Want an OMG read?

Then you have to read J.R. Ward's The Black Dagger Brotherhood series. It's freaking awesome! I can't put them down. I'm starting the third book now and I think I might not sleep tonight just so I can read! Yep, it's that good! Go check um!

Back to school

School is back in. Joey had a great first day. Thankfully! It's still hard to get up when that alarm goes off at 6am. I'm trying to get back on track and get in bed by 10pm. That's easier said than done. Maybe tonight I can pull it off.

My friend Jen tried to give me a heart attack yesterday. Lets just say it involved driving and sleeping! Those two things just don't go together! Here's praying I make it home in one piece today.

My nephew, George, is doing well following his hernia surgery. Poor baby is only 2 years old. But at least now everything is fixed and the recovery is under way. I'm wishing him a speedy one!

I'll check back in later tonight if I get a chance. Later.

New Candles! 100% Pure Soy Wax

6 oz 100% Pure Soy Wax Candle in Hawaiian Bounty - $6 plus shipping

9 oz Mason Jar 100% Pure Soy Wax Candle in Hawaiian Bounty - $8.50 plus shipping

I started to make the candles to help with the boredom I faced thanks to my surgery. But I've also found it's very therapeutic and helps with the stress I seem to always find myself under. The first patch was a bit of trial and error. But I've tweaked those problems and found a scent I LOVE!!! It's called Hawaiian Bounty and simply smells wonderful! I'm hoping to get a list together soon of all I have for sale. But in the mean time, I wanted to post a few pics.

For those who said

Life isn't fair, they sure didn't lie. Life most certainly is NOT fair. Just have to accept it and believe that everything happens for a reason.

Catching up

It's been a few days since I blogged. To be honest, depression sucks and it has taken a toll on me as of late. I normally don't indulge in pity parties but one simply couldn't be helped. But I'm back and here's what's been going on.

We found out today that my sister is having a boy. Go boys! She is 33 weeks and her due date is October 4th. Everything looks good and healthy so that's a blessing. For now she is planning on naming it Michael after her father.

Tomorrow is Joey's open house. We get to do all the good stuff like meet the teacher and see who all is in the class. So hard to believe that my little man is going into the 4th grade. They grow up quick. My niece is heading into the 6th grade! I'm getting way to old.

My in laws should get wings as they have been heaven sent. My grandma's house was in desperate need of a new roof. It leaks so bad that buckets were everywhere and damage as been done to the interior. Because of Grannys' age, no one would give her a loan to get a new roof put on. But my mother in law was talking to her brother about it and he rallied the troops! So far they have fixed all the leakes except for in one bedroom and they are coming back out on Saturday to fix that. So to Mom, Uncle Steve, and Chuck, I can't say thank you enough! Love you guys!

Ready for the latest saga with my van? Jason believes my fuel pump is going because it dies and takes me a couple of tries before it finally turns over. Then my transmission is slipping and jamming. It doesn't want to go into gear all the time and then when it does it gives me whiplash. So for those who always think I'm joking about getting a bus pass, I'm telling you it's only a matter of time.

To round out the blog, we'll discuss the knee. It sucks. The surgery did not correct the problem so I feel more than depressed about the fact I went through it for nothing. Therapy is how we discovered the problem was not fixed. And here I thought therapy was supposed to make you better. My luck.

So, I'll try to get my butt back into gear and keep up with daily post. Later.

PS

Seen the New Moon trailer and it freakin rocked. So to all my guys out there who want to trash my Twilight, I have two words for ya...Suck it! Of course, I'd love to tell Edward that but that would start a whole new blog. Later!

Dog Days of Summer

Wanna know what I woke up to this mornning? The smell of dog crap! Blackie had diarrhea the night before but I honestly didn't think to much of it. Between my four dogs, every now and again one of the them will get the runs for absolutely no reason but it normally only last for one potty outing then normal plumbing starts working again! But the last time I took him out before bed, he had bloody diarreha. Not good. I put papers down, just in case he couldn't hold it until morning. That was smart thinking! Unfortunately, Blackie had so many accidents that he used up all the paper and then moved to my rugs. Jason took him to the vet this morning and after a ton of bloodwork and a ton of fluids and shots, he is resting back at home. The verdict was that something poisoned him. Living where I live, that could be anything. But the good news is that we caught it in time to flush it out of his system. He's on three different types of medication for the next 10 days and has to eat only chicken and rice until his stomach can handle solid foods again. My poor big protector!

I think the therapist tried to kill me today. I swear! I was pouring sweat when I left therapy and my knee is killing me. I know I told him that I wanted to be pushed but I didn't mean to death! I go back on Monday at 7am! That is my last Monday of summer vacation and I have to get up early. So not happy about that! Then from there I have a 9 am appointment with my knee doc. I've lost hope of him saying anything positive about my knee!

Hope you all have a great weekend! I'm going to work on my candles tonight! I'm excited! I'll post pics too once I get some done. Later!

Got Joey's Pics in!

It took a while but we got Joey's picture CD in the mail! These are from the 2nd photo shoot he did. Here's one pic! How cute is he? LOL!

Ultrasound!

We had my sister's ultrasound today! While we didn't find out the gender, we did find out that she was 31 weeks pregnant! Her pregnancy is almost over and we just found out! On the way home, she ran into CVS and bought one of those Boy or Girl Gender Predictor test. Those things are $40! Insane! That test said it was a boy! But, it was only a pee test so we'll have to wait and see. One thing is for sure, it won't be long of a wait!

It would have been so much funnier if he would have busted his butt!

This is only one reason Jason loves Lucky so much! LOL!

Going through pics...

found this one from Busch Gardens a couple of years ago. It's one of Jason's favorites....of course!

