A week of projects

So Larry left yesterday for Cleveland for a week long work training session with strict instructions not to eat any peanut butter (they have a salmonella scare). So I am following in my mom's footsteps of taking advantage of hubby being gone to make a royal mess in the house in hopes of reorganizing and getting rid of a lot of the paper clutter around the house. I got most of the bedroom done last night and finally got the Christmas decorations down today (they've stayed up so long since I have felt crummy for so long).
Holly and I spent yesterday doing some spending on our gift cards. I still had a little over half of the $40 on my Joann's card after getting 7 skeins of yarn the other week so I got 2 more skeins, 13 different fabrics, and a package of pastel junior mints (never seen them in pastels before), and I still have $3! I love sales at this time of year!
I am feeling much better now. I think the cold left recently and I've actually been fighting allergies for the last few days. I'm having a ton of drainage in my throat (if you wanted to know) and am so tired of clearing my throat. I realized today I haven't been drinking water lately like I normally do and that may have a lot to do with not clearing out like I should.
Well back to my projects. I will try and get those pictures up soon!

Night time medicine is truely for night time!

Larry packed up his medicine he had at work ready to bring back home for me to use, but he got a severe migraine. So I went and picked him up about 4, and he forgot to bring it. He told me to take the night time one though and to take it during the day since it was just me at home. So I took a dose last night, hoping it would work. Usually if it says night time, it doesn't mean much different from day time for me. When the alarm startled me awake, I realized I had actually finally slept through the night. I felt a bit out of it for a couple of minutes, but other than that, felt mostly the same since it had been quite a while since I had taken the medicine. So after Holly had gotten on the bus and Larry had left for work (his car was here from me using it before we got the rental, making me not have to drive him in...yea!) I took another dose of medicine and went to watch one of the shows I had recorded from Tuesday. Next thing I know I'm being woken up by my phone ringing at 10! Talked to Larry shortly after I woke up and told him what had happened. He said good! I needed the rest and I should start feeling better soon. I said not good because I had lots to do for getting him ready for his business trip!
So no more of that stuff till bed time for me! Hopefully he'll remember the other today, or I'll go pick some up while I'm getting his prescriptions refilled tomorrow.

These days

seem so long, yet so much doesn't get done. Today I am trying to get some catching up on the computer done. Should be working on laundry and getting things ready for Larry's work trip to Cleveland next week and saving this catching up for after he's gone, but I thought a couple of hours wouldn't hurt.


I updated my myspace. Not hard. Just changed my background, updated my status, and uploaded some pics. Also sent message out to a neglected friend, sorry Tina!!


It probably will have to be next week when I get totally updated on blog land. So much still to read, and feeling rushed I can't enjoy my time on here catching up on everyone's holiday's and trips.


I will post pictures next week on here. I will put most on my flicker account I finally made since there are so many, and just put some special ones on here.


Here is a new family pic for you though from the trip.


We took a bunch and I have to choose one though to send in cards. Holidays were so busy and I didn't have a good recent family pic, so I decided we'd take one on the trip and I'd send out ones after the new year. I figure that would be fun for people to get a card in the mail when fun mail is so rare again and all anyone is getting is bills.

I will write about the trip and Christmas next week. Let me give a few details of what has been happening since the new year.
1. Our van was stolen on new year's. It was found yesterday, but looks like some little punks are the ones who got it. The seat behind the driver's was burned. They didn't have the windows down so it smothered it's self out before it got too far. Larry said the windows are black and they are going to have to gut it and redo the a/c too if there is any hope of getting the smell out. I fear there is no way to get the smell out and I fear having to continue making payments on something disgusting that there is no way we could trade in for something new...guess we'll just have to keep fingers crossed all goes well.
2. I ended up getting a super bad cold the day we got back from our trip. And it's STILL holding on. Larry got it on Sunday, but he seems to be getting over it much quicker. He said he will bring back the medicine we bought him from work, and wants me to take that kind instead to see if it helps me.
3. My youth minister's wife passed away on the 3rd. She had been battling bone cancer for about 16 months. She had a super rough time with it, but was always strong in her spirit and faith which makes her passing a bit of a shock. Her memorial service was yesterday, and it was proof what a wonderful woman she was and what a fabulous family she has. The church was just as full as it is on the holidays, and the parking lot was more full than ever. It over flowed into the daycare across the street, and into the streets all around.

I will leave it at that for now though and get some stuff done around the house and get a few groceries.

Ding, Dong...

