our closet is done

I cleaned out the closet and I am still here to talk about it. That is amazing! I started pulling boxes off the top shelf. I thought I have no idea what is even these boxes, so should I just pitch them? One box had a bunch of nice lady suits in it. Won't be needing those. So I threw that box out the door. The rest of the boxes were all Rusty's stuff. I asked him to go through them, but he just said that he wanted all of it. How can you tell you have even touched this stuff in two years! No sense in arguing, they went back into the closet.

I sorted through more of my clothes and got rid of another lawn and leaf bag full of stuff. Then it was on to sorting out my shoes. I have this huge box that I just throw all of them into. I dumped that on the floor. Anything that I did not wear last winter got pitched. Then I actually sorted the shoes by summer and winter. I figure this way it will be easier to get rid of them at the end of the season. Lets face it, if I did not wear them this summer then I do not need them.

Am I the only one with the black hole of a closet? Am I the only one who has a pack rat for a husband?

We finally got a letter from the irs and our bank. the irs is only suppose to hold x amount of dollars. So now Rusty is pissed. He was on the phone with the bank demanding that they release the rest of our checking, savings, and mutual funds. I however am not stressing it. I guess it is different for a guy. Who Knows.

Amber got her first response from some of the sponsor letters that she has been passing out. Amber was so excited to see the check! I was happy for her. It restored some of her faith.

I have to take Nikki shopping to go get the rest of her stuff for her trip. I need to buy her some sandals, hard candy, and some odds and ends for first aid kit. CJ said that he has a complete first aid kit that she can have, so we just need to add a few things to it. Oh I have to go to the avon store and buy their bug repellant. Then I will be done!

Amber asked Nikki yesterday if she had enough skirts for her trip and Nikki said no. Amber said " Well I get paid on Friday, I will take you down to the good will and buy you some outfits for the trip". I was blown over. That was very nice of Amber.

So, today I am hoping to work on cleaning out the garage. Maybe, if I get up the energy!

I feel stupid

So Nikki calls me today and asks me to pick her up from school. She is worn out and needs to study for her math final. O.K. why not. Then she says to me "Mom I can't figure this problem out". I look at it and I just felt so stupid. I know that I never did that type of math when I was her age. So to not let her know that I had no clue what was going on I looked at the problem and said " Well baby take the multiple guess answers and start plugging them in until you get one that is right". It worked.

My goal for today was to get the back room cleaned up. I finally got that done. Why do I bother cleaning it when it will be trashed tomorrow? Oh well at least it is clean.

Now I think I am going to go start on a good cleaning of our room. I need to pull everything out of my 1/4 of the closet and get rid of a lot of stuff. As for Rusty's 3/4 well a bomb would make it look better, but what can a wife do?

I would like to get outside and get some yard work done, but I think I am going to let my "weeds" grow until the very last day that I an go. This way the bitch that complained about about "weeds" will have to look at them. I know I should take the high ground and just go cut them but I just don't feel like it.

The kittens have reached two pounds so they will be going back to the shelter on Monday. I will be sad to see them go.

Later on today CJ and I have to go meet a friend at the airport so that we can pick up his car. Other then that I have nothing that I have to do.

Enough about my boring day, I just need to get back to it.

bring it on

So here is what happened yesterday. I was having a bad morning because I could not get on the Internet. Then Rusty called

Rusty: hey baby what are you up to?

Me: I am trying to get on the Internet and it is pissing me off

Rusty: Well your day is about to get worse. The IRS just froze our account

Me: what? you have got to be kidding me.

Rusty: no I am not kidding.

Me: O.k. I will call and find out what the hell is going on.

So I called the IRS. They were less then helpful. It turns out that they not only froze our account but also took about $1,000 out of it.

I worked for this military charity a few years ago and according to my pay stub they were taking out taxes. The charity never sent the money to the IRS. We contacted the charity and they said that the accountant that was working there is no longer working there, but that they would correct the situation. That was the last I heard about it until yesterday.

I still do not know why they froze everything. And the irs can't tell me why they froze everything.

I was pissed, but I am not anymore.

A good friend called me and I told her what happened and she just laughed and said  " you have 85 until next Wednesday? Hell I have seen you go a lot longer with a lot less!"

She was right. All of our bills are paid, and we have food. I have gone longer with a lot less, so why was I stressing out over it?

Now I am laughing! Bring it on IRS. You can't get me down!

Just for the record everything will be unfrozen in 21 days. Whatever! We will be fine so the IRS can kiss my ass.

CJ has been building a cat tree for me. This thing is going to be huge and I can't wait for it to be done. I just know that the big cats will be so happy.

Rusty got the stomach flu yesterday. He was just so kind to share all of his food with us.

