What's left.....

way too much! I only had two kids, and both of them I knew were coming, so they had their very own little buckets that I had made them. So, now I have this huge bowl of candy left! Although the bowl did have a few more of these.....

but I do dearly love Nerds, so now my gut has a LOT of these crunchy, delicious, little devils in it!
Tomorrow is "dip" day at the F-Row. I am making a pumpkin dip that consists of one block of cream cheese, 2Tbsp. of Vanilla, one can of Pumpkin, and half a tub of Cool Whip. To dip I am taking Graham Cracker sticks. Mmmmm, is it tomorrow yet? I was sad cause last week was "Taco" day, and I was in Columbia... NOT having tacos!
Welp, better go for now, as today is the end of my weekend, and my Monday morning awaits me, as does my bed! Hope everyone had a fun Halloween!

Life can be "funny"

I write this blog, not to update anyone, but to maybe have us all take a minute to think about all we "have" and don't.
A close friend of mine has just informed me that within the last week they were hospitalized due to an anxiety attack. I feel very certain this issue has been the result of all the other "not well handled" events in their life. This person has taught me a lot over the years, and again today I am blown away by their strength thru this storm. See, this guy is one of those who wished for something, got it, and it has actually been one of the worst moves in regard to his career and financial stability. He regularly tells me he regrets moving for financial reasons, and also can't really "stomach" his new leadership well eother, but really enjoys being near family, and that's what really matters. Now this person is being evicted from their home, moving in w family, and his only comment, "we're okay through it." That comment absolutely blew me away, how could you be so drained that you land yourself in the hospital, hate your current career position, regret your recent move across the country, AND get evicted... all of that to still be okay????? I'll tell you why he can still be okay, he has faith and trust that the Lord has him on this path for a reason. Clearly not a reason he or his family can probably decipher at the current moment, but still, he knows and trusts.
I ask myself this question a LOT, "Do I have COMPLETE trust in the Lord? I always answer "Yes." Times like this make me question so very much about myself. Do I truly have ALL my faith in him. If so, I will not doubt on occassion? Am I really walking WITH the Lord, or am I several steps behind? Would my dis-position still be sunny if I was failing financially, losing my home, and being hospitalized? I regret to say that I can't honestly answer "Yes" to all of these questions. So, to my next question.... Can you? I'm not meaning to be nosy, you don't really have to write back, but really just think about it. I have, and I am ashamed to admit my answers. I have been there, the financial windfall, the NEEDING to move, the anxiety attacks....... biggest difference with me versus my friend. When these things happened to me.... I became so depressed I could barely muster the strength to get out of bed, my way of saving cash was to quit my tithe, and I suddenly didn't have "time" for church.
I pray today not only for my friend who is struggling, but oddly, I pray to be like my friend who is struggling. If he can "struggle" the way he does and still be who he is, then yeah, I want to be that person. Strong, faithful, caring, and most importantly, 100% trusting the Lord. My, what a "struggle" to take part in!
Just a little "food for thought" today.... don't worry, I'll be goofy and not so serious again..... prolly even within the hour!! :)

A lazy, rainy, napping kind of day

I was off of work today in preparation of my trip to Columbia tomorrow. I will admit, I HAD high hopes of getting a million things done today, but all of those hopes quickly vanished when I awoke at 8 and realized it was thundering. Almost immediately I knew that if rain was the forecast then being horizontal instead of vertical would be my stance of the day..... and it was! I watched more TV today than I have in months. Started my morning with The Golden Girls, The View, and Young and The Restless. Decided at noon after all my vigorous TV watching I had better rest, so I napped 'til 2pm. Awoke and realized I was still in my pajamas......... thought seriously for about two seconds about getting dressed. Called all my gals in Indiana and chatted for a bit. Received a phone call while I was chatting w Indiana girl #1 that a co-workers little boy wanted to come sell me candy bars for his school fundraiser. Again, realized I was in pajamas, let IN girl know I would need to go and dress myself, ughhh! Bought candy bars, and conversed with the co-workers as if I had been up and around ALL day! (LIAR!) Went to visit Pam, Chase, and Kady. Gained new found self confidence when I realized they were all still in pajamas! YAY, it's not just me who doesn't get dressed on cold, rainy days!

