What??? It’s Halloween, what in the heck is Nevada Day??? For those that have never lived in this state, Nevada Day is a state holiday celebrating the date we became a state on October 31, 1864.
When I was in school, I thought it was cool that we had Halloween off. Yeah, I know, I’m a dork!
One of the owners of our company (the one that stays in the office) yelled downstairs last week if we remembered Nevada Day. The office manager told him that I already had it on the calendar. Then he yelled if I had it on the door. I yelled up to him (his office is on the 2nd floor and he yells down from the loft) that I wasn’t putting it on the door until this week as I didn’t want to continue to explain what Nevada Day is. Those that don’t live in our state or those that are new to our state get pretty upset that we are going to be closed. Oh well, what can ya do.
Our weather is cold, windy and rainy so we will be home all weekend. Neither of us are feeling well so the less we are outside, the better off we will be in the long run.
Yesterday morning I didn’t have enough time to get the stew in the crockpot. So I left the recipe on the counter for hubby. He did a great job. He’s becoming quite a chef. As Emeril say, “It isn’t rocket science!” The left overs have sat in the fridge overnight, so you know what’s for lunch today!
Ya’ll stay safe when you are out and about with the kiddies. Have a great time and a great day.
I have an internal music system. I woke up to this song, playing in my head, Slow Fade by Casting Crowns. I love waking up with a song playing in my mind. It’s usually a worship song, but then it can be a V8 slap song like this one. What am I supposed to learn from this song?
“Slow Fade”
Be careful little eyes what you see
It’s the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings
Be careful little feet where you go
For it’s the little feet behind you that are sure to follow
It’s a slow fade when you give yourself away
It’s a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
It’s a slow fade, it’s a slow fade
Be careful little ears what you hear
When flattery leads to compromise, the end is always near
Be careful little lips what you say
For empty words and promises lead broken hearts astray
It’s a slow fade when you give yourself away
It’s a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
The journey from your mind to your hands
Is shorter than you’re thinking
Be careful if you think you stand
You just might be sinking
It’s a slow fade when you give yourself away
It’s a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
Daddies never crumble in a day
Families never crumble in a day
Oh be careful little eyes what see
Oh be careful little eyes what you see
For the Father up above is looking down in love
Oh be careful little eyes what you see
We all are battling something in our lives: Health, Work, Finances, Relationships, Hurts, Sadness, etc. This battle can slowly fade us away into someone we don’t even recognize.
Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and wondered who is this and how did I get here?
Ever wondered what it would have been like if you took that other road in the fork of your life?
How many of you thought you would be in a different place in your life?
I look in the mirror and see someone who’s been hurt, frustrated, sometimes angry, sometimes sad. Then I see someone who’s life I can remember in bits and pieces. When I look again, I see someone with a wacky sense of humor and likes to play practical jokes. Then another look and I see someone who is just going through the days with no goal in mind.
“Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid, when you give yourself away.” This line always gets me. I’ve had many thoughts and made many choices that had a big price to pay, because I did give myself away to things that weren’t me. Things that I thought were me, because they were cool, but they weren’t. The sad thing, I’ve lost a bit of “me” somewhere along the way and see someone I don’t recognize in that mirror.
I used to wonder about the other road, but I wouldn’t be here if I took the other forks. I do like it here. It is where the “now me” lives. Granted I have my ups and downs, but for the most part it is up, which I am truly thankful for!
Our monthly date with the doc went about like I thought it would. Hubby’s doing well and he’s lost a pound, to which he sucks right now! However, I really am glad he is doing better. My blood sugar numbers are still out of control which sucks right now. I’ve been avoiding going to church, serving in any ministries, etc., since it has turned cold and with my sugars being out of control, I have no immunity. Probably a good thing that I’ve stepped out of all the serving that I was signed up for last year.
He’s added another dose of my new medicine and I really have to kick myself in the A** to get me back in control. All I can say is …. AARRGH! Not fun! I’m ranting and sorry, but I’m frustrated!! Tomorrow will be a better day, I just need to let it go and start anew.
I’ve been working on cleaning the front office at work. It looked horrible. I should have taken a before picture, because now it looks better! I even brought a dvd to be played on the Mirror/TV. I figure it is that time of year when the front office is not in direct sunlight, so the TV is more visible through the mirror.
I’m not too excited about the rain forcasted this weekend. I know we need the moisture, but it usually means the white stuff isn’t too far away.
I guess I’ll go to bed. Tomorrow has to be a better day!
I have heard about this site from a fellow blogger. I am one of those people who says, “Someday I’ll write a book.” I seem to say someday, quite often.
Once I found this site and wandered around, I got excited about writing again. So, I signed up for the 30 day challenge to write 50,000 or more words, to see if I can stay disciplined enough to do it.
