Treasia & Jerry

[hummingbird521]

well after mowing our darn yard i have been sick with my allergies since then. i hate them. no matter if i take my medicine, wear a mask when doing so i still get sick. i am going to try to rework our budget to pay someone to do this one chore for me.

not a lot happening here at home right now. staying very busy designing more invitations and what not for my web site. i still have ot get the pics posted of them. this is so keeping me busy. but i love it.

jerry is now in california. he got lost last night making the delivery because of road construction. he ended up going down hollywood blvd and some other famous roads. i asked if he took pics and he hadn't. he said "heck i just wanted off, pics was the last thing on my darn mind". lol.

[hummingbird521]

thought i would update as i have time right now. For those of you that actually read this anyway. lol.

my dd is out of school now for the summer and is looking for a summer job. her 17th b-day was yesterday and over the holiday weekend her father gave her a car. not a new one, but a nice older model. she is happy about it to say the least.

jerry is due home today for the first time in over a month and 1/2. i can't wait for him to walk through our door or for me to go and pick him up. he is finally finished with his training and orientation and will be a first seat driver when he leaves out next week. he will have 4- 5 days home before leaving for another month or more. he loves his job and the only complaint he has thus far is the time away from family and the lack of sleep. he signed up yesterday for all of the benefits the company offers and definitely no complaints on that. very nice ones.

i am staying busy with my business and now have all the time i need to devote myself to it. i was let go from my job a few weeks ago and actually am quite happy about it. lol. i had planned on quitting a few weeks later regardless. jerry and i had both talked about it and we opted for me to stay home and take care of it, get it off the ground and be able to spend more time with dd and my grandbabies. so life is working out wonderfully for us right now. i couldn't be happier.

[mariaandmanish]

Yay for Jerry coming home!!! That's wonderful news!

Glad that you're keeping busy as well, Treasia!

[NicksBride]

That is fantastic that Jerry can come home for a few days!!! It sounds like he has quite the life going on, its never easy what he does but it sounds like you guys are doing really well.. :)

[hummingbird521]

oh my goodness i have been busy and not updated in a long time. gee where to start. lol. so much has happened since the last time i updated.

jerry is still truck driving and loving it to. he works 35 days out and then comes home for 5 days. the times in between are hard on both of us. sometimes though i have to admit it has it's good points. i almost feel single again with regards to getting what i want to do my way. sorta like i get to make all the decisions and such. also this way i have my way about home things with all the fringe benefits of married life. he is due home again on the 5th of july and quite honestly it cant' come fast enough.

i have been staying as busy as possible with the business. orders are coming in and i am really happy about it. now i am caught up however and come devote more time to designing new things. naturally i love the designing part of it the best. lol. i also like networking with others about it. i have made many new friends in doing so.

the downs we have had over the summer seem to outweigh the good however. we are selling our home. when jerry went into this new career it really placed a hardship on our finances. we have gotten a few months behind on our house payment. the bank is going to foreclose on us if we dont' get caught up soon. it will not happen for us. no way can we possibly get caught up in the time frame they are asking for. we have given this a lot of thought and decided to sell the house for not much more than the payoff to keep this off of our credit. i am sorta glad to because this house is just to big for my dd and i. we are the only ones here now most of the time. the house needs so many repairs that their is no way we would ever get it all done. dh however is having a harder time of it. he has owned this house for over 10 years now and it was his grandmother's house before this. he is coming to terms with it however.

my health has taken a turn for the worse. i am in the process of having many tests ran at the hospital. believe me to many to mention all of them. lol. i am trying to keep my spirits up but some days it is really hard. i think they are going to diagnose me with thyroid problems, and are also trying to rule out multiple sclerosis. just that word scares me. they are trying to figure out if it is ms, mini strokes, or nerve damage. like i said though i am staying as positive as i can be.

well it has been a long day and now almost morning. i have to meet the realtor tomorrow to look at our house. i gotta get some sleep so tomorrow i can clean up this pigstye. lol

[ger]

Wow. There sure is a lot going on in your life. Hopefully all this will turn out for the best. Hopefully the Drs. will figure out what is going on soon. Hang in there.

[NicksBride]

wow it sounds like so much is happening. Glad to hear that your hubby is still enjoying his job.
I commend you for keeping your spirits up. I am so very sorry to hear about your health. I will keep you in my thoughts.
I am so happy to hear though that your business is doing well, keeping you busy!
Take care of yourself, first!

[hummingbird521]

a little update and some pics. lol.

i had the lumbar tap done on thursday and won't know the results from it for about one month. that is the one that will say if i have multiple sclerosis or not. i also had the mra brain scan as well. i go back this coming tuesday to have a couple more tests done then i get to play the waiting game. the lumbar tap hurts like heck to i might add. i went and spent the night with my mom and dad that night as i couldn't be up and doing anything for 24 hours except go to eat and bathroom. mom took very good care of me and kept me from getting one of those awful headaches a lot of people do.

jerry surprised me and came home last night and spent the night. he had to leave out again this afternoon. he was within about 20 miles from the house and had his 10 hour sleep time and told them he was going home to check on his wife. he is so sweet, even after a year of marriage. so it truly was a wonderful surprise. we both caught up on our rest. lol.

here's a few pics i took today before he left. all with the big truck. please feel free to laugh at me if you like, i couldn't take a shower till this afternoon since the hospital said i had to wait before getting my back wet and taking a chance on an infection.

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[ger]

Well, I'm so glad you got those tests out of the way. I'm praying for good results. You sure look a lot better than I would have with no shower.

Did you show Jerry his surprise?? What did he say??

Have a great weekend!!

[hummingbird521]

Well, I'm so glad you got those tests out of the way. I'm praying for good results. You sure look a lot better than I would have with no shower.

Did you show Jerry his surprise?? What did he say??

Have a great weekend!!

oh ger he loved it. :D i however didn't really feel like modeling it for him, but will this coming week when he is home. he got the biggest grin on his face when i showed him. he also said it was a good thing you couldn't find the number 8 since he is changing and all. thanks so much. and sorry i haven't emailed you yet.

[NicksBride]

aww thanks for the pictures. Big rigs are fun aren't they? haha Nick drives one and we TONS of pictures of us in it. Glad he got to surprise you, it must have been really nice. :)

[hummingbird521]

oh it was a surprise. to bad i felt so bad. lol. but he will be home this week for those 4 days and i am making up for feeling like ****. haha

[NicksBride]

aww I am sure it was still nice. Hope you feel better for his longer visit!

