I hope you all had a very happy holiday. Over here in Graceland, we are spoiled rotten. Everyone got exactly what they wanted. It was a wonderful day. We all got along wonderfully and we just had a really nice time.
The mus*lim came over on Christmas night. She was quite pleasant until she wasn't. That's pretty much how it goes with her. Luckily, Bossman but her in her place and she backed off and we all survived without drama.
The wildchild and her husband left the day after Christmas and The boy and his girlfriend both leave on New Year's Day. I'm happy they are here, but it will be nice to have my house back. I forgot how much work it is to keep the house clean and people fed. So much work!
I hope everyone is having a happy holiday season. The new year is almost here and I am ready for a fresh start. I won't make resolutions because that just sets me up for failure, but I am planning on doing some freshening up on my life and my house.
One more things before I go. I mentioned to Bossman that I would like to start some things up after everyone leaves and he agreed and when I asked him if he knew what I was talking about it said, YES! So, there is that to look forward too!
Happy New Year Everyone!
Optimistically yours,
grace
Holiday craziness
The boy made it home. It normally takes 16 hours...it took 24, and they didn't stop. It was bad, bad, bad! I was so happy to see that boy walk through the door.
The boys girlfriend came for the holidays. She is from Indiana. She got here the same day he came home. The wildchild was here already with her husband. She is a wedding photographer and was here to do a wedding. It is a FULL house here.
As Donkey, from Shrek says, it's not Christmas unless someone is crying and well...the day after everyone came home, the boy and the wildchild got into a fight. Oh brother. I thought I was over refereeing my kids fights. My daughter ended up in tears, then I was in tears. It was super fun!
Luckily, the next day, I made them all sit down and make up. I told them they didn't have to like each other but they had to get along for christmas. I didn't want a gift, I just wanted that.
After that, everyone got along fine. They even hung out together.
Whew! Christmas was saved!
So Christmas Eve is at my house. My whole family is coming. It should be a good time. Christmas Day will be just our immediate family. It is going to be a great weekend.
I'll be honest though, as happy as I am to have everyone here, I'll sure be happy when they leave! HAHA!
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas. Or whatever you celebrate, I hope you are happy!
Love and good wishes,
grace
The boys girlfriend came for the holidays. She is from Indiana. She got here the same day he came home. The wildchild was here already with her husband. She is a wedding photographer and was here to do a wedding. It is a FULL house here.
As Donkey, from Shrek says, it's not Christmas unless someone is crying and well...the day after everyone came home, the boy and the wildchild got into a fight. Oh brother. I thought I was over refereeing my kids fights. My daughter ended up in tears, then I was in tears. It was super fun!
Luckily, the next day, I made them all sit down and make up. I told them they didn't have to like each other but they had to get along for christmas. I didn't want a gift, I just wanted that.
After that, everyone got along fine. They even hung out together.
Whew! Christmas was saved!
So Christmas Eve is at my house. My whole family is coming. It should be a good time. Christmas Day will be just our immediate family. It is going to be a great weekend.
I'll be honest though, as happy as I am to have everyone here, I'll sure be happy when they leave! HAHA!
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas. Or whatever you celebrate, I hope you are happy!
Love and good wishes,
grace
Happy Birthday PK!!!!!
I sure hope PK has a great birthday!
I know you are 60 now. If it's any consolation just know, I'm younger than you!
You're welcome!
Love you!
HUGS!
grace
Me worried? NAH!
So, how are your christmas plans coming along? Are you finished shopping? Wrapping? Cleaning? Cooking?
Yeah, me neither!
In other news, the BOY is coming home. He's 16 hours away and he's leaving today. He's driving with 2 other boys. Here's the problem. It's suppose to snow 4 to 6 inches right on his path home. Needless to say, I'm a tad worried.
HA! Who am I kidding? I'm really, really worried! These boys are california boys. They don't have experience driving in the freaking snow! I am so nervous for them! I am glad they will be together and I know they will be going slow. But, it's a long drive and I will worry until I see his smiling face tomorrow! I mean, I'm a mamma, that's what we do.
If you have a spare prayer today, could you say one for these boys? Thank you!
I gotta run, there is presents to buy, food to cook and a house to clean.
Anything to keep my mind from worrying!
Not-worried-at-all,
grace
Yeah, me neither!
In other news, the BOY is coming home. He's 16 hours away and he's leaving today. He's driving with 2 other boys. Here's the problem. It's suppose to snow 4 to 6 inches right on his path home. Needless to say, I'm a tad worried.
HA! Who am I kidding? I'm really, really worried! These boys are california boys. They don't have experience driving in the freaking snow! I am so nervous for them! I am glad they will be together and I know they will be going slow. But, it's a long drive and I will worry until I see his smiling face tomorrow! I mean, I'm a mamma, that's what we do.
If you have a spare prayer today, could you say one for these boys? Thank you!
I gotta run, there is presents to buy, food to cook and a house to clean.
Anything to keep my mind from worrying!
Not-worried-at-all,
grace
Warning, depressing post.
Ever since I had cancer I've been a little paranoid about health issues. I like to call it canceritis because every pain or weird thing is cancer. (In my mind). One of my biggest fears is having some sort of health problem and not being at home. Things my stupid brain thinks about is...what if I'm on this trip and I have a heart attack? What if I'm far away from home and I need a doctor?
I know it's useless to worry about stuff like that. If it's going to happen, its going to happen. I really don't have any control over stuff like that.
On an even more depressing note. My brothers best friend died on Saturday of a heart attack. He was only 40. I personally didn't know him well, I only met him a handful of times, but, as you can imagine, my brother is devastated. I'm just really sad for my brother. And for his friends family. And really for everyone involved! It's just SAD! Things like this shouldn't happen and it really shouldn't happen right before the holidays. I am terrible at handling sad. I'm sure we are all terrible at it, but it makes me anxious. When I'm anxious I tend to curl in a ball, hide under my blankets. BAH!
Well, that's all I've got. Tomorrow will be better!
Depressingly,
grace
Christmas already?
We've been busy, busy, busy! When you have 17 bins of Christmas stuff, it tends to take many many hours to set it all up. Every evening we are busy doing things. Tonight we worked outside. Our house is coming along, but man, it's a chore! We do love it though, so we aren't willing to throw in the towel yet.
I can't believe it's almost Christmas. It seems like this year has gone so fast. My son graduated, started college. My daughter moved 2 hours from me. Life is crazy.
So, MIL... can we just talk about her some more? She is nuts. I think I've said that before. She called me a couple of days after she came to our house. So, do you have anyone in your life that repeats stories over and over? (Besides me..HAHA). Seriously, I haven't talked to her in 3 years and honestly, she is telling me the same stories she told me 3 years ago. It's sad because it means she has no life!
So how are your holidays going so far? Are any of you as crazy as we are?
Ho, ho, ho,
grace
I can't believe it's almost Christmas. It seems like this year has gone so fast. My son graduated, started college. My daughter moved 2 hours from me. Life is crazy.
So, MIL... can we just talk about her some more? She is nuts. I think I've said that before. She called me a couple of days after she came to our house. So, do you have anyone in your life that repeats stories over and over? (Besides me..HAHA). Seriously, I haven't talked to her in 3 years and honestly, she is telling me the same stories she told me 3 years ago. It's sad because it means she has no life!
So how are your holidays going so far? Are any of you as crazy as we are?
Ho, ho, ho,
grace
We may have a problem...
We have a Christmas problem. We just pulled 17 plastic bins from the attic. 17 bins. Of Christmas decorations! Good grief, Charlie Brown, THAT is a lot of decorations.
I was going to try and defend this travesty but honestly, I love it! Now some of those bins hold our Christmas village. A couple of bins hold my nativity sets. ( I just love collecting them) and quite a few of those bins are for our outdoor decorations.
Fine, just call us the Griswolds and call it a day!!! HA!
Now you know what we've been doing today. How's your Sunday been?
Christmasy,
grace
Crazy MIL
The last 6 months have been so crazy for me. I know I have shared some of it but there have been some developments that I haven't shared.
I don't know how many of you remember, but Bossman has a crazy mother. I mean, the woman is bonkers! A number of years ago she became a mus*limThe woman raised Bossman and his sisters in a strict christian family. Suddenly, she meets some guy on facebook and decides to become mus*lim. I am afraid she would find this blog online if I use the M word so I'll try not to use it much.
