Ok, here is the beginning of my summer list. Strangely, summer is about 1/2 over and it feels like it has just started.
1. Clean out all closets (and hide Dh's stuff before he sees what I am throwing out.)
2. Have a big yardsale (although DH would pay me not to have one)
3. Pick out paint colors for both bathrooms and bedroom
4. Paint bedroom and bathrooms (Enlist help for this (promise pizza and drinks afterwards...doesn't everywork for food?)
5. Finish painting kitchen
6. Pick out new color to paint accents wall in Living Room (Dh hubby could possibly kill me for doing this)
7. Pick out burial plot--see above (TOTALLY just joking!)
8. Help DH clean and organize garage (throw away stuff when he isn't looking!)
9. Go through all Christmas decorations and get rid of what we don't use (don't let DH help--he'd make sure we don't use any!)
10. Organize scrap/craft room(Make path to get into room first!)
11. Donate craft and scrap supplies that I don't want(yeah right, who am I kidding? I want everything in there!)
12. Organize craft patterns and start planning for bazaars
13. Stain front deck
14. Start planning trip for spring break--maybe to NYC ??
15.
Am I for real? Is this all really going to get done? Good grief, even I can figure out the answers to these questions. Oh well, I can dream. And a plan is always good, right? Any helpers volunteering?
Anyhoo, I have a lot to do and not a lot of time. The big wedding is this weekend which will be fun for DH. Lots of his favorite former students will be there that he hasn't seen for quite some time. I am excited for him....
Next Thursday we are headed down south to visit with DH's parents and his brother and family. It should be fun and relaxing. However I don't look forward to the 100+ degree weather there but am thankful that his parents have a pool. Fun times!
The smoke here is unbelievable. We live at the base of a beautiful mountain and for days we have not been able to see it. I am stuffed up every day and just plain not feeling up to par. I am chalking it all up to the smoke playing with my allergies. We are so thankful for all the firefighters that have been working day in and day out to get these fires under control. Their jobs are not fun, especially in the heat and their lives really are on the line. If you see a firefighter, thank them for us.....we really do appreciate them and owe them a lot!
Thankfully for us, we live in town, not directly surrounded by the monsterous pines that so many places around here do have. Last year we had two 100+ feet trees taken out. I feel much better with those gone but sure miss the beauty of them. However we do have several friends living outside the city limits that have been placed on notice or have been evacuated in the past few weeks, due to the fires, and have felt their fear and nervousness as they waited. Thankfully none of them lost their homes but many have. We feel for them and definitely keep them in our thoughts and prayers.
I am off to finish the laundry and then tackle the crap room (I mean scraproom). Wish me luck!
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
100 things...in the making....
1. I just turned 40 years old.
2. DH and my best friend, Teresa (and her hubby), planned a surprise weekend for me which I knew nothing about.
3. It made turning 40 much easier!
4. I work a full time job plus a part time job.
5. I love both my jobs and don't want to quit either.
6. I love saving money and hoard it until I have enough to buy something special I want...right now it is a dining room set and a hutch.
7. DH and I love to travel.
8. Each year we spend at least two weeks in Bandon-By-The-Sea, Oregon.
9. We hope to retire close to the ocean.
10. We have a bichon frise named Daisy Mae.
11. She is spoiled rotten and runs the house most of the time.
12. We love her to death!
13. Hopefully this year we can start the adoption process.
14. I am really scared but excited too.
15. I never wanted just one child but it may turn out that way depending upon money and the time it takes.
16. We have two nephews, one on each side.
17. They are both only children and spoiled rotten.
18. We love them to death.
19. I have a brother who has a traumatic brain injury.
20. I love that guy more than anything.
21. He is so loved by everyone!
22. Sometimes I get teary eyed thinking about him.
23. He has taught me so much!
24. I have had my best friend since 7th grade.
25. After high school, we went back to NY to be nannies.
26. It was a great experience.
27. Even after 27 years, we are still best friends.
28. I talk to her more than I talk to my sister.
29. I am closer to her than my own sister.
30. Some day I want to live next door to her.
31. Our Husbands get along too!
32. My best friends kids call me their aunt.
33. I love it!
34. I am very close to my mom.
35. I am sad that we don't talk more on the phone.
36. I miss not being closer to her.
37. I was adopted when I was six weeks old.
38. Sometimes I cry when I think about it.
39. It all seems so surreal.
40. I found my birthmother about 8 or so years ago.
41. It has been an interesting ride.
42. I haven't talked to her since September.
43. I think I know why but out of respect for her, I keep it private.
44. I have pretty much decided to not have anymore contact with her.
45. It is too confusing, even at 40 years old.
46. I am at peace with it.
47. My parents were very supportive when I told them I had found her.
48. Sometimes I wish they would ask me more about her.
49. I get stressed very easily.
50. Death freaks me out.
51. I read obituaries every day but am trying to break this habit. (Its depressing!)
52. If someone my age has died, I think about it all day.
53. I really need to quit thinking about it.
54. I want to be skinny.
55. I am starting a new diet program that is very successful. (Ask me about it in a couple of months, I think I may become a life coach for it!)
