All I wanted to do is relax

Bitterly cold and very windy here today. The wind chills made it feel colder than it really was.

Got home from work and decided I wasn't tackling the long list of errands I had to do. Would save the running in town for the weekend. Since Sunday we are having a pot luck after the service, I decided I would shop local for just what I needed for that. And hit the bank and post office while out. Well, got home and the boys were working on rearranging the sun room and living room. Decided to help them by vacuuming before they put the furniture back because that part is lost on them. I decided to put the new sofa in the living room because it went in that room better than the one we have in there now. Took the living room sofa in the sun room. The boys were in the process of bringing the new sofa in the living room when all of a sudden the oldest starts screaming. I thought maybe he dropped the sofa on his foot or something. There was a bag of finishing nails on the floor by the boot rack that nobody moved. Didn't really think much if it actually. Well, he managed to step on one. Got it in the back part of his heel. I'm trying to find it because it went in through his jeans and sock. He's screaming like crazy which is just making me panic. So, I called hubby and told him I needed him home now and I'm taking H to the ER. He had me so upset with his screaming I just went blank, like I didn't know what to do. Hubby shows up as I'm getting H out the door and I'm trying to explain and get H in the car. Hubby was just as scared as I was because he was pale. He did go with me which I'm so glad he did because I probably would have lost it on the way there. All I kept telling myself was he's not bleeding, not pale, and no pain. These are all good signs. For the first time ever, we were in and out of the ER within an hour. It was just the tip of the nail that went in and the PA just pulled it out. She asked H if he wanted 3 needles to numb it or just to give it a good pull. He said just yank and she did. He was so busy talking to me he didn't know she did it. When we saw it wasn't deep hubby was like we could have done it at home, but you just never know. It's a puncture wound after all. So he has to stay off his foot for the next day or two, so no Christmas shopping for him this weekend. Maybe next weekend. I thought I was tired before, well, I'm exhausted now! The kid pulls out his cell phone and tells me to take a pic of his heel, and "to make it a good one." I'm sure that's been plastered all over his myspace and facebook page, lol!

Went to knit last night. Last one until the end of January. Got there late so it just didn't feel like I got enough time in. Hubby calls me 30 minutes before I have to leave and tells me we have to go and get the new sofa now. I'm like NOW? He says it will only take a few minutes. Oh well, it's done and I can do what I need to do this weekend. Was hoping for nothing, not to be. But, I can spend the rest of the night snuggled on the sofa with my knitting, lol!!

Howling winds and snow flakes

There's certainly enough snow on the ground to make one of these! Early this morning I'm sort of waking up and I keep thinking I'm hearing wind and sleet hitting the bedroom window. Decide not to check because the alarm will go off soon enough. After I do get up I look out the window and sure enough, wind blown snow. Gonna be a great ride to work today.

As I'm getting ready I hear the snow plow coming down the driveway. This guy never fails to plow my car in. Is it really so hard to knock on the door and ask me to move it instead of piling snow in front of it?? Since the boys were off from school I got the oldest up to shovel the steps, around my car, and clean the car itself off. Hey, I got two teenagers, why should I do it? So, he shovels from the walkway to the car and that's it. Had to tell him again to shovel around the front of the car. It sits lower in the front than the back and I'm notorious for getting stuck in the snow anyway. Also had to tell him to clean the car off. He tells me to give him the keys so he can move the car. I ask him how he's going to move the car when it's covered in snow???? This car has a remote starter. I use that to at least get it warmed up a little, hopping some of the snow would start to melt off a little. Oldest takes the keys and puts them in the car because otherwise, it turns itself off after a few minutes. A while later he comes in with the keys in his hand and says the car won't turn off. I ask him what he's talking about. He says he has the keys and the car is still running. Personally, I think the kid is joking with me so I grab the keys and go outside, in my slippers to see what's going on. Well, he was right. I put the key in the ignition, turn it, take the key out and it's still running. Again, same thing. Finally, I leave the key out and try to put it in gear. Then the car turns off. I start the car with the key and by remote and it's working fine after that. Really strange though. Something must have been stuck or something.............

