tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23621669176662268242011-07-28T04:03:54.587-08:00Indiana homegrown. That's me. Big hearted! Mother (to all), Wife, Crafter (or at least try to be), idealist, basic and laid back and definitely a rambler...qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-28354949487866659082009-02-16T14:28:00.009-08:002009-02-16T15:00:29.562-08:00

Cold enough out there for you????I know... I know... I'm a bad blogger. I've been gone way to long. Just to catch everyone up, if there is still anyone out there who looks to see if I

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Ok gentlemen, unless you want to read about the internal workings of women, stop reading and go somewhere else. That said, I need to hear from those of you that are going through what I'm going through. I've already written about my body and how it does whatever it feels like doing whenever it feels like doing it. I went to my PA last month and she had me schedule an ultrasound to get some

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-71405512994324453482009-01-02T06:56:00.011-08:002009-01-02T10:28:36.399-08:00

Reading all your different posts has guilted me into trying to make at least one resolution for 2009. I'm taking my inspiration from "Twenty Four at Heart". I'm in definite agreeance with her that excluding that fact that I found my "Ace of Hearts" and married him, the past 3 years have sucked. So my resolution is to make 2009 the happiest it has ever been for Ace of Hearts and myself. That is as

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-21152672710065698872008-12-30T07:07:00.003-08:002008-12-30T07:20:00.685-08:00

It's not fair! It's not fair! It's not fair! Let me just advise any of you reading this post today, if you aren't pre-menopausal, menopausal or post-menopausal, you'll just think I'm going crazy and just stop reading this particular post. OK, I understand that I'm getting older. I take comfort in reading many of your posts because you are going through the same things I am, or have been

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-63110175203062974262008-12-29T14:58:00.014-08:002008-12-29T15:38:15.846-08:00

I don't know about you guys, but I've been in a real bummer mood today. It might be that I had to go back to work or it might be that my mom and dad left for Florida yesterday for the winter or it might just be that Ace and I have worked our butts off on Christmas baskets for the last 2 months and now Christmas is over... I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one that's going through this. I

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-76891154327996940052008-12-15T16:12:00.007-08:002008-12-15T18:25:05.444-08:00

Well four dozen eggs and 12 pounds of flour later, I'm three quarters of the way through making noodles. I ran out of space... These have to dry 3 or 4 days before I can package them up. Plus I have to flip them twice a day and cover them with more flour. So far I've invested about 4 1/2 hours on these. Is it worth it! YES! My family loves there packages of noodles. They expect it now. I

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-27475922819839698652008-12-08T16:35:00.004-08:002008-12-08T17:06:46.656-08:00

Christmas time! I love it! I've been reading all your blogs and how crazy Christmas time is. We have this to do and that to do and if we don't do these things then nothing else will get done... But we love it! Admit it! You love the challenge of getting it all done. That extra hour you spent after the kids went to bed, adjusting the lights and ornaments the kids had just finished putting

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-58146701967881836632008-12-05T12:15:00.007-08:002008-12-05T14:54:28.484-08:00

Well we are home safe and sound. Dr. R said the tear was bigger than he had expected, but the stitches are in place. We even have pictures. Kind of cool to see what your kid looks like inside. When Z1 had to have an emergency appendectomy we got pictures of that also. Not sure why anyone would want pictures of their appendix, but he has them. Dr. R said he's going to have a talk with A1.

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Well tomorrow is the big day. My baby, oh ok I know he's 18, but he's still my baby, has his shoulder surgery. He's been a power lifter for a couple of years and he plays football. To say the least, the child has two bad shoulders, two bad knees, we've been through 3 concussions and a bruised spine. But this is the first time he's actually had to have surgery to repair something. I'm not

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-17682034263679672402008-12-01T14:13:00.003-08:002008-12-01T14:36:57.885-08:00

I need to write something happy or I'm going to start beating my head against the cement wall. Had a wonderful 4 day weekend, not too much drama, and then it happened... I had to go back to work. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my job, I'm good at it, but I do the job that at least for now, could use 3 full time associates helping me out. Then you read the headlines on Yahoo "Economists

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-50759655691376117852008-11-29T15:49:00.005-08:002008-11-29T15:54:19.592-08:00

My sister sent this email. I had to share it with you!We did it! Todd and I hung our outdoor Christmas lights today! I just had to share our holiday spirit, so I wrote this message to the tune of,"The Twelve Days of Chrismas," just to share our joy! Here goes...During the first phase of decorating the outside of our house we made Twelve trips up the ladder, needed Eleven feet of extension

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-42895342384978287642008-11-28T15:37:00.002-08:002008-11-28T15:40:27.366-08:00

I know, I blew it. That's what happens when my mind starts rambling. My thoughts go faster than my fingers and I Oooops! it... Yes, Ace's real name is John. So I guess I can forget having a real cool name for my husband. I really like Harley Stud and Briefcase. Ace's name came from the fact that my husband loves KISS! And especially Ace. So the gigs up. Oh well...

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-81766852773223656772008-11-26T14:31:00.002-08:002008-11-26T15:00:55.491-08:00

I love the holidays. When I think of Thanksgiving and Christmas I actually feel a warm glow inside. I'm not trying to be poet. I'm explaining a feeling. It's because I know I'm going home for the holidays. Don't get me wrong, I love Ace and the life we are growing together, but there is no place like home. Dad and Mom's or "DAM" for short. When I'm at my mom and dad's I can leave my

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-18575009713457335842008-11-26T05:53:00.004-08:002008-11-26T06:04:47.705-08:00

Well I figured out how to post a picture. Yeah! So I'm starting off with some Smokey Mountain pictures. Thanks SMB for the help. I was reading some of comments on my second blog. I can't believe most of you don't crave homemade chicken and noodles. There is no other taste in the world that can come close to the homemade chicken and noodles. Don't even compare them to the noodles that are in the

qtpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786328909093612786noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362166917666226824.post-4103295098832503902008-11-20T16:31:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:45:27.739-08:00

What a wonderful Saturday. Cold outside. The temperatures hovering around 20 degrees. And the sky was the most beautiful blue (and please no one comment that the sky is not really blue, its just all the pollution in the air) Ace and I took our honeymoon mid October. We got married in August, but we both love the fall and I had never been to the Smokeys so that is where we went. God was

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