Posted in Goals
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It's been a few months since I wrote down any goals, thought I would try picking it up again.
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Realized its been awhile since I posted anything. Hi everyone. Guess I should do a little update on my life, what I've been doing, any changes.
Well, I think this is all. At least for now. I'll try be more consistant........maybe....lol. By the way, IT'S SNOWING!!! |
Posted in Family
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I came home from Bible class last to dd-19 and her boyfriend, who told me they were getting married. Actually dd hemmed and hawed for about 15 minutes till she got it out. Then we went to talk to husband, who just kept talking and making conversation so that fiance couldn't get a word in. (he could actually go on for hours). Finally fiance was ablet to ask. Of course we've known this was going to happen for quite a while. So....how do you do a cheap wedding?? |
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Well, it has been about 3 weeks since husband lost his job. Nothing has come his way yet. We were really hoping for a job with the water dept. in a nearby town, but they appearently hired someone else. He will be going to take a civil test on Saturday, hope that will result in something. I do have to say though, I really have enjoyed having him around. I've always thought that when he retired he would drive me nuts being home all day. I think we get along better than ever. So now I am looking forward to that day down the road when he does retire, we should have a lot of fun. |
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Sorry I didn't get back and let you know how it went with the doctors. At the time I just didn't feel up to it. And then when I did I had to compete for the computer against my husband who is home ALL day long, using the computer to look for a job. So my time on the computer is kindof limited now. Anyways......I ended up with some kindof sinus infection that would drain into my chest. I had an x-ray on my lungs, had some stuff, so he put me on antibiotic. I thought I would start feeling good by Saturday night/ Sunday morning, but it wasn't till tuesdy morning that I was feeling better. Finally got to sleep in my own bed, first time in 11 days. Gotta go, husband is wanting to use the computer, I should put this extra time into good use....nah |
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I can't breath at night. My lungs hurt. I've been sleeping on the couch sitting up since Saturday I think. I'm only able to get an hour or two of sleep at one time, then I go into a coughing fit. I thought things were getting better yesterday, but then the night hit. So yes, I'm finnally going, yes, I should have gone earlier this week. I need some sleep..... |
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I started feeling it yesterday, woke up with no energy at all. By 5pm I knew I was getting it again. I am acky, swollen throught (can't spell either), coughing again. And of course today is a beautiful day out, should have known I would be sick. Well, I hope the rest of them don't get it again. Husband took dd to see "Horton Hears a Who". We were suppose to all go, but just told him to go without me. Just wanted to rest, and besides, that would make it cheeper. We were also suppose to go out to dinner with one of the gift cards we got from Christmas, but well do that another time. Happy Easter to all in whatever way you celebrate it. I have to hardboil a few eggs for dd. I bought a couple chocolate eggs and a chocolate bunny for her basket. Thats about all we really do, sometimes get together with family. Just hoping I feel good enough to go to worship tomorrow.
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......for a good week. We had that upper respiratory stuff. It didn't help that I started with a 2 day migrain and ended with a 2 day migrain. I can still feel it in my chest, but everyone is doing much better. Saturday was our piano recital, dd-7 went with daddy, while I stayed home with a migrain. Not only did I miss her playing, but I didn't get to play my recital. I would have been the only adult with 11 other kids. No pressure there. Now I'm trying to get in contact with the teacher and let her know we won't be doing lessons for awhile with my husband out of work. By the time you figure gas and cost of lesson, were talking a good $100 a month. I'll continue praticing and teaching dd-7. Then after he gets a job, well start up again. Luckly she is a very understanding person and does this because she enjoys it, not because she has too. My husband is doing a great job looking for work and taking care of things like medical. He's spending 8 hours a day working on this. We found out that all this time we had insurance through the military and didn't even know about it. That we could have used them as a second insurance to cover cost. Bummer. Thats the bad thing about living in an area with no military. In Washington, I would have found out about this just by talking to other retired military wives right away. I found out that the meds I take for migrain will be $9 for 90 day supply. It has been costing me with insurance $50/month. This is good.
