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Martha Stewart - Pink

2012-02-08T12:04:00.000-08:00

This is one of Martha Stewart's craft ideas and its pink. How cute is this. It can work for so many things, baby shower, bridal shower, birthday party, tea party or just a get together with friends and family. I love anything pink.

2012

2012-01-19T15:14:00.000-08:00

Well I started my 2012 out healing from another surgery. I hope this is my last surgery too. I had 4 hernias in my stomach, they had to put in 20 inches of mesh. And I had a small non-cancerous tumor taken off my ankle. I wanted it all done at once, I wasnt coming back. But things are going great, healing slow but I can't complain about being home with my family. I love them. I will get well it's all temporary. I get to scrapbook soon and I can't wait. My sister in law is coming to visit and we have a really fun time. My mom is doing so much better from her accident, broken hip last May, she gets impatient but she is used to being very active and this is hard on her to have to slow down so much. God has sure looked out for all of us, we could not have made it through the last year without Him, I am thankful for my faith and of course my family. This is going to be a wonderful year!

Update

2011-09-02T17:55:00.000-07:00

It's so nice out today and I got off work early. I went to go see my friend Jerris's mom. Lelia she turned 92 years old on Sunday, boy is she with it too. She remembers ever photo and every memory. I'm so impressed every time I visit her. She loves to wear jewelry and red polish so that's what I got her. She appreciates any little thing you do for her, she is just like my mom and thats who I went and visited next. My mom, who broke her hip 3 months ago is doing wonderful and getting around so good. She still has such a hard time with anyone helping her do anything. She has been so independent for so long its very hard for her to ask for help of any kind, but she deserves to be helped she would help anyone and has. I have seen my mom give her last dollar to a stranger. She is very kind hearted. God will bless that woman, I'm telling you. So that has been my day. I love that we get a 3 day weekend. I have lots of plans for cleaning my house, every weekend we have been going to birthdays or something and finally I get a weekend to catch up, it will be nice.

Update

2011-05-21T21:23:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since I've posted. Work has been so busy, we've had 2 events since I last posted and they both went great. We hired 2 new employee's at work and they are both great to work with, which makes work easier.

Easter was wonderful and we had a great time. My family and my husbands family all got together and had one big dinner, it was so nice. Church service that day was especially great.

Just recently my mom fell and broke her hip, she had to have surgery which was awful. I feel so bad for her, she is normally so active and works and now she is completely laid up. She has to use a wheelchair and a walker and can only use one leg. She is staying at my younger sisters house because she needs help with everything. Its really hard for her to accept help too. I am helping her job, which I already work full time She has never had anything happen to her before so this is really hard for her, I just pray she heals and is able to be active again. We have lots of people praying for her so I know everything will work out.

My brother in law just got a new job so that is something great, he has been looking for a long time now and it is really a blessing to his family.

My daughter is working 2 jobs and I am so proud of her, she is trying to pay off her bills sooner than later. My step daughter just graduated from college and received her Bachelors degree, I am also very proud of her. My son and step son both just finished another year at junior college and are doing good and my youngest step son is about to graduate from high school and he plans on going to college and he gets outstanding grades (usually all A's) How lucky are we as parents. I know its bragging but in this day and age to have 5 kids and they are all doing so wonderful I feel is a huge accomplishment for them and us. We do pray a lot for them and they have great values and morals, they are outstanding adults.

We plan on cleaning our garage, our yard and our sunroom this summer, I can't wait. I love to get things done and see the results. I want to finish painting and finish our tile work inside the house too. We have to get new windows and paint the outside of the house too. Lots of project but all good things. Our house will look wonderful when its all done.

Thanksgiving

2010-11-26T20:43:00.000-08:00

What a wonderful Thanksgiving we had. At noon we had a lunch at my house and my mom, my sister Bobbi, my nieces Molly and Macey, my step son Dan, my step son Gavin and his girl friend Karissa all came over and of course my husband Dave was here and my son Robby and my daughter Mandy were also here. We missed my brother in law Bobby and my nephew Parker as Parker was sick with a bad cold. Also Andrea, my step daughter had other plans so we missed her too. And I really wished my brother and my new sister in law Tina could have been here but they live in Santa Rosa and couldn't make it up for the day.

Our dinner turned out wonderful, everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves and we laughed so much. I really am thankful that we were all together.

Later that night me and Dave went to my in laws for dinner and had another wonderful meal and a great visit with them and Dave's Aunt and Uncle, his grandma, our friends Dan and Sheryl and our friends Scott and Alisha and their cute baby Ryan.

What a great time to really think about what you are grateful for. I do thank God throughout the year for my family and friends, my job, my home. But on Thanksgiving day I really think about what it means to me to have all the wonderful people in my life and how lucky I am. God has truly blessed me and I am a very rich person to have the family and friends that I do.

