January 11, 2010

I got a nice surprise from my sweet granddaughter, Kara today! She asked her mommy if she could call me! She was so excited! Most of what she said I couldn't understand because she was so excited, but her mommy helped to decipher what she had said. She asked how I was, which I thought was so sweet! I asked her how she was and she told me she was going to take a nap. Then she told me that she had gone under the water in her swimming lesson! I asked her how her other grandma was and she said, "Joann? She is fine!" I told her she was learning everyone's first names. She said she loved me and then she was done! Too funny! She couldn't figure out why she couldn't see me on the computer while we were talking on the phone. Sometimes we turn on the cams and make silly faces at each other on the computer but not today! It made my day that she wanted to call and talk to me! Thanks my sweet Kara Bear! I love you!

Credits:
Lynne Simmons, New Beginnings
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January 10, 2010

Well, the diet has not started, but I am working on portion control. How is that, you ask? Well, instead of standing at the counter with the cheese ball bowl and the whole sleeve of crackers to devour as I stand there, I took 6 crackers from the sleeve and put some cheese ball on each one, put the sleeve of crackers back in the cabinet and the cheese ball back in the fridge and took my six crackers to my computer room to enjoy. Now, however, I need to work on the number of portions I repeat! Just kidding.....basically! :)

The crock pot is cooking some cocktail wienies for Tim to enjoy after church tonight while watching the football game(s). The sauce is such an easy recipe. Just a jar of chili sauce (found near the ketchup in the store) and a small jar of grape jelly. Sounds gross, but is really quite good!

Hope everyone had a blessed Lord's Day! Back to work/school tomorrow!

Photo Box - Hybrid Freebie for You!

For those of you who do not recognize this cute little face, it is my first grandchild, Michael, at the ripe old age of 22 months. I found this little photo cube somewhere in the WWW back in, you guessed it, 2003! I made it, printed it and then it got lost in the "files of no return" in my computer room! However, it reappeared today during my disorganized organization! :) So, I scanned the box and then created a file for you (who have programs that you can use this with) to make your own little, 2" photo cube! Instructions are included! If you click on the image of my box you will be taken to the download at MediaFire! Have fun!

January 09, 2010

Well, I got alot of organizing done today, even if my floor does still look like a disorganized mess, LOL! Plus, I got the laundry done, folded and put away! Got the file cabinet moved from the computer room to the sewing room and my sewing table cleaned off! And I can actually see the desk that my computer sits on!

Part of the house is pretty chili, the part that is an add-0n in the "lower" end of the house. This is where Tim's "den" is, his bathroom and the guest room. So, in the winter months, while he is reading, he has a throw over his legs and feet. When I saw him today, I happened to think about the Christmas project I will be working on for the grandkids this year and I showed it to him and asked him if he would like for me to crochet him one. He looked at the picture (below his picture) and laughed! He said, "No, I'm as snugglie as I want to be!" I wonder if it is because females are pictured instead of males?

January 08, 2009 - Disorganized Organization!

Why is it that while you are organizing, it is so disorganized? I've been throwing "stuff" in the floor that I don't want to get rid of but that I don't have a home for yet. So, while the first picture looks (and is) nothing but disorganization, the second picture is very organized! You can actually even see some of the cabinet drawer! Now, here is an account of how my whole day was:

Since I was up til 2am, I slept in til 9:45. Actually, it was 9:30 when I finally woke up for keeps but I was too lazy to get up immediately! After I got up, made the bed, got dressed I headed to the computer room to do some more disorganizing! :) I took a break to check my e-mail, etc. and by that time Tim was ready for lunch. I told him I was going to go to Aldis after lunch and he said he would go with me. That was a mistake because every time he goes with me, we spend twice as much as I had planned on spending! When I told him I was not going to bring him with me anymore, he said "I like to have food in the house!" Yeah, especially stuff that he can eat while he is watching football on the weekends! Oh well! After Aldis we had to run to Walmart for bread, bananas and soda. Then I spent the rest of the afternoon disorganizing until it was time to fix supper. We had fried pork chops, mashed potatoes, corn and green beans. After supper I cleaned up the kitchen, fixed a cheesecake and a cheeseball. Then back to disorganizing! I have a headache, so I decided it was time to stop! After I make this post, I intend to read my Bible and go to bed! NIGHT!

January 07, 2010

Today Tim decided he wanted to do some thrift store hopping, so I got a list of addresses off the internet and we set out on our bargain hunting trip! But, first things first.....since it was 11:30 when we left, we stopped for a sub on the same highway as 2 of the thrift stores we were going to stop at. My list consisted of 5 Good Wills, 2 Mega Thrifts and 1 Salvation Army. We managed to stop at 4 of the Good Wills and the Mega Thrifts before Tim decided he was tired of shopping!. It was about 3:30 by the time we got home. Our big purchases of the day.....a pair of shoes for Tim, 3 magazine holders for his notebooks, and some yarn for me. The day turned out to be pretty warm, considering it was only 40! I had to take my coat off after the first Good Will stop!

January 06, 2010

WOW! I cannot believe how much STUFF I have been shredding! Catalogs GALORE! Old bank statements! Old church papers! Just STUFF that was taking up space! STUFF I carried with me from WV! STUFF that should have been thrown away a LOOOOOONG time ago! But, at least it is getting done now! My newest friend is the shredder! This is my second bag I have filled today and the shredder is full! I told Tim that eventually I'll be so organized I won't know where anything is, LOL! It will be my "luck" that I'll need something that I shredded! :) Such is life! While I was looking through all the stuff, I ran across pictures from 2002 where I had lost weight. I vowed I would never gain it back......I'm soooo disgusted with myself because I gained it all back and some! That was what I needed, however, to put me in the mindset of losing weight! So, starting tomorrow, "D" day! Off to look up foods that will help you lose weight and make you feel full! :)