Missing an old friend!

I have found myself missing an old friend here lately. We had our ups and downs in high school. We kept in touch up until the last 3 years or so. I miss her letters that she use to send. I had her number at one time, but getting her to return the call was like pulling teeth. I am not sure where she is at now. Last I knew she was in Tennesse. I know that her brother end up adopting her daughter from her 1st marriage. I have stumbled upon some information that I would really like to discuss with her. Dang, why do I always attach myself to people. I worry about her a lot because she had a lot to struggle with through her life. I just want to know that she is okay. (Misty has found most of her lost friends, now I want to find mine.) I have located a lot of people on facebook already, but Monica is one I can't seem to find. I found her brother's myspace page, but he hasn't been on there since last year. Maybe she will somewhere out of the blue write me or look me up. I will continue to try and find her or her brother.

Vacation

Cody went on vacation with his dad's parents week before last, and went on vacation with my parents last week. We tried to get him to go on vacation with us, but he wanted to go with my parents. So he has been to Mississippi, Flordia, Alabama, and Louisianna on his first week of vacation. Then he camped at Indian Point and Kentucky Dam State Park Resort at Kentucky Lake. The left there and went to Bowling Green to Beech Bend and camped where we meet up with them on Saturday.

Chris and I went to the Smoky Mountains with our best friends Chuck and Lisa for the week. We travelled into Deals Gap, North Carolina (better known as the Dragon Tail or HWY US 129.) A lady died on the Dragon tail ahead of us. We didn't know until the following morning that that was what happened. We went to Cades Cove where we had two wild black bears to cross in front of us. That just tickled Chuck and Chris.
The second day we travelled to Cherokee, NC it was a miserable ride because it rained almost all the way there and all the way back. Then the last day we travelled to the Forbidden Caverns and to Gatlinburg. It was Chris's first time in a Cavern he enjoyed it. Then we came home and joined my parents and son along with Chuck and Lisa and Chuck's two sons at Beech Bend where we took the boys to the amusement park.

School goes back in 3 weeks. I don't think that I am ready for it to go back, but time flies when you are having fun. Cody is growing into a very handsome young man.

That is what has been going on in my neck of the woods. Love to all in cyber world.

SCHOOL IS OUT SUMMER IS IN

Friday was the last day of school for Cody and me. When school goes back he will be entering the last year of grade school. Sniff Sniff. I will volunteer one more year before I will have to cut the strings. I think it might be hard on the both of us. He loves having me with him. I won't only be cutting the strings from him, but all of those kids. I interact with them all on a daily basis.

Cody made the AB Honor Roll all year. I hope for the same results all through his student life.

I hope to a better mom with more energy come the start of the next school year. I am losing weight. I am working hard on it. I just turned 30 and figure I probably need to start taking better care of myself. I love the results that I've already made.


Love to you all in cyberworld.

Neglected

Neglected is how this blog has been. I weigh 5 1/2 lbs less than the last time I was here. I am down 24 lbs since February. That is 3 months at and average of 8 lbs a month. I am proud of myself. Since I've been here I've had a birthday I am know 30 years old.

LOSER......

I decided back in February that it was time to get my excess weight under control. I weighed at my Mother-In-Law's the day that I decided the weight had to go. I weighed again right before I started Curves and realized that I had lost 8 pounds. So yesterday I decided that I would weigh on her scales to find myself 19 and 1/2 pounds lighter than I had weighed when I first decided it was time for it to be gone.
I have muscle defintion since I've started Curves. I really love the way that I feel now that I am losing weight and gaining muscle. I am also gaining control over my cravings.

I promised myself to lose 25 lbs before my Birthday this year. I hope that I make it. I only have 6 more lbs to go. Yeah! Happy Birthday to me!!!

Coming Soon....A Smaller Me

I feel that I accomplished a lot for a month of hard work. I am 8 lbs lighter, 8.4 points stronger. Lost 3% body fat. Along with other accomplishments. My clothes are looser. I don't think I will miss any of me that is leaving. I can honestly say that I am a proud loser.

Do You Tell Your Own Stories?

Our middle niece is about to turn 16 years old. She has recently had a boy to break her heart. I know how that felt when I was 16. I am wondering if I done the right thing about sharing that info. It had nothing to do with sex, but I wonder if her parents would mind. Who am I kidding since when does it matter to me if her parents care. Chris and I care more probably.

I don't think I would want to be sixteen again crying over a boy. I don't cry that much over my husband so I know that I don't want to go back to 16 again.

I wonder does everyone think of the what if's in life. Where would I be if I didn't get in that car one year before my wedding? I guess life is full of wonders. It is even harder if you have to face those people everyday. I don't have to face any people everyday.

I guess I feel like a sad Country music song today.

All Growed Up!

We realized this Easter that the children are almost all growed up. (Where has time gone.) Jacob is the smallest one of the bunch, and of course his mother wanted him home so they would be the ones to hunt eggs with him. WRONG! His Aunt Jo always thinks outside of the box when it comes to his mother. We hid a dozen eggs for him before they took him home.

