If You're Reading This, I Took a Snow Day

So today I decided to take a snow day (well, my chauffeur, D, and I decided). I didn't think it was worth the risk to my life, or to my car's pretty sides, to go today. So instead I'm taking the first snow day I've had in years. I have yet to get dressed, but I also haven't left the warmth of my house. I did just get a call to cancel tomorrow's chiropractor's appointment (we'll just see them on Monday instead). I hope the flowers we ordered got there okay though (one of the girls there has a birthday today, so we sent her flowers).

I've gotten a lot accomplished the past 2 days. My clothes are cleaned and put away. My dishes are almost all clean (I have less than would fill the dishwasher and haven't wanted to mess with them today), and I should finish that up tomorrow. My shirts have been gone through and I have 11 t-shirts, but I kept most of the long sleeve shirts because I wear most of them regularly (and had a lot fewer of them). I also have a t-shirt to return to my sister at Christmas (in Arkansas). I've also gone through our DVD collection and pulled out several DVDs that we are getting rid of. I got more done this morning at home than I would have at school all day, so now I'm relaxing for a while.

I'm going to go enjoy relaxing now.

TTFN!

It's Cold and Wet Outside

We are having what is attempting to be the first snow of the season. I say it's attempting, because it looks more like slush right now. And I'm waiting for the morning to find out if I'll be at school or not. Mostly it depends on the roads, but I guess they could cancel classes. D said he'll tell me if he's driving me to school or not based on his drive home from work. I refuse to drive myself on the streets with as little driving in bad weather as I've done (I may practice in a parking lot sometime when it's not too bad. We know where there are a couple of decent sized parking lots with few cars in them during the day.). I'm just glad to be inside for the night.

I have promised D that I would work on purging stuff from the house on Friday. We've figured out that we can give up the other's stuff easier than our own (we're thinking deep here). I guess if I don't go to school tomorrow, I'll do some purging then too. I really want to start with my clothes, but that would require some access to the bedroom. Or D can help me put them into baskets to go through in the living room. Then what I keep can go into one or two baskets and the rest can go in the trash or set aside to donate. I like this idea (okay, so I kind of got it off Clean Sweep, but it keeps me from waking D up, and it gets me to go through my clothes). It's funny, but I mostly have shirts to get rid of, because I only keep enough pants for me to actually wear them regularly. But I seem to collect shirts.

Well, I've got some crossword puzzles and a comfy bed with blankets calling my name. I think I'll go see what they want (but I think I already know).

TTFN!

As I Look at My Life

I spent some time reading the blogs of my family. I realized that I have a pretty easy life, which doesn't startle me, but reminds me that I need to stop stressing myself out. I don't have some of the problems some of my relatives do. In fact, my life is skating along quite well right now. D and I have ironed out our plans for Christmas, as well as our budget on Christmas shopping. I only have a few pieces of information to get before I call it all smooth, which I'll ask the right people about after I finish posting today. My biggest complaint currently is that I am helping someone move this weekend (because I'm a good in-law), and it's supposed to be COLD then. Big complaint, huh? But I know that sometime, I'll have something come up that will be bigger and I'll have to deal with it then. So for now, I am enjoying my life while the waters are smooth.

I found out that my last day of regular classes, I should only have 1 class to go to. Fun for me. But it's about wills, estates, and stuff like that, so I really need to be there. I will admit to wondering sometimes what D does by himself when I'm at school (it never seems to be sleep, and I always think I could get whatever he's doing done much quicker than he's accomplished it). But he does do some things around the house while I'm out. Today, part of what he did was make a list of what he wants me to do like once a week (or every other week, we'll negotiate that later).

Well, I should go do my boring chores (after e-mailing about the needed info).

TTFN!

Relaxing and Staying Busy

Today has been weird for me. I spent it going back and forth from relaxing to keeping busy with chores. Mostly it was to try to ease back into taking care of the house, but it's also because sometimes I am lazy. But all my clothes are put away and the toilet has been cleaned. Tomorrow, I have school, a tub to clean, and sheets to fold and put away. Wednesday is dishes and more laundry. I can feel the jealousy pouring off of you (Wait. No. It's lack of care about this subject). Yeah, chores are boring. Wondering which vehicle your spouse took to work is interesting though (if you have a parking permit that you need the next day in one, it is). It makes me feel silly when I remember that D usually takes the car and not Serenity, so it should have been my assumption all along (but I dislike assuming things).

I'm off to shower and do crossword puzzles now. Hopefully I'll catch up on those soon (I'm only a few days behind).

TTFN!

P.S.: I want to extend my appreciation to my dad and step-mom for their hospitality during Thanksgiving. D and I both wish we could have stayed longer and are looking forward to Christmas.

Getting Interested in American History

At church tonight, we had a guest speaker. His name is David Barton. He speaks on the subject of religious beliefs of the Founding Fathers. He's very interesting to listen to, and I now have a desire to buy most of the things he has out on America's history. Did you know that 22 (or so) of the signers of the Declaration of Independence had degrees from seminaries? When John Adams was asked about who was the most influential for the American revolution, he mostly named off ministers. Those ministers had been preaching on the arguments that later made it into the Declaration of Independence. And no taxation without representation was number 17 on the list of 27 grievances. It wasn't in the top half, but it is the only one most of us were taught in school. I think tomorrow I'm going to read the list from my government book to see what else made that list. I may post them, but I haven't decided yet.

