Winds of change....

After talking about it for what seemed like eternity.. I finally went and registered for the course I wanted at school. I happened to be on the site the other day just perusing the course offerings etc.. when I came upon the course that I'd been long wanting to take. Thursday I went and got all squared away with it... and now I'm enrolled! I start on Monday - wow! Oh yeah, I left that part out; the fact that I literally signed up while there were only 4 seats and 4 days left. Hey, what can I say? I'm a proscratinator sometimes. The course? Administrative Medical Secretarial. (no, I didn't mean to say secretary). I typed it just like it's listed. So, anyhoo, I go 2 times a week until December-ish. I'm really looking forward to it. So......while life has been full of some not so positives lately, I decided to grab it by the horns and start focusing on ME. Sounds selfish, but most of you know, it's not. Sometimes, you just FINALLY realize that life does not come to you. You have to make things happen, and that's what I intend to do.
I've put a lot of time and effort into over seeing a lot of other things/people in the past few years and I'm finally able to step back and take a break to find my happiness. I'm still going to be busy with the food drive though... so don't fret about that.. I still need all the help I can get.

Ah, Fall......

I love fall! I went to the ACME today on my break and they had all the harvest stuff out! All the punkins, those pretty plants (what are they called?), the hay bales! Uh, I love it. Fall is the best season ever.

I can't wait to get some good pictures. We're going to Johnson's Farm for punkin picking soon!

Ok, that's it. Going to bed now.

Give me 5 minutes with these MONSTERS!

I realize that God doesn't 'allow' these things to happen... He just gave us free will.
If I was left in a room with these sorry excuses for humans, I promise you that only one of us would be walking out.

That time again....

I've updated my BountifulFeast website... and am starting to roll it out again, for this year's mission. Please share the link to it with friends and family alike. Last year was a pretty good turnout.. we fed 3 families/individuals in all. I wish it were more but in any case; it was 3 more families that might have otherwise not had a meal. As always, if you know someone who could benefit, please let me know. Donations are ALWAYS being accepted as well. You can use the contact tab on the page to send me any info. Thanks - God Bless.

Cinderella didn't have this problem!

I'm trying to find a dress for a special 'thing' I'm going to...

Thinking I'd like it to be semi-formal..

I've looked all over the internet and in some department stores (Boscov's, Penney's).. I'm just not finding one. Ok, maybe I'm lying there; I am finding some but I refuse to spend a fortune on something that I'm really only going to wear this ONE TIME. Ladies: If you've any ideas, please don't hold back!
I'm off to the GoodWill and consignment shops this week...

I even considered maybe having a favorite bridesmaid dress dyed.. ??
Yay or Nay? Ugh - it's tough being a cheap thrifty woman.

Awkward Moments suck....

So if you read my previous post about my dad 'issue', then you know where I stood on things. Sorta. Well, as Thursday (last week) I still hadn't conjured up the nerve to call my dad. Even though I was really concerned about him and wondering how he'd been, I guess it was my stubborness and pride that kept me from initiating any kind of contact with him. I'm still very disappointed with the whole event and how things "went down" <-- slang, sorry.

So anyhoo - I was outside with the puppy the other night and it was about 10 p.m. and up comes my dad in an attempt to drop off some mail for my brother. It's my thinking that he came that late because he knew (so he thought! lol) that there was no chance of running into any of us. And there I was! So long story short, he pulled up to me, made himself known, and we talked. For a while. I'm sad to report that he's not feeling much better these days and is in a lot of pain. He says that the PAD has him in such a state of discomfort that he just simply can not function with even the simplest of tasks anymore... even for a few minutes. If you're just checking in; you can see what PAD is here
So, the PAD coupled with the, COPD,and now the LUPUS, has really got him feeling really bad.
I was just so glad to see him that I would have never addressed the issue with my brother. Sure, it gets to me at times and sometimes I just want to go over to my dad's and stepmom's house and lay it all out on the table, but I can't do that to my dad. I know how frail his health is right now.. and I won't do anything to compromise it anymore than it is. I can leave that up to my step mom..... after all; she DID call here the night that my dad was in the hospital after having his last stent put in. He's laying there in a hospital bed recuperating, and she's on the phone leaving a message for my brother to "call her".. I can only assume, with the utmost confidence, that she was calling to "give him the heave-ho" right then.
But no, she waited for the weekend after. Yes, the weekend that followed his high school graduation..

So, anyway...Dad's going in for another surgery... This time it's Bypass.. I know he doesn't want to have it done, but the cardiologist thinks it's the best.
I hope so.. because I can't stand to see my dad in this way. I want him to be able to "live" again. I've said a lot of prayers and I'll continue to do so..