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Just Waking Up~too bad I don't drink coffee... February 08 YAY!!!YAY!
The sun is out, the birds are singing, and it got up to 72 here today! I finally went out today and got that travel trailer I've been wanting! I can't wait to take all the kids camping, it will be sooo much fun. I took an old coot with me that knows a thing or two about them with me for informational and bartering purposes. LOL! He's such a buzzard. There's no doubt he got me a good deal...I couldn't have done as well on my own, but boy what an attitude he's got! It was entertaining as well as educational. I get to go pick it up in a week, so I have to start planning a camping trip. When I get it I will post some pics. There is a double bunk in the back, so there is room to stow 4 kids besides all the other sleeping space. How exciting.
I feel like things with D have slowed down from the Mach I pace we started out on, and have settled into a pace that works for us (don't get me wrong, Mach I was good too!), and things are feeling comfortable. He's moving in soon, and neither one of us takes that lightly. We know there's more to it than that, or it wouldn't be happening. He has a wonderful daughter only a couple of years younger than my youngest, and they all get along really well. This is the way it's supposed to be! January 21 Snow...Well, it looks like I may not have moved far enough south! The weather we have had here lately is darn cold, rainy, and ...gasp! snowy! I may have to learn a new language to do it, but it's mighty tempting to relocate a lil' further south! I keep having flashbacks of my time spent in the Great Northwest! Last year at this time and all through December it was 70 degrees. That was unseasonably warm, but very enjoyable. These days are unseasonably cold (we don't have a season for that much cold down here!), and I can't wait for spring! Tomorrow is forecasting snow, rain, and a high of 35. Now, I realize that a LOT of you are much worse off than I, but that won't keep me from complaining! If I lived where you do, I'd move! (Why the heck do you think I moved here?)
I haven't been updating much lately, but really there's not much to tell. Work is still work, and the kids are still kids. The things that may be worth dishing about still seem too new, like I may jinx it by saying too much too soon. I feel like I've wandered into the place I've been looking for, and I'm hoping I can stay now that I'm here. Like a tourist deciding to stay for good, or a vagrant taking up roots is kind of how I feel right now. Is that a weird analogy? Things are very good though; he's tall (6'5"), dark (white, mexican, and greek descent), and very handsome. He is very kind-hearted, and good with kids. His daughter adores him, and mine think he's cool too. We seem to have many, many things in common, and our view on life and what's important is the same too.
Hopefully in the future I will be able to share more, but for now I'm still afraid of being the fool once again. I've almost quit waiting for the other shoe to drop, but I still fear a change of heart. It feels irrational, but it's always a possibility.
  January 10 Guess what Santa brought me!Santa came! Guess what he got me!! I got a 42" LCD flat screen with hi-definition! It is sooo cool! It is mounted on my wall ( with no cords or anything showing because I know a wonderful man that knows how to add outlets)! My entertainment center has been modified to an entertainment cabinet (because I also know a wonderful man that knows how to make or modify furniture). It is all coming together. Now everyone tells me I need to get cable...not many people have a tv like mine without cable, i guess! The kids still don't want cable, so I'm in no hurry.
I realize it's been quite a while since my last post. I guess I've just not been motivated! Work is finally starting to wind down...thank goodness! They still won't hire enough people to keep me from having to work my day off though--aaarrrrgggghhhh!!
Oooh! I almost forgot! I got leathers too! Yeah, I'm a real Harley Mama now, LOL! I'm looking forward to the weather warming up a little...come on spring!
 December 17 Have I Really Awakened?
A couple of months ago, I had a little thought manifest itself in my head. After all this time, I'm ready to love again. I want to be in love again! This was quite an epiphany for me, as I haven't felt the urge or the desire for many years now. This was just a little feeling in the back of my mind, and I really didn't give it too much thought...just acknowledged it's presence. I have been dating here and there, and going out with friends on a regular basis. Just enjoying being... And then I met a man. The timing of all this is completely amazing to me. I decide I'm ready to try again, and in walks someone that seems to fit the bill so completely it's scary! I am still waiting for the other shoe to drop. For something to make this all not so wonderful. In the meantime, it's all very wonderful, he's very wonderful, and I'm just enjoying knowing that I can feel this way about someone again. If it doesn't end up working out, it would still be worth having the experience. December 16 TaggedI was tagged for this by Madge and Jeannie quite a while ago...so I guess I better get at it!
According to the rules...Each player of this game starts with the"6 Weird Things about You".People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly.In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names.Don't forget to leave a comment that says "you are tagged" in theircomments and tell them to read your blog!
Hmmm...6 weird things about me...with so many to choose from, this could be difficult...