In any case, I'm all for people having their own beliefs in life, but her transition to M has just thrown the entire family for a loop. We have gotten used to it, but honestly, she's a old white woman in a head scarf. I know what it's called but I don't want to say it here. Trust me, it's weird. When this all first happened, she was very pushy with her new found beliefs. She would talk about Moha*mmd a lot and it drove us crazy. We didn't want to here it and she wouldn't stop even after asking her to stop.
6 years ago we lost Bossmans sister. It was a traumatic time for all of us but there was a ton of drama when it came time for the funeral. Since then there has been tons MORE drama and for the past 3 or 4 years we have had no contact with my MIL. We have had limited contact with Bossmans dad, and YES, he is still married to the crazy one. But we only saw him at church.
ANYWAY, I tell you all that so I can tell you that in June my FIL had some medical problems and Bossman felt we should go see him in the hospital and of course, we knew we would be seeing HER. We sucked it up and went and everything was ok. Bossman wasn't interested in having a full blown relationship with her, but over the months, they have needed some help with yard work and stuff and well, we've had some contact. On Bossmans birthday, she came over to our house. She hasn't been here for 4 years, so it was a little weird. Everyone got along fine, but they were here late and that is why I missed posting that day.
So, that's been going on and it's a little bit good and a little bit scary because although things are good, you never know when the drama will happen again and Bossman and I are not getting involved in the drama again. I'm praying there won't be drama because I think even though she's bonkers, she is Bossmans mom and she's getting older so...you just never know what will happen in life. Bossman's dad has a bad heart and who knows what will happen if he has a problem. She literally has no one in her life except Bossmans sister and she's pretty useless.
Well, this story could go on but I guess I bored you enough for today.
I am very thankful Bossman and his mom are on speaking terms. And right now that's all I can ask for.
I don't know how many of you remember, but Bossman has a crazy mother. I mean, the woman is bonkers! A number of years ago she became a mus*limThe woman raised Bossman and his sisters in a strict christian family. Suddenly, she meets some guy on facebook and decides to become mus*lim. I am afraid she would find this blog online if I use the M word so I'll try not to use it much.
In any case, I'm all for people having their own beliefs in life, but her transition to M has just thrown the entire family for a loop. We have gotten used to it, but honestly, she's a old white woman in a head scarf. I know what it's called but I don't want to say it here. Trust me, it's weird. When this all first happened, she was very pushy with her new found beliefs. She would talk about Moha*mmd a lot and it drove us crazy. We didn't want to here it and she wouldn't stop even after asking her to stop.
6 years ago we lost Bossmans sister. It was a traumatic time for all of us but there was a ton of drama when it came time for the funeral. Since then there has been tons MORE drama and for the past 3 or 4 years we have had no contact with my MIL. We have had limited contact with Bossmans dad, and YES, he is still married to the crazy one. But we only saw him at church.
ANYWAY, I tell you all that so I can tell you that in June my FIL had some medical problems and Bossman felt we should go see him in the hospital and of course, we knew we would be seeing HER. We sucked it up and went and everything was ok. Bossman wasn't interested in having a full blown relationship with her, but over the months, they have needed some help with yard work and stuff and well, we've had some contact. On Bossmans birthday, she came over to our house. She hasn't been here for 4 years, so it was a little weird. Everyone got along fine, but they were here late and that is why I missed posting that day.
So, that's been going on and it's a little bit good and a little bit scary because although things are good, you never know when the drama will happen again and Bossman and I are not getting involved in the drama again. I'm praying there won't be drama because I think even though she's bonkers, she is Bossmans mom and she's getting older so...you just never know what will happen in life. Bossman's dad has a bad heart and who knows what will happen if he has a problem. She literally has no one in her life except Bossmans sister and she's pretty useless.
Well, this story could go on but I guess I bored you enough for today.
I am very thankful Bossman and his mom are on speaking terms. And right now that's all I can ask for.
Opps!
Oh dear! I woke up at 3 this morning and realized I forgot to post! I was so close to the end of the month too! I was so mad! I was so disappointed! GAH!
Oh well, life goes on. And I think it was pretty cool that I managed to blog 29 out of 30 days! I think I'm going to keep going. I mean, I may not post every single day, but I am going to keep going. I mean, some of the days I couldn't think of anything to blog about but I did it anyway. It made me think and stretch my mind a little. I know some of my posts were probably boring, but at least I tried.
Ok, the reason I forgot to blog yesterday is because it was Bossmans birthday. I am so thankful for that man I don't even know where to begin.
Bossman and I met when we were in high school. I was a senior and he was a junior. (I know! Such a cradle robber I am!) I asked him to roller skate and the rest, as they say, is history. One thing I know for sure is, asking him to skate was hands down the BEST decision I ever made!
He and I have been through a lot. But through it all he has worked his butt off to make sure I was taken care of. Well, me and the kids! We are in a comfortable spot in our lives because of him.
I can't imagine my life without him. He is my soul.
So many things happened yesterday that I now have stuff to tell you about in another post! YAY!
Have a great day!
Forgetfully,
grace
Oh well, life goes on. And I think it was pretty cool that I managed to blog 29 out of 30 days! I think I'm going to keep going. I mean, I may not post every single day, but I am going to keep going. I mean, some of the days I couldn't think of anything to blog about but I did it anyway. It made me think and stretch my mind a little. I know some of my posts were probably boring, but at least I tried.
Ok, the reason I forgot to blog yesterday is because it was Bossmans birthday. I am so thankful for that man I don't even know where to begin.
Bossman and I met when we were in high school. I was a senior and he was a junior. (I know! Such a cradle robber I am!) I asked him to roller skate and the rest, as they say, is history. One thing I know for sure is, asking him to skate was hands down the BEST decision I ever made!
He and I have been through a lot. But through it all he has worked his butt off to make sure I was taken care of. Well, me and the kids! We are in a comfortable spot in our lives because of him.
I can't imagine my life without him. He is my soul.
So many things happened yesterday that I now have stuff to tell you about in another post! YAY!
Have a great day!
Forgetfully,
grace
Baby it's cold outside!
It's been cold here, which is unusual for us. It also rained again this weekend, so that was nice. We can really use the rain here on the West coast.
Today I was very thankful for my ugg boots. My feet were nice and toasty!
I haven't had that conversation yet with Bossman. I know you all are saying to just come right out with it. I suppose that is the best option. I just find it hard to ask for something like spanking. I'm sure its just how life is. Spankings have such negative thoughts associated with them that it's hard to remember that it's ok to want them. My brain doesn't want to wrap around the fact that its ok and it doesn't make me weird or odd. (Ok, I'm rather weird and odd, but not because of spanking. HA!)
I wish the world would just understand that it's ok. I wish my brain would understand that it's ok.
I will talk to him about it. I promise, I will.
Today I was very thankful for my ugg boots. My feet were nice and toasty!
I haven't had that conversation yet with Bossman. I know you all are saying to just come right out with it. I suppose that is the best option. I just find it hard to ask for something like spanking. I'm sure its just how life is. Spankings have such negative thoughts associated with them that it's hard to remember that it's ok to want them. My brain doesn't want to wrap around the fact that its ok and it doesn't make me weird or odd. (Ok, I'm rather weird and odd, but not because of spanking. HA!)
I wish the world would just understand that it's ok. I wish my brain would understand that it's ok.
I will talk to him about it. I promise, I will.
Late
We finally made it home from the airport. I am very thankful for that today. The traffic was great, there wasn't much, UNTIL, until we got about a mile from the airport. THEN it took over 45 minutes to go a mile. It was terrible. But we survived and the boy made it to his flight. He has actually landed and is waiting for his second flight. It's only an hour flight to his college from where he is now.
So, I didn't talk to Bossman about spanking. We were tired and Bossman was listening to football on the radio and I just couldn't get the gumption to talk about it. Honestly, I didn't know what to say. Half way home he told me something and I said something back and he got testy with me and I decided talking to him wasn't such a good idea. I'm not going to chicken out, I will talk to him, I just have to figure out what I want. I can't just say, hey spank me. I have to expand on that. But what do I want? That is the million dollar question.
Any suggestions on what I should ask for or how I should ask? I'm always open for suggestions.