[hummingbird521]

just a little update from me. i had the last of my tests ran yesterday at the hospital. and i do mean the last of them. i refuse to put myself through anymore pain at this time. i had an eng done which wasn't so bad exept i believe this is where the dizziness is coming from. it took me over an hour to get over being that dizzy. then off to have the nerve conduction study done. i got up and walked out of that one after about 6 electrical shocks. my nerves are fine. if you have ever wondered if a grown woman can scream and cry ata the same time, then your answer is YES she can. that was horrible. i am left with bruises on the inside of my left palm and on my wrists and we were only a very very small portion through that test. they hook these electrodes up to you. in my case fingers, wrists, palms, elbow and upper arm. the nthey take this tazer gun or whatever and start sending these electric shocks into you. like a police stun gun thing. it hurt, my hand distorted and the whole nine yards. the poor lady doing it almost got punched in the face and i am not one bit violent. i had rather put myself through the spinal tap again, twice. i came home crying and didn't stop for a while. torture is what it was.

samantha and i are going to the "fourth in the forest" tonight and watching them set off the fireworks. before that though they have numerous bands playing and games and contests all day. we aren't getting there till at least in time to watch the bands. they are having the band "furtherdown" there for those of you who have heard of it. we are taking our lawn chairs, small picnic basket and just hanging out. probably with about 20,000 people though. lol.

jerry is due home tomorrow and i am really looking forward to it. when he is gone for these long stretches of 35 days sometimes it get tough.

[NicksBride]

oh gosh that just sounds horrible! I am so sorry you had to go through with that. Hopefully it is done with and you can finally find out if something is wrong and not put yourself through that again!! (((((HUGS)))))))

Have fun tonight, sounds like a goodt ime. Nothing like a good picnic watching fireworks.
YEA for homecoming, have a godo time. Hope you are feeling better for his home coming, enjoy snuggles!

[ger]

I canNOT believe they do something like that. There was talk of our department doing nerve conduction studies. I am so glad we decided not to do them. That sounds like some kind of midevil torture!! How horrible.

I am so glad you guys have fun plans for the 4th. And you HUSBAND is due home!!!! YAH!!! Enjoy his time off!:bbredface: :bbredface:

[SerendipityCrafts]

Awwwwww (((((((((((((((((((((Treasia))))))))))))))))))))

That's horrible, especially since Jerry could not be with you. I am glad to hear that you will see him soon. You have been so brave dealing with everything that you have had to deal with. My suggestion would be to just collapse into his arms and cry like a baby. You deserve a little Jerry TLC!

[hummingbird521]

thanks everyone. i do plan on collapsing into his arms and more than likely will cry. i think i am due a good one!!! life has just been to darn stressful in the last few months.

we had a really good time tonight. the band was really good and so were the fireworks. now if only they could actually manage to kill the mosquitoes this time of year it would have been perfect. lol.

[NicksBride]

aww nothing like getting a big hug and having a good cry with your hubby! Have fun and enjoy every minute together!!!

[ger]

I'm glad you guys had a good time. I sure wish they could figure out how to get rid of the misquitoes. I'm so deathly afraid of West Nile. We had 2 people from our county get it last year. One of them died..and one was in the hospital for months! That stuff is just too scarey for me.

I'm so hoping you are feeling 200%, so that you and your Hubby can have a good 4 days. Nothing like some TLC from you husband to make the world seem all better!! Have fun.

[hummingbird521]

not a whole lot has happened lately around here. we have decided to keep our house and the bank is finally working with us on it. thank gosh. neither of us really wanted to sell it but i didn't want to act all teary eyed for jerry's sake. so we are buckling down and crunching numbers to do so. we migth be without internet for a brief time as well as phone. heck we might end up having to stay with my parents for a while. few weeks to a month. but you do whatever you have to do to save your home.

jerry's aunt passed awayearly yesterday. they are having her funeral and visitation tomorrow. he tried to get in to attend but is stuck out in maryland with no way to make it here in time. she was 94 years old. good member of the community and very well thought of in our church. heck she helped build it and donated most of the antiques in it. lol. believe it or not she never married, never had kids and was loaded. she has left us in the will. we have no idea how much we might receive. cross your fingers it is enough to get us caught up on bills. that may sound tacky but this is the kind of person she was. might not help you while she was alive but would afterwards.

[ger]

Oh, hon, I'm so glad to hear you are working to keep your house. That is so neat. I will pray that it works out for you.

How are you feeling? Did all your tests come back normal? I sure hope so.

How was your visit with your Hubby? I'll bet you already miss him again. LOL What did he think of the surprise/? Sure hope he liked it!

[hummingbird521]

he loved the surprise and said to be sure and tell you thanks. lol. sorry i had forgotten to before now. we did have a very good time while he was in. i got sick for the last two days but he understood why. i ended up passing another freaking kidney stone. aint' it my luck? i tell you when it rains it pours with me.

I havent' gotten any results in yet. so i am hoping the no news is good news. i go back in on the 20th and they should have all of them back by then. got my fingers crossed in teh meantime.

[ger]

OMG!!! I so totally feel your pain. I have had 3 kidney stones that have put me in the hospital and to surgery...and one that I passed on my own. I so totally know how BAD they hurt!!!

I am very glad he liked the garter. I haven't been around much...so hadn't had a chance to ask you.

I, too, hope that no news is good news. I would think that if it were something really bad, they would call you in early. I'm glad to hear you haven't heard anything yet!

[NicksBride]

ohh hope the news is good about your tests. Let us know!
Sorry to hear about Jerrys aunt passing away, that is just so sad. Hope you both are doing OK and great news about keeping the house as well!

[mj512]

Sorry to hear about his aunt's passing! I hope that she left you enough in the will to cover some of your bills. For sure let us know about the tests. I'll be thinking of you!

[ger]

How are things going, kiddo. You must be so busy with all the new invites. Keep up the good work! I think they are beautiful!!

[hummingbird521]

not a whole lot happening around here lately. I am staying busy with orders and new items and designs. I am loving it as much as when i started if not more. Samantha has now went back to school so the house is so quiet for me now. Sometimes to quiet. lol. jerry is still out on the road. he comes home this coming weekend for a few days. The good news, I get to go out with him for a week. I can't wait for this. it will be the first time we have had alone time for any length of time since our belated honeymoon almost a year ago. yippee. even though he will be working and driving at least we can talk, laugh and sing together.

[ger]

I was just telling a friend that some of our best conversations are when I go with Bruce in the truck. He's been hauling wheat about 45 miles from the farm...so we get some good talkings in. It seems when we're home, we have so many other things to do...sometimes the conversations go by the wayside!!!

