a day of cleaning

Well we made our dump run and boy did it stinl up there. I was also shocked at what people took to th dump. I swear our country wastes more then most countries have! I am going to get on my soap box here, I saw some one dump a really good little tykes playhouse, some coolers, and even a complete twin bed that still had the plastic on it. What the heck? Please think I am cheap and that is fine but at least I am not wastefull. All of our old clothing is passed on, anything else will find a home somewhere! I do not get it. I really enjoy yard sales and rummage sale because at least the stuff is not going into the trash. Case and point. I bought a big box of card for $.50! Evertone laughed. We have been using those cards all yer long and there are even a ton of Christmas cards in there! Wgy not?! o.k. I am off my box.

Today Rusty cleaned out his truck and boy did that take forever! The man took out a lawn and leaf trash bag full of shit! Then he cleand out from under the work bench, he found yet more shit. The man is a pack rat.

Amber is back in hot water. I found out today that she has called her boyfriends house three times today. She grew some balls because we were outside when she did it. So here is what it has come to. Rusty is going to build a lock box so that we can put the phone in it. We are turning the ringer off. Nikki is going to be pissed because now she wont be able to use the phone, but that will just make her mad at Amber. Mind games are great! We are now going to pit Nikki against her.

Speaking of Nikki we got her state test results back today. She scored off the charts! Her highest score was in math.....95%! We are so proud of her.

oh I forgot that I scrubed my car down today. It was so nast, but now it is clean. There are no more rock hard fries on the back seat.

Today I am thankful to have been able to spend time helping Rusty clean out the truck.

could not sleep

One of the cats woke me up very early this morning, so I am up and sorta moving.

I had a hard time getting to sleep last night. As soon as I closed me eyes I saw Rusty have his heart attack. My eyes popped open. I have been doing good, but for some reason last night was not so good. Anyway, I just rolled over and put my head on Rusty's chest and I finally fell asleep.

One of my friends asked me to come to new york and visit them. I have never ben to New York. I do actually want to go. I really want to stand on Ellis Island on look in on America. I want to maybe for a second see what my grandmother saw when she came to this country.

 Sad to say her family was not allowed to stay, so they went to Canada. My grandparents did eventually come to America, but by that time my grandmother was a grown women. On my dads side of the family I am only second generation born here.

I am not sure what I have to do today. Rusty has some stuff he needs to do in the afternoon and then the girls are going to church tonight. I am thinking maybe today will be a slow day. I will clean up the house and then do.....?

Nikki has started basic Algebra. So that means that with in the next few years I will no longer be able to help her with her math homework. I am glad that I went back to college for a little bit because at least now I know algebra. I stopped going to school because it just got to be to much for me. Between work, school, the children, and trying to keep up wih the house it was just to much. Rusty said that once all of his disability kicks in that I can go back to college for free. To tell the truth I do not see me going back anytime soon.

The youngest cats are running around playing, Mrs. Cleo and P anther will have none of that. Rascle is holding down the sofa, and the hampsters are sleeping. Some days it is hard to keep up with the critters!

I need to start getting the children up and ready. Rusty usually does this, but sice dipstick want to play on me I am up. Besides Rusty should be able to sleep in too!

Right now I am thankful for hot coffee

a horse in our yard

There is a lady that rides her horse around and today she stopped and started talking Ryan. This lady is so nice. I sat outside with her for a little over an hour and we just talked. Her horses name is hurley and he is so mellow! So ryan got to ride hurley, so ryan had a good day. I still cannot belive that this horse just walked around our front yard1 LOL

We cleaned out our garage tonight. Now we have to make a dump run in the morning. Rusty finally started throwing away alot of shit that he does or has not used in so long. It is amazing that one man can have so much stuff! Then again both of his parents are pack rats.

Tonight while Rusty and I were talking he said to me that he has never seen a women own nothing and be proud of it. Well he was talking about me and he is right. I own nothing that holds any value and if it all dissappeared I would be fine. Am I strange? I do not "own" the furniture in our house, as a matter of fact I can name the items of furnitur that I actually picked out and like. I would be sad if I lost all of the childrens pictures. Anyway, Rusty has so much stuff that he can look at and it will trigger a memory, I do not have that. I think Rusty is the lucky one.