Monday Madness

Therapy went good! My therapist is super nice and pushy! Turns out he was also the therapist of my friend who had knee replacement surgery last year. I worked her horse while she recovered to keep him fit. It won't be long before Select Physical Therapy is named the offical therapy center of Primar Stables! LOL!

My sister's baby was kicking up a storm today! I think someone wants out! I told Jelly Belly (I refuse to call the baby IT so the nick name is Jelly Belly) that it isn't allowed to come until we find out if we need to buy blue or pink. And no labor is permitted the weekend of the purse party either! Sonogram is Wednesday so fingers crossed we get a good clear shoot!

I've got my candle making goodies! I can't wait to start. But since I don't have a candy thermometer, I have to! We'll see if Jason will pick one up for me!

Later

Where did the weekend go?

Whew, the weekend flew by! Joey spent most of the weekend in the pool with his friends up the road. Despite all the sunblock that was sprayed on him, he is now my lobster boy! Makes me want to rub him down with butter! LOL!

Tomorrow starts therapy. Oh yay! I didn't get the guy I had two years ago because he's on vacation. Hopefully this guy is nice and will push me. I forgot to ice my leg last night and it swelled up on me today. I didn't think a day would make a difference but boy, does it!

I took a cute pic of Daisey and Chyna as they slept next to my bed. How cute are they? It's hard to believe that Daisey is 15 years old and Chyna is 10 years old. Cute uh?

Friday!

The week seemed to fly by! I'm happy to say that I'm getting around better. Plus the meds have worked wonders in getting the swelling down...finally! My knee is almost it's normal size. I bought my candle making supplies so I'll start making them once they arrive. Hopefully it will help with the boredom and possibly supply a teeny bit of extra money for me. We'll see how it goes! I'll post pics once I get some done. Joey had Swann out today. For those who don't know who Swann is, she is Joey's favorite pet ball python. She's in her twenties as far as age goes and the most mellow girl!

The best organic soaps around!

Before I forget (and you know I forgetful I am) I wanted to post the link to my friend Melanie's Etsy store. She makes the best soaps! My boys fight over the hemp bar and if you have dogs (or horses) pick up the doggie bar. I just saw a blueberry bar on there that I'm going to have to try! I love the shea butter, goat milk, rosemary, and orange oatmeal bars. She also has really cute candles that smell super yummy. She's helping me get started on making my own candles! Give her shop a browse!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7387732

A side note...

I can bend my knee when I sit down now! I dont' have to leave it stretched out to the side! I can't duplicate the bend while walking so I still have the whole robot walk going but that's okay. Baby steps!

School Supplies Tip

With the new school year nearly upon us, I thought I'd throw out a supply tip. I actually got the idea from my sister in law and started doing this myself last year. It was a life saver, especially if you have a child like mine who likes to tell you they need something for school and they have to have it the very next day only it's already bedtime! So, we started doing a school supply bin. I just bought one of the cheap storage bins and started filling it with all kinds of school supplies. The trick is to hit the school supply aisle at Target once they start marking things down. I filled the bin up last year with every thing from binders to pencils and it lasted all year and helped out this year when the new supply list came out. I'll hit the aisles again this year once school gets back in and the prices get slashed to replenish my bin!

Hope this helps some of you busy moms! Later.

Monday Madness

My Monday's aren't any different from any other day at the moment. Get up, slowly to make sure the leg will hold me, limp from one room to the other and read. Throw in several bathroom breaks and you have my day! I'm going INSANE! I'm such an active person and this worse kind of torture. I did finally cave and start taking my anti-inflammatory medicine today. I figured that since my knee was still three times the size it should be, I better start taking it. I just hate taking medications long term because of the side effects. The knee is currently chilling beneath some ice.

Joey is being a computer hog! I've literally had the computer for a total of ten minutes today. We need a second laptop bad! He's hooked on Club Penguin and Mini Clips. He did take a break to go swimming today with my sister since it was her day off. But my aunt came over to visit me (she likes to say she's visiting the sick) so I talked away my computer time! LOL!

My mom thinks she broke her finger. It's real swollen and from the way she described it to me, it does sound like a break. I've broken two fingers and have pins surgically implanted in one of those fingers so I have a good referrence base! But getting her to go to the doctor is like trying to get me to take medicine! She hates, HATES, to go. But I think if the pain is bad enough in the morning that she is going to cave and go. Keep ya posted.

Here's hoping for a restful night. Later!

Weekend!

Thank goodness! Joey is going to spend the day with his Poppi and MiMi. Jason put meatballs on in the crock pot to cook all day. We are having homemade meatball subs for dinner. And I'm stuck in bed! I got a shock last night when my sticky stitch came off in the shower. One of my incisions opened up...so not pretty. Mom got me butterfly bandages so I'll doctor it until Monday when the doc comes back in. As I say, there is always something!

I finished Redneck Cinderella. It was a good fun summer read. Nice smut! LOL! I'm now reading High Stakes by Erin McCarthy and so far it rocks. I love me some vampire fic! This is the first book in her Vegas Vampire Series. So far, way good!

I'm feeling bummed that I had to miss AnnMarie's baby shower. I sent goodies up with Mom to deliver but it's so not the same as being there. I had actually hoped that maybe I could ride up but Jason nixed that idea before I even finished speaking!

We got Fishdom in the mail today! So excited about that. Sadly, I have to wait until Joey gets home tonight. That game is so addictive!

Talked to my sis in law, Michelle, this morning. My niece hurt her wrist so I'm hoping it feels better soon. That's one of those body parts that you don't realize just how much you use it until it's hurt. Sending get better soon wishes!

It's lunch time. I'll be back later...where else am I going to go? LOL!