Christmas has come and gone, just like the song, before you know it, its already here.
The weather has been crazy warm also. The boys are still  here it has been nice to have them home.
Now I will soon be ready to get my house back in order, then on to taxes, don't even want to think about that. What are your plans for this year?
Made a appointment for my mamo, get that out of the way. My aunt Ellen came for Christmas she is 91, getting up there, bless her heart she can hardly walk. My mother not to far behind her either.
Life is still good and on to a new year, Happy New year to everyone.

December 18, 2019
Wow end of the year is almost here, hard to believe the year has come nd gone.
I was supposed to work this morning, I woke up early, no news there. I did however wake up with a sty this happens once in a while, I say sty I don't really know my eye is swollen an puffy and deformed looking. It usually goes away, but today it seems to be lingering, so I felt best to stay hope, funny I never call in hardly ever, and when I do I feel bad, because I knew that puts them in a pickle, but I just was not feeling it today. Christmas shopping all done, and what can I say Kohl's and amazon are wonderful. My parents are coming for Christmas along with the three Seney boys and Kate, Chris's girlfriend, so I am beyond happy I love a house full, love to cook for them and make everyone happy. Dustin will be here this Saturday, I always have to sing, Saturday when I spell it out.
We had to get a new furnace this year and last week new refrigerator, always something, never can get ahead. In February we will have been here in Ohio for 5 years, that is crazy and yet it seems like it has went by so fast. Mike still in lot of pain with his back, and I know its just never going to get better, I just wish he could get some relief once in a while would be nice for him.
So next got to start thinking about taxes, oh goodie I can hardly wait, we will have to pay of course, why I don't know, I do know I have worked over at kohls and that will be taking away from my Social Security. Nothing is taking out of my social security so I will have to pay taxes on that also.

So today, I let down my defense, almost got scammed. If you know me at all, then you know I always think someone is out to get me, not just me I mean like in general somebody is always looking to screw some one over. I worry because  my parents are older and when my mom answers the phone she has almost many times fell for these scammers the only thing that keeps her from going threw is she is unable to drive, thank goodness. So I was having a problem with my I pad the screen is cracked, which is a first for me. So I googled apple site for tech support, clicked on what I thought was a legitimate site, anyway I tell the India guy, of course this is nothing new the fact that he is of India decent, if you are offended by this oh well. I told him the problem, I gave no information other than my name and the serial number of my device, so he says it would cost $100.00 for new I pad, then says something to the effect to deposit and I thought what does that mean, so I explained I don't want new I pad I want the screen replace, he then said $50.00 and someone will come to your home to pick it up, which I thought was weird so I said I don't think this is legitimate I will just take it to a apple store, then he proceeded to tell me to go F MYSELF and I said what!!!!!! Then he hung up as I said a few choice words back. OMG, WOW is all I can say. So I learned something today from my son who is very tech savvy, he said if I google something and it has AD IN FRONT that means its not the real deal. So on to better news, Las Vegas trip was a blast, loved everything, great time, family and friends. My plane, the flight was great no issues, I might be safe to say my fear of flying is gone,maybe.
Stampinup is great got all kinds of freebies, and I guess I will give it some effort and see if I cant sell something.

Life is all good

Another day, I woke up and I am thankful for everything god has allowed me.
The bills are paid, got money to go to Vegas with, and I don't need any thing else. Got a job, got my social security coming in, now if we could just get Mike's back to stop hurting.
The house is clean, the sheets are changed, and the heated blanket has been put into the bed.
I did not make it to church today, I just had so much to do. I am sure that probably disappointed my mom, but I had a very busy week with not a lot of time to do much of anything, but work.
Vegas is right around the bend I am so excite to get away and hopefully, relax, don't think much relaxing will be done, but just good times with family and friends.
We have sunshine today, which always makes me happy.

