Random Denny's Breakfast..

Random Sunday Morning Breakfast

Bill was with us but I wasn't allow to take a pic of him...but you see a hand in there!

Get off! No not the table! Stay off the clean clothes! Not you too!

Yes these are words that have came out of my mouth all day. The little devils think they are suppose to be all over everything! I mean really I bring out my ironing board and POOF there they are on the ironing board. I open my laptop! POOF! There they are!

I mean really?

My main little culprit.

This one is Mom I'm cute. Right? You can't be mad.

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And well I just gave up here and snapped the shot!

So I was very grateful to go out looking at paint swatches for the house. I first thought I was going to do the kitchen first but I've decided that the dining room is the main that truly needs a repainting. You see the color on our wall is the color of poo. Yes its that brown! and poorly done at that.

Christie came by and spent some time with me. We talked about painting and things I want to do to the house over the next few months. No not all in one month! That would be serious outrageous painting!...Unless you know a mob of people wanted to come and do all the painting in one day? ....... Darn no takers! 

So after going to Home Depot for paint swatches-I hope everyone loves them. Well so far no complaints. They-Gary and Jasmine are going We can put this color here and this color here! So that is great!

Jasmine did well in school all passing. Yes I know not as well as you wanted but you PASSED and I am proud of you! To celebrate her finishing the semester we had a yummy dinner: Porch chops in brown sauce, parmesean risotto, and green bean casserole! Oh I forgot about the buttermilk biscuits. We had a glass of wine with dinner along with sweet tea. The wine was for Jasmine-she's been asking for some.

some of the antics around our house lol! We always have a bit of fun here and there! Saturday I hope for popcorn and video games. Maybe some GW3, Valkyrie Profile or even some Rock Band 2.

She worked around with my blog html for a bit...fussed at it lol. Then I suggested ....margarita?.....vodka?.......Nope  neither! RUM BALLS! Since she had never had them we made them tonight. I did a little fudging here and there......lots of rum.....and some dark chocolate cocoa with a regular cocoa scoop. They turned out great. Gary and Jasmine loved them. I tried one to see how the new batch (recipe) worked. I had to added almonds instead of pecans. No pecans in the pantry.

Oh today we had a scare! Well Bill did, his little poodle Annie got out. He had lost her! I called him, he finally answered and said she was gone. I sent back up. And thank the Lord they found her. So say prayers for him that no one else takes off on a little adventure! Place him in your prayers too-he has had some seriously achy days, it would be great if there was some healing prayer would be great for him.

With that said I am thinking of returning to work. Maybe an office job and just doing classes on a part-time schedule. We really need the money and I can't wait until my therapist says OK you are ok to go back into the working world. I mean if I wait on them for that we are going to be on the outs! We need so much.

Doing this makes me feel like this.







Just for example Gary  has a bad tooth it really needs to be pulled, and bless his heart his eye sight is getting worst to the point I need to get him into the optometrist and get him new glasses. Then theres this heat rash that will not go away! We have tried everything, prescription medicine, home remedies-I am at my wits end on this. He needs to go to a dermatologist but we don't have the money for him to do it. I don't understand what we are paying insurance for. We pay so much but it seems we can't go to the doctor. I mean I really wish I could just bop the people who does the insurance premiums. Its suppose to be cheaper going through your employer but it seems so much more!

We seriously want to pull our hair out everytime we want to go to the doctor!

Then there are the cars! Oh lord my car needs a tune up badly, the a/c is broke. Which brings a sore subject because I asked the nice people at Copeland to fix it because I had it looked at and knew what was wrong. But I'm a girl what do I know? So they diagnosed it-refilled it (which it did not need) and charged us a but load of money for it and well within 3 months the darn thing was out again. It blows straight up HOT AIR! even when turned off.

Then there's the issue of my medication's which do cost a lot even through VA, I need to go see the girl doctor but thats in Gainesville which takes gas. I have to make sure we have things here at home: I've been pinching pennies left and right yet it still feels like I'm not doing enough. I feel so defeated on this budget aspect.

Jasmine is exhausting all means she can to find a job. She feels she has to pick up the slack. She needs a job to support her bills but she also wants to help here more at the house. Which is really sweet but I want her to be able to save money.

We've spoke about Disability for me, but my counselor thinks she can rehab me to be able to go back out in the field but I'm not ready NOW. I'm not for sure what Dr. Rodriquez is going to say. I hope one way or the other he will help me make my decision. My therapist doesn't want me to identify with my condition. I'm not. Not any more. I am determined to try to live my life my way. Not the way my condition chooses. Its not perfect  but it is my  life. I want to be able to operate in life in normal settings. I know I can not have the stress levels I use to have but that doesn't mean-I don't know. All I know is I've got to try. I tried Sears and that didn't pan out. I was a great worker but the melt downs I was having when I was coming home, the couple of melt downs at work-I can't do that. I have to have a way to bring extra income in our home.