My list of books I want just keeps growing larger. I'm glad Christmas is coming up, so I can take a few off the wanted list to the to be read list. I now have The New England Primer (well, a copy of the original) from 1777 to read through. It's interesting. They have some words in it that I've barely heard, and it was mainly used to teach 6 and 7 year-olds. I think I have something to work on with my kids, when I have some. If it was successfully used for over 100 years, I can use it successfully today.

I'm going to go now, because I don't have much more to say.

TTFN!

P.S.: D, I love you!

Now a Post to Tell You How "Blonde" I Was on Wednesday

I was having what most people call a blonde moment most of the day Wednesday. D and I got out of town quickly for us (only missing a couple of things that we made do without). We had to stop by the store before we left town to get new velcro things for our Pike Pass (so we don't have to stop and pay tolls). As we were leaving the store, I managed to give myself a papercut under my fingernail (different finger than the one that was injured Monday night). I felt bad about that, but there wasn't much I could do but suck on my finger a little and then wait for it to start healing. Then after we got to my dad's house, I tried to go through the pantry to get to the garage (okay, I just opened the door). But I did see a nicely stocked pantry. My dad kept defending me saying that I just wanted to make sure they would have enough food to feed me (for 1 meal?). Yeah, that didn't make me feel any better or less blonde about the whole incident (to be fair, it was only the second time I had ever been in that house, and it was the first time with furniture in it).

That's all for now.

TTFN!

What I'm Thankful For

I am thankful for D. He helped me through an emotional time lately and feels the same way I do on most things. He takes really good care of me, and wants me to remain happy.

I am thankful for my dad. He is always there for me, when he is available. He also smokes a good turkey. I miss him more than he knows. I wish we could have stayed longer.

I am thankful for D not working this weekend. I don't get enough time with him, and I'm still emotional. He's going to be my rock.

I am thankful for my health. I haven't actually been sick anytime recently. I've been blue, but not sick.

I am thankful for good friends, from many unexpected places. Who knew you could make good friends with the people who work in a chiropractor's office? (other than God)

I am thankful for having my own home, even if I complain about the plumbing and whine about how much it costs to fix things sometimes.

I am thankful for a fully functioning vehicle. Serenity is great, and fills our needs well.

I am thankful that I can plan my future, even if I'm not certain it's always going to happen. It's nice to have a plan, and I hope that ours all pan out.

I am thankful to be home, because I know that there are those who are far from it.

I am thankful for our soldiers, especially those who are overseas. They are protecting our nation and really do deserve to be with their families during the holidays. I wish them well, and hope they know how much so many of us love them for what they are doing.

I am thankful for all the comforts that I take for granted most days. When I think about how some people live, I remember that I live in a very nice home with lots of very nice things. And I'm so grateful for it all.

I am thankful for hugs from children. They love with all of their hearts, and they mean it when they hug you. And I got hugs from two little girls today who are very sweet.

And lastly I am thankful to be home. I enjoy visiting others, but it's always so nice to get back home again afterwards.

Injuring My Finger

Okay, so last night I got all my laundry folded and put away (a minor miracle). While working on that, I managed to bend one of my fingernails up some (I'm still trying to figure out how, because I keep my nails pretty short). So I now have bruises under that nail. It hurts to put pressure (even slight pressure) on that side of the nail. I never realized how much I use my fingernails until today.

I almost bumped into the car next to me when I was leaving school today too, but I managed to notice how close that car was parked before I touched it. D and I are both happy that I noticed the car before it got touched. It did make backing up to leave a little more difficult, but I got home safely.

That is the major things happening lately. I should go soon, the dishes are calling my name, because they want to be clean before we leave town.

TTFN!

Getting Things Accomplished

I have now done a load of dishes, a load of laundry (I only had one to do), and have folded all of the clothing that we had in our baskets. I did realize that I have way more shirts than I thought. When did that happen? And D has been wearing the same 3 shirts mostly, because he had hardly any shirts to fold. Tomorrow, I finish washing my dishes, and maybe finally clean my bathrooms (one of them really needs it).

D cleaned out the drain for our tub (it had become very clogged, and had some standing water from showers) on Saturday. When he finished, we found that my hair had clogged up the drain. Oops. But we are just moving forward with our lives, and I'll try to keep that from happening again.

Other than that, I guess it's all been me dealing with emotions that were apparently bottled up. Life's been nice and slow lately.

I'm going to go back to my loafing around, before taking the books I don't need out of my backpack.

TTFN!

Doing Tai Chi

I'm not depressed. I mention that because my post yesterday doesn't really show that I'm not depressed. I was just really emotionally tired this weekend. I was telling my massage therapist (she lived up to the therapist part) about why I believe I have problems relaxing. She encouraged me to get a DVD of Tai Chi (which D loves, because he had already been trying to get me to do that). I'm feeling better and more centered. Plus it is good for clearing my mind out (I'm focusing on breathing and learning how to do the moves).

