Funny How Things Happen

It's funny how things happen. No sooner do I get on the net and try to post then guess what happens??? Everyone just has to have Mommies attention! It's a good thing that I love my family. It seems like every time that I try to do something that I wish to do, what happens? You guessed it. To say the very least it is very frustrating. What I don't see is how do Preachers and other ministers with families every find the time they need to be with the Lord?? If you got any hints then please let me know. Before you find out there is a bald woman behind this screen anyway. Really, I am amused. It's just like satan... anything to keep us frustrated and angry. Gurr.. The only one I'm angry at is him!

It seems like no sooner did we get this new trailer [yeah, back in March], then everything broke loose and if I didn't have my head on straight I would loose it. I keep telling people - let me write that down on the calendar - I won't remember it if I don't! What makes this so bad is that I am laid back and hate living according to the calendar or clock. But it looks like I'm fixing to have to buckle down and get used to it. ~weep~ ~weep~

How Time Flies!

My oh my, how time flies! It seems like it was only yesterday that I created these blogs. I had just had my little girl in April and was looking forward to such a happy life. Now it's 2011 and my girl is four and I have a little boy who's two. And soooo much has happened since then. It's like wow, did I blink or something???

The two year old is already an avid climber. He gets into everything. His favorite thing to do is to annoy his big sister and gt into things. I tell people all of the time - there's no need to worry about this one, he's just a normal little boy. Except that he's not talking yet. Beginning to maybe, but not yet. The bad thing is that she's not either. We had to put her into school so she could get speech therapy, and will probably have to do the same with him as well.

Their daddy is a pain in the butt. However I think he's a pretty good guy. I really could have done worse. Maybe I could have done better, but I really could have done worse.

This year we finally managed to get a bigger trailer! Oh, how we needed it - especially after two kids. But things are good. It's a big double wide and has central heat and air. Believe me this is a good thing as hot as it is in east texas, this summer. But it's August and the summer is almost over.

Apology

Sorry we lost our Internet connection quite some time ago... We have finally managed to get it back on. It's amazing just how much a child will cost trying to keep it taken care of. Then job changes on top of it all. But, now there are two little ones. So Here I am for now and hopefully for good.

Cats, Fall,

Have any of you got cats? We do we have two males. I can barely tolerate them about half the time. Don't get me wrong I like cats or at least used to. Now I'm not so sure that I really do. I made the mistake of leaving some papers in my rocking chair when we went to bed last night and Trip pissed on them. Sometimes I just want to kill them both. There are at least two or three things that I don't like about cats. 1) when they piss on things instead of in their litter box. 2) when they climb where they know they shouldn't be [any knock thing off breaking them half the time]. 3) how they fight all of the time. Sooner or later we are going to have to build on to this house and it's going to get nasty, them pissing everywhere. I've got to tell you I'm not looking forward to this. It makes me sick to think of my house smelling like cat piss. But Trip will be especially bad about doing it and until the whole house smells he won't quit. This is why [I've already told hubby...] that they won't be allowed in certain rooms in the house! Bedrooms, Bathrooms, library, kitchen, or laundry room. [At this point I'd really prefer them be outside all together! but this won't happen.]

Well, here we are it's that wonderful time of the year.... Fall. My Birthday is coming up and it's cooling off. Rosh Hashanah has past and we are off to a rolling start. Though I've got to tell you sick isn't the way I wanted to spent the beginning to the New Year or the Fall season. Here in Texas it's still getting hot during the day. But it's getting cool at night, almost downright cold. This morning had me shivering as I told Hubby bye this morning. But then any cold air has had me shivering the last few days. Thankfully at least I can say that [I Believe] it's getting better, and will soon go away. I mean my cold. Now that it's cooling off I'm going to have to try to spend a little more time outside with the baby. She likes seeing all the different things. So this is a great day, our little heat wave that occurred the last few days has given way to cooler temps. It's actually nearly 10 am. and it's still cool here in the house [no AC].

