A post just to say I posted

 Loyal stalkers, it's that time of year that we are ALL super busy with holiday STUFF.  And some of that STUFF includes shopping....of which I have done NONE.  Sigh.  Christmas sneaks up on me every.single.year.  I am going to take the last of my vacation days next week & I am VERY excited about that! I mean, who doesn't love NOT having to go to work while still getting paid?  ME!  ME!  I hope to get some shopping finished.  I also have a few fun things I'm planning to do (Hi, Alicia!), but also wanted to leave some time open to just do NOTHING.   

So, until I can post about all the fun stuff I'm NOT doing while on vacation, I will tide you over with the minutia that is my life.

I got something fun in the mail from the Harrison County Court.  I had to fill out a qualification paper for jury duty.  While most people grumble & groan about it - I am excited.  I would LOVE to be on a jury.  I think I'm actually over-qualified to JUST be on the jury.  I mean, I watch enough tv that I could probably be on either the defense or prosecution team to assist.  I totally picture a court room setting like from "A Time to Kill" or "A Few Good Men".  (Unfortunately there is no one that looks like Matthew OR Tom in Harrison County.  Hmph.)

Next up - my hair saga.  I know ya'll are obsessed with it.  Remember I got it cut & that was like a really big deal only to me?  Well - I made another change.  COLOR.  

I haven't had it highlighted in years & decided I wanted to have it done.  I was off work this past Friday (yea, I'm burning up vacation days!) & made an appointment.

Me on the left 2 weeks ago... & me on the right this morning.  I must say - I FREAKING LOVE IT.  My hair is so thin & fine that it gives it a bit extra texture & body.   I got it cut even SHORTER this time.  Love that too...

This is the best I could do with the back.  

I have decided to start working a little bit in the kitchen to update it.  For my first trick, I will attempt to take these tacky, bright gold knobs...

 

 and spray paint them with this stuff & make them the color of that lid.  I've been reading online (God bless the internet) about how to re-do fixtures instead of buying new. 

 Of course I will require B-rad's assistance because I am:

A) incapable of re-hanging cabinet doors period straight when I'm finished.

B) not patient enough to spray all 5000 knobs & 10,000 hinges & wait for them to dry.

 McAfee animal shelter is once again in full swing.  We had the grown up puppies hanging around for awhile & then the momma dog had yet another litter (poor thing).  I went out to feed the only one smart enough to stay there full time, Daisy, on Sunday & saw the momma dog running through the yard.  And behind her, were 3 teeny, tiny puppies -  two white & black & one solid black.  The only one that hung around was one teeny black & white one.  DUH - I bought him food...

And in tragic news - did ya'll hear about THIS?!

SIGH.  Mom was talking about it yesterday at lunch & I just blew her off.  Nope, I did NOT believe it.  I even told her I REFUSED to believe it until I saw it from a reputable news source.  And like .002 seconds later, I got a tweet: 

Can I just say that I LOVE that my friends know me so well (or that I run my mouth about WAY too much?) that they know when things are going to affect me?!  LOVE!

& unfortunately, People magazine is pretty damn reliable.  That's when my soul started to sink...then I saw it had a hash tag assigned to it & EVERYTHING:  

UGH.  

I did what any self respecting will never, ever be Queen gal would do & professed my disdain on facebook:

of course, comments of sympathy came right away, but also - once again - friends said when they saw it they thought of me.  I love being thought of...hello?!

I am beside myself.  My life long dream of marrying Prince William & being a Queen is REALLY becoming increasingly more difficult...  I did have a friend suggest that I start my own country.  OH, I SHOULD TOTALLY DO THAT....