Snowy Weekend

 

Wow, what a cold weekend.

Woke up on Saturday morning to SNOW





These pics were snapped early in the AM, before any real accumulation.  Although we didn’t get what was called for, which was 5-8” we did get about 3 or so, it was a very heavy snow and with the cold temperatures,it turned to ice….which is far worse than snow.  Right?

But it was a perfect day to put a pot of chili on the stove  to simmer especially when hubby is making it. His chili is sooooooooooo good, with my cornbread.  Perfect meal for a cold blustery day.



And a snuggle on the couch under a blanket with the hubby watching a movie. 



Now after movie 1, guess we are going to have to watch 2, 3, 4 before long.

Yesterday I spent the day playing catch up with everything that I let go from the weekend.  My morning will start off my making out a list and having my quiet time.

Hope you had a great weekend and will have a very blessed  Tuesday.

Blessings,

Cindy

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Should I lie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and tell ya that I have been on some far away trip and I’m so exhausted by all the excursions that I’ve done, that I can barely think straight. When in reality I have been playing hold up and hostage

in my own home.  Yep, you heard that right.  I have been sitting here at home and not blogging nor really wanting to post.  Ok…that’s not really true, I’ve wanted to post but just haven’t felt that I have had anything worthy or fun to even share.

   

 

 

I think this weather has me in some kind of a funk.   This happens to me alot around this time of the year…All the activities of the holidays are over and this year I had the move on top of everything else, so I am feeling a bit “out of sorts”.  Although I am a wee bit excited about all the progress I have made with getting things in order.  Isn’t that what January is all about?  And that is what I spent most of January doing…..cleaning out computer files, making password list, personal work related files, creating a coupon binder, going back to the menu planner, and also back to cooking and baking more.  :)  Not bad for a January.  Now that February is here, we have gotten my hubby’s work office moved to a new location.  (His lease was up at his other office), and hoping now we can focus on some fun stuff.

This past weekend (Sat) he and I took the day and headed out to a auction up in Pa that had primitives for sale.  Oh my…good thing I am living in a shoe box because there was lots I wanted to bring home

 

.  Afterwards we hit several antique stores in the area, grabbed some dinner, did some grocery shopping and headed home.  I was utterly worn out when we got home. 

Sunday we headed out to church followed by stopping in at the store to grab a few things for lunch.  We came home and made lunch together, Chicken fijitas’ ummmmmm yummy!, even had time for a nap before the Super Bowl.  All in all it was a great weekend…so what have I been up to this week….

 

Trying to decide what to do for my family for Valentines day.   Got any plans?  We don’t usually do alot for each other.  And for my kids, I normally just pick them up some goodies, but this year I am playing around with the thought of “making them some homebaked goodies” . 

 

I will most likely work on them tomorrow as hubby is taking Friday off from work and we may be going out of town for the day and Saturday we are taking my boys to see the Washington Wizards play the San Antonio Spurs in DC. So it should be another busy weekend.

So this hopefully gives you a idea of where I’m at as well as where my head is at these days.  But hoping to be a much better blogging buddy soon. 

Now where is that excursion list….JIC…..

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A fun weekend!

Can you believe this week is gone too?  I can't believe that it is Friday already, but I am so happy.  I am looking forward to this weekend.  It is going to be a cold, dreary weekend from the reports that I have heard, but that is okay.  I plan to put on Christmas movies, and Christmas music and decorate my house.  Looking forward to putting our first Christmas together.  Just me and the hubby will be working on it tomorrow, but my goal is to get everything done except for the ornaments on the trees, and when the kids come over on Sunday they can do that?  I will take some pictures when it is all done and show you.

Not alot going on here so will keep this short.  Thought I would share this little game I got in a email.

1.) Wrapping paper or gift bag? Both, I love to wrap presents with pretty big bows, but use bags too.

2.) Real tree or artificial?  Artificial

3.) When do you put up the tree?   Day after Thanksgiving usually.  This year,this weekend

4.) When do you take the tree down?   January 1, usually

5.) Do you like eggnog? No

6.) Favorite gift received as a child? really not sure I liked all my presents!  :)

7.) Hardest person to buy for? My dad!

 8.) Easiest person to buy for? My mom

9.) Do you have a Nativity scene? Yes

10.) Mail or e-mail Christmas cards? both

11.) Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Can't seem to remember one

12.) Favorite Christmas movie.  Holiday Inn, Christmas in Connecticut, White Christmas, oh, was I only suppose to pick one.  hehe

13.) When do you start shopping for Christmas?  Oct.

14.) Have you ever recycled a Christmas gift? Yes

15.) Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?  My moms Christmas dinner

16.) Lights on the tree? Yes, as many as I can get on there.