[SerendipityCrafts]

Good for you! When are you going and where are you headed? Don't forget to do something special for yourselves on the down time!

[hummingbird521]

Good for you! When are you going and where are you headed? Don't forget to do something special for yourselves on the down time!

We will leave next Sunday or Monday. Not sure which day yet because he isn't sure how long he is getting to be home that weekend. As well, have no idea where we will be going as they don't schedule anything for him till he gets back in the truck. so we won't have a clue till whatever time we take off. lol. I plan on taking the camera and doing more than taking pictures of the scenery. that is all dd done when she went. lol. 100 pics taken from the inside of the moving truck are not to exciting. as for any other excitement and planning anything, probably won't get to do much but spend time together in the truck and truck stops. lol. once the truck is shut down for the night or when his downtime is, he can't move it after that. since it has the gps onboard. you also can't park that thing anywhere and everywhere. lol.

[hummingbird521]

OH in my excitement i forgot to tell everyone that i broke down on friday night and allowed my dd to get a tattoo. we had taken her back to get her belly button pierced again, since the first time it got infected. while there we decided she could go ahead and get one. of course she can't tell her grandparents though till she is 18. haha. here is a pic of it i took today.

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[ger]

That is cute. I like it.

once the truck is shut down for the night or when his downtime is, he can't move it after that. since it has the gps onboard. you also can't park that thing anywhere and everywhere. lol.

But, who needs to go anywhere...you have everything you need right there with you!!! LOL

[hummingbird521]

That is cute. I like it.

once the truck is shut down for the night or when his downtime is, he can't move it after that. since it has the gps onboard. you also can't park that thing anywhere and everywhere. lol.

But, who needs to go anywhere...you have everything you need right there with you!!! LOL

good one. lol. :bbredface: i plan on it, believe me. the truck will be doing a much different type of moving. :D

[Goin2thechapel]

uh ho.... Treasia is turning soft, Your DD now has a Tattoo....Tisk tisk :)

I do like it though!

[SerendipityCrafts]

I plan on taking the camera and doing more than taking pictures of the scenery.

Dare I ask what you will be taking pics of? Does it involve the rocking truck? :bbredface:

[NicksBride]

oh I bet you are the coolest mom EVER right now. :)

[hummingbird521]

First off let me apologize to all of you for not being here anymore than I have. Life has gotten really busy since returning from the trip with Jerry. so please accept my apologizes on this.

I won't write a book tonight but our trip was great. Every state we travelled in was all new to me. With the exception of Tn as we live on it's border so to speak. We traveled through Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, PA and New Jersey. I don't think I left any of them out. and to be honest it has been so busy and all I am not sure if maryland is one of them. lol. if you go from W virginia up to PA then it is. haha. I fell head over heels for Virginia. It is beautiful. The hills, the wildlife and houses, everything i could see about it. Not to offend anyone, but PA and New Jersey were not to my tastes. Of course it may have just been the parts we were in. But this southernbelle much prefers country living to row houses. I was amazed to see how small the houses were and what they called a front yard. It is no bigger than my flower bed. Ok, will stop so I don't offend others. The only downside of the entire trip is the fact that my DH has only a twin bed. Ugh.......The first couple of nights weren't to bad. *wink* but after that it was sure he$$. and that is being nice. We had no room and jerry was always tired naturally and so after about the second night we swapped ends. I slept on one end he slept on the other. So we snuggled with each others feet. I swear a truck driver's feet stink to snuggle with too. lol. I learned a lot about his career. I learned I will never make him eat out while home anymore, I learned I will not make him run errands (as he drives all the time) and I learned the man is more than a nascar fan he is a fanatic. All we listened to the entire trip was nascar talk radio on sirius channel. Now out of all those channels one would think we could listen to something else right? Well be the second day I wanted to toss that sucker right out the window. haha. Funny thing though by the end of the trip i was hooked on it too. lol. It did me a world of good to see how the life on the road is. It is not easy, it is lonely as I don't know if anyone can imagine. At least when he is by himself. I also learned to respect all OTR drivers too. People tend for forget that a semi can squash them like roadkill and pull right out in front ofthem. dumb people. The really sad part: I took over 300 pics and don't have one single pic to show for it. Somehow before returning home and trying to upload them to my camera they had gotten erased. So all I have are my memories. I also learned that showers feel great when you don't have them but about every two days. lol.

Jerry has now worked it to where he can come home every two weeks for the weekend. In fact he is asleep now, but fixing to have to wake him up and take him to his truck. then home again in two more weeks.

last weekend he came home as well. it was his high school reunions 20 class one. we had a blast. I met his old GF's and that was actually kinda fun. WE all hit it off and I plan on keeping in contact with one of them. Gee aren't I secure. lol.

Sam is doing very well in school and had made so many friends that most nights I am here all alone. Boohoo. Now I am learning what it will be like when she leaves for college. it will suck.

business is doing well. I am getting new customers and doing lots of invites. couldn't be happier with the way life is now except wishing I didn't spend so much time alone. Of course then I wouldn't get anything done either. lol.

[ger]

It's so neat that you got to see all those places. Too bad about your camera. That really bites. But at least you have your memories.

You have a whole new respect for truckers after you have traveled a few hundred/thousand miles in their wheels. My Dad has been a trucker off and on most of my life. We used to go lots of places in the US with him. It amazes me that drivers don't understand that those big trucks canNOT stop on a dime...and that they can run right over the top of a car and barely feel it.

Have a good productive week. I hope it's not too lonely!!

[hummingbird521]

It was funny Ger. When we first left out that day Jerry pulled up behind another car. A tiny little sports car. I screamed and jumped in my seat. You couldn't see anything on the car except the front seat. I just knew he had just run over them. LOL. I learned that the height makes a difference as well. I forgot to mention that I also got to see the ocean for the first time. Those pics I wish I had. Jerry made a wrong turn and we ended up in "the hamptons". God it was beautiful.

[ikkin510]

I'm glad you enjoyed your trip with Jerry. And how wonderful that he will be able to come home now every other weekend. That is great news! I'm glad life is treating you well and things are going good with Sam.

[ger]

Oh, how neat!! I'm thinking you had such a good time that maybe you'll have to get your CDL and make a team with him.

I'll bet it was scarey to come up on that car for the first time. Did Jerry giggle at you? My Dad would have!!

[hummingbird521]

First off let me say "sorry for not having been around much in a while". Life has gotten busy for me.

Ger, no way am I getting my CDL. lol. I might like to ride from time to time but don't want to be cooped up in a truck for that long a time. I could get somewhat upset in quarters that are 8x8 and that includes the cab. lol.