I do miss so many that have either passed or just left my life in other ways but God knows I think of them and still love them all so much.

What a wonderful life.

Kids Birthday Party

2010-08-29T21:46:00.000-07:00

Tonight we had my step-kids birthday party. It turned out wonderful. They seemed to really love it. Two of them Andrea and Gavin both have their birthdays in July and Dan has his in August so we usually have 1 party for all three, since their mom does something for each of them on their special day. But we still want to celebrate with them too. We BBQ'd and had family and friends at my in-laws and it was perfect. I think they all really liked it. My favorite part was their cake so I am posting a photo to show everyone just how cute it was. Everyone at the store wanted to know if they were triplets, they are 22, 19 and 17 years old.

Peach Cobler

2010-08-29T21:39:00.000-07:00

Well I said I would post my peach cobler when I made it and here it is. I have to say it doesn't look as good as Donna's that I got the receipe from but it did taste good and my husband and son really enjoyed it. It's a receipe to keep and make again. :)

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2010-08-26T20:51:00.000-07:00

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So Much Done

2010-08-19T17:33:00.000-07:00

I got so much done today. My husband bought me a flower pot that I wanted and I painted our house numbers on it. I'm going to plant Hen's and Chickens in it and then we are going to place it at the front of our drive way. (I will post a picture when I finish it, hopefully tomorrow) I washed windows and cleaned out my frig. That was a big job. I will finish my project this weekend and hopefully do some scrapebooking with my sister.

Peach Cobler

2010-08-18T22:03:00.000-07:00

I found this receipe on someone else's blog and it looked so.... good that I want to try and make it and thought I would also share it. I will take a picture if mine turns out as beautiful as her's did and only if it does lol. It looks like a really simple one to make so I want to try it out and peach cobler is one of my favorite. Wish me luck.

Ingredients:
2 large fresh peaches or 4 small fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
1 1/2 cups sugar divided
1/2 cup butter melted
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 dash nutmeg
3/4 cup milk

Directions:
Mix peach slices with 3/4 cup sugar, set aside.~Pour melted butter in 8 inch square baking dish, set aside.~Mix flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and remaining sugar.~Stir in milk to flour mixture, until just combined.~Pour flour/milk mixture over butter.~Top with the peaches and sugar mix. It should look like a bunch of batter floating in butter.

Bake at 375 for 45 minutes.

Disneyland

2010-08-15T17:59:00.000-07:00

We went to Disneyland for our summer vacation and I have waited my whole life for this. I was so excited since I am 47 I have been waiting a while to go. My husband and my kids went with me an we had so much fun. I loved it there and it was everything I dreamed it would be. Toon Town was my most favorite.

When we got home I had to have stomach surgery to have a tumor removed, not fun, I am still recovering. Its been 9 weeks and its a slow process. I don't wish this on anyone.

I spent the weekend scrapbooking with my sister-in-law, my niece and my mother-in-law it was so much fun even though I have a cold and don't feel very good. If I didn't have this cough it would have been even better. I LOVE to scrapebook, me, my younger sister and my daugher are going to scrapebook here soon. I'm not the best at it but I still love doing it.

I went to my Lupus doctor and I am doing wonderful in that department which is a plus. Good news is always something I like to hear.

My husband and all the kids are doing great and are all healthy, Robbys diabetes is doing ok he could have a little bit better numbers on his A1C, but I think once school starts again he is more active and starts PE classes again that will help.

Well that is my latest update on me and my family. Hope everyone who reads is doing wonderful.

Trying my luck on EBay

2010-05-17T13:25:00.000-07:00

I'm going to try and sell some things on EBay. I have never tried that before so I'll see how I do. Maybe I'll do great and have beginnings luck!! I am trying to earn a little extra for my Disneyland trip, I figure every little bit helps. Wish me luck.

Good News

2010-05-11T11:52:00.000-07:00

You know when you are stressing and stressing over something, well I was over waiting for news from my doctor and then I found out it was all ok. I still have to have some surgery but compaired to what it could have been thats a piece of cake. I am thrilled. God can sure get us through things when we pray I'll tell you. I prayed non stop for a few days :) The same day I received my good news we also received our Disneyland tickets because we are going there on my daughter Mandy's birthday. She is turning 23. I have never been to Disneyland and I feel like a kid. I can't wait to see everything. I am so excited to go. My husband and my son Robby are going and my daughters boyfriend Bryon is also going. It is going to be wonderful. I will post pictures when we get back.

Easter Past and Spring is Near

2010-04-09T16:40:00.000-07:00

I love Easter and we had a wonderful one except I missed my mom being there and my brother and Tina being with us. They live out of the area and my mom wasn't feeling up to coming. Other wise it was a wonderful day and the little kids had so much fun. I am so thankful that I am a Christian and I thank Jesus for dying for all of us. That is such a meaingful day to me. After Easter I know that spring is right around the corner which I love. The sun is slowly starting to come out and the flowers are starting to bloom. I love the warmer weather. People are starting to feel better and smile more. I can't wait for summer of course but this is the beginning. I am much happier when spring arrives.

