Abundant Blessings

It is 4:00 am. I am up and about to finish balancing my checkbook which I started last night and then pay bills. I am sick, well, feel like crap if that is anything like sick. Still don't know if I have a cold or if it is just allergies. I have a couple of situations that are weighing heavy on my mind. Dad is getting increasingly forgetful and just generally acting really old and strange. It scares me. He is now trying to get his driver's license renewed and said they needed his birth certificate to proceed. I do not believe he will be able to pass the test. He has very bad vision with mascular degeneration in one eye. He says if he doesn't pass he will drive anyway. *sighs* He will be 87 next month. I love him so much and love doing things for him and taking him to his appointments, but it really does take a lot out of me. That situation along with one I am having with a friend (?) has caused me to toss and turn and be up so early this morning. I figured I may as well get up and get some things done and get these papers over to Dad early that he is stressing over. Get everything done early and try to come home and rest. Hope the birth certificate is there or he will have a fit. Not at me, just about the situation. I have Avon to deliver too. Sometimes I think I need to quit the Avon business. I need to just turn these things over to the Lord and not worry about it. Easier said than done though. :( Oh well...going to work.

Posted by Sally at 4:18 AM | 14 comments  

Betty and I were on the phone for quite some time last night. She was trying to show me how to get one of the premade templates online for my journal to work. First, they wouldn't work. Then they started working finally. We had been on the phone too long and Paul said Betty had to take her nap, lol! So I got off the phone and tried doing all the stuff she told me. Thought I had done it. As you can see, I got the template on, but I lost all my links to my homies journals and have been having to go around trying to add everybody again. If you're not there it's because I lost you. I will get you all back though! I just think I'll stink with this layout for a while! I do like it anyway.

So I have messed around this morning on my journal. I simply waste too much time on the journals when I play! The weather is horrible. It is pouring down rain and cold. They said something about freezing rain and stuff. I really want to stay in, but I have to get out in it and go to Dad's, the bank and the grocery store. Yuck! Still stopped up with these blankety blank allergies and this crazy weather doesn't help much! Day before yesterday it was in the 80's and springlike weather. Yesterday was cold and clear. Today it is raining and COLD. Oh well, I complain if it's cold and if it's hot. Need to be thankful for the day, no matter!

So, do you like the 6 hour layout? LOL! I must get some things done now... :)

Posted by Sally at 8:32 AM | 10 comments  

Tell the ghosts to stay away from me. Don't want anything to do with them. Thanks!

Posted by Sally at 12:27 AM | 4 comments  

I can't see your journal! This is as close to a private message as I could get... :)

Posted by Sally at 2:47 PM | 0 comments  

I was just looking at the Journalspace homepage and saw that it was for sale on ebay. Wouldn't you have to know a lot about computers and a lot of other stuff to run the place? It seems like a lot of work and that it would take a lot of knowledge. I am really liking it over here. It seems easier to navigate and see when people have updated. Guess we'll see what happens...

We have been playing Wii Fit a large part of the day. Even got the old man a profile on it. It is the best game yet. I am serious! If you don't have it you should definitely get it.

Pastor Larry is answering questions over at his place. He has some great Biblical based answer. I have asked the last 2 questiones. Anybody else got one?

Need to get busy sometime today...or not. I am just so glad for the holidays to be over with nothing that pressing to do. Even though I actually kind of enjoyed them this year. :)

Posted by Sally at 2:05 PM | 7 comments  

Today has been an absolutely wonderful day! I got up early and started my morning run. I went through this beautiful area...



Then I ran on and went through the mountains...



Then I ran by the ocean and a lighthouse...



Then I was headed toward town...



And on to the finish line...



I did so well on that run that I unlocked a free run...One in which I can watch TV while I run. Woohoo!

After that, I took my sweet Angel on a 3D walk...



Dad came over and I brought him in to show him my Wii Fit. I kept asking him if he wanted to try it and he always said no, lol. Here he is sitting in my room...



After that my friend, Lisa Marie, came over and used my computer because hers broke down. I had been cooking corned beef and cabbage and blackeyed peas for lunch. We had Arch and I, Zach and Jessie, Greg, Carlos, Dad, and Lisa Marie. It was so nice to have my peeps here. Lisa Marie and I watched The Life of David Gale (weird movie), then she went home. Now I am going to watch another movie, not sure what yet. I have been in the movie watching mode lately.

I feel very blessed and content today!

Posted by Sally at 6:12 PM | 15 comments  
Labels: 2009

It has been so long since I have blogged. Really bad when you've been associated with a blog place that has all your entries and it crashes and they decide they don't want to fix it. Oh well...it is what it is.

I am so happy that the holidays are almost over. They stress me out so bad. However, I have made it through pretty well this year, better than most. A few issues with the boys and Dad, but nothing too awful. No major fights with Archibald. Just a couple of tiffs.

I (we) babysat our wonderful grandkids last weekend. We had so much fun. They are so sweet and really good kiddos. Ashley and I went to Cici's and watched movies. Mr. D. (Dylan) just hung around. He did watch some movies with us. He is so cute. A couple of pics...



Ashley and Grammy...



Bed-jumping... :)



So this was fun. Great bonding time...

The 29th was Arch and I's anniversary...16 years...wow! We went to Hoffbraus, ate way too much, then went to see Yes Man. It was pretty good.



Oh...we also saw Gran Torino with Clint Eastwood last weekend. It was SO good. We took Dad with us and he enjoyed it. We had a great time!

I got a new camera for Christmas. A really nice one. It a Canon and easy to use and takes really good pics. I also got a Wii Fit. It is awesome. I have gained about 10 pounds and I think this will help me take care of that issue. Plus, I've decided with the dog problem I am going to start walking Angel around the block instead of around the neighborhood.

So here it is, New Year's eve and here I sit, about to get up and either A.) watch a movie or B.) take a nighty night pill and go to bed. Can't decide, but I know it is getting pretty cold!

Posted by Sally at 10:00 PM | 8 comments