My money I receive from VA is gone. Phone, insurance, and our two extras (netflix/hulu) come out of there. I may have 20 left maybe. Then with the health insurance coming out of Gary's check its like just enough to get the bare minimals and pay bills. If something happens we are totally and utterly screwed. My car broke down and took all of our savings :( I don't know what to do any more. Gary can't work two jobs theres no way.

I don't want to get a loan because that's just another bill we have to pay. Lord its just frustrating. I just wish there was an answer. If I could get disability and it just be anywhere from 200-500 extra a month it would help immensely. I have my student loans I have to pay and I've not been able to pay on them because we are so tight. Lord I just need a job that will pay me well and I can do part-time classes. I know that will take me forever to get my BA but I've got to do what has to be done. My dream is to teach Anthropology or even work in the Ethnobotany field. But sometimes dreams aren't meant to come true, because life happens. The awful truths that hits us in our lowest time.

All can do is pray and hope God hears my pleas for some luck to find us. Just a little. We need a little luck.

Maybe after the luck and savings is looking well, medical is taken care of, cars are well, bills are on track-maybe then I can do my house projects my small potted gardens I want to do.  Maybe then.

For now I have loads of fabric that needs to be sewn so I am going to work on that. Talk to my doctors and hope I can find an office job that is full time :)


But since this was a little bit depressing heres a beautiful pic I found the other day I'd like to share.

A little work never hurts when you get to play!

Today has been fun! I had a nice stack of laundry to iron. Gary and Jasmine also Christy were like wait until you need it or just throw it back in the dryer. It will not kill me to iron a little bit of clothes.

 The baby was quite confused why mommy wasn't paying her any mind. I was just walking around her in circles lol.

But this was the evil pile of laundry ....well half of it that was needed to be done.
As you can see Crybaby was doing her part......

Holding down the laundry! So that it wouldn't run away.

Well my breakfast.....peanut butter...HONEY ROASTED peanut butter. My favorite and a glass of tea. I know I should eat a better breakfast but I forgot and needed a quick snack.

I managed to dress well today. I managed to stay  like this all day until the walk lol. I worked on making a signature for the end of my blog. I managed to make it but....I do believe I need to tweak it a bit. So let me know what you guys think of it :)

Now I managed a little me time. Which was nice. A little music, chat with a friend online and no issues no problems-no pay me attentions or anything! All the animals were asleep (hence the no pay me attentions). :) I had a late dinner which I need to take my medicine soon. But I am looking to get my yellow table cloth sewed tomorrow.  It shouldn't take long all I need to do is cut it out and hem the edges and POOF its ready. I might go to Lowes to see if they have the colors I need for my kitchen. I am totally serious about painting it. I might even see if Bill might want to come and get all gritty with me. Shoot it would give him something to do....he's gonna hate my colors probably! But I've got such great ideas to make this house look Wonderous and I need to get it done before June. So I have a month to get what I want to do done. Why a month? Jasmine's grandparents are coming and I want the house to be in 250 % par. Color cordinated: chairs covered so that they will match things. Maybe even a pillow to go in each table. Some mats and such!

I'm multitasking and I can't sign into my BurdaStyle account! *Sad face*

AHA! Password reset YES >____<


hehehe jasmine just killed the board we have separating the kitchen so the doggie can't go do her "business in the corner"....then she promptly picks it up puts it back-looks at me and steps over...*shakes head*

My silly family!

She is my heart :) She helps me out so much. Makes my life interesting. She just came home from work and she's in there
doing dishes! So yeah no one can't say she ain't the stuff!

THese two: What can I say. They are my heart and soul when I look at them, I see so much
She is her daddy's girl. Its been a while since we've seen her. Maybe it's time we make time!

And for once I get a great pic with him not making a funny face!
Its so hard to get pics around here because I always get-no I look awful or I will break the camera.

Really? Come on people! I am almost out of ways to take pics of the animals sleeping!

So about the walk. Me and Athena went on our walk today-poor darling around 30 minutes of walking and she was like HOME. So we stopped for a moment.

So While we were stopped: PHOTO OP! Athena didn't want to sit still lol. She was like MOM ALL THE SMELLS! so i got her to rest then we finished our walk. Then home we came, and here I sit letting you guys know whats what lol!

I'm thinking about doing the instagram thing also...not sure-I downloaded it a long time ago but never used it. So I just might do that! :)

Night!

Clean house always makes things better :)

Well after two days of working on laudry it is finally done! *jumps for joy* ok maybe not too much joy. I still have to put up one basket plus iron a stack of clothes. :( But its ok. Today I had a bit late start but that is because well I couldn't sleep so I was up surfing for patterns :) Hehehe YES sewing is coming up soon! So I finished up my desk area today, did a little bit more organizing in my closet.