As I'm getting ready to leave I hear someone honking their horn. Long and loud. I get to the end of the driveway and this tractor trailer is speeding down the road just laying on the horn. My first thought was he's going way to fast on this snowy road. Sure hope he could stop and wasn't sliding. Don't know what he was blowing his horn at.

My drive to work is normally 30 minutes. Today it was 50 minutes. Some roads were really bad and others so-so. By the time I left, it wasn't as windy but a sleet and rain mix. When I left to come home, all the roads were clear and the rain/sleet mix had ended. Glad it did. Someone from the Church had called and said Bible study for tonight was cancelled. When I drove past on my way home, the driveways hadn't been cleared. Guess nobody could get to it until later.

This isn't my road, but it sure could have passed for it this morning. Except the sky was grey, not this bright blue. Saturday the trees looked more like this. Just imagine huge, fluffy snow flakes falling, lol.

I know this is late, but me and hubby on Thanksgiving. Why everyone wants to snap my pic at the end of the day when I'm exhausted, I'll never understand!

First snow fall of the season

I just love it when it snows. I like to sit home in the sun room and watch the flakes fall. It's even better when I can see the pine trees with snow laying on their branches. Something very calming about watching the snow.

Unfortunately for me, I didn't get to sit home and watch the snow fall today. I was out shopping in the snow. When I realized it was supposed to snow today I almost told hubby we would do the shopping tomorrow, but didn't. I kind of expected the snow to start later than it did.

We finished the Christmas shopping today. I have 2 more things to get hubby and one more stocking stuffer to get the boys and then I'm done to. We bought for the relatives today to. Hubby says we are done with them, I sure hope so. Found some really great buys on stuff for hubby to take with him when he goes next month. Told him to grab the stuff now because it won't be there later.

It was cloudy when we went in wally world and it was snowing when we came out. We weren't in there very long either. They just didn't seem to have the variety they have had in the past. We were looking for mens and womans gift sets. I always give the bath and cologne sets, but this year not much to choose from. We did better at Big Lots. We also went to the furniture store looking for a new sofa. Saw a few I really liked, but were some were to big to fit the living room. We have a propane fireplace that takes up about two thirds of one wall. That same wall also has a window and the vent for the ac unit. Ours isn't vented from the ceiling. So wish it was. That leaves very little space for much furniture. The opposite wall has the doorway to the sun room. The third wall, since the living room opens into the kitchen, is the only wall with the most space. Hard when I really wanted a sectional for the living room. Saw one sofa that was a recliner sofa that I really liked. It was a chocolate brown color. Normally not a brown person but there was just something about this shade that I really liked. Also saw a leather sofa that I was originally thinking about getting for the sun room. The whole purpose was to change the sofa in the sun room, not the living room. I like my living room sofa and really don't want it in the sun room. Then hubby tells me he has a friend who has a sofa he wants to give away, so he doesn't want to make any definite decisions until he sees this sofa to. Well, I'm already sold on two, lol! N o matter what we decide, there's going to be some room rearranging in the future. I prefer to wait until after Christmas, that way it won't be so cluttered with the Christmas stuff. The youngest has spent most of this week decorating. That's all fine except when it comes time to take the stuff down and put it all away. He's never in the m ood to do that! He has the tree up, but only some decorations on it. The boxes of decorations are sitting in the hallway. Waiting....................... Waiting for someone to finish the tree. I'll have to tackle that if I want the boxes to go away.

We got about four inches of snow today. Winter has arrived! There is another snow storm coming in the middle of the week again. I was surprised to see the snow laying on the ground. I thought for sure the ground was still to warm. Guess I thought wrong!