Looking Forward

2010-02-17T11:49:00.000-08:00

I am looking forward to spring. I can't wait for the flowers, sun, working in my yard, cleaning my sunroom and my garage. I want to paint both of my bathrooms and just have a whole new start on the new year. I feel like it will be a good year.

New Day

2010-01-15T12:30:00.000-08:00

Today is a new day. I pray that good things happen for me, my family and my friends. I hope that I can achieve the things I want to do and be happy along the way. I will take one day at a time and my goal is to be as kind to as many people as I can. :)

Christmas and Birthdays ---- Never Ending --- But Fun

2009-12-11T09:43:00.001-08:00

I am just about done with Christmas shopping and I am so happy about that.

Today is my oldest child's birthday. Robby is 24 today and it seems strange. I can remember having him like it was a few days ago, why is that? Well he is a great son and I am very proud that 24 years later he turned out so wonderful. I hope I can make his birthday a good one. He wants a homemade dinner and a movie tonight, he's not into parties so we don't get to throw one for him, I used to just do one any ways but he seemed unhappy so I thought since its his day I should listen to what he wants. My daughter and my step kids seem to like the parties a little more so I still get the party fix lol. My daughters boyfriend has a birthday right after Christmas and I think he is a lot like my son as far as not liking a lot of frills but hopefully we get to have a small party for him since this is our first year with him.

I plan on finishing up my Christmas shopping this weekend and then the present wrapping will begin, I do enjoy that so as long as I don't wait till the last minute. I have a couple of homemade gifts I have to get done. I am sewing my nephew Ethan something. Then next month is my nephew Parker birthday and I have to finish something I have been sewing him, I guess its a never ending thing. Then my new little baby niece Macey will be born Jan. 5th, so I can always think of something to make her. I bought a new dress pattern for my niece Sarah to make for her birthday in March. See what I mean, it just keeps on going.

Well I gotta get to work. Happy Holidays everyone.

This and that

2009-09-10T09:38:00.000-07:00

This weekend is my father in laws birthday party but since everyone will be in town we are supposed to scrapbook, which I love. I bought a Cricket machine from my niece Kara and I love it. I haven't used it much because I need to get more cartridges. We have a lot of fun when we all scrapbook together and I know we will this time I just hope I feel better I caught a cold and I feel awful right now so any prayer are much appreciated. :) I hope everyone has a great weekend. If you have time to see the movie Julie & Julia go see it, its wonderful.

Weekend up date

2009-08-31T10:25:00.000-07:00

Haven't been on in a while but just wanted to say I had a good weekend with my friend Jerris from Texas, she came to share her mothers 90th birthday. Her mother does not look 90 years old. Then my cousin from Oregon came to visit and attend a funeral. Her husband helped my husband fix my son's car, how wonderful was that. I am so happy that is done. Dave and James deserve such a big thank you, so THANKS to both of you. I did have such a good visit with Shelly she is a lot of fun to be around. I wish they could havc all stayed longer. I didn't get to visit very long with Jerris or Shelly but I am thankful I was able to see them at all.

BBQ

2009-06-29T12:55:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had a BBQ and also celebrated my younger sisters birthday. It was a great day. We had family and friends over. Dave made a prime rib roast and a little chicken. We had some really good garlic bread that a friend brought, we also had some potato's, asparagus, salad and some giant cup cakes my mom had us buy at Costco that were so good. It was so hot out and my brother and Tina were here from Santa Rosa so it was just a great day. I wish we could have so many more of those.

Mandy's birthday

2009-06-02T12:27:00.000-07:00

This weekend was my daughters 22nt birthday and it turned out great. She went to Chico for a couple of day with her friend Lacey and then on Sunday (her real birthday) we had a BBQ with family and friends. I had a cake purse made for that my cousin Noreen made, it turned out so cute, I will post some pictures soon. She got so many nice gifts, a spa day from me and Dave, a beautiful Paris picture from my mom, lot of money, jewelry from her brother, movie gift certificates from Dan and Sheryl. But it couldn't have turned out any better. I know she was happy and thats what counts.

Just a hello

2009-05-06T11:56:00.000-07:00

I figured I haven't posted in a while so its my lunch time and decided I would do a quick post. I plan on posting some of the pictures from the trip I took to the hair show with my daughter. We had a lot of fun. We also went with my husband to my brother and Tina's and that was really fun too. So when I get a chance I plan on posting those pictures too. They took us to Korbel Winery which we loved. We ate at a great Mexican restaurant and enjoyed their new BBQ they just bought. They spoil us when we go to their house, its a real relaxing time and we laugh so much so, I love it. I wished that Robby would have came with us, maybe next time, he stayed home with Gavin and watched all of our animals and we have alot of them.