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....or should I say "lack of". Yes, he was officially fired Thursday afternoon. It doesn't look good if you have two accidents in 5 years with the company truck. In a way, he says he's relieved. He said he has hated this job for a long long time. He does get pay till the end of the month, so that is great. I haven't actually sat down and checked the figures yet, but we will be fine for the next 6-8 weeks. Hopefully he will find something by then. Then of course, it depends on whether he makes near the same or not as to if we will need to sell the house and find something smaller. Ladies, that will be fine with me. Our house is way too big with way too much stuff, I would love to downsize. Anyways, things will work out fine, we just have to be patient and pray that we will be able to handle anything thrown our way in the way that God would expect us too. |
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I wrote that my husband rear ended someone on Thursday. He went to work Friday, then called me at 1pm to come pick him up. They have put him on Administration Leave till they can give him more answers concerning his job. There is a good chance that he will be asked to leave/fired. I feel so sorry for him, he is so dissappointed in himself, told me that he has failed us. I told him no, that he hasn't failed us, he has always been a good provider, and I KNOW he will continue to do so. I don't think he will have a hard time finding another job. The man has been running plants that produce oxygen for foundries, hospitals, paper factorys for the past 8 years. He retired from the milatary before that. So I know that things will be fine. We also have enought put away to support us for two months, not counting unemployment. Food: we have a whole freezer full of meat, so we just don't need to spend too much there. O.K., I know I'm getting alittle ahead of myself. We won't know anything till Monday. But this is when I do my planning. Need to know our options. Will let you know more on Monday...... |
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.....went really well. I wasn't sure if dd-7 was going to make it or not, she hadn't been feeling well most of the week. Annnnnndddddd, I didn't get any pictures. Got there and realized that the battery was dead. A friend of mine did take a picture of our project, but probably won't get anytime soon if she is like me. We did: "What do roots, stems and leaves do?" . We drew out a plant on the board and she traced and colored it in. Then she wrote what each one does, and we put the explanation next to each part. We also found a verse to copy for our board. We had seeds in a glass that were starting to sprout, a jar full of blue water with celery in it to show how water gets up the stem. We also had a plant that we took out of the soil to show the roots. Then we had carrots and celery to snack on. I know, I used a lot of we, but she is only 7, so I did help alot. Another project that someone else did that I think alot of you might appreciate: Diaper Comparison. One of the girls took diapers from different companies and compared how much liquid they would hold. Pampers, Huggies, Roundys (store brand from Copps or Pick n' Save), and Aldi's brand. Guess which one held the most? Aldi's Brand And which one held the least? Pampers Anyways, all the kids got participation certificates, with jugdes comments, and a bag full of goodies from surrounding companies and resturants. We also had lunch at the end. Lots of fun.
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.......he rear ended another vehicle with the company truck, not good. He has been with this company for 8 1/2 years and this is his 3rd accident. Now I have to say that these are the only time in his 35 years of driving. The other two times...once for going into the ditch so that he wouldn't hit a car , loaded with a bunch of young kids, who cut him off. And then another time, a truck hit him. He says he thinks he's going to have to start working on his reseme', he's sure he's going to be asked to leave/let go/ fired. He was planning on leaving at 10 years anyways, would have qualified for a partial retirement. Now he won't get that, that might mean I would have to find a part time job. Have to wait and see. Told him not to worry about it, things will work out. Hey, we have a pop-up tent we can live in once it warms up.......of course we still have two feet of snow on the ground, so it may take awhile. lol.... Things will work out, just need to leave it in Gods hands, he will take care of us. Might want to keep dd-19 away from him tonight, don't need her smarting off to right now. |
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At the beginning of the year I decided I wouldn't make any New Years Resolution. Instead I would make goals each month. I really didn't post last month much, but I did have some goals that I did do:
This month, March I need to:
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Posted in Family
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My daughter, who will be 19 on Sunday, has been going around leaping instead of walking. She told me it was leap year and this is how your suppose to get around on leap year. Happy Leap Year! |
