We celebrated a birthday!

Yesterday we celebrated my daughters birthday, she is 19 years old now.  My New Years baby!!  She was born at 3:04 pm in 1990 and will never forget that blessed day!  I remember when I found out I was pregnant, how blessed I felt that I was going to bring a life into this world, someone who would love me unconditionally, that I would not have to jump through hoops or feel as if I have to buy their love!  I love her so very much.  She graduated in June of 2008 and I took this very hard, it was a milestone that was very hard for me to come to terms with, because I have a hard time of letting go! We try so hard to raise our children to do the right thing and so far I think we did a very good job.  But this is the most difficult stage now with the pressures of our society today.  I can’t help but worry, I think it is just the mother in me!

He is a bit worried

My stepson is a bit worried that his insurance rates may go up since this last accident happen three weeks ago.  This is the second one since summer time, and this one was the most damage as they thought the car might of been totaled.  Luckily for him it wasn’t, but he is really nervous about his rates going up or what he is going to do if his insurance company decides to drop him!  I told him when he visited with us on Christmas Day that I would keep him and his situation in prayer!  I feel for him, he wasn’t issued a ticket, but he hit a curb to miss a car that was out of control on the road and he could of lost his life, as he explains it to us.  He is still driving around in a rental car and its driving him nuts.  He misses having his own car!!  I told him to consider himself lucky to have a car to get around in, there are a lot of people who don’t!!

My mixer only knows

Well I think I might of just worn my mixer out!  It has gone from knowing 10 speeds to only two..fast and super fast!!  What is suppose to be “stir” mode is now watch the fluids fly mode!  What a mess I had when I started my Christmas cookie baking today!!  This isn’t the best time for my mixer to decide to go with hubby’s hours pending on possible cuts, and I really love to bake for my family!!  Its not a crime for the use this poor this has been through!  But timing is off.  I think perhaps Tim Allen visited my home and I didn’t know it and gave it more power!!

A wonderful opportunity!!

This morning I received an email.  On November 8th I did a post about Arthur Blessitt, and about how he has carried a cross and walked over 38,000 miles, do you remember this post?  Well I am very excited to have the opportunity to read his autobiography which is on it’s way!!  I know I still have much to do around the house such as wrapping some presents, and beginning my Christmas Goodies making!!  I am going to be making homemade buckeyes, some dipped pretzels, and a variety of cookies.  Every year I purchase boxes at the store and fill them with goodies and pass them out to our neighbors, family and friends!!  I am a little behind schedule a bit with the candy end of making things.  ON Christmas Eve we travel to visit with hubby’s mom and some family and I am looking forward to some reading on the way there and if I can find my book light, on the way home!!

She is thinking of moving

My mom is thinking of moving with her friend down to las vegas nv, and being that my mom is one who loves to waste money in casinos, I somehow really do see her moving away.  In her eyes when it comes to us kids or family, she raised us and her job is down now and she has the rest of her life to live.  I strive each and every day to not be like that, so very hard.  I have to say I can not honestly sit here and tell you that I would cry because we don’t get to see her now and she only lives under two hours away from us.

A bit concerned

I am a bit concerned or maybe a little more worried with my hubby right now.  I sit and watch as the wheels turn in his head “quietly”, as he thinks no one notices, but being his soul mate, I do!  I see the disappointment and I see the worry in his eyes since the letter came out a few days ago from his place of employment stating no raise, no Christmas bonus, no Christmas Party, and took away the attendance incentive.  Seems to me all the extra little things that use to go with work are all gone.  No overtime for awhile.  I do not sit here and dwell on it, we manage, so there isn’t much left at the end of the month for extras, that is OK with me.  I am not one of those women like his ex is who demands more.  I am thankful for what we have and we will ride out the tide should it rise.  We are fine.  Sure we don’t have hundreds and hundreds left at the end of the month, but honestly, who does anymore?

I know its a “man” thing, but I don’t want a repeat of last New Years when I was taking my husband to the E.R. because he had an Angina attack.  He was so worried about things because there was a “slow down” then and we managed then but things played on his mind so much because he didn’t get a raise last year either.  This is the third year now.  So I know!!  I love him very much and it is hard to not worry.  He has been with this company for over 25 years.  I know and understand how he feels, I really do.  I have not complained to him about the company, I talked to my blogs or my gal pal online about it but not to him as I do not want too make it worse you know what I mean?

So hard to watch each morning

My poor hubby.  He just refuses to go and have his foot rechecked by the doctor.  Every morning I wake him up for work and even though the lights are off, I can see him hobble over to get his pants and shirt and dress for work.  It breaks my heart and so hard to watch.  His type of work, he is on his feet all day, sometimes for 12 hours a day if the need arises.  He has a condition called Plantar Fasciitis (effects his foot in the heel and arch area) and once in a while it flairs up!!  I been after him about getting a splint to wear at night, and have had no luck getting him to stop to pick one up, so I am thinking this just might make a great present to put under our tree. They say you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink, but perhaps if i make it readily available for him, he just might wear it!

Another year subscription!!

My mother in law is so very sweet!!  Again, for the second year she has gifted us with another year subscription to Decision Magazine.  I sort of crack up because I have lost count as to how long our subscription is now.  I had subscribed a few years ago and told her about it and she must of misunderstood and thought I said I wish we could subscribe to it and ever since then she gifts us a subscription!!  I enjoy reading the articles, I find them very uplifting and encouraging!!  But this year we received 4 post cards about the gift subscription and I am curious, was it an error getting four or did she she renew for 4 more years??

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