I've got housework to do, so I'm going to go do it soon.

TTFN!

It's Been a Long

Everything I'm feeling is summed up by those 4 words right now. It's been a long. I don't have any length of time to add to that, it's just been a long. So I took today off. Tomorrow, I'll do laundry (and fold and put away some too), and maybe some dishes. But today was for me to deal with my emotions, as they have been a little overwhelming the past few days.

I'm going to go back to what I was doing, I just wanted to share that it's been a long.

TTFN!

Relaxing Most of the Day Away

I have a new sink. It's all shiny and pretty. Now my counters look sucky, but we'll get those replaced early next year (according to D). And my garbage disposal works (it sounds nice). But no dishes were washed today. And tomorrow they probably won't either.

But I have started my plan for folding and putting away clothes. All our towels are folded, and tomorrow I may find the energy to work on some of the actual clothing we have.

I'm going to go. I've got my 10 pages still to read, and then some crossword puzzles to do.

TTFN!

Sometimes, I Get Snippy With Myself

Being somewhat late in the day, I am looking back and reflecting. Thinking about what I should have said or done, or just randomly acting like I'm posting (Which occurs frequently in my head, and never seems to make it online. I should write some of this stuff down as I think of it, because it's probably funny.). Then I realized that I was getting snippy with myself in my own head. I was thinking about how I showed myself to be a math nerd (and slightly obsessive) in Sociology because the points (all possible points in the class) weren't added up just right (they were off by 10, it was bugging me). So when the professor handed me back some of my stuff, I mentioned it to her. Not to be mean, just so she would know. She accepted that gracefully (like I knew she would), but I'm not sure if I came off as helpful or not. And I feel stupid that I felt she needed to change it (was 10 points really worth me being snippy with myself? Yeah, I think it was, I would still be bothered by it otherwise).

I also was thinking about how I'm excited for my cousin (who's pregnant), and trying hard not to be jealous. And reminding myself that I'll have kids soon enough, besides it looks childish to be whining and throwing a fit about how I'm older so I should be pregnant first. Because, does it really matter? It won't change how happy I am for her (I think she'll be a wonderful mother). And it won't change that I just have to wait and see if D and I got my wish this month or not. 2 weeks can be a long time (unless you have a presentation and a hatred for public speaking. Then 2 weeks is not long enough, but I'm done with that now, so it don't matter no more.). But I get to see my dad next week and have his wonderful smoked turkey (we are having smoked turkey, right?). And I get to see my niece again (it's been almost a month). For now, I'm getting by looking at adorable kids online (and wishing I had an adorable kid to bug me at home). Besides, school has kept me pretty busy. And now that the stress is off me, it's more likely that I can become the mom I want to be (does that sound like an ad for the Army?).

So, to recap, I'm being snippy with myself about school today and not getting jealous of my cousin. Am I really ready to be a mom when I'm snippy? Can someone find my owner's manual and send it to me? I've got questions, and I think it might have the answers.

I'm going to go do my crossword puzzles, because I need to relax more.

TTFN!

A Busy Day Before a Long Break

So, today I had school, the chiropractor, and then shopping with D at Office Depot (he chose where we were shopping, FYI). That has kept me pretty busy until after 6 this evening. I am tired, but I only have one class next week (Business Law), and then I get to come home after that. I'm going so that I'll stay used to going for the last 3 weeks of school (finals included). But other than that, I only have house work to keep me busy the next 12 days (Wow, 12 days!). I'm happy about that.

Tomorrow is the long morning at home (which necessitated a change of appointment to today for the chiropractor). But I'll have a new, clean sink and faucet (and garbage disposal). D says we get to celebrate by doing dishes. I reminded him that my plans for housework for this weekend was folding and putting away laundry, but I think he'll probably get his way too. But when we get all our dishes clean, we'll have a very clean looking kitchen.

Saturday is our massage day!!! (Can you tell I'm excited?) My muscles need the relaxation after being stressed earlier this week (needlessly stressed, may I add). I got over 100 points on my Business Law test. And I have a 97% in Sociology. I should pretty much be at the point where I don't need to take any finals to still pass all my classes (I know for two, but I'll still take all three finals). D pointed that out to me so that I wouldn't be so stressed about the Government final. He's been hearing thank you a lot lately (not that he doesn't normally hear thank you coming from me, but I feel especially appreciative lately).

I'm going to go back to my relaxing, because I enjoy it.

TTFN!

I Am a Reading Addict

I love to read. I don't know that there has ever been a time where I wasn't in the middle of several books at once (and I even keep the stories strait). I am currently reading at least 5 non-school books. 1 is my 10 pages a day book (Frugal Families), 2 are about stupidity (Unusually Stupid America and Duh! The Stupid History of the Human Race), 1 is about the series Firefly (Finding Firefly), and the last 1 is a story of a murder (The Two Mrs. Granvilles). And I've got several magazines I'm sort of reading too (I'm not actively reading them right now, but I will be soon). And I'm keeping up with the comics, doing the crossword puzzles, and reading blogs online. Mostly because I have no job. It allows for a lot more freedom to read at home. And I have a list (a long list) of books I want for Christmas. That reminds me, D asked me to put him a list on mine too.

