Reality is Depressing

Yeah, I knew it was coming soon and I really, really thought I was ready...but now I'm not so sure. I've spent all week here in MH helping my mom sell and take some of her stuff up to her home and I've been okay. But tonight hubby gave me the date of July 6 as the day he has to be in Batesville...OMG...I'm NOT ready! I want my dogs, cats and birds here with me!!!! And I just don't see how we can bring them over yet when everything is in such a disorder...ceiling has to be replaced painting done and we don't even have a bed to sleep in yet. I think this is only second to the overwhelming feeling I had when we moved back to AR from GA and left Lance and Chris there in GA. I really could just sit down and cry... So if you come by please bring kleenex!! So anyone involved in this ordeal reading this I'm sorry...I'm not out to hurt feelings...this is my own battle with myself. I am happy to be moving close to family I just have to wrap my head around everything else going on and deal with everything that needs to be done. I don't think it's odd for me to be feeling overwhelmed at a time like this. I'm going to miss my boys even though I can visit them a lot....they won't be with me daily...even though it's a bit much at times. I'm a mother hen who doesn't like my chicks out of the nest...and yes I do remember how old they are. But they're my babies...

Life Happens

Just when you think you have a plan LIFE HAPPENS! As mentioned before we have a plan set up to 'eventually' move back to Mtn. Home. It's a year to year and ahalf plan that will/would work out great for us!! It's all set up, even on paper..it looks so good! Then LIFE HAPPENS..hubby was offered a transfer starting basically immediately...or at least within the next 2 weeks. Uhhhhhh.... They're re-routing and wanting to get rid of the current tech on this route and have offered it to my hubby. There is so much to do to our new home...and we thought we had so much time! If we wait the position may not ever come available again...so do we have a choice. Is this a God Wink? My mother who storms Heaven daily.....she says she hasn't been praying that we move soon...she's been praying that we move at the right time......I might need to add that in the past her prayers have proven to have great strength! She must have a lot of pull with someone! At least we won't be pulling up with a moving truck...it will still be a gradual move and we will have a lot of time to get our stuff there....it's just the stress of having two households! WOW..and do I need to mention the stress on the boys??? Is live ever easy????

Date Night

I know we should do it more often but it just seems we don't get the chance but this weekend hubby and I had 'date night'. I'm so stingy a movie was not included! Our date nights are usually a little unconventional...we started the evening out at Lowes...yes, Lowes and then we headed to Home Depot!!! Oh it was wonderful!! So then we went to Carraba's. We'd never been there and had wanted to try it. It was very good...high prices for what you get but good. Then we headed to Borders to browse the books. I found the neated 'Home Journal'!!! It has divided areas and each area comes with pages to hold those fly away things like paint samples! and there's measurement pages for laying out rooms!! It's just what I need for the home project we're tackling!! Plus the cashier gave me about 35% off my purchase!!! I love my Borders card! Then we were off to Barnes & Noble...not such a great experience. I'd never been in this store since we moved here and I doubt I'll be heading back anytime soon. It looked like a homeless shelter! People were laying in the aisles! Spread out all over the furniture and was totally discusting! Plus the workers were just plain rude and unavailable. The books weren't neatly placed on the shelves like they are at Borders. And then you have to purchase their card to get a 10% savings...I Don't Think So!!! I believe this was my first and last visit to Barnes & Noble. I'll stick with Borders where people are friendly, it dosen't look like a homeless shelter and I can find the books I'm looking for easily and don't have to step over bodies to get to the books!

Hardwood, Tile, Carpet or Carpet Squares

Stop the Insanity!! Decisions, decisions, as if paint colors aren't enough! Now I have to consider flooring options and with that comes the type of flooring..then when you make that decision you have to consider colors and textures...It's just too much for my little over-worked brain. But I have made my decision (for today). I want carpet squares! And possibly tile in the dining room...but that is still to be decided. I'm not a big fan of carpet under the table but my family are all adults and there's no sign of any tiny feet in the near future...plus their carpet squares, if they get stained you just pick them up and put a new one down! So now I have to decide colors for rooms and textures. I really like the idea and look of using different colors and textures, it's a really cool and funky look..might be too much for the living room! But maybe the family room!!! I could use all the different colors and textures from the other rooms to do the family room!! Plus it would differentiate the boundaries of the rooms since the two rooms are part of a 'great room'. Oh my gosh, I just had an idea, hope I didn't blind anyone with that bright flash of light...it doesn't happen often! Gotta go write it down in my 'To Do and Decorate the new Home Book'.