Ya gotta work for it...

Yeah, not sure what I did, but... their IS a blog with the other post from tonite, ya just have to scroll to get it! Woops, sorry folks!

Yeah, so, it's been a while...

It was very kindly brought to my attention that I haven't blogged in, oh, we'll say... forever! Here I am again. Somehow I quickly fell victim to NOT being on vacation, and then my ability to sit at the 'ole computer diminished. I have had a lot happen since my last blog, but more importantly...... I bought my house this spring, and for months I have been promising pics, so, this blog will provide those all so long ago promised snapshots of my TINY house!

Here we go...

This is my spare bedroom. This room was all decked out in ladybugs until just recently. I changed it to a bit more of a "non-pedophilic" state, as I was told by the adoption counselor that "Looking too eager may not sit well during your home visit Miss Dailey." Although we all know the ladybugs have zero to due with my urge for children, I just felt it easier to redecorate! Notice that my first born sweetly poses on the bed for your viewing pleasure! I love that cat so much!!! As you can see I only moved my array of many "too eager" accessories to the hutch of my computer desk. OKAY, so seriously... who in their right mind puts the fuse box in the middle of a flippin bedroom wall???? Ughhhh......

This is my master bathroom. I wanted to do something there that was kind of not me... does that make any sense? I wanted to do something I liked, but wouldn't typically have. The walls are slate grey. (which would be easier to tell if I had even the slightest clue how to correctly use my freaking camera?) The accents are red and black, and all the plate covers and towel holders are chrome. I absolutely love it!!! The whole idea came from the pic's (shown above) that I saw in the Home Interior catalog this summer. I thought they were way over priced ($40 for two 8x10 pics... for a bathroom, uhmmm, NO!) I mentioned that I liked them to my friend Pam, and low and behold a few weeks later, I was the happy recipient of these pics as a "thank you" present! Yay me, and thank you Pam!

Obviuosly, this is my living room. I am most proud of it because it is the ONLY area of my house that I can say is complete(besides master bath, which noone but me ever sees?). I am aware that one of the pics I posted twice, but if you knew how dang hard it was for me to even get pics here, then you would understand why I am not trying to figure out how to remove one! The wall that my sofa is on, as well as the entry alcove are a different color than the other three walls. (you can really tell this in pic three) Cheesy, I know, but I had to shut my blinds so everyone could enjoy! I swore for years, 'When I have my own house I so will not have cheapy plastic mini blinds! Ughhh, I hate those things!" Praise God, Lynnie has wood, 2' slat, beautiful, non cheap blinds! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!



Yep, that's my rarely ever used kitchen. I don't really like kitchens, but my house came with one, go figure? My favorite thing about my kitchen, the oak table. I got the table and all four chairs for $175ish! That is a steal! It's good to work at a furniture store!!! Also, my table serves me well by holding up doilies, candles, and the occasional Longaberger basket. One day I will cook.....

I took that last kitchen pic to put into persective just how small my house is. I am on the "other side" of the kitchen... notice how you can still see ALL of the living room! Awww, there's Cali cat again too! She's a sneaky one I tell ya!

Well, sorry to say that's all ya get for now. I am tired, and this whole technology thing really takes me forever! That's half of my humble home, and hopefully within the next six months I can post the other half. I really love my house, and just wish I had more time to do things to it. It is a very cozy place and it always smells good, kinda like somethings baking, and always pumpkiney or appley. I am old at heart and have a lot of flowers and doilies...... People laugh if you will, but everyone says their is just someting about my house that feels like a home, and I wouldn't have it any other way!