• I’ve gotten a really good start on the site design for that fireworks company I was talking about previously. It feels good to have gotten so much work done today…although I probably should have gotten even more done.

• I’m listening to this album called “Arabic Lounge” right now. I enjoy this stuff quite a bit. It’s a lot different from the norm, but that’s a good thing.

• We watched “The Sasquatch Gang” two nights ago. I totally loved it. It’s from the same guys who made “Napoleon Dynamite“…and you can tell. It has the same feeling to it - not to mention lots of the same actors are in it. If you enjoyed “Napoleon Dynamite”, you’d probably enjoy “The Sasquatch Gang” as well.

• Dinner sucked tonight. Everyone else liked it, but I hated it. I decided to make Hamburger Helper…but with ground turkey instead of beef. (Lonnie and I don’t eat beef, pork, lamb, buffalo, deer…anything but chicken, turkey, and seafood.) Hamburger Helper is already pretty disgusting, but when you make it with turkey, it’s even more nasty.

• I need to make a bunch more designs for products in my shop. It’d be nice if there were more hours in a day. I hate feeling so bogged down with this ginormous To Do list.

• My coffee was SO good today. I got some fresh beans last night…Mmmm…  

• I’m going to the doctor tomorrow. I promised Lonnie I would. I hate doctors. They suck. All of ‘em. They’re never very nice…and the ones who are nice don’t seem to help much, anyway.

• The reason I’m going to the doc…well, there are actually two reasons. 1. My back/neck pain has gotten unbearable again. 2. I need an increase in dosage of my meds. The anxiety/panic and depression are getting super bad again, and I hate it. I’ll be okay…I just need the right level of chemicals in me.

• I’m hungry for dessert. I shouldn’t say that. I’m actually not hungry at all…just craving something sweet. Ice cream would be good. Or a Snickers would rock, too!

• It’s so weird that I like sweets so much lately. I used to dislike them a lot. I never ever craved sweet stuff. It seems like the older I get, though, the more I like them. Just what my thighs need!

• I switched back to the Mirage Alpha Opera skin yesterday. I needed a change.

• For those of you who use Twitter, you should really check TweetDeck out! I sent the link to Casey earlier today, and she agrees that it’s badass! Do it!

• I’m soooo cold! I wish I could talk Lonnie into turning the A/C off.

• I downloaded a new color browser today. It’s really awesome. I’ve already put it to good use while working on that fireworks site earlier. You should check it out if you’re into that sort of thing.

• These people should pay me to be advertising their programs like this! …just kidding, but wouldn’t that pwn?!

• Alright…time to go back to work. The last thing I need is to get out of my creative groove. That would TOTALLY suck!

 • I don’t have much time, but I at least want to get a couple random things rattled out.

• The reason I don’t have much time is that I’ve got to make dinner for everyone. I’m not sure what to make yet, so I’ll just have to wing it.

• I wonder when the first day of school is around here? I’ll have to call around and ask.

• I’ve been drinking this bottled water called Earth2O lately. It’s excellent. I know most people are like, “Give me a break. Water is water.” …but it’s not. Not to me, anyway. There are some waters that taste raunchy and others that are good. Earth2O is a good one.

• I’ve been in a really snuggly and cuddly mood for the past three or four days. I kinda like it. I’ve missed being all affectionate. I think that Lonnie and I kinda chilled on the affection when we were having to share a hotel room with my mother and two kids for three weeks. Now that we’re in our own home, we need to get back in the snuggly mood!

• I mowed my lawn and also the neighbor’s lawn yesterday. I’m amazed at how awesome the lawn looks after only three weeks of being here. It went from being all dead and icky to being one of the nicest lawns in the entire development! Yay!

• I got a really ugly rash on my neck and upper chest two days ago. It’s still there, too. I have absolutely no idea what it’s from. I’m thinking it’s an allergic reaction to either my new conditioner or my new facial scrub. I’ve discontinued using both of them and once the rash has cleared up, I’ll try them again…one at a time. Hopefully that’ll tell me what’s causing the reaction. Until then, I hope this goes away…it’s freakin’ gross!