I also have at least 3 books that I can think of off the top of my head that I'm in the middle of reading that have been on my bookshelf waiting for me to get back to them. I keep getting distracted by new books, so they suffer the wait. I've got to get back to The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy (I finished the first book, need to work on book 2), and I think I'll restart Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. I've got a lot of reading and cleaning to do when I finish school (which will make it easier to do both).

I'm going to go work on my lists now.

TTFN!

In Which I Am Tired

Who hijacked all my energy? I feel exhausted. I've only gone with D to get the sink & faucet and done laundry. That's it. But I feel like I haven't slept well in a week (I got 8 hours last night). On the plus side, I did get the laundry washed, dried, and into the house. And my self cleaning oven is cleaning itself (it smells a little like the steaks D occasionally makes right now, well, if he burned them).

We spent about $100 on the sink and another $90 on the faucet. But we have a stainless steel sink and a faucet with veggie scrubber thingie (to be installed Friday!) waiting with our garbage disposal. That will mean that we've replaced everything in the kitchen but the fridge (which is the only white appliance) and the cabinets. And we want to replace the cabinets when we move out, to help the resell value of the house. We are so not going to make money selling this house, but whoever buys it next may.

I'm going to go find some food (Why am I so hungry today? Oh, yeah. I didn't eat much yesterday.).

TTFN!

In Which I Decide Sanity Is Overrated

I am not feeling crazy. I thought I'd point that out right up front. I'm sane, it's just overrated. Because sanity? Leads to me feeling stressed about projects I know I'm doing enough study on and will talk about long enough. And it leads to feeling exhausted after you get done, because stress drains your energy.

I'm thinking that sometime I'm going to sit down and write a post that doesn't jump topics randomly from paragraph to paragraph. Of course, to do that I'll need to have more to say about my thoughts than I currently do. And I don't want to write about my government project (because most of you don't want to read about public breastfeeding [Hi to whoever may find this post because of that phrase]). I think I may have impressed my government professor by finding lots of info about public breastfeeding for the class too (he doubted me... silly man).

Okay, enough with the breastfeeding talk. I think I kind of agree with The Tick on sanity, "And, isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit." But, I like rational thinking, so I guess I should stick with sanity (with moments of craziness stuck here and there). (Oh, and by the way, I don't own The Tick or have anything to do with it, I just like the quote.)

I think that's all for today. See you next time. (Same bat-time, same bat-channel.)

TTFN!

I Survived (and Lived to Tell About It)

I gave my presentation today in Government. I did really well, got lots of people talking and it was cool. I got some compliments from classmates after class was over about how they thought I did well. I was walking on air. I am now exhausted, but I'm so glad to have done so well (and to be done with the presentation). I'm taking tonight mostly off. I've got my 10 pages to read (I skipped that Sunday too. D told me that I read more than 10 pages of enrichment stuff Saturday because I was catching up some on magazines, so I've really only missed one day if you look at it like that.), but other than that, I'm not doing anything important tonight. Reading for Business Law can wait until tomorrow (if I do it then, I'll read the chapter, I may do it this weekend though).

Friday, I finally have a fully functional sink again! We are going to buy the new sink and new faucet tomorrow. And then on Friday, we get them installed! In other good news, I only have to go to Business Law next Tuesday. I don't have Government, and we're excused from going to Sociology (although, I may still go, I haven't decided.).

I'm going to go eat the tuna salad that D just made for me. He is trying to help me with taking this evening off.

TTFN!

Random Thoughts

Today was very productive in regards to school stuff. I have everything ready for my presentation in Government tomorrow. I have studied for my test (I have a little left to do). And I now have an appointment to get a massage on Saturday (yay!). D has an appointment for a massage too. It will be his first professional massage, so he's looking forward to it.

D's been very helpful lately. He did a load of dishes yesterday (partly because he needed some, but still he's being helpful). He is also getting a quote for replacing our kitchen sink and the garbage disposal tomorrow (before I go to school). We have the garbage disposal, but need to get the sink. Hopefully it won't be too much, so we can do that soon. I would love to have a fully functioning sink again (at least it's not holding standing water anymore). Soon, I'll be able to actually wash my dishes like a normal person (I just have to make sure we get a double sink so I can do my hand wash like I'm used to doing it.). We're looking at going with stainless steel for the sink. And possibly getting a new faucet while we're at it. Hopefully one with the veggie washer as part of the base unit (since we don't have one currently).

And just now D told me that I'm very smart because I thought of looking at Sam's for our chips (Cool Ranch Doritos and regular Fritos, if you were wondering). He's so cute!

Okay, I'm going to go now. I have a test to finish studying for.

TTFN!

Thanksgiving Plans

Okay, so for Thanksgiving, D and I are going to go see my dad on Wednesday and Thursday, then on Friday we are going to his family's meal. He's working overtime for us to afford the gas and food for this trip. I'm looking forward to seeing my dad, and having some of his smoked turkey (yum!).