Another day another dollar, is how it goes. I'm tired today, but two more days until I get a day off, getting closer to Las Vegas and just typing it gives me butterflies in my belly, just thinking about flying makes me crazy, I better remember to get something for me belly.  I do believe I have a head cold, but I am fighting threw it. My ears are plug all the time. So much to do, I mean really Christmas is right around the bend, I need to focus on what is happening this years boys are coming what will we do , eat, ect.
Starting to get cold outside, and I just hope weather is good the day  I leave, or I will be in panic mode the whole way. Anyone else have a fear of flying like me? I have a new crochet project I want to start, in my spare time, that is funny no spare time for me.

Life is Good

Life is good, any day I wake up is a good day. I truly am a very thankful person.
My foot is doing so much better with the meds the doctor gave me. Mike had a appointment today with his pain doctor and he also got a script for the same medicine, hoping he also might get some relief. Beautiful day here in Columbus Ohio. I am getting ready to do a new crochet project, truth be known I am sure I already had some yarn, well let me rephrase that I know I have yarn, but just like anything a craftier does, you never have the right color and you always want and need more. With that  being said, I need to finish my quilt along with many other things. Is anyone else like that I wonder, but here is the  thing I don't have to wonder about that because I can read post threw facebook and there are many, many people just like me. Just like when I dance around the house and at kohls, you know the saying dance like no one is watching, today in Walmart this woman was putting up stock, and a snappy little tune came on and she starting dancing made me think of myself.
I love music and I love to sing and dance, maybe not so great, but who cares, it makes me happy.
So I got a new planner, that I am excited about, I love planners, and stuff to make my life easy.
Now that the kids are gone I do not have to keep track of so much like when they were home going to school, sports one was always coming and one was always going. Tomorrow is Jeff's birthday.
Can not even wait to see Dustin and Jeff for Christmas. There are so many options for Dustin, being vegan and all, today Mike and I went to Whole foods, that place has everything you can imagine .
Plus if you want and chose to eat healthy its going to cost you, crazy how that works in the world today, its all about eating right and making healthy choices. Update on my mother it is  a struggle she woke up and her foot was swollen roger took her to emergency room, I guess she can not put any weight on it, wheel chair will be next I think, it is very hard to deal with, her ageing. Las Vegas is getting closer, I am getting excited except when I start thinking about flying, which I hate to do and I do get very anxious just thinking about it. I am sure it will be fine, I hope.

My youngest called, he lives in California, he will be 26 next week, that just blows my mind.
Dustin and Jeff both will be here for Christmas kind of exciting all 3 seney boys will be here. Today I got my gray gone thank goodness, as long as I can afford and there is dye around don't think I will have grey hair ever, could be wrong, I mean if I went to sleep and woke up all grey, but the growing out crap drives me nuts.
So the pills the doctor gave me for my foot seem to be working, its really crazy because my foot had been hurting so bad I was not sure what I was going to do.
My craft room is a mess again it seems to be on going if I make anything it is a mess, and it's a small room and it drives me crazy. It takes several hours to clean it up and organize, then I am to tired to craft.

Oh my goodness it has been a very busy day, when I am off work I try and get many things done.
Sheets changed, chicken cheese, sour cream enchiladas, meal prep for next week all done, leftovers for tomorrow, also made Michael some fajitas. craft a little and I can say life is good. starting to get colder outside, but all is well, flu shot went well no affects thank goodness. I am getting hair done on Saturday , getting ready for Vegas, here we come.

Oh my gosh it that time of the year when I want to make everything, plus I am reading a new book
by Stephen King called doctor sleep. Okay I am hooked on making these Hershey nugget craft things.
Plus I have been very busy at work and when I get home I am tired, to tired to do anything, I hate that too, but there is nothing I can do about it, cause I have to work. Anyway life is good, fall is here, and my mom's birthday was yesterday she is 85 now, wow.
 Dustin and Jeff are coming for Christmas I am really excited about that, love my boys.