Life is rolling along at a very nice pace for us. Jerry has been able to come home every other weekend which is so nice. For me, kids and him. What I find even nicer is the fact that unlike a lot of men, when he knows I have orders and deadlines due he never fusses about me having to work while he is here. In fact he takes it upon himself to cook, clean, do laundry and anything else that needs done. I am blessed to have found this man.

Samantha is doing well. Although grounded at the moment. She was not a happy camper to say the least when she became grounded on Sunday. To bad, so sad, your mom. lol. She had left on Friday night to go spend the weekend with her best friend. All we asked of her was to call home a couple of times and check in. Nothing more. Didn't even give her a specific time to do so. We didn't hear one word from her till Sunday when they got to church. After we got in from church and I asked if she had a good time I told her that was great, because it is the last one she is having for two weeks. She had the gall to ask me why? I asked her why she didnt' call home? Her response to me "I didn't want to"!!! I almost popped her in the face. So her life is tough right now. Boohoo for her. *smile*

Business is going well for me. I am taking in orders almost daily now and it excites me to know end. I am so happy that in less than one years time I am doing so well. I am also branching out as far as new and exciting ways of networking. I done my first "podcast" last week which you can listen to. Here is the link for it: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onlinehelp/2007/10/19/My-special-guest-this-week-is-Treasua-Stepp let me know what you think?

I also have a Holiday Expo on December 6th. I will take anyone that would like on a virtual tour of my website. We will play a scavenger hunt for a prize, as well as I will answer any and all questions from guests. When the time is closer I will post how and where to get to it at. I am really excited about it.

Friday night I took part in my first ever online Expo. It was a Fall Fling sponsored by the SisterWoman site. It was a virtual chatroom as well and I got to showcase my website for 30 minutes. We had a blast. We gave away over $2,000.00 in door prizes. It was such fun.

I have a chamber of commerce meeting in town tonight to discuss the Christmas Tree lighting and business open house. I am setting up a table in our local flower shop for this event. They have asked me to be on the committee to help make this event bigger and better than ever before. I always helped Mt. View, Ar with their annual event every year.

As for my personal life???? What is that? lol.

[NicksBride]

Wow Treasia I am SOOO happy for you as far as your business goes, I am really proud of you! :)

Sounds like you are being kept super busy with those teenagers of yours. haha, I remember being like that with my mom, she wanted to deck me a few times as well, I was lucky she didn't. :)

Take sometime for yourself every once in awhile, its good for you.

[ger]

Teens are sooo much fun, aren't they?? I remember just hoping that I would live to see the day that all 4 of mine were productive citizens in life. 3 of them are DEFINATELY there...the 4th is a ??? lol

I'm so glad your work is going well. Keep going and someday you'll be a millionaire!!

[hummingbird521]

Hi ladies. I am going to take some time tonight and try to read some threads. Whew it's been a while.

Things are still going smoothly here for now. lol. Friday Samantha (my teenage daughter) had to bring her fake baby home. She has (along with all the kids in her school) to take a special type of class to where one of the things is parenting. So she brought home her baby "Callie" on friday. I have to say callie is really cute and computerized. Sam couldn't wait for her to be turned on at 4 pm that afternoon. She loves babies. All babies. She has helped me with the grandbabies so much since they were born, so being mommy is not that new to her. However, this is different. lol. Baby Callie burps, drinks, cries (loudly), coos and makes all kinds of little noises. No one can take care of her but Sam. She thought this was going to be so much fun. lol. lol. So she gets her home and the first thing it did was cry. No biggie. she has two minutes to respond to callie's cry before the timer kicks in and keeps up with it. She is being graded on how well she does. Really she has done very well. However on Friday night when she went to bed around 10 pm and the house was quiet, I worked downstairs and could hear callie cry about every two hours. Then hear sam's feet hit the floor and go get her. I worked till about 2 am. The next morning around 10 am Sam gets up and comes in here with me. She is holding callie, and looks at me. Sam has these big black bags under her eyes. lol. I casually ask her how it went duringthe night. Which she was quick to respond with "she (not callie anymore) got me up every 2 hours all night long. I mean all night long mom." lol. The teacher told them to go about their regular routine just like always only do it with the baby. So Saturday I had to go grocery and supply shopping. So Sam and baby Callie went to. By the end of the day, lugging callie and her carrier, into about 5 or 6 stores, plus the mall, sam was worn out. I had to laugh and laugh more. Here it is Sunday evening and Sam can't wait for school tomorrow. hahaha. She said Callie is nothing like her niece and nephew. lol. I told her imagine if you had it all the time, plus had to do more than you have done. Like clean house, do laundry, and all the regular things us moms do. It has been a learning experience for her.

[NicksBride]

oh boy, I remember doing that at school as well. We had a key that we had to put in its back for "Feeding" depending on how long we held the key there was how long it was being fed. I enjoyed it, but was to embarassed to bring a doll around so I waited in the car while my mom ran errands, hehe and I put a blanket over it so no one saw that I had a doll in the back seat, it was insane. My mom laughed at me too when every few hours that darn computer would cry. Needless to say, I did not want babies that that point in my life. :)

[hummingbird521]

Gee I'm not around for a few days and everything looks completely different. What happened? lol.

We survived the computer baby ordeal fine. Life returned to normal now. Jerry came home late on friday and surprised me for a few days. He is leaving out again early tomorrow morning. The sad part for me is I have been so blooming busy I have got to spend a total of about 3 hours with him all weekend long. He is so understanding about it though. He just grins and says "well that's what it takes when you work for yourself and you are making money". lol. So no worries from him, I just feel guilty for it.

[SerendipityCrafts]

Gee I'm not around for a few days and everything looks completely different. What happened? lol.

It's a conspiracy against you :)

The sad part for me is I have been so blooming busy I have got to spend a total of about 3 hours with him all weekend long. He is so understanding about it though. He just grins and says "well that's what it takes when you work for yourself and you are making money". lol. So no worries from him, I just feel guilty for it.

The good news is that you are busy and you have work and so the alternative could be bad. Now then .... to appease the guilt, what you have to do is get Jerry involved in the biz. If he's folding, printing and decorating you will both be too tired to feel guilty :)

[hummingbird521]

Oh believe me when it comes to folding, cutting and crafting he does do his fair share. He in fact stayed up one morning with me till 2am. I cut and he folded. lol. This weekend was different though. I had all computer design work on Jasc paint shop pro to do. He had no idea how to do this. so he done the **** work around the house. cooking, laundry, dishes and reading. lol.


