End of 2007, New to begin 2008!

December 31, 2007

Words can not express how I feel right at this moment in regards to seeing 2007 end. I am full of mixed emotions. I think this year as really been a rough year in regards to health and finances for many. Our economy has been effected, the prices of gas hitting every-one’s wallet. But for some it has ended with taking changes, quitting one’s job to start their own business and I wish much success for them.

I am very ready to start 2008! I have a list of things I want to accomplish over the course of the year. I don’t want to be traditional and call it a new year’s resolution though. I honestly think some may set those standards high and then feel like they failed if they don’t accomplish it because of the ruts in the road of life. My list is as follows:

To finish my blogs

After years of playing with different templates and making themes, I am very happy and excited that I finally found what I was looking for and think I made a great investment. I love how I can put more content into my blog with a unique flair and feel.

To catch up on scrap booking

I have so many pictures that I am behind in scrapping, its literally not funny. I went through older pictures and have scanned them. The most important scraps for me to finish are of my daughter for her graduation party. Its going to be themed the day in the life of sweet Sarah. Yes tomorrow my baby turns 18.

To spend more time reading

I use to be a total bookworm. I want to spend more time in reading and that includes getting my nose into my Bible more than I do now. Today’s times are so very scary and seems to be full of uncertainly. I really feel I need to grow more spiritually. I am going to read through all my cookbooks, as I have some that are older than me! I really enjoy reading them.

Spend less time ball and chained to my desktop computer

This is I think one of my worst habits. Hubby got me this beautiful laptop and I am going to be more relaxed and not be at my desktop computer constantly working on new projects. I need my computer time to be more relaxing and fun and most importantly drama free, as this is my escape from the everyday stresses of being a wife, mother, and caregiver to my father.

Learn to Relax

This I think has always been my hardest struggle for me and that’s learning to relax. I don’t sleep well at all at night, this has always been a chronic issue for me. So I need to learn to let things go, clear my mind and relax! I am going to start saying NO, do some things for yourself, instead of constantly jumping. As much as I love my family and being a caregiver to my dad, I really need to take care of me two or my health is just going to continue to get worse. I have to learn to take care of me too!

I realize these are not big goals like get a college degree and things like that, but for me its baby steps and as the year progresses those bigger challenges will come along and naturally take their place and they won’t feel so overwhelming. I hope as time goes I can also improve my technique in blogging.

Posted by Suzie Q | Filed Under Lifesavers

My blog is coming along slowly but surely

December 29, 2007

My blog is really coming along, I am just really loving my new set up! Tonight was challenging for me as I made up a page for my reads. You know its all about books, what I am currently reading, have read that are favorites and my wish to reads!! I am very fussy but I do like how it came out.

Trying to relax a bit now that Christmas has passed. I want to get my blog finished by January 7th, before the girls come back so all I have to do is come in post, update and go!

The beauty of my blog is once I get it finalized, I don’t have to worry about changes that are big anymore. I think most toy around, changing themes and layouts until they find that certain one they are happy with and I am so happy I have found it!! I have had my blog since 2005 so it took me almost three years, but it was well worth it!

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Bang Bang, is this thing on?

December 29, 2007

My poor dad and hubby. I feel for them both. My dad is losing his hearing and is still in denial about it. With the holidays hubby has been home more often than usual and that means he is getting to enjoy my typical day with my dad and the television. Not so much just taking over the television is the problem, but the fact my dad has to set the volume on 65 out of 100. I have tried many times for my dad to use the subtitling so the sound can be down a little bit. My hubby is like now I see why you have so many migraines, gee and I thought it was all the stress!!

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Wow, what a great idea!!

December 29, 2007

Wow, what a great idea during today’s times when I am surfing the net to come across some really honest to goodness charity!! Car Angel (www.carangel.com) is a non-profit company that uses donations such as cars, to make video’s for kids and teens to give away! How awesome is that? I mean who would of thought that a car donation could make such a difference in a child’s life. Wow, they have given away over 2.4 million videos. That is truly having the holiday spirit year round!

Check out this video, just a sample of the video’s the make to give away!

Posted by Suzie Q | Filed Under Sweet Bits

Ready for the New Year!

December 27, 2007

I don’t know about you, but I am really ready for the New Year. Seriously I would not upset at all if I was to fall asleep tonight and wake up on New Year’s Day. Its been a rough year for so many family and friends, as well as here at our home. It’s that time of year to stop and reflect and say to yourself next year will bring changes. I am so ready for a New Year and for changes.

I have some ideas for my blogs that I am really going to concentrate on. I am ready to start reading my book by Trace Adkins and I think I am going to write reviews on all books that I read. Just an idea of what I want to do.

