And today is a new day or is it night???

Okay so is it a new day or new night? I am done working. At home, chilling with my dog on the patio and in a few hours I will be asleep. If I were normal I would eat between now and then, since the last time ate was the night before when I woke up to a Hostess Apple Pie handed to me. I was suppose to take it to work since he was bring me fried pork chops with mashed potatoes and gravy. But I wolfed it down before getting out of bed and showering. I wasn't even out of the shower when I was being a bite of mashed potatoes and chops. Was really nice and strangely romantic. Very nice blessing for someone who has been married for 16 years and he can,when he so chooses to still be a very romantic guy.

The rest of the family is sleeping and I am sitting on the patio with the dog blogging. Can hear the birds chirping away and their wings flapping, plus every house surrounding us including our own air conditioning going. Its very nice. So they are going to wake up soon and I will probably feed them breakfast. Well take care of whatever chores that need to be done and then we will lay down in my room and watch one of the movies the girls have recorded, they have the thing full of stuff.

Was a long night at work, busy with paperwork all night. Everyone in a weird mood and it seemed as is seat one was very loud! Felt like there was a boom box going off in your ear. Sat seat 2, wow, thats all I can say for now. Wow!

Today is my boss MP's birthday. She is 11 years younger than I am. H and I went to Walmart because it was the only place open at 7 AM. We made several runs around the store before our very tired and over worked brains where getting. Picking the gift was hard because it was Walmart and we don't know what she likes. Getting the gift was very fun and done with great enthusiasm. We then ran it back to work for MP. It was almost 9 when I got home. I am ready to call it quits and go to bed but the need to be with my family will keep me going until at least 1 pm. Need to see my girls and be with them. Jess is off in Prim with her friend K. Hope they made it to work on time. She won't be home until Sat. I think. Hope she is having fun.

My work friend's mom has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer so I will be praying for both of them and ask that those of you who read this say a prayer for them too. God knows who you are talking about. She is very sweet and I don't want her to lose her mother. I still have mine, Thank You Godd! But I dont have my dad anymore or my Grandfather. She also just lost her Grandmother. I feel her pain.

The sun is really hot and feels so good on my bones I have decided to put my life in the suns hand and sun bath. It will be therapeutic for my aching back and muscles. Besides the dog is starting to burn up so I need to let him in and make sure he has ice in his water so that he will drink it.

LONG TIME NO BLOG!

Been awhile, or at least I think it has. Totally lost touch with the world outside of the walls of my house and job. Just learned that Ed McMahon died on Tuesday. What a wonderful provider of entertainment and helped people off to a sweet sleep for so many years. Not to mention all of the babies that were made during that hour of the night for all those years! Rest in peace Ed.

So life has been its usual roller coaster ride, full of it's downs and half rises and twisty corners, never gonna get off this ride kind of effect left to linger in my spirit. But this morning I sit on my patio with an occasional drip of rain splattering my body and enjoy the slight ringing of the wind chimes and the sweet call of little birds talking back and forth. I am truly appreciating the weather here. This morning I saw lightning for the first time since I moved here and heard thunder. I went outside to smoke and enjoy it and it started to drizzle. Lasted all of 40 seconds but it was awesome.

I am now trying to stay awake so that the switch in my new schedule will improve my life and my families. In order for s to change our lives though we have to learn new habits. First habit that needs improved is our schedule, or should I say lack of one. The only way to manage that is to start new sleeping habits which I am going to try and stick to as much as possible. Maybe with stability we can finally get order and control back of our sad lives. Half the roller coaster ride would be over at least.

My new schedule, I am back to grave yards! I am extremely happy. I can come home, wake the girls u abd take care of breakfast and chores and then enjoy what we have left of the day before I have to go to sleep so that I can be to work at 10:30 pm.and get off at 7 am. Suppose to now have Sunday and Monday off. I like the idea of working on the busier nights but will miss having my Friday nights off but I am just grateful to be back to nights. The way it is now I am awake from 2 in the morning until 7 or 8 and who really feels like cleaning in the middle of the night. I mean if I was single and lived alone I could do that but not with people sleeping in the house and they have to be a work the next day. See I can be respectful!

