Random Thoughts of a Single Mom

Two verses for today

2011-08-25T17:17:00.001-05:00

Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV) 8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” 1 Timothy 3:16 (NIV) 16 Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit,[a] was seen by angels, was preached among the nations,

Interesting lists

2011-08-17T14:33:00.002-05:00

Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Bookshttps://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139085843/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books And Fantasy Worlds In Literature http://www.cool-story.com/story/208/Fantasy-Worlds-In-Literature/

Today's Gratitude list

2011-08-17T14:29:00.000-05:00

Sappy stuff: I am grateful for my health. I may have a few problems (Fibromyalgia, and 2 forms of arthritis), but I am relatively healthy. I do not have cancer or heart problems. I am blessed. I am grateful for the health of my family members. Most problems that they are incurring are relatively minor and well-handled ones at this point. I am grateful for the furry friends in my home.

Gratitude List

2011-08-12T14:48:00.000-05:00

I have decided to keep a gratitude list online. I hope to do it several days a week. I thought daily, but realized I might be setting myself up for failure that way. I will try to list a minimum of three things I am grateful in a couple different areas: Sappy and silly. Sappy gratitude list: My family, even though they make me nuts sometimes My Savior, Christ Jesus My church family. They

A few poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson

2011-06-19T19:19:00.001-05:00

"Self Reliance" Henceforth, please God, forever I forego The yoke of men's opinions. I will be Light hearted as a bird, and live with God. I find him in the bottom of my heart, I hear continually his voice therein. The little needle always knows the North, The little bird remembereth his note, And this wise Seer within me never errs. I never follow, when I act aright. [October 9, 1832] And

If only I could explain to the critters that it's only 2 more weeks of chaos…

2011-06-14T19:49:00.001-05:00

At least that is the projected timeline for the contractors to be here. They seem to be flying through the job. The roof is done and they are starting on the siding. After that it's the deck, indoor carpentry and shed. It's helped that the rain comes at night so it's not slowing them down much. The critters don't really care for all the work or the strangers presence. The older cat hides all

Green tootsies

2011-06-03T16:58:00.000-05:00

I stepped outside to refill the hummingbird feeder and decide to quick mow the front lawn…barefoot. So now, my tootsies are green and black even after being washed. Oh well, it will wear off. I am surprised at how dry parts of the yard were in spite of the nasty t-storm we had this morning and all the rain that we've had this spring. It's been a really, really wet spring so far. The ground

Sage advice....

2011-05-16T23:27:00.000-05:00

Four things you can't recover: 1. The stone after the throw 2. The word after it's said 3. The occasion after it's missed 4. The time after it's gone.

So the plumber returns my call at 10:30 a.m. this morning.

2011-04-27T12:31:00.001-05:00

This is the call I made 2 weeks ago to him. *lol* I tell him a couple things on the list to which he replies, "I"ll be there in 15 minutes." Oh great. I quickly get dressed. I went to bed at 5:30 am so I was still asleep when the phone rang. His 15 was more like 45. Oh well, I was plenty wide awake by the time he showed up. *lol* He looked over the things we had for him and said, "I

UGH! Bummed out right now...

2011-04-19T22:41:00.000-05:00

I lost my backup flash drive for CareerStep (medical transcription school) stuff. I kept old forum posts, reports, notes, Shorthand backups, word lists, and miscellaneous school stuff on that thing. It fell off the desk drawer where it was hanging and into the trash bin that was dumped into the main trash. Guess what today was? Yep, trash day, and we even had it out to the curb on time. UGH!!

A funny after the blizzard.....

2011-03-12T18:24:00.000-06:00

My son opens the front door for his first look outside. He comes back saying, "I see you have been working diligently on clearing the snow today." Is there supposed to be a path there? I chuckle, then snort, then chuckle some more. He asks, "Do you wish to go anywhere tomorrow?" Me, "No." Mom and I had discussed staying put until it was warm enough to be out shoveling which should be

Two big things happened yesterday.

