life goes on... oobla dee, oobla day!

I blinked and it's almost November... no costumes ready for the kids... no halloween candy bought.  sigh... life it running away from me again.

Books!!!

10 days since STYXX has been released and I am still trying to get time to finish it....  Why, oh why does life keep getting in the way of my reading time???? 

I think I am gonna cry......

My baby is going to be 11 tomorrow and I thought he was just a wee babe yesterday....  sigh... How time flies when the world revolves around sun and time moves forward and I shudder to think that tomorrow I will wake up and they will be away at college.

So, here's wishing my baby boy a BIG HAPPY 11th Birthday!!!!!

Don't grow up too soon.

Love,

Mom

Holy Beans, Batman!!!!

I can't believe it's already been, um.... 4 mos since my last post.  Working has taken over my life.  The late shift was playing havoc with my family life (and my sanity, I think).  Sooooo......

Now that it is June, School's out, garden is in, I am on a new shift (Thank God!) and hopefully we will save up enough money for our trip this fall.  I don't have a lot to report other than the local coffee/gift shop has agreed to put out some of my hats this fall.  So, I need to get crocheting my fingers off.  6 hats!  Whoo-hoo!!!  If they are good and I can get my butt in gear I may also post some online.  We will see.

Hopefully, I will get some pics posted to show how much the kids and the garden is growing like weeds... well the kids and no weeds in the garden (I hope)!

Til Next Time,

Sandi 

Sigh......

my life feels like it is running away from me....

I blink and it's now the end of February.  Christmas done, New Year's done, Valentine's done.  Where does the time go?

I need to work on a new hat...  Having an issue with finding the time to work on some cute ideas.  I have them here and just waiting to get out of my hands and into the real world.  Alas, I need a vacation.  I need to run away.  :)

Hats Galore!!!

So.... I've been crocheting away as I have been pretty stationary with my knee and all.  And I seem to have hit off on a talent for the headwear.

I make hats for my kids and sometimes for Christmas gifts....  I have had a couple of nibbles on people asking what I charge and wonder if it would be worth while to make and sell them at local craft fairs or possibly online.... something to think about.

Here are some examples:

I've been given a new name.... Hoppy

Tom and the kids have taken to calling me Hoppy... not Honey, or Mom or Mommy... Hoppy.

This is getting old.

Really Old.  Really Fast.

So, off work til Jan 21st.   Working on getting a better range of motion in my knee and making it strong enough to haul my butt around.  Tomorrow I get to do some water exercises in the pool and let me just tell you.  Squats suck!

So, getting better a bit every day, little by little. Inch by creaky inch.

Chat'cha all later!!!

XOXO

I have survived!!!

Today is turning out to be easier and more difficult then I thought it would be.  Easier in that I don't think that I am in as much initial pain as I thought I would be in... but more difficult since I am totally non-weight bearing on my Left leg and it's a big pain in the butt (or knee)!!!

So, everything takes that much longer to do and get to and w/the crutches I can't carry anything at all.  and with no one else home to help out... it takes me a lot longer to do anything.  and easy to go foods are not all that easy...  :)

we will see, hopefully each day will get better and easier and tomorrow I can actually take the dressing off to see how the healing is going and Friday starts PT.... that is gonna be a mountain to climb in and of itself.

Well, Vicodin is calling me to dream land... time for nap...........................

Update

Got my dr appt moved up to 12/5 to find out when I have to have the surgery....  nice time to get it all done.... the next 29 days are gonna be brutal!!!

Just call me, Gimpy!

Well, I get the call from my Ortho doctor today and it's not such good news... I guess I tore everything all to kingdom come...

Outside miniscus ~ torn
ACL Graft ~ torn
Cartilage ~ torn

Sigh.... I guess when I am going to do something, I must do it AWESOMELY!!!

So, I go in on 12/10 and get to go over my options:
     1. Suffer
     2. Surgery to just get out all the ickies
     3. Surgery to totally revamp the whole thing, repair ACL graft and
     4. HAVE A PARTY!!!

Ok, not #4....  I don't really want to go into surgery, but then again with everything going on next year, I really won't be having the time next year.  My deductible met this year already (plus).  Oh, the decisions... nothing like getting laid up at Christmas.

So, I will keep a positive attitude since it has been over 15 years since my last surgery and a lot has to have changed since then.  Right?!?!

