My Miserable Husband

So we live in a very 'bad allergy' area. Sweetie's started about two weeks ago, and he's down for the count. He refuses to let me take him to the doctor so he can, say, get some decent meds and stop moaning and groaning to us. No he'd rather we ALL partake of his misery. He's really nice like that.

So since he has to work, and most of it is outside, and then he has to come home and take one or both boys to an outside sport practice, this is how he outfits himself now.


Hat with flaps, breathing mask, and goggles. He's a vision, and he's all mine, girls. That's right, you just keep away, you can't have him. I feel sorry for y'all having to be tempted in such a way. You poor things.

Some Recent Pictures

Please be advised that though this is normally a PG rated site, this particular post has some nudity in it. It could not be avoided, I am sorry. Please use your discretion in allowing your children to view it as I would not want to be blamed for their innocent eyes being tainted.


I found this army man, looking in on me on the counter. He is in watch mode here, I was very worried. What is he looking for? How did he find out about me?


Then I realized that it was actually a SOLDIER DOWN, quick call a medic, soldier down, soldier down! It might have been my cooking.


And this, is me, working in the kitchen. I love that i don't have any pants on, that is often how I work in the kitchen. I also love that I have short black hair.

And for those that heard about some nudity and quickly scrolled down to find it, shame on you....shame.

My life would be so sad if it weren't for the little treasures my boys leave for me.

In Memoriam

Daisy Mae 2008 - 2009

We lost sweet little Daisy Mae today. She was sadly hit by a car. She was gone instantly so we are comforted that she didn't suffer. Uncle Don came and dealt with me and helped since Jay was too far away. The boys weren't home, so they were spared some images. Sweetie was very sweet and buried her in the forest where I can see her from my kitchen window. Dave was tore up just thinking that it could have easily been Winston. Calvin felt guilty that he didn't spend more time with her, but he kissed her goodbye before Jay took her away. I'm dealing with my guilt of not training her better and not spending the time with her that I should have after wanting her so bad. We are watching a movie, snuggled on the couch, hugging the Winston and Kitty.


Thank you to my sweet friends that called and loved on us, you are treasures. We will miss her. Her playing tag with us as we walked outside. Her tormenting the Winston until he nipped at her, and then she'd go back for more. Her waiting by the door for the kitty to be let out and then would pin her in a wrestling move that many would be envious of. Her snuggly soft fur. How very sweet she was.


We will miss her.

A Conversation

To give you a little background, Jay had a golf tournament all day with two friends and our pastor. So it was up to me to take the boys to all their sports stuff. Too much fun. One the way home at the end of the day, Jay called me to check to see how things went...here's what he got...

JAY: So how was Dave's game?

ME: They won, it was so much fun!

JAY: How'd Dave do?

ME: He did great, he was SO cute!

JAY: How'd he do on defense?

ME: Well, he was running around the place a bunch and waving his arms around.

JAY: Wow, did he get the ball.

ME: He dribbled a couple of times.

JAY: Okay, let me talk to Dave.

I'm looking into a career in sportscasting. Someone call ESPN.

8 Things

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To...

-helping set up for Ladies Nite Out at the church tomorrow. then going to lunch with Kathleen & Stephanie.

-my cup of coffee in the morning, i'm really craving it right now, but it's too late to have it.

-when the pollen is done falling.

-Ladies Nite Out at the church tomorrow night. a table filled with some of my favorite ladies.

-taking a shower tonight, i've had a hat on all day and i can't wait to wash my hair.

-snuggling with sweetie, while we see who was eliminated on Idol last night.

-my next visit to CA to see my family.

-the smell of cut grass this saturday.



8 Things I Did Yesterday...

-worked out at the gym.

-talked to my bookkeeper.

-went on a date with Sweetie.

-scrubbed my shower.

-sewed a tablecloth.

-had a good laugh on the phone with a good friend.

-ate really healthly (until dinner)

-cut all my fingernails off (because i broke one)



8 Things I Wish I Could Do...

-lose weight.

-afford to put in a pool and back deck on the house.

-trade my car back in for my old minivan (what was I thinking???)

-be cured from my depression & anxiety.

-be a better mom to the boys.

-go back to college.

-run a business that would make lots of money for Jay so he could retire and take up golfing everyday.

-have lunch with my mom & sister tomorrow.



8 Shows I Really Enjoy...

-Friday Night Lights

-Friends (re-runs)

-Burn Notice

-House Hunters

-24

-The Unit

-Army Wives

-Samantha Who?



8 People I Tag...

anyone who reads this, that hasn't already done this, that wants too...feel free! :o)

Thankful Thursday Morning

1. The quiet time I have in my favorite chair in the morning.

2. Dave hugged me first this morning. Then quickly grabbed HIS (my) phone to check who called him.

3. The 100 kisses I gave him on his soft cheek.

4. Getting Sweetie's eggs perfect this morning. (that doesn't happen very often)

5. Getting 10 hours of sleep last night, ah the bliss!!!!!!!!!!

6. The kitty-kitty staring at me through the glass front door after I raised the shade, I just love seeing his face waiting for me there every morning. He comes in for his breakfast, then curls up on our bed for his nap.

7. The sun is out and filtering through the trees, the new spring bright green is starting to come out, filling in the forest.....absolutely beautiful.



8. Memories of dinner last night with my sweetie, we had such a good time, laughing, complaining, talking, discussing, formulating plans, making faces. He's such a hoot. He even let me have the best bite of his herb crusted salmon (I just love that stuff). We both had been craving Olive Garden all day, so when it came time to pick a place for dinner, it was a no brainer. Salad, yum. Breadsticks, yummo. The chicken lasagna rollatini thingy on special, so scrumptious and enough left over for my lunch today. Sweetie had my favorite, the salmon. Got dessert, cuz' I'd been good all day...those delectable Italian donut thingys. And a cup of coffee...it doesn't get any better than that! Though I do have a hard time going there without thinking of Sara and how much I miss her.

9. Enjoying my cup of coffee while sitting in the sun coming through the window. Love having a laptop.

10. Sewing yesterday with a sweet friend, on my sister's mother-in-law's sewing machine, love that retro thing. It sits in my grandmother's sewing cabinet, she was helpful in teaching me to sew when I was little on that very cabinet, she's gone now, and my heart aches for her, so it was really sweet to sit there yesterday and sew and miss her.



Hope you are thankful for today. Blessings to y'all.

Calvi-Bear

I've said it before, I'm completely ruining my kids. They will definitely need counseling when they get older. But for right now, I think that I'm just keeping them humble, I'm just here to help.

So this is the nick-name that Jay gave Calvin while back. It was cute when the boy was 2. It was cute when he like to strip naked and run around the front yard. It was cute when he learned to crawl on top of the counter and steal all the cookies out of the cookie jar. It was even cute when he threw onions and potatoes at me while I was taking a shower. He was cute when he was 2. And so we gave him a cute nick-name.

But the boy is 13. Looks a little more like 15. His voice is changing. He's got a bunch of hair under his armpits. He likes girls. (Okay, he was charming the nurses in the hospital on the day of his birth). He's taller than me. But I still call him Calvi-Bear at times when I'm really not paying attention to whom might be around. Like, say, his friends.

Yep, I'm a goober.

Last night just as he was drifting off to sleep, I guess he got a text message from one of his friends (they'd been going back and forth all day on their cell phones)... it said, "oh, I almost forgot...'good night Calvi-bear'".

Calvi-Bear wasn't talking to me this morning.