• We installed an air conditioner in my son’s room a little while ago. He overheats pretty easily and when that happens, he gets really bad nosebleeds. He’s been that way since he was a toddler. Hopefully it’ll stop now that his room is the same temperature as a meat locker.

• My daughter made friends with the 7 year old little boy who lives next door. His name is Ronnie…or Ronny…whichever. He’s a really well behaved boy with wonderful manners. Such a pleasant change from the kids I’m used to her hanging around.

• My Dad goes in tomorrow for his heart surgery. I’m nervous and worried. I’m sure he’ll be okay, but still…how could I not worry?!

•  Well, my kid just came in to ask what I’m making for dinner, so that’s my cue to get off of here. Have a wonderful evening/day/afternoon…whatever it is when you’re reading this. Catch ya’ later!

 I really don’t have a lot of time to write lately, but I’ve decided to make time. I’ve been so busy with serious stuff lately…the not being able to goof off on the Net is getting to me. I’m not a serious type of person, so having time to chill and be immature is really important to my sanity…what’s left of it.

Lonnie’s dental nightmare is still continuing. He had four teeth extracted…his lower right side. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he ended up getting dry socket in all four holes. Ouch.  The dentist he went to had to scrape the holes out and then pack some clove oil soaked gauze strips in there. It was totally heinous. There’s a lot more to the story, but I’m honestly sick of having to explain it to people, so I’ll just leave it at that.  ;)

Things have really been coming together for us lately. It seems as though we’re being rewarded for all of our hard work, perseverance, and faith. I’m certainly not taking any of the good things for granted. I never fail to stop what I’m doing and silently say, “Thank you so much!” I hate it when people pray and pray for good things to happen and then when the good things come their way, they fail to be thankful for it. Nobody is perfect, and we all make mistakes…but still. Be thankful, people!

My Mom’s birthday is coming up on the 17th. She’ll be 61. I’m not sure what we’re going to do for it, but we’ll figure something out. We went to the beach on her birthday last year. Lonnie said he doesn’t really want to do that again this year, so we’ll have to think of something else. If anyone has any neato ideas, feel free to send them my way. I’m having a difficult time thinking of things that she’d enjoy doing.

My Dad goes in for heart surgery on the 13th. I’m really nervous about it. I think it’d be kind of unhuman not to worry. I’m glad he’s getting it done, though. It’ll really pay off in the long run. It’s too bad I can’t go to Minneapolis with him and be there for him for it, but that’s okay. His girlfriend, Michelle, will be there with him. She’s really good to him. It makes me feel pretty awesome to know that she takes such good care of my Dad. If not for her, he might not even be here. I’ve actually been wanting to write an email to her to let her know how important she is to me, but I keep chickening out. I’m not sure why…I just feel uncomfortable opening up too much to people.  I guess that sounds kind of odd coming from a habitual blogger.  :lol:

We’re completely in love with the new house. We’ve been here for three weeks and couldn’t be happier with it. We even like our neighbors a lot…which is a first!  There isn’t a divider between our front yard and our neighbor’s front yard. We have a fence separating the back and side, but not the front. Well, when we first moved in here, our grass was almost totally dead. Three weeks later, it looks like something from Better Homes & Gardens! The neighbors are little old ladies, so I told them that I’m going to mow, water, and fertilize their yard for them. That way they don’t have to bother with it…and I also benefit from it because they won’t have weeds anymore that’ll work their way over to our side.  They really appreciate me doing it…and I completely love doing it. I’ve got a knack for gardening. Lonnie keeps saying that I should run a landscaping business, but nah. That’s not my thing. I’d rather just work on my own yard…and the neighbor’s yard.

Unfortunately, the time has come for me to wrap this up. Lonnie has another dentist appointment in about a half hour, so I need to go put my make-up on and whatnot so I look presentable. I’ve enjoyed writing this…I can’t tell you how therapeutic it is for me to write my feelings and thoughts out. If not for blogging, I’d keep everything inside. I’m really crappy with communicating my thoughts to other people.

Anyway, have a terrific day, and thanks for dropping by! I’ll probably be using this blog a lot more than I have been….I’m enjoying it more than before.