HUGS!
So, I didn't talk to Bossman about spanking. We were tired and Bossman was listening to football on the radio and I just couldn't get the gumption to talk about it. Honestly, I didn't know what to say. Half way home he told me something and I said something back and he got testy with me and I decided talking to him wasn't such a good idea. I'm not going to chicken out, I will talk to him, I just have to figure out what I want. I can't just say, hey spank me. I have to expand on that. But what do I want? That is the million dollar question.
Any suggestions on what I should ask for or how I should ask? I'm always open for suggestions.
HUGS!
One day left
I'm so thankful that I had this week with my son. We've had a fun time and it is always fun to spend time with him.
Tomorrow will be spent in traffic taking him to the airport. I'm not looking forward to that.
Today we spent time just hanging out and then he went surfing one last time before heading back to school. It was freezing and raining here today so I spent time at home watching the Gilmore girls! I love that show so much! I have two more episodes. I'm already sad that it's going to be over. I want watch them, but I want to save them too. It's such a first world problem.
I hope you all had a great weekend. I know I did.
HUGS!
Tomorrow will be spent in traffic taking him to the airport. I'm not looking forward to that.
Today we spent time just hanging out and then he went surfing one last time before heading back to school. It was freezing and raining here today so I spent time at home watching the Gilmore girls! I love that show so much! I have two more episodes. I'm already sad that it's going to be over. I want watch them, but I want to save them too. It's such a first world problem.
I hope you all had a great weekend. I know I did.
HUGS!
Leftovers
We made it home and all is well. We have to take the boy to the airport on Sunday and trust me when I say that traffic will probably be a nightmare. It's normally a 2 and a half hour ride but when we picked him up it took us 4 and a half. UGH!
He's coming home again in 2 weeks or so, so I wont have much time to miss him. BUT, he's decided to drive home and it's a 16 hour drive, so that won't be worrisome, AT ALL!
I feel like this holiday season is going to fly by and it's going to be over before we know it. I plan on enjoying every second I can.
Today I am thankful for the Thanksgiving leftovers. I personally don't have any, my daughter kept them all. It's seems weird that I would be thankful for them, but honestly, I am thankful for them because I miss them! Does that even make sense? Probably not, but I think I will go to the store and get a turkey and make one this weekend so I can have leftovers.
I'm also grateful that we made it home safe!
Also, I'm grateful for the weekend.
Ok, I think I'm done now!
He's coming home again in 2 weeks or so, so I wont have much time to miss him. BUT, he's decided to drive home and it's a 16 hour drive, so that won't be worrisome, AT ALL!
I feel like this holiday season is going to fly by and it's going to be over before we know it. I plan on enjoying every second I can.
Today I am thankful for the Thanksgiving leftovers. I personally don't have any, my daughter kept them all. It's seems weird that I would be thankful for them, but honestly, I am thankful for them because I miss them! Does that even make sense? Probably not, but I think I will go to the store and get a turkey and make one this weekend so I can have leftovers.
I'm also grateful that we made it home safe!
Also, I'm grateful for the weekend.
Ok, I think I'm done now!
Happy Thanksgiving
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am super full and super happy. It was a great time for all of us.
I am so grateful for my family and I am very thankful that we were all healthy. About 9 years ago I got super sick on Thanksgiving and ended up having an ambulance take me to the hospital. It was a very rough time and it was by far the worst Thanksgiving and Christmas I ever had. It makes me appreciate the holidays where I am feeling great.
I hope you all had a great day! I'm am thankful you stopped by to read today.
HUGS!
grace
I am so grateful for my family and I am very thankful that we were all healthy. About 9 years ago I got super sick on Thanksgiving and ended up having an ambulance take me to the hospital. It was a very rough time and it was by far the worst Thanksgiving and Christmas I ever had. It makes me appreciate the holidays where I am feeling great.
I hope you all had a great day! I'm am thankful you stopped by to read today.
HUGS!
grace
Family
I'm thankful for my family today.
We came to my daughters house to celebrate thanksgiving. We've been here a couple of hours and we have been having fun. We set up a Christmas tree in the back yard and took some family photos for our Christmas card. We had a blast. Sometimes we are just so silly!
I hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving and for those who don't celebrate, please have a very happy Thursday!
Love and HUGS!
grace
We came to my daughters house to celebrate thanksgiving. We've been here a couple of hours and we have been having fun. We set up a Christmas tree in the back yard and took some family photos for our Christmas card. We had a blast. Sometimes we are just so silly!
I hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving and for those who don't celebrate, please have a very happy Thursday!
Love and HUGS!
grace
A quick talk
I'm thankful that I have a husband that will listen to me and not make me feel embarrassed when I ask for things.
Specifically when I ask for a spanking.
It was a quick talk. I just said that when the boy went back to school I'd like to revisit the whole spanking thing. He said he would be happy to talk about it.
So...YAY for me!
He's going back on Sunday....is Sunday night too soon to talk about it?
Specifically when I ask for a spanking.
It was a quick talk. I just said that when the boy went back to school I'd like to revisit the whole spanking thing. He said he would be happy to talk about it.
So...YAY for me!
He's going back on Sunday....is Sunday night too soon to talk about it?
Book Bub
Today I am thankful for Book Bub.
Book bub is this website that goes through all the e-reader sites and sends you an email everyday telling you what books are on sale.
You go on and pick your which types of books you like to read and it will send you a list of books that are free or marked down to a low price. My kindle is full of books I haven't read that I have gotten for free or almost free. It's so amazing! I have read some amazing books that I probably wouldn't have known about if not for this website.
I don't get anything for telling you this..except the satisfaction of knowing that YOU too can have books for free or almost free! Got to book bub and try it. I think you will like it.
Any other websites I should be going to? Tell me your favorites!
Book bub is this website that goes through all the e-reader sites and sends you an email everyday telling you what books are on sale.
You go on and pick your which types of books you like to read and it will send you a list of books that are free or marked down to a low price. My kindle is full of books I haven't read that I have gotten for free or almost free. It's so amazing! I have read some amazing books that I probably wouldn't have known about if not for this website.
I don't get anything for telling you this..except the satisfaction of knowing that YOU too can have books for free or almost free! Got to book bub and try it. I think you will like it.
Any other websites I should be going to? Tell me your favorites!
Rain
Today I am thankful for the rain.
I live in a drought area. We have certain days we can water our lawns and we have to do everything we can to save water. Today, it rained and rained. It was a beautiful thing. Everything gets nice and green after a good rain. It's a nice fresh feeling after a good rain.
This rain will do nothing for the drought, we need it to rain for a good 40 days for that to happen, but it's nice to have the rain. Our weather gets so boring sometimes. It's nice for it to be cold and rainy! It's perfect for getting into the Thanksgiving mood.
Hope you all had a great weekend! I did! My boy came home!
HUGS!
grace
I live in a drought area. We have certain days we can water our lawns and we have to do everything we can to save water. Today, it rained and rained. It was a beautiful thing. Everything gets nice and green after a good rain. It's a nice fresh feeling after a good rain.
This rain will do nothing for the drought, we need it to rain for a good 40 days for that to happen, but it's nice to have the rain. Our weather gets so boring sometimes. It's nice for it to be cold and rainy! It's perfect for getting into the Thanksgiving mood.
Hope you all had a great weekend! I did! My boy came home!
HUGS!
grace
LOL
I just love my lurkers! I am so grateful for all the people that stopped by my blog yesterday and today and left comments for me. What a wonderful group of people. It was so nice of you all to drop by and say Hi!
Someone asked about our dog, Sadie. I am happy to report that Sadie is doing GREAT! Her leg is completely healed and she is a happy, happy girl. We took her camping with us last weekend and she was in doggie heaven. She was so happy to be with us. For the last year or so, we haven't taken her with us anywhere because of her leg. She couldn't believe that she got to come with us. She loved it.
Anyway, thank you all for stopping by. I am so thankful for all of you!!!!
HUGS!
grace
Someone asked about our dog, Sadie. I am happy to report that Sadie is doing GREAT! Her leg is completely healed and she is a happy, happy girl. We took her camping with us last weekend and she was in doggie heaven. She was so happy to be with us. For the last year or so, we haven't taken her with us anywhere because of her leg. She couldn't believe that she got to come with us. She loved it.