I am going to make a list of New Year’s Resolutions and post them and really work hard to reflect and reach those goals in 2008!

Hubby has to work tomorrow, then he is off and goes back January 2nd. I on the other hand don’t have the girls until January 7th so I am really going to enjoy my mini vacation!!

Tomorrow I may end up having dad take the kids to Walmart so they can spend the money they got for Christmas that is seriously burning a hole in their pockets!!!

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Whew I survived Christmas!

December 26, 2007

I am so exhausted from all the busy busy stuff of the holidays. We traveled on Christmas Eve to hubby’s mom and had a nice visit with them and his brother. It’s a lot of work for me with packing up and getting the stuff for the meal that we eat at his mom’s house. Hubby’s leg was bothering him so I had to drive home that night and I don’t like to drive at night because the on coming headlights hurt my eyes and I ended up with migraine!

I was up early Christmas morning before everyone else baking cinnamon rolls, getting coffee and hot chocolate going in my coco motion. My stepson arrived around 7:30 that morning then we started opening presents. Then it was cleaning up and getting the turkey going in the oven. Once we ate our dinner I sat down with a blanket on my lap and the next thing I knew I was asleep and woke up and it was almost 5:00. My Christmas Nap! But I surely needed it. I am very exhausted!!

We had a nice Christmas, his mom and stepdad gifted us with money and that is a guarentee no return type of gift!! Dad gave us some money which I will be giving back to him for gas money, he can’t afford to give us money but it was so sweet of him. He got me a build a bear game for my Nintendo DS. Too cute.

Hubby made my Christmas, as I got two new cookbooks from the Taste of Home, one is a cookbook and one is a baking book. I got a free year subscription from their magazine in one of the books and a cookbook cd in the other. Woo hoo!! Hubby also got me a book I really wanted, Trace Akins A Personal Stand and his newest CD (umm umm yummy). I got an Agatha Christie game for my computer, the movie License to Wed, the second season of Grey’s Anatomy (I didn’t start watching this show until the episode with the bomb and that was towards the end of this season) and a season of CSI Miami. I am set for a while!!! I think the books and the game and movie and seasons of shows on CD’s is my hubby’s way of giving me other things to do besides the internet after what I have been through as of late. He has seen me go through a lot. He knows I made that decision to pull away a bit from an online world so this will definitely help!!

Hubby got me this stuff called Head-On for migraines, I have had so many as of late and I know you all heard that annoying commerical, so now I have the product and we shall see if it works. He had put that in my stocking with some razor’s and a bag of Jolly Rancher’s.

Today I am putting my house back together. I know most wait until after New Year’s to put Christmas Decorations away but we do it the day after Christmas. This way we can relax and enjoy time together since hubby is off work, but does have to work this Friday but then is off till January 2nd. One of those days in between we are so going to the Olive Garden, the girls mom gave me a gift card there and its my most favorite resturant!!

So I am off to get some work done and put my house back in order!!!! I hope everyone had a good Christmas, as I know one of my sweet friends had a blue Christmas!

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My favorite Christmas Song..

December 23, 2007

As I finished up my work today of baking, and making up cookie boxes to deliver to neighbors, family and friends and getting ready for our trip tomorrow to my hubby’s mothers for Christmas Eve, I wanted to make a scrap page of my favorite Christmas song called Mary did you know, as this is one of my most favorite songs on my Reba CD.

So I wanted this to be my last post until after Christmas. To all my visitors I want to wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!! For without the birth of Jesus we would not be celebrating this time!! Happy Birthday to Jesus!

Posted by Suzie Q | Filed Under Lifesavers, Sweet Bits

Whisper’s visit to the Vet!!

December 22, 2007

My poor Whisper just doesn’t feel good, with the holidays just around the corner I told hubby I really think we need to make an appointment, so I called our Vet this morning and they said to bring him right in. Wow talk about getting motivated quickly with getting dressed and what not.

Whispers Asthma/Allergies are really acting up, thank gosh that’s all it is. I was so scared because hubby was like what if he is suffering and all that as he is 16 and I just wasn’t ready for any bad news right about now, I have had enough in the past month.

They are concerned as he has lost another pound and a half in weight, even with the respiratory issues, if he didn’t have any weight loss they be doing cart wheels for his health at his age. They gave him an injection of medications for his respiratory and a start of antibiotics and sent us home with some antibiotics. I have to take him back in six to eight weeks to check his weight and hope it either stays the same or goes up.

My poor little Whisper. I just was so worried because he has been spitting up a lot the past three days and not food either.

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