Do you have Alexa? Do you know what Alexa is? A few years back my son Carl got Alexa for Mike and I for Christmas, Mike was not to impressed, but I on the other hand just like any new device think its all cool and I always like it even if I don't know how to use it. I have not done a lot with her, I do utilized her for waking me up in the morning, plus now she is reading to us, since we are both into listening to our books read to us. Modern technology is the great, I love everything about it.

Vegas

I’m getting so excited about next month , going to Vegas I can hardly contain my excitement.
It’s been a long time since I went anywhere, fun times with my BFF, my brother and my friend Kathy
Look out Vegas here we come.

We all need to take time for ourselves drink lots of water that is a Big One. I have probably drink more water in the last two, than I have in my whole life. Not exaggerating either, it was not until I read the book The Clean 20, by Dr. Ian K Smith, that I started my journey with water, and gave up soda forever. 

I say just be yourself. Surround yourself with family and love ones, life is to quick, in the blink of eye someday , someone you love will be gone. I have been very fortunate so far in my life which I do try and remember to thank the good lord above for that. My life has been full and rich not with money , but with family and friends, I have never really wanted for anything, I am not a bling, or ritzy girl,

I don't really have a taste for what you might call the finer foods of life. Growing up near the boarder and in Arizona I have a love for Mexican food. My life has been simple, and very satisfying, God has blessed me with 6 healthy boys. My marriage going on 32 years, and in my life I have really only been sick a handful of times. I have only been in the  hospital   the 6 times I have given birth.

Our kids are very self sufficient, have all move and are grown, and have never ask Mike and I for anything.

I woke up this morning around 1:00 am something with a really bad headache, I feel I have no one to blame for this but myself, meaning that after a year and a half ago when I did the whole diet change thing, I realize that sugar was not good for me. When I chose to do the clean 20, which by the way is a great book if you want to change the way you eat.
Anyway to this day I have not had soda, my sugar intake is way less than what it use to be, I cut out for the most part candy. When I went threw that process, my headaches completely went away, and I had all this energy. I went for almost three months I think without a headache. I also lost 25 pounds, my goal was not to lose weight but to feel better, I have kept the weight off, I would imagine because I still don't drink soda anymore and candy intake is still pretty good meaning once in a while I eat candy bar something like that. I do however eat cake, sweets homemade stuff, I am going to have to really take note of what I eat with sugar, because I feel this is what causes my headaches.
Some people are very fortunate to never have or get headaches, my hubby hardly ever gets a headache. So I made myself some breakfast, skipped the coffee this morning, and going to really watch what I eat today.

Gotta love bath and body works

Another day, work was okay today foot did not bother me to bad today,thank goodness.
Daughter-in-law had a little scare, had to go to hospital she has a infection and my son is out of state right now, but all is good. I didn’t want to half to drive to Kentucky and fight rush hour traffic. I really don’t stray to far from my house very often. I have discovered life throws us all kinds of curve balls how you catch them and what you do with them is what matters most.
What’s for dinner tonight? Well I put my crockpot on this morning before I left for work with veggie in it. House smelled pretty good when I got home. Meal prepping is very handy when you work,
And crockpots are wonderful cause you just set  it and leave. Anything that makes my life easier I’m all for it.

https://instagram.com/quiltybox?igshid=mklfmtci5l9q

Have you tried the quilty box, I have gotten few, going to try it again, it’s seems little expensive but you differently get more than your money’s worth.