2011-03-12T12:38:00.001-06:00

First, the contractor came by yesterday before the storm to discuss plans for: ~new siding ~new roof ~stairs (new in basement; more headroom going up to the 2nd floor) ~decks (new in back wrapping around and connecting to side) ~new front door ~last 3 new windows ~garage (decided to only put a new utility door on and rebuild it in a year) We should have an estimate and some sketches in the next

Various Happy New Year Designs found on Facebook

2010-12-31T23:18:00.000-06:00

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The Serenity Prayer

2010-12-28T17:30:00.000-06:00

The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His

The Female Demerit System

2010-10-21T19:45:00.000-05:00

Make the woman happy. Do something she likes, and you get points. Do something she dislikes, and points are subtracted. You don't get any points for doing something she expects. Sorry, that's the way the system is set up. Here is a guide to the point system: SIMPLE DUTIES You make the bed. (+1) You make the bed but forget the decorative pillow. (0) You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets. (

The perfect birthday present is....

2010-08-27T21:10:00.000-05:00

an omelet made by my son, a birthday cake made by my son, and dishes washed by my son (even though he's allergic to dish soap). Notice the theme. *lol* Oh, and he made sure I got to lick the beaters and bowl! That's almost better than the cake :D

Never trust Geek Squad

2010-08-25T19:03:00.002-05:00

A friend's laptop would not let her type the same letter in a row like this xxxxxxxx. She took it to Geek Squad. They said that Windows needed to be re-installed and wanted to charge her $120. She called me and asked me to take a look at it. Get this......... It was a stupid setting that took me 3 seconds to fix. What a frelling ripoff!!!!!!!!

So after scrubbing the shower curtain rod.....

2010-08-16T22:48:00.000-05:00

the dang thing won't hold up anymore. I managed to make it work for a couple days. Luckily, we all were able to shower before it fell. Today, picked up a new one. Boy! The prices on those have gone up. We did buy the more expensive one at Wal~Mart, but it looks to be a better quality and it's definitely prettier. I was a tad shocked when mom mentioned she was thinking about putting

Housework

2010-08-10T14:58:00.000-05:00

I decided to jump back into the S.H.E housework system. I'm doing a combination of physical cards and Outlook Calendar/Tasks. This gives me the reminders when I ignore the box :) If you haven't heard of the system, it's by Peggy Young and Peggy Jones who affectionately known as the slob sisters. They wrote a book in the 70s, later revised in the 2000s, called, "Sidetracked Home Executives".

Psalm 48 (New International Version)

2010-07-24T15:05:00.000-05:00

Psalm 48 A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. 1 Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. 2 It is beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth. Like the utmost heights of Zaphon [a] is Mount Zion, the [b] city of the Great King. 3 God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her

My backyard visitor

2010-07-17T17:23:00.000-05:00

Unofficial Medical Dictionary

2010-06-26T18:15:00.002-05:00

Artery......................The study of paintings. Benign......................What you be after you be eight. Bacteria....................Back door to cafeteria. Barium......................What doctors do when patients die. Cesarean Section............A neighborhood in Rome. Catscan.....................Searching for Kitty. Cauterize...................Made eye contact with her. Colic

Gotta give props to Microsoft's Tech Support

2010-06-21T20:00:00.000-05:00

The tech support guy I talked to this evening was WONDERFUL. I have been having an issue where my Outlook 2007 wasn't saving passwords. When you have multiple emails addys and passwords, it gets annoying to fill in especially when every password is different. I filled out a ticket after I couldn't fix it myself. I entered my cell number on the off chance they would call. He did. The first

Woo Hoo!!! After 3 months MS Office 2007 is finally installed on the laptop

2010-06-03T22:00:00.000-05:00

When my desktop mother board died, I moved everything to my laptop. Problem was I couldn't get MS Office 2007 to install. I kept getting a stupid error and nothing on the MS Help site would work. I finally found a website (non-MS) that gave me answer (or location to look to fix the registry key). So tonight I fixed it!!!!!! I paid a lot of money for the '07 upgrade. I was furious that I couldn't

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Let The Lower Lights Be Burning

2010-05-09T18:49:00.000-05:00