Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Happy Birthday....

to my Mom!
She is the strongest, most spirited woman I know!
She is a Mother to everyone and loved by all! She turns 79 today and we have been very lucky to have her still with us. She has had many occasions where we thought we might not be so lucky....but, let me tell you she has the will to live like no other! She had heart surgery about 18 yrs ago and had to have a mechanical aorta valve put in and one bypass. She had what they called a mild stroke many years before that and was also told she was diabetic. She has had many, so many we have lost count, congestive heart failures where she would spend weeks at a time in ICU and the outcome looked very grim....we still have her. About a year or so ago she had kidney failure and had to do dialysis twice a day. She was told she would be on that for the rest of her life....she was on it 3 months! She has gone down in her weight and not on purpose to 113 lbs (about 165 lbs normal for her) and I think now she might be about 122 lbs, hard to see my mom so frail. Her memory isn't always the best, but we deal with it and just gently remind her of the correct answer to whatever we may be talking about. She has lost partial sight in one eye, yet she still crochets to keep her hands busy. She still loves to shop, although she tires easy. She is the Mother of 6 children and still enjoys her grandchildren all 21 or so of them and her greats who I think number in the 20's as well. I do believe they are what give her the fight to live. She will never complain or let you know she is not feeling so well. She is the strongest woman I know and I Love Her deeply!
Happy 79th Birthday Mom and I hope to celebrate many more with you!
I Love You Always,
Lisa

Monday, October 26, 2009

Just Stuff....

I have no new pictures to show. Just living life, day by day as life demands. So many things happen, having 3 girls, 4 cars and a HOME that constantly needs sprucing. This month so far has been a stressful one in all those areas. One daughter's car has had to have 2 new computer systems put in it, all within 2 1/2 weeks of each other. First one was just a used get it as cheap as we could, but make sure it works kind of thing. Only to have it die while she was in a car wash on her way back to college one night. The second one took 2 weeks to get, but it comes with a warranty....for 12 mths or 12,000 miles! She has no current plans on washing her car ever again, these things aren't cheap even when used!

Oldest daughter 2 days later had her car broken into....window broken, police called and IPOD and GPS stolen, hard lessons learned there, as we advised her to take those items in her apartment at night. Sometimes we still know what we are talking about don't we parents!! Ended up there were 4 teenagers arrested not too far from where she lives, the next day. Seems they have been doing this in her area for the past 3 mths. The house they were arrested at had 100's of gps', ipods, laptops and stuff. Coincedence...maybe, but the policeman said "unofficially" he thinks it is probably that group that robbed her. She just happens to still have the original boxes these items came in, so she has serial numbers for proof of what is hers. Keeping our fingers crossed!

Last weekend I went to get gas in my new car and came home with a 3 1/2 inch screw/bolt in one of my "brand new" tires. Needless, to say my husband wasn't happy. Would you be able to see that laying in the road?? He got over it until we found out it could not be repaired and had to order a whole brand new tire. Why are tires sooo expensive?

This weekend we spent getting the last of the outside stuff taken care of. We got all of the wet and slippery leaves raked and put into the street. We have had our share of rain and in that have discovered a leaking window. How do these things happen from season to season? It's a mystery to me! Late July we "custom ordered" a storm door for our main entrance to our HOME. Custom ordered being the key words! It took 6 weeks to arrive and was "professionally installed" as recommended by the wonderful people at Lowe's. Good thing we did that, because now we have to go and re-custom order another door. Seems somehow the gentleman mismeasured or something and there is a huge gap under my door that requires me to put one of those draft dodgers under it. That was the whole reason we purchased the door, was to not have to use those things or plastic around the door during the winter months. But it will be fixed....I just hope it doesn't take another 6 weeks, the snow will be flying for sure!

Well, that is about the extent of my life this month. Along with dodging the flu bug. My youngest daughter has had a touch of it and our school district was closed Wed. thru Fri. last week. My husband has had it, but with no fever, just all the other stuff. Me I am hanging on to my health for now, typically not one to get sick. Hope it stays that way!

I hope this post wasn't too boring and finds all of you in good health and safe surroundings!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

I'm Still Here....

and I hope you are too!
I have missed posting, but have been very busy re-doing my 2nd daughter's bedroom. Now that she is back in college and things are settling back into a routine. I have spent the last few weeks, between other responsibilities and volleyball with my youngest (whose in her freshman year of H.S.) , working on getting her room "in order" so it's both presentable and more relaxing for her when she does come HOME. I hope she likes it! We picked out most of the bedding together this summer, but didn't get around to getting it done until now. The before color scheme of her room was what we called PEPTO Pink. Everything from the bedding to the curtains were pink, pink, pink! We think she picked this color out around 6th grade.....she's now in her second year of college.
Time for a change....don't you agree?


Here is a sampling of the before color.




Here is the after, in light.
Mocha and Bungalow Blue





This is the bedding, a duvet cover set.

(sorry it's blurry)


And of course the windows. It is a large room, so it can stand the darker colors on the wall. In person it does not appear as dark as it seems in this picture. But very soothing and relaxing, to me anyway! I put the bed up on risers and I found the scrolley thing at Hobby Lobby a while back for about $8.00, she has no headboard so this serves as one along with the Euro pillows. I still have some decorating to do like pictures, new lamps, new rug and maybe some candles and stuff. I want this to be a very relaxing room for my daughter as well as any guests that may come to stay sometime.

Thanks for stopping by to visit me. I always enjoy the visit!


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