Time will tell....

TTYL,

XOXOX

I have lived thru another Black Friday!!!!

Black Friday has come and gone... and I am still standing.  A bit wobbly and I do have a limp.  But still here and still feisty!!!

Now I just have to get on the ball and wrap and get the rest of the home-made stuff done.  That is gonna be a killer.  Today is my "get done" day.  Tom & Vin away at hockey in Antigo.  Morghan gone to a friend's house for the day and now my dining room is ripped apart and getting a clean so I can set up my Snow Tree or maybe I will do my Red & Gold Tree... hmmmmm.... oh, the choices.  I am partial to my Snow Tree though, those dang snow creatures are just too dang cute!

So, as you can tell I am working really hard and getting all my stuff since I am sitting here typing and thinking that I should call my dad to bring over lunch... hee hee!!!  We will see.  I have got to get moving as I know that no one else will get the stuff done.

and I am off!!!

no, I'm not....  So, dining room, tree up, stuff wrapped, and maybe Christmas Cards....

Oh, the INSANITY!!!!!

TTYL,

XOXOX

And the Countdown Begins

Ok, I know what you are thinking... 2 days til BD pt2.... I know, I know.... but you would be wrong.

Gasp!!!

Although there is that too.  I was referring to the ever popular Christmas Countdown... I am actually very excited this year about Christmas.  The last couple have been oh, so, um, let's say predictable.  Maybe it's the fact that both of the kids now know the "secret" of Christmas (Tom is known now as the "dream killer") hee hee!!! I had to laugh.  Both of the kids are actually a lot more 'ok' with knowing than what I thought they would be, although Morghan did come up to me yesterday and snuggled up and leans in and whispers, "Mom, this year could you please still put 'From: Santa' on some of my presents?

Awwwwww...... I can hear you all now.  Kids.  You gotta luv'em.

So, tomorrow is National Pickle Day.  My daughter, I swear you know she is a Quarzenski girl since she asks me if she can eat a the whole jar of pickles in the fridge... I told her that was evil... pure evil to suggest such a thing, and if she doesn't believe me?  Just go ask her Aunty Dana... LOL!!! I remember that day.   Oh, the horror... THE HORROR!!!  I swear I still have nightmares.

But I digress...

Back to Christmas.

I am trying to make from the heart the majority of my Christmas gifts this year.  To give the people I luv something I enjoy making and something I think that they will appreciate and yes, to save some $$$

I will try to take pics and post of the things that I have been making, but I will have to be a bit discreetful (is that a word) so that my peeps don't get an sneek peek at their gifts.

Also, going to start getting my cards in order and tomorrow going to go and make some.  2 down already and about 20 more to go.  I have to make a list!  I have lists all over.  I add stuff to my lists just so I can cross the stuff off my list... how sick is that?  I need professional help.  Is there such a thing and List-Makers Anonymous?  If so, can someone share the number?  Thank you!

in the words of Tigger,

TTFN!!! Whooo-hooo-hooo-hooo!!!!

Happy Veteran's Day

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you

to each and every one of you that have served and to those that have given the ultimate sacrifice to protect this great nation of ours.

This holiday was established in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson, who called for a day "filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory."



I have seen many people post this today and each and everytime I read it, I get a bit teary-eyed.  Thank you to all my uncles, cousins and family and especially to my hubby for having the heart and courage to serve and protect and make me a little prouder to raise my children in our wonderful country.

Please give a veteran a hug and let them know you appreciate them.

Luv you all!!!

See the New Halloween Pics

Happy Halloween!!!

Miss Katniss Everdeen & Vlad Dracula (blah, blah, blah!)

Enjoy the pics!

Stupid Picasa

Trying to post the newest pics from this year for the Halloween creepiness.... but alas, Picasa is just being really pokey... already over 1/2 hr and they are still not available to post to my blog...

therefore,

enjoy some pics of past years and what is possibly to come in the next month or so...

Winter Driving

Enjoy!!!

Pampered Chefs?

So, today I went to Ashley's for her Pampered Chef party and had fun...  and then scheduled a party off of her so all u ladies out there need to keep December 7th open... 1pm...  So, now I am thinking that I totally forgot that this was the weekend that Tom had planned for us as a family to go to Milwaukee and then to Chicago for family weekend.... oooops!!!!

