Changes are a comin'

There are some big changes coming for my lil family unit...
Big professional and personal ones.
I am happy!

When your family sucks

I happen to work for family.  I have done so since I was 16 years old.  That is a looonggg time.  I know what I am doing, I know how to do my job...isn't that why I am in the position I'm in?  Why now at this point almost 30 years later do these family members decide they need to micro manage me?  Are you fucking kidding me? I make you a lot of money. I do my job well, isn't that why you've kept me around so long?  And now you want to be involved and try to run my shit? Really????
Rant over....carry on!

Country Life

I am a country girl, I have country kids, I'm dating a country boy, and he has country kids...see a pattern here?  We just returned from one of the best weekends I've had in many many years!  We spent the weekend at his camp, in the woods, in the middle of nowhere!  It was heaven on earth.  We took the atv's and we played in the woods, and the mud the entire time.  Nothing makes this girl happier than being in the woods and playing in the mud.  Well, getting my toes done upon our return is right up there (for me, maybe not the person digging the mud outta my toenails). 
Ya, know I just did a trip to Az, Utah, and Nv...saw some beautiful sights, but it did not compare to this short lil weekend. 
Gimme the woods, the atv, and awesome company any day of the week!
I am loving life, especially our country life!

One of those 2 weeks....

Ever had one of those days? Well, I've had one of those for 2 dang weeks.  Lordy, I need a vacation, oh wait, I just had one of those, and that's what started all this shit!
I'm so thankful that this is a holiday week.  We are closed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ( we are always closed on Sunday), and I'm thinking about heading out of town with a great family we are friends with.  If I choose to stay home, it will be a long weekend filled with getting our pool up and running, I got a pump yesterday from another awesome friend!  And, repainting my daughters room, while at baseball a few weeks ago, my latest regret and she picked out a bright ass color of turquoise for her room, and halfway finished it...yeah, thanks...So I need to prime it, and repaint it a nice normal neutral color!! 
So, what to do, what to do, paint and work my muscles and stretch in places I didn't know I had, then chill in the pool...or say to hell with it, and go with friends to the beach on the west coast of Fl?? Decisions, decisions...

Can I get a break?

You know the saying, if it's not one thing it's another...no truer words have been spoken.
A couple weeks ago while I was out of town my middle one ended up in the ER with a fishing lure thru his thumb...yes he was trying to get it down from a tree.  I thought I raised him smarter than that, you don't jump up and grab sharp things  (he's blonde, he can't help it).  Thanks mom and dad for handling that, and my awesome friends for keeping him and his sis the rest of the time I was gone.
Well....yesterday while I was trying to rest and relax, the oldest called, "Mom, I think I broke my ankle, I will be home in a few, can you take me to the Er?"   WTF, really...not where I want to be on a Tuesday night, not any night, the ER's around here completely suck...busy, busy, busy.
So off we went, him hopping along, me grumbling, and the two younger ones along for the ride. I think they just wanted to see what I was going to say to him...they love it when someone other than them is catching it!
Well, we were in and out, my apologies for my above ER reference.  Xrays revealed a bad sprain, and an unknown BB in the right leg...whaddya know, that's what that little bump is?!? So he's on crutches and supposed to be resting it.  We will see how long that lasts.
They say these type of things come in 3's...that leaves the youngest,  Lord help me!

Are you fracking kidding me?!

Man, I just love social media and teens...NOT!  I have facebook, yes I will admit that I do enjoy keeping up with friends from my past, and some of the new ones.  I was sucked into the FB craze because I had kids who have it.  I became their self appointed FB police.  I was diligent with checking their pages, their messages, and even their cell phones.  That was/is the rule in my home, I will have access to your info, pages, texts etc.  Yes I know that teens are slick and they know where the delete button is. 
Well sometimes life gets in the way, we get busy, we get lazy, we trust them to not make poor decisions.  With that being said, I decided to get nosey today, and boy what a f'n eye opener it was.  I learned that my middle kid was planning a party, and decided to post my address all over his page and in messages.  I guess he wanted a bonfire, which has been done in the past.  But those have been put on hold due to taking advantage of moms funness (is that a word?).  Also, I learned he was messaging random girlies and trying to get them to talk to him by pulling on their so called heart strings ( snarky teen girls don't have these)  but alas he tried a sob story...poor kid his mom was killed in a car accident, t-boned by a drunk driver...REALLY, are you fricking kidding me?  I am alive and well...actually made a nice lil embarrassing post on his page masquerading as him, calling him out!!
Shabam!!! Mom was here!
And to top it off he claims he has to live with his grandparents, because his dad is in the Army protecting our country...SERIOUSLY??? He doesn't even know that sorry ass that gave up rights to him and his sister when he was almost 3 and she was 1.  He doesn't even know what work is, much less working for the government, that may actually require and expenditure of energy.   Not his thing!
Sooooo, cant wait to leave work today and go handle this...fun fun fun!!

Normal as I know it

This weekend life has returned to our normal, controlled chaos!  I love it!  I guess you could say I'm the type who needs excitement and adventure. The busier, crazier, the better!!  

Had a baseball tourney all weekend beginning on Friday continuing thru today which is Sunday!  Back n forth to the Orlando area. We've won all 3 games so far. Go Eagles wood bat team!!  

I spent Saturday afternoon in the mud at Holopaw one of my fav places doing what I love most. Riding Atvs!!! God I needed that!  

And we got a horse, older barrel horse for Brooke to learn on, hope I can afford this shit! I swear I need a winning lotto ticket or a suga daddy!!  

