Monday, September 01, 2008

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?