So, not the conundrum is... do I reschedule the party or just see about leaving after the party that evening and heading to Milwaukee....  I want to do the party before Christmas/Birthday and that is the last weekend available.

Now I have to be really nice to my hubby and hope that he is ok with this or else I guess that I will have to reschedule.

more to come....

1 Week to Go!!!

1 week left!!!  I can't wait for next Friday.

Go Vote!

Happy Election Day!!!

If you haven't done so, then I encourage you to get out there and vote if you have time... The poles in WI have officially closed 7 mins ago... we will see, hopefully, how long it takes to get the votes all counted.

I have to wonder why people think that on the day of election... why, oh, why do they think that if they can belittle and bully others into agreeing with them... Why do they think it's ok to try and finagle (yes, the official word) out of people who they voted for. When I have to say...

IT'S NONE OF YOUR DANG BUSINESS!!!

If you really want to know, watch the news and see who wins.  I exercise my right to vote and if you are willing to ask me nicely and not tell me that I am an idiot for voting my conscience then maybe, just maybe I will have a CONVERSATION with you... I will not want to DEBATE with you, or ARGUE with you... and more than likely if you are a friend of mine, I will probably just smile and say, I exercised my right, did u?  u did?  wonderful, congratulations!!!!

I know I am rambling, but I had today a man from NY call in and tell me that I better go vote for Obama today and that it would be horrible for the country if we (I am assuming Americans, I hope not nutcases) don't stick together... Then for the next 2 minutes he tried to get me to promise to go vote for Obama and when I stated that I already exercised my right he started to ask who I voted for.... I was like, well if there's nothing else I can answer for you in regards to your Health Insurance??? No??? Then have a good afternoon.  Click!  Le Sigh....

On a positive note.... Hopefully, we will get a reprieve from all the crappy stupid tv ads...

On to Christmas tv ads, YAY!!!!

3 Weeks and Counting

15 Days!!!!  Tick, Tick, Tick....

Ok, today was one of those days.... Again.

If I hear one more person ask me if I was named after the hurricane, I swear I am gonna  ask them if they used their brain that day.... I am wayyyy older than a 1 wk old storm... Hello!!!! McFly!!!!

I am soooo tired, but I can't sleep and this is why I am up blogging and staring at the computer screen vs the backs of my eyelids.

Can today be Friday?  oh, no... it's only gonna be Thursday.  I have to do something with my weight, and my health.... There is something going on and I am either treated like I am a wack-a-doo or they will just start cutting stuff out and put drugs into my body.  Sigh....  I need to do some research and see what is going to work for me personally and see what is going be the best for me to stick with.  I do NOT want to "D~I~E~T" per se, but live healthier, happier life... I think that I have to get in the habit of at least 10-40 mins on treadmill.  I want to also get an elliptical as I think it will be a lot easier on my crackity knees.

And on the Crackity knee note, I am going to try and go to bed and stay asleep past 2am tonight (morning).

Adieu

Total Slacker

Okay, okay, okay... I know... I am a total Slacker in the blogging department... But my girls have started blogging (you know who you are) and I can not, I repeat, NOT be the Lame Sauce in this equation!

So, I have rebooted and updated my bloggy, blog and I am not sure if I will update the family one (Strachan's Spot) or not...

On to bigger and better things!!!!

Tomorrow is All Hallows Eve....oooooooo.... (that there is my spooky voice)  The kids are totally stoked and the costumes are waiting to be donned.... we will see how much of the yummy stuff they haul in.  And I now notice I am so using too many of the dot, dot, dot, dot..... so....

    kisses to you all!!!!

So, hopefully I will get back here to post some pictures since I realize that the last one I have posted are from 2009.  2009!!!!  Whoa!

In the news, Hurricane Sandy (NOT Sandi as a lot of you have been trying to say).  Although I am a whirlwind of fun, I hope that I am not leaving a path of mayhem and destruction in my wake.  I am putting my thoughts and prayers out to all of the individuals that have been affected by this.  Working at UHC, I deal with a lot of people who live/work on the east coast and it gets hard hearing the struggles of the people there and how bad it has gotten.  My prayers to everyone.

Well, as I am going bonkers from lack of sleep and laundry is calling to me and my middle finger hurts (for no other reason than I have torn my nail to the quick) and I feel as if I am rambling.  I say adieu mes amis!!!