Anyway, thank you all for stopping by. I am so thankful for all of you!!!!
HUGS!
grace
I love my Lurkers
Welcome to my blog!!!!
Today I am thankful for my lurkers!!! I consider myself a professional lurker. I have plenty of blogs that I go to and read on a daily, or at least weekly basis. I very rarely leave a comment. Seriously, I usually feel like I have nothing to contribute. I'm not sure why I don't comment more often. As a blog writer, I LOVE getting comments. I guess I should try to comment more.
See, commenters are the way to make friends. When I was a regular commenter I made some great friends from this blog.
I guess what I'm trying to say is Thank You for reading my blog. I love every comment and I appreciate the effort made to make a comment.
I love the lurkers too! I know you are out there and I am grateful that you are here reading my dumb words!
Happy LOL day!!! Happy lurking!
HUGS!
grace
Tomorrow
Tomorrow my boy is coming home! He's not getting in until late and I have to drive down to the big city...LA to pick him up. BUT, he's coming home. I know he is homesick so he's super excited to come home.
Today I'm thankful for my record player and thrift stores!
I got a record player a couple of years ago. There is something fun about listening to old records. I didn't have much of a collection until I started going to thrift stores. I've gotten some really good ones for as low as a buck. Also, my kids and I love trying to find the most ridiculous records we can find and listen. We have some crazy ones. There is one with 4 guys in all white pants suits swinging on swings. The music is awful, but we just love listening to it!
So, that's what I'm thankful for today.
How about you?
Today I'm thankful for my record player and thrift stores!
I got a record player a couple of years ago. There is something fun about listening to old records. I didn't have much of a collection until I started going to thrift stores. I've gotten some really good ones for as low as a buck. Also, my kids and I love trying to find the most ridiculous records we can find and listen. We have some crazy ones. There is one with 4 guys in all white pants suits swinging on swings. The music is awful, but we just love listening to it!
So, that's what I'm thankful for today.
How about you?
Day 16
I was on quite a roll and now I can't seem to think of things to write about.
I am thankful that Thanksgiving is coming. My boy is coming home Friday and I'm super excited for that. We are heading to my daughters for thanksgiving this year. She lives about 2 hours away. She's excited to be hosting this year and I'm glad I don't have to have it at my house. It's should be fun.
I am reading the comments. I'm terrible at responding but just know I do read them. I like the comment about getting a spanking. I wish we were doing that now. I can't seem to get Bossman to do it lately. In his defense, I've been having a time with my neck and other annoying health issues, so I'm sure that is part of the problem.
I should probably just talk to him about it. Right? Isn't that the advise I always give to others? Isn't that the advise you all would give me?
I thought so!
I am thankful that Thanksgiving is coming. My boy is coming home Friday and I'm super excited for that. We are heading to my daughters for thanksgiving this year. She lives about 2 hours away. She's excited to be hosting this year and I'm glad I don't have to have it at my house. It's should be fun.
I am reading the comments. I'm terrible at responding but just know I do read them. I like the comment about getting a spanking. I wish we were doing that now. I can't seem to get Bossman to do it lately. In his defense, I've been having a time with my neck and other annoying health issues, so I'm sure that is part of the problem.
I should probably just talk to him about it. Right? Isn't that the advise I always give to others? Isn't that the advise you all would give me?
I thought so!
Almost forgot...
I almost forgot to post today! It's only 9:40 here, so I made it in time!
Today I'm thankful for this blog.
I have met some amazing people from this blog. I've made some friends and I've gotten to know some of you by reading your blog.
I haven't been a good blogger lately but the thing I realized is that I still have readers. Even when I've been gone for long periods of time, I can count on someone leaving a comment! You guys are the best!!!
Anyway, thank you for being a friend. I really appreciate it!
Today I'm thankful for this blog.
I have met some amazing people from this blog. I've made some friends and I've gotten to know some of you by reading your blog.
I haven't been a good blogger lately but the thing I realized is that I still have readers. Even when I've been gone for long periods of time, I can count on someone leaving a comment! You guys are the best!!!
Anyway, thank you for being a friend. I really appreciate it!
The tale continues
Thursday morning, we got up early so we could get to the campground. We were just praying we would get a spot. As we were loading the last bit of food and such into the RV, Bossman put the steps down to get in and it was really close to the curb and it hit his toe! Luckily he was wearing shoes, but it hurt pretty bad. He didn't want to look at it, so he sucked it up and we continued getting ready. After getting settled at the campground, he looked and OUCH! It is so bruised! He's ok now, thank goodness!
Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, Bossman got in the house freezer and...everything was defrosting and melting. I'm not sure if it's broken or if it got left open, but Bossman said not to worry about it, we would take care of it when we got home.
So finally, we hit the road! Everything was pretty smooth getting there. Once we got there we got worried because the campground looked full. We got to the gate and low and behold, there were still spots! HOORAY, finally something went right.
Bossman is getting good at backing up Bullet and so it wasn't a problem getting it parked!
Everything was awesome after that! We had the best time. We've done a lot of camping and this was the best camping trip ever. Of course my daughter says it's not camping if you are in an RV, but whatever...We had too much fun. We've never camped to close to the ocean. I mean, we have camped at places close, but seriously, we were literally 10 feet from the ocean. In the morning, when it was high tide the spray would hit the RV window. It was amazing!
Today I am thankful for the life I live. I never imagined I would own an RV. Bossman has worked so hard to get us to this point. Although sometimes I don't feel like I contributed, I did. I stayed home and raised our children. Now we are at the point where we can spend time by ourselves. Bossman and I were only married one year when we found out we were expecting our first child. It's been 26 years since we've been able to do things on our own. We are getting to know each other all over again. I am very thankful for that!
Meet Bullet
Home
We made it home! What a wonderful trip we had.
It didn't start out so great though. This was only the second time we've taken Bullet out. We've never owned a RV before and there is a LOT to know about them. Bossman is really good at figuring things out but there were still bumps along the way.
We store the RV so we had to pick Bullet up on Wed. Our plan was to leave Thursday as we were going to a "first come, first serve" campground and we were nervous we wouldn't get a spot. Our plan all along was to pick up Bullet Wed and Bossman was going to work Thursday until noon and then we would go. Wednesday afternoon Bossman called and said he didn't have to work the next day and we should just leave when he got home. I wasn't exactly ready for that, but I hurried and got ready. We loaded up the truck and headed up to the RV storage place. It has been a month and a half since we last took him out. We weren't entirely sure what we were doing. Our battery was dead and the power jack wouldn't work. Oh man. After fumbling around like bumbling idiots, Bossman managed to figure it all out. By the time he figured it out, we were wiped! Also it was sunset and the campground was an hour and a half away. We decided it was best to go home and leave early in the morning. We can park the RV in front of our house, so that's what we did. SHEEZ!!!
I am thankful that we figured it out. I will tell the rest of the story tomorrow but just know, I am so thankful for my very smart husband and I'm glad he has the patience to figure things out. I'm thankful for the Bullet.
I hope you all had a terrific weekend. I know I did!
It didn't start out so great though. This was only the second time we've taken Bullet out. We've never owned a RV before and there is a LOT to know about them. Bossman is really good at figuring things out but there were still bumps along the way.
We store the RV so we had to pick Bullet up on Wed. Our plan was to leave Thursday as we were going to a "first come, first serve" campground and we were nervous we wouldn't get a spot. Our plan all along was to pick up Bullet Wed and Bossman was going to work Thursday until noon and then we would go. Wednesday afternoon Bossman called and said he didn't have to work the next day and we should just leave when he got home. I wasn't exactly ready for that, but I hurried and got ready. We loaded up the truck and headed up to the RV storage place. It has been a month and a half since we last took him out. We weren't entirely sure what we were doing. Our battery was dead and the power jack wouldn't work. Oh man. After fumbling around like bumbling idiots, Bossman managed to figure it all out. By the time he figured it out, we were wiped! Also it was sunset and the campground was an hour and a half away. We decided it was best to go home and leave early in the morning. We can park the RV in front of our house, so that's what we did. SHEEZ!!!
I am thankful that we figured it out. I will tell the rest of the story tomorrow but just know, I am so thankful for my very smart husband and I'm glad he has the patience to figure things out. I'm thankful for the Bullet.
