Still Learning

Where have you been?

2010-09-09T19:36:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, yes i have been MIA for a few months but I never stopped wondering how my blog friends were doing, even occasionaly checked in and read a few blogs. I just stopped blogging because i felt my life was boring. Let me catch you up on what has happened while I was gone. My son graduated highschool, proposed to his girlfreind, moved in with his girlfriend was told he was hired at walmart but they never put him to work, he turned down a job from safeway because he thought walmart was hiring him, he is to passsive to call walmart and say "hey what the heck!!" so he decided to join the oregon national army guard. I FREAKED out, I came to terms with it. It seems its a longer process than anticipated. Trying to not micro-manage his life but how can I not, he is my son.
My daughter was in church, had her cell phone out a boy took it threw it in garbage so my lovely daughter swung her purse at his head and split it open leaving him to get two staples and a huge blood stain on church carpet. Luckily his mom and I are good friends so no law suit followed. My daughter lost her phone and her nintendo ds (it was in her purse) and she was shaken up, she didnt mean to do so much damage. lesson learned, we use our words not our hands (or purse) boy wont mess with her anymore. Shes ten he is thirteen. Everything is good, thank God!! She came up with the idea of making him a fruit basket, we went with a candy/snack basket instead.
My husband was nominated for driver of the year with his company so we have an awards banquet coming up on the 24th. How exciting. The company is paying for our room and it's away from the kids. Yay!!! This weeken Im going to a womens retreat in the woods with my church. Cant wait for tomorrow. Thats about it. Just living life, being a mom.

Im back

2010-05-10T17:09:00.000-07:00

I have no excuse, I just don't like this computer. Actually I have been rather busy getting my son ready for graduation. I mailed out his announcements last week. I'm a very proud mom, my son pulled himself out of his funk and is doing great. he is now a quarter credit ahead of what is required for graduation. His grad date is June tenth and my parents and my sister and her family will be coming up from Sacramento and spending that week with us. This will be my first time hosting a family event. I have lots to do to prepare for this. My son now has decided he wants to be a juvenile corrections officer, we are just happy he is making goals.
Hi Kath, how are you? I'm on my way to bible study so I will have to play catch up tomorrow. I hope all you ladies have been living well and have been blessed. Happy Mothers Day to all my mommy blog friends!!!!!!

whats been going on

2010-03-12T06:51:00.000-08:00

I didn't realize I hadn't posted for so long. Life gets busy. The next two months are really busy for my daughters girl scout troop. I have had every test to see what can be causing the dizziness and they all checked out normal, so I'm left with no answers. I'm starting to think it may be hormonal. I guess I just have to live with it.
My honey will finally be back home this week. It's been 6 weeks since his last visit. I was lucky enough to drive up north last Wednesday and stay the night with him in a hotel, so that was nice.
My sons progress report had one D and one F so I had to get on him about that and take away a few privileges. It is to close to graduation to be messing up, plus I already ordered his cap and gown. The school has a program where parents can log on and check out their child's daily work and grades.
We went snow tubing last weekend, it was so much fun. I'm hoping to take them again next weekend. Today it's stormy out but still no snow.
After my housework I will be by to pay you all a visit and catch up. See ya

Stop spinning!!!

2010-02-23T14:22:00.000-08:00

I have been suffering from vertigo for over a year now. Last Thursday I had the worse spell yet. I couldnt even drive and when I walked around the house I had to hold on to the wall. I just wanted to vomit. I have been to the doctors twice for this and she just gave me allergy meds. Friday I went back to the doctor and now she is refering me to an ENT doctor. That spell lasted 4 days. It is really hard to be a pleasent person when all you can think about is how weird you feel. It's like a constant drunk feeling. Life must go on. Today we have girlscout cookie booth sales. Fun, fun, fun. I miss my honey, same thing evrytime he leaves. I fight depression then accept there is nothing I can do, this is what I signed up for:( He is back to having a student on the truck so now our evenings of talking are out the door:( I guess thats all I have to moan about today:) See Ya

Im Back

2010-02-02T08:27:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-14T08:33:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-07T10:00:00.001-08:00

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

2009-12-31T10:17:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-24T12:30:00.000-08:00

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!!!!

2009-12-15T15:23:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-09T11:22:00.000-08:00

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.

Brrrrrrrrr it's cold!!!!

2009-12-08T16:33:00.000-08:00

This morning when I woke up it was 10 degrees. This is the coldest temp I have ever felt. We still have no snow just freezing weather. That is dissapointing. Im jealous Kath!!!
Tonight Ave has Christmas drama practice. I mailed all my x-mas packages today and then I watched that movie Julie and Julia, good movie. Other than that my life is pretty boring and routine. Nothing exciting to report.

my daughters baptism

2009-12-04T07:05:00.000-08:00

My daughter was baptized on November 22, It was a very emotional to watch.

I cant believe I have not posted for two weeks. My Thanksgiving was simple, we celebrated early then on the real Thanksgiving we went to my friends from church. There parents are both on hospice and pretty much just waiting for Jesus to come take them. It was quiet and simple, we just visited and ate. On Monday my friends dad died and the doctor says any day now for the mom. They were married 63 years. isn't that amazing.

I hit the sales on black Friday. I left my house at 3am to get to Kohls. They had a barbie jet priced regularly for 80 bucks and I got it for 30. Then I rushed off to Walmart to get the rockband for 50 bucks. I'm ashamed to say that I had to push and grab to get the last one on the bottom of the stack. Then Saturday my daughter and I left to toys r us at 5:30 am to stand in mine to get a zhu zhu pet. The store opened at 7am but I thought there would be a mob trying to get these dumb little hamsters but by the time the store opened there were only 15 of us in line. We could only get one per household. People are selling these 10 dollar toys online for up to 80 dollars. Crazy..... It is 21 degrees this morning and the weather people are calling for snow next week. Tomorrow is my towns Christmas parade and my daughters girlscout troop will be riding in a float. Ave will also be signing three songs in my church Christmas drama. Im excited about that. My honey wont be back til x-mas eve, he will bring his brother back with him to spend Christmas with us. Im done with all my shopping and my tree has been up since Sunday. yay, I love this month!!!!

killer cat!!!

2009-11-20T10:51:00.001-08:00

This young man may look sweet and innocent with his tea party hat on but let me tell you he's not!!! He brought a dead squirrel to my back door!!! He was out there just throwing it up in the air and having himself a good ol time! I brought him in the house and washed his mouth out and his hands, he is a bad boy! Then I had to pick up the squirrel and dispose of his little body.

my birthday weekend!!

2009-11-09T18:12:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was my 36th birthday. I was so happy when my honey said he had a load coming up north and would be home Saturday to stay the night. The only holiday we have guaranteed every year is Christmas so when he happens to pass thru on any other holidays or birthdays it's a treat. I had a wonderful birthday weekend. My honey made a pot roast with potato's and carrots and dinner rolls. We played scrabble and trouble with the kids then Ave and I danced to Michael Jackson music. We were just being goofy and having fun. Sunday morning I got to wake up next to my honey and hear " Happy Birthday" he also made breakfast. He's not big on cards or even picking out presents but I did go to Sears today and buy myself an argyle sweater. All of us being together made my 36th birthday one of the bests so far!!!

yesterdays mess!!

2009-11-07T06:53:00.000-08:00

So my morning started out as planned, I left at 7am to give Katie a ride to work which is a 40 minute round trip. I arrived back at my sons school for his conferences. All his teachers love him and say he has so much potential and is on the right track. His only problem is math, he is still having a hard time with algebra but he is passing. So after that i was off to the laundry mat, I had time before Aves conference to get it done. After I put my clothes in the wash I decided I had enough time to run to the lab and have some blood work done, as I pulled into the medical office building my heater gauge shot up and smoke started billowing from under the hood. I called my darling husband and he yelled at me so I hung up on him. I parked the car as far away from the door because I was embarrassed. I started trying to problem solve this situation. I don't do well with unexpected events so I started crying, my husband was being a jerk, my laundry was at the laundry mat and I wasn't around a water hose. I pulled myself together and decided I would go do my lab work and let the radiator cool off. As the lady was drawing my blood I explained what had happened and asked her for a large urine container to fill with water. She was kind and put it in a bag for me. I took it to the bathroom to fill but the faucet was shaped so I couldn't get any water in it without it immediately falling out. So now I'm crying again because my plan isn't working. I call my one friend and she is at school. I have roadside assistance but what about my laundry? I remembered I had a water bottle in the car so I thought I would get that and use it to fill the urine bottle, as I was walking to leave I saw a water faucet and was able to fill my container. Yay!!! Then I got to the front door and it was pouring rain and hailing, it was sunny when I went in the building so this was my breaking point, I just lost it. I had no choice I had to walk to my car that was parked as far away as possible. I was soaked. I called my darling husband who had left about 7 missed calls on my phone and I let him have apiece of my mind then hung up and called my dad. Yes I am going to be 36 tomorrow and still call my dad:))) So anyways I filled the radiator and got my laundry then off to the mechanics. My temperature gauge was stuck and that's why it overheated. Thank God is was only a minor issue and after $105.00 I was back on the road and made it home at 2:30 and yes I missed my daughters conference. And yes I did end up with that headache I anticipated.
Even though I broke down and cried I am proud of myself for handling it without my honeys help and he did end up apologizing and will be cooking me dinner today and buying me a new pair of pumps:)))) Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

Parent/teacher conference day!!!