Happy Easter Everyone - God's Blessing's

2009-04-11T23:09:00.000-07:00

Easter Joy

Jesus came to earth,To show us how to live, How to put others first, How to love and how to give.
Then He set about His work, That God sent Him to do; He took our punishment on Himself; He made us clean and new.
He could have saved Himself, Calling angels from above, But He chose to pay our price for sin; He paid it out of love.
Our Lord died on Good Friday, But the cross did not destroy His resurrection on Easter morn That fills our hearts with joy.
Now we know our earthly death, Like His, is just a rest. We'll be forever with Him In heaven, where life is best.
So we live our lives for Jesus, Think of Him in all we do. Thank you Savior; Thank you Lord. Help us love like you!
By Joanna Fuchs

China Hutch Pictures & my table

2009-04-05T18:06:00.000-07:00

Well I finally took some pictures of my China Hutch. My husband is not going to like them very well because he didn't take them and I just took them with my little camera. But at least you get the jist of what it looks like. I should have did a before and after, it was a mess before. It looked more like a storage closet before. I love how it looks now. I also did a little decoration on my table for Easter, but I haven't took all my decorations down from the attic yet. I'm supposed to cook dinner for my family on Easter, so I want to have it look a little festive.

Update of my week and for my weekend

2009-03-27T13:14:00.000-07:00

This week has been great, my friend from Texas is here and I love seeing her. She had to bring her almost 90 year old mom to a rest home here. I plan on visiting her a lot so I can give Jerris updates and keep her mom company. She is a great lady that I have known for 30 years. My friend is so wonderful I wish she lived here again. She leaves on Saturday to see her son and I leave on Saturday to go to Fremont to a baby shower, which is going to be so fun. I am going with another friend and my mother-in-law and we are staying 1 night. We plan on going to a big mall while were there. Then on Sunday if I get home early enough I plan on trying to weed some if its not raining. Sometimes its ok to be busy.

I keep working on Jerris to talk her into moving here but she keeps saying it's so cheap to live in Texas. But she does have a lot of family and friends in California. I'll just keep working on her :) It never hurts to try.

Dave took a photograph and donated it to one of our events at my work and everyone loved it. Its really beautiful, its for our silent auction and I'm sure its going to sell for a pretty penny.

I bought my mom a new sweater and she was really happy with it so I guess I made her day.
I guess that's my update for now.

My weekend

2009-03-15T22:51:00.001-07:00

I cleaned this weekend and even though you can't see it all I know I did a lot. I cleaned inside cupboards, which I have wanted to do for a long time, so that made me really happy. I made my nephew a scrapbook, which he wanted one because his sister has one that I had made her and he loves to look at hers. Me and my husband went to his parents house for a basket party. His dad received a basket at Christmas from his work and it was filled with wine, candy, cookies, and crackers, well he saved it to share with everyone and so they made a night of it and also had dinner. It turned out really nice. Then we came home and I did some laundry and watched Mr. and Mrs. Smith on t.v. This week coming up my husband is going to replace some tile in our bathroom so I am really happy about that, it really needs it. :) thanks Dave. Well that was my weekend.

Beautiful China Hutch

2009-03-10T00:17:00.000-07:00

I did get my China Hutch cleaned and it looks great, I'll take pictures soon and post them just to show everyone how great it look :) I like it anyways. It took me all day too but it was worth it. I also worked on the living room, clearing out some old decorations and redoing some but Mandy helped me with that and I love how it looks now. Next I'm going to paint the living room, I already have the paint and I just bought the point and paint and I can't wait to try it out and see if it works as good as they say, lets hope so. My goal is to also get wood blinds (well the pergo ones) then I will love my living room.

House Cleaning Weekend

2009-02-27T13:27:00.000-08:00

I am very thankful the weekend is here. It's been a long week. I plan on having a good weekend. I want to clean my house and maybe scrapbook some. I've spent alot of weekends gone and so my house has suffered and its showing. I like when my house is clean, it makes me feel better. I may get to see my friend Shannon this weekend which will just be for lunch but I'm glad for that, we don't see each other much. I'm saying lots of prayers for my sister Bobbi, her husband may be off work for a little while and I'm saying some for my mom, she is just been extra supportive of me and Bobbi lately, she's so sweet, I'm hoping she'll meet someone wonderful and something really good happens for her.

The rest of my week

2009-02-13T20:18:00.000-08:00

I had a rough week. Wednesday I had to have a tooth pulled and now its Friday and I'm still in pain. I keep getting a headache and my mouth is hurting. I missed three days of work and Monday is a holiday so thats going to be a bad pay check. But things always work out. I just can't wait for this to heal so I can eat normal and not be in pain. I've had a lot of time with my daughters dog Mac Dre, which he enjoys the company.

