You know you're from Nebraska when...

Ok, so I actually live in Northern Kentucky now, but I still consider myself I true Nebraskan.  After having been out of Nebraska for awhile now, I really have noticed some things that are so different!  So here is the compilation from my perspective:

You know you're from Nebraska when..

• you know what Runza, Valentinos, and Amigos are.
• you're told you have to take the interstate to get somewhere, that means it is a ways away.
• on that note, you measure "distance" in time to get there.
• a traffic jam means you had to wait through a stop light cycle twice.
• you remember school being canceled due to exteme heat.
• you schedule your wedding around the Husker football schedule (We actually did this)
• someone asks you what the 3rd largest city in Nebraska is, and you say "Memorial Stadium on home football game days" with a dorky grin on your face :)
• you remember Halloween being postponed due to blizzard like conditions.
• on that note, your Halloween costume size was large enough to fit over a winter coat.
• it snows 8 inches, but you don't even watch for school closings as you know you still have school :)
• you know what snipe hunting is.
• you believe you have no accent (we, from what I've been told, run a lot of sounds together and create other sounds - what most call the po-lice, we call the "pleece", or we "warsh" things instead of "wash" them.)
• you (or someone you knew) had gun racks on their truck in the school parking lot.
• it is "pop", no arguments.
• you consider(ed) your 10 minute drive to work a long commute.
• you know that the statue on top of the Captial is not a bowler.
• you know that you cannot pronounce the word "combine" correctly without knowing the context of the situation.
• you have had to explain to someone that people in Nebraska do not drive tractors everywhere!

and my personal favorite...

• You know that the best side to chili is cinnamon rolls!  :)

Ok - fellow Nebraskans, things to add?  Non-Nebraskans - questions?  :)

Here are my little Huskers!

You know you're a mom when...

There have been quite a few instances in my life where I've thought to myself, you can tell I'm a Mom even when my kids are nowhere near me.  I'm sure all moms have those moments.  So I've decided to list (and share) about some of these experiences that I've encountered lately as well as ones that I recall from my Mom :).

You know you're a Mom when...

• you sign a check (front or back) with a crayon.  (I was waiting at the bank and needed to sign the back of a check to deposit.  Couldn't find a pen in my purse for the life of me.  I did, however, find a 4-pack of crayons that Owen begged me to bring home from a restaurant.  Little did I know that he had done me a favor!)
• you can eat a meal in under 5 minutes.  (It seems like I'm always busy trying to make sure Owen has something to eat or feeding Quinn (or trying to finish myself before feeding Quinn) that I can wolf down my meal in World Record Hot Dog eating speed if necessary!  I can unfortunately carry this mentality wherever I go.)
• the best idea for a vacation for yourself involves your husband taking the kids on vacation and you get the house to yourself!  (Ok, am I alone on this one?  The idea of getting the house all to myself for a day just sounds like the biggest treat!)
• your alarm is blaring so loud it could wake the house and you don't hear it, but if your child sniffles in the middle of the night you are awake in a second.  (Ok, so I can't sleep through the blaring alarm, but I can through a rain storm).
• the last time your FaceBook pic wasof you was...Hmm, don't remember when.
• your definition of "clean" would nowhere near pass the health inspector if they were to visit (organized clutter is close to my definition of clean anymore).
• when asked to sing a song the first thing that comes to your mind is "Fairytale Villiage"from The Backyardigans. (And there are so many more than I can sing as this is Quinnie's favorite show).
• you find yourself watching Sesame Street more than an hour after you have put the kids in bed (now this could be because I'm too lazy and tired to get up and get the remote.)
• when you put on make-up and your husband wonders what the special occasion is (anniversary? birthday?  what did I miss???)
• you consider catching your child's vomit as a victory (husband caught it on the plate the other night - good work Daddy!)
• even more sad, that you can witness your child throwing up and still continue eating (ok - please tell me I'm not the only one here!)

It is amazing that becoming a Mom can make a person a lot less modest (the way we have to be able to talk frankly and share our bodies when we have the baby!). 

I'm sure I'll do another post about this so feel free to share your favorite "you know you're a Mom when.." moment!

Oldy but a goody

"Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe"

Aenr't we all a liltte srtgane?