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Happy Halloween!!! And Happy Birthday to my sis Tasha! Hope it was great! 

Maddie had fun trick-or-treating with Avery. :) My friend Shannon took a lot of nice pics with her actual camera, so I only got a couple on my phone. 

What a great day! :) 

Hopefully I will get some of the other pics from Shannon. It was also nice for Maddie to have someone to go up to the houses with. 

I also got to spend some time with my friend Stef who came down from KY today. That was super nice! 

We were sharing a fantastic joke...reminds me of another pic...

This one involved a lot of beer, lol

Stef we love you & miss you very much! I am glad to hear things are going well for you up there. We don't have to go up there & kick some butt, lol!

All righty then, I don't have much else to say. I am about to put my girl to bed & then myself.

Happy Halloween guys & gals! 

My birthday starts in exactly 2 hrs & 20 min. :) yay! Can anyone tell my husband & little girl that I get the day off from cleaning & cooking? 

Yea, I didn't think so, lol. It's worth a shot! 

Goodnight friends! Watch out for the zombies & goblins!

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Hello friends & Happy Thursday! 

I am a happy girl. Got to have dinner with two sweet friends.... One came all the way from Kentucky to celebrate my upcoming 25th birthday! ;) I have missed my girl Stef since July. It was nice to have girl time & chat about fun stuff. And she brought me a bag full of presents that rock! I will have to post pics tomorrow! I also got a pretty cool gift from Shan. See why I'm a happy girl? :) 

Now if I could just get past these stupid scheduling problems & be able see my BFF I would be a very very happy girl! :) Miss you Nicole! 

Well, had a partial work day & early dinner, & am writing this while ticking down the minutes til I can take my 95 dose of Rifampin. Holy hell, that's a lot of doses! 

I do feel pretty tired, so I'm gonna call it a night in a few... About 5 minutes til I can hit the hay! 

Goodnight friends! Wishing everyone a safe & Happy Halloween tomorrow!

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Happy Wednesday! 

We took our little princess to the local church "Trunk-r-Treat" tonight. 

Needless to say, she had a blast! And got some good candy too. :) 

She is primed & ready for Trick or Treating on Friday! Watch out world! :)

Mommy had a good day off & rested up just for tonight. And I am glad for that.

And let's not forget want today is... 

Happy Manning Wednesday! :) 

Who is ready for Sundays matchup? 

Well, I for one, sure am. It is sure to be  great game. It will be a birthday weekend full of fun... Or sleep. I could go for extra sleep too. Lol. 

And with that I will say goodnight! Sleep tight my friends! 

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Crazy days. 

Fast, busy & crazy days at work lately. The crazy usually comes from my coworkers ;) 

Ok sometimes from me. We have been truckin on along lately... And I ended up working a little later than normal tonight...and came home to a dark house. I missed tucking in my princess. 

Oh well. 

What I didn't miss was walking thru a spider web in the dark garage & into the dark house. Although I have brushed my hair & washed my face & changed clothes....I still keep feeling like there is a spider crawling on me somewhere & any minute I will see it & freak out! Lol. Every strand of hair brushing across my shoulder gives me a start. I'm such a brave one, huh? Yuck! I just feel gross. 

Anyway, other than that all is well. Just gonna kill some time until I can take my Rifampin & go to bed. I have a book to finish reading. I'll just see if I can do that without screaming, thinking I see a spider. 

Goodnight friends! Don't let the bedbugs (or spiders) bite! 

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Fun day at work, take two! :) 

How awesome is that? :) some days you just get lucky. 

Got home in time to see Colt have some good throws. :) Way to go Colt! Sadly I don't think I will be able to stay awake for the entire game. I gotta work again in the morning. 

I have to tuck my little girl in now, so I'm gonna keep this short. Goodnight!

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29 days to go...

Today was a productive day. John got lots of things done around the house & so did I. Maddie just HAD to swim again...silly girl. 