My Weekend

2009-02-01T20:37:00.000-08:00

We were bummed about the Super Bowl but Arizona worked hard and should be proud. I wished they would have won though. My weekend was really good. Saturday my niece Molly came over and we painted, and croqueted, I think she had a good time too. I really don't want to go back to work, my stomach has really been bothering me and the thought of going back to work seems to make it hurt more, plus I have to go to the dentist and that is really making me nervous. I have two crowns to get on the same day. Well that's about it for now.

Loreen's Visit

2009-01-11T18:55:00.000-08:00

Last weekend Loreen came to visit me and we had a really good time. We went to dinner one night to Parloto's with my daughter Mandy. Another day we went to Ferndale and walked around and had lunch at Curly's. She got to also visit another friend of hers and her Aunt. We went to the cemetery and seen her grandmother, we also went to see some of my friends who have passed on. We just had a really nice visit the entire time she was here and I'm so glad she got to come. She didn't come to my house because I didn't have it as clean as I wanted and I felt bad but next time she comes to town I will have her over for dinner. I hate for people to see my house if it looks messy, especially if they are extra clean house keepers like her. The last day she was here we went to Loleta Cheese Factory and that was really fun. We had a good visit.

Trip to Santa Rosa

2008-12-27T20:50:00.000-08:00

We went to see my brother Jim and Tina. It was our early Christmas with them. We were only there Sat. and Sun. but we had so much fun. They took us out to the best dinner, took us to a great grocery store, a really cool deli, and made us a really good breakfast. We were spoiled. I wished we could have stayed longer, I really miss them too. They also took us to Trader Joe's which I had never been to and to Cost Plus. It was just a really great time. I played Uno with the boys and Dustin whipped me and Joe. If you look at their back yard we plan on having some good BBQ's during the summer there. The have a persimmions tree and the fatest little birds that live in it. I loved watching them. Well that was our trip and it couldn't have been better.

Thanksgiving Table

2008-12-12T12:40:00.000-08:00

I wanted to show our Thanksgiving table. Mandy has this on her blog too. We do have mixed matched chairs and paper plates but I think it looks beautiful. I was really happy how everything turned out and everyone loved the food. I missed Jim and Tina and Sherie and her whole family not being there. We're spending Christmas with Sherie but Jim and Tina won't be in town and that will be hard but I get to see them on the 20th so I'm happy for that :)

Redding Trip

2008-12-12T10:25:00.000-08:00

I went to see my friend in Redding and we had such a great time. I missed seeing her. We went to a wonderful service at Hospice. It was memorial for the people who have passed and her mom "Lola" was one of the people. We also went to the cemetery on Monday. We did a lot of shopping and went out to eat dinner every night. It was all good except we think we got some bad fish one night. We went to a Christmas light show they have at the Shasta College which was really pretty and took some pictures and we enjoyed that. She is going to come for New years and I'm glad, she'll have fun with us and I don't want her to be alone either. Well that's about it for now.

Lola's passing

2008-11-21T08:31:00.000-08:00

Yesterday my dear friend Lola passed away. I have know her for 27 years. She is the mother of one of my best friends. She was such a sweet, funny, entertaining lady. I loved her wit. She always made me laugh. She was like family to me and she asked about everyone in my family and loved my kids. We didn't see her much once they moved out of the area but I always stayed in touch by phone and got to see my friend at least once a year so I felt like I never missed anything. I am truly going to miss her. She was like a grandmother to me.
I mostly feel bad for my friend Loreen, she is so sad. Her and her mother are so close and it is going to be such a lose to her. I just pray and ask for prayers that she will be OK. I do feel so blessed to have known Lola and thank God that he brought her into my life. I know she is in heaven with God & Jesus and is reunited with her mother and no longer suffering, that gives me comfort.

Twilight Fans

2008-11-17T23:26:00.000-08:00

Below is a link to Pumpkins Pink Cottage, She is having a contest, giving away some Twilight goodies. Anyone who is a fan of the Twilight books and soon to be movie will love these. I hope I win them for my daughter she is a Twilight junky. But check out her on line store she has some great tee shirts and alot of other things for sale. http://www.blogger.com/www.cafepress.com/tartlet

Thankful

2008-11-12T22:06:00.000-08:00

I am thankful that Alice came through her surgery with flying colors. She looked so good. (Alice is my grandmother-in-law) She will be in the hospital for 5 or 6 days. I think she will heal really fast from this surgery, she just seems really strong this time. I will still say prayers for her. Also my friend Natalie is in the hospital tonight getting ready to have her little baby girl so I am also saying prayers for her. I am thankful that she is doing so well. She will do great too. So maybe by this time tomorrow she will have a new baby in her arms. I am thankful for many other things but those are at the top of my list tonight. :)

New Diabetes Blogs

2008-11-03T23:39:00.000-08:00

I found some new blog sites about diabetes which I'm so happy. That was one of the reasons I wanted to start a blog was to find other people who had kids with diabetes or people with diabetes. So I feel I finally found some great sites that I will enjoy visiting along with my regulars.

