Tonight i had planned to give you all some of the things i have been using around our home to clean with that are green...but i am so being puled away from that topic...to tell you of an event that happened today...that made me realize something about me...but it is that topic that shall have to wait...till another day...i need some time to think today out...so on to being green... :)
microwave cleaner--- put 1/2 cup white vinegar and 1/2 cup water...add a couple of drops of lemon juice in a microwaveable bowl...nuke 2 min. and then wipe down microwave
window cleaner---equal parts water...vinegar...lemon juice in a spritz bottle and go at those windows....
kitchen counter, bathroom sinks, counters, tubs and showers---equal parts water...white vinegar and lemon juice
Floor cleaner (non wood)---1/2 cup borax to 1 gallon hot water
toilet bowl cleaner---scrub with 1/2 cup borax or for frequent cleanings sprinkle some baking soda...let soak...add 1/2 cup white vinegar...scrub...flush
wood furniture cleaner---1/2 white vinegar...1/2 lemon juice in spritz bottle
rug shampooer (steam cleaner)---mix equal parts water and white vinegar
carpet spot remover---combine baking soda with white vinegar stir to make paste...work the paste into the spot with an old toothbrush...let dry...vacuum
I have to say the only ones i have not used is the carpet cleaner...which i am going to steam clean my carpets this weekend and i will let you know how that goes...and the carpet spot remover...which i am using right now as one of our wonderful dogs just puked in the floor...so i will let you know how that removes the stain tomorrow...
this is going to be a very busy week here...michelle starts round 2 of her dental appts. on wed. and fri. this week...i hope all goes really well...she had a rough round one...so really hoping for the best...
and we are beginning to re-stage our home as it will be back on the market mid march...so a real busy time...hope you all have a great evening...i will be back on tomorrow with an update on our spot removal :)
Monday, January 30, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Sunny Saturday :)
What a beautiful sunny saturday it was today...as i have said before winter will bite us in the ass...because so far this winter as really been wonderful...and this coming week we are going to hit 65 degrees...awesome...had a wonderful day today...it was quiet ...but got a lot of little things done around the house and i was able to get our dogs bathed and groomed...of course michelle bathed her dog maddie herself...
alan and michelle teamed dinner we had homemade chili and salad and homemade cornbread...and michelle made a sweet potato pie...just a great dinner...alan worked on re-purposing an old desk he had bought...into a large hutch...but when michelle saw how great it was turning out...she has asked for it but not as a hutch as he had planned but a rather large chest for her room...it just looks so good...will post before and after pictures tomorrow...later this week i will be posting what i am using in green cleaning products...and i also have a great green shampoo for your dog...keep checking this week for clean green solutions for your home...enjoy your evening :)
alan and michelle teamed dinner we had homemade chili and salad and homemade cornbread...and michelle made a sweet potato pie...just a great dinner...alan worked on re-purposing an old desk he had bought...into a large hutch...but when michelle saw how great it was turning out...she has asked for it but not as a hutch as he had planned but a rather large chest for her room...it just looks so good...will post before and after pictures tomorrow...later this week i will be posting what i am using in green cleaning products...and i also have a great green shampoo for your dog...keep checking this week for clean green solutions for your home...enjoy your evening :)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Finally Hump Day :)
This week seems like it has been a LONG one for me...maybe it has just been that i have not felt as perky as i was feeling...thought i was getting a bug...but it is not that...just feel odd...oh well we shall see...
got my hair cut and colored this morning...that is always a good thing...michelle that does my hair is just awesome...so lucky to have gotten in with her :)
seems my granddaughter has ratted me out to her parents...seems like ginny had a slip of the old tongue ...according to miss journey...ginny said to her "get your ass down"...now i am not saying i did not say that...but i am a huge cusser from way back...but i gotta tell you...i am so careful around her...and she could not tell her parents as to what she was doing when i said that...kinda puts her in a bad light...not ginny...only kidding...i have had trouble keeping maxi from jumping up to the coffee table where journey likes to eat...oh well...i am who i am ...and anyone who knows we ...knows it could have been MUCH worse...i am getting older...it will probably only get worse...lol...i will TRY and do better...
several of you have asked me about what i am using for cleaning around the house...i am using several different things...but i will post all of those recipes in a few days...as i really want to test them out first...
after much thinking and consideration...and talking and talking...alan, michelle and i have all agreed we are putting our house back on the market...we really want a one story home and more of a yard (swimming pool)...than a big house...let us hope we have no events in our neighborhood...that cause us to have to pull it off the market as we did last time...going to list in march....do not know where we will move to...but it will all work out...move over mark, kayla, and journey ...we may be moving in dogs and all...just kidding...
michelle is making dumplings for dinner for her and it smells like my momma's house on a sunday :) you all enjoy the rest of your day....