Hubby went shopping with me today. I should have left him home. I spent more time backtracking, looking for him than I did shopping. Every time I turned around I lost him. He either got sidetracked or lost me. So many times I turn around and he's not there. I walk back and find him just standing in the walkway, just staring off at something. The eyes were open, the body was moving, but I think he left his brain in the bed. It just wasn't functioning very well today, lol! Started to make me crazy! Finally, I grabbed his arm and pushed the cart just move things along. At least it's done and I don't have to hit a store with him for a while now. I'm beginning to dislike shopping anyway. Don't need another excuse to not want to go, lol!

You are beautiful and wonderfully made

I'm finally starting to feel a peace tonight. The tension is still in my shoulders, but should get better over night. I had hubby rubbing my shoulders for quite a while last night. He rubbed until the skin felt tender. Then this morning, the tension was back, within seconds.

Went to knit tonight since this is the next to last one until the new year. I'm going to miss it already. Anyway, when I came in a friend of mine was already there. She's one of those people who is always bubbly and happy. I'm not that kind of person. Not all the time anyway. She looked at me and asked me if there was anything I needed prayer about. Guess the tension of the week was showing on my face. But, I lied and told her I was fine. She probably really could have helped me, but that just was not the place. But the chatter around me and the knitting did help. Good diversion.

This whole week has gone fast, but been so stressful. Seems like every day there is something going on that just sets me off first thing in the morning. Yesterday we had no water. None of our neighbors had water either. Sent the oldest down the road to the little store for 2 gallons of water and he comes back with 2 liter bottles and a box of cereal. How did you get that out of 2 gallons of water!! Get in the car and drive there only to find they are sold out of the gallons. Why could the kid not have told me this????????? Anyway, we drive down to the station to get the water. Of course, the teapot is empty. The large water bottle I keep in the fridge is empty. The cats water dish and cup (yes, she has her own cup for water) is empty, and my water bottle I carry to work is empty because hubby was supposed to bring one home for me. So I'm trying to find water in my pj' s and Don King hairdo. Get home and hubby tells me there's no water. Really?? That's news to me.............. As I'm getting ready to walk out the door the water is back on. Figures.

Yesterday the boys rearranged the little bedroom. Gave me more working space. Get everything set up and the printer doesn't work. An hour later it's working again. Then the boys discover that their computer isn't working so the oldest comes and does something on my computer to get theirs working. Don't know what he did but he disabled my internet. Finally, after a few hours of my working on it, I got it enabled again. I admit. I went ballistic on the kid this morning. I use my computer for school. It's vital that it works. Hubby heard me yelling at the kid and told me it's my fault because I don't tell him not to use my computer. He got snappie with me and told me he knows I don't say anything. I told him he didn't know anything about what goes on here because he's never here and on the rare occasion when he is he's watching tv or on the phone. Yes, this morning set me up for a wonderful day. Came home to loads of clothes, that had been washed, thrown on my bed. Hubby's way of telling me to take care of it.

Last night's dishes were still in the sink, waiting to be put away, along with all the breakfast dishes. Came home from work to a sink full of dishes, still!! And they all wonder why I get upset!!

Took care of the laundry and the curtains before I went to knit. The youngest did the dishes while I was gone. No matter what I say or do I get ignored when it comes to the chores. I find it extremely disrespectful towards me. I've taken every gadget away from the boys and still no help. I have no other options right now. Thought for sure the gadgets would do it.

Anyway, as I was leaving my friend told me to call her so we could get together and knit during the week. And she told me I'm beautiful and wonderfully made to not forget. Was God working through her or what? I owe her a phone call.

New week

I'm hoping this week goes smooth. Just so much to do. After work today I have to return something at wally world and then go to the verizon store and pay the bill. My plans were to just come home and continue working on the house. In the process of changing curtains and putting out Christmas decorations. Started on the windows, but ran out of push pins. Bought them when I was out yesterday.