2008-10-30T22:12:00.000-07:00

I got this from my sisters blog and it was great fun. Thanks Bobbi. (mixedblessings4.blogpot.com)

10 years ago I...

was 35 years old

Was working at the Bowling Alley.

Living in a trailer.

5 things on my "to do list" today...

Laundry

go to Rite Aide

buy halloween costumes

call about one of my medical bills

call my brother

5 snacks I like...

ice cream

mixed frozen berrys

cheese

popcorn

granola bars

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire...

I would pay off our debt and familys debt

buy my kids, mom, siblings a home

Buy our house and remodel

Go to Disneyland with the entire family

5 places I've lived...

Eureka, CA
Fortuna, CA
Oroville, CA
Lacey, WA
Coos Bay, OR

5 jobs that I have had...

Bonanza 88 - clerk

Louisana Pacific - invoice clerk

St. Joseph Hospital - unit clerk

Empire Lanes - manager

St. Joseph Hospital - data analyst

8 favorite TV shows I love to watch...

Extreme Home Make over
Intervention
Reba
Ellen
Desperate Housewives
Jon and Kate plus 8
Grays Annotomy
Still Standing
Third Rock from the Sun

8 things I did yesterday...

laundry

watched tv

looked on the computer

went to the store

visited my sister

petted Mandys dog

cooked dinner

brushed my teeth

8 favorite places to eat...

Taco Loco

Red Lobster

China buffet

Peppers

Tea Garden

Stars

Marie Callendars

Applebees

8 things I'm looking forward to...

Christmas, Halloween, Thanskgiving

losing weight

starting my own business some day

visiting my cousin

going to Disneyland

buying our house

Mandy starting her own business some day

Dave getting his own studio

8 things on my wish list...

Going to Disneyland

losing weight

starting a business

fixing our yard

getting a new car automatic

start my own line of baby clothes

that they find a cure for diabetes

that my mom gets to move to Fortuna

11 Days and counting.......

2008-10-24T23:27:00.000-07:00

The last 11 days have been my healing and resting days. I had another surgery and am trying to get better. I do feel so much better but am a little stressed as my work is already wanting and expecting me back. Its so strange to me that they wouldn't just think I would be off 3 or 4 weeks at least and that they would want me to have that time off to heal. I see how much they pamper each other with illness and injury but for some reason when its me its a different story. I guess no one wants to deal with my job is all I can think of. But who wants to go to a job where you feel like they don't care about your health and make you feel bad. Oh well, life is too short to worry about that. I have to just get well and try not to think about work right now. At least at home life is good. All of my family and friends are so concerned about me and that is so nice. I am very lucky to have all of my family and my friends. I know my next 11 days will be good. :) I'm happy that my sister will soon be moving closer to me and that my niece Kerra will be coming to visit soon. I look forward to Halloween but I really look forward to Thanksgiving. Me and Dave decided we want to make so really neat things for dinner. Should be good. Well thats about it for now.

My Husbands New Blog Site

2008-10-11T23:22:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone check out my husband new blog site. It's keatingphoto.blogspot.com He doesn't have alot on it yet, he just started working on it but he has a really nice start, I love it. He's going to put the links to his photo sites and those are great too. So keep checking. :) Thanks

Middle of the week.......the weekends almost here!!

2008-09-10T09:58:00.001-07:00

I started out thinking oh my gosh it's only the middle of the week and I still have today and 2 more days to work, but then I thought no its half over. That sounds better. I don't know why I'm looking so forward to the weekend, I don't really have any plans except to clean house and maybe go to the Pet fair. Here's the info:

The Farm Store will hold the Fall Pet Fair Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Freshwater 4-H and Arcata Bottoms 4-H will offer a barbeque that includes hot dogs, hamburgers, chili and soda. All proceeds benefit 4-H, and can be used for a variety of community service projects, service awards and recognition, scholarships, and supplies for project groups. The Farm Store is located at 3956 Jacobs Avenue, Eureka. For more information, phone 707-442-8015.

I was told you can even bring your dogs and get them washed, mine need it too. So thats my big plans for the weekend.