2009-11-06T06:50:00.000-08:00

This morning I start with going to my sons school for his conferences and then off to my daughters school. I also need to fir in a trip to the lab for some blood work, laundry, car wash and vacuum and to sears to replace my daughters boots. My honey will be passing through tomorrow so the dogs need a bath before they see their dad. He is just passing through so will only be here for one night. I have a prior commitment at my church that I really don't want to miss. We are having another women's lunch with two guest speakers and I volunteered for clean-up before knowing my honey would be passing through, I also volunteered to pick up one of the older ladies that does not drive. I will honor my commitment but feel bad for not spending every hour possible with the honey. My head is starting to hurt just thinking about the running around I have to do today. have a great Friday!!!!

A few pictures from halloween

2009-11-04T12:42:00.000-08:00

So last Thursday my sons spanish class was celebrating a latino holiday, I think it was to celebrate the dead. My son was working one of the craft booths, he had spent the prior two weeks making sugar skulls at home to be decorated. This is Avery dressed as a dead bride. I didnt want to buy a new costume so we took last years angel dress and added some make-up

here is my very handsome son working his booth wishing his mom would go away

I made orange scrambled eggs and orange buttered toast on halloween morning,

Here is ave at a craft booth, we also enjoyed tamales, sopa?, empenadas, there was a mariachi band and salsa lessons

Oh here I made orange rice krispy treats, I also made choc. chip cookies but changed the dough orange

here is Ave on halloween, she decided to change from a dead bride to Edward Scissor Hands bride, have you seen that movie?

I have super cramps right now and am going to go take a strong pain pill and lay down for an hour before I have to go pick Ave up from school. I will be back later to visit all my friends:)))

Im Back, well Iv'e been back:)

2009-10-27T14:01:00.000-07:00

Hi ladies!! Oh I had a wonderful time on my trip. The conference was an Assembly of God womens conference in Hermiston, Oregon. There is nothing really in that town. This was my first conference and I went with 7 older ladies and we just had a blast driving up there and back. Im looking forward to the next one. I took a few pictures of the drive and will post another day, maybe tomorrow. Today Iv'e been busy with laundry, I went to the laundry mat and the washer decided to die and lock my clothes inside, thankfully the attendant after 25 minutes was able to free my clothes. Then my dogs had check ups and vaccinations. Ihad my daughter also vaccinated for the seasonal flu and the H1N1, this had to be done, she has an underlying health condition that compromises her immune system. I found a few minutes to post and now Im going to go make kaths delicious coconut cookies. Today is a beautiful rainy day anyone that knows me knows I love days like this:))) Okay talk to you all later:)

leaving my children:))

2009-10-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

Im leaving this morning in 30 minutes to drive 300 miles north east to a Assembly of God womens conference. Im going with 6 other ladies from church, we wont be back until tomorrow night pretty late. I feel nervous about traveling so far from the kids. My son who is 17 and his girlfriend who is 19 will be watching Ave and the animals, Im sure all will be well. Im excited about going, this will be my first conference. I will post about it when I return. Have a great weekend!!

chicken anyone?

2009-10-16T18:08:00.000-07:00

I was roasting a chicken and became sidetracked :))) The temperature on this bird was 220 degrees. I threw the chicken away but managed to save the pan.

cell phone trouble

2009-10-14T15:41:00.000-07:00

I have chicken and dumplings simmering on the stove and I just pulled a banana bread out of my oven. I love rainy days.
Two days ago my cell phone stopped taking a charge, so I called AT&T to get the number for the insurance carrier that I have been faithfully paying for years. I called them and they wanted me to read to them one of the numbers under the bar code under the battery. They said my number did not match and that I needed to download an affidavit and swear that I did purchase the phone from at&t then go and have it notarized and if I wanted a new phone sooner than 3 weeks I also needed to overnight the document. I told them they were crazy and this was B.S.. I called at&t to see what all this was about well after 3 hours and 5 different representatives we figured it out. In April of 2008 I purchased my phone on an upgrade. AT&T failed to change that info so I have been paying insurance to a phone that was in my dresser drawer not being used. I was so irritated with both at&t and the asurion insurance provider. At&t tried to call them to verify that yes I did purchase the phone from them and tit was their mistake but they didnt care. So at&t offered to take $30 off my bill, give me 200 free extra minutes and waive the fee for another upgrade plus $50 off the upgrade that I already had coming. So I took the offer, cancelled all insurance on the other lines then went to at&t.com to search for a phone. My darling husband decided he wanted my upgrade and I could have his phone. His phone is a samsung impression. I agreed because I am a loving wife:) and I wanted money to go shopping:) So we found a $279.00 samsung rugby ( for men) and after all the deductions we would pay 129.99 then receive a 50.00 mail in rebate. So I went to the bank to transfer money then my honey said, " go to walmart.com and see if we can get a better deal" I thought to myself " what a stupid idea" but did as he requested and guess how much we paid for the exact same phone? .99 cents. Can you believe that! We were so excited and I got to spend the difference at costco so in the end it was a win win situation:) So ladies just remember that not all ideas our husbands have are dumb. :)))

a bad awakening

2009-10-02T07:46:00.000-07:00

At about 5:30 am this morning I was woken up by dogs barking outside and then 5 minutes later a cat screaming, I jumped out of bed and ran outside into the rain barefoot to see what was going on, two other neighbors were running out at the same time. I saw two dogs run by me that I had never seen before in the neighborhood. The man that came out was looking under a car saying "oh no". The dogs got a hold of a cat, he is a homeless cat that we feed, he was pretty messed up, covered in mud because the dogs drug him through muddy water. I called animal control but in my town they tell you they don't care about cats deal with it yourself. So I called an emergency vet and took him in, they examined him but decided it was best to put him to sleep so he didn't suffer anymore. They did it for free but I had to bring the cat back to bury so the neighbor man is going to bury him in his yard. Why don't people just take care of their pets, it makes me so angry. I'm a huge animal lover but at that moment I would not have hesitated to shoot them dogs if I had a gun. Okay maybe I would. I'm thankful my cats were in the house.
Yesterday I took my grand kitty to be spayed and last night she started chewing her stitches out so my son bought a cone collar and took her to his girlfriends house where they can watch her.
Ave goes off to camp on the coast today, no school, not for 17 Fridays this year, no money to pay the teachers. Where did Obamas stimulus money go? Gee I wonder. I have a busy day so I better get started. Have a nice weekend

the tooth fairy

2009-09-25T08:57:00.000-07:00

This is a sad story. About a month ago Ave lost a tooth, she knows Im the tooth fairy but I never have cash on me I always use debit so she was disappointed when she woke up and her tooth was still under her pillow and there was no money. Yesterday she lost another tooth. I again told her that I had no cash and just give me the tooth and when I get a dollar i will give it to you. She wanted to find money under her pillow so gave me a quarter and asked that I put it under her pillow. She reminded me 4 times before she fell asleep, " mom, dont forget". I felt really bad, all she wanted was to experience waking up to find no tooth and a dollar. So I dug through the bottom of my purse and scrounged up $1.50 in change. I put the change on the bathroom counter so I would see it in the middle of the night and I wouldn't forget. I remembered to do the exchange and Ave woke up happy. Poor little girl just wanted a dollar.
Tonight Im taking her to an early Jonas Brother build-a-bear release party so she can get one before they are released tomorrow.
Yesterday when I was taking the trash can tot he street I noticed a dead baby kitten so I had to pick it up and put him in the trash. Why cant people spay and neuter their animals?
We have a few local wildfires and the sky has been so smoky. Im so ready for winter:) Have a great weekend

what is in my tree?

2009-09-21T07:32:00.000-07:00

Can you see what is in my tree?

A message from God

2009-09-15T09:01:00.000-07:00

Last night at my women's bible study I was pretty upset and my eyes were tearing up but I wasn't ready to share with the ladies what I was going through. We decided to take up an offering for new study books and when I reached in to pull out some money one of the dollar bills had writing on it. It read, " Jesus Cares" ( 1Peter 5:7) so I looked up the scripture and here is what it said, "casting all your cares upon him, for he cares for you". So that's what I need to do, give all my worries to God and just trust that he knows what is best for me. He doesn't want me crying anymore or worrying about the future. I was so grateful for this message.
Today is my grandmas 91st birthday!!!

Friday already???

