Hey all,
Hope this finds you well as always!! Not too much going on, just work and workouts and keeping up with the kiddos!! It is really nice to have both kids here. They are doing great!!
Sasha has been wonderful since she's been here! She loves to run around outside and see people walking by or the neighbors, who give her treats!! She has grown a little since the last time I saw her. She is much taller and longer/leaner. Sugar is also getting used to her and it is so strange to only have one cat now. We keep Sugar at the back end of the house where my room is. We put a gate up so Sash won't come back in my room and then when Sash is in her crate, we take the gate down and then Sugar can wander around. Sug usually likes to perch up top of the cupboards and just watch Sasha. Kinda cute!!
I had a week off from work last week, so that was nice. Got a lot done. Had to have blood drawn, oil change, shopping, baking, wrapping, mailing things, Kalyn's birthday, cleaning house and cleaning for the Courtright's AND still work at the gym a few nights. Very busy but got it all done!! I also got my Christmas cards done and mailed off and then distributed lots of cookies to neighbors and friends for the holidays. Everyone loved them and how soft they were. My secret is to not bake them so long, so that they cool and become soft.
Three weeks from now I will be in Florida for the race!! Very excited to be going and it will be sooo jammed pack with activities too. Lots of racing events to go watch over the weekend.
We finally have cold and snow!! Only have had a few inches, total, but its nice to get the moisture. The temps have just been ridiculously cold. Not sure why this year is affecting me so much?? I hate being cold and have to bundle in layers!!! Wonder if it has to do with the hypothyroidism?
Kalyn is adjusting just fine and really enjoys her job at the fitness center. She hates the fact we only get paid once a month, so she is actively looking for full-time work, but will also work part-time here. She's picked up quite a few more hours here due to someone quitting and another high school girl that is playing basketball right now. Her check should be real good, but has to last a whole month!! She turned 20, without incident and had a good day on the 11th. We visited Jesse's grave and I always get so emotional there. :(
My neighbors, Ruth and George, have been spoiling me this year with fresh veggies and such from their garden. I gave them a huge batch of cookies and bread and then yesterday, George caught me home on a lunchbreak so he handed me a prime rib for our Christmas dinner!! I was so stunned!! Tyler doesn't eat meat, but Kalyn had requested steak this year, so looks like it will be the closest to tsteak that I can get!! That was very thoughtful of them!! I plan to make mashed potatoes, corn goo, rolls, cranberry and au jus for the prime rib. I have never cooked one, but Mike offered to help me with that.
Tyler has paid off one bill, almost has his car paid off and then just has to finish paying another small bill and his student loans. He should be good once he gets his car paid off as that will help him pay the others off quicker.
Well, not much else to report...we've been getting lots of Christmas cards in the mail and some gifts here and there. It's very nice that people think of us!! I have aquired two bottles of wine from customers at the gym, secret santa gifts and then food goodies, from people. Kinda nice!
Have a safe holiday and Happy New Year and I will write more after the holidays!! Until next time....
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Saturday, December 1, 2012
December!!
Hey all,
Hope this finds you well out there!! I've been doing good and of course been busy for sure!!
Kalyn is moving home!! Been busy getting her room ready (she will have Ty's old room). Had to move all my stuff, sell the futon, Ty had to move HIS stuff out of that room. We used it as a guest/music/gift wrapping/project room, so we had a lot of stuff to figure out and move. lol Kalyn and Sasha will be here Monday evening! Sooo excited to have her back and to have both kids here with me. Ty plans to move at the end of August next year, so this will be temporary having the kiddos back! I bought Ty's twin bed that he had in his storage shed (it was Uncle Jesse's) for Kalyn, got K a 32 inch flat screen tv, Kalyn bought a bean bag (upright) chair for her room (had it shipped to the house) and then she also mailed me her Petsmart card and I bought a crate for Sasha, so that is all ready for her! (K had returned the previous crate to Petsmart due to the fact that it wouldn't fit in her car when she left Minneapolis, so they gave her a refund via the gift card!). We are ready for her! She has an interview at the gym I work at on Tuesday am and then she will go around and apply at the Credit Union's and the hospital. She needs steady work, hopefully with benefits.
In preparation for Kalyn and due to landlord restrictions since I rent now, we had to let two of our cats go to new homes. :( Gizmo was placed at the Animal Shelter here in town...she's 12 and I think had some health problems so they were gonna check that out. Ginger went to a lady down off the hill (actually the same lady that bought the futon from me). She has a ranch with lots of animals. Ging is 14, so not sure how much longer she will last. So, that leaves Sugar still at the house....I had planned to just take Sugar to the Animal Shelter (she is 7), but decided (per Ty's coaxing) that we keep her and see how she does with Sasha around. I reduced the litter boxes down to one that's in my bathtub and put her food/food dishes in my room too. So, that way Sasha won't mess around with the litterbox in the kitchen. I bought a gate to put in front of my bedroom doorway so Sash won't go back there. We will try it and see if it works. :) My landlord thought we only had 2 cats as it was...so now we have just the one cat and then the dog. We are only allowed 2 pets.