My dentist Day

2008-07-17T21:40:00.001-07:00

Oh my gosh, I had to go to the dentist today. Well first I had two fillings to get done and they were both in my front teeth, on different sides of my mouth. So I had to get shots in the front on both sides. Well those hurt. My dentist is wonderful, she is so nice and she is gentle but she started drilling and I could feel it so I put my hand up and she stopped, she felt really bad. She gave me two my shots and then decided to give me 4 more shots in the roof of my mouth. She said this will hurt more than any shot you'll have in your mouth. Something to look forward to. I could feel it all the way to my eyeballs. They started watering, and my sinuses started hurting, and one side of my face started to swell a little. Then they said they noticed my left side was getting a bruise so they had to put ice of my face. But wait after 1 hour were still not done, I thought it was time to leave and they started walking me down the hall to another room. Its time to get your teeth cleaned. Oh no I forgot about that. So for the next hour I have to get polished and cleaned. She was very good and didn't miss one spot anywhere on my teeth, but she was also very gentle,, so I can't complain. But 2 hours in the dentist office was something else and my co-pay was $140.00. Now shouldn't they be paying me lol. So that was my day at the dentist.

Prayers

2008-06-17T12:38:00.000-07:00

Some days you just need a prayer, well it's not just for me. My entire family needs prayer's. So if anyone has a little extra time, we could sure use some prayers right now. It's one of those times where you feel tested and defeated. Well any ways prayer is my only answer to all of these issue's. And as far as people that try and hurt you for no reason I guess God with take care of them, its out of my hands. Things will turn out good.

Windy Day

2008-05-22T10:08:00.000-07:00

Today is too windy out. I don't like the wind especially when its cold. But I don't mind it if its really hot out then the wind feels good. Well today Alice has to have surgery so I hope everyone will say a really nice prayer for her that her surgery goes well and she recovers fast. She is really down today. I feel so bad for her. She is such a sweet lady. I don't want anything bad to happen to her. My mom is so sweet she worries about everyone, that was her first concern today. Well my break is almost over so I guess I'd better get back to work. I'm hoping for a wonderful day today and maybe something great will happen, hey I can alway hope. =)

My Greatest Dream in the World

2008-04-22T16:39:00.001-07:00

I thought about what my greatest dream in the world would be and many thoughts come to my mind "if I only had more money", and what I could do for my family and friends. How we could travel and I could give my children each a home and my mom and my siblings a home and pay their bills off. But when I really thought if God said you could have anything you want I would want to cure my son's diabetes more than anything else in the world and then my nephews autism. Their life is so much harder and they didn't ask for their disabilites so I would want God to help them so they could have an easier, happier life. I worry about them both so much. My heart gets sad for what they go through. Most people don't even know the issues they face. They may have many happy times but they also have many more stresses and problems than most people will ever have to face in a lifetime. I pray everyday that a cure will be found for both of them. I also pray that God just protects them and takes extra special care of them since he made them extra special.

Dentist Day

2008-04-15T13:08:00.000-07:00

Today I have to go to the dentist. I am always afraid. I'm worried they are going to drill on my teeth when I'm not numb. Well this is a new dentist for me and I hear she is really good and very nice so thats a good sign, right. I plan for this visit to be a good one. Anyone out there wanting to say a prayer or two for me I would like that =). I plan on cleaning house when I get home tonight, I'm in that cleaning mood. I just can't stand having the mess anymore either. I kept hoping that Dave would break down and clean some of it but no such luck so I guess I'd better do something while I have the energy to. I hope this weekend is sunny and beautiful. I know its the beginning of the week but I like to dream about the weekend to look forward to a good weekend right away, it makes the work week go by faster. Well thats all for now.

New Day

2008-04-05T10:15:00.000-07:00

Today Mandy left for her hair show, I pray she has a safe and fun trip. She was excited but she wasn't feeling too good. I'm not sure what my weekend holds but I'm sure lots of work. lol

Thankfulness takes away bittnerness

2008-04-02T12:20:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to learn to accept things I can't change and to be thankful for my many many Blessings.

1. I can't change who doesn't like me to be related to me (some by blood, others by marriage) and they don't have to like me. I am blessed with lots of family who do like me.

2. I can't make other's change even if I know if will help our life. I am blessed with a great life so I can't control every part of it.

3. I can't expect someone to think I'm wonderful, just because I think they are. God thinks I'm wonderful and that should be enough.

4. I won't have to struggle with money problems forever so I need to realize its only a temporary problem and not worry about it and just keep working hard. God always provides for me and my family no matter what.

5. I don't judge people on how they look so if others judge me that way, they are not worthy people. God doesn't judge me that way, and only His opinion matters.

6. I know people don't always appreciate me at work or in my personal life but that's OK because God always does and I have remember its not about me. Everything we do should be for the Glory of God.

7. I am blessed with a wonderful husband, the most awesome children on earth, and a loving family (well the ones who do love me) lol, and I have God, so how much more can I be Blessed!

