I DID do something....

Ok, so I DID do none some of the things I mentioned from my post the other day.... We did go to some garage sales & all I found was some Stampin' Up stamps for 50 cents a set.  Then we stopped at Wally-World & they had this awesome clearance sale on various hair products (shampoo, conditioner, hairspray, stuff to help it be curly - for The Princess) for $1.50 or less!  Most of the stuff I got was for a buck or less!!  I also found some nail polish that matched my Gel Polish - it's 2 weeks into it & it's chipping.  It's supposed to last 2 weeks, but come on - it'd be nice if it was a little longer.... $40 every two weeks for a manicure is a little out of my price range!

After Wally-World we came home & hitched up the trailer & took the fat-boy chair down to the upholstery guy to get it fixed.  A bolt broke off & since it was still under warranty I called Lane - yeah right.... I can take it to a couple of 'Lane Certified' repair shops (50+ miles 1 way!!!) to get it fixed.... I would still have to pay repair costs, but they'd send me the parts.  Great!!  So I send them a picture of the broken bolt & they send bolts back - not the right ones, but hey, what the heck I did get bolts!  So anyhow, took it to this other place that's closer.  It should be ready in a week or so.  I told him we'd pick it up when it was dry again.

Other than that, not much else got accomplished.  I did do some work on the bathroom - more needs to be done.  And I did the dishes.  So?  Does that count?

Ok - I NEED to put clothes away.  There is laundry all over my bedroom.  That's on the agenda for today.

Bye! Love you!  Have a good day, Dear!

What to do? What to do?

Tomorrow is Saturday, what to do? What to do?  I should start a list:  Laundry, Clean the car, Declutter the bedroom, Clean the living room, Clean the bathroom, Clean the kitchen, Organize more in the craft room, Go to garage sales, Take the 'fat-boy- chair to get it fixed (which means 1. Go to the dump to empty the trailer & 2. Drive to the other side of PY with the chair IF & only IF it isn't raining..... but THEN, could stop at the Big Farmer's Market/Crafty place.... hmmmmmm).  Oh, yeah.... list:  Clean off my desk, Send bills out, Figure out how to do more on this blog... Don't you think that's a big enough list?  So?  Which one do I choose?  What to do?  What to do?

Bye!  Love you!  Have a good day, Dear!

Where's the Spring Weather?

I've been freezing all day!  Yesterday I was sick - for some odd reason POOF! I'd changed into a sick, achy Mama.  I was fine, just sittin' there drinkin' my coffee... The amazing thing was that the Lego King came in & rubbed my back & took my glasses off, got me a cool washcloth & hollered at King Turd (who doesn't do vomit without adding some of his own) to get me a glass of water.  Such a good boy!  Anyhow, I stayed home today & slept a little later and I feel better.  Off to school tomorrow.

I decided that I'd make Chicken Noodle Soup.... then decided I'd do Chicken & Rice.... that's what's cookin' right now & it smells sooooooo yummy!  I had a bag of Wild  & White Rice mix so I added that.  Then I decided that it didn't look like enough rice.  So I added 2 packages of Rice-a-Roni Wild Rice mix.  Doesn't taste half bad.  The Princess helped debone the chicken while I cut up the veggies.  King T. got a baguette to go with the soup while he was out earlier.

Hopefully this will help warm us up from the inside out.  Started the pellet stove in the living room.  After dinner it'll be time for homework & watching the DVR'd Survivor finale.... Shhhhh!!!  Don't ruin it for me!

Bye! Love ya!!  Have a good day, Dear!

Barbara's Day

So, today I took a personal day... for a good friend's funeral.  Her death was unexpected.... surprising.... sad...  But the very instant after I was sad for me, I was joyous for her... Because, I KNOW, without a doubt, that she is in heaven.... dancing in the Spirit of the Lord.  It was funny (no, not funny ha ha.... funny, odd) what the pastor said today during the service.  He said that in one instance she was taking her last breath her on earth.... her very next breath was in the welcoming arms of our Savior!!!  Never thought of it that way.  It's like traveling down a road with nothing to see & then turning the corner to see a beautiful vista.  So refreshing & overwhelming.  I can only imagine what it was like for her.

I'll miss her.... I considered her one of my best friends.  Truly, without her & her husband, my life & that of my 2 older kids would have been totally different.  With their help I was able to get out of a domestic violence relationship & have a life to live.  A place to live.  They helped me get a good lawyer.  One that took the needs of my kids & me seriously & helped us get the things we needed.  She & her husband offered support as I learned how to be a single mom of two young children - manage an old farm house on my own (those of you with houses over 175 years old know what I'm talking about).  They offered support when I met King T.... when we got married & when the Lego King was born.....

I was thinking of her just the other morning while I was making the bed.... there is a beautiful afghan on our bed that she crocheted for our wedding present.

I'm going to miss her.....

Love you Barbara!!

Bye! Love you!  Have a good day, Dear!!