D is in bed asleep right now, and in a couple of minutes he'll be paid for sleeping. I love holiday pay. He gets to stay home, but we still get money. Now, if only there is someone who'll pay us to sleep every night. But I doubt there are jobs like that out there. If you find one, let me know. I may be interested.

I'm going to go, I've got something I'm going to check out online and it will take most, if not all, of my attention.

TTFN!

My Day Off

I am taking/have taken today off. I'm not reading my 10 pages today (which is a first since I started that). I'm not getting fully dressed. I feel marginally better than I felt earlier (which was feeling like I had been hit by a truck, or at least done a heavy workout). I do feel bad that D only got 3 hours of sleep before he went back to work (I didn't keep him up or wake him up to take care of me. He got up on his own, and then I asked him to do a couple of things for me.). And I'd like to point out that I only got on my laptop now to post today and to check my e-mail again (I don't know why, because I rarely get anything on the weekend). But I have gotten close to being caught up on my magazine reading. That government project is just going to have to wait until tomorrow (as will laundry). The only real plus is that I got myself a clean and clean-shaven last night (when I felt good). I also changed the sheets then, so I'm a clean person on clean sheets. YAY!

I'm going to check my e-mail now.

TTFN!

I'm Single for the Night

Really. This time it's true. D is working tonight (he's sorting glass). He's going to work his normal hours, so I'll be sleeping by myself in my bed tonight. Then he gets 8 hours off to sleep and then he goes back to work for 12 hours (so I guess I'm really single for most of the next 36 hours). I'm going to be spending time finishing up my government project.

I am ready for it to be this time on Tuesday. Much less stress then. AHHHHHHHH!!!!

TTFN!

Tuesday is Looking More Interesting Everyday

On Tuesday I have a Business Law test, my presentation of my project in Government (I have little left to do to prepare), and my Sociology class will be talking about religion. These are 3 things I would never have put together before. And yet, they are all happening to me next Tuesday. Because the test and the presentation weren't enough. My life is more and more interesting everyday. And things like this are why D is driving me to school that day. So I can't chicken out and run after my test (not that I'm so worried now that I'm so close to being done).

Oh, one of the people who was supposed to present on Tuesday didn't, and she didn't bring her stuff with her to possibly present today (like she was supposed to). It made me roll my eyes (since she had plans with him to be able to present when possible) and made me glad I wasn't her. According to the professor, she might not get squeezed in on any other day, but we'll see. Sounds like a good reason for me not to chicken out of this presentation, huh?

Well, I guess that's really all that is on my mind tonight, so I'll write more later.

TTFN!

I Am Dedicated

I was going to relax and do my crossword puzzle. And then, I remembered that I hadn't posted today. I realize that after post 3 times yesterday, I could take today off. That, and I don't actually have to post everyday, but I like doing it.

So, today I'm going to profess my love of Walmart. I went by there today (by myself, which rarely happens) to buy a sandwich. I got one big enough to feed me 3 or 4 meals for less than $6 (with tax!). So, Walmart is so my favorite place to shop. And not even because my dad works for Walmart either. I love the savings. I love that I normally spend around $50 there to do most of my shopping for the week (milk, Strawberry Kiwi juice, refried beans, tortillas, Q-Tips, etc.). And what I can't get there, I get at Sam's Club (except bread, the Wonder Bread Store is a better deal there).

Okay, off to the crossword puzzle now.

TTFN!

I'm Still Chatty

I was reading another blog, because it's fun to read about the lives of people I've never met, and she was talking about her dreams. It made me think of one of my own that I had sometime ago (years, I believe). I dreamt that I was a black man who I think sung the blues. It's fuzzy now, other than the fact that I was a black man. Being a young white girl, it was really a weird thing to dream. Now that I'm a young white woman, it's still a weird dream to think about. Oh, and I can remember at least part of my first nightmare (well, the first one I remember, which is kind of redundant). I dreamt that I was at this hotel with my parents (I think I was around 8 at the time, but I'm not sure), and I wanted to go get my pillow out of the car (who sleeps using hotel pillows? Wait... I do). When I turned around to walk down the staircase (think Gone With the Wind type staircase), there were snakes everywhere. And for some reason I had to be the one to go get the pillow (never happen in real life). I remember waking up, walking to my parents' room, getting in their bed, going back to sleep, and re-entering the same dream (slightly different point, but I knew what happened while I had been awake). Didn't actually get attacked by the snakes, but they creeped me out.

Lately, I haven't remembered any of my dreams. Odd, but true. Well, other than one dream of family members threatening to take blankets they've given me away (you can't have them, not that you actually want them). I think it's partly because lately I've been sleeping like I've not slept in a month. I fall asleep, and I sleep deep. In the mornings, I've been having to convince myself to get up. It's not been pretty. But I'm still getting things done, so I guess it's worked. Oh, and as long as I pass my classes (which I should), I'll be all graduated with an Associates Degree in Accounting in December (I don't think there's a ceremony though. :( I'll update when I know.). So congratulations to me, in a little over a month, I'll have a degree.

Well, I'm going to go back to reading about someone else's life. Or I'll read my 10 pages for today. Or both.

TTFN!