I have been telling hubby for months that I want to look for a new sofa for the sun room. The one we have is a sleeper sofa, but the cushions are so broke in that when you sit on it, you feel the wooden frame where the mattress sits inside, against the back of your legs. I've even put pillows under the cushions, but they have to be moved out over the frame every time you sit down. It's not a need, but a new one would be nice. So, hubby says the other day that this weekend he wants to get a new sofa for the living room and move the sofa we have now into the sun room, and get rid of the sun room sofa. I'm all for getting rid of the sun room sofa. But, I really like my living room sofa and want to keep it in there. He wants to get one of those sectionals to go in the living room. I want something easy to clean and doesn't show the dirt in the sun room since that's the room we watch tv in, eat in, etc. That room was designed with getting a lot of use and being dirty in mind, lol. I've been looking for sofas, but really haven't found anything I really like. Him and his cousin have been looking for sofas because his cousin needs one. So why do we need one now?? It's almost like they are in competition with each other. I have no problem with getting new stuff. My problem is I don't want to listen to him cry when the bills come in.

Back to the routine

Well, this is where I should be this morning, but I'm not. Instead, I'm making a list for the day/ week, and then going to try my best to stick to it. This whole week has been upside down for me and I need to get back on track.

So, laundry is done and hanging outside, yes, a huge no-no for me, did some straightening in the kitchen, dishes done, and ground turkey dethawing for dinner tonight. Making chili. Yum! It's rather nice outside today. Yesterday was so windy you couldn't do anything outside. It's been cloudy for the past 4 days or so. The sun is out today and it's making me want to be out in it. We had snow flurries yesterday. The first! They were mixed in with some rain showers. Predictions for the higher elevations were for possibly 1-3". Yup, that time of the year.

We went to an Indian food store yesterday. It was about an hour drive each way. The store was small, but had a lot of stuff and the owners were actually nice. There's another store we used to go to, about the same distance, but the woman who ran it was never nice, even to hubby. There's a bigger store not far from that little one, which I really liked, but hubby said the stuff in there was old. Ok. The store we went to yesterday also had food for take out. Hubby ordered samosas. Boy, were they good!! They were better than the ones I've gotten in the restaurant we sometimes go to. I have to check into learning how to make them, if they aren't to involved. All last week hubby got indian food for dinner. Last night, he got a sandwich for dinner at work because no one cooked for him, lol. I had gone out and did some more holiday shopping. By the time I got home it was to late to cook indian food. I had gotten pork chops out before I left. I'm happy to say maybe 2 more trips and my guys will be done. Started hubby and the oldest. Hubby has been so hard this year, everything I want to get him he shows no interest in or wants to get for himself over in Indian when he goes. Geez! But, he's getting a stand to stack his movies in. He was telling me about it the other day and then showed it to me when we were in the store. Perfect, except I have to keep him from going in there and getting it himself, lol. Got all the guys some clothes yesterday.

Decided I wanted to decorate my windows this year. I haven't done that in ages. I wanted some red ribbon to hang gold balls from in the windows. Except, I wasn't willing to pay an arm and a leg for the ribbon. Found some red ribbon, all on one spool for cheap. Got 2 packs of six gold snowflakes for the same price as the ribbon. All in all it costs me less than $10 to do the windows. Not bad! I'm really in the holiday mood this year. It's been a few years since I wanted to be bothered doing all the decorating and baking, but this year I am. Making a list of cookies I want to bake is on the list for next weekend. I'm thinking I might even do the cookie cutter cookies this year. I haven't done those since I was a kid!!

The knitting has been coming along good. Until the day before Thanksgiving. Haven't' touched anything since. Been to tired. Seems like everyday we are going somewhere with hubby's cousin and his wife for the things they need for their house. I don't mind helping, but it's getting exhausting. Today it's just me and hubby going out. And the other guy he works with. At least there will be no kids, lol!

Ok, spent enough time on here. Have to get some more things done in the house before I go running again, lol!