got my hair cut and colored this morning...that is always a good thing...michelle that does my hair is just awesome...so lucky to have gotten in with her :)
seems my granddaughter has ratted me out to her parents...seems like ginny had a slip of the old tongue ...according to miss journey...ginny said to her "get your ass down"...now i am not saying i did not say that...but i am a huge cusser from way back...but i gotta tell you...i am so careful around her...and she could not tell her parents as to what she was doing when i said that...kinda puts her in a bad light...not ginny...only kidding...i have had trouble keeping maxi from jumping up to the coffee table where journey likes to eat...oh well...i am who i am ...and anyone who knows we ...knows it could have been MUCH worse...i am getting older...it will probably only get worse...lol...i will TRY and do better...
several of you have asked me about what i am using for cleaning around the house...i am using several different things...but i will post all of those recipes in a few days...as i really want to test them out first...
after much thinking and consideration...and talking and talking...alan, michelle and i have all agreed we are putting our house back on the market...we really want a one story home and more of a yard (swimming pool)...than a big house...let us hope we have no events in our neighborhood...that cause us to have to pull it off the market as we did last time...going to list in march....do not know where we will move to...but it will all work out...move over mark, kayla, and journey ...we may be moving in dogs and all...just kidding...
michelle is making dumplings for dinner for her and it smells like my momma's house on a sunday :) you all enjoy the rest of your day....
Monday, January 23, 2012
Lazy Monday.....
i have to say i had a very lazy monday here...in kansas...today...i had journey all day...she was still not feeling very well...that cold is really hanging on to her...
all this past weekend i will say...i have just not felt good...not sure what i have...but it has left me just feeling blah...and having maxi wake up at 4 am every morning has not been a good thing at all...i have been getting up with her ...which i do not mind ...but it wakes everyone in the house up...this morning after hitting the internet for ideas...i decided to not get up with her...i just firmly spoke to her GO GET IN YOUR BED...AND GO BACK TO SLEEP :) and it worked...i hope it works as well tomorrow morning...we shall see...putting her in a kennel down stairs is not an option...she has panic attacks...can not breathe...scary for sure....i know...i know...she was to be my therapy dog and i am really her therapy momma...but what a gift she has been to our family and our other fur babies...they love her too...and journey is just crazy about her and she is just as crazy about journey...well i am going to sign off for tonight...going upstairs to work on some closet rearranging...big things are coming...with many changes in store...all good and all things do happen for a reason :)
all this past weekend i will say...i have just not felt good...not sure what i have...but it has left me just feeling blah...and having maxi wake up at 4 am every morning has not been a good thing at all...i have been getting up with her ...which i do not mind ...but it wakes everyone in the house up...this morning after hitting the internet for ideas...i decided to not get up with her...i just firmly spoke to her GO GET IN YOUR BED...AND GO BACK TO SLEEP :) and it worked...i hope it works as well tomorrow morning...we shall see...putting her in a kennel down stairs is not an option...she has panic attacks...can not breathe...scary for sure....i know...i know...she was to be my therapy dog and i am really her therapy momma...but what a gift she has been to our family and our other fur babies...they love her too...and journey is just crazy about her and she is just as crazy about journey...well i am going to sign off for tonight...going upstairs to work on some closet rearranging...big things are coming...with many changes in store...all good and all things do happen for a reason :)
Friday, January 20, 2012
Funky Friday
i hope you all are having fun making your own laundry detergent...i just love it...my clothes are so soft and have never felt fresher...and yes giving up my tide was a very hard thing to do...i also made my own fabric softener....the directions are as follows:
Fabric Softener
6 cups of water
3 cups white vinegar
2 cups of hair conditioner (any scent you want)
Mix in a 1 gallon container...stir ...do not shake or it will become foamy
You may use this in a downy ball or mist it on a wash cloth and throw it in the dryer
TIPS:
I used coconut hair conditioner.
Right now i am using the downy ball in my washer.
I mixed my fabric softener in a rubbermaid pitcher with a lid ...so i can just pour it in my downy ball.
I hope you all have a great weekend..hope to re-do a walk in closet upstairs...but not too sure about that...
carried my tax stuff to our tax man...i am holding my breath on that one...
journey was here today of course...she seems to be coming down with something...she felt very warm...just not herself today...hoping a weekend at home...not having to go out will help her get over it...
michelle is not feeling very well either tonight...but she got her haircut tonight and it is just beautiful...she was trying to let it grow long...but just could not do it...but i love her hair short...she always looks so perky and is happier with a crisp hair style...i hope both of my girls get to feeling better :) you all have a great night...i hope to be back on tomorrow :)
Fabric Softener
6 cups of water
3 cups white vinegar
2 cups of hair conditioner (any scent you want)
Mix in a 1 gallon container...stir ...do not shake or it will become foamy
You may use this in a downy ball or mist it on a wash cloth and throw it in the dryer
TIPS:
I used coconut hair conditioner.
Right now i am using the downy ball in my washer.
I mixed my fabric softener in a rubbermaid pitcher with a lid ...so i can just pour it in my downy ball.