I am now paying dearly for all the work overthe weekend. YOu know you are getting old when your arthritis makes you cry. I just went out and bought myself some epsom salts for soaking, aleve pain meds, and some of those heat patches. I fear at bedtime I will look like a wrapped up mummy. One on shoulder, one on elbow, another on wrist and a piece of it on my thumb. God I hate this growing older. *smile*

[hummingbird521]

Long time since I updated and taking a break from work now, so what a better time than now.

Things are going well around here. Staying busy and inside to keep warm. To me it's cold. LOL. If the temp drops below 50 outside I freeze. The new heater works great we have now. We haven't used the central heat this year and bought one of those infrared heaters and put it in the fireplace. We had the gas man remove the crappy fireplace insert from it and it works well there. No gas bill yet so hopefully this has saved us some money as well. Not heating the upstairs I am sure helps too. No point in heating it as no one is here anyway but samantha and I. She uses her electric blanket at night and spends all of her time downstairs anyway.

Jerry came home for a 12 hour break the other night and it was so nice to have him here even for this short time. I miss my man when he's gone. I only wish I knew where he was right now. I sincerely hope and pray he is not north but more than likely he is.

My son and grandbabies will not make it here for christmas. I found out why and am deeply hurt by it. My son doesn't like Jerry. Why I asked myself? The only thing I can figure out is that he is a nice person and doesn't allow certain forms of entertainment in our home. Which I have set years ago myself. But son (I am sure) believes if Jery wasnt' in my life then it would be ok. NOT!! So unless I travel to them this holiday I won't be seeing them. I wish my son would grow up and grow up fast.

I am trying to get caught up on orders so later this week I can start on the holiday cooking. Hopefully can get a lot of it done and frozen so not have as much to do on the day Jerry does make it home. I got one order completed this morning and working on another after this break. course since I have been up since 5am I might just nap first. haha.

[hummingbird521]

Life has changed a lot since previous postings. I am going to try to keep up with this journal better now.

I decided after much thought to close my invitations business. Trucking wasn't what we were led to believe and it threw us into a major debt and slump bill wise. So it is necessary I take a job outside the home and if i must do this I do not want the stress of a business as well. Thus the decision to close it. Someday maybe when partially retired I will do it once more.

My DD is the typical 17 year old now. Not causing me to much grief but for sure her part anyway. haha. She is now grounded and having to earn my trust once more. She sneaked out of the house a couple of months ago at 1 am and I didn't even know it. At least till the police called me at 3:00 am to tell me to come pick her up. Shocked to say the least. She is now gaining my trust back slowly but surely.

I just had my grandbabies for a week. AFter all the tornado damage in arkansas in which the town they lived in was one of the worst hit I brought them home with me till their power was restored. Their home was not hit (thank god) but the town is mostly gone. Even the hospital I worked at for years is having to be rebuilt. It was hard for me to see the devastation of it all when I went there to get the babies.

The good news right now? Jerry is back home where he belongs. He found a local trucking job which he starts tomorrow. I picked him up from the old terminal last night. This job will mean he is home most nights (if not every night) and home on weekends again. Yippee we are both so excited he is home again. the money will be more as well as the benefits being better. I got so tired and lonely with him gone for weeks on end and so did he. We talked long and hard about it and lucked out on this position. A friend made it happen for him and we couldn't be more thrilled about it. He is a home husband again. LOL.

[KMS]

Wow, many changes!

I believe that the invitation business will get back up and running when it should later on in life. You have a talent that you'll be able to put to good use one day.

Good luck with your DD. I can't imagine raising a teen. When I think about having kids that scares me to the core. Sneaking out...tisk tisk! Hopefully your relationship can be built up again. That break in trust is hard.

It's fun that you had the grandbabies for the week, but what bad circumstances. My heart goes out to all of those people!

And then on to the great news. I just nearly cried! I am so happy for this amazing turn of events. You get to have your man home now! That is so wonderful. Plus better pay and better benefits, you say? You couldn't ask for more! :flower:

[SerendipityCrafts]

That's great news re: Jerry coming home to stay!

I know it's been hard on you being a "single" mom .... sounds like this will bring about some much needed normalcy and that's a good thing :)

[ger]

Oh, that is sooooo cool!! I'm so excited that Jerry can be home most of the time now!! Trucking has become a very hard business with the price of fuel these days. My brother just got out of it too....too many hours away...to many bills...not enough income!

I'm so sorry about YOUR business though. You are so talented. There will be a time you will be able to devote to it. Good luck with that!!

As for teens...well, what can I say?!?? I managed to live thru 4 of them, but wouldn't wish that time on my worst enemy! Good luck and I'll say a few extra prayers. It will surely help to have Jerry home to take off some of the load.

[SerendipityCrafts]

As for teens...well, what can I say?!?? I managed to live thru 4 of them, but wouldn't wish that time on my worst enemy!

I heard a neat quote the other day (Dr. Philism) - I wouldn't have passed up moments even for a million dollars (because it made me stronger) but, I wouldn't pay a dollar to do it again!

[hummingbird521]

Thanks everyone for all the well wishes. We have had the most wonderful day today together. We have done nothing but lay our lazy behinds on the couch and watch the Daytona 500 all day long. LOL. My kinda day here at home.

I heard the same thing on Dr. Phil the other day and completely had to agree with him.

[SerendipityCrafts]

Thanks everyone for all the well wishes. We have had the most wonderful day today together. We have done nothing but lay our lazy behinds on the couch and watch the Daytona 500 all day long. LOL. My kinda day here at home.

I heard the same thing on Dr. Phil the other day and completely had to agree with him.

K - firstly - stop it! I don't need you reminding me of what life could be like without a business :) I have just spent another weekend doing nothing but paint.

secondly - Did I get the quote right? LOL

[ger]

Believe it or not...here is a gerism. I used to say...as I was trying not to kill one teen or the other...TEENS!! God loves them...sure wish he would make it so the rest of us could! That's how I kept a small portion of my sanity. That, and .. "God doesn't give us more than we can handle at any given moment!!"

Good Luck!!