I love everything about fall weather, Starbucks can be very expensive but once in a while I do indulge in pumpkin spice everything.
https://www.facebook.com/Starbucks/

So I took mom to church today, then after we all went out to eat, Clayton and his family.
Kind of rainy today, kind of nice too for a change. Flu shot do you get one or not that is the question  of the day. I have never had one, but since I will be flying next month to las Vegas I guess I will get one on this Thursday when I go to the doctor. I feel since I will be exposed to so many people traveling and all that it will be good thing. I am feeling much better today, we shall see how it goes tomorrow at work, running freight and such.  The regular pastor was not at church today, so one of the older, well I say older she might not be as old as me, but anyway she was okay, but towards the end she did say some stuff I did not agree with, but I think that is what makes the world what it is today I mean we can't all agree on everything right? I get every other weekend off, so I usually try and go and take my mom, its in Logan where they live, its a small church but I like it, that is where Clayton and his family go. I believe in god I am a Christian , I worked for many years on Sunday's and in spite of what people might think there are many jobs that you are required to work on Sunday, so when you go out to eat on your day of worship just remember not everybody can have Sunday off.
It was first Sunday of the month, which means communion Sunday, I chose to not partake, I guess I felt I do not live a godly enough life to take it, or maybe the preacher lady had guilt me into not taking it I don't really know for sure. I could tell this upset my mom, and she did ask why, so I told her. Anyway life is good and I will try to be a better person, if I can its hard to live a godly life in this world I feel.

So who hangs a pickle on their tree and why would you want a pickle on your tree?

Yesterday was crazy at work, I was running freight at kohl's which is my job meaning I bring and put out stock in the store. My area is home and kids, I mostly work in home, so anyway a bringing a U-boat of freight out and I pull it instead of pushing it, someone left a rail of clothes just outside the door and of course I trip over it and fell, yeppers down I went and landed on the other rail, missed my Private female part by a 1/2 inch, but I am black and blue down there now. I am pretty sure I might have fracture my tail bone also. So if that was not enough my right foot has really been hurting a lot
and yesterday was no exception , so when that happens I have a tendency to baby the right foot and put all the weight on my left foot, so I was carrying a small box not much bigger than a shoe box and for no reason fell again, OMG , right I was like what the heck is wrong with me today and everybody else was wondering the same thing. I felt I could get threw my shift, but my wrist was hurting pretty bad from second fall, so I ask if I could leave a little early and they said of course. I managed to get into doctor for my foot, found out I have a lot of inflammation and arthritis in my foot, welcome to the golden years. This is kind of funny here, they tell me at the doctor's office you have not been seen by the doctor in over two years, I smiled and said yeah isn't that a good thing, I mean I don't get sick very often, so apparently if you go past 3 years not seeing the doctor then you become not in the system anymore, go figure. Much better today, thank goodness, wrist seems to be okay, but the other area still pretty sore, but hey life goes on.

So yesterday I went into Hobby Lobby, walking into this store I felt like a kid walking into a toy or candy store. I only bought a couple little craft things, but I wanted everything in there, I love to just walk in and get ideas and inspiration. I bought some Styrofoam balls for some ornaments that I seem to think I will have time to make, which is funny because I have so many other things I want to make also. Life is good, my mom and I went and had our nails done yesterday also, her birthday is coming up and I paid for her toes to be done, she really enjoys having a pedicure. She will be 85 in another week, I realize I am lucky to still have her, because so many of my friends have lost their mothers.
Saturday I will take her to church, it is the least I can do for her, plus I do enjoy going because I get to see Clayton and his family.
Weather is slowly becoming cooler, I guess I should not be in such a hurry, winter will be here before we know it. My trip to Las Vegas is next month I'm so excited to go. I think for the first time I will get a flu shot because I will be flying and exposed to so many people, don't want to get sick.
I am really in good health, I take no meds, and I do not get sick very often, have a doctors apt next week for my foot which has been hurting, I think its a inflammatory thing, I have not seen the doctor in over a year.