I hope you all have a great weekend..hope to re-do a walk in closet upstairs...but not too sure about that...
carried my tax stuff to our tax man...i am holding my breath on that one...
journey was here today of course...she seems to be coming down with something...she felt very warm...just not herself today...hoping a weekend at home...not having to go out will help her get over it...
michelle is not feeling very well either tonight...but she got her haircut tonight and it is just beautiful...she was trying to let it grow long...but just could not do it...but i love her hair short...she always looks so perky and is happier with a crisp hair style...i hope both of my girls get to feeling better :) you all have a great night...i hope to be back on tomorrow :)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
BUSY...BUSY... Tues. & Wed...Super Cold Thursday
I have been so busy the last couple of days...researching so many things...let me start at the beginning...
alan my husband is the CEM...better known as a certified energy manger...he is on a two year grant working for the cities of arkansas city...wellington and winfield kansas...last summer was a summer of energy saving units put in our home...heat...air conditioner...hot water heater...whole house insulation...trying to make our 111 year old home as green as we could...
alan, michelle & i have always wanted to take it a step further and go green with our cleaning supplies and laundry detergents...but to tell you the truth...i love my laundry...more than that i LOVE my tide...my bounce...i just could not even think about giving them up...so i blew it off...then my bestie here in kansas sends me the info on making your own laundry detergent...and fabric softener...they are green...then i researched tide and bounce...so full of chemicals...scared the shit out of me really...so off to the store i went...really can be a money saver...as well...today i will share the recipe i used to make my 5 gallons of detergent...i used it today and i love it...tomorrow i will share the recipe for fabric softener...then to some cleaning products...i will be using....when i say i am going green ...i mean GREEN...enjoy...
"Homemade Laundry Detergent"
This will make 5 Gallons
You Will Need :
5 gallon bucket
A Cheese Grater
1/2 bar Fels-Naptha Soap
1/2 Cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
1/4 Cup Borax
Essence Oil (optional and your choice of scent)
Finely grate 1/2 bar Fels-Naptha Soap Bar
Put grated soap in pan with 2 cups hot water...stir over med heat until soap is melted...it will be slightly foamy with no chunks of flakes of the soap...fill 5 gallon bucket 1/4 of the way full with hot tap water...add essence oil of your choice if desired...and pour in soap mixture...to this add 1/2 cup washing soda and 1/4 cup of borax...stir...now add hot tap water to the halfway mark of your 5 gallon bucket...stir...cover and let sit overnight...in the morning you will now fill to the top of your 5 gallon bucket with warm tap water...stir...now you are done and your laundry detergent is ready for use...i then filled a canister i had with the liquid detergent that sits on my dryer and i will use 1/2 cup per average load...
Things you could do:
1. before adding the last 2.5 gallons of water...you could ladle into (5) 1 gallon milk jugs using a funnel 8 cups of the concentrate detergent and then fill up the rest of the gallon jug with warm water and shake.
2. i used the handle to a mop that i already had to stir
this was easier than i thought...fabric softener tomorrow...enjoy your day :)
supplies...
grating the soap...
looks like cheese doesn't it :)
melting the soap with water...
after it sat overnight...
after i added the rest of the water...
my canister filled with my homemade detergent... :)
alan my husband is the CEM...better known as a certified energy manger...he is on a two year grant working for the cities of arkansas city...wellington and winfield kansas...last summer was a summer of energy saving units put in our home...heat...air conditioner...hot water heater...whole house insulation...trying to make our 111 year old home as green as we could...
alan, michelle & i have always wanted to take it a step further and go green with our cleaning supplies and laundry detergents...but to tell you the truth...i love my laundry...more than that i LOVE my tide...my bounce...i just could not even think about giving them up...so i blew it off...then my bestie here in kansas sends me the info on making your own laundry detergent...and fabric softener...they are green...then i researched tide and bounce...so full of chemicals...scared the shit out of me really...so off to the store i went...really can be a money saver...as well...today i will share the recipe i used to make my 5 gallons of detergent...i used it today and i love it...tomorrow i will share the recipe for fabric softener...then to some cleaning products...i will be using....when i say i am going green ...i mean GREEN...enjoy...
"Homemade Laundry Detergent"
This will make 5 Gallons
You Will Need :
5 gallon bucket
A Cheese Grater
1/2 bar Fels-Naptha Soap
1/2 Cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
1/4 Cup Borax
Essence Oil (optional and your choice of scent)
Finely grate 1/2 bar Fels-Naptha Soap Bar
Put grated soap in pan with 2 cups hot water...stir over med heat until soap is melted...it will be slightly foamy with no chunks of flakes of the soap...fill 5 gallon bucket 1/4 of the way full with hot tap water...add essence oil of your choice if desired...and pour in soap mixture...to this add 1/2 cup washing soda and 1/4 cup of borax...stir...now add hot tap water to the halfway mark of your 5 gallon bucket...stir...cover and let sit overnight...in the morning you will now fill to the top of your 5 gallon bucket with warm tap water...stir...now you are done and your laundry detergent is ready for use...i then filled a canister i had with the liquid detergent that sits on my dryer and i will use 1/2 cup per average load...
Things you could do:
1. before adding the last 2.5 gallons of water...you could ladle into (5) 1 gallon milk jugs using a funnel 8 cups of the concentrate detergent and then fill up the rest of the gallon jug with warm water and shake.