[hummingbird521]

K - firstly - stop it! I don't need you reminding me of what life could be like without a business :) I have just spent another weekend doing nothing but paint.

secondly - Did I get the quote right? LOL

Hey a weekend painting can be rather fun for the both of you. I know you have heard of edible body paints? :laugh: Now that would make for some really fun weekend painting. :bblol:

[SerendipityCrafts]

Hey a weekend painting can be rather fun for the both of you. I know you have heard of edible body paints? :laugh: Now that would make for some really fun weekend painting. :bblol:

Maybe :sweatdrop: but I wouldn't get many orders painted LOL

[hummingbird521]

OMG I am exhausted right now. It is going to take me forever to get used to Jerry being home and sharing my large bed. LOL. I can't sleep when he's here. not anymore anyway. I was worn out when I went to bed at 11pm last night. He had been in bed since 8pm. Sound asleep and on his own side. So I just knew I would sleep well. NOT!! I woke at 1am and was up till 3am. Back in bed again. Still couldn't sleep. Finally crashed sometime early morning and the stupid garbage trucks woke me at 9am. This is going to be one more long day for me.

Not complaining to much though as I am so danged happy he is home for good now.

[NicksBride]

So glad to hear Jerry is home for good. What a nice feeling. I bet it would be odd after having him gone for so long. But nice to hear he is home safe and sound!

[KMS]

:bblol: Too funny that you can't sleep now! Haha...it just figures, now doesn't it?

[Goin2thechapel]

Is he not driving the truck anymore?!?! I must have missed alot :)

[hummingbird521]

Is he not driving the truck anymore?!?! I must have missed alot :)

He still drives truck but does it locally now. Instead of being paid by the mile he punches a time clock and gets paid by the hour with overtime. His company is about 45 minutes from our house. He is going to be home nightly or every other night (depending on where the load goes) and home on weekends. :laugh:

[hummingbird521]

Still no sleep here but not hubby's fault this time. He got home at a decent hour last night and had to be up at 4am to be out to take a early delivery load. Neither of us got to sleep before 1am however. Friday I got my DD a pay as you go phone and put $25.00 on it for her to be able to use when she is out for emergencies and calling home to check in. She has been grounded for close to two months now. is slowly gaining my trust back now. At least till last night. Out of the $25 I had put on the phone I purchased her $5 of text messages which was a total of 200 and she was told to leave the remainder for calls. As well as it had to last at least two weeks. Well low and behold I checked her account and she had .08 cents left and couldn't make one single phone call. She had purchased 200 texts a day since friday. Used all the money up for this. So I took her phone away and she is only getting it now when she goes out and no more. Of course now she hates me and I discovered this last night on facebook messages. I swear if I live through the teenage years I will be a true survivor in life.

[SerendipityCrafts]

Of course now she hates me and I discovered this last night on facebook messages. I swear if I live through the teenage years I will be a true survivor in life.

Guhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are so lame. You don't understand me.

Welcome to my world :) A mother's job isn't to be a friend it's to be a parent. If she hates you, you are doing fine. Sooner or later, she will thank you - I know because I thanked my mom :)

[hummingbird521]

Guhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are so lame. You don't understand me.

Welcome to my world :) A mother's job isn't to be a friend it's to be a parent. If she hates you, you are doing fine. Sooner or later, she will thank you - I know because I thanked my mom :)

Oh I know and that's exactly what I told Jerry last night. I must be doing it right now. :bblol:

I sure didn't like reading it however. Especially reading some of the words she called me. Not pleasant at all. but oh well, I told my mom thanks too.

[KMS]

Oh, I am so sorry that you had to read that stuff on facebook. That's gotta cut deep! :purplex: Again, I'm sorry.

[ger]

Oh, hon...I feel your pain!! It's still too fresh in my memory!! But, yes...you must be doing it right if she hates you. That's what teens do. I didn't even have facebook to know that my teens hated me...they told me themselves!! LOL

Just the other day though, Tabitha told me she had told Alec (he's 2) about consequences. I used to talk about consequences all the time. She was giggling about how she is using "Momisms".

Try not to stress too much...she'll actually live to make it to adulthood.

[hummingbird521]

Not a lot going on around here. Still enjoying Jerry being home nightly with the new job. Although right now his hours are very long as he works for a farming seed company. so with farming season fast approaching he is busy racking up hours. Yippee for this. He has been having to leave around 3am each morning and not home most nights till 7-8pm or so. Since my father was a farmer I am very familiar with these hours in life.

Not having a second car is starting to drive me crazy now. I can't wait to we can buy one. Since closing the business I am going mad with boredom here at home.

Working on bills today. What fun I say with sarcasm!! But at least we have the money to pay them for a change. LOL. We might even have enough to splurge and take the kids out to bowl or movies tomorrow night. WE haven't done anything together in a long time now.

Trying to work in prom dress shopping in the near future as well. I am really looking forward to this. Make a weekend out of it.

[KMS]

We sat around and figured out bills around here today too. Hey, it has to be done sometime. We realized that we have just a tad more than we thought we would too. Things could be much worse! Wow - prom dress shopping. I remember doing that with my mom. We had such a blast! It actually brings a tear to my eyes just thinking about it. Have a good time!

[hummingbird521]

What a wonderful weekend we have had. Jerry didn't get in till pretty late on Friday night but had stopped and picked up his kids. Managed to spend some time with them before his exhausted body went to bed. LOL.

Saturday since we had not been all together and done anything together (other than sit home and watch tv for months) we decided to take the kids out bowling and two eat at Cracker Barrel. Now mind you I haven't been bowling in over 20 years, Jerry and the kids haven't been in a few years. So we were quite the site out there. haha. Even though I am left handed I learned to bowl with my right. No big deal really but I have pins in my right shoulder and can't lift anything heavy or it will still try to dislocate and for sure can't use the left for this as it WILL dislocate. So I spent most of my night having to steal 6 lb balls from the little kids bowling. LOL. I did manage to get a couple of strikes though and a spare of two. Jerry done well except the poor man dislocated his thumb. LOL. It got hung up in the ball when he threw it. No one wanted near our lane either. Gee wonder why? We only stunk at it and had a party of 6, two adults, 2 kids and 2 teenage girls (who had rather have taken a beating than be there with their parents.) However we had the best time.

Supper was so good too. I love Cracker Barrel.