Then Amber's boyfriend was driving Rusty's truck and some pressure hoses for the power steering burst. Sam was worried about it, but I just said well life happens.

This morning Rusty and CJ got the hoses fixed and Rusty is no longer barfing.

I am going to go work on my cat tree, and then when I done with that I am going to go act like live in Mayberry. I am going to go sit on the porch swing and sew.

a lot going on

I got some really bad news this morning. I just can't talk about it right now. Not until we work everything out. However I will share the news in the future, so that someone else might learn from what I am going through.

Last night was just filled with blessings. I went and picked up some stuff that someone else was giving away. Then the lady asked me if I would like any of the other stuff. Amber and I just looked at each other. These people had a garage full of stuff. This will really help Amber out as she has been trying to gather stuff for another yard sale.

Nikki's mission trip leader called me and told me that the church gave her $250 for her trip and that she also raised another $50! Cool, that means that Nikki only needs to raise $174 more. Not a problem.

Then this morning we had a meeting at Ryan's school. We got everything that we wanted! I am so happy for Ryan. If Rusty and I do not fight for what is best for him, then no one will.

My mom actually e mailed Rusty and asked him what I would like for my birthday. That is a good question. My mom said that she did not want to send a gift card, but with her living so far away... Anyway, I have been wanting to go kayaking, so I am going to do some research and see if she might be able to get me a gift card to go kayaking.

Nikki is coming home today! I can't wait to see her. I know that she had a blast up in Oregon. Oh! Nikki was in LaGrand, I guess that is in eastern Oregon.

So I should be doing the usual house hold stuff, but I did not get to bed until late, and I hade to get up early, so I just have no energy. Blah

 

feeling good

Whatever bug got a hold of me is now gone! That was a nasty bug and I hope no one else gets it.

As you can see from the pictures we had a typical weekend here. Do you like our floor painting? Someone got Amber some sidewalk chalk and paint. Then Amber remembered that we have cement floors. I told her that they could only draw on the floors as long as they made body outlines. Oh the joys of living with our family!

The guy that is a markered up was the first one to pass out. So everyone had fun with him. I am glad that he has a sense of humor. He did not like the fact that we wrote usmc all over his leg..... but then again he is a sailor. LOL

I finally convinced two of the marines to go get the kitten weighed. They are not two pounds yet so I am going to keep them one more week.

Sunday I went and got my poarch swing! I am so happy with it. So beth and i go up to Lowes and I find the swing that I want and it is on sale! i just love a sale. However we could not find a cart to put this huge box in. So finally get it paid for and we are heading out the door when we spot a dolly. So we throw the swing on the dolly and off to the truck we go. We get the swing loaded and then we look at the dolly and load it up as well.

We get back and Rusty says, well let me see this swing and walks out to the truck. He grips the side of the truck and just shakes his head. He can't believe that we brought the dolly home! I am not allowed to play with Beth any more.

I tried loading the pictures of the swing, but they would not load, so I will try tomorrow. Our house is trashed and I really need to get busy cleaning it up. I slept in until 10 a.m. and now I feel so far behind.

feeling better

Just a quick note. Note Amber did not toast a dog for me! O.K. I did not use spell check!b LOL  Rusty has said that dog was good, so hey.....

I am feeling much better and I have a lot of stuff to say.

I will write more in the morning!

amber is 17

Amber is 17 today! I cannot believe it. it does not seem all that long ago. I was living in Hawaii when i had her. Amber was born was crash c section and she was blue. I did not find out until the next day that she was also born with group b strep. It is a miracle that she is still here.

Amber opened her gift from us last night. We got her a gift card so that she could go buy her class ring. Amber was so happy!

Last night Kevin and I went to wal mart to get the gift card and there was this big bin of jumbo size candy. I made Kevin help me dig through this bin until I found lemon heads. Then I wrote I love you all over the box and placed the box of candy on Rusty's steering wheel. I do not remember the whole story behind the lemon heads, but I had sent him a care package and in side were some lemon heads. Rusty told me that they brought back a childhood memory.

So yesterday I thought I would surprise him. Kevin thought I was crazy, but I know it is the little things in life that mean the most.

Last night I got hit with some type of bug. My stomach is so cramped up. I could get nothing to come up. I laid on the bed just wishing I vomit. At least then I would have a reason to have these cramps. I finally took some gas pills and a strong pain killer. That lasted for two hours. I feel like shit. My stomach hurts. It hurts to sit, stand, or lay.

We were all suppose to go to the beach today but that is not happening now. I told Amber that her and Sam could still go. I however am going back to bed. This sucks.

Oh crap I still have to make Ambers birthday cake. I will do that this afternoon. Right now some pain killers and my bed are calling to me. Amber just toasted a beagle and that smell is turning my stomach.