2009-09-11T17:09:00.001-07:00

Last night was Ave's first night of being a junior girl scout, she is now in the green uniform. Last nights meeting was just to discuss upcoming events like camping, yes another camp. She will be going to the coast in 3 weeks for a 3 day camp. It only coast me $20, cant beat that price. I wish I could go but it's happening the days that tenants pay their rent so I have to be here to collect:( Maybe next time. My son started his senior year of high school. I find it hard to grasp that my son is almost a man. He is doing so well, I'm very proud of him.

Tomorrow I'm taking Ave and her friend swimming. Yay!! I don't swim I just watch. I better go check on dinner, I have a semi homemade chicken pot pie in the oven. Talk to you all later.

Thanks

2009-09-09T17:54:00.000-07:00

Thank You for leaving kind and supportive comments. I was almost regretting sharing something that personal. I know I didnt go into details but that doesnt really matter. I have went through years of therapy to move forward and forgive myself and I intend to keep making progress:)

nothing exciting

2009-09-08T16:58:00.000-07:00

I took my honey back to work on Sunday and he had a load ready to go, but his work failed to mention that his truck was across the street at the Freightliner waiting to have a fuel pump repaired and it would be locked in until Tuesday. So we stayed one night in a hotel at the companies expense and planned to stay another but the bed was so horrible we just decided to drive the 75 miles back home. So this morning we woke up early and I took him back to work, his truck wont be done until tomorrow so I am home and he is in a hotel. He has also decided to split his hometime up between me his brother and his new friends in Utah. He is punishing me for something in our past. Whatever. I cant change the past.
Tomorrow school starts for Ave and I am looking forward to the alone time:) Talk to you all later:)

Im back :)

2009-08-29T11:06:00.000-07:00

So sorry it took me a while to post again. Sometimes our pasts, if we have one come back to haunt us and when it does it becomes very emotionally and mentally draining. I still have this stupid bronchitis so the doctor gave me two inhalers one is a steroid and the other isn't. They seem to be helping with the wheezing but not so much with the coughing. I am not a diabetic but I am pre-diabetic. I have been told to change my eating habits and lose 3 to 4 pounds a month until I reach a healthy weight. I actually lost 3 pounds last week alone. On Monday it will be two weeks since I have had any sweets or chocolate milk. I'm actually doing pretty good with self control and not giving into the impulse to just eat because something tastes good.
My kids go back to school on the 9th for Ave and the tenth for Ian. Ave will be in 4th grade and Ian is going to be a senior. My honey will be home on Monday. I haven't seen him for 6 weeks. Can you believe that. Today me and Ave are deep cleaning this house, that little girl is an unbelievable pack-rat. I'm going to try to get back in the habit of posting more often. I've just been in a summer rut. I don't like the sunshine:( Have a wonderful Saturday.

2009-08-18T11:49:00.000-07:00

I have been sick with bronchitis for the past two weeks. I had some lab work done yesterday and it showed that my glucose level was high and now my doctor suspects that I may be diabetic. Tomorrow I go in for a two hour glucose test to either confirm or deny her suspicion. I dont want to be a diabetic so I have all my friends from church praying for me.
Ave is off at Christian camp, she will be home tomorrow. My son returned from Sacramento on Sunday, he had a really fun time with his grandparents. My mom took him to spend the day in San Francisco. They went on a boat ride and just had a really nice time together. Then my dad who was working out of town met Ian at the bart station and took him to work with him. My dad surveys levees so Ian went out on his work boat with him and stayed 2 nights with him in his hotel.
My honey will be home in 2 weeks. Its already been 4 weeks and it is taking it's toll on our marriage. I had a very emotional weekend. I was a complete mess.
So far I have lost 7 pounds :) I went and had my hair cut and styled today, trying to feel better about myself. I guess thats all I really have to say. Talk to you all later.

peace and quiet?

2009-08-10T08:06:00.000-07:00

Okay so my nephew is gone. Yay and my son is gone :( and my daughter is driving me crazy with " Im bored, I have no one to play with". I was very sick yesterday with an upset tummy and today it has seemed to settle in my chest and my throat. Ave has tutoring this morning and I have bible study tonight. I missed church yesterday and a concert at church last night. I feel guilty when I miss events. I was just to sick to go. My honey wont be home for 23 more days. Avery goes to a 3 day Christian camp next Monday so I will be all alone. :) Im so sorry for not being a very loyal blog follower. It's hard when you have no peace and quiet.

How cute is this cat?

2009-08-06T08:10:00.001-07:00

Sophie found a nice spot in the glove box, she was just as calm and happy as can be as we drove back to my house.
Tomorrow night my nephew and my son will be leaving. My son is going to drive back with the others to Sacramento and stay with gma and gpa for a week then take the greyhound back home. Im relieved that my nephew is finally going home, these kids fight constantly. Finally I will have a peaceful home again. Im off to walk the track at the school and then make breakfast for everyone. Talk to you all later.

Look what I found

2009-08-03T08:11:00.000-07:00

I found my son in my bed eating a corn dog watching tv.

the grandbaby

2009-07-28T07:05:00.000-07:00

here are some pictures of Sophie, she comes over during the day when her mom goes to work. We have to set the catfood low for her so she can reach it and my dog Mia has been eating the catfood. I think thats whats caused Mia to itch behind one ear so bad that she caused herself to bleed. I took my car to the shop last Friday. They were going to fix the exhaust and we decided to okay a tune up. We were looking at paying 450 to 550. It only costed us $298. The man said we really didnt need a tune-up, everything looked pretty good. That was a blessing.
A lady friend from church is going to start tutoring Ave this week in math. She is not where she should be with math so hopefully this will help get her up to speed. It has been so hot here I dont even wnat to leave my air conditioned house. Today it is supposed to reach 100 degrees. Thats just crazy. Please hurry winter:)

2009-07-27T18:36:00.000-07:00

Someone else signed in on my blog as I was trying to sign in, her name was skaterchick7997, or something like that. Does anyone know why that would happen? I also just tried to access some pictures for this post and all kinds of letters and codes came up instead. This creeps me out. I dont want hackers hacking into my life. I want to make my blog by invite only.

a poem

2009-07-25T10:03:00.000-07:00

I found this beautiful Summer poem and thought you might enjoy it. And it's very well written.

" Summer" a poem by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre

SHIT !!!!

IT'S HOT !!!!!!

stupid car

2009-07-24T08:04:00.000-07:00

All week I have been trying to deal with my stupid car. Its started making a loud sputtering noise so when I took it in for an oil change I asked them to tell me what the noise was. They said its an exhaust leak in the manifold and we cant fix it, oh and by the way it sounds like your transmission is slipping. So of course my husband had left that day and I panicked. I always worried that being "just a girl" I will be taken advantage of when it comes to the mechanics of the car. My friend recommended a christian man who has a transmission shop so I took the car there and he said the sound was normal and my tranny was fine. Thank God! I am now on my way to go have the exhaust leak fixed, I have no idea what this will cost but thats what savings are for right? My honey was home for ten days, no work no pay. Again, thanks to savings we will survive.

Gone Crazy!!

2009-07-20T18:23:00.000-07:00

Okat these two kids are driving me nuts!!! Their constant arguing has given me the shakes, my nerves cant take anymore. Thats why I only have two kids and they are 8 years apart. My nephew is going home August 8 but I might need to call his mom and make it sooner. I have bribed them to behave and threatened them. I have tried using logic with them, now I am just keeping them in seperate rooms. Got any advice?????
I took my honey back to work this morning then he called me back at 3pm and said "come pick me up". So I have drove 300 miles today and now I am leaving him with the kids and going to bible study:) I need a break!!

I'm a Grandma!!!

2009-07-15T18:59:00.000-07:00

This Is Sophie, she belongs to my son and his girlfriend so that makes her my grandaughter. I keep her at my house why Katie is at work.
This morning we hiked that mountain that I have talked about before, now my feet are killing me. I made Sheppards Pie for dinner tonight, it taste pretty good. Tomorrow mY honey has a dental appointment to have a his teeth deep cleaned then he has some fillings to do on Friday. Tomorrow night I'm going to make lasagna. I thought I better make something soft just incase his mouth is sore. I guess that's relly all I have to say, I will talk to you all later:)

chit chat

2009-07-13T08:36:00.001-07:00

My honey was coming from the south on his way to Portland so I was able to pick him up at a near by truck stop and bring him home for the night. I took him back to his truck last night and he delivered his load, now he is waiting to deliver a second load in Vancouver WA and then he will come home and he is taking some vacation days so he will be staying until next Monday.
Yesterday we had a two hour long thunder storm. My dog Mia hates the thunder, she wants to fight it, she gets so angry she has her hair all stood up like a mohawk. Ave was bugging her dad to build her a clubhouse so he sent me to buy her a tent:) Have a great week!!!

more pictures from our coast trip

2009-07-09T09:18:00.001-07:00

This is the innkeepers house and it is supposed to be haunted, they have aired it on tv and on the Internet is told to be one of the most haunted places in Oregon. We stopped here on the way home to have a picnic lunch on the beach and tour the light house. We walked up 1/2 mile and took our tour. The innkeepers house is now a bed and breakfast and I was told it cost $300 a night to stay during peak season. After we were done with the tour we went down to the beach, ate lunch then goofed around for a bit. I'm sorry I am so behind on posting its hard with two kids to entertain and constantly clean up after. Today we are going 40 miles east to the river for my friends kids birthday celebration. My honey will be home in 7 days. I'm excited about that. I stepped on my dogs foot and I think I broke his toe:( he has been limping for 4 days. I took him to the vet but they wanted $153 just to sedate him and take a look. My honey said No way. It's really bothering me, if it was up to my I would drain the bank to make my dog feel better. He says give him time. Its not swollen and he is still hopping around so maybe it's not broken. I'm doing terrible on my mission to lose weight:( I need to work harder. I just don't know whet to eat, maybe I should see a nutritionist. Got any advice?