2. i used the handle to a mop that i already had to stir
this was easier than i thought...fabric softener tomorrow...enjoy your day :)
supplies...
grating the soap...
looks like cheese doesn't it :)
melting the soap with water...
after it sat overnight...
after i added the rest of the water...
my canister filled with my homemade detergent... :)
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunny ...Balmy... Monday
The weather here today was just beautiful...i think it made it to 65 here today...cooler tomorrow but then warming up again...this winter here has been awesome...and the next 10 dayslook good as well...but when is it going to bite us in the ass...i just know something will come our way...we are just not this lucky...but at least we have made it through the middle of january...with it not being too bad...we shall see :)
i am feeling the need to clean out something maybe my closet...everything around here is organized ...but i still feel like there is too much around here that we just do not use or in my case wear...we shall see...
spent some time this evening trying to decide how and when i want to get maxie groomed...want to keep her in a medium cut...not too short...gotta keep that top knot...thought about doing it myself...not sure of that anymore...but have heard some horror stories around here about grooming...she has become my little sidekick...she even went to wal-mart with me today...and to stage yesterday...she just sits in her carrier... so cute...i know...i know...all those people that see me...think that crazy old lady...but really who cares...life is too short...
alan went to the store with journey and i to get a few groceries...since he was off today...she was the perfect child...and i think alan found her very entertaining...too cute ...seeing them in the store together walking hand in hand...just a talking...made for a fun morning...i hope you all had a great day today...enjoy the rest of your evening :)
i am feeling the need to clean out something maybe my closet...everything around here is organized ...but i still feel like there is too much around here that we just do not use or in my case wear...we shall see...
spent some time this evening trying to decide how and when i want to get maxie groomed...want to keep her in a medium cut...not too short...gotta keep that top knot...thought about doing it myself...not sure of that anymore...but have heard some horror stories around here about grooming...she has become my little sidekick...she even went to wal-mart with me today...and to stage yesterday...she just sits in her carrier... so cute...i know...i know...all those people that see me...think that crazy old lady...but really who cares...life is too short...
alan went to the store with journey and i to get a few groceries...since he was off today...she was the perfect child...and i think alan found her very entertaining...too cute ...seeing them in the store together walking hand in hand...just a talking...made for a fun morning...i hope you all had a great day today...enjoy the rest of your evening :)
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Early Sunday Morning...thanks maxi :)
Been a couple of busy days around here...friday maxi went to the vet to get her stitches out...all went well...glad she will not be wearing onesies any more...this old lady had loads of trouble with those little snaps...that is why you have kids when you are young :)
after the vet trip was over ...alan was on a mission to build michelles dachshund a cart...something we hoped he would never have to do...she has had problems with her disc since oct 2010...extreme kenneling her helps...but really ...when we notice her back legs slipping...we have been increasing her down time and this has worked for over a year...but a couple of weeks ago...she started having problems again...so we increased her kenneling ...it worked ...but a week ago she jumped up on a gate in our kitchen...let out a yelp...and we went back to square #1...so it has been a rough week for her...so alan thought maybe it was time for a cart for maddie...hoping it will be temporary...but it would be a temporary way for her to get around and burn some energy off...without dragging her feet around...his first attempt at this building project was friday night...it turned out great...just was not right for her...she hated it...wanted no parts of it...i think it really bothered him...but he them hit the internet and i showed him the disabled dachshund website...they suggested a build with pvc...so alan was up early saturday morning...and off to ace hardware...he took lots of measurements...and was in the garage most of the morning...and then he finally arrived in the kitchen...maddies tail was wagging ...right away...she got right in the cart...took off...tail just a wagging...i think we all teared up...something that you never wish on anyone...and or this to happen to your dog...michelles little baby...but i was so happy that michelle got to see this reaction out of her baby...she was so happy racing around the house...michelle and maddie are so close...and both need each other...they seem to know each others struggle...
my maxi was so glad to have maddie mobile again...they just love playing together...did a heart good...and alan was so happy to do it for her...i was so glad she loved it the way she did...alan is very close to all of dogs...which is a good thing since they have always been a rock to michelle and i when he was gone so much...
michelle and i stayed busy all day yesterday and got so much done...we even got baths for all of our dogs and they were all groomed...maxi took a while...she had not had a great grooming...since her surgery...michelle baked off the rest of a case of sweet potatoes we had purchased before christmas...that was an awesome deal....at .47 cents a pound...only lost one...she baked and froze what we had left...we straightened up ...got laundry done...i even had time to cut alans hair...he is the only one left now that trusts me with the scissors...or shears as we call them...after our wicked summer...
alan did take an old coffee table that he purchased...for 4.99 at goodwill a few weeks ago...and turned it into a really rustic bench...just needs to be stained...very productive day around here and i love that...