I hope you all had a terrific weekend. I know I did!
Last night here
This is the last night. We've had an amazing time. I am so thankful for this amazing life I've been given. It's been an amazing journey and I can't wait to see what is next!
I hope you all had an amazing weekend! Can you believe I haven't missed a day of posting yet? Frankly, I'm proud of myself! It's not easy to post on your phone!
See ya tomorrow!
Haha! I just reread this. Seriously, how many times can I use the word amazing?
I hope you all had an amazing weekend! Can you believe I haven't missed a day of posting yet? Frankly, I'm proud of myself! It's not easy to post on your phone!
See ya tomorrow!
Haha! I just reread this. Seriously, how many times can I use the word amazing?
Still camping
Thankful Thursday!
So I don't think I've shared with you all that Bossman and I bought a RV last month. It's always been a dream of mine to have an RV and Bossman has made that dream come true. I am mighty thankful.
This weekend we are taking Bullet (that's what we named him) camping. We found a campground an hour and a half from our house. We just got here and WOW! We are in paradise! Couldn't be more thankful!
Here's a picture looking out the back of the RV.
This weekend we are taking Bullet (that's what we named him) camping. We found a campground an hour and a half from our house. We just got here and WOW! We are in paradise! Couldn't be more thankful!
Here's a picture looking out the back of the RV.
So thankful!
I don't know how I got so lucky!
26
I just voted! My son just turned 18 this year, so it was his first year to vote. Since he's in a different state he had a mail in vote. He made me promise to get him a "I voted" sticker.
I'm super proud of both of my children. They both voted! That makes me happy!
Speaking of being proud of my children...
Today is the wildchilds 26th birthday! Today I am so thankful for her.
She is an amazing person. She gave us hell as a teen, but now she is such a lovely young woman.
She makes me laugh every single day.
She is smart, she is beautiful, she is amazing!
So, Happy Birthday Wildchild! I love you to the moon and back!
I'm super proud of both of my children. They both voted! That makes me happy!
Speaking of being proud of my children...
Today is the wildchilds 26th birthday! Today I am so thankful for her.
She is an amazing person. She gave us hell as a teen, but now she is such a lovely young woman.
She makes me laugh every single day.
She is smart, she is beautiful, she is amazing!
So, Happy Birthday Wildchild! I love you to the moon and back!
Vote!
I can see the time change is not a big hit. Honestly, I was just trying to put a positive spin on it. It's really not my favorite. I hate the spring when we have to move forward. Takes foreve to get used to that.
So let's just get the conversation over with. Lets talk about the election.
I have a very special thing to be thankful for tomorrow and that is why we are talking about the election today.
I'm not going to tell you who I'm voting for. I can't believe how many people have unfriended people on facebook because of who they are voting for. I believe that who I vote for is personal and it's nobodys business.
With that said, I encourage everyone to vote. It wasn't that long ago that women didn't get to vote. They had NO voice. Now women have a chance to be president. That's progress. I am thankful for that!
I know that the candidates have problems. In all honesty, they both suck!
BUT, I am incredibly grateful that I get to vote! I am thankful that I live in a country where I GET to vote!
So, please, I don't care who you are voting for! I promise to still be your friend. And please,
GO VOTE!
So let's just get the conversation over with. Lets talk about the election.
I have a very special thing to be thankful for tomorrow and that is why we are talking about the election today.
I'm not going to tell you who I'm voting for. I can't believe how many people have unfriended people on facebook because of who they are voting for. I believe that who I vote for is personal and it's nobodys business.
With that said, I encourage everyone to vote. It wasn't that long ago that women didn't get to vote. They had NO voice. Now women have a chance to be president. That's progress. I am thankful for that!
I know that the candidates have problems. In all honesty, they both suck!
BUT, I am incredibly grateful that I get to vote! I am thankful that I live in a country where I GET to vote!
So, please, I don't care who you are voting for! I promise to still be your friend. And please,
GO VOTE!
Time change
Today I am thankful for the time change.
I like having that extra hour. It's like a gift. Today I got up an hour before I usually do. I feel like I got some stuff done.
I'm not fond of it getting dark earlier. But it's not so bad. It just means we get to start hibernating in our houses. Good book, hot chocolate, some popcorn. Or we could watch a movie and snuggle under the blankets.
It's finally starting to feel like fall around here. I actually had to put a sweater on today.
My daughter and SIL are coming to town. They should be here soon. Her birthday is Tuesday and she and her hubby will go to Disney, so we will celebrate her birth tomorrow.
Just more things to be thankful for!
I like having that extra hour. It's like a gift. Today I got up an hour before I usually do. I feel like I got some stuff done.
I'm not fond of it getting dark earlier. But it's not so bad. It just means we get to start hibernating in our houses. Good book, hot chocolate, some popcorn. Or we could watch a movie and snuggle under the blankets.
It's finally starting to feel like fall around here. I actually had to put a sweater on today.
My daughter and SIL are coming to town. They should be here soon. Her birthday is Tuesday and she and her hubby will go to Disney, so we will celebrate her birth tomorrow.
Just more things to be thankful for!
Spiritual belief
I don't know if you would consider me religious. I do go to church pretty regularly. My child went to a christian high school and he is going to a christian college.
Personally, I have my beliefs. I'm not sure what I would do without them. I have gone through lots of things in my life and without my personal beliefs, I don't know how I would have survived.
I don't like pushing my beliefs on others. My kids think I'm religious, but they would, they were raised that way. Funny thing is though, my daughter told my SIL when they first started dating that Bossman and I were religious. He got nervous meeting us because he didn't know what to expect. I think he thought we were going to throw the Bible at him. Low and behold, he was pleasantly surprised. We didn't throw the Bible at him and we don't throw our religion at him. I have a friend that is not religious. I've known her since high school. She has told me numerous times that she loves how I don't talk about religion with her (unless she asks) but she can tell I am a good person. I think everyone has to make up their own minds on religion and spiritual things. If you ask, I will be happy to tell you what I think on the subject but I am not going to be knocking on your door anytime soon asking if you found Jesus!
I am very thankful for my beliefs. I don't know where I'd be without them!
Personally, I have my beliefs. I'm not sure what I would do without them. I have gone through lots of things in my life and without my personal beliefs, I don't know how I would have survived.
I don't like pushing my beliefs on others. My kids think I'm religious, but they would, they were raised that way. Funny thing is though, my daughter told my SIL when they first started dating that Bossman and I were religious. He got nervous meeting us because he didn't know what to expect. I think he thought we were going to throw the Bible at him. Low and behold, he was pleasantly surprised. We didn't throw the Bible at him and we don't throw our religion at him. I have a friend that is not religious. I've known her since high school. She has told me numerous times that she loves how I don't talk about religion with her (unless she asks) but she can tell I am a good person. I think everyone has to make up their own minds on religion and spiritual things. If you ask, I will be happy to tell you what I think on the subject but I am not going to be knocking on your door anytime soon asking if you found Jesus!
I am very thankful for my beliefs. I don't know where I'd be without them!
Friday
I have a lot to be thankful for today.
It's Friday! Doesn't matter if I go to work or not, Friday is an awesome day. Weekends are the best because I get to spend them with Bossman.
Heating pad. I have a bad neck. Once or twice a year my neck decides to freak out. Bad pain in my neck and shoulder, even hurts to breath. Laying down is virtually impossible! The heating pad is my friend during these bad days.
Ice pack. See paragraph above.
Television. When I can't move much, it's great to have my tv to escape to. Along with my Tv, I love my netflix!
Ipad. Honestly, I wouldn't be posting today if I didn't have my ipad. I enjoy reading on it, facebooking on it, emailing on it, sometimes it's my lifeline to the outside world! Along with my ipad, I love my kindle. Reading is even better than TV!!!
So, what's your favorite Tv show? I've got to many to mention, but right now my new favorite is called, This is us. Such a smart show. You should watch it.
What's your favorite book, or series of books? I am in love with Harry Potter. I have all the books and movies. I'm also madly in love with the Outlander series. I've read both too many times to count. They are comfort to me.
Ok People...go out and be thankful!
It's Friday! Doesn't matter if I go to work or not, Friday is an awesome day. Weekends are the best because I get to spend them with Bossman.