I talked to an old friend tonight and she said something that really made me think. In short she wants a baby. We know a lot of couples that want babies. What is up with that? Why are all of our friends childless and there are day that we want to give ours away? One day all of our friend will have children and they will be awesome parents because they have wanted it for so long.

Our house refi is almost done and I am so happy!

Today I am thankful for a clean garage.

to many questions!

   o.k. it is 2 a.m. and I put on the water to make some tea. So I figured I would check my e mail and write. Man! so many question!

O.k. here it goes. Rusty is going to build me a room that is outside, yet screend in so that the cats can go out. The entry way in to the cat house will be through one of the windows on the back poarch.

Whats craigs list?! You dont know about this. O.k. here is the link.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/

 

Now about the bathroom. I am doing a total gut on the hallway bathroom. I am going for  total 20's style bathroom. If you look way back there are pictures of the tub that I am redoing!.

There is a wood working place by where I work, and we all share the same dubpster, sooooo...... I got a bunch of wood out of there tonight. I told rust that I was going to bring it home. Anyway he said that if he could not use it for the cat house and if we cant find another use for it, we can always burn it! Yes everyone I go dumpster diving.

Tonight was crazy at work! I was told that it will only get worse when the other petition comes out. Great!!!!!! NOT oh well at least I am working.

Rusty called me at work tonight to tell about the famly on extreme make over home edition. This gal had to have some work done on her heart on the only place in the country that could do it was loma linda! The same hospital where Rusty had his heart work done. I wonder if Rusty knows how hard I fought to get him to loma linda. When there was not a bed open and they said that they wer going to send him to l.a. or san diego I pitched a fit. I wanted loma linda. I want the best for th love of my life. When people would say that they were going to pray for us I asked them to pray that we got loma linda. On the day that Rusty got transfered we were told that he would be staying where he was for another day, and then out of the blue they said you leave in an hour! I was so happy. I knew that Rusty was going to the best place and that is what I wanted for him.

well I am going to go sit on the front poarch and finish my tea and then go to bed.

right now I am thankful to home and that my family is safe in bed.

 

                                                 

getting ready for work

There is not much going on around here. I have to work this afternoon so I am doing laundry and trying to clean up the house. Now that is what I call fun.

All of the cat's including Elli's have taken to climbing the screen door. A friend suggested that I get a spray and and squart them when they do this. They only do this when Rusty and I are sitting on the front poarch. Rusty also thinks that all of the cats are taking all of his blankets and bed space in a hope that he will sleep on the sofa. I think Rusty needs to find something else to worry about!

Rusty said that he would build me a little "screened" ( actually it will be chicken wire) for the cats. We are going to have the entrance going out a window! LOL Yes this is another one of my ideas and like a good husband Rusty is going to build it for me.

We have an old camper shell for his truck that I am going to list on craigslist. I am going to ask $50 for it, or I will trade it for tile or a sink for the bathroom. If I get one of those items then it will help me to keep my bathroom re-do under $1,000! Then I can also take the tub in and have it sandblasted.

Well I am off to finish laundry and chill for a little before I head off to work.

Today I am thanful for a husband who puts up with all of my hair brained ideas.

not much going on today

I have done as little as any one person can. I did unload the dishwasher, and mop the floor. Stopped at one yerd sale and that is it! What a lazy day.

Maybe I should sew something. Maybe I should clean something. No I think I am going to go take some trash out and sit on the sofa the rest of the day.

things are looking up!

We got a call today from a friend in the loan biz. He found us an awesome deal on a refi! Our payments will be under $900!!!!!!!! I am on cloud nine. I just hope that all goes well.

Then I went outside while the neighbors lawn guy was there and I asked him how much to do our yard. He siad $25 a month! He got the job! It also helps that our lawn mower took a crap last week! We are high class now, we have a gardner.

Elli called me today to check on her cat. Like I cannot take care of a cat. LOL Rusty then laughed at me necause I also call to check on our pets. I just hate to be away from them.

So I am off to finish dinner. Nothing fancy just chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn on the cob.

Today I am thsnkful that I got to sit on my front poarch and watch a hawk soar.