Three day weekend

2008-03-20T12:33:00.000-07:00

Well I get Friday off so I am so happy. I worked six days so this week I only have to work 4. That's the payoff. I'm making Easter dinner so I'm going to clean house so I don't know if it's too much of a day off, but at least I have that day to clean. I'm sure it won't take me all day and I want to do something fun. Maybe take Robby to the show. He said I owe him for all the laundry he's been doing =). Mandy had a reaction to the suntan bed but she is better now, she had to go to the ER the other night, that was not fun. We sat in the waiting room for 2 1/2 hours before they saw her. She's back at school now. I'm really happy that my niece is moving so close. It will be fun to only drive 2 1/2 hours to visit her and I'm sure she'll be spending a lot of holidays will us. She's due to have her little boy in a couple of weeks. That's exciting too. Dave got some of his pictures on Photo Shelter, so go to my link and check them out. He's going to send more in soon. He's a great photographer. He'll be famous some day =). Hopefully he doesn't forget about the little people. lol. He's not like that, he's very humble. I wish I could find my talent soon. It must be hidden somewhere in me. Well gotta go my lunch is close to over. Have a great Easter everyone. I know I will.

Long Week

2008-03-12T12:01:00.000-07:00

Well I will be working 6 days in a row, that makes a long week. But I get next Friday off and I'm very happy about that. I have to work at Peter Cottontail, its a fun Event so I don't mind. I love to see how much fun my niece and great nephew have. I hope I win something in the raffle. Thats the really fun part. The lunch is great too. I hope I don't have a headache that day, I have one right now, this week has been so stressful. Mean people have been getting to me. Some at work and some outside of work so I feel I can't get away from it. I just have to keep praying. My daughter and my mom make me laugh so much so that gets me through some of the stress, God will do the rest. I know this weekend will be great. Maybe something really wonderful will happen and change my life forever, I can always dream. =)

What a Day

2008-02-26T20:13:00.000-08:00

Today was a hard day. I had bad news about my step mom and I felt really bad for my dad. Then my mom called and gave me bad news about my great aunt. Then I talked to my sister and she told me bad news about her husbands grandpa, who is like family to me. Then I started feeling bad about Raelenes dog (he's got cancer) It was just way to long of a day. But then my husband called me today and was so sweet, he wanted to make sure I was ok and then I read my sisters blog and that made my day so much better. My mom made me feel better too when she called me, she's such a caring person, she has a huge heart. I know tomorrow will be better, people are praying for everyone.

The weekend is here

2008-02-15T21:13:00.000-08:00

Well it's Friday and I am so happy. Tommorrow is my mothers birthday. Me and my younger sister are going to make her lunch and give her presents. I wish a had a million dollars to spend on her. She deserves to have so much more. I would love to surprise her with a new little truck (that's her dream). Well I get a 3 day weekend so thats exciting. I'm listening to K-love radio and that always lifts my spirits. I have a ton of things to clean in my house so I guess I will be doing that part of my weekend. Robby wants to take cans to the dump too. I saw my friend Shannon today and that was nice, I miss seeing her. She got a new job and seems really happy. I guess I'll tease the cat a while and see if I can make him go attack Dave.

Friday

2008-02-08T15:55:00.000-08:00

Well today I haven't felt too good, everyone at my work has been sick or around someone sick so I guess it was just a matter of time. My throat is hurting and I keep sneezing. We're supposed to get the boys tonight, they have a basketball game tomorrow, so I'm not sure if they are coming tonight or in the morning. At least my house is somewhat clean so that makes me feel a little better. And the sun is out which I love. Even if I don't feel well, that makes me feel better too. Mac Dre (Mandy's dog) has been laying next to me, he's not feeling the best, he just got fixed a few days ago. But he's healing good. I'll guess I'll sign off for, here's to more sunny days.

About me

2008-02-06T21:02:00.000-08:00

I have been married for 2 yeas 6 months, but have been with Dave for a total of 10 years this March. I have 2 kids and 3 step kids (thats the 2 plus 3). They are all great kids. Their ages are 14, 16, 19, 20, and 22. My daughter (the 20 year old) will turn 21 in May and also be graduating from Beauty school at the same time. She is so excited. She has had Thyroiditis and may end up having Graves disease, but we hope for the best. My son (the 22 year old) is going to junior college, he is mainly taking computer courses. He has Type 1 Diabetes, but is managing it well. My step daughter is going to a local 4 year College and is a Science major and a wonderful artist. My 2 step sons (14 and 16 year olds) are both in high school. One loves to hunt and fish, the other is more a social butterfly and likes the ladies, lol. They are great young adults. We are proud that they are turning out so well adjusted, independent, kind people. I love to sew, do crafts, paint, read, scrap book, garden, cook, spend time with my family, decorate my home. I love God and I know he is what gets me through each day. I have a wonderful family, my husband,kids, my mom, sisters, brother, in-laws, dads, etc. I feel very lucky that I have so much family and most of them are close by. That is what truly matters.