Heating pad. I have a bad neck. Once or twice a year my neck decides to freak out. Bad pain in my neck and shoulder, even hurts to breath. Laying down is virtually impossible! The heating pad is my friend during these bad days.
Ice pack. See paragraph above.
Television. When I can't move much, it's great to have my tv to escape to. Along with my Tv, I love my netflix!
Ipad. Honestly, I wouldn't be posting today if I didn't have my ipad. I enjoy reading on it, facebooking on it, emailing on it, sometimes it's my lifeline to the outside world! Along with my ipad, I love my kindle. Reading is even better than TV!!!
So, what's your favorite Tv show? I've got to many to mention, but right now my new favorite is called, This is us. Such a smart show. You should watch it.
What's your favorite book, or series of books? I am in love with Harry Potter. I have all the books and movies. I'm also madly in love with the Outlander series. I've read both too many times to count. They are comfort to me.
Ok People...go out and be thankful!
Costco
Today I'm thankful for Costco.
That might seem like a weird thing to be thankful for but, there it is.
I LOVE Costco. Everything you go there is something new to see. I love going up and down the aisles looking for new treasures. Today I bought some chicken tortilla soup, a nativity set, (I collect them and this one was only 17 dollars) a set of glass bowls for my daughter, a case of canned pineapple, a case of chicken noodle soup, two bags of Skinny pop popcorn and a giant soft plush blanket.
I know some like to go for the samples. I am not really a sample girl, unless it's something that really looks good.
So...if you go to Costco, what is your favorite thing to buy there?
Since I'm asking, I have another question.
Trader Joe's is right next to Costco, but I've never gone. What kind of things do you like to get at Trader Joe's? I'm thinking of expanding my horizons!
Thankful Day 2
Since Thanksgiving is in November, this is the perfect month to be thankful.
Today, I am thankful for my husband's job. I could be thankful for him, but I'm saving that for another day.
Bossman has been in his profession for roughly 17 years. He's been with this company for almost 15.
When he started out on this journey, we were broke. We lived paycheck to paycheck and we even had to live with the in-laws for a while. It was tough.
The sacrifices we made were worth it. After many many years of barely making it, we are now doing fantastic. I never thought we'd make it this far.
Of course, being financially stable is a reason to be thankful, but the main reason to be thankful is because for the last 10 years or so, I haven't had to work. I realize what a blessing it is to not have to work. Not many people get the opportunity to stay home. I was able to take care of my kids and take care of our house. Even after the kids left, I am able to be home. It's amazing!
I don't know how I got so lucky.
What are you thankful for today?
Today, I am thankful for my husband's job. I could be thankful for him, but I'm saving that for another day.
Bossman has been in his profession for roughly 17 years. He's been with this company for almost 15.
When he started out on this journey, we were broke. We lived paycheck to paycheck and we even had to live with the in-laws for a while. It was tough.
The sacrifices we made were worth it. After many many years of barely making it, we are now doing fantastic. I never thought we'd make it this far.
Of course, being financially stable is a reason to be thankful, but the main reason to be thankful is because for the last 10 years or so, I haven't had to work. I realize what a blessing it is to not have to work. Not many people get the opportunity to stay home. I was able to take care of my kids and take care of our house. Even after the kids left, I am able to be home. It's amazing!
I don't know how I got so lucky.
What are you thankful for today?
30 days of Thankfulness
What better way to get back into blogging than starting 30 days of Thankfulness?
They say habits take 21 days to form, so I figure if I have to post every day for 30 days, I should be back in the habit of blogging....right?
You'll be happy to know our trip to Washington went well. We had a great time with the boy. I missed that face!
Let's talk weather. See, I live in a place that has very boring weather. 60's and 70's are the norm for my area, most of the year. A little warmer in the summer and a tad chillier in the winter...but generally boring, boring weather. We are in an extreme drought, so we don't even get rain.
Washington, on the other hand, has seasons. Right now they are having something called FALL. The leaves were changing, it was in the 40's. It was just amazing. I will always love where I live! I get to live by the ocean! It's not to hot and not to cold. BUT, it was amazing to enjoy some fall weather.
As for what I am thankful for today? I'm thankful for the beautiful weather I got to experience in Washington. My eyes couldn't take in all the beauty that was there. I'm also thankful for the beautiful weather I have here in my own neck of the woods. We landed yesterday to a beautiful sunset over the ocean. I'll take that!!!!
Want to see a picture of me in the beautiful fall of Washington?
And I'll leave you with a sunset from my own slice of heaven.
They say habits take 21 days to form, so I figure if I have to post every day for 30 days, I should be back in the habit of blogging....right?
You'll be happy to know our trip to Washington went well. We had a great time with the boy. I missed that face!
Let's talk weather. See, I live in a place that has very boring weather. 60's and 70's are the norm for my area, most of the year. A little warmer in the summer and a tad chillier in the winter...but generally boring, boring weather. We are in an extreme drought, so we don't even get rain.
Washington, on the other hand, has seasons. Right now they are having something called FALL. The leaves were changing, it was in the 40's. It was just amazing. I will always love where I live! I get to live by the ocean! It's not to hot and not to cold. BUT, it was amazing to enjoy some fall weather.
As for what I am thankful for today? I'm thankful for the beautiful weather I got to experience in Washington. My eyes couldn't take in all the beauty that was there. I'm also thankful for the beautiful weather I have here in my own neck of the woods. We landed yesterday to a beautiful sunset over the ocean. I'll take that!!!!
Want to see a picture of me in the beautiful fall of Washington?
taking my boy to college
I've neglected my blog. Shame on me! I think I need a spanking...HA!
The last couple of months have been CRAZY!
Let's start with bringing the boy to college. His college in in Washington and it's roughly 16 hours from me. That, my friends, is a LONG way away!
We decided to take 2 days to get up there and then Bossman and I decided to take a vacation on the way home and take a couple extra days. That plan was all fine and dandy until I got sick the Monday before we were to leave. Now, we weren't planning on leaving until Friday, so I figured I would be fine. By Wed. I wasn't so sure. I went to the doc and they gave me some antibotics. I figured that by the weekend I would be ok. HA! We left on Friday with me still pretty sick. We drove 9 hours that day. Mrs Coughy was having a GREAT time!!!
The last couple of months have been CRAZY!
Let's start with bringing the boy to college. His college in in Washington and it's roughly 16 hours from me. That, my friends, is a LONG way away!
We decided to take 2 days to get up there and then Bossman and I decided to take a vacation on the way home and take a couple extra days. That plan was all fine and dandy until I got sick the Monday before we were to leave. Now, we weren't planning on leaving until Friday, so I figured I would be fine. By Wed. I wasn't so sure. I went to the doc and they gave me some antibotics. I figured that by the weekend I would be ok. HA! We left on Friday with me still pretty sick. We drove 9 hours that day. Mrs Coughy was having a GREAT time!!!
I wasn't too sick to enjoy the scenery.
Next day, we drove another 7 hours. FUN! Meanwhile, I still wasn't feeling good. But we made it! That night, I decided that instead of helping the boy move into his dorm I would stay at the hotel and rest. Bossman helped him move in and he met his roommate and they sent me videos and pictures so I wouldn't feel too left out!
Next morning, I really felt bad. I had been on a zpack and if you know what that is, you know that it's an antibiotic that you take for 5 days. Well folks, I took my last one and I felt worse! So Bossman took me to an urgent care and they gave me some stronger meds!
It was early enough in the morning that I didn't have to wait and Bossman didn't miss the activities with the boy. I went back to bed and by the afternoon I was ready to cough all over the world....
I did manage to walk around the boys campus with him.
Ok, I walked and he skateboarded.
I also got to meet his roommate. He seems nice!
The next morning was time to say goodbye. I will admit to tears. It was hard.
Then it was time for us to hit the road home. Now this is the point of the trip when we should have headed home. BUT, we had reservations at numerous hotels and they were all non-refundable. So like the trooper I am, I carried on.
We went to Idaho to visit some of Bossman family. Then we went to Reno. Then we went to Sacramento. Then we finally got home! Needless to say it was a long week. Even though I was sick, we did have fun. We won a bit of money in Reno, and we didn't have to think about the boy being gone until we got home.
