a day of rest

i got all my cleaning plus all the laundry done yesterday and today i am not going to do anything. i was so tired last night. it was like after 9pm and i was still folding towels. i think every towel that we own was dirty!! when cleaning the kitchen i took everything off the counter, gave it a really good cleaning, and rearranged stuff to change it up a bit. i like to move things around every now and then to give it a new look. :) my front room (where the computer is) is a disaster. we had to pull the carpet up. it was nasty from the previous people. the sad thing about it is - there is a hard wood floor under the carpet that would have been awesome to refinish, but someone PAINTED it!!!! that requires way to much work to try and get back to looking nice. i think we are going to have linoleum put in and put braided rugs down. it will be easy to keep up. in the meantime though - the floor looks like a mess, everything is all over the place, and it has that just moved in look to it. i am sure it will look nice when we finish in here, if we ever finish in here. i know how i want this room to look. the only progress that we have made is the paint on the walls and ripping the carpet out! i want this room to have that "parlor" "sitting room" look to it. i still want my buffet and two wing back chairs. the salvation army and thrift shops have some nice choices - i just need the extra money to work with. that five letter word always seems to get in the way of things!!

it is a chilly 45 F and time for another cup of hot coffee!

hugs,
lady t

dear blog

once again i have neglected my blog! i am such a bad "blog parent". i haven't given it the attention that i should. i don't know what is going on with me lately, i have been so tired when i come home from work that sitting in front of the computer is the last thing i want to do. i have a doc appointment on monday so i will mention it to him and see what he says. maybe i am lacking something (ya - energy!). i have to force myself to get motivated. i hate feeling like this - it is the most frustrating thing. like today for example - i have a ton of stuff to do around the house and it is going to take everything out of me to get up and get it done. i never use to be that way.

so i hope everyone is doing fine today in the blog world. i need to spend more time plurking as well. i like all the friends that i have on there. it would help if i didn't have this darn "dial-up" then i could just leave everything up and come to it during the day. even if i could afford broadband i would still have a problem because the companies are very limited that can offer that service here because of that zone thing and internet rights. the companies that can offer it are not that good. so i just keep telling myself - this is better than no internet service at all. at least i have something!

time for me to toddle off and get going on my chores for the day! oh - and the one million dollar question has been answered and it is not even noon yet: "what is for dinner?" spaghetti! hubj personally requested it. so spaghetti it shall be.

hugs,
lady t

everything pink!

Yesterday I found out (along with little mama) that I am going to have a grand-daughter! It was a bumpy ride there and back because we had to take the connector bus because hubJ had the car. I thought for sure all those bumps would wake the baby up but she was bound and determined not to wake up for her picture day! She did however (with grandma's help!) wake up, move her hands, and even open her mouth (I assume a YAWN!). It was the most precious thing to see. When we got there we were early so we went to the coffee shop so I can refill on my java intake for the day and Little Mama needed to still drink to fill that bladder up (oh how I remember those days!). After the photo shoot we went back to the coffee shop and had lunch. It is a nice little place inside the hospital. They serve lite lunches such as soup and pita wraps, pizza, and also have a variety of pastry and cookies to go with your coffee, tea, or other beverage. Little Mama had pizza and I had soup and a veggie pita wrap - it was yummy! Then we had another bumpy ride home!!

Little Mama is 20wks now and was happy to find out that she can keep all the "pink" stuff that people have been giving her!! :) So now we wait - for delivery day in Feb for Emily Jade to greet the world!

hugs,
lady t

shop, shop, shop

Saturday was a nice day as "little mama" and I went shopping. We were able to find her a much needed pair of maternity jeans. She is starting to look (and feel) very preggie and the unpreggie cloths are no longer working for her. So we got those jeans, she also got a much needed pair of new shoes (tennis shoes), and we did lunch. Along our travels through the mall I was able to pick myself up a couple pairs of (oh so comfy!) pants for work, and some tops. We also stopped at Border's and I got a White Chocolate Maple Latte (yum!) and little mama got her usual frozen java concoction. THIS is the only way she will touch anything labeled as coffee. I tend to try the new stuff whenever we stop in.

I am glad we spent the day together. Those days are far and few so I try to grab them when I can. She usually just goes on the next day non effected by the time spent together so it seems; but I am always left with a soft reminder that I am still her mother and I can still have fun with my "not so little anymore" little girl.

Our next day together will be on Tuesday. This is ultrasound day. THE DAY! The day we find out if the baby is a girl or a boy. We are both excited! :)

hugs,
lady t

Chit Chat with Miss B

Miss B called tonight as she always does. We had a nice chat about food, friends, houses, birthdays, and cookies. Miss B and her hubby had a friend from the unit over for dinner last night. Miss B made ribs, baked potatoes, and I believe she had salad. The guys just luved the dinner. She said everything turned out real good. She also made cookies and they watched movies after the guys messed around in her hubbies music room.

While chatting I glanced at the bowl of apples sitting on my counter. I told her not to forget about my fried apples that she could make. They taste so good in the fall with a pork dinner or as a topping with vanilla ice cream. I made macaroni casserole and told her not to forget that she could make that to. The casserole is my mothers recipe that I remember well when I was growing up in the 70's. I like to give her little ideas on things she can make since she is a new wife. 