This is the Heceta Head lighthouse, built in 1883

look Kath, my feet touched the water:)

I thought these were sea lions sleeping but they were just rocks

pictures from our aquarium trip

2009-07-03T08:20:00.001-07:00

We left at 8am for a 90 mile drive to the coast. It took 2 hours to get there. I didn't know that you had to drive thru the mountains to get to the ocean. I didn't plan that part of the trip very well. This is what we saw once we came out of the mountains. We were all excited because I am the worse winding road mountain driver. The curves scare me. I drive a Durango and they do not hug the turns.

Once we arrived in Newport we stopped at Burger King to eat breakfast, as you can see my son was very tired. He is 17 and it is summer, he was not happy about leaving at 8am

My nephew and daughter, they were happy
we had lots of fun, after the aquarium we decided to drive the pacific coast highway home and stop at a beach along the way to have a picnic lunch. It was another 120 miles of winding roads but we had the ocean on one side. We stopped at a famous lighthouse. I will post about that on Monday and I will post more pictures. Have a safe and fun 4th of July weekend:)

2009-06-29T09:34:00.000-07:00

I really don't have to much to say, just another day of a stay at home mom. Today I will be taking Ave to the build a bear where she will join her girl scout troop to spend their hard earned cookie sales money. Tomorrow we are driving to the coast to go to the Oregon Aquarium. This is going to be my first trip to the coast. Both kids have gone before with other people, it should be alot of fun and a long day. My count down for my honey to return has begun, 17 long days. It feels like forever. The owner is here right now installing a shed for all the yard equipment, I guess I should go outside and see if he needs any help. Talk to you all later:)

Kaths meme game

2009-06-26T21:34:00.000-07:00

here goes.....
Whats your favorite day of summer?
any day spent inside my nice and cool air conditioned home
What's your favorite indoor activity during summer?
relaxing in my air conditioned house
Favorite outdoor activity?
none. I dont like summer and I dont swim
The pool or the beach?
if I had to choose it would be the beach because of the scenery
Have you ever camped in a tent during the summer?
yes, on a beach in California, it was horrible, the wind was gusting so hard it blew sand everywhere, we ended up leaving early
Popsicles or ice cream?
ice cream
What flavor?
chocolate cherry or chocolate peanut butter
Do you help in your VBS?
I dont know what VBS stands for
Do you get bored during the summer?
I dont get to bored but I do get seasonal depression, I love dark cloudy rainy days
Are you going anywhere this summer?
were going to the coast next week to an aquarium
Is summer your favorite season?
NO, no, no. I love winter
Join the fun and repeat this meme at your blog!

untitled

2009-06-25T08:43:00.000-07:00

The Transformer movie was a good movie. I didn't think I would like it but I did. Now I'm going to go rent the first movie. Oh my gosh I ate like a pig yesterday. I was tired of eating good so I fell off the wagon. Time to get back on right? Ave will be home tomorrow, it's quiet here without her. In August she will go to another Christian camp then in October she will go with her girl scout troop camping on the coast. I haven't decided for sure if she can go on that camp. It's 100 miles away and I wont be able to go because I have to collect rent on the days that camp is scheduled.
My 16 year old niece is in Brazil doing missionary work. We are so proud of her. I think she has one more week left.
Today I will go to my bible study group then this evening I have a management meeting to attend. I dislike these meetings. I feel so out of place. For dinner I will be grilling steak and chicken with some baked beans and green beans. Have a wonderful day!!!

2009-06-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I dropped Ave off at camp. It is a Christian faith based camp and she will be there until Friday afternoon. This is her third year going and normally she picks a cabin to sleep in. I guess I overlooked that box and cabin was not checked on the application for camp so they put her in a wagon. She was upset until she saw the wagon. Inside there are 8 bunk beds, it's pretty cool.

This picture was from the kids safety fest that we went to last Saturday. We waited in line for an hour but ended up leaving after I paid for the kids to ride the monster truck. The event was so unorganized, they had a crowd of about 1000 people and all the booths were so crammed together you couldn't stand in line or even get past the crowd. It was horribly planned so we left.

Curtis is on the end in the black t-shirt and Ave is next to him In the middle of the night on Monday I woke up to really bad menstrual cramps so I took to prescribed pain pills. I fell back to sleep and at 2am I woke up and started wandering around the house. I noticed my cat on the back porch so I opened the sliding glass door and bent over reaching to pull her in. I lost my balance and fell forward into a lawn chair slamming the arm of the chair into my chest. I couldn't get myself back up, I felt like I weighed 1000 pounds due to the pills. It was funny. So for the remainder of the night I lay awake worried I had hurt my heart and was going to die. I'm fine, just a little soar, when I hiccup or cough my chest hurts.

Today I am taking my nephew to see the movie the Transformers. That's about all I have to report:) I miss mu honey terribly, he is on his way to New York. It's already been 3 weeks and I still have until the 15th of July:( I will try to stay busy with these kids. Have a great day!!

Friday chat

2009-06-19T08:15:00.000-07:00

My 11 year old nephew is coming up tonight form Sacramento to stay for the summer. He is my nephew by love not blood. My sisters best friend who we have known since she was 5 (28 years) who is also like a sister is having some hard times and needs to straighten out a few things so Curtis is going to come up here and have a fun summer with us. We are all excited to have him. They will arrive sometime late tonight. I'm doing good with my walking and watching what I eat. Im feeling lighter already. On Saturday we will go to a safety fest for the kids, they play games and do crafts then earn bike helmets and life jackets and it is all free. My two conjoining cities offer alot of free summer activities for children. I am blessed to live where I do. I hope you all have a great weekend. Thanks for coming back and checking my post even though I have not been a loyal poster lately:(

mu pups loving the water, we will take them back probably Sunday

after leaving this cool park that we were at for the girlscout ceremonies we decided to follow this narrow road up the mountain and see were it led us, it took us to the rock wall and then to the top and it overlooked the city. It was beautiful we are going back to hike.

my cat Kooders, I think he passed out from drinking too much:)

Ave and her friend Sara on a ride at the carnival. Ave is mad because she was kicked off the seat that she wanted by a little girl who insisted that she had to ride seat #17

the past few days

2009-06-16T09:04:00.001-07:00

Last Friday Ave graduated brownies, she is now going to be moving up to a junior, she will be wearing green instead of brown. On Friday we went to a park with her troop to have a end of the year pot luck and award ceremony where all the girls received the badges they earned through out the year. On Saturday we took the dogs to go on a hike. This was their first hike and their first encounter with water other than the bathtub. I know I'm a bad puppy mom for keeping them sheltered for 3 years. They loved the river, I had tears in my eyes I was so proud of them. The only problem is other hikers have their well behaved dogs off lead and it makes me nervous. I'm worried my little dog Mia will try to fight any dogs that approach her to just have a friendly sniff. One gentlemen on the path had his 3 German Sheppard's off lead and Mia was growling and pulling her leash to get at them. The man told me to just calm down that my dog didn't want to fight and her growling was just a bluff. I'm sure he is probably right and I need to work on staying calm. We are going to go back again tomorrow. After our hike I went to my church to help with a funeral. Some of the ladies had asked if I would help lay out food and clean up, so I did that for 3 hours then after that I took Ave and her friend to a local carnival that was in town for the weekend. Saturday was a go, go, go day and when evening came I was pooped. I will post pictures tomorrow. I have been taking those weight loss pills called Alli, so far in one week I have lost 4 pounds. I'm pretty excited about that. Hopefully with my walking and hiking and diet change I will start shedding more weight:) Being overweight is depressing me so I have to do something about it and I know it is going to take time and effort. I am now going to go pay all of you a long overdue visit:))) Have a great day!!!

bad blogger

2009-06-11T07:54:00.000-07:00

my dad and my 91 year old grandma

my sister and lily

My niece Ellie and my son

my niece Lily

My niece Julia and Avery. We went to this place in Modesto called Johns Incredible Pizza. 100 times better than Chuck E. Cheese

I have been such a bad blogger:( All I have been wanting to do since we returned is sleep. I guess after spending 13 days with the hubby and having to say goodbye to him and my family Im just a bit down. I thought about blogging everyday, just never got around to it.