My Sociology Paper

I am a Christian. I put my faith in God to help me no matter what I am doing. He leads me and guides me as I walk through my life and shows me when to fight and when to bend. Without His guidance, I would have lost many battles that I have won. I fully trust and rely on Him, because he has yet to steer me wrong and I know he never will. When I feel broken, tired, and dirty, He makes me feel whole and clean again. I trust Him to show me the right path to walk down as I go. He shows me what His word means and helps me apply it in my life. He lead me to my husband, and He lead me to my church, because He loves me and wants what is best for me. He fulfills the promises of Psalms 23 on a regular basis, because I need someone to lead me to peace from time to time.

I am a wife. I am a good wife, in fact. I have helped get my husband to start budgeting our money, and I make him stick to the budget. I do not let us just go spend money on anything we want. I also have us making out a grocery list, so that when we go shopping for food we do not just buy whatever looks good. We buy what we actually need, with an occasional splurge for something we want. I take care of doing our laundry, so that we have clean clothes to wear, and I also do the dishes, so that we have clean plates to eat on. I do not always enjoy taking care of these things, but I enjoy taking care of my husband, and I always feel like I have accomplished something when I have finished with these chores. It lets me know that I am being a good wife.

I am a sister. I spent the first 10 years of my life as an only child, but then I had a sister and a brother in a short time span after that. And I was more than just a sister to those children. And now, I have given up most of what I had with my siblings, because I could not keep my mother in my life anymore

I am a student. I enjoy learning, and will find ways to do so long after I finish with all the schooling that I want to get. When I have children, I plan on home-schooling them, which will provide me a myriad of ways to continue learning long after I have any and all degrees that I might want to obtain. I have a passion for knowledge, and I know that I will never know enough about everything I am interested in, because some other things in life, like housekeeping, get in the way of just spending time learning. But, I can always find time to read a good book and to find new information that I did not already know. I love knowing trivial things that most people do not really care about. It is fascinating to me, and I learn so much about myself as I learn about other things. And as I learn, I learn that the most important thing about who I am is that ultimately, I am me. I may have a lot of roles, but underneath everything, I am me.

P.S.: I want to add that I did edit this some from what she read. I did it to protect the innocent and the guilty alike.

I Voted

D and I went to our polling place after I got out of school (where D was nice enough to drive me too and from school so I wouldn't crash the car on the way there this morning). Also, if everyone in my government class presents like the people today, I'll do fine next Tuesday. And I'm currently making a 95% in that class, so I really don't have anything to worry about.

I'll post my Sociology paper next (it gets it's own post). I got 110 out of 110 points. So, I got a perfect score. 100 points for the paper, 5 points for talking about it in class, and 5 points for being exactly 2 pages. I haven't decided if I want to type up the comments on my paper (all of which were positive). I probably won't, because it would be hard to easily distinguish what she had to say about my work. She is impressed that D and I are planning on homeschooling though.

Okay, I'll go publish the paper you've all been waiting on.

TTFN!

"The More Things Change..."

Today's post was going to be titled Did Anyone Catch the Plates of the Truck that Hit Me?, but I got a nap and sometime with a heating pad and feel human again. So, that title hit the road. Of course, I know that in a few hours (or less!), my hip will be telling me that I got hit by something and I feel tired again (or still, because if I didn't need food so much, I think I'd still be asleep). So today's post is titled after half a quote from Escape from LA (which I haven't seen in years). The other half is "...the more they stay the same." Which sums up how I feel about my body today. According to the chiropractor, it's something to do with some muscles (or tendons?) and it will go away on it's own. I just know it hurts and makes me limp some while walking when it hurts. And the only thing that kills the pain is the heating pad.

D has been wonderful to me lately. He's been helping make meals (which is nice, because I don't know how long I could stand while cooking). He is my hero! And I love him. And I would like to show him how much I care, but I find myself lacking right now. He has given me ideas, but right now we are not in a financial situation for me to do them. But I want to, and I'm looking forward to doing so when I can.

Okay, my hip is hurting some again, so I'm going to lean back more and relax.

TTFN!

Remember, Remember the Fifth of November

In honor of Guy Fawkes Day (which is strange for me to honor, since I'm not English), I give you the poem about what he has done.

Remember, remember, the 5th of November
Gunpowder Treason and plot ;
I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes,
'Twas his intent.
To blow up the King and the Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below.
Poor old England to overthrow.
By God's providence he was catch'd,
With a dark lantern and burning match

Holloa boys, Holloa boys, let the bells ring
Holloa boys, Holloa boys, God save the King!

Hip hip Hoorah !
Hip hip Hoorah !

A penny loaf to feed ol'Pope,
A farthing cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down,
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar,'
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head,
Then we'll say: ol'Pope is dead.

There are many resources to find online to learn more about Guy Fawkes. I would encourage everyone to learn more about the history of the world, because you never know when it might be important for the future.

TTYL!

In Reading so Far...