Pics to follow, off to do laundry so my ass isn't running around naked, then to play with the horse and finally off to the last baseball game of the weekend! 

Adios

Vacay

Had a nice lil vacation. Went to Arizona to visit with a friend, saw Sedona, the Grand Canyon, Mt Zion Utah, Vegas, the Hoover dam. Enjoyed some of the most beautiful places on this earth. Had a pretty decent time. Didn't spend a dime on the one arm bandits along the way...that's self control kids!  Wish things would've ended on a better note, my friend is overthinking shit. That's tough on an old friendship no matter how strong it is. It fawking sucks!!  I guess I will see what this week has to bring. He asked me to stay by his side and remain loyal,  wtf does he think I've been doing?

On another note, the kids survived and only one trip to the ER while I was gone. Thank god or good mojo that I have the best of friends who really stepped up when my plan fell thru!  You really find out who your friends are!!

Now off to do laundry, get ready for the work week after being gone...it should be fun, and to tan!  I love my tanning bed!!

Marco......Polo !!

That is how I feel, catch me if you can.  Man, have I / we been busy?!?!?!?!
Let's recap...( I like to use ...'s).  I had surgery again at the end of Feb, it was a doozie, and hopefully had my final procedure done last week.  Hoping, praying, dancing around in my birkenstocks and playing my tambourine ( well, if I owned either of those), that it was my final one.  I am feeling great, probably better than I have since I was a teenager, and that was a loooong time ago...don't ask how long!  Had a lifestyle change along the way, Gluten Free, and it is much easier than I thought...but better than dealing with Chrons flareups, so whatever works I shall do. 
Enough about that crap,  my kids are almost out of school for the summer, something like 12 more school days, yikes...then I will have an 8th and 9th grader.  Time is flying, pretty soon they will be leaving the nest..somedays I wish time would stop...and then on other days...well ya know. 
We have some summer travel plans, hoping to go to Graceland, my mom wants to go...so that means Road Trip!  My daughters 13th birthday is fast approaching, so may hit NC, we like Sliding Rock, and Cherokee, plus our cabin is up there!  My son will be playing baseball, he made a 16u travel team out of Central Fl.  That means we will be keeping the roads hot heading to practice and tournaments..this momma loves baseball!  Then we actually hope to get some camping in, not tent camping..heck no, we bought a new to us camper again!  This momma loves the woods too!
Trying to get the pool up and situated at home, it's a royal pain when you have to haul in water..any idea how many trips you have to take for 6500 gallons, a lot even with a 325 gallon tank and 1000 gallon tank..that's a lot of liquid gold going into my neck of the woods....yeah, we have well water! 
Dirt Road Problems....

Spring break

This past week was Spring break for my kids. And what a week it was.  I was granted my divorce Tuesday, that is a good thing. Took the kids to Sea World on Thursday, it was nice and cool, and not very crowded.  Then we wrapped it up with a cookout and bonfire.  One of the best weeks I've had in a long long time.  I'm feeling better, healthier, and more energetic.  Maybe I've got a handle on this! 

Marching by...

Surgery again, 4th time since May 2013.  Hopefully we are getting somewhere, will know in another week.  Been basically bedridden since the end of Feb.  Finally feeling almost human again, and now my mind is in overdrive.  So many projects I want to do around here..little bit of redecorating, scrap booking, recipe testing, and I could keep going.  I'm so tired of looking at these bedroom walls...ohhh I need a big picture on that wall, ohhh empty frames I have some pics for those , gotta find them.  You get the idea.  And daytime tv, yuck...not interested!  I have however enjoyed all the reading I've done!  No pictures this post, my ceiling just isn't that interesting.  

Themes

My blog was looking rather meh, so I switched it up.  Bright cheery red, just in time for National Singles Awareness Day, known to some as Valentines day.  Do ya like it? I think it's pretty, and crisp looking with the white words.  Does anyone else change theirs with holidays, or just as the mood strikes you? 
Oh yeah, since that day is rapidly approaching, if anyone is secretly in like with me, go ahead and send flowers, doesn't even have to be roses, pretty flowers will make me happy!
You know where to find me!

Can It!

I have been collecting canning supplies for about 2 years now, maybe longer but who's counting?  I really, really want to learn, but haven't taken the plunge yet.  So, yesterday I bought a beginner canning book, yes another one.  It also covers freezing and drying.  I think I will start with blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries.  Those will be coming in soon here.  Any thoughts? I'm scared to do this, I really don't want to poison my family or anything of the sort.  I do like my kids and would like to keep them around!  Someone has to take care of me when I'm older! 

Green eggs

Our Ameraucana chic layed her first egg. A beautiful green one.  FINALLY!!
Feels like we have waited forever!

Hello 2014

Happy New Year!  Wow looking back 2013 was an eventful, busy, and quickly passing year.  It was much better than 11, or 12 for my family.  So with that being said, it only stands to reason that 2014 will be even better! 
I've made a few resolutions, hoping to be able to keep them longer than a few days.  Change is good right???? I am trying a couple new things, I'm trying Project Life in the weekly format, I know that can be stressful trying to keep up, but I'm gonna give it a shot. Also just read something this morning that has spoken volumes to me.  The grateful/thankful project, which kindof goes right along with PL.  You take a picture a day of something you are grateful or thankful for, then write a lil blurb about it and put in an album or scrapbook.  I love this idea, how great would it be when you are feeling a lil down, sad, etc. to look back thru your book and reflect, that has to do the heart good!
Well, I'm off to get my office organized since today is our first day back to work since Christmas Eve, and to get all my goodies organized for my new projects!