Okay, I know there's some other weird, scary stuff, but my kids aren't up to ask! I hope everyone has a great weekend! December 05 Ladybugs Currently, ladybugs have a lot of meaning for me. I've always loved them and I'm always happy to see one when it lands on me. I encourage them in my garden. I've been reading up on the legends and the fact that they are associated with luck and love. The more spots the better and the longer they are with you the better, etc.
A couple of weeks ago I went on a date with someone who may turn out to be very special to me. A ladybug tagged along with us (on my sweater) for most of the day. I have never seen so many spots on a ladybug as this one had! She rode with us for a couple of hours that day, and I didn't even know she was there for most of it. We first noticed her when we started out for our ride, and I thought she flew away when I put my coat on. About an hour later is when I found out she was still hanging around, and continued for the ride back home. It was kinda cool, I thought...especially since things seemed to be going so well between me and this gentleman...  December 02 Blah...Blah...that's how I feel the last couple of days. I guess I'm coming down off some sort of emotional high. Sigh...I just feel anti-social, don't want to be around people, and needing quiet time. I'm getting none of that. Every time I try to thwart some social plan, another is forced upon me! Aaaaaaghhh!
I have nothing particular to blog about...but I know it's been forever since I posted. Thank goodness I have the next 2 days off. Tomorrow is pretty much shot...putting the tree up and decorating it, shopping, grocery shopping, wrapping, dinner, etc. But Monday is mostly mine. Hopefully by then I will be feeling back to normal.
I have been visiting everyone lately, but I'm just lurking. I love reading about all of you, I just don't have much to say... November 26 Ewwww...Scary!I hope everyone out there had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I know I did! This has been the conclusion to an amazing week for me, and at some point in the future, I'm sure I'll be blogging about it.
I just wanted to share (in the spirit of DM and Jenn) an email I received the other day. I have an account on a dating site, and I really haven't been doing anything with it other than delete, delete, delete, but I got this email the other day and I shuddered! Some people are scary!
Hello Angel,
I wish I could see through your eyes so I would know what you like to see. I wish I knew your wishes, so I could give you everything you want. I wish I dreamed the same dreams you do, and together we could make them come true. I wish I knew what makes you happy, so I could make you the happiest person in the whole world. And lastly, I wish I were a cell in your blood, so I would be sure I was somewhere in your heart..i came across of your profile and i couldnt hold back emailing you.. Love is what counts i would like to know you more about you..you can get back to me on my personal email which is name_withheld151@yahoo.com Waiting to read back from you Wade Doesn't it just make you want to jump on a plane across the country to meet this person that fell in love with your picture and a few random facts? As my daughter would say: "twitch!" November 23 Happy Thanksgiving HAPPY  THANKSGIVING!!
To all my wonderful friends in blogland. May your day be full of thanks, love, food, and friends!
 November 18 The TableclothA beautiful story....makes you understand that everything happens for a reason.
The tablecloth The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn, arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve. They worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls, painting, etc, and on December 18 were ahead of schedule and just about finished. On December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving rainstorm hit the area and lasted for two days. On the 21st, the pastor went over to the church. His heart sank when he saw that the roof had leaked, causing a large area of plaster about 20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning about head high. The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor, and not knowing what else to do but postpone the Christmas Eve service, headed home. On the way he noticed that a local business was having a flea market type sale for charity so he stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful, handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tablecloth with exquisite work, fine colors and a Cross embroidered right in the center. It was just the right size to cover up the hole in the front wall. He bought it and headed back to the church. By this time it had started to snow. An older woman running from the opposite direction was trying to catch the bus.. She missed it. The pastor invited her to wait in the warm church for the next bus 45 minutes later. She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastor while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put up the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor could hardly believe how beautiful it looked and it covered up the entire problem area. Then he noticed the woman walking down the centeraisle. Her face was like a sheet.. "Pastor," she asked, "where did you get that tablecloth?" The pastor explained. The woman asked him to check the lower right corner to see if the initials, EBG were crocheted into it there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she had made this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria. The woman could hardly believe it as the pastor told how he had just gotten the Tablecloth. The woman explained that before the war she and her husband were well-to-do people in Austria. When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave. Her husband was going to follow her the next week. He was captured, sent to prison and never saw her husband or her home again. The pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth; but she made the pastor keep it for the church. The pastor insisted on driving her home, that was the least he could do.. She lived on the other side of Staten Island and was only in Brooklyn for the day for a housecleaning job What a wonderful service they had on Christmas Eve. The church was almost full. The music and the spirit were great. At the end of the service, the pastor and his wife greeted everyone at the door and many said that they would return. One older man, whom the pastor recognized from the neighborhood continued to sit in one of the pews and stare, and the pastor wondered why he wasn't leaving. The man asked him where he got the tablecloth on the front wall because it was identical to one that his wife had made years ago when they lived in Austria before the war and how could there be two tablecloths so much alike. He told the pastor how the Nazis came, how he forced his wife to flee for her safety and he was supposed to follow her, but he was arrested and put in a prison.. He never saw his wife or his home again all the 35 years in between. The pastor asked him if he would allow him to take him for a little ride. They drove to Staten Island and to the same house where the pastor had taken the woman three days earlier. He helped the man climb the three flights of stairs to the woman's apartment, knocked on the door and he saw the greatest Christmas reunion he could ever imagine. True Story - submitted by Pastor Rob Reid Who says God does not work in mysterious ways. I don't know that this is a true story or not, as I haven't checked it out, but to me it doesn't matter. This is an awesome story that illustrates how "chance" meetings have brought people long separated back together again. I love when God puts his finger on things... November 14 What's YOUR Score? A friend of mine sent me this, so I thought it might be fun! Please, if you read this, leave your score in the comments! My score was 41.