So far, my current 10 pages a day book has given me lots of ideas for homeschooling. Which is good, and would be better if I had kids, but not what I'm looking for in a book about lowering costs. It has also given me a few ideas about Christmas and birthdays (mostly on the making of gifts). I'll have to see what I do with this information. One of the best ideas in it for kids is to learn about each holiday. What the origins are, what the origins of the traditions are, things you can do to create memories, and things like that. Lots of fun, and something to easily incorporate into homeschooling or into any kids life. It makes me look forward to having kids to learn this stuff with (not that I can't start learning on my own).

That is one of the biggest things I've done today, read my 10 pages and think of how to apply them to the future. Because so far, this book isn't something that can help me out. I've never had a job, we don't have kids yet, and I don't have decorations already on hand. I guess I'll just have to incorporate those things I can when possible.

I'm watching Pitch Black with D while writing today. It's an interesting movie (almost horror, as close as I like to come). There are some not so pretty scenes in it too. But I like the ending, and it makes it easier to understand most of The Chronicles of Riddick.

Well, I'm going to enjoy the movie.

TTYL!

I've Apparently Got More to Say

Okay, lately my mind is busy working overtime, I guess. I seem to be posting about 2 times a day.

So, D didn't work overtime, so he came home and we watched some of what we have rented. In a couple of hours I'm supposed to get him up so we can go shopping. I'm happy he's going with me, and it will be nice to go walk around Walmart (about the only thing still open).

I've got my laundry washed and dried, but I still need to bring it in the house, so I'll be right back. Okay, I've got the laundry inside, and the space heater turned off (the only reason I wanted to get the laundry inside). And I got through a few more of the articles for my government project. I did get upset with one of the authors, because he alluded that children of divorce permanently feel broken. I don't feel broken. I feel pretty whole, in fact. What the guy had to say irked me all around. I still haven't gotten back to the dishes though.

I have a confession to make. I'm listening to Christmas music. I know that it's not even after Thanksgiving (although, I did wait until after Halloween to start). I'm listening to them on headphones, and only singing along when D isn't around. I'm not totally mean. I've got most of December to annoy him with Christmas music (he puts up with a lot from me, and I have yet to do much to pay him back for that). Part of what got me into the mood to listen to Christmas music was the personal enrichment reading I did earlier. I'm partly listening to Christmas music so that I don't get the movie that's in the bedroom and possibly wake D up (he hasn't been in bed long, and I want him to sleep. Besides, the movie is in the DVD player, so I would make a lot of noise getting it.).

I guess I'll go for now. I don't really have anything else to say right now.

TTFN!

Single for the Evening

Tonight, I get to be home alone for most of the evening. At least I have a car, if I need to go somewhere. So, while I'm home alone, I'll be working on laundry, dishes, and my government project. And maybe I'll watch a movie too. D is going to work some overtime (to help with that budget issue we've got). He's also thinking of working overtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays, since I'll be in school (for another 6 weeks, with finals). I don't mind, because we do need the money. We're still trying to figure out what we'll do for Thanksgiving (I'm seeing turkey sandwiches at home, but D says we can visit my dad and make it to his family's Thanksgiving too; we'll see).

For those of you who read carefully, yes we got our car fixed yesterday (and Chase loves that we used their card to pay for it, I'm sure). We really don't have to have 2 cars, but it does make our lives easier to have them. The main problem with the car was a coolant leak. We had needed to fix it, but hadn't yet. Yesterday morning forced us to (it died on us again).

Well, I need to go read my 10 pages for the day, and then start working on laundry and my project, I guess. I really need to stop playing Spider Solitaire, if I want to get anything done.

TTFN!

Update: D doesn't have to work, because someone out where he works screwed up on the idea of them needing someone to work. But our laundry is getting washed anyway.

More Random Thoughts

1. I like chicken flavored Ramen noodles. They are the only flavor I like. I can eat some of the others, but I don't really enjoy them. But I really, truly, actually LIKE the chicken flavored Ramen noodles. D's just happy that that is the flavor they sell in bulk at Sam's (not that we've bought more than 1 box, but it has given us plenty of the flavor I like). But, I like to break the noodles up small and eat it as soup. I'm somewhat boring sometimes, I guess.

2. Starting 2 weeks from today, I get to relax about school until finals (December 12th and 14th). I'm looking forward to that, and wish it was already here. But D did find me an article in the paper that I may be able to use for my project. I love that man!

3. The car decided to die on me this morning. Not Serenity, she's running fine. In fact, the only problem she has is from my minor accident. It took over a hundred dollars (I think) to fix the problem. There was something wrong with the coolant system, and hopefully it's all fixed again. Made me not want to do favors for D on my way to school anymore (I was returning a couple of movies we rented because one was due back by noon).

4. This weekend, we are going to spend some time laughing. We've rented Reefer Madness (which has been colorized... we may have to watch it in color and in black and white to compare), because it sounds to bizarrely hilarious to miss. We are also going to watch The Merchant of Venice (to get some culture in our lives).

5. My Disney Visa is getting more use than I really want, but the movies are a stress-breaker and we had to fix the car. I hate life right now.

6. I confuse D when I want hot chocolate and ice cream back to back (not that I've had any ice cream yet). I really just wanted the chocolate. Oh, and in an update on my candy situation, I still have the peanut butter cup and 4 mini-Mounds (fun size?). I ate all the M&Ms (not in 1 sitting, but in 2). Chocolate is nice on long days.