For those of you who don’t already know, I’ve been pretty ill lately. It totally sucks, too. I don’t get colds or flus very often…but when I do, look out! 

I had started feeling better a few days ago. I don’t remember the exact day. It seems like all the days are kinda lumped together lately. Sleeping during the day and being awake at night kinda screws with my head. Anyway, I felt as though I was starting to pull out of this cold, so I got up and cleaned the house like a maniac, cooked, did laundry…etc. BIG mistake! Later on that evening, my body let it be known how upset it was with me for doing that. Now it’s a few days later and I’m STILL not feeling good. Lesson learned…although I said the same thing last time I was ill.

I did go to the doctor last week sometime. I think it was last week…like I said, my concept of time is totally messed up. The doctor said I have a respiratory infection and I just need to take it easy. I love paying someone a couple hundred bucks just to tell me to be lazy. Lovely. Lucky for me, my neck and back are also flaring up. I think all of this laying around has caused my injuries to act up. I’m thrilled about it. So, the doc gave me some Percocet for pain and also a potent muscle relaxant. She said she’d give me an antibiotic, but she was afraid it’d cause stomach issues. I asked her to give me something for this cough that keeps me awake, but she said that the pain killer would help with the coughing. She was right…it did help…while they lasted. She hardly gave me any, so I ripped through those in no time.

Please don’t misunderstand why I’m writing this. It most certainly is not so that anyone will feel sorry for me or anything like that. Everyone gets sick now and then. It’s no big deal AT ALL. I basically just want to keep my readers updated as to what’s going on with me so that they don’t ditch me when they see a lack of posting going on. That’d make me all sad.

So anyway, my plan is to just take it totally easy ’til this stubborn bug leaves my system. I’ll get on my computer once in a while to check in, but I won’t be sitting on here non-stop like I normally would. It sucks, and trust me - I would MUCH rather be on my computer getting things done than laying on the couch watching Dr. Phil! Yes…Dr. Phil! I have actually been watching his show! Now you KNOW I’m sick! Haha!

Nah…I mean, I can’t stand the guy, but I am open minded enough to admit that he’s got some decent topics sometimes. I enjoy watching other people who have bigger issues than I do. It makes me feel a little more sane and also more lucky to have what I’ve got. It’s always nice to get a slap of reality…even if the source of said slap is some bald headed hick with an annoying wife.

All this cold jive and Dr. Phil jive aside, I’m doing okay. Both of my kids are doing really well in school, and that pleases me greatly. When they are doing so well and seem to be so happy, it makes me feel like I just may be doing something right. I know all parents worry about their level of parenting…I pretty much obsess about it. Given my past choices, I’m super paranoid that I’ll screw up. I don’t trust my own judgment. I guess that’s where Lonnie, my friends, and my parents come in. Everyone in my life is so good about helping me to remain realistic and grounded. I’m so incredibly lucky to have the people I’ve got in my life.

Speaking of Lonnie…he actually bought me a couple pounds of coffee beans yesterday! I’m amazed. Not only that, but he got me some tasty creamer, too. Don’t get me wrong - he’s a good provider and everything…my coffee just isn’t normally at the top of his list of things to get. He’s not a coffee addict like I am, so I don’t think he quite understands the Hell I go through when a day goes by without it. After about three days without any coffee, I would probably beat the crap out of a monk just to get my fix! So yeah…the fact that he finally realized how important that stuff is to me is pretty cool. It’s the little things like that, that really make a difference. (Although coffee is far from a little thing!)

I suppose I’ll shut up now. Oddly, I feel very chatty and could probably continue to type for another hour, but then I’d bore everyone to sleep. I’ll chill for now. I need to go lay down, anyway. I feel like an 80 year old woman with a broke hip or something. Not being able to be active is killin’ me!

I’ll do my best to post often. If a couple days go by where I don’t post, please don’t think I’ve given up on my blog or something. That’ll never happen. I just gotta put myself as a priority…and that is not something I’m good at AT ALL. Thanks for hanging in there with me, and I’ll be back to my regular self ASAP!