Independance Day

Independance day has passed. We grilled out steaks and my mom and sister, Chrystal, came down to visit. I hadn't seen my sister in about 7 years. Not due to any hard feelings or anything like that. We just haven't visited each other. She and mom left before the fireworks show, but the rest of us had a blast. It rained the whole time the fireworks were going off, but we sat in the rain with raincoats and laughed and had a good time. Later the electricity went out and we played games by candlelight. I will attempt to download some pictures to show some of this activity.

Well, back from vacation and finally rested up. I'm happy doing the mundane things like laundry and cleaning. It feels great to be off for the summer. Vacation was fun! I had doubts about the stressers of having 7 people ride around and sharing a condo together, but other then some stress during the driving/GPS/direction times I had a great time. I loved the roller coasters and beach at Caladasi Island. The water was warm and it was fun riding the waves and hollering like a kid. Life has so much to offer. I hope I never forget how to have fun or be unable to see the lighter things in life. It is tough when a person is ill or someone you care about is ill and you have no control over it. It is during these times, that seeing the lighter side of life is difficult. I hope we all continue to be able to see life's blessings during times of difficulty.

So I guess I'm writing just to say I updated my blog LOL. My hubby continues to work out of town Monday through Friday. Wow, I can't believe I've worked a whole school year without him here during the weekdays. My motivation to clean hasn't been very good, but it improves when he is here. My house is "picked up" but I have so much junk/clutter in corners and closets it isn't funny.

I only have May to help my daughter with wedding stuff (wedding in July). My June is out because of trips, surgeries and recuperations. July, I will still be recuperating but I (hopefully) will have the energy to do wedding stuff. Gosh, I'm seriously considering putting off the surgery until next summer. I will consult with the Dr. about it in May.

So I'm beginning to worry about the wedding and how much help she will need. I think I've decided that if the Dr. can't do it on the week I want then it means I'm to wait until next summer.

Nothing else going on right now, knock on wood. The school year will be over in 6 weeks. I have had many friends who have had serious ailments this year. I will say a prayer for them and thank God for their successful remissions and recuperations. I also say a prayer to the people I know who have lost love ones this year. May you continue to get strong and feel peace that your loved one is happy.

These are just some pictures I aquired recently and I like them So I posted them. The black and white is my big sister and me, the couple is Amber and Carlos at their recent engagement party, next is a picture I thought my big sister and nieces might enjoy LOL.

Spring Break

So, I just had a spring break. It went by way to fast. I seen a doctor to decide if I want a hysterectomy this summer or not. The purpose for it is Enlarged Uterus due to fibroid tumors. I have some monthlys (female) when I only require advil, but I also have some when I don't feel like moving and I have sharp pains moving through me. So, I probably could easily put this off another year (I must do it in summers so I don't use my sick leave); however I then take the chance of the tumors growing and needing an abdominal incision instead of a vaginal hyst. Well, my concern is feeling well enough to help with wedding festivities and planning. After much consultation with school nurses, other teachers who had it and friends and family, I guess I will do it this summer.

For my spring break I also went to Ruidoso with my hubby and spent time there with my beautiful daughter and her fiance. We didn't win any money at the casino, but we had fun and didn't lose much either LOL. Now, I await Easter break and next weekend. I'm planting my spring flowers and that is always fun!

Wow, I'm feeling much better! Gosh last week I felt like crap. I'm beginning to think I may have had some depression. Between worry about my mother, my monthly cycle (all women love this one LOL) and my husband continuing to be out of town I felt like crap. Sorry, but that is the only way to describe it LOL. Today it was 72 degrees, tomorrow it is expected to be 78 degrees. It is warm, sunny, beautiful along the river (I live along the river). I've currently brushed my mom's problems out of my mind, I'm not cramping, my husband will be home tomorrow and I'm getting busy on my job. Yep, I love being busy on my job (not overwhelming, just busy). My dog is house trained and behaves well. The wedding plans are flowing nicely and both my daughters are happy. I don't have any complaints. It is times like this that I wish I were closer to my nieces and extended family. I have to admit I suck at staying in touch, unless it is the internet anyway LOL. Oh, well I'm going to leave now, make myself a lean cuisine and watch Grays Anatomy. Hope everyone elses life is flowing well and they feel happy and successful.

What's new

Lets see what is new. The biggest news is Amber's engagement, yep thats pretty big. I know she is so excited about it. She has loved Carlos for a long time and he has loved her. They make a great couple, their personalities mesh well. So, Amber will be busy with wedding plans and I will be helping wherever I can.