maxi got me up at 6:30 this morning...which really is not early for me ...but yesterday she slept in until 8:00 ...so i did too...love getting up early though...get some me time...cooked a pound of sausage that i had made into patties...i freeze these singly...so i do not have to cook every morning...had coffee...checked facebook...surfed the net for news...better sign off for now and run to grab a couple of sunday papers...to see if there are any coupons to buy from my coupon supplier this afternoon...and hope today is as productive as yesterday was...we can only hope...and yes... GO RAVENS...you will always be our team ...you all have a great day too :)
maddie in her new cart...so very happy... :)
after the vet trip was over ...alan was on a mission to build michelles dachshund a cart...something we hoped he would never have to do...she has had problems with her disc since oct 2010...extreme kenneling her helps...but really ...when we notice her back legs slipping...we have been increasing her down time and this has worked for over a year...but a couple of weeks ago...she started having problems again...so we increased her kenneling ...it worked ...but a week ago she jumped up on a gate in our kitchen...let out a yelp...and we went back to square #1...so it has been a rough week for her...so alan thought maybe it was time for a cart for maddie...hoping it will be temporary...but it would be a temporary way for her to get around and burn some energy off...without dragging her feet around...his first attempt at this building project was friday night...it turned out great...just was not right for her...she hated it...wanted no parts of it...i think it really bothered him...but he them hit the internet and i showed him the disabled dachshund website...they suggested a build with pvc...so alan was up early saturday morning...and off to ace hardware...he took lots of measurements...and was in the garage most of the morning...and then he finally arrived in the kitchen...maddies tail was wagging ...right away...she got right in the cart...took off...tail just a wagging...i think we all teared up...something that you never wish on anyone...and or this to happen to your dog...michelles little baby...but i was so happy that michelle got to see this reaction out of her baby...she was so happy racing around the house...michelle and maddie are so close...and both need each other...they seem to know each others struggle...
my maxi was so glad to have maddie mobile again...they just love playing together...did a heart good...and alan was so happy to do it for her...i was so glad she loved it the way she did...alan is very close to all of dogs...which is a good thing since they have always been a rock to michelle and i when he was gone so much...
michelle and i stayed busy all day yesterday and got so much done...we even got baths for all of our dogs and they were all groomed...maxi took a while...she had not had a great grooming...since her surgery...michelle baked off the rest of a case of sweet potatoes we had purchased before christmas...that was an awesome deal....at .47 cents a pound...only lost one...she baked and froze what we had left...we straightened up ...got laundry done...i even had time to cut alans hair...he is the only one left now that trusts me with the scissors...or shears as we call them...after our wicked summer...
alan did take an old coffee table that he purchased...for 4.99 at goodwill a few weeks ago...and turned it into a really rustic bench...just needs to be stained...very productive day around here and i love that...
maxi got me up at 6:30 this morning...which really is not early for me ...but yesterday she slept in until 8:00 ...so i did too...love getting up early though...get some me time...cooked a pound of sausage that i had made into patties...i freeze these singly...so i do not have to cook every morning...had coffee...checked facebook...surfed the net for news...better sign off for now and run to grab a couple of sunday papers...to see if there are any coupons to buy from my coupon supplier this afternoon...and hope today is as productive as yesterday was...we can only hope...and yes... GO RAVENS...you will always be our team ...you all have a great day too :)
maddie in her new cart...so very happy... :)
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Windy ...COLD....Thursday
It has been cold and blustery here all day...it was sunny and that so helped ...but i got up put on some thick lounge pants and a heavy sweatshirt to take maxi out in this morning...and NEVER made it back upstairs to get dressed...it was kind of nice...kind of lazy of me i guess...i do not do this very often..but today i really had nothing to go out for...
dinner was simple we had some homemade chili in the freezer and michelle made a homemade cornbread to go with it...just a nice quiet day..ok not quiet....i had journey here all day...and our 4 legged babies...
not too happy today that one of our local judges lowered the bail set for a man that is being charged with 14 counts of child crimes...i am sure that judge is not a neighbor of the man being charged...when you live next to one...you take on a whole new attitude...i wish there stricter laws in kansas ...as far sex offenders go...i have been trying to think of some personal mission as to why they can live so close to a school...many states will not allow this at all...in md. they must post their homes on halloween so kids will not go there...i love that idea...
tomorrow is a big day here maxi gets her stitches out finally...no more wearing onesies...those snaps...a pain for this old lady...but the onesies really work..has really kept her from pulling or scratching at her stitches...
i am off to take a bath...why i wonder...i have really done very little today :)good night all...
dinner was simple we had some homemade chili in the freezer and michelle made a homemade cornbread to go with it...just a nice quiet day..ok not quiet....i had journey here all day...and our 4 legged babies...
not too happy today that one of our local judges lowered the bail set for a man that is being charged with 14 counts of child crimes...i am sure that judge is not a neighbor of the man being charged...when you live next to one...you take on a whole new attitude...i wish there stricter laws in kansas ...as far sex offenders go...i have been trying to think of some personal mission as to why they can live so close to a school...many states will not allow this at all...in md. they must post their homes on halloween so kids will not go there...i love that idea...
tomorrow is a big day here maxi gets her stitches out finally...no more wearing onesies...those snaps...a pain for this old lady...but the onesies really work..has really kept her from pulling or scratching at her stitches...
i am off to take a bath...why i wonder...i have really done very little today :)good night all...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Windy...Cold...Snowy Wednesday NIght......