I was very pleasantly surprised when I opened my mailbox at work(yes we each have our own mailbox with key) and found my pay stub (Direct deposit is so awsome) along with a $50 gift card for Walmart. How cool is that. I received it because we have to take these tests every other week or so and drop them in the big black mailbox for quiz answers and then management pulls someone's name out for getting 100% on the quiz. See I can be smart!

Diana reminded me several days ago that I never said how King was doing after he was sick. I do apologize for this oversite. I know there our people out there that love my dear sweet King more than they ever liked me and I understand, he's just that great of a dog. I am grateful to report that is he doing just fine. His anal glands where extremely swollen and once that was taken care of, he was his old self. I have also found out that a certain elderly woman in my home whom shall remain nameless (Mom) was giving him milk, which always makes him sick. No milk and he's healthy as a horse, eats everything in sight and has actually gained 4 lbs putting him at a respectful 73 lbs. We can thank Carol for that too. He actually needs it though.

He took anti-inflammatory medicine for a week and has been happy ever since. Little turkey is still my dog but he has started acting like he likes everyone else (including Steve) more than me. Carol says he cries the whole time I am gone and when I am asleep because I shut my door and he can't get to me. But when I am home he only gives me limited one on one time. Funny the girls are in the same stage as the dog, with the exception of Jess. We could spend a lot of time together if we ever had it. We will have Sundays together so that is another benefit of my new schedule. Thank you MP! You are a great boss!

This is a hard time of year for me!

June, 18th! Wow where is the time going? I can't keep up. Gabby is now 11. A great big heart thumping sadness hits me full on as I watch the child I really never expected to have and she isn't a baby anymore! She is as smart, mischievous as I ever was and plus she has Chey's help. It's thoroughly amazing to see how they think and to imgagine them compared to me when I was their age. Then to top it off I have 4 children spread out in ages from 27 to 11. I remember back when I always felt like I would have a baby in my life because I couldn't see myself without one. Now the thought of having one full time in my life is just plain crazy and scarier than shit. It would definitly be a big test to my belief of "prolife" not "prochoice". Thank God I will never have to make that choice because Steve and I have taken "proactive" measures to make sure we won't have to face that particular challenge. We are getting to an age where raising babies in not in our agenda at all. We can't get enough sleep as it is.
Today was a nice change of pace. I didn't fall asleep until at least 9 am. I didn't wake up for good until after 5:30pm. When I woke, the back yard had been mowed and cleaned up. He had gone to the video store. And he made dinner, spagetti and it was awesome. First time we have sat down as a family in a month probably. Yesterday for Gabby's birthday we went to Tommy's and Jess met us there and we went swimming and in the hot tub. Playing with Emily was amazingly fun but I was so tired and grateful that I didn't have to deal with a 15 month year old every day, all day. Or worse yet, 2 of them all over again. Fun the first time but to old to even consider it again.
Still incredibly tired and will probably sleep well tonight. Tomorrow I will have tons of things to accomplish before work starts all over for the week. Wonder what the new week will bring and pray that it is great for ever one in the company. Lord help me do a good job. Help improve my rusty skills and memory. Allow the creative side of myself to open up. I will pay attention and take action and thank my higher power for being faithful as he always is.

give it a day and it all changes!

These past few days have been a roller coast. One problem, solve it and then another pops up from out of nowhere. I was having a hard time staying positive but as the wind of change comes through, there goes my moodiness and glass is half empty persona and I am back. Ready for all challenges that come my way, including the moody husband!

This month's trip sheet brings all kinds of things to do!

Every month Steve gets a magazine just for cab drivers, taxi drivers and shuttle bus drivers. Every month there are a least 2 or 3 shows that are giving these people free tickets so that they will talk their shows up to the people riding in their vehicles.

This month is really a hot month as far as shows. We have Phantom of the Opera tickets, The Lion King Tickets, more George Wallace, Some show we go to tonight that I don't even know the name of and tickets to a female dancing show. Topless of course. There is also a few other coupons that are half priced or buy one get one free. There is a benefit to having a T.A. card. You get some culture in your life. Who knew?

My new phone!

Not a great picture. At least not one worthy enough for the phone but it's the last picture my old phone will ever take. I will miss the old phone, but probably not for very long since the new one is way cool!!!