56. When I lose a lot of weight, I am going to cut my hair short.
57. I can't wait!
58. WHen I got married, I moved to Northern CA.
59. DH loves it here---in the mountains, close to fishing.
60. I do not like it here at all.
61. DH promised me that when we retired we could move wherever I want.
62. I really want to move back to Oregon or Idaho.
63. Sometimes I miss being back home so bad, I cry.
64.I think I have some OCD tendencies.
65. I have to check and recheck the doors every night to make sure they are locked.
66. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night to check them.
67. I am deathly afraid of the dark too.
68. I have a hard time cleaning my house because I am so anal about how clean I can get it.
69. The same with organizing because I become obsessive about it.
70. I really should go to the Dr. and get some meds for it.
71. I am afraid of Drs. though because of needles.
72. I have an unnatural fear of needles (shots).
73. I physically get sick and cry if I think I am going to have to have one.
74. I really don't cry much though.
75. DH and I met on the internet.
76. Our first phone date lasted 11 HOURS.
77. When we met, we instantly hit it off.
78. We long distance dated for two years but saw each other at least once a month.
79. He almost died and had to postpone asking me to marry him.
80. I didn't know this until just a few years ago.
81. He wanted a short engagement so we got married six weeks later.
82. We had a very small wedding-27 people.
83. That is exactly how we wanted it too.
84. We went on our honeymoon to Montana and Wyoming since I had never been to either.
85. Dh tripped and broke his foot at Old Faithful.
86. I am extremely allergic to cats.
87. I can tell in about one minute if a cat lives in a house.
88. I am afraid of them too because of not being able to breath when I am around them.
89. I love to scrapbook and make cards.
90. I think I am borderline obsessed with it.
91. DH is very supportive though and helps me find scrapbooking stores whenever we are traveling.
92. I have my own room dedicated to crafts that is packed to the brim.
93. People always want to buy my cards but I am not confident enough to let them.
94. I love to sleep but can't sleep in anymore.
95. I want to go back to Hawaii but to a different Island.
96. I have to be cold in order to sleep.
97. It was so hot and humid in Maui that I couldn't sleep.
98. I was grumpy from lack of sleep and get grumpy when I don't get enough sleep.
99. Dh says I can snore pretty loud sometimes.
100. I can't believe I did it and will probably edit and revise.
2. DH and my best friend, Teresa (and her hubby), planned a surprise weekend for me which I knew nothing about.
3. It made turning 40 much easier!
4. I work a full time job plus a part time job.
5. I love both my jobs and don't want to quit either.
6. I love saving money and hoard it until I have enough to buy something special I want...right now it is a dining room set and a hutch.
7. DH and I love to travel.
8. Each year we spend at least two weeks in Bandon-By-The-Sea, Oregon.
9. We hope to retire close to the ocean.
10. We have a bichon frise named Daisy Mae.
11. She is spoiled rotten and runs the house most of the time.
12. We love her to death!
13. Hopefully this year we can start the adoption process.
14. I am really scared but excited too.
15. I never wanted just one child but it may turn out that way depending upon money and the time it takes.
16. We have two nephews, one on each side.
17. They are both only children and spoiled rotten.
18. We love them to death.
19. I have a brother who has a traumatic brain injury.
20. I love that guy more than anything.
21. He is so loved by everyone!
22. Sometimes I get teary eyed thinking about him.
23. He has taught me so much!
24. I have had my best friend since 7th grade.
25. After high school, we went back to NY to be nannies.
26. It was a great experience.
27. Even after 27 years, we are still best friends.
28. I talk to her more than I talk to my sister.
29. I am closer to her than my own sister.
30. Some day I want to live next door to her.
31. Our Husbands get along too!
32. My best friends kids call me their aunt.
33. I love it!
34. I am very close to my mom.
35. I am sad that we don't talk more on the phone.
36. I miss not being closer to her.
37. I was adopted when I was six weeks old.
38. Sometimes I cry when I think about it.
39. It all seems so surreal.
40. I found my birthmother about 8 or so years ago.
41. It has been an interesting ride.
42. I haven't talked to her since September.
43. I think I know why but out of respect for her, I keep it private.
44. I have pretty much decided to not have anymore contact with her.
45. It is too confusing, even at 40 years old.
46. I am at peace with it.
47. My parents were very supportive when I told them I had found her.
48. Sometimes I wish they would ask me more about her.
49. I get stressed very easily.
50. Death freaks me out.
51. I read obituaries every day but am trying to break this habit. (Its depressing!)
52. If someone my age has died, I think about it all day.
53. I really need to quit thinking about it.
54. I want to be skinny.
55. I am starting a new diet program that is very successful. (Ask me about it in a couple of months, I think I may become a life coach for it!)
56. When I lose a lot of weight, I am going to cut my hair short.
57. I can't wait!
58. WHen I got married, I moved to Northern CA.
59. DH loves it here---in the mountains, close to fishing.
60. I do not like it here at all.
61. DH promised me that when we retired we could move wherever I want.
62. I really want to move back to Oregon or Idaho.
63. Sometimes I miss being back home so bad, I cry.
64.I think I have some OCD tendencies.
