4 more days....

As usual, it has been a while since I have posted on here so I figure it is about time. I have been more busy than usual the past few days so I haven't had time to get online hardly any at all. Actually I have been on the computer for the past two or three days almost constantly creating spreadsheets, printing labels for files, and getting paperwork from our flooring business more organized so that we have not only a paper copy in a file but also a copy on the computer. I have also been re-organizing and/or re-creating print outs of my monthly reports on the accounts that I hold at church. When we get home from the beach I will be looking for something to keep me busy but I do not know that I will be successful in finding something to do other than the usual house work/cleaning because I have done just about everything I can think of to get this complete house organized better and I have done it one room at a time.

I have just returned from dropping my van off at our mechanics. We are getting a tune up, new brakes, and he is going to check a couple of things out for me that we have been having problems with. Yesterday Mr. B was changing the oil for me and he noticed something that could be part of the answer to my brake problem. First of all the van needs new front brakes but I have been noticing that they aren't working well at all lately. I pulled out of Wal*Mart the other day and a car stopped in front of me at the stop sign, when I put my foot on the brake it felt all squishy and different and I didn't think it was going to stop but it did about a foot from the car in front of me, wanna talk about a scare. When this incident happened I was going maybe 8 mph because I had just pulled out of a parking lot. While changing the oil Mr. B saw a brake line (?), I think that is what he said, and it had a leak so the mechanic is going to check that for me. I haven't been driving the van that much since the brake problem first started a couple of weeks ago. We were supposed to take the van to our mechanics last Monday but we were too busy to break loose and take it which was kind of good considering our mechanic had another car come in that really needed some major attention.

I have to go this week to buy new shorts and a new belt because all of the shorts/belts that I have are now too big for me. When I put on a pair of jean or khaki shorts even with a belt I can pull them off of me without undoing the belt, button, or zipper, this is a really great feeling. I was telling Mr. B when I lose a little more weight I am going to have to go get one of the soft rubber things that go on a ring that is too big for your fingers because my wedding ring is very lose right now and if I were to sling my hand sideways I could sling my ring completely off my finger, I do not wear my rings to bed anymore because I am afraid they will slide off in the night and if that happened I would panic the next morning when I noticed they were gone.

We are keeping an eye on the weather today because we have severe storms that should be passing through sometime from now through this evening. We need the rain badly but I wish we could get it without all the high winds, hail, thunder and lightning.

For those of you that use Mozilla Firefox, have you installed version 3 yet? If so please let me know what you think of it. I have been reading up on it and it has some very nice, helpful add-ons.

I guess I better sign off now and finish up this account I am working on. Y'all have a great day and I will be back sometime this week to post again before I leave for the beach. :)

long time, no post...

It has been a while since I posted here so I thought that I would do so now that I have a minute or two to spare.

Last time I posted was on May 1 my 15th anniversary. Shawn and I were getting ready to leave for a couple of days at the beach alone. A lot has happened between that time and now so I will just catch you all up.

First of all Shawn and I had the scare of our lives in the evening of our anniversary. Chesney, our daughter who got her drivers license on March 18 of this year, had her first wreck and yes, it was her fault. Her Choral Department was performing "The Sound of Music" and this was the opening night. Chesney was the spotlight person and she had to wear all black while up in the booth so that the performers couldn't see her and get distracted. That morning she had forgotten her black slacks at home so after school she ran home to get them and on her way back to school she stopped at a gas station to grab a drink. Upon pulling out she was going to make a left turn so she looked left, looked right then pulled out. It just so happens she pulled out and hit a 1995 GMC Sierra truck in the back quarter panel and when we arrived and asked what happened she said that she didn't see him but the truth later came out and she had forgot to look left again before pulling out. The gentleman driving the GMC would get out and talk to her because she was so upset and scared so he waited until Shawn and I arrived. He was the nicest fellow about it all, he even told me to take it easy on her because it happens to all of us. His truck might have $100 worth of damage to it but Chesney's 1995 Toyota Camry wasn't so lucky. The Camry needs a new hood, new grill, new headlights, blinker lights and a new bumper clip. The most damage was done on the passenger side of the car and it isn't going to be as expensive to repair because we have several mechanics in the family that are willing to do the work if we provide the needed parts. Thank God she was alright, just a little shaken up.

