Sunday, November 30, 2008

monday

When I painted my living room last month, I also painted the hallway. It runs between my bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. After painting the hallway I bought a full length mirror with a thick black frame. It's pretty. I didn't want nail holes in my wall so I bought double sided velcro and hung the mirror with the velcro. ........................I was sitting in bed the other day munching on turkey, and watching tv. I kept hearing this strange popping noise. I thought it was electrical wires in my wall catching fire. I got up to investigate. While walking down the hallway the noise got louder. I put my ear to the wall and listened. And that's when the mirror fell from the wall and landed on my baby toe. The noise I was hearing was the velcro pulling away from the other velcro strip.

My baby toe is cut, swollen, and purple. :O(

Daughter called me right before I left work for the day. She wanted to know if I'd stop and buy her some foundation on my way home from work. So on my way home from work I stopped at Walgreens and got her some foundation (Loreal Mineral), some soft drinks, and some razors. I get home, unload the things I purchased and find that I also have a bag with 3 packs of Christmas lights. I didn't remember buying them so I checked my receipt. They weren't on the receipt. (woohoo! I got something for nothing!!) Daughter could read my thoughs I suppose because she says to me as a sort of warning "Karma mom!" And then I guess she saw the disappointment in my face so she says " Look, why don't you keep one box and return the other two." I cracked up laughing. (she cracks me up.)
So I have 3 boxes of Christmas lights sitting on my kitchen counter................and I keep thinking how pretty they'd be lighting up my front porch.........and that maybe I could use them and then return them after Christmas.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Friday

I had a turkey sandwich and pumpkin pie for breakfast. :O)


I had Thanksgiving dinner with my sons, daughter, and boyfriend.
We used our new dining room furniture, the furniture from my childhood.
The table looked pretty, and it brought back memories.
I love having all my kids together. It's difficult to do with everyones work and school schedules. But it's important to do, and we had a really nice time.

Both cats are sleeping off their turkey hangovers.

I'm off work today. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to stay in my pajamas, watch tv, and graze on leftovers all day or if I'm going to do some shopping.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Wed.

I've baked the pumpkin pies. They're wrapped in aluminun foil and in the refrigerator.
The veggies have been cleaned, cut, and arranged on the veggie tray....covered with aluminum foil and in the frig.
I've cleaned the turkey, seasoned it, rubbed it down with oil & have it in the cooking bag with onions and celery....... it's in the frig. waiting to be baked.

So while I'm at work tomorrow, boyfriend will put the turkey in the oven. :O)..................and daughter will dust the furniture and clean up the bathroom.
Everything's under control.............and i'm looking forward to a pleasant Thanksgiving with my family.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

the weekend

I didn't do much this weekend. I ran all my errands Friday after work. So the whole weekend was mine to do with as I saw fit.
Boyfriend, daughter, and I did a little hiking in the woods today at a park that's close by. It was relaxing and enjoyable.

I dread going back to work tomorrow. I'd rather get a root canal.
I read up on nursing burn out yesterday.
I have almost all of the symptoms. It feels bad.
I need to get help, or change professions. (I'll probably say it a few more times before I actually do anything about it!)

When the new owners of my work took over, they decided each department would wear color coded scrubs. It distinguishes each department from the other making it easier for everyone else to know who is doing what job.............................It's a little depressing to put on the same outfit day after day. Especially when it's not even a pretty color. I hate it!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

new lease on life

So I did the work sheet that the IRS sent to me. I sent them a check today for five hundred and eighty bucks.
That ought to put a dent in the federal deficit!

Today was my off day.
I scrubbed my kitchen and bathroom floors. They look pretty good.
I also unloaded a sofa and love seat from my mom and dads house.
They bought new stuff. The old stuff is in perfect condition.
I plan on finishing my family room while on my Christmas vacation so I kept the love seat.
One of my neighbors was in need of a sofa. Hers is beat up and she doesn't have the money to buy a new one. So I gave her the sofa. We're both happy with our new stuff. :O)

Boyfriend went to the doctor yesterday.
The doctor checked the area on boyfriends tongue, and he also found a growth on boyfriends larynx. The doctor believes that both areas are benign, opted to not do a biopsy, and will check them again in 6 weeks.
When boyfriend called to tell me the good news I cried. It was such a relief. Boyfriend feels like he has been given a new lease on life.
I feel very grateful.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Sunday

After a closer look at the letter & worksheet the IRS sent me, I do owe them money. Bummer! Now I just have to figure out how much................it will probably be around 400 bucks, according to my dad. We'll see!

Gas is $1.89/gallon here today. I hope the price continues to drop.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Friday

Today was my off day.
Boyfriend and I went to the mall.
I did most of my Christmas shopping.

I got a letter from the IRS today.
I screwed up my last return by listing my son as a dependent.
It was the only way the program I used would allow me to get the
education credits.
I did a rough draft of the worksheet they sent to me.
When all is said and done, I don't owe them any money........unless of course I'm screwing up the worksheet too. I don't think I'm screwing it up.

Boyfriend has a doctors appointment Monday.
They're going to biopsy an area on the very back of his tongue.
He's very worried.
I'm optimistic, in a guarded sort of way.........so i'm just trying to ignore my nervous gut and wait to see what the results say....