Share, Share All, Share Alike / A Recent Death

Have you ever noticed how Husbands share?? They tend to share things that no one wants. Colds, Flu, sore throats, etc. I swear the place where my hubby works is terrible. The only reason he doesn't get sick more often is because I give him the Cold and Flu Tincture everyday before work. But alas, this darling slipped through. But still all in all it hasn't been as bad as some have gotten it from what I'm told. But then there are others out there who won't take anything when they are sick, so everyone ends up getting the bug.

To me I think it's odd how some people will run to the doctor for every little ache and pain, and others stay away to their detriment. Or how some people will only go to an herbalist and others will only go to a MD. Me I fall somewhere in the middle. I will go to the MD when I have to, but most of the time I rely upon my herbs. This has served me well, for I rarely do need the doctor that bad. Like for example when I first got pregnant with my baby, my right side was hurting like all hell. I tried everything, and it kept getting worse. Finally one morning I got up and my side hurt so bad I was afraid that I might have an appendicitis. We went to the ER. Luckily it was only a urinary tract infection. The medicine from the Doctor and natural remedies eventually cleared that up. They should work together, Herbal and conventional medicine. I find the best results are obtained when they do.

Also most folks want to take one herb and get well. But the problem is that most of the time only one herb doesn't work that well. If you use a formula of herbs, then they work generally better. Each herb has a specific action, and usually several acting toward a common goal is better than relying upon only one. I find the same is true when coupled with conventional medicine. Of course you will always have to watch for interactions in both areas, but usually the two together do a better job than just one alone.

The sadist fact of it all is that both conventional medicine and herbal medicine are multi-million dollar a year businesses. And greed can cause a lot of people trouble. They get used to you coming for this and that illness and making money off that, that many don't care to see you get well. They only want to see your money rolling in. This will be the downfall of many. Both of those who act this way and those who depend upon them. It is a sorry fact, that for all of our knowledge, and understanding, money can still keep us from caring.

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Yesterday was a bad day on my part. I received a shock. A Lawyer friend of mine died unexpectedly. The last thing I was expecting was an email stating that he had died. It got me to thinking about how many people in my life have been lost the last two years and a few others as well. Both of my all time best friends are gone now. My favorite Uncle, my Favorite Aunt, Another Uncle, My Grandparents [both adopted and natural], A Pastor I adored, as well as others. God knows how they are missed. All of them.

Two Hours.

Have you ever noticed how short two hours are? Well, let me tell you, I never did. That is until I decided to nurse my child. And let me say this, two hours are short! You start counting from the time you start feeding and two hours from that time the kid's hungry again. It's hard to do anything. Another thing you realize after you have kids is that you never seem to get enough rest. And how utterly precious that rest is! I mean it. That's the first thing every one tells you. 'You know that it's the last good night's sleep you'll ever have again.' Be darned if it ain't true.

My day is half over and I could really go back to bed and sleep. And do that just as long as she'll let me. Part of the reason for that is that she's gotten into the habbit of waking up at 3 Am and wanting to play. It's like kid go back to sleep. She does in about an hour and then I've got to get up and get hubby off to work at 5am. Needless to say I'm tired.

I've got to wash clothes, this means a lot of work, as I'm going to have to do them by hand. Oh, joy.... let 'em wait. I'm gonna go back to bed. Goodnight.

Here's To Hardworking Men

Men, who are willing to work hard are rare these days. Men who are like my husband and Father. Take the guys that My hubby and my Brother-in-law work with. These guys have to be some of the laziest people on earth. "But that's not my job" is a phrase that is heard around that work place all of the time. I don't think you can get a decent days work out of any of them. If it weren't for Hubby and his brother they'd never get anything done there. And here it is his day off, and what is he doing right now??? Mowing our lawn. Most guys would complain and say, 'no way, I'm tired.' The thing or it is that we just got back home from his mothers. He had to put a new floor down in her bathroom, and work on her toilet and septic system. Hows that for a hard worker? I know I'm blessed. He's not like most men. If I don't have dinner cooked when he gets home from work, or don't feel good.. He'll cook. If I haven't managed to get the dishes washed, he'll wash them. I know what a awesome guy I've got!

So here's Kudos to those wonderful guys who understand that marriage is a partnership, and not a take take relationship. And may all you women out there find you one!

Hope you've had a good Sunday.