I have been watching football since 9 am! Pretty cool football day! I've been rooting for Donnalee's bumblebees...er, I mean Steelers this afternoon. And it's almost Packers time! Time to get the cheesehead out! Go Pack Go!

I am very interested to see if Colt starts tomorrow against the Cowboys, and if so, how he does. I'll have to see after I get off work. 

Health wise, I think this last month is going to go well! :) some headaches is my only complaint.  Let's hope that will be the worst of it. 

I will bid you all a goodnight now... It's almost kickoff! Sweet football dreams!

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Some days at work just rock... Working with the best co-workers & an amazing doc (one of my faves) = a great day. And having babies & taking great care of them is great too. :) 

I even had a visit from John & Maddie today at work...how could it not be an awesome day? Some days are so great they help me forget all the days that suck...the days that aren't so fun, or aren't full of laughter & good natured ribbing. And when all of the families are sweet & kind...wow. :) 

So, if you didn't notice, it's been a good day. :) I am off tomorrow & get to enjoy football & family! 

I am gonna spend these next few minutes with Maddie before it's her bedtime. 

Goodnight friends & sleep tight!

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Friday Night fun at the 4J... Making cake balls & watching Disney Jr, lol. 

Took a super long nap this morning after taking Maddie to school, that was nice & well deserved. And I haven't really done much else, a pretty lazy day. 

We went to dinner at a brewery in MF. Maybe I have high expectations, idk. It wasn't very impressive. The food was so-so & I only liked one of the beers, and that is saying a lot. John got a flight of all their brews, eh. So I'm a little disappointed, but it could have been worse. We can now say we have been there & done that. 

Have to work tomorrow, I hate working when the family is home. Boo. 

And that is just about everything in my head tonight....for reals. Pretty boring. But hey, the cake balls taste good :)

Good night friends! 

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Got in the house just in time to see TD #511... Go Broncos! 

So it has been a busy day at work, glad to be home. Gonna unwind with my team! :)

I got Maddie tucked in & ready to watch the rest of the game. 

Wishing everyone a goodnight & sweet Broncos dreams! 

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Whew! What a day! I was busy all day, just enough to keep me energized... 

So, it was a work day... Not much else. 

No fun stories :( 

My BFF did share some new TB stats with me that I will have to blog about tomorrow or Friday... We will get to that when I have more energy. 

So I am gonna crash out now. Goodnight friends! Sweet dreams!

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Had my appt with the dept of health today...and I got my last bottle of red pills!! The end is near! Woo Hoo!!

And I am 98% finished with my new side garden... Yay! :) I think I should be able to protect this one from the cold snaps because of location & layout... So I'm hoping to be able to have my lettuce going for another month or so. We will see about that. 

So now we are winding down with some Curious George & getting ready for a busy day tomorrow. :) 

Goodnight friends! 

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35 days to go. Tomorrow I have my monthly dept of health appt! :) 

Maddie had a dentist appt which went very well this morning. And then mommy was asked to go to work extra today... Yay for $$$  :) 

I got home in time to have a little family time before bedtime. 

So, the working on the garden thing didn't pan out today... That will happen tomorrow after my appt. I hope anyway. 

That's about it for my day...oh, btw about my  celebration drink last night... I didn't even finish it, lol.  I'm so hard core! 

Well goodnight friends! Sleep tight!

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Happy Happy Football Sunday! Woo Hoo Broncos! Peyton Manning is a Rock-freaking-Star! 

Apologies to my liver... But this is cause for celebration!

Just one small drink...for Mr. Manning & the history made tonight! 

Broncomania!

Well... Other than this fantastic game tonight, we drove down to the inlaws for my FIL's bday lunch. Nice day with family & everything went well. 

Besides that & making dinner, that has been my day... Lazy days rock. :) 

I know the game is not over yet, but so far we are at 510 TD's & I'm sure there's one or two more in there for tonight.

But I really need to focus my attention on the game now. 

Goodnight friends! 

