT ME MONDAY!!

Inspired by MckMama and her MSC*

OK -- So... some of my Not Me's could be considered conservative, although some of them have almost caused a nervous breakdown been a stretch for me -- But when I read this on MckMama's Not Me Monday post last week, I said the hell with it... I'm gonna go for it --

So I'm not actually going to tell you that there's no way I had gas so badly while tutoring that I let it out in the chair more times than I can count... I did not sit and pray the kids couldn't smell it -- You see, I don't have a sense of smell and it was silent, so... er... it was fine, right? Seriously, who would do that? NOT ME!!!

Who knew that dressing a 2 lb. dog would be so hard -- Clearly it's the winter and Dan and I are good parents -- Really... we. are. -- That's why we did not attempt to dress Elly Mae in a sock to keep her warm -- This is not because she is too tiny to fit into anything we've found at the pet stores -- I absolutely did not say You know you're a redneck when you dress your dog in an old sock and I knew we'd been busted -- Nope! Not Me!

Dan is constantly saying to me You ought to keep your car clean just in case you ever have someone ride with you on a whim -- Well, I would never ignore his advice like I always do about things I think aren't important because I'm just that kind of wife -- This would absolutely not come back and bite me in the arse as I found myself scrambling to throw all my shit treasured belongings into the hatch of my car because a client. would. never. need. a. ride. home. -- Seriously... I don't work with people who may need a ride from time to time -- I am not an idiot -- Nope! Not Me!

Our guest bedroom does not look like Christmas blew up in it -- This is not because when I took all the decorations down I was too lazy to take them upstairs Dan wasn't available to help and so... there they sit -- We do not have guests coming this weekend and I did not waste this entire weekend lazing around I'm not working til 8 three nights this week, so I will not be totally exhausted because I suck domestically as I have a long week ahead of me -- Nope! Not Me!

OK -- This Not Me Monday really wasn't supposed to be all things puppy, but it seems she has over taken my life -- An update on our pee/poop machine muffkin is that she's doing much better with pooping where she is supposed to... Peeing is another story -- With this, I have not been on an covert operation to cleanup pee spots as quickly as possible and I did not happen to stop dead in my fluffy socks to notice this:

You know you're a redneck you love your dog when their bed consists of old socks, an arm sling, your scarf, old towels and t-shirts just so your baby dog will feel comforted by your scent -- Seriously... I would absolutely never do this! Nope! NOT ME!!!

Oh, and my husband is not in the other room screaming like a maniac at the TV -- I mean, we all know they can hear us, but. come. on. - Do we have to yell? :) Nope! Not My Husband!

HAPPY MONDAY!!!!!

*Many Small Children