Below is Dr Phil's test. Dr. Phil scored 55, and he gave the test to Oprah on her show and she got a 38. Some folks pay a lot of money to find this stuff out! Read on, this is very interesting! Don't be overly sensitive! The following is pretty accurate and it only takes 2 minutes. Take this test for yourself and send it to your friends The person who sent it placed their score in the e-mail subject box. Please do the same before forwarding to your friends (send it back to the person who sent it to you.) Don't peek, but begin the test as you scroll down and answer. Answers are for who you are now, not who you were in the past. This is a real test given by the Human Relations Departments at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and prospective employees. It's only 10 Simple questions, so grab a pencil and paper to keep track of your letter answers to each question. Make sure to put YOUR score in the comment box. Ready?? Begin... 1. When do you feel your best? a) in the morning b) during the afternoon & and early evening c) late at night 2. You usually walk... a) fairly fast , with long steps b) fairly fast, with little steps c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face d) less fast, head down e) very slowly 3. When talking to people you... a) stand with your arms folded b) have your hands clasped c) have one or both your hands on your hips d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking e) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair 4. When relaxing, you sit with... a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side b) your legs crossed c) your legs stretched out or straight d) one leg curled under you 5. When something really amuses you, you react with... a) big appreciated laugh b) a laugh, but not a loud one c) a quiet chuckle d) a sheepish smile 6. When you go to a party or social gathering you... a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed 7. You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're interrupted... a) welcome the break b) feel extremely irritated c) vary between these two extremes 8. Which of the following colors do you like most? a) red or orange b) black c) yellow or light blue d) green e) dark blue or purple f) white g) brown or gray 9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep you are... a) stretched out on your back b) stretched out face down on your stomach c) on your side, slightly curled d) with your head on one arm e) with your head under the covers 10. You often dream that you are.. a) falling b) fighting or struggling c) searching for something or somebody d) flying or floating e) you usually have dreamless sleep f) your dreams are always pleasant POINTS: 1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1 3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6 4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1 5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2 6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2 7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4 8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1 9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 1 10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1 Now add up the total number of points. OVER 60 POINTS Others see you as someone they should "handle with care." You're seen as vain, self-centered, and someone who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don't always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you. 51 TO 60 POINTS Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile and rather impulsive personality; a natural leader, who's quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once; someone who takes chances and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement you radiate. 41 TO 50 POINTS Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out. 31 TO 40 POINTS Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful and practical. They see you as clever, gifted or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken. 21 TO 30 POINTS Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder; It would really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature. UNDER 21 POINTS People think you are shy, nervous and indecisive; someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to make the decisions and who doesn't want to get involved with anyone or anything! They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don't exist. Some people think you're boring. Only those who know you well know that you aren't. November 08 Duh!I cannot believe people sometimes! This is just a sampling of my last week:
1. I live at 1145, and I was wondering if you could get me my check so I can go cash it before the banks close...
*OK idiot...1145 what? there are only 100 streets in town with that number! What's your name? Do you know I am
at the beginning of my route and your phantom check would be at the end?!
2. (same guy, later that day...) I think you misdelivered my check.
*not unless it had the wrong name and number on it!!!!! You didn't get a check today you moron! You need to let them know when you move! This is SO not a good way to approach someone you want to do something for you.
3. I live at 1135 and wanted to know if I could get my check...before the banks close...
*again, IDIOT, (a girl this time), what street? I won't be there until about 5. No, I can't get it for you...I would think
for obvious reasons, but I guess not! Why don't I just set a little booth at the beginning of my route and everyone
can just pick up their mail from me. It'll take forever, but hey...
This is today:
4. (I had just delivered a package) Are you sure that wasn't for number 24?
