Veteran's Day..

Thank a veteran today!

Dallas City Hall. November 11 2004

Houston James, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, embraces SSGT. Mark Graunke Jr.

Mornin!

Best way to wake up in the morning? 6 words.. Starbuck's triple shot peppermint mocha latte.. Honestly, is there anything better? For the record, my husband is awesome.. Yeah, I say that a lot, but obviously it needs to be said again.. Who else would get up at 6:00 in the morning and drive to Starbuck's just to get their wife a latte? Without being asked I might add!

Oh! And do you wanna know the secret for the best night's sleep ever? 2 words.. Fleece sheets.. Oh my gods they rock!! We picked some up at Shopko the other day.. They were priced at $79.00 but somehow we were only charged $39.00.. How cool is that? But the trick to enjoying this soft warm fuzzy goodness is you have to sleep in the nude.. If you wear your pajamas you don't get the full "aaahhhhhh" of these sheets..

Seriously people, you have to try these sheets!

So, go out, get yourself a latte and some fleece sheets, then you can have a great morning and a great bed time too!

No way Jose!

I have ended my relationship with Jose.. It's sad, we have had some good years together.. But Jose betrayed me.. Jose and I have always gotten along.. We were great together, and he even loved my friends..

We only argued once, when I invited Cinnamon Schnapps to the party.. I didn't know that CS and Jose didn't get along.. But I learned my lesson and moved on.. I forgave Jose for punishing me, and Jose continued to love me..

For years Jose and I were great together.. We would have fun all night, laughing, joking, singing.. Life was good with Jose.. He would keep me happy all night, then leave before morning came..

Things began as they always do on a night out with Jose.. Jose and a pretty little shot glass.. A little salt and a lime.. Just one shot to get us warmed up.. To make us comfortable with each other.. Then we shared a double Tequila Sunrise.. One after another.. Jose was smooth, sweet, and was easy to manage.. I lost count at 9, but I know that Jose was keeping track.. Jose and I were doing great together..

But then I strayed.. I turned from Jose and gave my attention to Bacardi.. But only for a second! I never forgot about Jose, I knew he was there, but Bacardi sat before me, fizzing with ginger ale and coated with sugar.. Surely Jose would understand? No.. Oh he pretended to understand, but then got his revenge in a parking lot on the way home.. I didn't get angry.. I knew I deserved it.. Jose gave me a good 'talking to' in the parking lot.. I poured out my guts to him, wiped my mouth and got back in the car.. We were ok again, Jose and I.. I knew he had forgiven me and all would be well..

I drifted off to sleep, knowing that although Jose would be gone in the morning, that he would never be far away, but like a good friend, he would leave me in peace for a time.. But the next morning, before I even opened my eyes, I knew Jose was still there.. He hadn't left.. He stayed around to punish me.. He stalked me all day, never giving me a moments peace.. Shining lights in my eyes, banging on my head, berating me so much that I felt sick to my stomach.. There was no escaping him.. I tried hiding behind my friend Alka Seltzer, but he found me.. My champion, Red Bull kept him at bay for a short time but not long enough.. He turned food against me, and even made my dear old friend coffee mad me.. All day long Jose plagued me and well into the night.. Finally around 4 in the morning Jose went away.. Before he did, I told him it was over.. He went away silently and gently and I know he was hurt by it.. Just as I was.. But it simply had to be..

Jose and I are over..

But all is not lost..

Bacardi left me his number :)

Happy Friday!

Good Morning blog world! It's Friday, so that should make most of you happy.. I, myself, am incredibly happy today.. The last of my worries have been taken care of.. By Friday, except for the car payment, we will be debt free.. Over due bills paid off, tags will be paid on the truck, everything will be caught up and we will finally be able to live like we should be living..
Well, not rich by any means, but hell, one would think that a family supported by the cementing supervisor in charge of the cement department for 22 countries for the biggest energy services company in the world would be able to make it from one paycheck to another!
Jeez..
Anyway, no more living paycheck to paycheck.. We will have money in the bank.. We will be able to pay each bill as it come in, and pay it in full.. No more partial payment, no more avoiding the phone when a bill collector calls.. No more!! Whoo Hooo!! I also decided to wait one more year before moving.. I want to put money into savings for a year and get a nest egg started..
Christmas wilol be good.. Clay will be home, we can aford gifts for the kids, and I can do better for Suzanne's kids this year (I have kind of skimped on them the past few years).. We can do better for Clay's brothers' kids too.. YAY!
I have to say, when Clay said "No more worries about money" it was like 50 pounds were dropped off my shoulders.. It' an incredible feeling.. We can start saving for Skie's college, and put money away for retirement.. An actual savings! Finally, a real savings!
Oh my gods, thank you China Man!!

Still think the Law of Attraction doesn't work?? I'm living proof people!!

***Nothing whatsoever is difficult for the universe to create through you.. You can create anything you want, and all you have to do is live in harmony with the LOA.. You provide the mold of what you want, and then the universe fills that mold..***

What a man!

Once again, I would like to point out that my husband is the awesomest!
I have decided that I am going to leave the rabbits in their hutch outside this winter, but I was worried that they would be cold because the bottom of the hutch is all wire and the cold air will blow up inside.. So Clay, the incredible guy that he is, said that we would build them an upstairs.. He cut a whole in the top, built a ramp for them to climb, and is working on giving them a whole second level.. He even got a bale of hay to fill their "bedroom" so they will be nice and warm all winter :)


Obviously the rabbits had to be moved while Clay worked on their home improvement.. Dropkick was not a happy bunny, as you can see from the picture.. He doesn't like to be picked up, and he doesn't like Clay.. So being picked up BY Clay put him in a grumpy frame of mind..

Now, if building an upstairs for a rabbit cage wasn't already enough work for one day, he also gave Buster a bath.. Yeah, giving a dog a bath isn't really a big deal, but this was pretty bad.. Buster had, um.. Well, icky stuff stuck to his rear end.. A lot of it.. And it didn't want to come off easily.. He had to be scrubbed, for quite a while, and naturally no one in this house wanted to do it.. So Clay did it.. Considering it's my dog, I have to say that Clay went above and beyond :)

We have to pay bills and work on the back yard.. Leaves need to be raked and put into bags, and the rabbit cage needs to be finished.. We have been running around so much and doing so much around the house that it will be nice to have a nice quiet day of nothing tomorrow :)

Oh, we did our ritual last night.. It was very simple, but perfect :)

Have a happy Monday!!