This year stands out to me as one of the best in a very long time. I lost my dad in 2011 and my mom in 2015. In between that time there was turmoil among family members which just made get-togethers somewhat uncomfortable and tense We've also had 2 new grand kids during this time. These last several years have had so much change.
Since then, we've, or at least I, have been trying to build some new traditions. Something that is solid to look forward to every year in getting ready for such a hectic time of year. From Thanksgiving through January we have many birthdays along with the holidays. It's almost constant.
This year I feel we achieved the new traditions I craved and found a happy medium that everyone can enjoy. It makes this time of year so much more enjoyable and I'm so glad we've finally got to this point.
Although I miss mom and dad terribly and the holidays will always
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Shopping
I really hate going to the store to go shopping. Anybody else with me here? Just something about all those people, loud kids and adults, lack of manners, traffic and waiting in line. I'm just not real good with any of it. I've discovered shopping online is SOOOO much easier and makes me so much happier.
Did you know you can even buy groceries online? Apparently, I'm a slow learner, but as long as I
Did you know you can even buy groceries online? Apparently, I'm a slow learner, but as long as I
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Tomorrow will last FOREVER!!
My vacation starts Monday, so tomorrow will likely last FOREVER!!!
I get to pick up my grand-daughter, Z, tomorrow, so that will be fun. We'll have a great time and laugh and it will be a great start for my vacation. Her smiling face always makes it all good. She's growing up so very fast and I haven't seen her in 2 weeks. Each time I see her, she's just that much more grown up. I don't remember it going so fast when my son was little.
My brakes have gone out too. So my husband and brother are so kind as to change those for me tomorrow. That will cost me a bit, but at least there's no labor (besides lunch and ice cream). Can't complain, haven't had too much problem with that car and next month is my last payment. YAY!!!
There's so many things I want to get done next week. My list includes deep cleaning, you know, like windows, and Z's toy box, my closet:-). I also want to get a mess of cooking done, to be frozen for supper and breakfast later. And strangely I'd like to get some vacation type stuff done too (reading, web surfing and maybe a movie), how dare I, right?. I'll see, I may pick and choose to get a little bit of everything in.
We aren't getting a lot of stuff bought for our little homestead, BUT....we are getting some of the necessary property work done which needs to be done first anyway, AND our biggest upcoming accomplishment is getting things paid off. We are very close to being debt-free which, in my humble opinion, would be the important accomplishment in the long run.
I supposed I should get though the next week before I get into paying off everything over the next year or two. Baby steps:-) I guess I'll see what all I can get done over the next week then move on to bigger & better things. There's not enough days to get everything on my list done since I continue to add to it constantly, but I can try. Who knows...
Did you take your vacation yet? What did you do, where did you go?
Til later!!
I get to pick up my grand-daughter, Z, tomorrow, so that will be fun. We'll have a great time and laugh and it will be a great start for my vacation. Her smiling face always makes it all good. She's growing up so very fast and I haven't seen her in 2 weeks. Each time I see her, she's just that much more grown up. I don't remember it going so fast when my son was little.
My brakes have gone out too. So my husband and brother are so kind as to change those for me tomorrow. That will cost me a bit, but at least there's no labor (besides lunch and ice cream). Can't complain, haven't had too much problem with that car and next month is my last payment. YAY!!!
There's so many things I want to get done next week. My list includes deep cleaning, you know, like windows, and Z's toy box, my closet:-). I also want to get a mess of cooking done, to be frozen for supper and breakfast later. And strangely I'd like to get some vacation type stuff done too (reading, web surfing and maybe a movie), how dare I, right?. I'll see, I may pick and choose to get a little bit of everything in.
We aren't getting a lot of stuff bought for our little homestead, BUT....we are getting some of the necessary property work done which needs to be done first anyway, AND our biggest upcoming accomplishment is getting things paid off. We are very close to being debt-free which, in my humble opinion, would be the important accomplishment in the long run.
I supposed I should get though the next week before I get into paying off everything over the next year or two. Baby steps:-) I guess I'll see what all I can get done over the next week then move on to bigger & better things. There's not enough days to get everything on my list done since I continue to add to it constantly, but I can try. Who knows...
Did you take your vacation yet? What did you do, where did you go?
Til later!!
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