It was quite the adventure! AND that was over a month ago. This weekend is Parent weekend so we are heading up to see my BOY!!!!! I'm super excited to see him and also, we aren't driving! Well, we are flying and then driving but only for 4 hours! We leave tomorrow morning and will be back on Monday!
I'll try to blog more, I have more to share and unfortunately none of it has to so with spanking! I'll let you know how the visit went! Have a great weekend!!!
HUGS!
grace
Summer
Summer has been crazy busy. Our dog, Sadie, got her leg surgery. It was actually 4 grand and not 2. Still, it was worth it. She is doing great. I am glad we did it. It was stressful the first 10 days because we had to keep her from doing anything. She's such a happy go-lucky dog that she didn't even seemed fazed by the whole thing. She still tried to jump up when the doorbell rang.
So I have about 2 weeks left before my son leaves for college. He's going to be 16 hours away from us. We are driving up there with him and then we, Bossman and I, are going to take the long way back for a little road trip vacation.
This summer has been filled with watching my son and husband surf. Weekend trips to see my daughter and just hanging out. It's been great.
I know most parents are sad when their kids leave for college, but I'm actually excited. Remember, he's already been going to a boarding school. I'm used to him being away. I'm not used to him being THIS far way, but I am already used to it. I love having him home but I do like it when he's gone. There is a lot less cooking and cleaning and laundry. You KNOW how I love laundry!!!
One thing I've been thinking a lot about is spanking. Nothing has been happening here, boo hoo, but maybe there is a possibility after the boy leaves. It's fun to think about but I sure home I don't get disappointed. I guess I should start dropping some hints. Any suggestions?
That's it for now, what's up in your world?
Dog
I have no words for what is happening in the world today. I can't wrap my head around it so I'm staying away from the tv today and I'm concentrating on my dog.
I have to take my dog to a special vet today for a consult. Her regular vet thinks she tore her ACL. I don't know what an ACL is, but I do know that it is in her leg.
Now, our vet has warned us that this surgery will probably cost around 2 grand. So I am prepared for that number to pop up today. What I wasn't prepared for was some of the snide comments I got from people when I told them.
People can be so mean. Now, I'm not rich by any means, but I'm not exactly hurting for money. My dog is suffering because she can't put weight on her leg, so we can't take her for walks or play with her. I don't think she's in too much pain, but honestly, who can tell with a dog?
The thing is, I've had two different people tell me they would never pay that much money for a dog surgery and they would just put her down.
PUT HER DOWN????
We rescued this dog from the pound when she was a year old. We rescued her two weeks after I had surgery for breast cancer. Admittedly I am not a dog person. BUT this dog has captured my heart. She's our girl. She loves me the most. I'm not the one that takes care of her, Bossman does that. But for some reason she and I are bonded. Her name is Sadie, but I should have named her Shadow because all she does is follow me around.
Anyway, the point is....Who tells someone they should just put down their dog instead of giving her the surgery? I realize, some cannot afford this, but I can. So, don't tell me not to waste my money. Don't tell me she's not worth it. Don't try and make me feel guilty for going the extra mile for my dog.
If you looked into those beautiful brown eyes, you would totally understand.
Crazy June
June was absolutely crazy! It's started on June 1st, when my son turned 18. Since his graduation was on the 5th, we decided to go up to his school on the 1st, surprise him, and then use a couple of days as vacation as he finished up his school year.
He was quite surprised when he came downstairs from his upstairs dorm room and found his father and I there with cake and pizza for the whole dorm. At first he didn't see us as there was a crowd of boys anxious to eat pizza. I came out of the crowd and said, "I couldn't let my baby turn 18 without a kiss from his Mom." His eyes got big and he said, "MOM! What are you doing here!"
Needless to say, it was a great birthday! I was happy to see him and he was happy to see us.
Few days later was the biggest surprise of all. We flew in his "girlfriend" from Indiana. He had been dating her for almost a year but had never MET her in person. I'm sure a lot of us can relate to that in some way or another. We were in his room helping him pack it up when my daughter showed up with the girlfriend. She, my daughter, knocked on the door and came in and the girlfriend followed. He was so surprised I think there were tears! They just hugged and hugged. After a few minutes they let go of each other, but then they wanted to leave. So they took off for a couple of hours and we went back to the hotel. It was really awesome.
The next day, he graduated! I'm so proud of that kid! He is awesome.
The girlfriend stayed for 10 days, coming home with us and hanging out with my son for the week. They had a great time together.
A week later, my daughter and her husband decided to move. They have moved 4 times since getting together. This time they moved about 2 hours from my house. It was lovely having them around the block, but 2 hours isn't really that bad. Of course they moved inland and it's QUITE hot there. Too bad for them. Hopefully they won't move again for a long time.
Back to the boy. He broke up with the girlfriend. Turns out, my son is a bit of a ladies man. He became friends with a girl at his school and they didn't do any cheating, there were definitely some feelings between them. So while the girlfriend was visiting, they talked and realized that although there was feelings between them, it wasn't going to work out. He's going to college in Washington and she lives in Indiana. The "friend" from school is going to the same college and I think he realized that the friendship could become something more. He is still friends with the girl from Indiana but for now they broke up. Ah, young love! So complicated.
Anyway, that was my June! How was yours?
18, graduation and surprise
My baby is turning 18 on Wed...then he's graduating high school on the following Sunday.
When I started this blog he was in kindergarten. So thank you all for going on this journey with me. I can't believe it's happening. Somebody send tissues!
It's a bit ironic, but my son has a girlfriend that he met online. They've been online dating for almost a year. They haven't actually met in person so for graduation we are flying her in. He doesn't know this so....SURPRISE! Not tomorrow, but next Saturday will be the big surprise. I don't know what he'll do. He's madly in love with her, I've spoken to her on Skype and emails and such and she seems very nice. I hope so because she's going to be here for a week and a half!
In other news,
My birthday was fantastic! Bossman really went out of his way to surprise me and make my day super special. His gifts were so great. Unfortunately, he hasn't used the slapped thingie yet. (What the heck is it called?). I thought maybe spanking might make a come back in our lives. We had a late night discussion and we're trying to figure out when our relationship was the best and Bossman said he thought it was when we had spanking in our lives. I agreed and I thought we decided to bring it back. But so far, nothing.
Things are going to be crazy here the next couple of weeks so I'm not holding out hope that it will happen, but I am encouraged that there was some discussion. So, think positive thoughts for us!!
Lastly, I think my boy is going to go away to college after all. We are in the process of working it all out and if it happens he will be 15 driving hours away. Sending him to boarding school was really hard, we missed out on a lot of things, but we were only 3 hours away and we made it work and it was the best thing we ever did for him. Sending him to college is like sending him to the moon. I realize this will be such an amazing experience for him and I am excited for him but, but....but he's my baby.
I hope everyone out there is doing great. I hope you are getting all the spankings you want and need! Thanks for reading. It means the world to me!
HUGS!
grace
I forgot
The day before my 48th birthday. Bossman is taking me to a beach hotel for the night and a dinner overlooking the ocean. It's going to be great, but the weather is crap! Cloudy and rainy. Stupid weather!
In other news...
The other night when Bossman got home, he gave me a kiss, pretty normal action when he gets home. The kiss though, led to other things, including clothes on the floor leading to the bedroom and a spanking.
I forgot about spanking. I forgot how they feel. I forgot how it feels to be pulled over his lap. I forgot how it feels to lay over his lap. I forgot how much it stings. I forgot how later in the evening my butt feels sensitive and itchy. I forgot how sexy it is. I forgot how it makes me feel so submissive.
I forgot how much I liked it.
I hope I can get some more reminder real soon.
I really hope!
grace
Just thinking...
The other night, Bossman and I were talking and he mentioned that he had read my latest blog posts. Not that I've been posting a lot, but he hasn't read here for awhile.
I asked what he got out of the posts, as honestly I don't really remember what I wrote. He said that he felt like we should give spanking a go again.
We haven't really been doing much spanking around here. We had a big blow up about it, last year, I think, and so we stopped. I still think about it and if I'm being honest, I still enjoy a good spanking clip and a good story, but I sort of gave up the notion that we would be doing it again. So, thinking about starting it up again is....well it's a little daunting.
He hasn't mentioned it again, so I'm not sure if he's going to start it again or not. I am really enjoying toying around with the idea in my brain. BUT, starting it up again...well, I just don't know how I feel about that.
