New chair!

Hey all,

Thought I would post a pic of my new chair I bought with Xmas money, etc. Finally got it put together yesterday. You see, I got the chair the beginning of January, but the box was all tore up and the instructions and screws all must have fallen out of the box during shipment, so after several phone calls to Sears (I won't order from them again), they gave me the manufacturer number and THEY sent me the hardware and I got the instructions via email. SOOO...another piece of furniture to sit on!!

Oh...and the PACKERS are going to the Superbowl!!! Wooo.....Until next time.... :)

Packers and Bears today!!

Hey all,

had a pretty busy week this past week and now another one is approaching. My boss, Lesley, will be gone most of the week, so I will be covering for her by opening the bank and closing. I work at the gym Wed, Fri and Sat nights again, so that isn't any different from last week!! I've got a Church event tomorrow night....it's called Bloom and they do this about every quarter. It's for ladies and last time they modeled jewelry. This time, it will be a shoe event!! I invited two friends outside of church to go along and my one friend, Kim, broke her leg yesterday, so she's not going. :( My co-worker from the gym, Sharon, will be going though. The cost is $10. Should be a good time!!

Reuben and I and Angie all went to the play "Go back to Murder" by Agatha Christie last night. At the beginning of the play, you vote for who you think is the killer. I voted correctly and at the end of the play, they have a drawing out of the correct votes and you win a book. I did not win. LOL It was a good time!!

Church was really good today. Reuben and I signed up to take classes the next 6 Sunday's (not Superbowl Sunday though) and it's called "Allies". They find out where you are with your beliefs and such with God and explain how this church works, etc. This church is an Assembly of God church. The people are really great there. We plan to take a "relationships" class after this one.

Kalyn went off to Santa Fe today with a co-worker of hers. Kalyn had bought a ring in SF and had it sized so she picked that up today and then returned some stuff to Best Buy and things like that. Kalyn's tattoo on her shoulder is mostly all healed now!! Looks good!! You can see pictures on my Facebook.

Tyler is doing ok, living in his studio apartment. He told me the other day he wished I lived there so he could live for "free" and save money. I told him he can come back up here and go to school too, if he likes. I told him Kalyn will be staying here another year and go to college up here. He thought it was a great idea!

A surprise for the kids is still in the works....I will say that the airline tickets have been purchased...just haven't told them where we are going yet. Tyler thinks it is Wisconsin. I thought that was nice that he suggested that we may be going there. LOL We leave March 28th and return home on Mar 31st. I have that whole week off from both jobs. That is Spring Break week.

I'm working on my taxes today...I owe $200 to Fed and get $500 back from State, so that is good!! At least my State refund will cover the Fed one. Whew....I did change my withholdings last year, so I'm glad I did that. I owed $800 last year and got $45 back from State.

Well, I must get back to the game...Packers are winning!!!! wooooo!! Until next time...

Woohoo Packers!!!

Hey all,

Soooooo pumped about the Packers advancing the the NFC Championship game next week!! Woohoo!!! Gotta love 'em!!!

We have Spring Break here the end of March and I may/may not have a surprise for the kids!! Will let you all in on the secret if it happens!!

Remember how I have mentioned that since October, I have had to fix my Jeep, get a new TV, swap out my DVR Dish system, buy a new computer monitor, fix my frozen pipes, get a new computer.......well I finally have everything fixed now and I'm hoping that is it for awhile...I would really like to start saving some money, rather than spend it!! LOL

Things are going along just fine here....Kalyn has one semester of High School left!! She is agressively working on her online stuff and regular school classes! I could not be more proud of her!!

Tyler moved into his studio apartment and then we found out that yes, he and Emily DID break up. Poor guy...he doesn't talk to me about those sorts of things, but Kalyn told me that they are still friends, they just want to do different things. Tyler mentioned maybe moving to Phoenix someday. For now, he's doing well and trying to get his bills paid/paid off. Good for him!

Church is going well...we had our pictures taken for the directory last week, so I will have to post me and Reuben's picture on here when we get them back. We got a free 8x10 and then Reuben ordered a couple of 5x7's.

Jobs are going well...been at the gym 3 years this month! Hard to believe. I'm back to running after taking 3 weeks off due to a cough I had. I need to get my butt in shape for Spring Break and Graduation!!

Well, that's all for now.... Gooooo Packers....Until next time!!

Gifts from a Godmama....

Hey all,

So awhile back, I sent my Auntie/Godmother Jacque, some material to make me an apron..... and she did.... then I also had sent her fabric to make me a bench cushion/mat.....

and she did.....THEN....to my surprise......she made me my very own quilt!!!! With colors that I LOVE!!!!.......

and it goes so well with my stuff......

I'm so thankful to her and so very honored to display her great, great work in my house. Thank you so much Auntie!! Enjoy the pics and until next time.... :)

Happy New Year 2011!!

Wow...well I must say, 2010 was a pretty good year for me. I'm hoping 2011 brings all that is pleasant to us all!!

The past couple of weeks haven't been all that great. It seems everytime I turn around, something is breaking around the house. We got our new 32" tv back in November and could NOT figure out how to attach the DVD hookups to it. Well, on Christmas day, when Tony and Nicole were here, Tony hooked it up and now it is working!!! Then, I've had to replace my computer, back in October and had to fix my Jeep that same month. NOW....my home computer monitor went out, I got a huge pit in my windshield driving to Durango yesterday, Friday night, my hot water in the house stopped working (still not working...but my fix it guy, Joe, will be here tomorrow to see what is up), and my DVR receiver broke too!! The DVR replacement is on the way, but only after I return the unit that they are sending me as it is the WRONG one!! LOL I couldn't believe they shipped me the wrong unit. So...I'm trying to be grateful and thanking God that all of these problems could be much worse. My pipes could have bursted under the house, the pit in the windshield could have been bigger and started to spread....you know the drill. So, that's my whining for today...

Kalyn had a wonderful time with her Dad and Steph. They went to Moab and Colorado for a few days. In Colorado, they ice-fished, rode snowmobiles and sledded. Tyler got to have dinner with them in Santa Fe, before they picked up Kalyn.

I got to see Tyler at Christmas, so that was really nice!! He just moved into his own studio apartment. His new address is 1701 Lead Ave SE Apt 4, ABQ, NM 87106.

I got a ton of really nice gifts this year for Christmas and feel so blessed to have such great family and friends. Thank you all for your gifts and cards. They are much appreciated!! I got new kitchen dishes, bathroom towels/washclothes/handtowels, new silver Fossil watch, a ruby ring, calf-skin Bible, shirt, candy and a rocker glider chair with ottoman!! I'm so excited to have new and different things around the house.

Well, that is all I have for now. Take care everyone and keep in touch. Until next time...