I've started this {Pose} app and well its totally awesome.  You can keep up with your outfits and cool things that you just want to share. I think my niece Crissy would be able to rock the app. She always has interesting little outfits on. I am so trying to get back in the habit of dressing...not the BUM look lol! But its sooo much easier than getting up fighting with hair, picking out clothes and such. But I have them why not use them. Plus I have some awesome design ideas for a couple of dresses. I hope it comes to fruition but I have some tacking to do first on a couple of Goodwill finds.

I had some alone time time tonight. Jasmine had work so, I invited Bill over for a bit. Poor guy he was feeling good but not up to par for a walk. That was the original plan.  We talked a little and discussed fixing my hope chest and inserting something to use the open space in my closet between my shelves. I have an idea so once I can I will so have it fixed!

Something else I want to do is take a pic of all my stuff in the closet and create outfits on this other app I have. I don't know if it will be productive but it may be fun :)

 Well Jasmine finally got home-the me time was awesome! I found my old music player and personalized my pc a bit more to me. Now back to Jasmine poor thing came in starving! So she ate the plate I had fixed for her plus a second plate. Then we went for a small walk for the puppy. Athena LOVED IT!

 Then we both realized we wanted sweets...so I made us funnel cake.

After funnel cake its time for bed. I know sweets before bed......Splendid! I have a bit of a early day..not too early since I'm up this late but. I was dreaming of painting the house..so heres some of the things I want to do

I love this because it will brighten up the room give a bit of a color scheme that I can work with..because I am all about color!

This is a subtle but nice color coordination I was thinking to do the opposite in the butler's pantry for it.

Again brighten up the room and nothing too crazy!


I know my landlord may have a problem with the kitchen paint job but it wouldn't take much for me to repaint it white if he wished it. I mean I WANT COLOR! So I thought do one room in a week or two :) Wonder how everyone else is going to take it :)

Interesting two days

Wow! I was going to write a blog like Thursday Night! But my sister decided to stop by and visit late Thursday night. We set and talked and enjoyed each other's company. It was nice, but oh gosh I was up so late! I didn't get to sleep until 330 am. I had to shower and all. Jasmine and I were going to go on a walk to just relax. But well that got railroaded. Its OK :) It was late anyways.

Well Thursday I decided to go have a cup of "Mud" (coffee) with my best friend Bill. It was great. I took him a cup of my homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup. He loved it!  I even excused my self and said good night several times but as always, we began another topic and OFF WE GO! Talking for another hour or so.

AH Wait! I forgot about my Goodwill adventure earlier that day. I decided to go and see if I could find a table cloth for my dining room table. And I did! It was great. It brightens the room up. I will post a pic as soon as my iPad charges. I let it die. : ( While there Jasmine put her resume in the job district and I met my niece Crissy! She was bargain hunting also. It was so great to see her. We really don't get to see the family much. I know we should but by the time Gary has time off from work, he just wants to rest. I understand he works really hard all week. But maybe I can start slowly encouraging him out.

So my loot from Goodwill was a table cloth (pink), a bowl with flowers in (which is interchangable. I can add different flowers per time of year), a candle holder and a candle (which smells amazing).

Well as for my table it so doesn't look like it did Thursday night after dinner...... but instead looks like

While I am trying to write this blog I have a Crybaby lounging on my desk and using my arm as a pillow. *sighs* the joys of Kittymommiehood.....its nice though to have her like that even though sometimes it is completely and utterly annoying. Especially when she decides to lay on my laptop keys. Lots of beeps, bunk, and bonks.

Well Friday things went well I manage to get up early but not as early as I would have liked. I got my chores done, then headed to do my biweekly clean over at Bill's. I help him out with the dusting and such. He gives me great coffee! Coffee and conversation awesome. He is the ole' bachelor who is like dusting "HA I laugh at DUSTING.....isn't it suppose to be Grey?"  Me: Um no Bill its suppose to be either black, red, or even brown-not grey. *shakes head* So it works he does his laundry, dishes and other man stuff and I handle dusting, sweep and mop ;) Have to sweep and mop after dusting or the floor is just yuckie.

So last night we Gamed: ok to explain this. Its like D&D but not D&D but Palladium. Gary started a game and we've played it for about 4 sessions now. I wanted the game to end around oh 1am...yeah it ended around 3am. *sighs* then since the boys was drinking Devils Cut whiskey-after the game session conversation continued until 8am. So I got to bed around 830-9am. Slept almost all day! Which was very awful. I had laundry to do, my desk area cleaned up...I want to start sewing again so need organized area. Plus I was racking the yard. Well got up at 4pm. Awful I know-woke up and at 515 got started on the yard. Gary helped so it was done by dusk! Then it was off to MickyD's for some nuggets and a double burger! Yummy supper. Very because I did not feel like cooking! Oh I need to remember to post my meatloaf recipe. It is now officially done! No more experimenting my flavor is there,.

A hot shower and now some quality time with the husband. *waves bye* Later guys!