Now someone please tell me how to raise a spoiled rotten teenage daughter. Here she has been grounded for close to two months and last weekend let her go out twice alone with friends. She called in like she was supposed to every hour, this was the rule after doing what she had done previously by sneaking out in the middle of the night. So far we have yet to hear a thank you from her for this. Ever since I grounded her she is acting like she is going to run away any minute. Doing most anything to act out and be a general smartA$$ to me and everyone except her friends. We purchased her a pay as you go phone a couple of weeks ago with strict orders that she had 200 texts to use in a month and the rest was for phone calls to us. she went through 1000 texts in four days time and had no money left on the phone for calling. So I took the phone away and she only gets it on the nights she does go out now. She knew the rule and she broke it. She has been talking about us buying her a car for a year now. OK, her dad bought her a car last year. However till she can insure it she isn't allowed to bring it home. It's nice dependable car and is a 98 Ford Contour with sunroof, he also had a 6 disc cd changer put into it, new tires and all new paint job. She hates it. She tells him if it's not a 2004 or newer she isn't driving it and won't put insurance on it. Now she is expecting us to buy her one like she wants. We have told her respeatedly we cannot afford one that new or the insurance on it either. Also until she can show some respect I don't care if she walks everywhere. What happened to my DD? In one years time she is gone. This is not my DD but some stranger to me. She hardly smiles anymore. She is hateful to me, her stepdad (sometimes) and to her step brother and sister. She acts miserable all the time. Like we hold her hostage or something. I just don't know what to do anymore.

[ger]

I don't have a lot of advice to you...other than "hang in there!!" They do grow out of it and are thankful that you were a "mean Mom". Don't let her wear you down...stick to your guns.

What does your ex say about her behaviour?? Do you guys see eye to eye on how to raise her? That is one of the things that got me through..their Dad and I worked together on trying to keep them going.

It didn't work with my step-kids. Their Dad and I could never agree on "consequences". Actually, we agreed...he just would never keep the agreement. haha

As I said...hang in there. When she's 25, it will be better!!

[hummingbird521]

Thanks Ger. The ex and I agree on most things, but unfortunately he she never sees him much except for holidays and such. And right now he isn't going to be of much help as he is going through his mid-life nut case life and screwing his own up a lot. He is in the middle of splitting with his live in of 10 years or more. This might be a small part of my DD's problem now that I think about it. As my ex's live in has a daughter that is my DD's best friend. they have practically been sister's for their entire life now. Maybe I should bring this up to her and see if it might be a small part of her attitude. Maybe she thinks that since they are splitting up she won't ever see her sister (for lack of better wording) again?

[ger]

That sure could be a part of it. It sure would be nice if they would just tell you what is bothering them..instead of making you guess!! Hopefully it will get better soon!

[hummingbird521]

I just pm'd you ger. Thanks. I do wish I could get into her head really badly right now.

[Goin2thechapel]

Aaahhhh Treasia,

Don't take it too hard...Ask my mom. I was a VERY rude and mean person during my teenage years. I'm surprised my mom kept me...LOL but seriously, I think you may be on to something, why not ask her what's been bothering her. I could be soemthing as simple as the separation or something as complicated as.....BOYS...UGHHHHHHH (in that case, best of luck!)

And I am sooo glad to hear the Jerry is working locally now. It must have been extremely tough when he was on the road weeks on end.

[hummingbird521]

Aaahhhh Treasia,

Don't take it too hard...Ask my mom. I was a VERY rude and mean person during my teenage years. I'm surprised my mom kept me...LOL but seriously, I think you may be on to something, why not ask her what's been bothering her. I could be soemthing as simple as the separation or something as complicated as.....BOYS...UGHHHHHHH (in that case, best of luck!)

And I am sooo glad to hear the Jerry is working locally now. It must have been extremely tough when he was on the road weeks on end.

thanks amanda. I am trying so hard not to take her so serious and let it roll off my back. But seriously she is completely different than she was only a few months ago. It's like some alien swooped down and kidnapped my DD.

I am so happy Jerry is here now as well. He keeps me sane for the most part. LOL. Yes, tough it was. God was it tough.

[Goin2thechapel]

how old is she now?!? 14-16???

Period??? Could all be related!

Just hang in there hun...The teenage years ARE THE TOUGHEST! If you need to vent, you have my email address....USE IT!!

[hummingbird521]

how old is she now?!? 14-16???

Period??? Could all be related!

Just hang in there hun...The teenage years ARE THE TOUGHEST! If you need to vent, you have my email address....USE IT!!

I have to remember she does still have periods. :laugh: Since i don't I totally forget about this. LOL.

she is fixing to be 18 in a few months but still in 11th grade. As I held her back from starting kindergarten when she should have. so she thinks at 18 she can do what she wants too. Even though we tell her as long as she lives here she can't.

[NicksBride]

oh boy the terrible teenagers. I can remember being like that. They do grow out of it. Stay strong!
Good luck sweetie!

[SerendipityCrafts]

You are doing the right thing. Stay strong .... lean on Jerry and say prayers for DD to "smarten up" (or you are liable to lock her up for good!).

[bichonlvr]

Oh man!!! Don't you wish we could spank them HA HA!!!

Just stick to your guns, she will respect that later on in life!

Could she be doing drugs? Eating problem? Anything else that would explain her change in behavior? Sex?

[hummingbird521]

Oh man!!! Don't you wish we could spank them HA HA!!!

Just stick to your guns, she will respect that later on in life!

Could she be doing drugs? Eating problem? Anything else that would explain her change in behavior? Sex?


I don't think she is doing drugs at all. No signs and believe me I would know. As for the eating problem, I have often wondered about this. In fact lots of times wondered. She is obsessed now with how much she eats and exercises a whole lot too. but not a significant weight change at all. Sex, we do know she has had sex before. As she came and told me this herself a few months ago. Since that time though she is not seeing this person and I think (crossing fingers here) learned her lesson about it and him.

[bichonlvr]

Well hmmmm...those are generally the things we tell parents to look for when they see a sudden change!

Have her grades changed? Any differences at school too? Or just being a pain in the arse at home??

hang in there!

[hummingbird521]

Well hmmmm...those are generally the things we tell parents to look for when they see a sudden change!

Have her grades changed? Any differences at school too? Or just being a pain in the arse at home??

hang in there!

Actually her grades have significantly improved since she was grounded. :laugh: Nothing like having to study instead of being on the computer most of the time.

She is mostly a pain the arse here at home and mostly with me. such is the life of a mom I guess.

Yesterday was fine with her. Crossing fingers it stays this way for a bit.

[hummingbird521]

Who gave me their crude??? Pretty sure it was Jerry's two kids who done this to me. I seem to get sick everytime they are here!! LOL. I think they are mini walking freaking germs. For once I would love it if they didn't have the sniffles when they came over. Bu what can you do? I seriously thought of handing each one a bottle of germ x and telling them when they bath use it instead of soap. haha.

After spending the day yesterday out at about 12 different places paying bills, running errands and such I found out Jerry was staying overnight in his truck. Truthfully thank goodness since I didn't feel good and was running a fever. I don't want him to catch this crude if he can keep from it. He was still working last night at 12am (or should I say this morning). So I ended up going to bed early and trying to sleep. Not much luck in that dept for me either.