I challenge all of you to join me … it would be so much fun! Check it out here
When the weather turns cold, why do we want food that we shouldn’t eat? Last weekend I made biscuits with sasauge gravy. The gravy was by scratch, however, the biscuits were frozen pillsbury biscuits – which turn out just like my late mother-in-law’s biscuits. Quite yummy. I also made a pot of chili, which became my lunches for the week. Plus I made a pan of chocolate chip cookie bars. Since I didn’t have sugar, I used splenda. I was so surprised how good they turned out. I’m finding as I get older, I don’t have the patience to make batches of anythng (cookies, pancakes, etc). That’s why I made bar cookies and pour pancake batter in a pan and bake it in the oven. LOL, yeah, I know, I’m getting lazy.
Now I’m craving stew and sheppards pie. Hmmm, I’m thinking a trip to the store in coming soon.
I have such a nomadic soul. I know I come by it naturally, since my dad would up and move the family from place to place from Central California down to Southern Nevada. When the family landed in Las Vegas, mom put her foot down and said no more moving. So that’s where I was birthed and raised. Since we rent our homes, we still move from place to place, which satisfies some of my nomadic desires. But I find I want to continue to travel and visit places I’ve never been. So the Travel Channel is one of my favorite escapes. The show that is on right now is National Parks – Lodges & Inns. I may have to check out some of these places. Hmmm, Furnace Creek Inn serves rattlesnake empanedas with goat cream and guacomole … I’m not sure I’m brave enough to try it … mayble if I didn’t know what it was.
So what out of the ordinary foods have you had??? In Singapore, my sisters and I went on a sightseeing tour with a few of the guys in the band. They were locals and drove us around the island. We stopped at this little restaurant in a hut and the guys ordered all the food. One of them was chicken claws. My sisters are more adventurous than I. They ate them and their comments were quite interesting. I just passed and stuck to the noodles. Singapore noodle dishes are great! When we got to Bangkok our favorite food was the meat on the stick sold by the street vender outside one of the malls. One of the band guys came up to visit and he kept telling us not to eat it, you don’t know what kind of meat it is. The three of us looked at him and said, “Who cares, these are great!” I think we made the vender’s day, we bought about 30 sticks from her that day. Of course the picture we took, her expression was of wonder (not the awe kind) at these crazy American girls! Of course this was back in 1976. I’m sure these days, nothing would be surprising!
Well, enough of memory lane. I had better get to the store so I can figure out what I’m making this weekend for lunch! Later ya’ll!
Here I sit at 4:40am. I’ve been up for 2+ hours now and i am thankful it is a weekend and do not have to work in the morning. So, instead, I’ve paid bills and now I’m broke … LOL … ain’t that the way! Oh well, such is life.
I’ve watched the Flower Power infomercial. I’ve watched the get rich quick Infomercial and I’ve just finished watching The Holiday. Now Dante’s Peak is on. I really should get rid of the movie channels, since they constantly repeat the movies over and over again, PLUS, the fact these movies are old! And here I go rambling again … lol … sorry ya’ll.
So what woke me up in the middle of the night? My body rebelling yet again. My right ovary was screaming and the pain went straight through to the back. I can’t take a pain pill, since I’m allergic to it, that’s what was causing my eczema flareup. I finally took a tylonal and it took the edge off for now. I can’t take advil since I’m back on my arthritis meds … LOL … I’ve become a chemist with all these different meds I’m on.
I did order another exercise dvd. Since I enjoy dancing, it’s a dance exercise dvd. LOL, yes I know, it will be added to the list of other exercise tapes on my shelf. I’m going to try and actually do this one. Yeah, I know, I’ve said that before.
Work has been slow, makes for really long days. Construction slow down has finally hit our company. Hopefully we can hold our own until things get better in the next few years. So how long does it take to get a nursing degree?
I feel like a blob. After quite a large dinner, I wanted DQ. Unfortunately, it isn’t far from our house. While I was talking about going to DQ, our cat quickly wanders over to me and starts lovin’ on me, as if saying, “Mom, I like DQ, bring me something also.”
So off hubby and I go. He had a banana split and I had a turtle waffle bowl. All I can say is OMG I am stuffed. Dog and cat had hubby’s remains of a banana split.
Ever crave something and when you get it, it isn’t what you thought you wanted? Well, that was me. I could have probably ordered the whole dessert menu and still not be happy with my choice. Oh well, it was good, but still didn’t get that … satisfaction thing … quick someone stop me before I start doing my Mick Jagger immitation to “I can’t get no, Satisfaction. Oops, too late!! Hmmm, maybe we should have gone to Cold Stones.