I'm looking forward to visiting Amber and seeing the colors/decor she is thinking of for the wedding. There is so much to plan. All the time I keep thinking of more to do LOL, but it is fun! I'll talk about this as it happens.

Happy New Year!

WOW, I haven't written in this thing forever! I've been so busy, not physically but mentally. John and I spent Thanksgiving at Silver City, then seen Amber in a musical on John's birthday in Las Cruces the following weekend, then went to Las Cruces for Amber's birthday and had a wonderful "SPA" day. That was Nice! The spa ladies took our shoes off for us, did manicures, pedicures and gave us wine/tea/water/ and lunch while getting our feet massaged. We then had full body massages with hot stones and then facials (personalized of course LOL). We got to wear fluffy robes as we went from room to room. Anyway, we were then home for one weekend at which time my husband's son and his wife visited. We then drove back to Las Cruces the following week for Christmas. In between these things I worried about and took care of my mom's financial/medical/heating problems. I'm ready for a break, but alas, this is yet to be because now, my mom's having insurance problems, with of course medicin issues, but medication is an ongoing issue. Oh, and I'm cramping like the dickens to add to it LOL. Good new though, I'm off work until next Tuesday and I don't really have to go anywhere if I don't want to LOL. I'm sure I will though, go see Mom before going back to work. Mom has been sweet and caring, she doesn't mean to be so tiring, it is just the way it is.

Sheeba has arrived

A new baby puppy keeps us busy, but she sure is a cutie. She goes "potty" everytime I put her outside, so far so good LOL. She doesn't know to "ask" to go potty, but if I put her out regularly she does well. I'd love to have her trained for a therapy dog. A lady I work with said her dog is a therapy dog and she recommended it for shelties. I will find out about the info and see what it involves. Anyway, enjoy the video (hope it works LOL)

OK so you can't see the teeth well, here's one more.

Mom's new teeth, and family

So I hope I do this correctly. There should be three pics my mom with her teeth and Ashley relaxing with my cat, Nemo, and Amber and Carlos relaxing on my new loveseat. The repeating factor should be relaxing, which is a wonderful past-time.

New Puppy

This is a picture of the new puppy we will be getting on October 15th. She is a sheltie and she is about 6 weeks old in the picture. Her name will be Sheeba. This is the first time I've bought a dog, which I picked out myself and it was for me not my kids LOL. Anyway, I hope to crate train her and she will keep me busy, but I miss having dog. I really look forward to taking her on walks and training her.

Camping was Great!

Well we went camping this weekend. It was great! We attempted fishing on Saturday, twice and both times got rained out and hailed on once. It was really fun! The mountains had such a fresh aroma, pine and wildflowers mixed. There weren't any crowds because people were of afraid of flooding again, which was fine for us, we had no noisy camping neighbors. The pictures are of my husband and myself, then Ashley, Amber and Carlos, next pic is the view from our camping spot. I don't know how to put titles under the pics yet, but I'll learn. I go to back to work tomorrow :( I know tho's of you who work all year don't feel sorry for me, but that's ok. I'm looking forward to a new school year, by Christmas I will be complaining about how I need a break LOL.

Its Monday! I go back to work in 8 days. I am ready, but somehow I know I will miss being home once I'm there. The grass is always greener on the other side LOL. We will be camping this weekend. Ruidoso, where we will be, has had millions of dollars worth of flooding recently. The dollar amount is accurate, my husband is on one of the government agencys requesting money for repairs. The road to the campgrounds had been washed out, but is being repaired at this time. Hopefully it gets repaired before we head up there. On a broader note, I really feel for the families who've had there homes and lands damaged by the flooding. On a personel note, I hope there aren't too many worms above ground since the grounds have been so saturated, YUCK! Anyway, onto my week!

Well, today Mom had her dental appointment. All went well. It is calm in New Mexico LOL. We will be camping September 8th, I can hardly wait. We plan on camping on the Mescalaro reservation in Ruidoso, NM. The last time we camped there many bears came out at night. They(3)literally ran in front of our vehicle when we came back from another location. It was really fun! As we were making a run for the front door of our camper we could hear one growling. We didn't dare look around, just ran into the camper and locked the door and then about died laughing! As the evening wore on we could hear them rummaging through the trash that people had left out. During the night (3:00a.m.) one of the bears paused under our pullout bed to eat some trash/food. It was scary but really exciting at the same time. Needless to say, I was glad we had a toilet in our camper so we didn't have to leave to hike somewhere in the dark LOL.