[NicksBride]

ugh, sorry you are sick. Tis the season I guess. Hope you feel better soon!! OJ and soup!

[hummingbird521]

Not a lot of anything happening around here lately. I am still sick and just laying around bored out of my mind. So tired of TV watching. I am (or should be) completely caught up on any movies I was behind on watching. Poor Jerry is worse. I think he has pneumonia to tell the truth. He won't stay home from work since it's a new job and he won't go to the doctor either. Since this is a new job our insurance hasn't kicked in yet. Poor man!! I got up at 1am and found him out of bed. Went to check on him and he was checking his temp. He had 102.7 this morning. Got him to start taking some antibiotics and tylenols. I am so hoping they start working pretty quick. He decided he is not having his kids over this weekend because: 1. He needs some rest and 2. He doesn't want to pass it on to them. I knew when he made this decision he was really really not feeling well. He never turns down seeing and spending time with his kids.

Sam is doing much better attitude wise. Thank goodness. Whatever was wrong must have worked out.

[NicksBride]

ugh how miserable for the two of you. I can't believe Jerry is still working, my god with that tempature he should be in bed. I bet he was bummed about not seeing his kids, but he made a good choice.
Glad Sam has been better!

[SerendipityCrafts]

If he wasn't on the road (ie being seen and infecting everyone else) I bet his new employer might just send him home. Something has got to give though ..... he either stays home, sees a doctor or both.

BTW - feel free to hop on a bus. It's so crazy busy around here, that I could use the help!

[ger]

I hope things are better with you two soon! He really shouldn't be out in the world with a fever. I know how stubborn men can be...I've been surrounded by stubborn men my entire life. lol

[SerendipityCrafts]

I know how stubborn men can be...I've been surrounded by stubborn men my entire life. lol

I really don't think they are stubborn at all ..... they are fraidy cats! Just look at his face the next time you suggest DH goes to see a doctor.

http://www.sermons4kids.com/disciples_afraid_slide.jpg

[ger]

too true...way too true!!

[KMS]

Sorry you're sick. I'm in the same boat! Not feeling very well at all right now! I hope that you feel better soon and I really hope that Jerry feels better. Seems like he is worse off than either one of us!

[hummingbird521]

A night alone tonight and tomorrow as well. All after getting used to Jerry being home again. As you can see I am still up at 12:30 am and not wanting to go to bed alone. Jerry left today for South Carolina and will be back sometime Tuesday but not home till night. He is feeling much better, those antibiotics have kicked in for him thankfully. I took him to his truck today and he was wanting to leave by noon and drive the rest of the day. It ended up being almost 3pm before he got to leave out. He had taken his semi to be serviced and the boss was going to pick it up on Saturday and take it back to the company for him and it be ready today. Well wouldn't you know it the boss forgot!!! so we get there and no truck. He had to contact the boss (which took an act of congress to find) and ended up taking another driver's truck. He was not to happy about it either. He has sirius satellite in his truck and wanted to listen to the races. Other driver's truck didn't have it. But he isn't going to be complaining about it either. Why? Simply because on Friday (which was payday) he got the biggest check he has ever gotten in his 40 years of life. We were thrilled beyond belief. Finally caught up on bills now (or just about) and have some money to sock away. He loves this new company.

The weather here has been so nice. Gorgeous really. The high was over 70 today and I opened the windows (hoping to blow the flu germs out). LOL. I can't wait to start planting flowers in the flower beds.

For those that don't know it I have gotten horribly out of shape since we got married. Between my health issues, no exercise whatsoever, working from home and not two jobs anymore, well, let's just say I've gained about 30 lbs in two years. I am not happy about it at all. My parents brought me a treadmill the other day. We finally got it carried in the house today and I thought I would walk a bit. My God, I'm out of shape. I had the thing set on a snail's pace of about 1.5 miles an hour. On the warm up portion actually. I walked about 15 minutes and pulled a hamstring muscle. Now that's bad. I have got to do more and get myself back into shape. Jerry doesn't say anything (he's to sweet, plus he has gained from sitting all day) but it bothers me and if it bothers me then it does him. More exercise for me.

[hummingbird521]

Thought I might update for those that do read this. haha.

Since spring is in the air and all I have been spending as much time as possible outdoors here. I have been raking the yard and getting it ready to plant some flowers in the beds we do have and getting ready to make more. I love flowers and trees in the yard. However since spring has arrived so have my allergies. Ugh I hate them. My favorite time of year and I suffer from them so bad. I've had a headache now since about four days ago. oh well I'll get over it I guess.

Sam and I went shopping for her prom dress on Friday. What a disaster for us both. We ended up fighting and just came home. You can read about it in my blog if you like. http://midlifetruckerswife.blogspot.com/2008/03/screaming-nightmare-of-day.html
I just don't feel like posting all about it again. LOL. After you read it you will know why. We do have plans on going back out on Friday again to a different store however. This time as well my mother will be going to be peacemaker for the two of us. haha

The whole family is enjoying Jerry's new local truck driving job. It's so nice to have him home most nights and especially on the weekends now. His kids are here every weekend now and we are getting back into the swing of being one happy little family again.

Not to much else is going on. My birthday is in about a week and I can tell Jerry is racking his poor little brain trying to figure out what to do. He searched the net to see if Celtic Women were in concert close enough for him to buy us tickets for my day. But they have changed their concert schedule and not going to be in Memphis after all. this was a big let down for me. My sister is taking me to the "Collective Soul" concert at the end of April for a late celebration for it. Whatever Jerry decides to do for me I know I will enjoy it immensely since it's his idea.

[SerendipityCrafts]

He searched the net to see if Celtic Women were in concert close enough for him to buy us tickets for my day. But they have changed their concert schedule and not going to be in Memphis after all. this was a big let down for me. My sister is taking me to the "Collective Soul" concert at the end of April for a late celebration for it. Whatever Jerry decides to do for me I know I will enjoy it immensely since it's his idea.

Thank you for posting!!!!! I was just taking a break, reading your journal when your mention of concerts reminded me that I was supposed to try to get James Taylor tickets for DH today!!! The tickets went on sale at 10 am argh!

I managed to get two seats but they aren't as close as I had hoped to get :(

Ok so I don't really care for James Taylor but DH is obsessed and I get bonus "good wife" points for doing this LOL

Jerry can always get you some more hummingbird chachkis :)

[NicksBride]

Good for you for getting out and enjoying the warm weather. Glad everyone is feeling better as well, being sick just takes a toll.
Oh dress shopping with the daughter sounded exhausting. I hope you guys can find something you both can live with!!