Each weekend people have come to our door pushing their favorit candidate in whichever race (Local or National). Needless to say, we do not answer the door. Some of these people get awfully pushy, knocking a few time, then you hear a sigh and they stuff their pamphlet through the door or hang it on the knob. Every night when we get home from work, there is always a pamphlet waiting for us about the person they think should be in whichever office. Mind you, it is usually the ones we do not support, but hey, that’s why they are out and about, to try and win the vote. I’m not just talking about the presidential race, but the senate and local government race also.
So Tuesday night after work, we voted early. I have to say, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND voting early. Why do you ask? 1 – No lines! 2 – You don’t feel rushed! 3 – it gets it out of the way! AND I’ve come up with a 4th thing. You know those, “I Voted” Stickers you get after voting? Since I am sick and tired of pamphlets on my door, I put the sticker on a piece of paper and wrote, “I’ve voted. Please do not leave anymore pamphlets! Thank You.” It worked! We have not had anything on our door the rest of the week. Of course, this weekend will be the tell tale sign, but It’s nice not to have a mish mash of vote for me all over my front step. I don’t know about you, however, I will be extremely happy when elections are over. I’m sick of the ads, I’m sick of the complaining, I’m sick of the bashing and I’m pretty sick of each candidate (Local and National)!
But hey, that’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it! Hope ya’ll have a good weekend!
We were at the grocery store yesterday. I was my usual tired and getting flustered because hubby was talking in his soft voice. A tone which my ears cannot detect. I had asked him if we had any black pepper at home. After 3 times of not hearing his answer, I asked again, thoroughly frustrated. Unfortunately, it came out as: “Do we have any black pekker at home?” I’m not even going to type his response.
All I could do was laugh. Unfortunately there was another shopper just in front of me as I said it. I’m glad all I got from him was a snicker.
I’m going through a serving hiatus at church. This weekend’s teaching was on our gifts we were given. Around the auditorium were 14 tables with the different ministries at our church. Seventy-five serving opportunities available. I walked by each one and out the door. I keep wondering why I did that and why I had no desire to sign up for anything.
I’ve bowed out of the children’s ministry this year, since I’m not always sure I’ll be there each week with my health. I’ve bowed out of the feeding ministry, one because my share ministry had ended and two I lost the umph. Now I’m thinking about bowing out of the choir ministry. This year the choir director is pregnant and she’s trying to take it easy since she’s had problems in the past. So this year choir would be a piece of cake, since we would only be singing for Christmas and Easter. But I’m finding I don’t want to commit to that either.
Have I burned myself out or am I going through a defiant period of rebelling? I don’t know the answer to that. I’m frustrated with myself, because I keep getting in the way of what God wants me to do. I’m frustrated with hubby, because I feel bad if I’m involved in something and he’s not.
Then I get frustrated with myself again, because I’m letting someone stand between me and God. Wow, did I really say that? I know in my heart this isn’t true, because hubby always encourages me to do whatever it is I feel I’m being led to do. But, ya know, there are times I feel like I’m growing and he’s not.
I ran into someone who was in a bible study class with me. She always felt sad, because she’d go to church alone. Wondering what it would be like to go with her spouse. Her spouse wasn’t a believer and she never pushed the issue. Well, he’s starting to go to church with her and although he hasn’t accepted Christ, he is working toward this. To see the joy in her that she gets to be with her husband and worshipping God together is really a blessing. I understand how she feels, since this is the first church that hubby and I have gone together as a couple.
Hubby has accepted Christ, but he still isn’t in to fellowship, etc. I find I miss fellowship with other. I miss my bible study, I miss the pantry, I miss the children, I miss singing … but the missing part isn’t strong enough to break through my stubborness and commiting. Yup, I just said the key word, “commiting” … I know, I’m afraid to commit, since I’m afraid what will stop me, which is usually my health. It took away so much of my time last year, that I ended up feeling disconnected.
So this hiatus, I’m hoping will only be for this year. I still love my Lord with all my heart, mind and soul. I still want to serve him, but I’m not sure in what way. Sounds like I need some face in the dirt praying to do and reconnecting my heart with His.
We drove to Reno to see “Fireproof”. I definately recommend this movie for all - married, single, separated, on the verge of splitting. It is really good. It’s a 2 hour movie and hubby didn’t want to leave for a potty break until it was over. Although he did rush out when it was over. LOL … well, I guess this is one movie for the home library.
Having been through a marriage fire, I wish we had “The Love Dare” while we were burning. Somehow we’ve managed to work through our probs by osmosis, well, so it seems, or maybe the volcun mind meld (?) not sure which, but we’ve never talked about our probs, but here we are back together. That last time we almost split was 11 years ago. It was rough on the kids as they were in their last couple of years of high school. I’m sure we’ve scarred them for life, but what can I say.
If you get a chance to see this movie, do it. It’s worth it!