17.) Favorite Christmas song?  Happy Birthday Mary

18.) Travel at Christmas or stay home? both, some years we travel, others we stay home

19.) Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yes

20.) Angel on the tree top or a star?   Star

21.) Open presents Christmas morning? most of the time, now it revolves more around my kids schedule

22.) Most annoying thing about this time of the year? not enough time

23.) Favorite ornament, theme or color?  I love my primitive Christmas tree, just the simplicity of it.

 24.) Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham

25.) What do you want for this Christmas?  Time with my family


Have a great weekend.
Hugs!

A week half over

Happy Wednesday everyone, hope this finds you all having a great week. I can't believe that it is already the middle of the week, not sure where the time is going this year, but seems to be getting away from me. Although when I look back on the year, I feel that I have gotten much accomplished but wish I was farther down my list. Make sense? Am I ever happy with my progress?
One thing that I haven't done real good at is my blogging (sorry ya'll)...kinda been taking a break from posting as there really isn't much to share but the same ol stuff...so have just been quite. Been using my blogging time for different things...I know with Fall upon us, I will want to spend my evening cuddled up with Michael and watching some tv or just talking. We really need that time as a couple and with our work schedules as they are, that doesn't leave much time to spend together unless it is in the evenings.

Speaking of Fall, I am so ready for it. The weather here has been strange for August. This morning while driving into work it was 55 degrees and the high yesterday was only 77. Great weather for me. Wish it would stay that way. It is suppose to be cool again tonight and rain, so thinking that I might go home from work tonight and make a big pot of soup. That sounds yummy to me.

Michael and I did get away this past weekend. We went up to Lancaster Pa (Amish Country) and had such a wonderful time. Actually the purpose of the trip is he purchased a antique library table off of ebay and we had to go up there to pick it up. I love it. Can't wait to show you the pictures. Anyway, we spent the days wondering through the antique shops in the area and beyond. Now I just have to take a weekend to go up there and get to Bird-in-Hand and Intercourse. Two of my favorite little towns.

Well ladies, I need to scoot. I will try to get around and visit soon.
Hugs!

Thoughtful Thursday

Hi ya'll. Thought before the weekend rolls around again, I better tell you what I've been up to this week.

This weekend I have been spent trying to keep up with everything at the house so that Michael and I can go away this weekend for a little getaway without having any cares while I am gone. Woo Hoo! Today is Tori's last day at her 'salon' job so she will be coming/moving back home. It will be wonderful to have her back at home. I have really missed her while she was at her dad's. Granted I know she misses her dad, and spending time over at his house is nice but she doesn't see him as much as she would like because of his work schedule. Guess she probably sees him more when he comes to visit with her at our house or they meet for dinner someplace . That way she has his undivided attention. Since Michael and I are going away though, she will go back to her dads for the weekend. At least he should be home and so she will be able to spend some time with him.

Michael and I have been so busy with our work schedules and everything else this summer we didn't even take a vacation. Mainly because we have made trips to Texas to visit with his mom and felt that was more important. Speaking of Texas we are planning to head back out there again over Labor Day. His mom has been having some more issues so please continue to pray for her. We feel truly blessed that she has done as well as she has, but she has been battling and fighting so much lately with fevers, sickness, and complications on top of the new chemo that they have put her on.

Last week, we took Tori to get her Senior pictures made, and we got to view the proofs on Tuesday night. It's hard for me to believe how grown up she looks and is. In a couple of weeks she will be 17 years old. I married her father at 17. I remember feeling quite mature for 17, and thought I was ready for marriage. But I can not imagine Tori wanting to get married at 17. Now I know what my poor parents must have gone through when I mentioned marrying at such a young age. Isn't it amazing how it takes having children of our own to realize what we put our parents through. Most people would say it was a mistake that we married so young but I have never felt that. Even though the marriage ended in divorce, it was a good marriage and still to this day I feel that it was right. I don't think age had anything to do with the divorce.

Really need to close and scoot. Hope you have a blessed rest of the week.
Hug!

Too many things

Happy Sunday everyone. I decided I needed to sit down and let you all know what is going on with me. I know it has been awhile since I posted but it just seems that I don't feel like I have anything to say. Nothing exciting going on but just regular everyday stuff. Days are full of going to work and nights filled with playing catch up or running errands, or simply resting.

