Just A Quick Update...

Okay. I know that I have been a very delinquent blogger. I'm sorry. A lot has been going on in my life, and I have been distracted from posting.

I promised pictures from my trip to Key West. Well, I have actually been to Key West again! Both trips were amazing and great fun! One of these days I will get around to posting some pictures, but not today. As a matter of fact, I have lots of pictures that I want to post... and I will ... sometime... I promise...

So here are a few happenings in my life since I last posted...

• Koko had to be put to sleep
• That was very hard
• I really miss him
• Youngest daughter broke her engagement
• I have had endless frustrations with Himself ( no need to elaborate)
• I have a new roommate
• She has a dog I absolutely adore
• Scud Doesn't like the dog
• The dog, Mia, is terrified of Scud
• I closed out the fiscal year at work (YAY)
• I am working on the financial report for the parish
• The Pastor, Fr. Pat had to have surgery for cancer
• He had breast cancer which was a shock to many of our male parishioners
• He now has a clean bill of health... looks like they got it all and quick enough
• He is still fighting with skin cancer on his legs
• He doesn't slow down for anything
• I admire his tenacity
• I had some new window treatments done for the family room.
• The window treatments were ordered wrong and have to be replaced
• I am still waiting on the replacements
• I had wood flooring put in almost every room of the house
• I LOVE the wood flooring
• Changing flooring requires emptying out rooms and closets
• Putting things back in rooms and closets is not a lot of fun
• I hate to mess up my closet floors by putting things away
• I have lost over 40 pounds
• I am very glad that I have lost over 40 pounds
• Losing 40 pounds requires new clothes and getting rid of old clothes
• I am still sorting through clothes to get down to what fits or will fit soon
• I need to simplify my life by getting rid of excess stuff
• Especially clothes
• And probably a few pair of shoes as well
• I am still very glad that I have lost over 40 pounds
• I had to spend a few bucks on supplies for the hurricane season
• I am glad that I have not had to use them so far this season
• I hope that doesn't change
• My biggest fear about putting in wood floors was water damage from a hurricane
• I am very glad that I do not live in New Orleans or the Florida panhandle
• I have really enjoyed my pool this summer with friends
• I am a little sad that the summer will be over soon
• I really want to replace the heater for the hot tub attached to the pool
• Did I mention that I put in wood flooring?
• Wood flooring is expensive
• I need to finish paying off the wood flooring before I replace the hot tub heater
• I chipped a tooth
• I had my chipped tooth fixed
• I re-chipped the same tooth
• I am planning a trip to visit my older son when he has shoulder surgery in October
• My mom has had several trips to the emergency room
• My mom is now on medication supervision
• I met the girlfriend of Himself
• She is a very nice lady
• We went out to dinner to meet
• I like her
• What IS she thinking???
• I need lessons on how to run and maintain a generator
• On my second Key West trip this year I bought myself a beautiful bracelet
• I really love it
• I am back on a tight budget
• Youngest daughter may be getting back together with her ex-fiance
• He has been very apologetic and is determined to win her back
• Work is getting busier and busier with new requirements added to my job
• I am now spending more time on human resources than finances
• A lot more time
• It is not my favorite thing and very frustrating
• I am grateful for a few friends at work that keep me sane
• There are a few people at work that need to retire
• I had a leak in the pool and had it fixed
• I am trying to be better about keeping up with my communication with friends
• I have let my hair grow out so it is now longer
• I am still losing weight and hope to get back down to 130
• We'll see how it goes
• I eat well and will not get crazy with this
• I can't afford to keep buying clothes!
• I guess I need to learn how to alter the clothes I have
• At least for a while
• I was very unhappy that I had to miss Blogstock 08
• I hope there will be a Blogstock 09 or 10 or something
• I really want to meet those bloggers in person
• I have a new camera so I should have pictures to post soon
• As soon as I figure out how to upload them from the camera to the computer
• I am glad that there are a lot of "kids" around to help me figure these things out
• I can't think of anything else right now
• Did I mention that I have lost over 40 pounds?