Just stopping in to say a quick hello and hope you all are doing well. Sorry I have been gone for so long, but so much is going on with me these last several months that I can't seem to stay on top of things. And my blog has kinda gone to the way side. I hope soon that I will be able to visit with some of you again. I do keep up through my RSS feeds though.
Working on ALL the additional renovations is taking all our free time, so bare with me. Miss you all!
So you wonder what I have been up too, huh? Bunches of stuff going on with me and my family. At the moment, just trying to keep our heads above water. We are busy,busy in the middle of doing some renovations in our house, and seems like every spare moment is taken up with that. Some of the things we are doing is we have ripped up the old carpet in the living room so wonderful hubby can install wood flooring. He installed all wood flooring on the main level of the house 18 months or so ago and we left the LR until later, it is now later. 
but we were ready for a crisp new look) and repainted the room (country white) as well as the LR (butter cookie). In order to do all this, we have had to rent a storage unit and move furniture into it so that we could move around. My LR and DR has a open concept so we had to remove almost everything for all the supplies and tools. So we truck back and forth to the unit to get what we need until it is complete. Hubby is also framing in my LR windows to give the room a more custom feel. Over the last several years we have redone almost all the house, and that is THE one thing we have done in every room. It is such a small and inexpensive thing but makes such a big difference. Once all rooms are completely finished we will be ripping out all the carpet on our second floor. Whoopee!!!! So I am in the mist of looking at carpet samples. It's gotta be something that doesn't show dirt, and can handle high traffic. Especially the steps. Thinking maybe a berber. Any tips?
My step son is getting married this weekend, so have had to shop for "something to wear". I picked out a little sleeveless navy with small white polka dots (so Julie Roberts) and the cutest shoes. Still haven't packed, but looking forward to the trip.It will be nice to visit with hubby's siblings and his kids. It also happens to be my first anniversary so hubby and I are going to take a few days afterwards and get some R&R. Believe me we both could use it. It has been a highly stressful time for us. with everything that has been going on. 
So you wonder what I have been up too, huh? Bunches of stuff going on with me and my family. At the moment, just trying to keep our heads above water. We are busy,busy in the middle of doing some renovations in our house, and seems like every spare moment is taken up with that. Some of the things we are doing is we have ripped up the old carpet in the living room so wonderful hubby can install wood flooring. He installed all wood flooring on the main level of the house 18 months or so ago and we left the LR until later, it is now later. but we were ready for a crisp new look) and repainted the room (country white) as well as the LR (butter cookie). In order to do all this, we have had to rent a storage unit and move furniture into it so that we could move around. My LR and DR has a open concept so we had to remove almost everything for all the supplies and tools. So we truck back and forth to the unit to get what we need until it is complete. Hubby is also framing in my LR windows to give the room a more custom feel. Over the last several years we have redone almost all the house, and that is THE one thing we have done in every room. It is such a small and inexpensive thing but makes such a big difference. Once all rooms are completely finished we will be ripping out all the carpet on our second floor. Whoopee!!!! So I am in the mist of looking at carpet samples. It's gotta be something that doesn't show dirt, and can handle high traffic. Especially the steps. Thinking maybe a berber. Any tips?My step son is getting married this weekend, so have had to shop for "something to wear". I picked out a little sleeveless navy with small white polka dots (so Julie Roberts) and the cutest shoes. Still haven't packed, but looking forward to the trip.It will be nice to visit with hubby's siblings and his kids. It also happens to be my first anniversary so hubby and I are going to take a few days afterwards and get some R&R. Believe me we both could use it. It has been a highly stressful time for us. with everything that has been going on. Seems like I was just here, and it has been weeks since I posted anything. Yiiikkkkkeeesss! We'll I will try to make a quick update. How's that? Life is life and I am living it day to day, and trying to just do what is humanly possible. How's that? No, really, everyday for the last several months has brought on many new struggles and changes for me and I am just trying to adapt to everything. In the last several months, as most of you know, my kids lost jobs and we have been praying. God answered our prayers this morning with a job for my #2 son (only in birth order, :) ) he will be starting a job in a couple of weeks and my #1 son (birth order, remember?) has a interview tomorrow and a possible lead for another job. So we are praising God today.
