Nice and refreshed

We made our trip to Weber's last night with a quick stop at Walmart on the way home, so I could get some cleaning supplies. It was a fun trip as always, even if we were the only other car there. I guess I didn't realize it was going to be so cold last night! It was yummy and I enjoyed the outing with my niece, my sister and my madré. When I came home, I made my mom's favorite Marshmallow fluff cake (pics below) and cleaned the bathroom. I was so tired by 9:30, that I turned in for the night and couldn't believe I woke up at 4 a.m.! Yes, and I was wide awake.. so I can only assume that my body had enough rest. Needless to say, I didn't get up, I forced myself back to sleep until just about 9 am. What would I have done at 4 am? So, we're off to the doctor at noon for my mom and I'm hoping for nothing serious. She looks really bad; when I saw her last night, she is so thin and hardly ate her sandwich. : ( I'm sure we'll spend some time together after the appt and will probably grab dinner somewhere in that time before she has to head to work. Hope you all have a great weekend! Fingers crossed for WARM weather. I couldn't find a picture....
Here's the recipe:

You need:
1 box of Devil's Food Cake (bake according to instructions, for a layer cake)
2 small jars of Fluff
1 bag of shredded coconut

Let the cake cool and ice it just as you would a layer cake; covering the center with the Fluff AND the coconut.
Ice the rest of the cake and cover with remaining coconut.

I really slathered on the flakes but held it over the sink and brushed off a lot of the excess.

Dreams

Do you ever have a dream and when you wake up, you realize how bizarre it was? I think that's the deal EVERY morning for me. Sometimes they're just plain crazy but yet it seemed to make sense while I was dreaming. Weird.

Anyhoo, I'm home today - Hoping to get into the doctor. My mom has been really sick and I'm worried about her. She's so stubborn and will never go to a doctor but I guess she's concerned now, because she finally made an appointment and is supposed to go tomorrow. I'm hoping they can get her in today but we'll see what they say. She's had fevers the past few days and that's what worries me most... but I'm hoping it's just a cold or bronchitis. Something MINOR. I'm not going to get too wordy on this subject - Please just say a prayer or two for her.

We'll see how the day plays out; we're supposed to have our official first outing of the season to Weber's Drive In. Just the girls! I'll update later with a more interesting post.

Before AND After of the bathroom remodel

Yes, you will agree that it was a major transformation! Whoa.

Lock Down

I unblocked my blog finally. I won't get into the details; it's kind of silly.
But I'm back and I'm PUBLIC. : ) So many things to catch up on. I could probably post about 3 new entries today but I'll run down the list of "new" with me.

- We finally finished the bathroom remodel and I love it! It could possibly be my favorite room in the house now. I will post the AFTER pictures very soon. Promise.

- My husband is one hard working man. Truly. He really gives 110% when he does something and I'm very grateful for his wisdom, strength and determinaton.

- I'm super thrilled that Spring has sprung but I'm not feeling the wearin' of the flip flops yet. I miss my flip flops. The higher, the better! I love the platformy type. Can I say "platformy"?

- My next project in the house is the kitchen. It's not nearly as scary as the bathroom was -- it just needs a little updating, circa 2009.

- I'm so DAMN proud of my sister who is an excellent pediatric nurse... So much so that she was nominated for AND selected for the Excellence in Nursing Award! So proud of her! I knew she was deserving of it - She was up against so many other hard working, excellent nurses and by way of recommendations from her colleagues: doctors, manangers and co-workers alike, she was selected as the recipient! What a nice accomplishment. She has definitely found her niche in life. I might go on and on here so I'll stop now. This is supposed to be a snippet!

- I have been on an emotional roller coaster lately - Lots of tears and 47 other emotions, but lucky for me, I'm a pro at hiding it from others. It's kind of a talent. I cry a lot in private so it's not like I'm holding it in. It's not that I cant't talk to my friends/family/husband but I've always been the one who struggles privately. A preference, I guess.

- I have a lot on my mind. Some of which I want to "talk" about. I may just do that, VERY soon.

- I'm mad that I forgot to stop at CVS on my way home for my RX and now I have to go back out. Ok, that is a silly thing to be annoyed about.. I know it could be worse. : )

- I just finished reading Water for Elephants. It was an excellent book and I'm anxious to see the movie now. And the upside? Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. Bound to be a great flick.

- I'm excited that the drive in is open for the season! My niece is so precious.. She knows that I love going so she won't go with just my sister. She said they have to wait for me. How cute. So we've planned an outing for this Thursday. Oh, and I don't mean a movie DRIVE IN... it's the root beer kind.

-I'm signing off now and headed back out to CVS. Hope you all have had some exciting, love filled days.

Temporary Fix

Well, first of all, I have to say that this Tsunami in China has got my stomach in knots. I fell asleep with the news on this morning and dreamt it happened to us. I managed to somehow stay safe and ended up pulling my sister and my niece out of a wave. Just thinking about it has me so scared. I woke up praying for all of those affected - I hope that the nightmare is over soon. How devastating.

On another note, I'm trying to make my blog private and I'm not sure how to do it!
Well, I can do it but then my followers can't see it! Ugh. What happened? Well, my dear friend shared a link to another gal's blog and I happened to be a follower on that blog. She posted the link on Facebook, of all places, and that means that EVERYONE who sees it can click on it and it could, if they click my photo, lead to MY blog. Yes, I realize it's the world wide web and people have had access to it a million times over. But I'm just not keen on the idea of half the people I went to high school with, reading my blog. Weird? Maybe. Sorry to sound like a wacko.

Rain Rain Go Away!

I don't like you, Rain. You are unwelcome here. Please leave. I heard that tomorrow is going to be close to 6o, so I hope the weather channel is accurate. I'm heading out with my mom tomorrow for lunch and then some odds and ends that I need to pick up. Jeff and I are headed to a St. Patty's social on Saturday and I never bought an Irish shirt! I kept putting it off and now I'm pretty sure there will be NONE left. So close to St. Patrick's Day? Chances are slim. We went to this same event last year and had a great time, dancing and mingling. They even had a chinese auction, which I love. I'm really looking forward to going. I even took the day off Sunday, so I don't have to make it an early night on Saturday. Ahh, a 3 day weekend! Nice. We haven't started the work on the bathroom yet; Jeff is home next week so he's all set to get down to business. We still have to get all of the stuff for it. We need flooring, a vanity, a toilet and of a mirror. We want to stick with a medicine cabinet though, because we do like keeping things in there. I'm fine with a medicine cabinet or just a nice mirror. So many options we have; hard to make a decision. When it comes to money, it's not hard to make a decision. I like to stick with a budget. We're thinking we may go with the ensemble below. Still on the fence, because the reviews weren't that great. Something about the color being off. Hmmm.. Guess we just really have to go to the store and look at things.
I can't believe that I'm ready for bed right now - Maybe it's the rain or the fact that I know I have an early day tomorrow. We were supposed to get our pooch to the vet for her yearly shots but the weather was so miserable, I rescheduled for Saturday. I don't like to rush around in the rain. People drive like idiots in the rain. Some do, at least. Last night we went to church since it was Ash Wednesday and it was a pretty long service beccause of the people who show up ONCE a year. It was standing room only, at one point. That's crazy.
Well, I'll head to bed soon - Here's the photos of what the bathroom MIGHT look like soon.