*Cripes people, I CAN read!
5. I just wanted you to know, if it gets much later you'll be delivering YESTERDAY'S mail.
*OK, you really shouldn't start with me! This is SUPPOSED to be my DAY OFF! Do you think I want to be here at 5pm
delivering your mail??? I can't help it if they won't hire enough people to get you your mail here by 12 o'clock!
Now don't get me wrong, I am not bitchy to these people, I smile and nod as if they've made a wonderfully funny joke, but inside I'm seething. Sometimes I wish I could just put stupid people in their place!
And, honestly, tell me: I need feedback here...
Are mail carriers really thought of as that dumb or ignorant? That we can't read, or don't care where your stuff is? Do people percieve me as uneducated or unmotivated or untrustworthy because of my job? I was thinking of how to word this earlier, and it sounded better, but you get the gist of what I need to know. Please tell me how you feel! November 05 I got to be a pirate!This weekend we had our annual Renaissance Faire here in town. I think I"ve taken the kids every year since we've been here. I usually try to talk them into dressing up, and they usually didn't want to. This year they both wanted to dress up, and made ME dress up! Yikes! My older daughter (M) went both Saturday and today. Yesterday she went with friends that had actual period costumes! As you can see by the pic above, she was a vision in blue. I really like reading about those times, historical fact and fiction, and I always think how nice those outfits are. Someday I may have to tip the weirdness scales and get me one! Today, M went as a gypsy and my younger daughter (A), wore what made her happy...my petticoat (from my wedding dress) and a long skirt over it. She has been in heaven all day being "floofy"...she's adorable, what can I say? Me? Well I went as a pirate, LOL! I didn't get to be one for halloween, so I went as one for the faire...pics may be forthcoming if the bribes are adequate...
We walked, we shopped, we ate. M had her fortune told, so far she's not sharing what she was told. We watched jugglers and unicyclists, and men on stilts. There were sword swallowers and jesters and sometimes the same guy could do all those things! The girls and I had a really nice time! November 01 Coincidence?Yesterday was my day off! I love having days off, too bad they blow by so quickly! I got up, got the kiddos off to school, and took a long hot shower. Then I had a lovely lunch with a friend, and picked up the infamous family pictures. As I was driving over to my dad's place to drop him off some stuff, I got a weird phone call from my brother. "Did you get the message I sent you?" No, I said, what message? He asked if I could receive it while we were talking and no, I can't. "Well hang up and get it, then call me back..." Alrighty then...what's up? So I retieve the message...NO F&%*)ing WAY!
Let me add some important details I've left out: We live in New Mexico, my brother was up in Washington this week for some legal business. We are from Montana, and there is a certain little joint in Butte that our whole family loves and craves, because we can't get them any where but there. It's called Pork Chop John's (I'll bet Hayden's heard of it!)
Well of course my brother stopped there to get lunch on his way back down, and stock up the freezer cause it'll be a while before any of us get up that way again. As he was walking in, my uncle (the one that lives in St. Louis) was walking out!!! Can you imagine all the odds and cosmic timing that had to come together for them to be in the same place at the exact same moment, each half a country apart from home?
I believe it was divine intervention. My brother and my uncle haven't spoken to each other since my mom died four years ago. It's not that they were mad or anything, my uncle called a few times and left messages my brother never returned. My brother never reached out to make the first move because he has some hang ups about feeling like he didn't turn out to Unc's high expectations. And the longer it went the more neither of them would reach out because of their male pride. Isn't it amazing when God puts his finger on things and does something like that?
Well, that about blew the rest of my day, nothing can top that. I'll go for now and think up something to post later!
Ok. Then I left my dad's place because I had to stop at our local home improvement warehouse before I picked up the kiddos from school. I had to get the innards to replace the worn out insides of my two toilets. I wandered down to the plumbing aisle, hoping to run into one of their "experts" and I got lucky! He patiently showed me options as to buying everything piece by piece, or getting a kit that had everything. He made some comments about more women doing these things themselves these days, and I made a comment about not having a choice. If you want something done, you just have to do it! Well, if it was too much for me or I couldn't figure it out, he offered to come over after work some night and do it for me. Uh, thanks...I may be a blonde, but I think I got it covered. I'm sure he was trying to be nice, but the prevailing male chauvanist attitude in this part of the country drives me buggy sometimes. Offer cause you want to get to know me, don't think I can't do it myself! I pride myself on being self-reliant. Blah blah blah, I could go on ranting here, but I won't.
So then I stopped at my friend's house and gave her her birthday present early instead of late this year, then picked up the kiddos and zoomed home to prepare for HALLOWEEN...It was a busy day, but I really didn't get much accomplished. Still have laundry laying around and dishes to do!
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