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Ah, what a Saturday! We had a nice big family lunch for my niece Payton's birthday & them went to see my grandma. Of course we were promptly put to work... My sister too, lol. 

Once we finally escaped we headed home to work at our place. And then John did some work on moms house & I started on my new "root" garden. I only had to work by myself for a short while before Maddie & John started helping... Ok so John really started doing all the hard work & I got to ease off a little :) 

It's nice being married to a hard working man! We almost finished the clearing. Now just have to prep & plant! Coming later this week....spring onions! Planting them anyways, lol.

Here is a pretty sunset shot from the 4J today

And with that I will bid you all a good night!

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Happy Friday everyone! 

I was on call for work today so I tackled my poor neglected garden. My tomatoes are in a competition with the strawberries to see which one can invade everything, lol! I trimmed everything up & made it look a little more presentable :)

I also have about a dozen rogue tomato plants if anyone is interested.. They just keep popping up everywhere, lol. It really is a battle field out there ;)

See :)

So that has been my day. Not too much going on. 

Just finished tucking my sweet little girl into bed. It's just about my turn. 

Goodnight friends!!

170 & 81 - only 39 days to go

39 doses left! And then life can be normal again!!! Errrr...kinda, lol

I am so excited & ready to be finished with this chapter on my life. I will gladly continue to do research & help educate people about TB. So here is a not so fun fact...TB is way more contagious & older & prevalent than Ebola. Do not freak out about Ebola... Worry about Measles, Pertusis, The freaking flu or TB...these things kill more than Ebola. 

Remember in history lessons/old books/older generations talk about "consumption" or the "white plague"?? That is TB... It is a super crazy old bacteria that has morphed & changed & killed more people than you can imagine. In 2012 there were 9 million (that's a hell of a lot) new cases of TB diagnosed... Out of that... There were 1.3 MILLION deaths due to TB in 2012!!! Hello!! Isn't that a hell of a lot scarier than the 50 deaths caused from Ebola in 2012. Or the ~4500 deaths during this 2013-2014 Ebola outbreak. 

In 2012 measles killed over 122,000 people!! These are global numbers people..not just US, but clearly there are larger killers than Ebola out there that could benefit from some attention. Ebola does have a 50% death rate...which is higher than some other viruses/bacteria, but it can be contained & it will be. Have faith. Unless some anti-vax parents decide it would be good to have Ebola parties (like the chicken pox ones they enjoy throwing nowadays)... Lol ;)

I am totally kidding there, I am confident tha no parent would willingly expose their child to Ebola, but trying to break up the seriousness of my rant :) 

I do hope that the poor kids who end up getting chicken pox/varicella from these parties bitch-slap their parents when they get shingles later in life... Because shingles really sucks & they are basically setting them up for the horrific pain it entails later in life during an outbreak.. But whew! They sure dodged a bullet by not making their poor child get a little poke & a terrible "nasty chemical" vaccine. Good call parents, good call. Go  back to eating your homemade granola bar now...lol

So anyways...on the homemade thing...I made some homemade dog shampoo for Sadie today! ;) yay me! But I am not crunchy...my friends and family can guaran-freaking-tee that! I just like opting for easier/cheaper/nicer to my dog things from time to time. 

But don't forget... I know how to & have made butter all by lonesome before! Well, Maddie did help a little, so that's not entirely true. But I did it... And it tasted so yummy. I might just have to do it again. :) I can kinda be a rock star at times... But that's just me talking. 

We went & watched Payton cheer at her homecoming game tonight! Here is a not very close pic... 

She is the girl on top on the right. Now there is a rock star! That girl is gonna change the world one day! 

Allrighty then, I guess that rant was about all I had in me. I hope the information is appreciated...it's all from the CDC and the WHO websites... Legit. :) 

Time to say goodnight y'all! Sleep tight!

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Happy Manning Wednesday! 

Thought everyone could use some Manning inspiration today :) 

I had a great day back at work...didn't touch a single baby, but darnit I got to work, lol. 