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It's kind of funny, I haven't been blogging for awhile, I know there must be tons of stuff that I can say, but when I get on, I go blank. Or just don't really have time. Sorry. I did go for an ultrasound this week, they found some endometrial cell during my pap that shouldn't have been there, but everything turned out fine. So I am very happy about that. I'm the only woman over 40 in my family who hasn't had cancer, fibroids, hysterectomy, etc.....Just waiting for my turn. DD-will be 19 Sunday. I can't believe we've made it this far with her. lol . Actually I feel kind of sorry for her. We have to have the engine in her car rebuilt, $4000. Either that or take a $4500 loss on her car, and then she still needs to get another car. So Mom and Dad are going to pay for it and she will make payment to us. Luckly, this is something we've never had a problem with our kids with. We just got everything paid off and was working toward our 3 months emergency fund. Oh, well. Tomorrow is the Science Fair, I'll try and have some pictures. I put together a scrapbook for the group of the past 3 science fairs. It's fun to see how the kids have grown from year to year. I''ve been making waffels and oatmeal surprise the last two weeks. I really like them. DD-7 isn't too impressed with the waffles, thought I might try them as pancakes next. I would really like to try some of her cookbooks, so I'm going to keep an eye out for them. |
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I'm back, feeling good today so far. Thank you to all for your prayers and comments. I've just been stressed and a bit depressed. Partly from living with a grown up daughter, and not sure where her attitiudes come from . It just saddens me that this is what we have raised, and it is affecting the attitude of our dd-7 also. DD-18 (will be 19 next week) isn't in any kind of trouble (cross our fingers and on our knees praying), she's just a young lady who is trying to find her way, but is very disrepectful towards us, and I have been putting all the fault on me. Which I know I shouldn't, not all of it at least. And then of course you add in my hormones, the fact that I have been tired for the last 2 months, and it makes my blood pressure go up. Just makes matters worse. I did have a physical this past week. I am going on BP meds, it's been as high as 171/101, not good. She has told me that I HAVE TO START EXERCISING! This would help, even if its just starting out with 10 minutes a day on the treadmill, so that is what I am doing. Also my blood glucose is border line. She said just taking off 10-20 pounds would help me all around. WELL YEAH, I'M 90 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT. So it's basically up to me, I need to start helping myself. But I am really feeling better, not crying everyday. Getting school work done, working on some crochet projects, leaning new breakfast recipes (Sue Gregg). I'll get back to blogging again next week. Have a great weekend. And thanks again....... |
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I just wanted to say that I will be taking a break for awhile. I don't really know how long, a couple weeks or maybe even through the month. I'm just dealing with a lot of stress right now, emotionally I'm a wreak. Which is affecting me physically also. I know there are a few out there who would be wondering where I am, I will be back. Just need to get some things in the correct order. Take Care....... |
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I just got a call from the friend who is having the Stamp'in Up party tomorrow night. Because we are expecting rain, then snow, really bad winds, all the water from the rain freezing, etc... they are cancelling the party till Thursday. I CAN'T GO, WAHHH . I have anther class I'm going to that night...which I really want to go to, but I really wanted to go to the party. We haven't had one around here since last January. Oh, well......bummer!!! |
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I found a few sites lately about finances and just making life simpler by cutting back on "stuff". So here are a few that I like to look at, the ones with*** are my favorite: http://allfinancialmatters.com/ http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ http://www.dumblittleman.com/ *** http://www.fivecentnickel.com/ http://getrichslowly.org/blog/ *** http://www.thesimpledollar.com/ *** Note: as with anything in life, with the acception of the Bible, only take what you can use from these sites. There are some things that I just skip through, but there is alot of good advice and ideas in them. |
Posted in Menus, Recipes, etc...
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Some things are carried over from last week and husband will be out of town Tuesday and Wednesday Night and we will be going to a wedding Saturday night.I went ahead and put possible nights this time, usually I try to stay away from doing that because I never follow that plan, but I have alot of things going on in the evening this week, so I need to have things that I can make easily on certain nights.:
I'm also going to make some rolls today. I want to make the dough up, and instead of doing the second rising, form them and put them in the freezer. I also found this recipe for crescent rolls I would like to do the same thing with, put them in the freezer before you bake them. When I worked in a bakery, we would put them frozen on a cooking sheet and let them thaw in the frig, then in the morning we would pull them out and they would rise within an hour and cook them. I may not get ot these till next week though. |