Today was a busy morning for me, first I went to bed early last night, so I slept in until 6:00 am
that's a big deal for me. I work later this afternoon, so I get a text from hubby this morning telling me to take it easy until I go to work, you read, craft, sew do all those fun things I like to do.
I get up and decide to make pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting, then I get this wild hair to make pumpkin bread also, but do I stop there, not me I had some more apples in the fridge, from my bushel that I got a while back to can, so I make apple cobbler. I also had chicken in the crock pot for my lunches next week. I also made mike burritos. I finally got done cooking, got the kitchen all clean.
Had to clean my craft room, before I could even think about crafting, then I decided after that was done to vacuum the house.
I still have to work 5 1/2 hours tonight when I go into work, and these are what they call the golden years. A tip from me, get your housework done early, your bed made and life goes a lot easier.
Record high heat here today in Ohio, so much that schools are closed, and its October.
Smart tv, do you have one? I did not even realize there as such a thing until we got ours a few months back. Everything is electronic now day's it crazy. My Crockpot you can program from your phone, you can turn lights on and off in the house with your phone, my how times have change.

I have not been that person in many many years.

Messy craft room

My craft room is a mess, I don't even know where to begin I went into the room  a very small room it is. I can not seem to ever find what I am looking for. Does anyone else have this problem? I mean I can get it all clean, then when I go decide to go craft it becomes a mess all over again.
Organize that is the big issue. How organized are you? I try I have storage containers ,I have totes,
just never enough room. I have so many things saved on social media, like how to organize my life,
anything I do but some days it just seems like it never will all come together. At this point in my life I did not intend to be working as much as I am, but at the same time if I did not work I would not be able to do much in the way of crafting or any thing else for that matter. I feel as though if I could have grown up in a big city like Columbus I could have done so many other things in my life, job opportunities and such.
Small town like willcox was great for raising kids, but not a lot of anything else to offer. I could have worked my way up the ladder at kohls real quick if I were younger. They like me because I do my job.
Mike and I do okay here in Ohio, because we both work hard. This is a time when you are supposed to start slowing down.

Let's talk Walmart, now I know a lot of people refused to shop at Walmart, for many different reasons.
I shop there, and yes I bitch a lot about the quality of service. This morning I went there to get a few things, my hubby drinks two beers when he gets off work, not one not three but just two, and he only works 3 days a week, because after all he is retired. So back to the Walmart story, I decide not to go  to self checkout and I will get back to self checkout later. So after I go to checkout the young cashier who apparently was not old enough to check beer out says I will have to get a manager to override, she walks away gone maybe couple minutes and comes back and continues to ring me out, meantime line behind me is starting to get more people and I can tell they are getting agitated, for one reason one of the ladies who had been waiting in another line, got out of that one and go into the one I was in. Cashier is done ringing me up and we are still waiting for the manager to come, after about 5 minutes I say to cashier, well can you call her again, she says it can only be a manager, okay well get her over her, after another couple minutes manager comes strolling up of course with no apology and of course no greeting, the young cashier tell her that I and they lady behind me were upset that it took her so long, so then the manager develops attitude. This is exactly why people hate Walmart.
So here is the thing about self checkout, does it really save time, because if you buy tobacco, or liquor or even some meds or cough syrup somebody has to come over and check it out.
This makes for a frustrating shopping day.
Let's talk opioids just for a minute, now if you know me well you know my hubby has chronic back pain, for which he takes meds, or if we are labeling yes opioids, now without his meds lets just say he himself is very miserable, not mention I have to live with this man, okay so I see the pain he is in, I also have to suffer if he does not get his meds, because he is not a happy camper without. We pay a lot of money for our insurance so we both get very frustrated when the insurance makes us jump threw hoops and all kinds of crap just to get his meds. I know there are lots of questions when it come to opioids, be rest assure there are people, not all but some who do not abuse the drug, but because of the ones that do people like my husband have to suffer.
What is you opinion ?

It’s Friday , I have already worked my 8 hours today. How about you? I think I’m done canning for the the year, now I can move on to finishing my quilt, and doing some crafting.
I was so impressed, or at least I thought I was. I needed some cellophane bags , so I thought okay I will order off amazon, no problem,  I must have stumped them, I mean the ones I wanted were there but I’m still waiting for my email, it says still pending.  I’m thinking about ordering this recipe tin thing, but here is my issue, mike is a vegetarian, so these things just don’t work well for me.
Maybe I should invent my own, who knows in my spare time I will think about it.

