wed. 22, 2014

I had a good time at my nieces baby shower. Her due
date is November 27. Looking forward to meeting
my great nephew.

After the shower 3 of my sisters and I went to
the casino.
I gavethe place 40 bucks. But still I had fun!

 I traded my crappy Ford Fusion in.......bought a
new Honda Civic. Originally I planned on keeping the Fusion until the Sonata died since the Fusion is 7 years younger and has half the miles on it that the Sonata has, giving the Fusion to daughter, and trading in the Sonata...........but the Sonata drives great, and doesn't break down like the Fusion does. The Sonata has been a great car...........even the paint job still looks good.

I got sons employee discount on the price of the Honda, plus
another 500 bucks.......and I saved a few more hundred since it's a new 2014 rather than a 2015.
The car is metallic grey with black interior. I think
it's nice. And not that it matters to me, but the car reads my text messages out loud if I'm driving......
cracks me up!
 If you ever have to finance a car........always make sure to make them knock
the interest rate they offer you down at least 2 points........they will always ask for 2 points higher than what you can actually get. I got 0.9%.
I would have bought a Jaguar if I could have afforded one.........but I can't! :O) I'm happy with what I got.

Daughter wants to continue on in school.
I'm happy for her.......but I really thought I was finished paying tuition.........!

oct. 18, 2014

I'm going to my nieces baby shower today.
I bought her a baby bath tub seat, baby towels and wash cloths, and then some baby shampoo, powder, and lotion..............and  I got baby a book. I can't believe how expensive all that baby stuff is......I don't remember it being so expensive.
I'm looking forward to seeing my niece.

I think I'm going to buy a new car this weekend.
My car is sick again.........it cost me a couple grand to fix a few weeks ago......this fix will be over a grand.........son told me to trade it in, not to fix it........I know it would be cheaper to fix then to buy a different car but the car's not worth it.........and I need something dependable...........so I'm on the look for a new/different car..............

sept. 14, 2014

Sitting in my bed with the window open so I can hear the rain.........grateful to have the day off work.......drinking hot tea......blogging and petting Mr. Bojangles.......mornings don't get much better than this!

I'll probably do a little house cleaning today........and if we get a reprieve from the rain I'll finish painting the dresser....

fridayoct. 10 2014

Daughter passed her very final exam yesterday. Yay!

I made a pot roast, potatoes, and carrots in the crock pot yesterday. The meat is so tender when cooked in the crock...............I cooked it because it's one of dads favorite meals............
 We bought him a George Foreman grill for Father's day. SO since mom passed away he cooks most of his meals on his deck on the grill or he goes out to eat.
If I make a roast or a pot of chili, or a pot of beans I usually pack some up and put it in his frig. for him........and of course he is welcomed here for dinner any time. Makes me feel a little sad thinking about him having dinner alone......or just being alone in that house. He's not an idle person though.........he's out there keeping busy..........and that makes me feel a little better.......

I have the drawers to the old dresser painted. They look pretty good except for one of the areas I patched didn't turn out so good............I could do it over but I think I'll just live with it. The rest of the dresser is on the deck under a tarp. It's raining. Hopefully the tarp will keep it dry.

thursday october 9, 2014

I took the mirror off the old dresser, cleaned, sanded, and filled in some holes and such  yesterday.
Originally I planed on re staining it but have decided to paint it instead.
Hopefully I'll get the painting finished today.

Daughters last final is today. All that"s left to do is 120 hours of clinicals and state testing.
I studied with her for a few hours last night.
I think she'll do OK if she takes her time and pays attention to what she is reading.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

october 8, 2014

Work was crazy busy again yesterday.......and to boot, state inspectors were there on a complaint making it even more stressful.................on my desk at work sits a packet of papers that need to be filled out........they've been sitting there for almost 4 weeks.......that's 3 weeks longer than I've been there...........I will fill them out but I don't understand how people just leave things un done...............so anyway, i'm off work the next 3 days...........knowing that state is there today and that i'm off makes me very happy.

Sister daughter and I are going clogging tonight.................haven't done it in 10 years........looking forward to it!

got up and went outside at 5:15 this morning to see the Bloody Moon............couldn't see a thing! too much fog I think........

saturday october 4, 2014

I worked a 14 hour shift yesterday and the day before. It was crazy busy. I worked a unit I haven't worked in 4 or 5years. So I felt a little lost, out of touch, unorganized, and overwhelmed. I wish they'd quit moving us around. Continuity of care suffers.............no good that I can see comes out of it..........the powers that be know we don't like it..........and I think that's exactly why they do it..............they're mean spirited some of the time.

It's cold outside.
Hopefully it warms up as the day goes on.....I picked the last 3 green peppers this morning, and a handful of spicy chili peppers.
I'll use the green peppers in a pot of chili and give the chili peppers to son.

I have one back board on, one more to put together, and then some furniture to re arrange today........and I have an antique dresser that needs to be worked on today.......just not sure what I'm going to do with it.

I'd like to have a family dinner tomorrow but that means I'll have to clean the house today........not sure I'll have the time.