duck, duck, goose.... you're it.

My stbsil-regardless tagged me. She knows I don't know 8 people in the blogging world, but..... here goes.

1.) We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.

2.) Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

3.) People who are tagged write their own blog post about their eight things and include these rules.

4.) At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

8 random things about me:

1. I count stairs. No, I don't have to go back to the bottom if I miss a step but I do get rather irritated with myself if I count "15" when I know it should be "16".

2. I have secretly fallen in love with myspace. shhhh-don't tell anyone.

3. I use to think I wasn't a girlie girl- but over time have realized that I am... or atleast try to be. I want to be the makeup carrying, strapy sandle wearing, hair fixin', nail doin' girlie type that i use to make fun of.... all thanks to YOU..... (you know who you are too)

4. I don't use recipes when I cook. So don't ask me for one if you like something I make.

5. My best friend is 4 1/2 years old.












6. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, General Hospital is my favorite tv show, Tetris is my favorite game, Flip flops are my favorite shoe, Tarheels are my favorite team.

7. One year, my brothers and I started taking goofy pictures of the three of us making weird faces and gave it to my mom. Somehow the trend had progressed to actually going to a photographer and having one professionally made. She loves them and has them all framed.

8. I can text WAY faster than you.... it's true.

I am tagging Linds cause she will think it's funny , Tunisia cause you work too hard and need a break, Beth because you are my big sister, Lacey because you are my newest friend, Faith cause you are missed, Renae because I'm glad your back, BJ because you will always be my "first friend" and Sarah cause you are farthest from me.

My baby brother sent this to me today. It came at the perfect time. He blessed me with a little ray of sunshine today and I am so grateful for him and these words.

"Wish List"

-by- Collin McCarty

Of all the things I wish for you, I would give anything if these

wishes could always come true. . . .

I want you to be happy. I want you to fill your heart with feelings of wonder and to be full of courage and hope. I want you to have the type of friendship that is a treasure--and the kind of love that is beautiful forever. I wish you contentment: the sweet, quiet, inner kind that comes around and never goes away.

I want you to have hopes and have them all come true. I want you tomake the most of this moment in time. I want you to have a real understanding of how unique and rare you really are. I want to remind you that the sun may disappear for a while, but it never forgets to shine. I want you to have faith. May you have feelings that are shared from heart to heart, simple pleasures amidst this complex world, and wonderful goals that are within your grasp. May the words you listen to say the things you need to hear. And may a cheerful face lovingly look back at you when you happen to glance in your mirror.

I wish you the insight to see your inner and outer beauty. I wish you sweet dreams. I want you to have times when you feel like singing and dancing and laughing out loud. I want you to be able to make your good times better and your hard times easier to handle. I want you to have millions of moments when you find satisfaction in the things you do so wonderfully. And I wish I could find a way to tell you--in untold ways--how important you are to me.

Of all the things I'll be wishing for, wherever you are and whatever Imay do, there will never be a day in my life when I won't be wishing for the best. . . for you.

forward

it appears that my soon to be ex is willing to settle with me on the custody issues we've been having.
the whole thing seems a little suspect to me though.
he has fought me for weeks on the split custody but now he gives in?
says he wants us to be friends and is scared that if we go to court that won't happen.
i find this amusing because that's been my point all along.
us remaining friends, best friends, is all i've ever wanted.
i've told him this all along and he continued to use custody as a way to drag this out.
now he says he's "ready to move on".
guess i will take it for what it is- a settlement.

i think we are both excited about what the futures holds.
excited of the new possibilities.
excited about a new beginning.
excited about dedicating time we use to spend attempting to salvage our marriage on raising our son together.

at the same time, i am sad.
sad that i no longer have that one person to call if i get a flat tire
if i get sick and can't get out of bed
sad that i am no longer anyone's ‘favorite’
not that i ever felt like his favorite or anything though
not sure why it matters now- maybe because it is so final.

i feel blessed in many other ways though
i will focus on that
my son and i are healthy
i have incredible friends
my family is supportive
my faith is stronger than ever
and....i feel my self-confidence returning