Saturday Chris and I took a motorcycle ride to Madisonville. To realize that it was colder than we thought. We stopped to eat lunch where we thought that we would be able to warm up. We didn't warm up much while we were eating so we decided to go see a movie. We had a fabulous time together. I enjoy the motorcycle season because we get out together more.

My diet didn't go so well over the weekend. I had popcorn at the movies, but only half of a small. I am getting better. I only had a few sips of soda during the movie. Then Sunday was Easter of course. I picked at everything. I only at fruit for dessert though. Lots off the relish tray. I did eat the skin off the deep fried turkey, but not much.

Our youngest neice turned 13 yesterday. She was only 1 year and 5 months old when Chris and I started dating. I don't feel old, but things around me are getting older. Should I feel older than I do?

Tear and Tear again...

When I got up this morning I immediately got dressed to realize this wasn't going to a good day for me. I felt my feelings lingering on my shoulders. I am not sure if the were willing to jump or just fall. Went to Sonic to get two of the three most important men in my life breakfast. The girl got the order wrong then rolled her eyes at me which pissed me off. I told her that my son was the only one that could look at me that way. From that point I new my feeling were willing to jump off my shoulders. Dad and Chris immediately knew that I wasn't in a good mood. They said that my hair told on me if the facial expression didn't. So I took a trip to Madisonville to get a part. I thought that helped, and then low and behold those dang feeling decide to jump of the shoulders again. I finally left the shop and told those feeling that they needed to calm down with a motorcycle ride. I guess they finally resettled into my body because I feel fine now that it is bedtime. Man PMS that sneaks up on you is always disaster.

Phone Rings As I Get Out of Bed....

This morning I got up and went to the restroom as usual, and the phone rings. I answered to "Mom I forgot to tell you yesterday that you have a tick on your leg." My reply "Cody you didn't see my legs yesterday did you?" "Which one is it?" "I just wanted to wish you a happy April's Fool Day" he giggled.

I went to a Weight Management Class Saturday that our local Curves offered to find out that I already knew how to sight a portion, but I have learned how many calories, carbs, protein and fat(grams) a day I should allow myself.

The last two days for breakfast I have enjoyed Huck's Fat Free French Vanilla Cappucino's. I love them. I believe that I am doing well with the Curves program. I feel more energetic.

March Madness Comes to An End........

March has carried a lot of Madness for me. Cody's birthday party was a hit this year, but I think it is every year. Chris and I decided to put down new flooring in our kitchen. Well, I decide and Chris done it. We are very pleased with those results.

The week after the new flooring I set the side of the house a fire. Luckily we got it put out with damage only to the siding. Less than $500 in damages. Freak accident. That took place on Wednesday prior to our family coming on Friday.

Then that Friday Misty was trying to finish Cody's birthday cake, and she had cake disaster. She ended up having to redo the entire cake, and had to leave her home in Indiana a lot later for the travel to Kentucky. She didn't arrive until 5:30 a.m. Saturday. Had Cody's Birthday Party that afternoon all went well.

I enjoyed Margaritas with my cousins and dad that evening at El Bracero's. We had a fun series of card games.

My cousin Emily brought her Husband to Kentucky for the first time. I am not sure how he enjoyed himself. I think he liked it here. Also this was the first time in some while that all 3 siblings of that family had been in together. I was glad that they all got to come visit. It made Cody's 10th Birthday more wonderful.


Well on that Sunday we went out to my Uncle's house for them to all visit with them. After that short visit we all decided to head to the mud bogg before Brian, Emily and Josh had to head home. Dad took Cody's mud bogg rail down for him to drive it int he mud pit. Dad turned his ankle and fell in the path of the rear wheel. It ran him over, but it didn't hurt him to bad. He fractured his ankle and had rail rash on his a**. His neck has bother him some.

So now you can understand why the March Madness needs to come to an end.

I am hoping for a less exciting month for April.
Cody's Third Quarter Report was a little disappointing to me, but still good he got 3 B's and the rest A's.

Lots of Love and Luck to all in cyber-world. Laugh alot, Live alot, and Love alot.

Hello! I think I've been lost.....

My toe is healing well. Now I am trying to get rid of sinus infection and fluid on my ears.

Chris and I laid new floor covering in the kitchen last weekend. We also move the kitchen furniture into different spots. I now look like I have room in there. We moved our couch into the dining room with the rest of the living room furniture. We have been busy little beavers. Tonight we are going to move a new wahser and dryer into the basement. I have been drying clothes at other people's house. That is a drag.

I am trying to get my house in order for our family this weekend. They will be traveling in from Indiana. I am very excited.

Cody is turning 10 years old Friday, and we are giving him a skating party on Saturday.

I have also started cutting a lot of things out of my diet. I have cut out potatoes completely. They are a major weakness of mine. I also started curves with a friend of mine. I am loving it. I have been 3 days this week and 2 days last week. A friend of ours was with us lastnight. Ask me if my face was getting thinner or had I done something different to my face. So I am hoping that the exercise and diet are paying off.