My trip to see my family was nice, we had fun. I was glad to come home but sad to have to leave. Here are a few pictures. My son has most of the pictures on his camera and he has yet to load them on the computer.

Im back

2009-06-03T13:39:00.000-07:00

We arrived home Monday afternoon. I dont think anyone comes home from vacation feeling rested. Im so tired and am still trying to unpack and get my house back together. I will take Justin back to work tomorrow then Friday is the last day of school. I will post pictures later. I didnt get that many but my son had his camera so I will steal his pictures. Talk to you all later:)))

Going on Vacation

2009-05-26T13:51:00.000-07:00

Im leaving tomorrow morning at 4am. We are traveling 500 miles to go see our family that we have not seen for over a year. Talk to you guys when I return. Dont forget to pick up your award.

my new award

2009-05-24T08:58:00.000-07:00

My sweet friend Toni (mind of a mom) passed this award on to me. Im supposed to name 7 things that make me awesome then pass it on to 7 women that I think are awesome.

1. Im a women:)
2. I love all animals, I even go out of my way to not step on a bug
3.Im far from perfect, I have many flaws
4. I think Im fun to be around
5.Im kind and compassionate
6.Im a child of God and that is awesome
7. Im always eager to learn and take advice

I pass this award on to Brenda, T., Barbara, Kath, Peggy, Kathi, Jane and Sharon

look what my dog did

2009-05-22T08:30:00.000-07:00

My 72 pound dog Biscuit was laying on the couch with me when he noticed a squirrel outside so he stepped on my stomach and jumped off of me to pursue the squirrel. This is the bruise that he left on my stomach. Pretty bad huh? This happened 3 days ago but I did not notice the bruise until yesterday.

Our hike

2009-05-20T14:35:00.001-07:00

Last Saturday we went with our friends to hike a mountain. This mountain has a few paths to choose from and the one that we picked was 1.8 miles up. We only made it 3/4 of the way. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. So we headed back down and took a different path that lead to water. We had a nice time and will keep trying until we make it to the top. This Saturday I'm going to take the dogs, maybe they can just pull me up.

pictures from our Portland trip

2009-05-15T19:56:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we had to drive to Portland so Ave could see a pediatric stomach specialist. The drive to the hospital and the land that it sits on was just absolutely beautiful. When we were done we decided to ride the tram.

Avery inside the tram. See the cables, we are going to the other side

we are in the tram crossing over the city

looking down from the tram

looking down from the 7th floor. Thats the winding road you drive to get to the hospital on the top of the hill

I thought this church was beautiful

Portland traffic on our way home

A Great American!!

2009-05-15T11:04:00.000-07:00

wordless wednesday

2009-05-13T07:14:00.001-07:00

Mia was screaming because I was driving to fast

Biscuit being a goof ball, Im taking him back to see the doctor this morning, maybe then I will get his results.

mommy day

2009-05-10T07:59:00.000-07:00

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY !!!!! I had a knock on my door yesterday and it was the flower delivery gal. Flowers from my mom and dad:) I hope all you moms out there have a wonderful day, even the moms of fur babies ;)

still waiting

2009-05-09T08:02:00.000-07:00

I still have not received a call from the doctor about his test results. They must not be back from the lab yet or she would have called. I don't want to bug her so I will keep waiting patiently. This picture is from his stomach and the other picture is from his side. Biscuit is doing well. Yesterday I changed his shirt into a Marylin Monroe t-shirt and with out me noticing he peed on it:( poor baby wore a peepee shirt for half a day. I finally noticed it was yellow last night so I cleaned him up. Taking off the bandages was torture for the poor boy. They used tape to tape them on his fur. He is staying bandage free, I wont put him through that again. He keeps trying to lick the stitches but the t-shirt helps to keep him from doing that.

Avery has her "bridging up" class today at girl scouts. She will be going from a brownie to a junior. Changing from brown to green. After that class we are going to go to the senior retirement living place and perform a "May Pole" dance for them. I don't know too much about the history of the dance. I think it is to celebrate spring. I had a nice visit with my hubby. Last time he was home I had PMS and for some reason I can not cook the week before my period. All my dinners were horrible the last visit so this time I had to redeem myself and my cooking. I did:) he was pleased again:) My Mothers Day plans are simple, church then out to eat. Nothing spectacular. I don't want to cook so the kids and I will go out. Okay my ladies have a great weekend and a Happy Mothers Day!!!

waiting for results:(

2009-05-07T08:47:00.000-07:00

Look at my poor son:( He has a bandage under his belly also. I'm waiting for the results to come back, it should be today. I was very upset last night thinking of the worse case scenario. Biscuit is all drugged up on pain pills and I had to put a t-shirt on him so he wouldn't chew his bandages off. I don't like those E-collars so his doctor suggested that. He also had his teeth cleaned. The total came to $ 1200.00. I paid $253.00 :) If you have a pet I would recommend putting them on the wellness plan at Banfield Pet Hospital, located inside Petsmart. I save alot of money. Okay I'm off to walmart. I will post an update as soon as I get some news.

wordless wednesday with words

2009-05-06T07:02:00.000-07:00

Biscuit is going to have a lump removed this morning and have his teeth cleaned. Let's pray the lump is not cancer. My friend Karina from church who is also my daughters Sunday school teacher was diagnosed on Monday with cancer of her lymph nodes. She is only 38 and has 2 young children. Please say a prayer for her. Justin is coming home this morning. Just until Friday, I will pick him up after he delivers in Portland. I have to go now to drop off Biscuit so I will be back later to visit. Happy Wednesday:)

this was from last night at church. She is getting guitar lessons on Tuesday nights. I'm not sure if this is something that will last

How can anyone not love animals?

2009-05-04T07:46:00.000-07:00

cat deer!!

I was bored, so here is my new room:)

2009-05-01T18:39:00.000-07:00

my new sleigh bed with my babies on it:) yes the walls are still blue and so is the carpet:(

see how small my room is, to the left double mirrored closet doors, it helpd with making the room seem bigger when you are in it

see my new 19 inch Vizio flat screen and Justins humidor. I dont mind this one becasue it matches and it's pretty. He will have to hide the cords when he comes home

my nightstand with his ugly humidor on it

See the mark I made. Justin thinks he can stain it out.

all alone:(

2009-05-01T17:41:00.000-07:00

before the run

middle of the run

end of the run

I don't like it when I'm all alone. Ian is gone for the weekend and Avery is staying the night with a friend. Justin is sleeping because he is doing midnight driving so I cant talk to him on the phone:( My leg is healing slowly, it hurts when I walk. My bedroom set is here. The delivery men didn't offer to put my mattresses back on so I did it myself and ended up scuffing the wood. i was so mad at myself. I should have waited for Ian to get home so he could help but I just wanted to put it all back together. I'm so terrible with posting pictures. My room is so small and Justin's ugly cigar humidors have to sit on my dresser and night stand:( He needs to find a stand for them. Today Ave's school had a jog-a-thon, that's where they get pledges from friends and family to pay a certain amount for each lap they run. It is a fundraiser. I volunteered to mark the kids tags as they ran by. The max laps allowed was 20 which was equivalent to 5 miles. Avery ran/walked all 20 and raised 120.00 for her school. Yesterday I noticed another, yes another lump on my dog so I took him back to the vet and thankfully it was just a reaction to his lyme disease vaccine. On May 6th he is having a lump removed from his belly. I will try to get some pictures posted this weekend really I will. Have a nice weekend:)

my bedroom set

2009-04-29T12:31:00.000-07:00

So I called the lovely people at Ashley Furniture t inquire about my bedroom set. They told me that it is not scheduled to be delivered until June. Can you believe that. When I purchased the set I was told 2 to 3 weeks. We don't want to wait any longer so they offered us the show room set with a 5% discount and delivery tomorrow. I accepted after going there and inspecting it for any dings or scratches. So it will be delivered tomorrow morning. I also took Ian to the dentist to have his teeth cleaned. Now I need to spend the rest of the day emptying out my bedroom. Fun, fun,fun:) Have a happy Wednesday!!

What have I done?