Michael has been off the last several weeks as he is in between jobs. He is suppose to start his new one next week. He decided to take another week off so that he can take care of more things here at the house that he is wanting to get done before he starts back. Seems there is always a list of projects to take care of. He has made some great strides in the last couple of weeks. Woo hoo, that means there is less that I have to try to take care of when I get home. He is so thoughtful when it comes to helping me. I am so blessed that he is how he is. Each day when I get home, he tells me to go and lay down for a couple of hours and rest. I always feel so guilty for getting home and taking a nap instead of spending time with him, but it does make me feel so much better.

I am back at a very familiar place, looking for a balance in things. This is a place I know very well. My mind is racing with all kinds of things that I want to do... I am debating on what to get into today. Parts of me would like to do some cooking and baking, another part wants to spend time playing online, and another part just wants to watch old movies and cuddle with Michael, and another part wants to get out and go to a antique mall and reminisce the past and possibly find a trinket. Most likely will not do that, as yesterday Michael and I did get out and go to some yard sales. I found several finds. It was alot of fun. Yesterday the weather was a perfect day for it. Our little town had several community ones yesterday and I think we hit them all. We also went over to the high school to watch the girls softball game. My gf's daughter plays for the team and they are in the playoffs. Then we had to get home because Tori had to get ready for prom.

The prom theme for Tori's class was "Classic Hollywood". She and Matt looked so cute together.

We purchased Tori a pretty pink dress for prom, but she decided she wanted to wear the dress that she wore in our wedding. She got so many compliments on this dress. It really is lovely. The pictures don't do it justice. She has never wanted to wear a dress more than once, ugh! But she wanted to wear this one. She went to her dads last night after the prom so I haven't gotten to really talk to her, but she will home later today. She and Matt and his family are going to see the "Blue Angels" today. There is a air show, and Matt has never seen them perform before. Guess coming from the Navy backgroud that we do, we have had many opportunities to see them. Hopefully it will be a good day. At the moment it is raining here, and it suppose to the rest of the day. Quite a bit cooler than yesterday.

Well girls, I guess I should start on my day. Hope you have a blessed day.

Hugs!

A little of this and a little of that

Hi all....just wanted to hop on here for just a second and drop a note to let you all know that I am still around. Just busy STILL with things to do for this wedding. We are getting down to the last fews days before we head to Kentucky. I thank you all for the well wishes that you have left me either on my site or via email. It means alot to me.

Last night, Michael and I along with my sons and our friends finally went to the George Strait concert. For those of you that remember we were suppose to go back in January but was postponed because George was sick. It was totally awesome. That is the third time I have seen him, and he only gets better.

Tori is Lexington Kentucky this weekend with her dad going to a University of Kentucky cheer camp. Those cheerleaders have always been her inspiration in the arena of cheering and it is a great opportunity to go to their camp and actually be taught by them. I am sure she will come home with tons of stories. Can't wait to she gets back to hear all about it.

Now, I want to share something with you that I got in a email today from a dear friend. I will tell you that it might be disturbing to watch, but I feel it is worthwhile to pass along. I hope if you feel the same way you will pass it along too.



If you feel led to share this and spread the word, then please pick up this url http://youtube.com/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA and share it as well.

Hope you all have a blessed weekend.
Love and hugs,

Little bit of everything

Home is so much more than just a physical place- Thomas Kinkade

Hi Ladies, I have a few minutes here, so thought I would drop a little note. Hope this finds you all doing well. I am doing great, been busy with work and such, and the weather has been cold. The last two mornings I have came into work late because of the snow and ice. But I did make it here. This morning was a real chore getting my car cleaned off, but I managed, with Michael's help. What a sweetie.

Due to the weather last night, Tori's cheer competition for regionals was postponed...guess when they rescheduled it for. Tomorrow night...On Valentines night. Guess it isn't a big deal, cause I am not sure what was really going on, but had thought about ordering Chinese (Michael loves it) and put some candles out and sit and cuddle and watch a movie. We were going to be alone, as all the kids had plans already. Now we will be watching my little Valentine cheer her heart out. Oh well, I always enjoy watching her cheer, and if they place then they are on to State. She and her father are going to Kentucky in April for their cheer camp. She is so excited. She loves the Kentucky wildcat cheerleaders, they have won the title something like 16 out of 17 years. It should be a good time for her, as well as some bonding time with Dad because with that she has going on these days she doesn't have much time to spend with him.

With the upcoming three day weekend, I am hoping to get lots accomplished. You would not believe my list of things to do. I have a little project list for Michael of odd jobs that need to be done in the house, and I want to work on some more web projects. I have a list started that I keep adding to. Plan to get both the blogs updated, and then the cooking/recipe one started and up. I have been working on my Master Menu List and a Daily Schedule too for my HMB. Although I still need to complete the prayer journal. SO my weekend is going to be full.