My cousin Misty took a lot of stress off of me this year for Cody's Birthday, because she wanted to do his cake. Love her bunches for that. He wanted a yellow and chocolate cake in the design of a monster truck.

I am out I have stuff to finish.

One Week Since the Last Blog!!

I am on the way to recovery I think. I am to see the Doctor again today. I hope that he gives me some good news. I have had a lot of pain with my toe. My house is a wreak. I couldn't stand to be on my foot for most of last week. I am trying to get things cleaned up.

My dryer isn't working so I am having to take my clothes somewhere else to dry them. I still hadn't got laundry caught up from the power outage. I washed what we needed. Because everyone else was doing laundry at our house. I then had my toe worked on and couldn't travel up and down the stairs so they piled more. I realized Sunday that I had to make myself climb down the stairs to do laundry. Once a load was washed and in the dryer the dryer ran for 15 minutes and quit.

I think that I am going to go crazy!!!

After the Procedure:-[

I got my infected toenail cut out yesterday! Ouch! I think child birth was less painful than the constant throb that I have. I have never took any pain medicine other than Darvoset, and I am allergic to co dine. So he wouldn't give me anything other than Darvoset. Which just barely kills the pain, but I feel like I've been on a 3-day drunk.


I will be better soon and be able to get moving on the inside of the house. I hope to have our bedroom done before Cody's Birthday.

Man Time is Traveling Quickly

I have to do a Baby Shower Cake. I have to do some planning for the Shower also. I have to buy some gifts. I am running out of time quick.

Tomorrow I have to see a surgeon about my infected toenail. I am really dreading this. I hope that it does hender what I am trying to get done for the baby shower.

Cody is struggling with the math units they are studying this 9 weeks. It isn't the basic stuff he needs to know, but his principal insist on this real world math stations. Most of the 4th grade struggles with multiplication and division. I feel that they should focus on that, but the principal feels differently. I just hope that my child isn't so far behind when he gets to middle school that he begins to hate school. He has a how to project to do for 4-H at the first of March. He chose his own topic. Which I was impressed with.

Chuck and Lisa packed up and headed to Flordia this morning. I wish them well.

Chris and I can't wait for Spring so we can begin our Motorcycle travels. We have some adventures planned for this year.

I hope all is doing well. Hugs and Kisses to all.

From Tornado to Windstorm to Ice Storm

We had a Tornado on Feb. 5, 2008. We had a Wind Storm off of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. On January 26, 2009 we had an Ice Storm that knocked power out to the entire county and several surrounding counties in Kentucky. There are still over 70,000 thousand people in the state that are with out power. This is a week later and temps are dropping steadily from the weekend.

We didn't have in severe damage at our place. We were the main station for heat and food. I have a gas cook stove so we heated and cooked for close friends and family. We bedded to other couples until they got generators. Then they went home. One received power back on Sunday and the other is still without. I am still feeding the ones without power. We received our power back at about 2:00 A.M. SATURDAY MORNING!! Hot showers have been awarded to all that have been in and out at my house. My parents are without electricity, but have a generator. They've been eating with us and showering. We are also the Laudry Mat for both sets of parents. Friends didn't want to burden us with their laundry, but if no power soon they will have too I am sure.

Me and Chris really hadn't made much progress on the remolding, but he had to move serveral things over the past week to accomadate so we will have a good start when all is said and done. I am rather excited. I am going home to start moving things around and out this evening after supper is over. That is if I feel up to it. I think I have an ear infection starting. I have some severe pain from time to time. Probably get to see a doctor soon.

Cody didn't do as well on his report card as I had wished for, but it was still a decent report. He got 2 b's and the rest a's. He brought all up, but 2. He has let some grades drop for this 9 weeks that has gotten him into some trouble with his dad and myself. We are hoping for all a's this nine weeks, but he is going to have to work his little tush hard. He will be going to school until the second week of June I think. Not much of a summer for these kids because they start the first of August.

Cody is very close to the end of Elementary school. Preteen he is becoming. He has 13 weeks left of 4th grade and 36 weeks of 5th before he enters junior high.

Love to all

Wiping the Slate Clean for 2009

It is a new year so I deleted all my old post. I hope everyone is well! I had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Cody started bow hunting on December 28, 2008. We purchased him a Hunting Bow for Christmas. His daddy and I are so very proud that he understood the concept of the bow right off. He is so talented in every thing that he does. I have always known that, but I don't think Chris realizes it until it is something that interest him. When Cody first shot the bow he only missed the target 4 out of 35 times. AWESOME!!!

I am going to search for a new tub this weekend. I am also going to finish the repairs on the inside of our storage building so that I can store my dining room table. I am going to place Cody's room in the dining room for the mean time. I have to start on it no matter if anyone else wants to or not. I have to prove that I want it done to get others motivated.

I need to get some drafts started for what I am wanting to do. I have already purchased some thing for our bedroom. Actually I got them for Christmas gifts, but I picked them out. A base color of the room is going to be brown. I believe some camo colors.

I am boring and lead a boring life as compared to some out there.

LOL and LOVE to all