2009-04-28T07:35:00.000-07:00

Look what I did, I shaved a huge chunk of skin off of my leg 2 days ago. It is still bleeding. I have never shaved my skin off before. I took my other dog to the vet yesterday for her check up and she is healthy. She wont be needing her teeth cleaned yet. Yesterday I noticed a new litter of kittens across the street under another building. All the homeless cats live under this building, it drives me crazy. I need to catch these babies and their mom. I probably wont be able to, they run if you approach them.
Avery hurt her back at church yesterday so she will be staying home today. I have a few errands to do today so she will have to come with me. She has a decent size bruise on her back.
I also need to call on my bedroom set. They said 2 to 3 weeks for delivery and today is day 18 and still no one has called to arrange delivery. Have a good day today everyone:)

pictures

2009-04-25T08:16:00.000-07:00

Justin took me to breakfast because I complain so much that he doesn't take me anywhere. We went to a cafe that has been here since 1947, the food was excellent. He was getting upset and embarrassed because I was taking pictures.

my plate of food:)

These are my dogs guarding Haley, I babysit Haley 5 days a week

I cut the boy dolls hair, he is Troy from High School Musical and he needed a haircut

she is mad at me because I put her hair in a bun

This was taken at the church egg hunt
I still have to upload my pictures from my camera, these all were taken with my cell phone.

Friday Chat

2009-04-24T10:33:00.000-07:00

Sorry I didn't post again yesterday, I went to the doctors after dropping Biscuit off at his appointment to have a mole checked out and they ended up removing it. The stuff they used to numb me made me very sick. Like dizzy and nauseous. I asked the vet to look at a lump that biscuit has and we agreed to have it removed and checked just to be on the safe side. He will have that done on May 6th when he is having his teeth cleaned. Im feeling better from this cold today. Yesterday when Ave came home from school she told me that there was a dead cat with nails in it's neck by her bus stop. I saw it earlier but thought it was a stuffed animal. I didn't pay much attention to what Ave said until my son called upset asking me to report it to the police and have animal control pick it up. So I called the non-emergency dispatch and reported it she would send someone in the morning. This morning I had Ave get out of the truck when I was taking her to school and check if it was a cat. It turns out it was a stuffed dog with nails in the neck. A cruel joke Im sure. So I called the animal control and told them, they had someone on the scene when I was returning from dropping Ave off. I apologized for the false report , he just laughed. Some teenagers probably thought it was real funny. I didn't.
On May 27th we will be driving 500 miles to see are family in Sacramento and in Oroville, CA
We only can afford to make this trip once a year so Im excited. Next year we are planning a cruise to Alaska with my sister and her husband, then maybe just a weekend in Sacramento.
I think thats all I had to talk about today. I coming to visit you all and catch up. :)

Im back:)

2009-04-23T07:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have not been posting, Justin hog's the computer when he is home. My son turned 17 on Monday. I cant believe I have a 17 year old in the house. Justin brought home a gift for me, foreign germs. He gave me his cold from Utah so I have been sick. I have to take my dog Biscuit to the vet this morning so they can just do a check up and vaccines. We will be going on vacation at the end of May and the dogs have to be kenneled:( I took Justin back to work yesterday, we had a good visit. Tuesday night he said" I don't know why but I didn't feel like drinking this time" I know why, because that's what I prayed for:) I have to go for now but will be back later to post more:)

Yay it's Friday!!!

2009-04-17T07:59:00.000-07:00

The party was a success:) The kids had fun and everyone was blessed and happy. It stayed sunny and nice outside yesterday, today it is raining. I will post pictures once I get time to upload them. Right now Justin is going to take me out to breakfast then we have to go to the home improvement store to get supplies for the work he has to do in the other units. We will stop at walmart too. Have a fun Friday:)))

Let's have a party!!

2009-04-16T06:54:00.000-07:00

Thanks for all your advise. I am in agreement with all of you. Justin doesn't know anything about parties. I will go buy one more prize today before the party. Justin has to report for jury duty this morning, he is going to try and get it deferred, he has way to much work around here to do. I will take lots of pictures today at the kids party. Lets hope it does not rain. Have a wonderful day today!!!

this and that Wednesday chat

2009-04-15T07:12:00.001-07:00

I need your opinions. Do you think Avery should be allowed to win prizes with the games being played at her party? I don't think she does but Justin thinks any kid that plays and wins should get a prize even if she is the birthday girl and even if she has already won a prize. I have 3 games to play and three prizes but there will be a total of 5 girls including Avery. I don't want any girls to feel sad if they don't get a prize. No girl will go home empty handed, they all get the goodies in the pinata and we are making bookmarks with those foam pads and stickers and they get bubbles and a Hannah Montana place mat or Highschool musical. So should I exclude Ave from winning or should I just buy more prizes? I stress over the silliest things don't I?
I still didn't get any housework done yesterday, I had management work to do:(
Justin delivers tonight at 9pm in Oregon City, that's north about 120 miles, so I will be doing late night driving. I don't like that because I cant see well at night and I will be tired. I will have to try and take a nap today but probably wont be able to. I have to go do laundry, but since it is late start and I have about 45 minutes before the kids get up I better get started on the cleaning. happy Wednesday!

one more day:)

2009-04-14T07:37:00.000-07:00

I couldnt figure out how to rotate these, they shoul be sideways

I picked up their pictures yesterday, how do they look?

Finally tomorrow my DH will be home. It's been to long. I have seen him one day since February 20th. I feel bad because he has so much to do when he comes home. Maybe that's a blessing, less time for him to drink right? Guess what it's been snowing all morning. What ever happen to global warming? Avery says thanks for all the sweet birthday wishes. She had a nice birthday. I met her at school with balloons, even one for her teacher. They share the same birthday. After that I took her and three friends to have a sundae at Baskin Robbins. We came home and waited for the UPS who was delivering her birthday card from g-ma and g-pa. They sent her a 100 dollar visa gift card so I took her to toys r us and then to build a bear. She will have to wait until her party on Thursday for her presents from us. I ended up only shopping yesterday. Justin bought me a new tv for our bedroom., a 19 inch flat screen vizio. It will look nice with our new bedroom set. I have alot of work to do today and I get to do enjoying the beauty of the snow. have wonderful Tuesday!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVERY!!!

2009-04-13T08:23:00.000-07:00

Today my daughter is 9 years old. Kids grow up so fast. When I pick her up from school today I will have a bouquet of balloons for her then take her and 3 friends to get ice cream at Baskin Robbins. We had to postpone their party to Thursday instead of Wednesday. Justin is running behind on getting home. I bought and filled a pinata for the party and then realized all the trees in my backyard are tall pine trees with no branches to loop the rope. What am I supposed to do now with a pinata. I guess my son will be climbing the ladder. I have housework to do today and I'm waiting on the UPS man. better get to work:) have great day!

Happy Easter!!!

2009-04-12T16:08:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter to all my blogging friends. Yay Jesus lives :))) I took this picture on our way to church service this morning. We watched the choir and enjoyed a beautiful service. Then we came home and I hid eggs for Avery. She has been telling me stories from the bible and we ate together. It is just Avery and I today, that's okay though we needed the time together. Tomorrow is her birthday, she will be 9. Have a blessed Easter day!

Happy Easter!!

2009-04-11T08:39:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I took Avery and another little girl scout to the retirement place where they decorated eggs. Then we shopped until 4 and returned to find the eggs. The seniors hid them for the girls. This morning we are going to the church to an Easter egg hunt. We need to decorate our own eggs still. Tomorrow we will go to church then come home and Ian will hide eggs for Avery. We wont be having a fancy Easter dinner, we will wait for that until Justin comes home. Tomorrow I decided on just making a pot of beans and ham with some fried potato's and deviled eggs. I'm going to try and make a jello cake too. This upcoming week is going to be so busy. I decided on celebrating my both my kids birthdays on Wednesday, Ian's is the 20th and Ave's is the 13th. I cant really afford two separate birthdays so i just combine them. Ian's theme is Pirates and Aves is Highschool musical. They have separate cakes but the decorations will just have to match the best that I can. Normally we just have a low key family celebration but Avery is inviting 4 friends this year so I have been buying games to play and prizes. I'm having fun:) We will have pizza, play games break the pinata and then cake and ice cream. Nothing to spectacular. Okay I better get ready to go to the Easter egg hunt. have blessed day!!