65. I have to check and recheck the doors every night to make sure they are locked.
66. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night to check them.
67. I am deathly afraid of the dark too.
68. I have a hard time cleaning my house because I am so anal about how clean I can get it.
69. The same with organizing because I become obsessive about it.
70. I really should go to the Dr. and get some meds for it.
71. I am afraid of Drs. though because of needles.
72. I have an unnatural fear of needles (shots).
73. I physically get sick and cry if I think I am going to have to have one.
74. I really don't cry much though.
75. DH and I met on the internet.
76. Our first phone date lasted 11 HOURS.
77. When we met, we instantly hit it off.
78. We long distance dated for two years but saw each other at least once a month.
79. He almost died and had to postpone asking me to marry him.
80. I didn't know this until just a few years ago.
81. He wanted a short engagement so we got married six weeks later.
82. We had a very small wedding-27 people.
83. That is exactly how we wanted it too.
84. We went on our honeymoon to Montana and Wyoming since I had never been to either.
85. Dh tripped and broke his foot at Old Faithful.
86. I am extremely allergic to cats.
87. I can tell in about one minute if a cat lives in a house.
88. I am afraid of them too because of not being able to breath when I am around them.
89. I love to scrapbook and make cards.
90. I think I am borderline obsessed with it.
91. DH is very supportive though and helps me find scrapbooking stores whenever we are traveling.
92. I have my own room dedicated to crafts that is packed to the brim.
93. People always want to buy my cards but I am not confident enough to let them.
94. I love to sleep but can't sleep in anymore.
95. I want to go back to Hawaii but to a different Island.
96. I have to be cold in order to sleep.
97. It was so hot and humid in Maui that I couldn't sleep.
98. I was grumpy from lack of sleep and get grumpy when I don't get enough sleep.
99. Dh says I can snore pretty loud sometimes.
100. I can't believe I did it and will probably edit and revise.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
How many days has it been, really????
Once again, I have slacked with my blog. Life just has this way of getting out of hand.
Speaking of Life, these last few weeks have been a real eye opener for me. Three different, special people who mean the world to me are now fighting that horrible word---CANCER. That is a word that terrifies me. I have literally had nightmares over it. Through all of this though, I am watching three people who are fighting it with dignity, with acceptance, and with a will to live. Not one of them has given up, nor do they have any reason to. I am happy to report that it seems they will be able to win this battle they have been handed and not for once did I doubt than any of them would. I love each and every one of you!
I have never been one to really live by what I see on T.V. or hear from someone else. I always had this notion that I needed to live my life how I felt I needed to and that I needed to set my own path and follow it. I guess it was my stubborness and will to be in control. These past few months something really strange has happened. And, I have no idea how or where it came from...I really would love to give credit where credit is due....if I could just figure it out!
Anyway, I have always been one to stew about things, to get myself worked up over little things, to really hold a grudge without that person knowing it, to wonder why instead of just accepting it, to worrying about things that truly were so far out of my control, to physically getting sick from the worrying, etc. You get the picture.
I decided one day....a couple of months ago that I needed to not sweat the small things and just let things be. And, I really have been working on it. It has been amazing! I had no idea I had it in me to "JUST LET GO." I wish I could figure out where this came from. I really want to know. I want to know if it was someone who I need to thank or something where I need to never take for granted again. For now I am just going to accept, enjoy it, and embrace it!
Life....what a beautiful thing....and it sure beats the alternative!
Speaking of Life, these last few weeks have been a real eye opener for me. Three different, special people who mean the world to me are now fighting that horrible word---CANCER. That is a word that terrifies me. I have literally had nightmares over it. Through all of this though, I am watching three people who are fighting it with dignity, with acceptance, and with a will to live. Not one of them has given up, nor do they have any reason to. I am happy to report that it seems they will be able to win this battle they have been handed and not for once did I doubt than any of them would. I love each and every one of you!
I have never been one to really live by what I see on T.V. or hear from someone else. I always had this notion that I needed to live my life how I felt I needed to and that I needed to set my own path and follow it. I guess it was my stubborness and will to be in control. These past few months something really strange has happened. And, I have no idea how or where it came from...I really would love to give credit where credit is due....if I could just figure it out!
Anyway, I have always been one to stew about things, to get myself worked up over little things, to really hold a grudge without that person knowing it, to wonder why instead of just accepting it, to worrying about things that truly were so far out of my control, to physically getting sick from the worrying, etc. You get the picture.
I decided one day....a couple of months ago that I needed to not sweat the small things and just let things be. And, I really have been working on it. It has been amazing! I had no idea I had it in me to "JUST LET GO." I wish I could figure out where this came from. I really want to know. I want to know if it was someone who I need to thank or something where I need to never take for granted again. For now I am just going to accept, enjoy it, and embrace it!
Life....what a beautiful thing....and it sure beats the alternative!
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