Then we talked about the holidays and how stuff is being put out so early in the stores. She has her first house now that she can have fun decorating. She told me all her holiday decorating plans. She was telling me how she wants to decorate for Halloween and also have a party. She wants to make all that awesome Halloween food and stuff. I reminded her that when she comes for Thanksgiving I have a box full of her ornaments from her years growing up that I have been saving for her first Christmas tree in her first house. We both also realized that she will be here for her birthday (11/29) and we both thought that is just awesome! 

It is so nice to chit chat with her about cooking, decorating , and other stuff. She really enjoys having her own home. Mr. C - her hubby told her the other night during dinner....... that he is so glad he married her because she can cook and her food is so good. She told him she learned from her mother - that made me feel good! :) She does make me proud. I guess I never really realized how much she paid attention. It makes me feel good that she learned from myself and hubJ. She always tells me how she use to watch everything that we did - and she picked up on it. Right down to paying bills, shopping, and making major decisions. She also took a Career Planning class in school and that helped prepare her to. They had to work on a big project which involved finding a mock job, place to live, car, internet, cable, cell phone, grocery shop, furniture shop for the place they found and so on. I don't know about the other students but her eyes where really opened up to what life is going to be like for her. I remember while she was working on the project she was really stressing out because she was running out of money - like it was for real. She watched her pay check just fly away! She has told me many times since getting married that the class really helped prepare her. Everything she did on that project in school she is doing right now in real life. That class was a requirement when she was in school. I think that class is the best subject that educators have come up with. It really wakes some students up! 

I really enjoyed my mother/daughter chat this evening!

hugs,
lady t

Who knew?

While reading a friends blog tonight I was introduced to something different. There seems to be a site for people who suffer "blog block" and can't think of anything to write about. Who knew?

suggested by Blogletting.com

"My neighbor has a bumper sticker that reads: "Remember Who You Wanted To Be". Did you grow up to be who you always wanted to be as a child?"

While there she found the above question and expanded upon it. My interest was peaked and I was glued to the monitor as I read about how her life compared to what she thought she would be when she grew up. That got me thinking. Has my life turned out the way I thought it would? Have "I" turned out who I thought I would be? No. But that no does not carry negativity with it. I have realized long time ago that if I did not follow the paths I took I would not be where I am at today. Although today often brings with it many challenges; I wouldn't change anything. I have two beautiful daughters. Although my relationship with one is not what I would like for it to be. Maybe now is not the time for it - maybe that time is coming. I am about to be a grandmother, a gift from the very same daughter. I am sure there is meaning here somewhere and a reason behind it. I have watched my other daughter grow up and leave at 18 and marry the soldier man that she fell in love with. I am proudly watching all my hard work in teaching her come to life as she starts her new married life out in her first home. She has learned well from the lessons I taught. I have gained a son-in-law so even though I have two girls I also now have a son! I am with a man who is everything to me and he makes me feel that I am everything to him. He doesn't hesitate to show me how much he cares about me. His devotion is 100% in all he does. There is nothing he wouldn't do for me and I love him very much. Yes my plans when I grew up was to get married, have a family, live in a really nice house, and have a job that expressed my artistic side somehow. Well - I got married once - not to the man I am with now. It was the worst mistake I ever made. I have my children. That really nice house I once had, but then lost. We have had to go back on rent and have that grand American dream of owing our own home just dry up and disappear - but I couldn't be happier. I have had several jobs that not necessarily were artistic but they were creative in one way or another! My last job I used my creative side not to draw, sketch, or create a poster. I used my creative side to help other people go to school, work towards an education, better themselves. I used my creative side to encourage someone who was scared to take a first college course and gave them some inspiration. Although it was not the best of jobs and the place itself was under poor management, I was rewarded by knowing that someone is going to get a good education because I helped make it possible.

To finish answering the question at hand. I don't think I exactly turned out the way I pictured I would when I grew up. Some things are different and I am glad they are because if they weren't; those that I love so much would not be part of my life.

Thanks for the inspiration elenajane which gave me a reason to look back on things!

hugs,
lady t

coming together

yay! i fixed the blog mess i created!

i like the results so far :)

hugs,

lady t

under construction

trying to give my blog a new look......

hugs, terri

raindrops keep falling on my head

raindrops keep falling on my head.... la la la la dee dee dee....
the rain has been coming down since yesterday - with a few minor breaks here and there. yesterday was just some sort of front that moved through - today/tonight is "ike". flood warnings, high wind advisories, not sounding to good. for now there is just rain coming down - no scary stuff happening. so i have the smooth jazz on, of course have my coffee and just doing "stuff" on the computer.

talked to daughterB and they got hit really bad last night. lost power for awhile. now it is in the 60's in MO. looks like our temps are dropping as well with the rain. 73 degrees at the memento! it has been so humid here today. I haven't been able to do a thing with my hair - i hate that!

this is going to sound weird but..... daughterB thinks she seen my dad (her papa). she caught a glimpse of a figure in her house the other day - it was quick - but she could make out some detail that seemed to be papa. i told her he came to her to let her know how proud he is of her - and to see her first house! i know some people don't believe - and that is ok because they have their own beliefs - but i believe and i believe he was there.

daughterA and baby are doing fine. she goes on sept. 30th (rescheduled) for an ultrasound and find out what it is. i will be going with her since i have that day off from work. she is most definitely looking pregnant these days!
and feels pregnant too. oh how well i remember those days!!

hugs,
lady t