Yes, I'm here!! So much to catch up on. For me reading everyone's blogs and for you all to read about our fabulous trip, Christmases, and end/beginning of the years. Unfortunately waiting for me when we got back was one super nasty cold/virus that I'm not completely over yet. This has left me with so much that I am just now getting to do, so forgive me if it is a bit longer before I get back in the posting grove. Did I mention that Larry now has it? We're doing all we can to keep Holly from getting it...so far so good.
Hope everyone had a great holiday season, and I'll slowly get all caught up. And hopefully I'll get my posts up soon...some fun snow filled pics to come!

Yesterday...

My beauiful girl became a year closer to a woman.

Happy 12th birthday Haylee! I can't really call you one f my babies any more. You have become a beautiful young woman that I am so very, very proud of!

Happy Holidays

Well I am discovering every second that there is way more to do than I thought to get ready for our trip. And with adding driving time to take Ruby out to stay with my MIL while we are gone and driving time for picking up Haylee in Waco, there isn't much time left for me to get it all done....AAAHHH!!

I most likely won't be able to post any while we are gone, so this is probably my last post for the year. So Merry (insert the holiday you celebrate here) to you. Hope everyone has a safe and wonderful celebration. And have a safe and fabulous New Year!!

Happy Holidays from my family to all of yours!!

No matter how hard I try...still Naughty!

So I have been super naughty all around. Not purposely though.

I have been naughty first by not completing my memories of Blake. I will get to that soon. I am much better. It often still doesn't feel real, but for the most part I have accepted his passing now.

Second, I have been naughty blogging. I have gotten on here many times, but just to read others and never posting myself.

Third, I have been quite naughty to my friends. I have not e-mail or called them lately. Two in particular. K and C, I'm sorry! I haven't even gotten on myspace and left them a comment or bumper sticker (they have both sent me many of these, and each has made me laugh and/or touched my heart deeply). But other than a late b-day to another friend, I haven't looked or commented on anyone's page lately.

Things just stay busy around here. The most recent time occupant is Larry's grandmother. She had been sick back in October/November with a bleeding ulcer but had started doing much better, until recently. My SIL called last Friday to tell me Grandma would be having a major surgery today on her stomach. About 15 min after we hung up she called back to say they just called with results of a scan from that morning, and she needed to be admitted to the hospital immediately due to her stomach not draining at all. So we hurried out that night and got to see her Saturday morning. She was in high spirits. The doctors said that she has a strong heart and healthy lungs so she should handle the surgery fine. She's 84 and this is her first serious illness and first time in the hospital for something other than having a baby.

Her surgery was this morning, and last I heard it went well and she did fabulous. If she is able to have visitors, I am headed out tomorrow to see her.

If all goes well, we are planning to go to Colorado for Christmas. So this year we are skipping having a tree. Our last artificial one was really pretty, but it didn't make it in our last move. So last year we finally got a real one. But with going out of town, a real one is not safe. And this year the money for a fake one is better saved for the trip. We have done a little decorating though.

We didn't get to put up outside lights last year. And I REALLY wanted to this year. So we got just a few, again wanting to save for the trip. We started putting them up the Thanksgiving weekend, but found out we were out of staples for the staple gun so we didn't get far. Larry decided to just borrow the one from work, which is much better than ours, instead of buying more staples. But since then he hasn't been getting home from work till 9 or 10, and is too tired to do it. And there is no way I would be allowed to attempt to do it with my problems.

So here are some pictures of Larry putting up what we could that night.

And the result, as best as I could do shivering in the cold.

And here is a little of what I did inside

The fireplace

Some of my snowmen collection (I am missing my glass snow couple. I fear they may have accidentally been placed in the throw out pile left in Plano when we moved. I thought I had stored them in my closet at the apartment, but can't be sure. And since I had no involvement in the packing and moving, I don't know what could have happened...oh well, maybe I'll find replacements one day) I have other decorative snowmen in other areas such as placemats and table covers, and wreaths...think I like snowmen?

And the sofa tableAnd other stuff is scatter around.

I have also been busy sewing for Lucas. Which here is an updated picture of him I took today.

He has definitely become a BIG boy, which is so funny due to how tiny Lori is. But he is a SUPER sweet boy. He will be 5 months old next week. I always look forward to my Wednesdays with him.

Back to his sewing. I was wanting to make him a tag blanket that I've seen on various blogs. I finally got it done. But while cutting the fabric for it, I decided to make a small "chew blanket" for him. Turns out he loved it so much Lori has asked for more so she can easily wash without him being without. So hopefully I can get those finished up by next week. I don't get him again till the new year, but Lori and I are going to hang out next week. Meeting up for drop off/pick up is not enough quality time for us.

Here are the blankets

The Tag blanket

The Chew Blanket

Hopefully all this can allow everyone to forgive me for my "naughtiness", and I will work better to be "nice".