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

:O)

some of what i love about my boyfriend......



1. he says to me when i come in the door "hi sugar booger!"

2. he laughs when i moon him even though i've mooned him a hundred times.

3.he thinks i'm smart

4. he knows every dirty deed i've ever done and loves me anyway

5. he likes chick flicks

6. he loves we-ping and joplin as much as i do.

7. he lets my daughter twist his ear day after day.....and he's actually listening

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Tuesday

Daughters soccer coach wants to take the soccer team to Gatlinburg Tenn. He's planning on going the second week of Dec. It will be two male coaches with about 8-10 teen girls in a cabin.
I don't like it.
I don't like the thought of them being up in the mountains on narrow winding roads in Dec. when it's likely to snow........I don't like that it's adult men with all those teen girls.........I don't like that he's planning the trip over the holiday season..........there's nothing about this trip that I like........so I just told daughter she can't go.

Monday, November 10, 2008

oh christmas tree

I put up my Christmas tree today.
I couldn't help myself.
I have a million and one things to do and places to go over the next 2 months.
I was starting to feel overwhelmed.
So while sitting on the living room floor thinking about all of the things that will
need to be done, I thought maybe I should get a jump on it all. I called the house phone from my cell phone. Daughter answered. She was upstairs listening to music. So I called her and asked if she wanted to put up the tree. She was like "YES!" So she came downstairs and together we went to the basement and brought up the tree, lights, and ornaments. We put the whole thing up.................and then I crossed my fingers and hoped the neighbors won't be able to see it through the front window!
I don't feel so overwhelmed anymore, a little silly maybe......but oh well..... :O)

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Joplin


My little guy, Joplin, recovering from his visit with the Vet yesterday.
He laid on the couch with me today and took it easy. (doesn't he have big feet?)
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voting day

Today has been a great day.
I got up before daylight and took a very long and almost painfully hot shower. Only it wasn't painful.......just hot, and it felt good.
I dressed and took off to go vote.
I was the 7th person in line, 2 were already in the booth voting. So I really only had to wait about 10 minutes.
I voted my presidential vote last because I wanted to save the best for last.. I paused to check out the goose bumps on my arms before voting. It was really something to see a female and an african american on the ticket. I debated whether or not to yell "WooHoo" while I was in the booth. It's how I felt inside. Ya know? I felt all patriotic, sentimental and proud. And I took a minute while in the voting booth to think about all the people who fought for the rights of women and blacks to vote. So it was like "WooHoo!" Only I decided against expressing myself.
After voting I went to the grocery store, came home, put away the groceries and then dressed back down to my pajamas.
I made myself some pancakes, got on the couch with my comforter thrown over my legs, ate breakfast and laid on the couch and read for a couple hours. I'm reading The Summons by John Grisham. It's not the kind of book that you can't put down, but it's entertaining enough.
I took a two hour nap....got up & chit chatted with, and made lunch for daughter and one of her girlfriends. They took off to go see a movie and to play soccer.
I settled back into the couch with my big comforter and Joplin...............and we watched Stand By Me and Philadelphia. I used to watch Stand By Me with my oldest son. It was one of his favorite movies while he was a kid. So I love it for sentimental reasons, plus it's good.
Boyfriend came over and put away my outdoor furniture, cleaned out and put away my flower pots.............and I think he raked my yard. I made chili cheese coneys for us for dinner while he worked.
It was a relaxing, quiet, lazy day....... AND I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Monday, November 03, 2008

Monday

We took kitty in to be spayed today. An hour after dropping her off at the Vets the vet called us to say he could not spay her........because SHE is a HE........and did we want him neutered.
Cracked me up!
So anyway, Joplin was neutered today..... caught up on all his vaccines.....and is doing quite well. I'm relieved the little guy is home.

I'm off work tomorrow. My plan is to leave the house at 5:30am and be the first in line to vote. We'll see how that works out.

Sunday, November 02, 2008

Sunday

I just finished reading "A Time To Kill" by John Grisham. And the whole race issue aside, I wonder what I would do if I had to serve on a jury where a man was on trial for killing the men who raped and tortured his daughter.
I'd like to think I'd follow the law. But I wonder would I have the balls to find him not guilty even though I knew he really was guilty.............because I would understand a parent wanting to kill someone who did that to their child...........and they really would be doing society a favor by killing the bastards. So I wonder what would I do...

Joplin my kitty gets spayed tomorrow. Or atleast that's the plan.
So I treated her to some of the salmon I cooked for dinner this evening and I've given her a little extra attention.

I'm anxious for Tuesday to get here so that we can get this election over with already and get on with things.

Saturday, November 01, 2008

saturday

I get an extra hour of sleep tonight. WooHoo! I LOVE when that happens!



One of the girls at work bought my lunch the other day. I don't bring money to work since they started giving us a free lunch. Everyone decided to order a sandwich from the deli down the street rather eat the free lunch. She bought mine. So tomorrow I'm going to pack a lunch for me and her. I'm going to make chicken sandwiches with lettuce and tomatoes. And I'm going to bring pickles and apples. Sounds good, huh?



I bought our Thanksgiving turkey and ham yesterday. I couldn't decide between the two so I got both. I think the traditional Thanksgiving dinner is gross. But I like the leftover turkey....and the pumpkin pie.