Brendas giveaway

2009-04-09T07:18:00.000-07:00

My sweet friend Brenda over at a country romance ( click on her name on my sidebar) is having a spring giveaway. She lost her old blog address and is trying to find some of her dear blogging friends that were lost in the move. She also loves to make new blogging friends so jump on over and enter to win and tell her Dana sent you:) Thank you everyone for all your encouraging words, I really do mean that and I listen to everything you all say. As soon as I posted yesterday I started to feel better. I just had to get some of those thoughts out of my head. Have a wonderful day to day:)

Raaaaaaaaa

2009-04-08T07:04:00.000-07:00

Is that how you type a scream. Raaaaaaa. That's how I feel. Im so full of anxiety. This man is driving me crazy!! I know I'm letting him and alot of what Im feeling I also know are overreactions. I just got the crazy's right now and I hope today is the last day. I failed the first dare from the Love Dare book yesterday and also today already I failed it again:) In my own defense I am just reacting to him!
Two days ago on the local news they announced that people on welfare were getting a 14% increase in their foodstamps, last night on the news they announced that the schools in my district were getting out 5 days early due to budget cuts. Can someone tell me where the logic in that is. On Sunday night a man went to the mall here in town and went in to sit down and watch a movie. He shot himself in the head in the theater with other people around watching the movie. What's wrong with this world and the people in it! I can hardly watch the news anymore.
Thanks for listening to my ranting and raving. Im really not like this very often and Im actually laughing as I type:) I think I will spend the day cooking and baking. Now I just have to decide on what it is I will cook. Have a happy Wednesday:)

Thanks for our money back:)

2009-04-07T07:09:00.000-07:00

The sate of Oregon was kind enough to return some of Justin's hard earned money were still waiting for the big one:) Justin let me buy this bedroom set. It takes a few weeks to be delivered so this picture is from the showroom. It also has a night stand. That's where I have been for the past few days. Shopping:) I also bought a memory foam mattress top from Costco. I love it. No more achy back in the morning. Yesterday was a bad day for me. I just cant stand it when he is off drinking away from home. My anxiety level was through the roof yesterday. I thought if I went shopping it would take my mind off it but I couldn't get in the mood to shop so I came home and ate cake:( I am totally an emotional eater and I need to get some help for that. Being the wife of a truck driver who stays gone for weeks at a time is a lonely life and at times it gets really tough.
Have any of you seen the movie "Fireproof" it is an excellent movie, I suggest watching it ASAP. I am doing the follow up to the movie, it's called the "Love Dare" it is a guide book that happens in 40 days, each day is a new "dare" and a new lesson all revolving around love and kindness. Today I am on the first dare and it is to practice patience and hold my tongue and say nothing negative to my spouse at all even if the temptation arises. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger. ( James1:19) My Monday night women's bible group is doing this as a group but only one dare a week. I'm going to do it in 40 days like the book suggests.
I hope it helps.

psycho cats

2009-04-03T17:13:00.000-07:00

12 more days to go

2009-04-03T07:25:00.001-07:00

My sleeping beauty wake up Mia

My son made this bow during spring break, he also sharpened arrows that he made and he made a blow dart gun. Everything even worked.

So my countdown has began. I know he is so ready to come home. He has been a bit grumpy, that usually indicates that he is getting burnt out being on the road. I'm going to go to the laundry mat this morning, that's always fun:) Yesterday I bought Avery some gold shoes to match her Easter dress. They didn't fit so after school we will return them and find a pair that does fit. Later on this afternoon i have to remove the damaged carpet and dry wall in the upstairs unit where the water heater busted. Tomorrow I will do the same to the downstairs unit. Have I ever done this before? No. Do I know what I'm doing? No. It has to be done so I have no choice but to follow Justin's instructions and get it done. I'm not very handy when it comes to what I think is "mans" work. When Justin returns home he will do the rest of the work. Our rent for may will probably be zero dollars:) I think we will have hamburgers, potato salad and asparagus for dinner tonight. Have a happy Friday!!!

picture from last nights puppet show

2009-04-02T17:06:00.001-07:00

Avery is the blue puppet. The girls all made their own puppets, they learned how to use sewing machines. I really love this church. They do so much for all the kids. The little 3 and 4 year olds were so cute up on stage.

wordless wednesday

2009-04-01T15:44:00.000-07:00

Im so late posting because I have been so busy today being the manager of these units. I also took the kids to have their picture taken together. I always just order school pictures so they never have had their pictures taken together. I know that's terrible huh? We just went to Walmart, they reel you in with that 12.99 coupon but you end up spending more. I spent 72 but would have loved to have bought all the poses. Ian's girlfriend is going to go purchase one of Ian that I didn't. I have no idea how I just got the text to go like this but I like it. My finger hit a key but I am not sure what key it was. Anyone know? Justin is still stuck in Philadelphia, good thing his company pays him for the layover.. Tonight at church Avery is performing with her missionettes class. They have been making muppet type puppets and they will be doing skits and songs. I will try to get some good pictures. Did any of you get tricked today or play any good tricks. I didn't:( Okay I guess that's all I have to say. Time to go visit:)

Feeling Normal?

2009-03-31T08:10:00.000-07:00

Averys Easter dress, what do you think?

I went from 3 days in bed just because I guess I was depressed, then yesterday after I got off the computer I went back to bed but only for about 15 minutes then I got up did some paper work I was putting off, after that I went outside and pulled weeds and picked up dog poop. Came inside e-mailed with the owner for a bit discussing the water damage from the water heater busting. I then took a shower and went to the post office, Kohls, Carls Jr, Walmart, returned home checked the bank on-line then went to the dollar store, Winco, Costco then Safeway. Came back home to wait for Haley ( I babysit her) we went to Dairy Queen came home Ave was getting off the school bus, ate dinner, Ave tried on Easter dress I bought at Kohls, I didn't like how it fit, then took Ave to her friends and me and Haley went back to Kohls and I exchanged the dress then I went to bible study. I have had problems in the past with being manic/depressant but have not been bothered by it for a while. I think them screaming 19 girls made me snap:) I bought stuff for a pinata for my kids combined birthday party. Did I mention I have Easter and both kids birthdays all in one week. April is an expensive month. For Easter for Ian I just bought him and is girlfriend a gift card to PF Changs ( Chinese) and a movie gift card. I love doing Easter basket for Avery. I do mainly barbie stuff and notebooks and girly stuff. A little bit of chocolate not alot. Haley will be here this Easter so I have to do a basket for her too. Justin will be home in 15 days, he is in Philadelphia waiting for a load. He has another student also. I'm taking the kids to have their pictures taken together tomorrow. I need to get Ian a shirt to match Avery's dress. Oh Justin also wants me to order like half a cow from the local organic cow farm. I know that beef comes from cows but I am having a hard time ordering this beef. Stupid huh? It's the same place we got our Christmas tree from and I saw the cows they were cute. I will just let Justin handle this although he probably wont I do everything but earn the money. I spend it. Thanks honey:) Okay Im done babbling. Have a super Tuesday!!!

blah blah blah

2009-03-30T09:14:00.000-07:00

I have the blahs:( That's why I have not been blogging, I don't feel like doing anything. I need a break from kids. I always have kids around me and have not had a break for over three years. Justin said that when he comes home he will take me to the coast to stay overnight. We will see if he keeps his word. Spring break is over so at least the kids went back to school today, I can now catch up on housework. Last night Avery and I went to see a drama at my church of the last supper. I enjoyed the performance. I'm forcing myself to type right now so I'm going to return to my blahs where I ma comfortable.

pictures from camp

2009-03-27T16:39:00.001-07:00

top of mountain

I haven't uploaded my cameras pictures yet these are from my phone. This hike was so steep and it took us tot he top of the mountain with a clearing, (first picture)

We had 19 girls and 5 adults,we were in a lodge not camping in tents. I couldn't handle "real" camping. We had fun doing lots of different crafts and it rained most of the trip. On Tuesday night we decided we would take a night hike. Now remember we are in the mountains with nothing but darkness and forest surrounding us. I am leading the hike and Rose the troop leader is behind the 19 little girls. We all have flash lights, Rose tells us to stop so we all form a group and we are told to hush and listen to the sounds of nature, Guess who hears crunching and screams and runs behind the leader? You guessed it right if you said me. I got scared and ran like a little baby. % out of the 19 girls started crying to go home so we ran back to the lodge and spent the next 2 hours letting girls call home and consoling them. LOL. I didn't mean to scare them it was my natural reaction. Poor things couldn't depend on me to protect them. My daughter was my walking buddy and I left her behind:) I think it's funny and the girls still slept all around me and they still love me:) I love being in the nature but only when it is light out, I want to know whats coming at me. I will share more this weekend. I spent the day today shopping and then took Ave and her friend to the indoor water park, now i have the evening to myself and am going to enjoy the peace and quiet. Have a fun Friday!!

Im kind of back

2009-03-26T12:20:00.000-07:00

Im back from camping, I had an emergency with a busted water heater in an upstair unit that left water soaking a downstair unit closet. I started my horrible period and I am exhausted. I only spent 44 hours with 19 screaming 7, 8 and 9 year olds but that was enough for me to go insane. Im taking another day to unwind:)

lets go camping

2009-03-22T09:11:00.000-07:00

I'm getting ready to go to church then when we return we will start packing for camping and we have to bake 2 kinds of cookies to take. I also have to write a list of rules for my son who will be left here to take care of the dogs. My sister I feel has given me some good feedback regarding Avery. She says don't let her tree hugging liberal teacher stifle my daughters growth. If Avery does not work well in groups then she wont pick a career that is a group setting. Avery is showing leadership skills. We will just work on the sharing and being nice to our friends. Have a happy Sunday and if I dont get to the computer Monday I will talk to you all on Wednesday.

what would you do? Please help!

