Another Saturday!!

Hey all!!

Things are good here. The weather was pretty crappy earlier in the week. Last Sunday it was SOOOOO windy!! My planter out front of the house (it's metal) fell over and all my pots broke out on the driveway!! So, now I have no pots out there for now..I will work on getting some new ones going once the harsh weather is gone completely! Today it is beautiful out there!! Almost 75 degrees! No wind, which is very nice! I'm inside working at the gym today, but I did get to spend some time outside this morning!!

I got up early-ish and threw on some workout clothes and cleaned a bit in the kitchen. Then, I headed out and drove uptown and returned a movie, filled the car with gas and also went to the car wash. My car was filthy from last Sunday's wind, so sprayed her off and she's as good as new now! Literally! lol I came home and raked the front little yard and then raked the main yard, especially along the fence and then the back behind the shed and house. I couldn't rake the other side of the house as there is still snow back there and frozen ground. I picked up quite a bit of rocks and leaves, so that felt good to have that done. I love raking!! Then, I opened some more windows in the house and then opened the front door and let the cats roam around outside in the sun. They all loved it except Gizmo. She was afraid and just stayed on the steps by me. LOL It was then time to let everyone in the house and I had to get ready for work! (side note...Bruce, my landlord, has STILL not received the title for the house. He paid off the house back in November! Bruce told me that Greentree told him, that the title has been approved to be released to him now, but not sure if he got it yet. This has been a long, long process!!)

After work yesterday, I drove down to Santa Fe and did a little bit of clothes shopping for myself. I first stopped at the cemetary and had a little convo with Jesse. We had a nice little chat. I just plopped right down on the grass at his grave and cried and talked. Hard to believe it has been almost a year already!! He died April 12, 2011.

I drove over to the mall and then to Kohl's. Got some good purchases made! I had gone through my closet during the week...getting rid of bigger clothes and then getting all my summer stuff out to see what all I needed etc. I didn't need much, but I did, and still do need, some more shirts for work. Hard to find stuff I like out there. I'm pretty much set now. Picked up a couple of new pillows too.

I got my taxes all paid for the year, so I'm very excited about that! Now I can concentrate on getting money together for my trip and I'm also helping out my kids. Tyler has a bunch of bills and Kalyn won't be working as much now that she started school, so gotta pick up her gym membership for her. Kalyn would like me to move up that way, so I'm trying to figure things out and consider that option. I need a good paying job, so gotta make sure I have that BEFORE I move! We shall see. I've been praying about it. :)

Kids are doing good! Kalyn started school and loves it. She hates being away from Sasha so much though. Tyler is still doing his thing and is an awesome roommate!

Went and saw "John Carter" and now I wanna go see "The Hunger Games". Have not read the books and didn't know what all the hype was about until I looked it up online! lol

Not much else to report...been a good week and hope to have many more just like it! Until next time.....

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! (and happy birthday Cousin Mike!)

Hey all,

Thought I better catch you all up on things here in sunny New Mexico!!!

Not much is really going on.... lol....

I've been working all my jobs and working out 3 times a week or more (if I can!) and just chilling at home watching movies or cleaning. I've got all the Easter stuff ready to send out to nieces, nephews and Kalyn. Then, I've got Reuben's little birthday box ready to mail out...I figured I would get him a little something since he's always such a great friend and listener to me! His birthday is April 15th! I also have Mother's Day stuff all ready purchased and boxed up and then Alyssa's and Riley's birthdays are in there too. I'm trying to think ahead....can you tell?? LOL Hallmark is going out of business here in town, so I figured while the sale was going on, I could pick up all the cards I need up until Mother's Day and picked up some gifts as well, for a very cheap price! Then, Beall's (a clothing store) was having a really good sale, so picked up Riley's birthday clothes there. I think I'm all set now!! :)

Tyler is working, practicing guitar, hanging with his girlfriend and planning concerts that he's gonna go see. He's quite busy and gone most of the time. We cross paths once in a while! :) He is still loving his car so much!

Kalyn starts school on Tuesday!!! Woo!! She's been working a lot at Taco Bell and taking care of things before she starts school. She is gonna be very busy! She also found out that any makeup she uses or hair color has to be Aveda products, so she went and purchased a few items to start with, and the lady gave her the discount that she gets once she starts school, early! Kalyn was very appreciative of that! She bought more that she originally intended since she got the discount so soon! Very cool!

I finished up the kids FAFSA this morning. Had to fill in the fact that I have now paid/filed my taxes for real now. They need to know what your status is on the filing part of taxes, so I updated that. I also cleaned my entire bedroom and bathroom. I pulled the bed out and vacuumed all the cat hair etc under there and in all the edges of the room. I also had to repair the bathroom sink, cuz I had a drip going on. I've been pretty productive today! I go into work at 1, at the gym today. I also washed all the bedding, even the bedskirt. Sometimes I get tired of all the cat hair! But I do love that Pledge product that picks up pet hair, the fabric sweeper! It works well!

I still am planning on that road trip in May! Looking forward to seeing everyone!! woohoo!!! That's about all for now! Love to all...until next time!!

March!!

Hey all,

Hope all is well out there!! Just got home from the Courtright's house. I had to start her Spring cleaning for her today. I got the main level finished for her today and took me 4 hours. She paid me for 4 1/2 though! :) She's very sweet. I had to do allll the baseboards on the entire main level and then my regular weekly cleaning. The baseboards look so much brighter now and of course as I'm doing the baseboards, one notices marks on the walls around those baseboards and then dusting off the doors, etc. I had a good time, but am wiped out! Was nice to come home to a clean house and not have to do much here!

Today was a beautiful day outside, but didn't get to enjoy it. Oh well...there's always next time!

Kalyn starts school on March 20th! It is inching closer and closer! She quit the Piercing Pagoda and her last day was Feb 29th. She began a new job at Taco Bell/KFC around the 20th of February. She likes it and likes that there are more than 5 employees to work with and she no longer has to work alone! This new job is just right up the street from where she lives, so it's much closer as well. She seems to be doing well and Sasha is too! :)

Tyler got a new vehicle! 1996 Honda Accord purchased from Uncle Kevin! Kevin bought it from this one lady about 4 years ago and was getting ready to advertise it for sale cuz he has a truck and also Jesse's old car. I was glad we were able to snag it from him for a pretty good price! He sold it to us for $2750. I got a signature loan at Zia Credit Union and Tyler makes the payments. We set up the payments so that it is paid off in a year. Tyler already replaced the drivers side window motor, that was broken and then his headlight went out, so he replaced both yesterday! He takes it to Santa Fe tomorrow to get the windows tinted! He really loves it and is so much more reliable than his other car. I think Tyler plans to stick around LA until next January.

I'm doing pretty well! I'm just working and working and working out! I've been watching a lot more tv and movies lately too. Kinda nice to just chill and not have much to do. I always keep busy, but this lifestyle is a lot different from when I had a family to take care of! Crazy how life works and moves so fast! I really enjoy it though! Very thankful for my life right now.

I'm still making plans to drive up to Wisconsin in May. I got the time off, so I'm really getting excited about it. I plan to leave from here on Sat. May 12th and I just need to be back around Memorial Day so I can get caught up before going back to work. Still hoping for a driving partner (ahem..Mom) for the drive up...should be a blast! :)

Well, that's all I've got for now. Must cook myself some din-din. Take care and talk to you all soon! Until next time....