Got a question....I have asked several friends if they have any idea how to protect our images on blogger, and we can figure out how for the sidebars, but not the center column. Any ideas?

I know this isn't pretty, because there is no graphics...but don't have any on this computer...soooooo maybe next time. Thanks to everyone that has commented on this blog and how much they like it. I have gotten some truly wonderful emails and I appreciate them all.

Please keep Michael's mom in prayer if you don't mind. We both do appreciate it more than you know, and we have informed her that I have my blogging buddies keeping her in prayer. She says "Thanks".

Hope to get around and visit with you soon.

God Bless!

Another Lazy day!

Do you remember these days? Your first crush at Valentines Day? Well it's that time to remember that special someone in your life again. I kinda feel like this little girl this week. With Michael being away for a few days last week, it gave me and always does a new perspective on our relationship and just how much he is a part of me. I missed him terribly. I am not sure what I am going to do yet for Valentines Day for him, especially with it falling during the middle of the week, but will try to do something special. I usually get my kids a small box of chocolates and a card. Nothing big. But I like to let them know that they are also my "little valentines" too and always will be. You got any special plans? Care to share?

I am feeling kinda out of sorts today....Can't really get myself going. I am sure it is partly because Aunt Flo came to visit and she always messes me up. Yesterday I couldn't get motivated and didn't get anything done I had planned, although I did get to Basket Bingo last night. Michael and I had planned on going with some friends so we kept that date, but I was dragging . It was at Tori's school to support one of their activities. Anyhow, I didn't play very well, got close a couple of times to winning, but didn't. Michael actually won a game but so did someone else so that had a play off and Michael got a consolation ticket. Which didn't get us anything. Oh well....but I had bought some raffle tickets when I went in, and look what I won. At the end of the night when they raffled off the baskets, I won this newspaper basket. I have wanted it for a long time, but never wanted to put out the money for it. So needless to say I was thrilled. It was filled with games. So I think I will keep the games and donate name to toys for tots at Christmas.

Well I had great intentions of working on my Homemaking site this weekend, but with the way that I am feeling I am not sure I will get to it. It is getting difficult to sit here for long periods of time. So depending on how I feel later, I might get to it and I might not. I am thinking about grabbing some meds and laying down to get the pressure off my back. Engross myself in some reading.

I realize this isn't much of a post, but I am hurting sitting here, so think I am just going to close...and just rest. All my thoughts are very cluttered at the moment so I know anything I write isn't going to make much sense.

Hope you all have a blessed Sunday!

Happy SONday!

Good Morning Ladies, hope this finds you all having a blessed day. This morning has been quite relaxing for me thus far. I have spent oodles of time this morning, moving things around on my blogs, and getting my homemaking site in order. When I posted it yesterday I had a two column version and that isn't what I wanted so I got it changed to a three column verstion this morning. I like it much better. Now I will have to spend time populating the content for it. I have several things to still add but it will take me some time.

I also have been spending time this morning updating my HMB. What a chore that was, but I feel much better having it done. I worked on my prayer journal section. And removed my grocery/menu/recipe sections because I have added them into my recipe binder. Which I have also been working on this morning. This is huge undertaking because I have collected recipes and cookbooks for 20+ years. So it isn't anywhere near finished. My main goal was to get the prayer journal ready to go.

I'm hoping that this week I can implete some of things that I had hope to start the first of the year but seems like I couldn't get it all together. My brain has been racing with tons of projects that I needed/wanted to do to make my life run smoother. My goal is this will become a lifestyle that I can keep up with regardless of it I am working full-time or staying back at home. I love being at home and making my home a place that the family wants to be. Love going the extra mile for them. And seems like for the last several years, I play catch up. I think Michael is on board with all the changes so that helps.

This week he is heading to Houston on Wednesday to visit with his mom. We are expecting more test results tomorrow, but unless we hear something different than what we have, she only has about six months to live. It is so sad. He wants to go and spend some quality time with her while she still can enjoy the visit. I'm glad he is going, although he is only going to be there through Friday. He doesn't want to stay to long as she will not feel up to him being there that long. It will give his dad some support too. Please keep Betty Sue and Michael's family in your prayers. We can only hope for a miracle at this point.

Michael and I went out on a date last night. He came in the family room yesterday and ask me if I wanted to go on a date. I was like sure, where you want to go...he wanted to go grab dinner and go to the movies. So off we went. We saw "Juno". It was different, the language was rather bad but other than that, it had a good message. If you haven't seen it you can see the review here from the New York Times.

He also did my taxes yesterday. Yeah, glad that is done. I went ahead and filed online which is the way I normally do. The money is usually deposited into my account with 7-10 days. Not bad.