Shawn and I had a very nice trip to the beach. I wish we could have stayed longer but our schedules wouldn't allow more time. We walked the beach, enjoyed the sun, shopped til we dropped for items to bring back home to the kids, and we spent some time napping. We decided over that weekend to start looking for a more fuel efficient car because we don't really need the mini-van anymore. Even before Chesney got her license we haven't been using all the seating space in the mini-van. I now have a Chevy Venture WB edition and it has three seats in the first row and two in the last row. The two in the back never get used unless we are doing something with the youth group at church. The Venture isn't that bad on gas if we are taking a trip but around home with all of the errands I have to run weekly and with gas prices being as high as they are, and going higher, I use a lot of gas and it is getting expensive so we spent part of Saturday checking out some new cars.

I went back to the eye doctor on Friday and found out that my vision has actually improved a bit since last year and my astigmatism is almost gone. I also found out that I have severe dry eye so we are going to try out a more breathable contact lens. I am hoping these will do the job for me because if not there are only a couple more brands/types of contact lens I can try since I have an astigmatism. There are several new types of contact lens coming out for people with dry eye and astigmatism.

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day and I will try to get around to all of your blogs sometime this evening. Y'all have a great day!

good byes and memes

It is time for our yearly beach vacation, thank goodness, I will be leaving at 4:30 AM tomorrow morning and will not return until next Saturday evening sometime. The pic posted here is one that I took from the balcony of our condo last year. Each year we always reserve a condo that overlooks the pool but this year we decided we wanted a frontal view of the ocean instead of a side view. I have been constantly busy for the past year with building then moving into the new house ,church, Girl Scouts, baseball, fiddle lessons, banjo lesssons, errands for Mr. B and all the things that life throws at you plus some and to be truthful I am ready to fall over from exhaustion.

We are only taking a week this year instead of our usual two weeks because I don't want to be away from our new house that long plus Mr. B just can't take more than a week off right now because his business is booming, thank God!

I have been TAGGED!!!
James tagged me with a meme and even though I normally do not participate in memes I am glad that he tagged me so that my post could be a bit longer today plus I haven't done a meme in so long so it is time! Here goes....

First, the covenant:
1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.
2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Okay, eight random things about me:

1. In my 32 years of life, I have lived in the same county that I was born and raised in.

2. I love going to the beach but I spend a lot of my time at the pool because the salty water and sand irritates my skin sometimes to the extent that I end up with a rash.

3. I love to cook, it relaxes me.

4. When I am sick I always want a bowl of my mom's homemade potato soup and a homemade buscuit. As a child that is all I could keep in my stomach when I was sick and as an adult it just makes the world right again but it has to be my mom's or it doesn't work.

5. I am a clean freak. I have a fear of uncleanliness whether it be my home, my body, my kids bodies, my vehicle. You name it and I want it clean. I take a shower every night before bed then another when I get up in the morning. Sometimes during the day, especially if the humidity is up, I will shower again. I also have to have things organized and in their own place, if those things don't have a "place" then they get thrown out because I can't stand clutter.

6. I believe that all problems can be solved by sitting on a front porch and thinking them through. Anytime that I am tired, mad, upset, sad or if I just need time for me, I head straight for my front porch.

7. You know how a lot of women have a love for shoes? Well I have that love but instead of shoes mine is with automobiles. Growing up I loved my Barbie dolls but I would have picked one of my Hot Wheels over Barbie and her friends any day. A vintage car makes me drool like a brand name hand bag or pair of shoes does most women. If we are out driving while it is dark I can name 9 out of 10 cars just by looking at the head lights or tail lights from a distance.
8. A person can give me lousy directions to anywhere in the United States and I can go right to it without a problem however, I have no sense of direction as far as North, South, East, and West go. I hate driving to Knoxville because I get lost almost every time but send me anywhere else and I will not get lost at all. Weird but true!

Now if I follow the rules I have to tag eight people. Usually I don't tag others but I will make an exception for this one so I tag.... TC, GMan, Jillie, Logo, Jodes, Brad, Shari, & Kaliblue.

Take care while I am gone and know that I will miss all of you!

See ya when I get back!!!