2009-03-21T17:22:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my daughters report card came home this is what it said under personal management:
Avery is a wonderful kid, she is funny, helpful and bright. Lately Avery seems to be having more conflicts than usual when working in group settings. Consistently, the groups she works in complain of fairness issues. I would like to see Avery developing some age-appropriate humility and cooperativeness by letting others go first, giving others a chance to speak and allowing people to share in control of group projects. This is an essential life skill.
I also found out why the little girl Melissa that I babysit has not wanted to come all last week. Because Avery is mean and always bossing her around. This problem with Avery is not new, she has always been this way and I have always struggled to make her share and be nice. It is now affecting school and me babysitting. I love my daughter very much but I am building resentment towards her behavior. I don't know how much if any of this is normal. I also don't know how to turn it around. She is very compassionate, I know she has a nice streak in her somewhere. I put her in girl scouts 3 years ago hoping it would help. I also have her very involved in church and all activities hoping that will help. I am very nice and kind to people. Melissa's mom says Avery has a strong leadership personality and just needs to refocus her strong will. Any advice or suggestions from you all will be greatly appreciated.

Fridays chit chat

2009-03-20T07:19:00.000-07:00

After school ends today my children begin spring break. I will start packing our clothes for camping today, I'm getting excited:) It is raining today and expected to until Monday. Last year we went camping in March and it snowed, it was very pretty. I will be sure to take lots of pictures. I better add "camera" to my list of items to pack. So far this morning I have straightened up the house and paid bills on-line. I was woken up this morning from 2 crazy cats running around my bedroom knocking stuff down and the cramps I have really weren't helping. I am expecting 2 packages today so I cant leave the house, that's fine with me, I didn't get much sleep last night. I woke up 6 times to use the bathroom. It gets very annoying. Tomorrow we have a GS meeting and the camp menu will be available. Each parent is asked to pick 4 items off the list to bring. Im not sure what the girls voted on as far as the food we will be eating. I had a different group that day. I guess thats all the excitement in my life right now. Have a great weekend!!!

my new arrival

2009-03-19T09:18:00.000-07:00

My sewing machine arrived yesterday and now I have to figure out how to use it:( It is really small but I think it will do what I need it to do. I guess I should go buy some thread:) I need to print a doll outfit pattern just something basic. Making doll clothes sounded like a good idea last week:) I have a bible study with the older ladies, Im making chili and corn bread so I better go get started. Talk to you all later

pictures from Tuesday

2009-03-18T10:54:00.001-07:00

Look what my dog did, see the hill in the backyard? She came running down and ran right into the screen door. Guess who yelled at me for having the screen door closed? he dog can see the sliding glass door shut, why cant she see the screen door. Dumb dog!!

My first bread. I know she isn't exactly pretty but she sure did taste good.

this also turned out yummy, the only thing is we have alot left over

I dont know why I put green onions on this dish, it just sounded good. I also made green cupcakes and we had soda in green cans:) I just returned from the laundry mat and now I am going to walk 2 miles then clean the house. I have not been walking and my eating is out of control. I don't want to gain anymore weight so I need to do something about it. Tonight we have church, Avery wants to sing in the upcoming talent show, I'm not sure she can sing but she thinks she can so I always tell her she sounds good. I didn't know she was going to want to sing in public. Do you think I should just let her do what she wants? Let me know what you think. I better get busy on the housework and walking, have a fun Wednesday. Be back later to visit you all:))))

Happy Birthday to my niece!!!

2009-03-17T07:51:00.000-07:00

Today is my nieces 16th birthday. Happy birthday Ellie!! Happy St. Patricks Day!!! I will be making what everyone else makes, corned beef and cabbage with baby red potatoes. Julieann has a recipe for Irish Soda Bread so I think I will try that, it looks really easy. I'm also going to make green cupcakes. Avery has ear infections in both ears so she is back on antibiotics and will stay home from school again today. We have camp next Monday so I need to get her healthy and well. Have a wonderful day today and don't get yourselves pinched:))

pictures from the weekend

2009-03-16T08:20:00.000-07:00

this was Friday at the retirement living home. The seniors loved doing crafts, most just watched. We will go back in April for an Easter egg hunt I made my son go to church, it was his first time. he was mad and did not like it. I will make him go once a month:) If the schools push their views then I will push mine.

my hat I made for the mother/daughter tea party

my plate of food

Avery and I enjoying our tea, I'm fat and don't like my picture taken

Today Avery is home from school with an ear ache so she is going to the doctors at 11:30.

We had a wonderful visit. Justin and Avery played all day Saturday then she asked if she could skip church to stay home with dad. I took him back last night and then he escorted me 50 miles and he went his way and I went mine. Now he is on his way to Indiana. My night vision is so bad that when I went to pick him up late Friday night I swerved to the left lane because I thought I say an animal on the right shoulder, it was only a grease spot. I know I should not swerve for an animal but it is my natural reaction.

I have to get some housework done before her appointment so have a happy Monday:)))

busy day today

2009-03-13T08:04:00.000-07:00

Well I ordered my sewing machine yesterday and it will take a week to arrive. I have not used a sewing machine for 20 years but I am looking forward to learning and making cute clothes for Avery and her dolls. I was thinking I could make aprons for my female family members and pajama pants for the boys. We went to a thrift store yesterday to find hats for our tea party and 2 tea cups. i think I will get some glue sticks and fake flowers and glue them to my hat. I need to go back to Walmart to but Ian his camera. We have a GS craft event at a retirement living complex this morning so after that I will finish my shopping. Justin needs to be picked up tonight at 11pm 60 miles south so I will leave at 10pm tonight. I will have to take a nap today in order to drive safely at night, I have a hard enough time seeing when it's dark. I wish it was light out because it is a beautiful drive. When I take him back Sunday it will be light out. I cant believe how much I have been able to see him. What a blessing. The kids are both home from school today, I guess it is teacher grading day. Have great weekend!!

great news:)

2009-03-12T07:32:00.001-07:00

this is what Ian has requested for his birthday, he likes to go ghost hunting at night and take pictures and videos. He always borrows my camera and it makes me nervous that he will lose it so now he can have his own. I will go buy this for him today. Today is a big shopping day for me. Yay:)

I just woke up and as I do always first thing when I awaken is call Justin, he was just assigned a load back north so I will see him again tomorrow and he can stay another night :) I'm so happy:) He usually stays on the east coast so this is quite rare.

I decided last night that I'm going to buy a very inexpensive sewing machine from walmart, $40 to be exact. I want to make doll clothes for Avery. The clothes for this American Girl Doll are very expensive. I liked sewing in high school. I may need a refresher course but there are plenty of ladies at the church who would be happy to teach me. I have my bible study potluck today. I'm taking pasta salad ( the boxed kit kind) I know that's bad but I don't feel like cooking.

I was thinking I will have to say goodbye again. Thats just the way it goes:) Im glad I have all of you to turn to for support. have a wonderful day:) todays post was my 200th post

wordless wednesday with words

2009-03-11T08:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had my visit with my DH. I took him back to his truck last night at 12:30 am, it took me an hour and a half just to drive him ten miles to his truck. As a truck drivers wife you become numb to all the goodbyes, you have to or you just wouldn't be able to cope. I learned that the hard way. Every now and then I break down and just let the water works flow:( Last night was one of those times. I just couldn't leave him, I parked in front of his truck watching him do his paper work just crying. He called me and said we would drive out together so I followed him on the highway as far as I could then I took my exit and he honked goodbye:( He wont be home until April 16th. . It is easier to say goodbye when our visit doesn't go so well. I really miss going on the truck with him. My friend said she would watch Avery this summer for ten days so I can take a trip with Justin. Probably just to Colorado and back. I like being on the truck.
Tonight we have a GS event at the pizza parlor then we will go to church. I only have a half a day to be sad:) I cleaned the kitchen already so I'm going back to bed:) Talk to you all later

American Girl Doll

2009-03-10T09:08:00.001-07:00

This is what Avery wants for her birthday. I ordered it yesterday. I didn't want to spend so much on a doll but my sister made a point that Ave's doll playing years are almost over so I should go ahead and let her have it. This is all she will get from us, it came to $208.00. I hope she enjoys it.

junk in the trunk (chest)

2009-03-09T11:11:00.000-07:00

This cat cracks me up

Okay so it's really in my chest and it needs to come out so Im going to go and buy some Mucinex, thanks for the tip Kath:). Guess who I get to pick up at 2:30 am, yep my lovely DH. I will pick him up tomorrow morning at 2:30 am at the truck stop. Thats only ten miles from home. He can stay about 26 hours and then he is off again. He better be nice this time. I walked 2 miles this morning right in the comfort of my own living room. How's that for being a hermit:) Justin has requested tacos so Im off to the grocery store to get a few items. Oh the topic tonight at my womens bible study is, "submission". I like the word "equal" so we will see just what exactly this is about. Have a fabulous Monday.