And then had a great dinner with awesome friends! Love you gals!! I am a lucky girl. 

That's about all I have for today... But hey look...I can start counting down to the end!! 40 days to go!!!

Goodnight y'all!

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Ok... This drama session is over!!

Last pill done! And got my release note! 

I am back to saving babies tomorrow! Yahoo! 

I am done with this rodeo. The pain isn't entirely gone, but it is manageable & the doc thought I would still have it for a while anyway. So that's just another background detail. 

So here is my pretty girl playing around this morning before school...

My silly goose! :)

I  am watching her sing to Frozen right now...she loves to sing these songs, lol! :) 

It's just about time to tuck her in...so goodnight friends! Sleep tight!

167 & 78 Happy Birthday to my momma!

Happy Birthday to my mom! She is the best ever! :) 

Other than that spectacular news, I did some covert ;) Christmas shopping & picked up my bulk food for this month! 36 lbs of BACON!!! And 20 lbs of pork sausage links.....yummo! Needless to say we had breakfast for dinner tonight. :) we also have almost 6 dozen eggs in the fridge since I have been unable to work with the whole shingles crap.. I really need to take some in to work to sell, lol. The girls are just popping them out, we had run of of egg cartons, but I scored some at the Bertram library. :) Love small towns :)

So I will be coming with armloads of eggs on Wednesday! :) 

Not too much else to report. I am currently rooting for the 49ers for my BFF...  Cuz that's what friends do :) Love ya Nicole! 

Wishing everyone sweet dreams! Goodnight!

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Ah! Football Sunday! Way to go Broncos!!

And I hate to say this, but I am rooting for anyone playing the Seahawks...even the (eek) Cowboys! They Seahawks seem to be terrible sportsmen...and the history with the Broncos...needless to say I was happy to see them knocked down a notch. :) 

Besides all of that...Maddie decided that the water was (wait for it)... "Not too cold for me"

So she & Sadie decided to enjoy it...

It was freaking 70 degrees! Waaay too cold for me! Lol. She played for a few minutes & then was warm & dry inside. :)

Well, besides checking on the chickens & the normal stuff that's about all I did today. 

I hope everyone has sweet "Broncos" dreams! Goodnight friends!

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Happy Saturday to all! We had a dinner over here for moms bday (on Monday)! Both my sisters came over with their families (except Rocky, we missed him) and we had steaks & ribs & lots of dessert! Yummy! I feel so full I could roll to bed tonight. 

Family is a good thing! :) 

I am looking forward to Football Sunday! Hoping for some good games. 

With that I will bid you all goodnight & sweet dreams!

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Same story, different verse. :) doing ok out here. Wish I had something more fun to report.

 I guess the best news I have is that mom brought me a banana creme pie from Bluebonnet Cafe last night! Yummo! My fave pie! Isn't my mom the best? :) 

And that's about all I  have. Sorry, nothing fun to report. :( Maybe tomorrow will be a fun filled day that I can write about, lol. 

I wish everyone sweet dreams...don't let the bedbugs bite!

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Thursday Night Football! 

Football is good :)

It's been an "eh" kind of day. 

I switched back to my old iPhone, the Samsung Note 3 kept dropping calls...like every two minutes. It was super frustrating. I tried several fixes, but nope. It just didn't want to work for me. So I got my phone switched over. 

Yay for no more dropped calls! 

Gave Sadie a bath... And vacuumed...that's about all my head let me do. There has been a tremendous amount of pressure in the very back of my head. I have taken way too many of those pain pills today to try to kill it, but the score is Jeanie:0  Head pain:1

That's fine, I'll admit defeat & go to bed, lol. 

Stole this from my BFF...it is totally her. I can hear her saying that. :) 

It is true, let's try to be kind to everyone. Everyone has a battle. 

So, I found out that someone I work with has had recurrent shingles also...so it's good to know someone else (who is still alive) who has had this problem. It's not just me!!! No matter what some people think. Lol. 

Ok, so just want all of my friends to say a prayer for my step-grandfather (?) 