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New day,new beginning. Fall is in the air, crisp and the leaves are turning and falling.
I have a thing for coffee cups so I got 3 at kohl's last, but I got them free, that's right you read
correctly ,I had kohl's cash which I love. Let me tell you when it comes to kohl's cash, store rebates
or points people go nuts and get very angry when something does not go right with any of things.
Just in case you don't know there are lots of great rebate apps, and store programs out there that can save you lots of money. Ibotta and star saving are great all you have to do is scan your receipts, it does not get any easier, I have already received from ibotta $140.00 I transfer that right into my pay pal account. and star saving I have already gotten two gift cards my choice.
I 'm sitting in my craft room piles every where, because I was crafting the other day, never ever enough room. Tips on how to get organized I don't have any I clean I have storage containers, you name it I got it,but never enough.

Amazon, is not just the coolest thing ever? I love Amazon, sometimes you order and its here the next day. I don't know of to many things you can't order, maybe a car just a matter of time I'm sure.
I went to Target this morning. I don't shop at Target very often, I feel they are a little pricey, but none the less I went I was looking for these coffee cups I saw on one of the groups I belong to, to use with my circuit machine. They have a good selection of the kind of stuff mike likes to eat, but just like any where its is always costly, it cost money to be healthy people. So I walk out of there $175.00, I'm like
WTF did I buy, lol all food mind you, I got two of the cups because they are metal not ceramic like I thought  they were.  Thank goodness my social security check today.

Anybody else get one of those checks in the mail. I was just visiting with my good friend from Arizona and ask if she had put in for hers yet.

Garden tips, you got any I am already thinking about next year,and what will I grow.

My stepdad gave me two butterfly bushes which I planted I cannot wait to see how they grow, because at their house oh my goodness there were butterflies all over theirs, it was so surreal.

I know I am skipping all over here,but I just kind of go with the flow, meaning whatever hits me at the time that is what I write about.

Well life I good on the home front, I woke up and I seem to be feeling well, some days not so much, I always have aches and pains. 

Let's talk money, mike and I use to fight about money all the time, it seemed like there was never a end to it. I'm guessing based on what I have read a lot of couples fight about money.
One thing is I have always worked so I have always contributed to the finances. We don't fight anymore, thank goodness , to old for that crap. We raised our kids that got everything the needed and wanted, really I mean their lives were good. Mike and I stayed home and took care of them we didn't go out we didn't drink, we just raised our kids. Oh life was not perfect we had some really crazy fights, a lot of yelling went on, I look back now and oh if I could back and change some things I would. Something I have learned in life is you move on, it is what it is. I wanted to be a perfect mother, I don't think I was, is there really such a thing?  I live for my kids they are my life, I worry about them everyday, will they make the right decisions, will they ever know how
 much I love them.
I think that is a question that every mom ask.
Let's talk Facebook, when I was growing up there was no such thing, I often wonder if my life would have been different if social media would have been around. I was very shy in school, I always felt like I just didn't belong anywhere, I had friends when I was in school there were groups you hung with. I was in the cowboy group, I laugh I don't know why. My friend at the time, my best friend was in 4H, FFA her family was farm people. I hated school, but make no mistake if I could go back into time and know what I know now, I would pay attention and learn. Now in my life as an adult I thrive and thirst for knowledge, I am excited to learn anything. I struggled in school, I never made good grades, I would cry at the dinner table trying to figure out how to do my homework, mainly math.
OMG is all I can say about math. I thought as a child I will never need math in my life, boy was I wrong when I started cooking, sewing and card making, who knew math involved every day life.
I had a low self esteem and was very self conscious in high school. I don't recall those being the kind of things you talked about to anyone. I was skinny I always felt like I looked okay, I had nice clothes,
I never felt like I was pretty, but I did feel like I looked okay. My best friend had blonde hair, and I did always feel like the boys liked blondes better. I never graduated my junior year got pregnant yeah I know, what can I say I was so stupid.  All of my boys graduated, one proud mama here, they all did well in school, played sports had friends and were all nice looking boys. I was on the school board for 11 1/2 years so I was able to give 4 of my boys their diploma. As I got older my shyness dissipated now I feel like I could conquered the world with the right tools. Funny, life is. I find I like to teach my friend and I did card making classes in Arizona, which I really enjoyed doing.
I was a manager of a restaurant for 3 years and I did a great job, I knew I could do, I loved it.
It was hard work I busted my butt, put in many long hours. The school board was not a paying job, but I took great pride in what I did, felt like I made or at least tried to make a difference.
Life will threw you many curves, how you handled them will change your life forever.