Listen, I'm not going to turn down a spanking. Okay, I probably will fuss about it a little, but if he pushes a little, I'm sure I'll give in. I'm interested to see what my actual feelings will be. I also wonder how he is going to feel about the whole thing.
If anything, it's really fun to think about.
What are you thinking about these days?
grace
Busy life
Things are busy around here these days. The boy is home from school for spring break and keeping us on our toes.
The girl and her hubby have come over a few times this week for some family games and it's been so fun to just have everyone in the house and laughing together.
The boy is about to graduate. He has a girl friend in a far off land called Indiana. Weird thing, they met online and they haven't actually met in person. I don't know how they met, but hey, what can I say? I've met some people on the internet too.
Anyway, they have been going out for 8 months. If you can call it that. I mean, let's face it. Things are a lot different from when I was dating Bossman. We didn't have email, Skype, texting, cellphones. So, they probably see more of each other than we did at that age. They see each other everyday on their phones. It's crazy, but he claims he's in love.
Little does he know we've aranged a surprise for his birthday/graduation gift. He turns18 4 days before graduation. We are flying her in to surprise him. It's going to be crazy! I'm nervous and excited for him. I just can't believe she's going to keep it a secret. But so far she has.
I know it's only March, but graduation will be here before we know it. He wants to go to Indiana for college, (I wonder why) but I just don't know if we can afford it. Unfortunately we don't have much money saved for his college. It was hard enough paying for his school he's at now and we've had help with it over the years. I'll be honest. Thinking about college is making me nervous. I want what's best for him but I don't want him going into debt for the rest of his life. Bossman makes too much money to qualify for much financial aid. So, I don't know what to do. We can help some but college is expensive. Plus, if I'm being really honest, I don't know much about going to college. Bossman and I only went to a junior college. I have no experience with this stuff.
We will figure it out. We have a great Jr. College here in our town that he will probably end up attending for a couple of years, he can get his basics out of the way and can live with us and work too.
I don't know, it's just a lot to think about.
That's what going on in my life.....how's everything going in yours?
Ta ta, for now.
grace
27
Last weekend Bossman and I celebrated our 27th anniversary. To put that in perspective, when I started this blog we had just celebrated our 15th.
Also, since I'm celebrating anniversaries, I started this blog in March of 2004, so if my math is correct, I've had this blog for 12 years. My son was in kindergarten, my daughter, 8th grade. Now, my son is about to graduate and my daughter is married.
It's pretty surprising to me to go back and read some of the things I posted. Most of it is boring and crap and I was mostly using this blog as a diary. BUT, It is really eye opening to see how far I've come. How far WE'VE come.
We've come a long way. Mostly good. Some, not so good. But the important thing is that Bossman and I are still married and still in love. Our kids are healthy and happy. I survived cancer! The rest, well, the rest is just gravy!
I have often thought I should close down the old blog. I don't post much so why should I keep it? But looking back I realize that it's a documented account of my life....well pieces of my life. And maybe this should be the name of this blog, instead of a day in the life, it should be pieces of my life.
Anyway, I will leave it here. I will post when the mood strikes.
And, I will continue to try to get Bossman to spank me!
Ta ta for now,
grace
Perfect day
Yesterday was the perfect day.
Yes those are zebras!
Bossman had the day off work so we hit the road!
We are blessed beyond belief to live on the California coast. The ocean is magnificent. The beaches are amazing, the cliffs are glorious. And when we've had rain the hills and mountains turn green and beautiful. Right now we are experiencing highs in the 80's. Just perfect. (Don't ask me where El Niño is because I haven't seen him!)
About an hour or two away from us the is the most beautiful highway. It curves along the coast. If you look up scenic routes in America, this road is sure to pop up as one of the best. If you've heard of Hana road in Hawaii, well, this road is probably just as glorious.
So Bossman and I headed up the road. Last time we were there was on our 20th wedding anniversary. Since next month we are celebrating 27, I guess it's been a while since we were up there.
It's still as beautiful as ever and we enjoyed our day so much. I had such a great time I want a do-over!
Here are some pictures of our glorious day.
Enjoy!
The only thing that could have made this day any better would have been....
A spanking!
Toodles!
Just life
Life is going pretty well for me these days. Today was a balmy 78 out, so the wildchild and I went for a walk on the beach. It was lovely! The hills all around our area are a lovely shade of green now and it was just great. 
Couple of weeks ago I had a little scare. Seems when you've gone through cancer, any little pain you get makes you worry. I like to call it canceritis because even if I stub my toe....yep, I think there is cancer in my toe. Anyway, couple of weeks ago, I had some pain in my abdomen. After a week, I figured I better go in and see my doc. I had an ultrasound and then...well, then they didn't call me for 5 days. And it was the weekend and so I sort of forgot because by then the pain was gone. But then they called and the nurse that called told me false info. AND then I panicked! She told me I had a 10 cm cyst and referred me to a gyn. I called them for an appointment and they said I was a priority so then I REALLY freaked out. They gave me an appointment for the next day.
Bossman came with me to the appointment. I got there at 2:45. They didn't call me in until 4:40.
I was sooooo mad! I had already gone twice to find out what the problem was and just when I got up to reschedule the appointment, the nurse came to the door and called me in. The only reason I waited so long is because I really thought it was going to be some bad bad news.
Turns out, the nurse told me false info. The cyst is only 4 cm and very common. Everything else looked fine and she had a feeling that the cyst was probably gone. So, I'll be having another ultrasound next week to make sure, but she was so confident that everything was fine that once again, I can breathe easier. I just hate stupid things like that. I really hate being afraid all the time. I try not to go there, I try to realize that I just have to take things as they come, but honestly, it's really, really hard.
In other news,
Bossman and I are getting along really well lately. Ever since the kids moved out and the boy went back to school, we have been doing really well. Just this evening, I was jumping in the shower and Bossman was helping me undress. I grabbed my shoes to put them away and he wasn't happy that I pulled away from him, so he pulled me over his lap and gave me a few whacks with the back scratcher. Good god, that hurts like hell! But it was only a few and then he sent me to my shower. You know what? I grinned like a goon through the whole shower! Later on, we were watching a movie and one thing led to another and well, sex in the living room recliner was amazing!
The boy is coming home on Wednesday. I haven't seen him since the holidays, so I'm looking forward to seeing him. Also, I redid his whole room, paint, carpet, new bed....the works! I hope he likes it!
Well, that's what's going on here! Hope things are good in your world!
Toodles!
Phone cover
I was looking at phone cases on Amazon because mine broke. Now you would think that buying a phone case would be pretty easy. As I scrolled down the page I came across this one.
Can you imagine?
Anyway, just thought I would share. I'll try and catch up with you all sometime this week.
Toodles!
Happy New Year!
I know it's the 18th but it's never to late to say, "Happy New Year".
So, Happy New Year!
I'm done typing Happy New Year!
So. I almost forgot I had a blog. But then I saw this little app with a B on it and wondered what it was and it turns out it's the blogger app and when you open it you can do things like post on your blog.
Huh...who knew?
Last time we spoke, it was love your lurkers day. I love my faithful readers that stopped by to comment even though I haven't posted in forever! Thank you!
I vowed then and there to post more often and then...I forgot!
But before LOL day, I told you all how my wildchild and her H...Hus...husband moved into my house. Still can't believe that girl is married. So, they moved in. It was crowded! And then, then the manchild came home from school and we were quite the houseful. But it was great. We had a great time over the holiday. The best part of the holiday season was New Year's Eve. That's the day the Mrs. and Mr. moved out. Would you believe I ran around the house naked? HA!
The good news is, they moved around the block from me. I can walk to their house. So great! So close yet so far away! We love it! The manchild went back to school and my house is now back to just being ours. The manchild will graduate in June and my house will again have to be shared with him, but we have 6 months to enjoy the quiet!
I hope you all had a great Christmas. 
I did a lot of this...
Santa was extra good to me. I got an iPad pro with the keyboard cover and that is one of the main reasons I'm able to type out this post. It's so great! It's like a laptop and a tablet at once. So easy and convenient. LOVE it!Well, I don't want to shock your systems with an extra long post so I'll go now. Can I promise I'll post more? Not really. But I'm running out of excuses so....
Toodles!
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