My stepdads father had surgery today & is recovering in ICU. Prayers & well wishes are appreciated. :) 

All righty then...I am gonna blow this Popsicle stand & head to bed. Goodnight friends...wishing you all good dreams.

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Ok, another day down :)

Thank you everyone for all of the kind words & encouragement.  I really appreciate it. This situation is the pits, but it could be worse. I know a lot of people going through far worse. 
So I will try not to complain. Try being the key word. :)
To answer a few questions. ..

Yes, most people who get shingles only get them once (90%).
Everyone knows that I have the fantastic odds, lol.

The vaccine is generally for people over 50 & who haven't had shingles  yet. Although my doc told me that "they" are doing studies now for people with recurrent shingles getting the shot. He said it's not guaranteed to keep you from getting shingles, but can make it less severe.  We are going to touch base on that topic again after I'm done with the TB meds.  I have family history of recurrent shingles... on top of the whole getting them young thing. So, I come by it naturally.

Yes it hurts... I have it again on my scalp, same place & same pain. This time I do have a patch on my back also, although it does not come close to comparing with the pain in my head. Thank goodness.  I am on some pain meds, thank the Lord for that. I'll probably just need them for a few days...Although the Dr is putting me on Lyrica also since I have had the
Post-herpetic neuralgia since the last episode. I am really hoping that will help stop the headaches/migraines.  Cross your fingers!

I am doing ok, well better than Ok on the meds, lol...getting a lot done around the house. The only time it's really bad is when I wake up (at least today its been like that). So I'm pretty sure every day is going to get better.
Positive thoughts lead to positive actions...right? :)

I had a good day with Maddie, we had a long conversation with Frick & Frack (the donkeys) and had snacks together. :)

My little sweet girl was so "not tired" that she feel asleep before I got to 2 minutes on her countdown. Silly girl! And as I sit here writing this I am about to fall asleep, lol

With that I will bid you all a good night. Sweet dreams!

161 & 72 bad news day :(

Ok guys, ready for my pity party?

I have shingles......again.....for the 3rd time....in a freaking year!

This really really sucks. :( The pain started Sunday, the real "feels like there is a brick growing in my head & it's going to explode" kind of pain. And yesterday the tingling pins & needles-like sensation started, and then the "my head is on fire & it's slowly spreading towards my eye" heat began...and I knew without a doubt last night.  :(

So I went to the Dr this morning & it is confirmed. Now to most people it sucks but not the hindrance it is to me. Seeing as how the main population you have to stay away from (pregnant women,  babies & preemies) is the population I serve, I can't work. And that sucks.

As if the TB weren't enough to deal with, lets add more pain, stress & meds to the situation. Fun times.

Now don't get me wrong...I am very thankful for the pain meds, just hate that there are like 6 more pills a day to take. I swear I'm going on a pill strike when I am done with the Rifampin crap. :)

The good part is that I got to the doc early & so far only have 1 small cluster of lesions. Hopefully that will be all there is. And hopefully I won't miss too much work.

So that's about all folks...goodnight!

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Whew, busy busy day. I am so tired after it...will have to  update fully tomorrow after I have had rest.

It's another short post cuz I'm  super tired & feeling lazy. :) wishing everyone sweet dreams!

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Happy football Sunday!! And can I get a heck yeah for Peyton Freaking Manning?? Pure awesomeness!

Sorry for the short post yesterday, was super tired & went to bed early & realized I had forgotten to post. Yesterday was a good Saturday :)
John & Maddie took a nice dip in the pool. I just watched, and maybe played candy crush.
It was a nice day to unwind after the craziness of work lately. I have to say that I work with some amazing people! Dr., RN, RT, tech, secretary.. they all rock. I work most closely with 3 of the most awesome pedi's...I am surely blessed to be surrounded by them. They are the hands that guide us, they listen as we (mainly me) sometimes repeatedly advocate for our babies(even when they think we may be coo coo for cocoa puffs) and they respect us. They are so very talented & strong. I wouldn't know what to do without them. All of us have made them mad (& vice versa) & they still care.

