Im Back

January was a very stressful month, but it's over and February is going to be a great month!!
I have been so busy, my son is a half credit shy of graduating so we have been trying to work with the schools counselor to find a way for him to earn this half credit. They are letting him do 120 hours of community service, so I have been shuttling him to and fro. he spent the weekend pulling black berry bushes at a nearby mountain where people go and hike. He loves it, he has now decided to go into the forestry department as a career. Im very proud of him. Ave has been busy with church, girls scouts and now I have added one more thing to her activities. Acting and drama classes. The local theatre called Lord Leebricks offers an 8 week course for her age. She is so dramatic she needs a positive way to express her self. She is doing it with a friend from church, they had their first lesson last Saturday and just really enjoyed it.
As for me and my "friend" issue, I decided that I have been given too many second chances in life to not give her one. So far we are only talking via e-mail and that's fine with me.
My church is holding a sweetheart banquet on the 12th and guess what? I have a date. My honey has agreed to go with me. This will be his first time in a church since he was a little boy. Im hoping some seeds are planted.
Yuk! It's tax time. Time for me to sit down and go through all the receipts. I need to get this done before my honey comes home on the 11th.
I think today I will go join Curves. It's across the street from my house and I could just walk there everyday. So how has everyone else been. We still have no snow. I guess Im going to have to drive to it since it wont come to me. Not much of a winter, it's been disappointing.
Okay well, have a great week!!!

another failed friendship

I broke up with my bestfriend. She has been my mentor in Christ for the past year. Last Friday she disagreed with me on something and started cussing me out, calling me names and attacking my character and parenting. I was in shock that she had resorted to such meanness. I stayed calm and took the high road and simply told her this friendship was over. This was my third attempt to have a friend since we moved here four years ago. The first two turned out to be drug addicts and now this. I wont let it discourage me, I have more friends at church just none were as close to me as she was.
My daughter is always seeking justice. Like at school if someone cuts in line she will make a big enough scene that gets her sent to the principal. I keep telling her it's not a big deal and just let it go. I now have started going to the school and having lunch with her, recess then 45 minutes in the class. Can you believe yesterday right in front of me she cut in front of another girl then copped an attitude when the girl said, " hey I'm next". I feel like by the time she gets to middle school she's going to have so many enemies that I'm going to have to home school her. I'm not equipped for that. Raising my son was so much easier. I wasn't prepared for 9 year old girl drama. I hope she grows out of this. She does have a bestfriend so its not like she cant get along with everybody. She just clashes with certain girls. Anyways..........
Girlscout cookie sales have started. I'm waiting for the manager at a nearby truckstop to get back with me and let me know if its okay to set up a cookie booth there. I know the truckers would buy them up. I guess that's all for today. Today is a no-bill payday so I get to go to Costco:):) and my honey might be passing thru tomorrow:)))
Talk to you all later.

feeling sick

Sorry I haven't posted, I have been sick since Monday. Feeling depressed too. I miss my honey:((( He is not scheduled to be home until February 11th. I'm starting to feel better today, yesterday I was vomiting. Ave has girlscouts tonight so no ,matter how I feel I have to be mom and take her. That's whats hard about dad being away and no family around. Even if I get sick I really cant rest as much as needed, there is no one to take my place. Although my 17 yr old does help out, but he doesn't drive, he has really no desire to drive he thinks it's dangerous. Anyways I don't mean to gripe. Hope every ones Thursday is a good one. Oh we still have no snow:(

Happy 2010

Happy New Years Everyone!!!! I have spent the last few days trying to rest from Christmas, Im still trying to put my house back together. I took the tree and Christmas decorations down the day after Christmas. Im always tired after my honey visits. We had a nice Christmas and a nice visit. His brother was here and we all had a good time. Im getting ready to take the kids ice skating. Then Ave and I will just spend a quiet night at home. I hope everyone stays safe tonight. Happy 2010!!!!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! Sorry I havent posted lately I have been busy and will catch up soon. Have a wonderful day tomorrow with all of your family!!!

Im a ding dong!!!!

This is a picture of the top of my camera. I have had this camera for almost two years and have complained the entire time about how crappy the pictures are and I can never figure out how to get them to look good. Well the other day I was at my daughters Christmas performance at her school and sitting next to me was my friends 13 year old son. He saw my getting frustrated and asked what i was doing. I told him that I was trying to find the best setting. Now look at the picture, do you see that silver line? I have been pointing the setting to that silver line for almost 2 years and hating the camera. Well my friends son took my camera out of my hand and said, "point it at this". See the raise arrow on the left, that's where you point your settings to. I just started laughing because it was so "Dana" to have made that mistake. Now I love my camera and know how to work it. This makes me a dingdong!!!

Homelessness

I was watching the news last night and they reported finding a 70 year old homeless man dead by a train track just covering up with a light blanket. They suspect the freezing temps caused his death. I think this is very sad. 70 year old people should not be homeless!!!This happened in Medford, I think thats about 140 miles south of me. Last year in my town a older homeless man was found dead sleeping under the stairs at the shelter, I guess they were full, he froze to death.
I understand there are people who cause their own homelessness by using drugs and I understand sometimes life just falls apart for some people, but to be 70 and die from sleeping outside in the freezing temps is just horrible!!
Last night I was so worried about the homeless cats that I feed. I have one little house outside my front door and one of the cats I feed was laying in there last night. he such sadness in his eyes. I worried all night. I covered the opening to his little house. I have some of those emergency hiking blankets that are supposed to keep you warm so tonight I will cover his house with one of those and on payday i will purchase another container to make a house for another cat I feed. if they only knew they could buddy up to stay warmer. Stay warm everyone!!! Our deep freeze is expected to stick around one more night, then tomorrow we should hit the 40's during the day. I dont think the weathermen know for sure. They called for snow one day then retracted it the next.