Michael and I had a nice day out on Saturday, we drove up to Washington Pa to visit with his sister and had a nice lunch out with her and her hubby and scooted into a antique shop. It was just a beautiful day to be out. The weather was so nice and such a change from the cold temperatures we have been having. Yesterday was spent with the boys at the house, helping Michael with some projects. Oh joy! We asked them to come over and help out and we would pay them. They have been doing some odd jobs here and their for family members to pick up some spending cash until the unemployment kicks in. It was nice to spend some time with them. My daughter darted in for a few minutes and then she was gone again, but I always enjoying seeing her if only for a few minutes.
Today the weather has been great. A perfect spring day. As much as I dislike the time change, I do like the longer daylight hours. So thankful for that. I am really ready for the weather to get warmer and stay that way, although the forecast calls for cold temps again later this week. UGH!
Michael's son is getting married in a couple of weeks in Knoxville so I am hoping when we go down for the wedding it will be nice. Looking forward to that little time away. That also happens to be "our" first anniversary. Woo Hoo!
Well, I just wanted to say hi. Hope you all have a blessed week.
Hugs,!
Seems like I was just here, and it has been weeks since I posted anything. Yiiikkkkkeeesss! We'll I will try to make a quick update. How's that? Life is life and I am living it day to day, and trying to just do what is humanly possible. How's that? No, really, everyday for the last several months has brought on many new struggles and changes for me and I am just trying to adapt to everything. In the last several months, as most of you know, my kids lost jobs and we have been praying. God answered our prayers this morning with a job for my #2 son (only in birth order, :) ) he will be starting a job in a couple of weeks and my #1 son (birth order, remember?) has a interview tomorrow and a possible lead for another job. So we are praising God today.
Michael and I had a nice day out on Saturday, we drove up to Washington Pa to visit with his sister and had a nice lunch out with her and her hubby and scooted into a antique shop. It was just a beautiful day to be out. The weather was so nice and such a change from the cold temperatures we have been having. Yesterday was spent with the boys at the house, helping Michael with some projects. Oh joy! We asked them to come over and help out and we would pay them. They have been doing some odd jobs here and their for family members to pick up some spending cash until the unemployment kicks in. It was nice to spend some time with them. My daughter darted in for a few minutes and then she was gone again, but I always enjoying seeing her if only for a few minutes.
Today the weather has been great. A perfect spring day. As much as I dislike the time change, I do like the longer daylight hours. So thankful for that. I am really ready for the weather to get warmer and stay that way, although the forecast calls for cold temps again later this week. UGH!
Michael's son is getting married in a couple of weeks in Knoxville so I am hoping when we go down for the wedding it will be nice. Looking forward to that little time away. That also happens to be "our" first anniversary. Woo Hoo!
Well, I just wanted to say hi. Hope you all have a blessed week.
Hugs,!
since I have written on here, but my life has been so busy and I just really needed the time away. Scheduling conflicts and real life family issues have taken the most of my time. During the week I don't have any computer time on Monday and Tuesdays evenings anymore. Except on rare occasion. So unless I were to post early in the AM (5:00) or so I can't post. Maybe if I wrote post on Sunday and scheduled them...but I like being able to spend my Sunday's doing family/couple things. (Although I think I might figure something out for those days). I truly do hate being away so long, I would love to devote more time to sharing more, but I feel overwhelmed so much of time because I don't have it in me to share at the end of the day. Is this making sense? Can anyone out there relate? Also, it seems like the longer your away the harder it is to get back in the grove.
I don't want to go into the family issues here, but let me please say thanks to you all who have prayed for me and my family. It means so much to know that we are being lifted up in prayer. Continued prayers are needed.