Got my plane tickets to Florida!! Caught a decent sale, so that was good! I leave Jan 9th and fly back into Abq at noon on Tuesday the 15th of Jan. Should be a good time. I've still been running everyday, some days are better than others, but I keep at it. I keep telling myself I gotta do this well since I'm doing it!! :)
Jobs are good! Bank is doing really well and actually there are a couple of banks for sale in town, so we are hoping to get more customers off those banks. If a large bank purchases one, a lot of people do not like dealing with big corporate banks so they relocate to smaller, community banks, like us. Kinda nice!! We shall see what happens!
Almost done with Christmas shopping and baking will begin the week of the 10th, when I'm off work at the bank. I plan to mail out the boxes that week also! I'm also getting the oil changed in the car and other odds and ends while I'm off too. May as well get it all completed! I will still work at the gym during that week, but thats fine, I'm just hanging around town, so no biggee.
Not much else to report...just enjoying this mild weather we are having, but hoping for rain or snow soon. We will have a very dry Spring if we don't and that means bad fires could start again. ugh...let's pray that doesn't happen!! Until next time...
Hope this finds you well out there!! I've been doing good and of course been busy for sure!!
Kalyn is moving home!! Been busy getting her room ready (she will have Ty's old room). Had to move all my stuff, sell the futon, Ty had to move HIS stuff out of that room. We used it as a guest/music/gift wrapping/project room, so we had a lot of stuff to figure out and move. lol Kalyn and Sasha will be here Monday evening! Sooo excited to have her back and to have both kids here with me. Ty plans to move at the end of August next year, so this will be temporary having the kiddos back! I bought Ty's twin bed that he had in his storage shed (it was Uncle Jesse's) for Kalyn, got K a 32 inch flat screen tv, Kalyn bought a bean bag (upright) chair for her room (had it shipped to the house) and then she also mailed me her Petsmart card and I bought a crate for Sasha, so that is all ready for her! (K had returned the previous crate to Petsmart due to the fact that it wouldn't fit in her car when she left Minneapolis, so they gave her a refund via the gift card!). We are ready for her! She has an interview at the gym I work at on Tuesday am and then she will go around and apply at the Credit Union's and the hospital. She needs steady work, hopefully with benefits.
In preparation for Kalyn and due to landlord restrictions since I rent now, we had to let two of our cats go to new homes. :( Gizmo was placed at the Animal Shelter here in town...she's 12 and I think had some health problems so they were gonna check that out. Ginger went to a lady down off the hill (actually the same lady that bought the futon from me). She has a ranch with lots of animals. Ging is 14, so not sure how much longer she will last. So, that leaves Sugar still at the house....I had planned to just take Sugar to the Animal Shelter (she is 7), but decided (per Ty's coaxing) that we keep her and see how she does with Sasha around. I reduced the litter boxes down to one that's in my bathtub and put her food/food dishes in my room too. So, that way Sasha won't mess around with the litterbox in the kitchen. I bought a gate to put in front of my bedroom doorway so Sash won't go back there. We will try it and see if it works. :) My landlord thought we only had 2 cats as it was...so now we have just the one cat and then the dog. We are only allowed 2 pets.
Got my plane tickets to Florida!! Caught a decent sale, so that was good! I leave Jan 9th and fly back into Abq at noon on Tuesday the 15th of Jan. Should be a good time. I've still been running everyday, some days are better than others, but I keep at it. I keep telling myself I gotta do this well since I'm doing it!! :)
Jobs are good! Bank is doing really well and actually there are a couple of banks for sale in town, so we are hoping to get more customers off those banks. If a large bank purchases one, a lot of people do not like dealing with big corporate banks so they relocate to smaller, community banks, like us. Kinda nice!! We shall see what happens!
Almost done with Christmas shopping and baking will begin the week of the 10th, when I'm off work at the bank. I plan to mail out the boxes that week also! I'm also getting the oil changed in the car and other odds and ends while I'm off too. May as well get it all completed! I will still work at the gym during that week, but thats fine, I'm just hanging around town, so no biggee.
Not much else to report...just enjoying this mild weather we are having, but hoping for rain or snow soon. We will have a very dry Spring if we don't and that means bad fires could start again. ugh...let's pray that doesn't happen!! Until next time...
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