Black Friday and Pink!!

And the craziness has begun!! What's even worse, is I found myself out on black Friday. Again!! I'm not a person who likes crowds, anywhere. I knew I was in trouble when hubby came home with the paper yesterday. Full of the black Friday sales. Personally, I thought I was being smart by not taking today off. Thinking if I had to work I couldn't go shopping. Wrong!! Learned my lesson though, never ever will I work on black Friday again. At least not as long as hubby is around. I think it's his favorite time to go shopping actually.

So, bright and early me, hubby and the oldest hit the stores. Wally world was first on the list. I think we got there around 7 am. Have to say, it really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. And, we got all but one thing on the list, so it was worth the trip. When we got up to the register there were no lines, not long ones that I could see. I went to the first register who had no one in line. The only problem we really had was finding the tv we wanted. Asked 3 different people and got 3 different answers. But, the last woman I asked was really good. We were looking for a particular tv so she radioed over and told the others that we were on the way and wanted that tv because it was the last one they had. I had the oldest guarding the 2 carts we had and told hubby to go over the the garden section, where the tv's were, and I would meet him there. I round the corner and hubby is standing in the isle. Told the man to run and grab the last one before someone else did!! Sorry, but if you got me up this early I'm gettin what I can get, lol! I got there just before someone else and got the last ticket. Other person wasn't to happy. Anyway, the guy thought there were more of those tv's in the back so he went to look while I waited, and waited, and waited. Finally, one guy comes over and tells me they don't have any more, but do have something similar, but a little more. They only had 3 of those and did I want one. By this time hubby was gone so I told him I wanted one and went to find hubby while they brought them out. If hubby didn't want to pay more we didn't have to get it, but took one just in case. We got 2 because hubby and his cousin both wanted one. The stands were on sale also. There were 4 stands left and I told the oldest to grab 2 and put them in the carts, before we got the tv's. Hubby wanted to wait, told him no because they might not be there after we find the tv's. Glad I did because by the time we found where the tv's were, the stands were gone. I got myself a Kitchen Aid mixer. Which was on sale. I've been wanting one of those like, forever. Three left, grabbed myself one.

Earlier in the week I had to go to wally world and get hubby's cousins wife a vacuum cleaner. Hubby, the cousin and his wife were in wally world but didn't know what kind to buy. Like I do! Anyway, I got a nice one. A really nice one. One I would love to have myself, lol! But, with the boys still home, not putting that much money out on one. I've gone through 3 vacuums in 6 years. Never have I gone through vacuums like this. Now, the boys can now vacuum. So, the one I do have is pretty beat up and doesn't clean all that well, but I've been refusing to buy a new one. I'll get a nice, new one when the boys move out. Anyway, hubby spies the vacuums that are on sale and grabs one of the boxes and asks me if I like that one. So, I go look at the displays and it's ok. He tells me to get it because it's pink. Can you imagine, a hot pink vacuum cleaner, lol?? Well, I'm the proud owner of one. And apparently a lot of other women to because there were 3 boxes left of those. They had other vacuums, but lots of other boxes left and they were cheaper than the one I got. Hubby's got this thing that since I'm female everything I have has to be pink. If it's pink, hubby will get it for me. I really, really detest the color pink!

Got back and dropped everything off and called work to tell them I'd be late. Really wanted a nap before I went to work. Now, since I've been on the go all day, I'm to wound to really relax. Laid down for about an hour and the darn cat would not leave me alone. Guess she was upset because it was late in the morning and I'm in bed. Not the normal routine. Once I got up she was fine. Crawled all over me when I got home but now that she thinks I'm staying, she's fine. Of course, stepping on her a few times might have something to do with it to, lol. Why, why do cats decide to lay right under your feet??????? And then have the nerve to give you a dirty look because you didn't see them??

Came home to the new tv set up and the sun room rearranged. Oh boy!