A great night to be home...those kansas winds are really blowing...and it is so cold...now it is snowing...we have been so lucky this winter ...it has stayed so mild and no ice or snow...but all good things have to end sometime as my daddy has always said...
went out and ran errands late this afternoon...so all my running is really done for the week...i may coupon on saturday...we will have to see...need to write some notes and file some coupons this week...have a stack of magazines to look at...just never seem to have time....will make time this week...
mark my son bought a new truck last week and is selling the last of the college cars...cars we bought while they were attending WSU...he ended up with it...after retiring one a couple of years ago...he sold it for 400.00 more than alan paid for it...kind of interesting...it has been a good one...it was a saturn...had thought maybe michelle might want it...but she declined it :)i was sort of sad to see it go...cause i remember sitting on the front porch many a friday afternoon waiting for their cars to pull up out front...love it so much having them home...always a good time...and i loved all the laundry....
i do love doing laundry...it makes me happy...sad isn't it...but my goal every morning is to get laundry done each day usually by 9 and put away...then on with my day...that has not happened with journey here every morning...but that is ok...they are only little once...and she is now my little helper girl with the laundry...so it is worth it...today i fixed her silver dollar pancakes...she is not a breakfast eater...ok neither am i...but i want her to enjoy breakfast... they were small...but she eat nine of them...ok just 8...she feed me the ninth one..cause i needed it...then she asked me does anyone every feed you ginny...i said no...did not have the heart to tell her i do a good enough job of that all by myself...she was so proud to feed me...and she told me she loved me so much...now that is a way to start the day :) night all...enjoy the snow
went out and ran errands late this afternoon...so all my running is really done for the week...i may coupon on saturday...we will have to see...need to write some notes and file some coupons this week...have a stack of magazines to look at...just never seem to have time....will make time this week...
mark my son bought a new truck last week and is selling the last of the college cars...cars we bought while they were attending WSU...he ended up with it...after retiring one a couple of years ago...he sold it for 400.00 more than alan paid for it...kind of interesting...it has been a good one...it was a saturn...had thought maybe michelle might want it...but she declined it :)i was sort of sad to see it go...cause i remember sitting on the front porch many a friday afternoon waiting for their cars to pull up out front...love it so much having them home...always a good time...and i loved all the laundry....
i do love doing laundry...it makes me happy...sad isn't it...but my goal every morning is to get laundry done each day usually by 9 and put away...then on with my day...that has not happened with journey here every morning...but that is ok...they are only little once...and she is now my little helper girl with the laundry...so it is worth it...today i fixed her silver dollar pancakes...she is not a breakfast eater...ok neither am i...but i want her to enjoy breakfast... they were small...but she eat nine of them...ok just 8...she feed me the ninth one..cause i needed it...then she asked me does anyone every feed you ginny...i said no...did not have the heart to tell her i do a good enough job of that all by myself...she was so proud to feed me...and she told me she loved me so much...now that is a way to start the day :) night all...enjoy the snow
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Odd kind of Tuesday :)
I am so tired today...did not sleep well last night...maxi's stitches were bothering her so much...and i just had a lot of thoughts running though my mind...not bad not good...just wish i had some answers about the events that kind of ended yesterday ...with my neighbors...on with it...time to just get over it :)
today is january 10, 2012...it was 2 years ago to the day that all of this downer stuff with me started...at 10:14 pm to be exact...a sunday night...i learned something...that i had known for over 5 years...strange isn't it...since that night it has taken over every day of my being...then when i had had enough of the constant depression and decided to do something about it...a summer of ME ME ME...and then the events of june 26, 2011...left me stuck in my house with what seemed forever...and so much time to think...and think and think...where my true friends never asked the question during those prior months ... but were always there to listen...if and when i wanted to talk...
my daughter became my caregiver in many ways... not just for the summer ...but the months before that...but it was during last summer when i just wanted to be home...in my 4 walls...not on my favorite spot... my front porch...i decided...yes everything does happen for a reason... i got rid of some friends that pull me down...always negative...users...never giving anything back...the takers..what a weight to be lifted...
my granddaughter who has always been such a joy to me...grew to a wonderful...thoughtful little girl...who showed how much she loved me...she knew somehow i needed that...my son mark and his wife kayla were always there too...in many ways i think they knew...i was teetering on breakage...a really scary thing for me...always the rock for my family...but the last 18 months...just had been too much...and alan ...i just think he knew...we talked...he listened more than anything...but somehow i have made it full circle the closure of the last 2 years with all it's ups and downs...i am so me again...need some rest...but it is good to be me again :)
there will always be things in your life you will not forget...but forgiving is a good thing...look around...i bet with you too...what you are looking for in life is probably right under your nose...we just need the time to find it...it will make you stronger in the end...really...i promise...going to go find my family and all of our 4 legged babies...and count my blessings...life is good..not always perfect or easy....night all...as a friend said to me yesterday...sleep well and tomorrow is a NEW day ........................
today is january 10, 2012...it was 2 years ago to the day that all of this downer stuff with me started...at 10:14 pm to be exact...a sunday night...i learned something...that i had known for over 5 years...strange isn't it...since that night it has taken over every day of my being...then when i had had enough of the constant depression and decided to do something about it...a summer of ME ME ME...and then the events of june 26, 2011...left me stuck in my house with what seemed forever...and so much time to think...and think and think...where my true friends never asked the question during those prior months ... but were always there to listen...if and when i wanted to talk...