Lets talk books, do you read?
when I was in high school I read one book all the way threw, first time in my life.
when I became an adult later in life I discovered I liked to read. I read the poison wood bible, great book, its about a family that moves to Africa and how their lives are changed forever.
I also like Patricia Cornwell love all he books they are about forensic, solving crimes and such.
When I read I find myself trying to figure out what the race of the person is for some reason,then
if find myself trying to in my mine speak like them, am I the only one who does this.
I used to be a server, this old man in willcox gave me a book once about a server who wrote about her life as a server, boy did it ever hit home I swear if customers could ever read our minds we will all be in deep trouble. I also love self help books. Books about organizing are great, how to get ahead in life, how to money on line. Let's talk about planners, I love them, I have one use, if you write it down your are more apt to do it. When I was raising kids, people were coming and going all the time, with sports and all something was always going on, plus mike and I both worked so there was lots of planning going on. Now things are different, now the planning consist of when can I craft, when am  I off work, when can I quilt, when can I go see mom ,and the grandkids.  I do work today after being off a few days which has been nice by the way. Usually when I work, when I get home I am pretty beat and don't feel like doing much. I will do a little facebook, cant seem to live without it.
Who knew ours lives would be so full of technology, which I definitely love.
Life is great people, get out there and embrace the world with open arms, so much to see and so little time to see it all.

Today I started finally working on my quilt again. I have been very busy canning all summer.
We didn’t get much rain here in ohio either, mike and I both thought we had our share of rain when we moved here thats all it did was rain. Not so much this summer.
I would love to visit with other people who have the same interest as myself. Take canning for  instance, I have caned for  a few years since we have been here in ohio. I did some in Arizona, but here in Ohio with all the rain we get everything grows really well. I didn’t have that same experience in Arizona, now with that being said I did come from a farmer town, and they didn’t seem to have any problems.
So Dustin our son is in DC right now interviewing for a different job, he is the one in the Air Force.
Hope he gets it if that is what he wants.
So I was wondering if anyone out there coupons, I go back and fourth with it. We have Kroger here in ohio, which is like Safeway in Arizona. Have you ever watched extreme couponing on tv, that is all those people do,because there is no way they can have a job and do that.
Some things I do are Ibotta, and star saving apps they give you cash and gift cards just for scanning your receipt, it’s really cool. Kroger also has buy 5 save 5 great deals if you need or normally buy what they are offering. They also have Friday and Saturday deals. The good thing about living in the city is you don’t ha e to drive very far to go store to store.
Does anyone color their hair, I do and probably always will.
Get my nails done too,a few of the perks in life that I hang onto.
I work at kohl’s, let me know what you think about kohl’s, I love the great deals and the percentages I get off also.  Do you own a insta pot, me for a couple years now, and have only used it 3 times to make soup. I also got a pressure canner this year I will give it a try next season, a little imitated by the whole pressure thing. Plus mike is a vegetarian so I probably would not be making meat in the insta pot, I’m not a big meat eater myself.