Ticks and Chiggars OH MY

Having been raised in the 'country' you'd have thought that when I go back I'm right at home....NOT! I've discovered I've become a 'city' girl when it comes to the 'dark side' of country living! By 'dark side' I mean the ticks and chiggars that live in the 'country'. And let's not forget the snakes, I DO NOT tolerate snakes at all. There sits our 'country' home all pretty and nice nestled in the pretty trees which are sending a wonderful breeze through the open windows....oh the life to sit on our front porch and listen to the birds and if we're lucky a doe and her fawn will come wandering up to graze on the patch of clover left over from when my horses ran the field.......and then you step off the front porch and are attacked by ticks! Yes, the dark-side! They are just waiting for their next victim...Now I must end this blog...to put more nail polish on my chiggars and more meds on my tick bites....but I'll leave you with a picture of our beautiful cozy country home....

Go Home

It's that time of year again...the Walmart stockholders are in town...Whoopie. You can't go anywhere that you don't run into a dozen buses! You can't go into any store (especially Wm's or Family Markets) that you don't run into several dozen foreign speaking people with cameras. I wonder what they tell their family and friends when they get home and share their pics...."Look at the crap these American women feed their families." Because for some reason they are fascinated by taking pics of people in the checkout line! Did I sign a waiver that says you can take my pic? NO! So PLEASE go back to where you come from! Give us back our stores, streets and peaceful living!

New Challenges

I've had my little break from volunteer activities so I guess it's time to slack up on the 'NO' word. I finally said 'YES' to a position with For Pets' Sake, actually two positions since they're combined. I am now the Secretary/Treasurer for the organization. I am so proud of what FPS does for the people in the NWA community! I never thought sticking a needle in a family friend could be a good thing...but when you put a micro chip in someones pet and you know that IF they get separated from their family their chances of being returned double because of that tiny little thing it makes it worthwhile! Being raised with puppies all my life and holding them while shots were given is a lot different than actually having to do it myself! But when Biscuit was just a baby I had to give her shots when she was sick so that prepared me for future needles! As hard as it was to loose April last year to parvo, if it wasn't for me having to give her the iv's with that HUGE needle I'm not sure if I could do the micro chipping...it's a pretty large needle! So anyone need their pet micro chipped give me a call...I have a gentle touch! And, Thank You For Pets' Sake for being in our community!!!

Weekend BBQ

So we decided to BBQ this weekend. We use to live outside with our grill but not so much the past couple of years. As we were sitting outside on Saturday evening, after I replanted some herbs and planted my rhubarb plants!!!(Pictures later) It was so nice out side just a lite breeze. Sunday the same...so nice out, slight breeze. We fire up the grill that evening and here come the winds! Let's just say our food was well blessed by hubby, he seemed to call God's name quite a bit! I haven't made potato salad in forever, so because I bought a 10 lb bag of potatoes for only $3 this weekend I felt a craving for the popular salad. Oh my goodness, we could feed the entire community potato salad! No, I didn't use the entire bag...just 5 or 6 of them...but geezes...so we have potato salad! Anyone want some?? Plus I got some cucumbers!!! so a cucumber salad was made also..YUUUUMMMMMM!!!

Side note: I'm watching ABC Good Morning America (the only morning show worth watching!) and they're talking about the abortion Dr. in Wichita that was killed this weekend in his church. He was only one of a few Drs. in the U.S. who performs late term abortions. He wore a bullet proof vest at all times and drove an armoured vehicle...his friend/attorney was asked by Diane Sawyer "Was he concerned for his safey?" the friend/attorney says "No, absolutely not." UHHH??? He wore a bullet proof vest and drove an armoured vehicle..... I don't wish the end of life on anyone...but....