my daughter became my caregiver in many ways... not just for the summer ...but the months before that...but it was during last summer when i just wanted to be home...in my 4 walls...not on my favorite spot... my front porch...i decided...yes everything does happen for a reason... i got rid of some friends that pull me down...always negative...users...never giving anything back...the takers..what a weight to be lifted...
my granddaughter who has always been such a joy to me...grew to a wonderful...thoughtful little girl...who showed how much she loved me...she knew somehow i needed that...my son mark and his wife kayla were always there too...in many ways i think they knew...i was teetering on breakage...a really scary thing for me...always the rock for my family...but the last 18 months...just had been too much...and alan ...i just think he knew...we talked...he listened more than anything...but somehow i have made it full circle the closure of the last 2 years with all it's ups and downs...i am so me again...need some rest...but it is good to be me again :)
there will always be things in your life you will not forget...but forgiving is a good thing...look around...i bet with you too...what you are looking for in life is probably right under your nose...we just need the time to find it...it will make you stronger in the end...really...i promise...going to go find my family and all of our 4 legged babies...and count my blessings...life is good..not always perfect or easy....night all...as a friend said to me yesterday...sleep well and tomorrow is a NEW day ........................
Monday, January 9, 2012
Happy Days and Mondays :)
Today i felt like the weight of the world was lifted...500 pounds on my heart ...since june 26,2011...to tell you the truth...and i heard it first from my bestie :)my neighbor who was charged with the 2nd degree intentional murder of his wife...had a court ruling handed down today that he was not mentally able to stand trial and was granted the right to be transferred to a mental facility w/ 24 hour lock down...in texas ...where he has a brother....and his family will pay all cost...ok to some this may not seem to be a good thing...but in this case it really is the best possible outcome...he does not belong in jail...and his wife would have never wanted that...so i know i will never forget that day...but knowing he is not in prison and closer to where his brother can visit him...i am hoping this will make it possible for me to move on...
i have thought about this event every minute since it happened...maybe tonight i can sleep a little...if i had one wish it would be ...to see my neighbor and tell him i am so sorry for hollering at him that day...he was always in such a peaceful manner...not a care in the world...always ready to chat...and i know he never got why i yelled at him...i did it because i cared...
something went wrong that sunday afternoon of june 26, 2011...no one will ever know what...but it taught me that in under 10 minutes your whole life can change and there is nothing you can do about it...i will end in my best description of my neighbor bill...bill is bill...if you do not know him...you just can not understand bill...yes your neighbor misses you...and i so miss the eye you kept on my daughter.........................life goes on...have a nice evening :)
i have thought about this event every minute since it happened...maybe tonight i can sleep a little...if i had one wish it would be ...to see my neighbor and tell him i am so sorry for hollering at him that day...he was always in such a peaceful manner...not a care in the world...always ready to chat...and i know he never got why i yelled at him...i did it because i cared...
something went wrong that sunday afternoon of june 26, 2011...no one will ever know what...but it taught me that in under 10 minutes your whole life can change and there is nothing you can do about it...i will end in my best description of my neighbor bill...bill is bill...if you do not know him...you just can not understand bill...yes your neighbor misses you...and i so miss the eye you kept on my daughter.........................life goes on...have a nice evening :)
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Great Sunny Saturday :)
Sorry I have not been on in the last couple of days...but maxi has had a rough time after her surgery...but had a good night last night and got up bright and early this morning...wanting her usual ...scrambled eggs....yes I fix her breakfast every morning....yes I have become the crazy dog lady...
had a very quiet morning...michelle and I went to winfield this afternoon...and we took maxi with us..she was an angel...we went to maurices...jc penney...and then hit stage in Ark city...michelle did really well..to see her feel good...I know she has more work coming up...but she has a great dr...all will be fine...
alan has really hada rough time getting over this creepin crud he has had...even missed a day of work...that does not happen very often...
I am sitting here watchinng the abc republican debate...I am a republican...can they not find anyone any better than this...they are all assholes...enough said....well enjoy the rest of your night....see you back here tomorrow ;-)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Long Feeling Wednesday...