7. I miss having TV. I'm not upset about not seeing most of the stuff I watched, but I miss some of the shows I watched in the evenings. Mostly, I miss Bones, because I don't think I have a source to find out what happened on that show. I can watch CSI and CSI:NY online (love CBS for that). I can read about Veronica Mars, House, and Doctor Who (love Television Without Pity for that). I have no sources for what's happening on Bones. I'm mourning my loss of that.

8. I am spending way more time listening to the radio (online, so I can hear a local station anywhere in the world, as long as I can get online). And I've watched several of the DVDs we bought that I hadn't seen before (not that I hadn't seen the movie, just not watched the DVD). I haven't gotten into the comic book based movies or action movies yet (other than The Matrix). I've been concentrating on the funny movies.

9. I hope the chiropractor's appointment tomorrow will help fix my back (it's been hurting the last few days). Oh, and I randomly got a reminder call about our appointment tomorrow. We haven't got those in a while. I don't forget when we get to see the chiropractor. I enjoy it too much.

10. I don't really have a 10, but I didn't want to leave this list with just 9 thoughts when I could do 10. I'm weird that way sometimes.

That's all for now.

TTFN!

Things on My Mind

This is going to be a list, so that I don't have to attempt to transition between topics.

1. I had a dream this morning about arguing with my extended family over some blankets that D and I were given. I've spent some time looking at sites for what things in dreams mean (not that I think anyone but me can fully interpret my dreams, but they can provide a little insight into parts that I can't figure out on my own). From what I can figure out, I'm arguing with myself over the current situation that I'm not talking about. I'm expressing in my dreams, using family members I love, my desire to make everyone understand why I've made the choices I have. Not to color your interpretation of anyone else, but to show why I felt I had to make the choice I did. I'm still not talking about it to everyone, but at least I know that I'm still feeling somewhat conflicted about it. If this were easy, I'd have to wonder about myself (and when I stopped craving approval so much). I don't think it's helped that everyone has their own life to live, and I don't get much (if any) feedback on what I write. Which is stupid, because I don't write for anyone else.

2. My community college sent me info about scholarships I could win. The problem is that I won't be continuing with school until at least next fall, if then. We don't have the money, and I want to see how a few things go before I start back at a university again. Oh, and I got a letter from a university 2 hours from where I live (not too far from where I used to go). I told D that if I was to go to a university around there again, I might as well go back to where I was going. At least there I know they will take all of their own credit hours back. It was just amusing to me.

3. After typing about my dream, and what I figured out about it, I forgot about all the other things I had been meaning to say, so know I'm just putting in some filler until I figure it out.

4. I don't know when I'll post my Sociology paper, but I will post it before too long. I just kind of want to wait until after I get it returned with a grade before I post it. Then I can also let you know how I did. I'll figure it out, just not today.

5. Confession time. I haven't done any more dishes since Monday. Yesterday, I was too cold to want to mess with them. Today, I'm just feeling lazy. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be doing better and will get back on the ball with regard to housekeeping.

6. I didn't read The Case for Christ to convince myself of anything, I just wanted to know what the evidence is that convinces non-believers to become Christian. It is a compelling book, so I would recommend everyone who is interested in the subject to read it. My faith is deeper, and the only part I winced at reading was the description of the physical death of Jesus (very graphic in detail, but necessary to believe that he actually died on the cross).

7. Someday, D and I will be rich enough to afford to eat wherever on the Vegas strip when we are there for the Prepaid Legal convention. We will also be able to afford to pay for the internet connection in our room while we are there, so I can post my observations of Vegas from Vegas (where our biggest sin is spending too much at the M&M store).

I guess that's all for now. If I think of anything else, I'll be sure to note it down to let you know later.

Dating After Marriage

Oddly, this is not a post about D and I going on dates. We do that sometimes, but that hasn't really happened in a while, so there isn't anything to report. When it happens, I'll let you know.

No, this is a post about D dating after we got married. And finish reading before starting up your comments about how he shouldn't date someone else while married to me. There is this girl who cleans the plant where D works. She is funny and fun and somewhat crazy. Occasionally (and it's been a while), D has asked her if she wants to go to the movies with us. Actually, I'm sitting in between them, so really it's more like I'm on a date and D is along to pay for it. (I told you to finish reading before you started commenting).

Oh, and then there is D's "girlfriend" (have you learned from last time? I'm going to call her K, to keep the story simple). Out at his job, one of the guys was teasing one of the women out there that D was dating K (a co-worker to them all). This woman had been on medical leave for a while (according to D it was for a boob job, if I remember correctly). Now, D has never dated K, and I find the whole thing hilarious, because she is a friend to us both.

So, to recap: D has a girlfriend, K, whom he has never dated (her boyfriend would object, I'm sure), and he goes on dates that I chaperone by sitting between them and talking to her some throughout the movie (and it's always just a movie, never anything more than that). So, no angry comments that D is dating someone other than me, because it is just a joke between us that I felt like sharing with the world.

I've got to go start reading my new book, Frugal Families by Jonni McCoy.

TTYL!