Wow, where has the time gone? My intention for doing this blog is to write my thoughts, feeling , etc EVERY day, not once in a while. (Which is what is seems like lately) I forget about updating, and sometimes I think that nothing really exciting happened so why bother?

Anyway, mom is doing good since her surgery. I can't wait till she is up and moving around like normal... and pounds lighter! I am so excited for her. (and secretly jealous that she will be skinnier than me, LOL)Now I have to worry about my grandmother. She goes in on Monday for a mastectomy. I think I spelled that wrong. She was just diagnosed with a rare cancer like two weeks ago! Now surgery, hardly any time to digest it all. I am afraid for her. This cancer has been growing for an extremely long time, and is probably worse than what we think. I am also scared for my mom. That's her mom... I feel bad for her. I am hoping for the best. I'll know more on Monday. But that prompted me to get a full physical done; bloodwork, pap, blood pressure, everything. Haven't gotten any results back yet.

I just noticed on Val's blog the beautiful pictures she posted. I need to start taking my photos of nature again. I miss doing that.

3 more weeks till I go out of town for scrapbooking! Whoohoo! I CANNOT wait. I love going to weekend crops. I have so much fun meeting new ladies, and socializing. And I will be going with my new friend Erin. Not sure what it is, but I feel like I have known Erin for a long time. I truly think we could end up being great friends.

Land of the not-so-rich

Went and filed our taxes today. I thought we would be getting back a lot more since last year we bought a house and we are able to itemize, yada, yada, yada. Well, we are not even getting back as much as we did the year before! Oh well. It's not like I looked at that money as ours to spend on fun stuff, even though every year we always say "Next year we will spend our tax return on a cruise, or something fun". But every year we spend it on paying off a bill or whatever. Maybe next year, LOL!

holy spare change!

Ok, so I decided to attack the big crayon in Makenna's room and count the change. I knew there was quite a bit of quarters in there because Zac insists that we save ALL the state quarters. (why, I really don't know)It took forever to count all that! Let's just say that there is enough in there to make a car payment if we are ever in a bind!

Speaking of car payments... the Nissan took a crap. Soooo, it looks like we will be needing to buy a new vehicle for Zac in the near future. That means an extra bill that we don't currently have. Why is it that once you start digging yourself out of a hole and things start looking up financially, something happens that takes that all away. Man, it's so hard to get ahead sometimes. Anyway, maybe I will trade my SUV in for a more economic car. Something a little smaller that gets better gas mileage. I want a new car too you know!

queen of boredom

This week has royally sucked. Zac was gone, no one called (except my mom, of course) and there was nothing to do. My birthday slipped by like anyother day, and nothing real exciting happened at all.

Zac got home Friday and told me that he would be depoying soon. While I know I am a capable and independent woman, I know that it is going to suck while he is gone. I have got to find a group of women who have the same things in common with me to hang with while he is gone. Not like these pretentious, stuck-up bee-atches that were supposed to be my friends. Or so I thought. Who was I kidding? I can't believe it has bothered this much. I hate that the friendships I value are obviously not reciprocated. I know I am better off, but it still upsets me when the people I thought were friends, are really not. It makes me feel like there is something wrong with me. Like I am not worthy to be in the "fake boob" club. I'm done. Finished. Tired of being the third wheel. Anyway, on to better things... good riddance.

So Zac has left again to watch the superbowl. I think I am being selfish. I would have liked for him to stay home and watch it. He's been gone all week. I need to go scrapbook! LOL!

I need color!

For those who know me, my house has warm colors (brick red/butternut/warm browns/greens) that run throughout the house. I really want to get the whole house painted. I love color, and I can't stand to see these white walls anymore!I want wall colors that are bold but warm, and they have to be the same tone throughout...

So, I stopped at Lowes today to see about getting some paint chip samples. I thought I knew what colors I wanted. But OMG! I was like a kid in a candy store. All the choices made me even more confused! So I have all these samples now, and an idea of what I want, but I am having a hard time making a decision. I know it's just paint, but I am afraid to pick a color.