Today feels kind of long and lonely...maxi is at the vets being spayed today...alan carried her this morning at eight and he checked on her around lunch time...she was out of surgery...doing well but still alseep...which is great...just like to hear that they are awake...she has been with us only five weeks...but we are all in love with her...as I have said before...she completes our home....enough of about me...i promised some couponing news...last Friday I decided to use some coupons that expire on the 31 of dec...these were all items we used ...I had hoped for a sale on these items...pretty good deal on their own...so off to the store I went...I hit our dillons for most of the couponing...and did a little bit at country mart....I just love that rush...you get from couponing...when I was done with the two stores...I had totals of 314.63 and I spent 91.87....not too bad...I have done better....but it is harder now than it used to be ...stores are stricter...and food prices are higher....I still believe in buying a couple of Sunday papers....it is a must...then find a good couponing provider on the internet...anyone who wants to know who I use let me know....enjoy the rest of your day..... :-)
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Just a quiet sort of Tuesday
Journey is back...after a very busy christmas and new years break...she really was glad to be back...but I know she misses her mom...it seems like the break flew by...we had a great christmas and new years...just we were all sick and alan is still very sick but back at work...michelle is some better...but still recovering from three bouts of dental surgery in the last ten days...she has been a real trooper...trying to get back to normal is tough today...a lot on my mind...maxi has an appt to get spayed tomorrow...i know it is...the right thing to do but...i am worried about it...only had her four weeks...but she is as attached to me as i am to her...she is just a pleasure to all of us... i will miss her and worry about her all day tomorrow...i am sure of that...tomorrow I will blog about some couponing i did last friday ...enjoy the rest of your day. ;-)
Monday, January 2, 2012
I NEED TO VENT :)
i have been thinking about something ever since i got up this morning...alan has really been sick the last few days...yes i have looked after him...i know he is sick...not the best way to spend your christmas vacation...but hold it i was sick at the beginning of christmas...yes i kept going no resting for me...christmas round here was as it always is...i made sure it did not miss a beat...michelle was down with this crud and has had dental surgery 3 times in the past week...she helped me all she could...but she needed all the rest she could get...she is at risk for so much...but men...they just give in ...may more easily than women can...we just keep on moving...i can think of only a couple of times being sick forced me in bed and that did not last long with 4 kids and a husband...who all liked their meals and to be served...i even had 3 c-sections...and kept on going...but on with the need to vent...
i thought...i am going to loose it...and then i thought take it to facebook...and then i thought of hell i have a blog that is all mine...and all about me...ok not always about me...alan got up at about 3 this morning unable to breathe...i usually get up with him or anyone that is sick...but the dog has started sleeping upstairs and i hated to have to move her downstairs...not knowing if she would settle back down again...i came down stairs at 6:30 took my dog maxi out...then offered him some hot tea...which i fixed...let the lab out ...feed the 2 outside cats...then he wanted the lights all out downstairs...so he could go back to sleep...how do you keep the lights out...and it quiet with two dogs ready to play...WOULD it not be easier for everyone if he just went upstairs to a lg.queen bed shut the door and just sleep...then at least i could get something done...and our dogs could have the downstairs to romp...as they always do...since all he wants to do is sleep...so i shut the french doors to our dining room...cut off all the lights... carry all of my tax stuff i am working on into the kitchen..because there is two open arched doors and a foyer to the the upstairs between my office and the living room...remember people i live in a house that is at least 112 years old and for kansas that is old...just saying...but he wants it dark so he can sleep...once again i wanted to just shout out...GO UPSTAIRS...but i did not...i took it to my blog instead...
i have gotten so much done this past week.....organized all the kitchen cabinets...pantry...laundry room...freezers...which was not too bad as michelle keeps everything very organized any way...
all of my last years paperwork is filed...i am almost done with our tax info...just need W2 to file or should i say see how we stand... and i need to get some business info from alan's computer to complete those papers than off to the accountant...i do not care as much about that..as knowing my part is done and all of the files for 2011 are ready for storage...i am hoping the day will get better...or i shall return to MY blog to let loose ...yet again...you all make it a great day...michelle has just come downstairs...time to fill her in on my morning so far...or better yet i will just let her read my blog...lol...
i thought...i am going to loose it...and then i thought take it to facebook...and then i thought of hell i have a blog that is all mine...and all about me...ok not always about me...alan got up at about 3 this morning unable to breathe...i usually get up with him or anyone that is sick...but the dog has started sleeping upstairs and i hated to have to move her downstairs...not knowing if she would settle back down again...i came down stairs at 6:30 took my dog maxi out...then offered him some hot tea...which i fixed...let the lab out ...feed the 2 outside cats...then he wanted the lights all out downstairs...so he could go back to sleep...how do you keep the lights out...and it quiet with two dogs ready to play...WOULD it not be easier for everyone if he just went upstairs to a lg.queen bed shut the door and just sleep...then at least i could get something done...and our dogs could have the downstairs to romp...as they always do...since all he wants to do is sleep...so i shut the french doors to our dining room...cut off all the lights... carry all of my tax stuff i am working on into the kitchen..because there is two open arched doors and a foyer to the the upstairs between my office and the living room...remember people i live in a house that is at least 112 years old and for kansas that is old...just saying...but he wants it dark so he can sleep...once again i wanted to just shout out...GO UPSTAIRS...but i did not...i took it to my blog instead...
i have gotten so much done this past week.....organized all the kitchen cabinets...pantry...laundry room...freezers...which was not too bad as michelle keeps everything very organized any way...
all of my last years paperwork is filed...i am almost done with our tax info...just need W2 to file or should i say see how we stand... and i need to get some business info from alan's computer to complete those papers than off to the accountant...i do not care as much about that..as knowing my part is done and all of the files for 2011 are ready for storage...i am hoping the day will get better...or i shall return to MY blog to let loose ...yet again...you all make it a great day...michelle has just come downstairs...time to fill her in on my morning so far...or better yet i will just let her read my blog...lol...
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