At the moment, he is over making me my favorite....he is making breakfast tacos. They are so yummy. Although I am allergic to eggs, he makes them with egg beaters and they seem to work for me. I always ask him to make extras so that I can have them throughout the week for snacks. I can tell you that my house some 'garlicy' at the moment, but I love it.

My Featured site this week is Christians United. They have some wonderful resources for you. Everything for family fun, to studing the bible, devotions, etc. The bible trivia quiz that I have added to my site( in the right hand column) is from there site. Take a look...maybe you will find something that you would like for your site, or to help you with your walk.

Well ladies, I need to scoot, want to make a small post at my other blog and then spend some time with Michael, not to mention grab a nap sometime this afternoon.

God Bless

Finally

I'm back. I can't believe its been almost a week since my last post, but it has. I have wanted to jump on here and post but just haven't had enough time to do so. This is going to be a boring post to look at, because I am using my son's laptop and I don't have graphics downloaded to his computer. So I just might have to come back at a later time and add some in. :)

Well my weekend didn't go quite as I had planned...if you read in my last post you know that I was going to Baltimore to the George Strait concert...we it was postponed until April. Can you say bummed? Apparently George had to cancel his Thursday, Friday, Saturday night concert due to larengitis. Just my luck, I guess I shouldn't have been looking so forward to it. Oh well, we get to go in April when he has been rescheduled. It wasn't a totally wash though, because we still went down and spent the night, we had a lovely hotel room, although we weren't there much. We strolled the streets of the city and then had a lovely dinner at a seafood place called Mo's Seafood in the Inner Harbor. It was cold, but it was such a clear night. We had such a good time with our friends and just hanging out. Darting in here and there and grabbing coffee, to keep warm. We headed back to the hotel around 10ish and I was pretty beat. I was asleep before my head hit the pillow. And then the strangest thing happened, I slept till 6:30 or so.....I know that doesn't seem like anything exciting to anyone, but for me, the girl that gets up at 4, it's a big deal. Because on the days I don't work, I still wake up. So that was a sweet treat. Actually was up for just a little bit and then dozed off again, and didn't get up for good until 8:30 or so. Michael and I didn't leave the hotel until around 10:30. That is very unusual for us.

On Sunday we headed to the big Barnes and Noble store in the Inner Harbor and I spent 2 hours browsing books. I actually got three things. I will share more about them in another post.

This is a busy week for me, between work and Tori's activites I am hopping. She has Drivers Ed every night for two weeks. She has to be there at 6:30 until 9:45. So it makes a long day for both of us. Anyway, I wanted to post a little blurb, but I am heading out the door in a few, and really need to go and do my hair. I grabbed a shower when I got home from work so that my hair would dry before I had to go out.

Again, I know this isn't much of a post, but wanted to let you all know that I am still around. Just buisy. Hope your having a lovely night.

God Bless!

My Lazy Sunday!

Hi ya!
This young lady to my left was me today. I was out for a bit today and I was sporting my cool rays. Not to be cool, but because I needed them. It was rather cold today but the sun was shining so bright. It was gorgeous. The weather man called for snow today but so far we haven't gotten anything. Really hoping that we don't. I have already asked Michael if it does, if he could take me into work tomorrow. Between the weather and the darkness, I would prefer not to drive. So I am sure that Michael is hoping that it doesn't snow, cause I am sure he really would rather not have to leave the house in the AM at 4:30.


We are sitting here watching the Dallas game. Me and Michael and my boys. They really aren't Dallas fans, but their teams are already out of the playoffs. I am really hoping that they win this game. I would love to see them go to the super bowl...but one game at a time.

I ended up being a very lazy today, well I don't like to think of it that way but decided to give myself a "ME" day . I spent my morning in my jammies and sipping coffee. What a treat that was. I was debating on doing some things on my to do list ( I got through most of my chore list I made for this weekend,yesterday) but decided those other things could wait. So Michael and I decided to get up and get ourselves ready and go out, granted I had long, hot, steamy bubble bath first. After our Monday excursion to the Antique Mall in Ellicot City, we headed to another one in Emmitsburg. We had a great time, just roaming around the mall looking. Sometimes I get in there, and I just daydream, or spend time visiting times past. I didn't find anything that I couldn't live without, but Michael picked up a few things for his son-in-a-law. So it was just another great day sharing time together and laughing. And he does make me laugh.

Going to have to get myself ready for the new week here in a bit, but still gotta do my bible reading for today.

I know this isn't much of a post, but wanted to make a small one before the hectic week started just in case I can't get back here for a few days. I hope you all have a great week.