I know we don't always show it, but we love you guys (Erin & the Amy's) and are super proud to work beside you. I would put my child in your hands any day & trust you completely. Actually, I already have trusted Maddie to Amy the 1st, when she was born 4 weeks early. :) It's not easy for Dr's to work in a level II with headstrong nurses every-single-day...not to mention that in the nicu it's always two of us! But they do it & they do it well! I thank God that I have been led to where I am now, which is beside each of these drs... (and the nurses & RT's & techs, etc...but that's another days thanksgiving post)

Today is about my pediatricians! You guys are rock stars! I will admit to wanting to stomp some toes once or twice, but for the most part I love yall! Thank you for being you!

Not to offend any of my other Dr friends...you guys rock too. We have just had a lot of hurdles to jump lately & our team has done so well. My docs just don't always get the credit that they deserve.
Overall I am lucky to have worked with the majority of coworkers that I have had the opportunity to work with...Every person teaches me something new. In my health care career I have met some amazing people... (and the world's most awesome BFF) and have learned so very much that can't be taught in a classroom. And I get the privilege of having people trust me to help them & their babies. It is the best job in the world...The fact that my supervisor is the most fantastic one ever kinda rocks too!

Anyway, I guess the point is that I love all of my coworkers/friends & am very blessed. And the Broncos won! :) And Peyton Manning broke another record! What a great Sunday!
I really should hit the sack now, another crazy day scheduled for tomorrow. I wish everyone sweet dreams!

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This is going to be super short.
For some reason I am very tired & turning in now. I will update tomorrow with the adventures of today.
Goodnight friends!

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What a nice day off.  I really didn't do too much of anything, took Maddie to school this morning & came home & tried to nap. my mind was so heavy from yesterday I couldn't really sleep, so I just read a book.

Speaking of, I just finished "Sense & Sensibilty" wow! I do prefer Pride & Prejudice to it, but it was a good book.  I try to think of the time that the book was written & it seems impossible for Jane Austen to be so witty & such a fantastic writer back then.  What a difference 200 years makes! I hate to think that she died so young & unaware of the fame/respect to come. I'm sure she must have know that she was a great author. Anyways, it is difficult to get into the writing/sayings, but so very worth it. It was another classic that I always wanted to read.

On my way back this morning I took a pic of Frack talking to the neighbors...A llama & then a sheep was walking up when I took the pic. Have I ever mentioned that I love living in the country? :)

And the weather! I must admit I did not care for the 57° this morning, but this afternoon & evening have been amazing! An open windows kind of day! The crickets will be singing me to sleep tonight!

Well, that's about all my day. I'm going to tuck in Maddie & go to bed myself. I am still a little drained from yesterday. Good night friends! Pleasant dreams to all!

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Bummer of a day. I don't really want to retell it all, so I'll just say goodnight. I sincerely hope you all have good dreams tonight.

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Happy Manning Wednesday! :) just saw that on facebook, so I stole it, lol!

So last night I had a dream about Eli Manning...weird, huh? Lol
I remember Maddie walked up to him before I realized it & said "mommy look! It's Peytons brother!" And of course (in my dream) Eli said. .. "That's all I ever am, just Peytons brother"
So we had a conversation about how good of a qb he is & blah blah blah! What a crazy dream!
And then I was bra shopping this afternoon & the lady measuring my "girls" noticed my shirt (&purse & toenails) and asked if I like Peyton.... well duh! Lol
But she started telling me all about how she loves Eli & the Giants! Lol, fun times!

Totally a "Manning Wednesday"

I also got to have lunch with my BFF & her adorable daughter today! Yay! It was so overdue! We need much more girl time very soon! Love ya girl!

So there was my day....girl time, Manning boys & pasta & shopping! What a fantastic day!
I think that is all I have in my head, and I need to gear up for my busy day tomorrow! So goodnight friends!