Now on to other things that is going on in my life. Work is crazy, alot of changes going on there, seems like it NEVER ends. From my job demands too where I sit on a day to day basis. My hours changed back in October instead of going in at 4:30 AM and getting off at 2:30, I work 9-5 but with a 1.5 hour drive (one way) and at that time of the morning longer, it makes for a long day. But overall I have finally adjusted to that schedule. I am so thankful that it gets dark later. Now I am not driving both ways in the dark. :)
I have been alone this weekend, Michael went to Texas to pick up his new truck. So I have had a chance to work 
on some much needed things in my house. I decided to spend some time rearranging my furniture and "knick knacks" on Saturday. Oh I like it so much better. It felt good to expend some of that bottled up creativity that was inside me. I hadn't done that in a LOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGG time. On a regular bases I use to move and change things around but not so much over the past several years. It felt wonderful and made me feel more like my old self. I had several other things that I wanted to do, but didn't get to them all. So they will go on my "to-do" list.
I have also spent time doing some reading. I am reading another Beverly Lewis book. The "SummerHill Series 2". I actually bought 1 and 2 a while back and read 1 right away. When I was ready to read 2, it was gone. I think it got threw out with the bags or something, because I never did find it. So last week while out doing some shopping I picked up another copy.
Ok, I just felt the need to explain myself a little and let you know that as things are getting some better around here, I might be around a little more. For the nights when I don't have time for a post, you can still catch me on Facebook. Is that addicting or what? It has actually been very good for me, I have had the opportunity to connect with friends that I haven't seen in 20+ years. From the early years of the Navy days - until now.
Hope you have had a wonderful blessed Sunday!
Hugs!
Cindy
since I have written on here, but my life has been so busy and I just really needed the time away. Scheduling conflicts and real life family issues have taken the most of my time. During the week I don't have any computer time on Monday and Tuesdays evenings anymore. Except on rare occasion. So unless I were to post early in the AM (5:00) or so I can't post. Maybe if I wrote post on Sunday and scheduled them...but I like being able to spend my Sunday's doing family/couple things. (Although I think I might figure something out for those days). I truly do hate being away so long, I would love to devote more time to sharing more, but I feel overwhelmed so much of time because I don't have it in me to share at the end of the day. Is this making sense? Can anyone out there relate? Also, it seems like the longer your away the harder it is to get back in the grove.
I don't want to go into the family issues here, but let me please say thanks to you all who have prayed for me and my family. It means so much to know that we are being lifted up in prayer. Continued prayers are needed.
Now on to other things that is going on in my life. Work is crazy, alot of changes going on there, seems like it NEVER ends. From my job demands too where I sit on a day to day basis. My hours changed back in October instead of going in at 4:30 AM and getting off at 2:30, I work 9-5 but with a 1.5 hour drive (one way) and at that time of the morning longer, it makes for a long day. But overall I have finally adjusted to that schedule. I am so thankful that it gets dark later. Now I am not driving both ways in the dark. :)
I have been alone this weekend, Michael went to Texas to pick up his new truck. So I have had a chance to work 
on some much needed things in my house. I decided to spend some time rearranging my furniture and "knick knacks" on Saturday. Oh I like it so much better. It felt good to expend some of that bottled up creativity that was inside me. I hadn't done that in a LOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGG time. On a regular bases I use to move and change things around but not so much over the past several years. It felt wonderful and made me feel more like my old self. I had several other things that I wanted to do, but didn't get to them all. So they will go on my "to-do" list.
I have also spent time doing some reading. I am reading another Beverly Lewis book. The "SummerHill Series 2". I actually bought 1 and 2 a while back and read 1 right away. When I was ready to read 2, it was gone. I think it got threw out with the bags or something, because I never did find it. So last week while out doing some shopping I picked up another copy.
Ok, I just felt the need to explain myself a little and let you know that as things are getting some better around here, I might be around a little more. For the nights when I don't have time for a post, you can still catch me on Facebook. Is that addicting or what? It has actually been very good for me, I have had the opportunity to connect with friends that I haven't seen in 20+ years. From the early years of the Navy days - until now.
Hope you have had a wonderful blessed Sunday!
Hugs!
Cindy
