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.