So today is a new day I woke up which is always great. I didn't sleep well had a mouth thing going on, my gum was inflamed for some reason and kept me from sleeping well.
What about you? How does everyone else sleep, I'm talking about women my age, I consider myself lucky if I get 6 hours sleep. All my life I have been a early person, even as a young girl my mother never had to worry about me going to bed or getting up. I mean we are all at the age at this time in our life when we should be sleeping in, and just enjoying everything life has to offer, grandkids, a glass a wine at night, sitting out on the deck, I love my deck by the way, especially on days like today, a crisp air outside as fall is approaching kind of rainy outside, love it.
My goal here on this blog page is to get other women around my age who have raised their kids to interact with me about your everyday life.
Do you still work? I do, I sorta thought at my age I would be done,  mike and  I both have to work just to compensate our insurance, and if we want to do anything fun. And of course I like to spend money, shop, and buy stuff. Mike and I went to breakfast this morning, the great thing about living in the city is there is always someplace to go. I love Columbus, I am a city girl, I always have been.
I grew up in small town in Arizona, which I lived most of my life, actually until we moved here in Ohio. I was born here, but until now only lived here for a short time. I can honestly say I do not miss Arizona , I do however miss people that I grew up around all my life.
My boys live all over the country, Clayton and his family do live near in Logan, which is where mom and roger live.
Chris also lives here been a couple years now. Clinton and his family live in Kentucky a few hours away. Dustin is in the air force he is stationed in Nebraska. Carl is in Colorado. Jeff is in California he lives near Ernie my brother.
I have to say my health has been good, pretty much my whole life, never had any issues I don't take any kind of meds. other than when I was young and had my seizures, if you grew up with me you might know this or not. I come from a family with a history of epilepsy. My grandfather, my mother,
my brother, myself, my cousin Alex, and my 3 oldest boys. My mom and myself do not take meds anymore and have not had a seizure in over 30 years. Ernie seems to have his under control and has not had a seizure in many years also. My 3 oldest boys all take meds and pretty much have it under control as long as the take care of themselves. So if you didn't know this about me now you do.
Oh and mike says for me to leave him out of my blogging, he says he doesn't hate everything, just almost everything. So for now, I will put him on the back burner.
I would love to hear form anyone, and how your life is going, and is it everything you thought it would be.

Some of the things I do that make me happy😀

I'm 63 years old, married to hubby for 31 years. What is interesting about that, I don't know, why don't you tell me.
My life has had ups and downs. I have raised 6 boys, all have made me very proud.
I'm a grandmother of five. I still work full time at Kohl's 32 hours week, I took my social security at 62 because who knows how long we are going to be on this earth. My aunt just turned 91 and my mom is going to be 85,so it sounds like the odds are in my favor.
My husband an I moved  to Ohio about five years ago. I was born in Ohio but not raised here.
I grew up in Arizona, where my husband was born, where all my kids were born.
My husband retired from the state of Arizona from the highway department after 30 years.
He has chronic back, and quite frankly pretty much hates everything. I mean if I am going to put this out there on the information highway why lie or sugarcoat my life it is what it is.
I on the other hand  enjoy life, I love every day I wake up, and I try to thank god for each and every
day. Hubby does not believe there is a god. That is his problem, not mine.
Some of my interest are cooking, canning, sewing, quilting, paper crafting and gardening , I also enjoy reading. Sometimes I enjoying just staying home sitting on my deck drinking hot coffee.
As winter will soon be approaching I have discovered I like hot apple cider also.
I often wonder if there are other women like me, meaning that the kids are grown, and its just me and hubby at home. A lot of groups I follow on social media, rather its  about budgeting , cooking, or whatever they are still raising family's so I'm looking for people just like me.
I love technology ,I only wish I had it when I was younger.
My problem with this thing called technology is I don't want to take the time to read how it works I  Just want it to work.