tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252784972026-07-24T01:02:00.944-05:00Random Thoughts of a Single MomRandom thoughts about single parenting, parenting, homeschooling, dealing with chronic illness, going back to college, working while trying to survive...just every day stuff.
Just stuff that plagues me during the course of my day. Probably nothing of lasting interest to anyone but me.Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-76680895697683617832015-09-26T17:42:00.001-05:002015-09-26T17:42:48.457-05:00Bare pantryMy son cleaned out our pantry (dry goods) about 10 days or so ago. My son, who is 24, works in Retail/Grocery so he's the king of expiration dates. He went through and tossed anything that was expired. I had to fight to get him to leave some canned stuff alone. Mostly I let him do it because if we haven't eaten it by now, we aren't going to eat it. I need to do the two basement freezers some Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-44175518566559754182014-10-04T22:01:00.000-05:002014-10-04T22:01:13.495-05:00Hold The AdviceI'll start by saying I know folks mean well. I know they are just trying to help.
Earlier this week, I dealt with some pretty severe headaches. My chiro and I were on top of the issue and things were on the mend. Unfortunately, I was getting oh so helpful (yes, that was sarcasm) advice from every direction and no one seemed to take the hint that I was not interested.
PSA: Just because you Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-48977748750116714972014-06-22T12:45:00.000-05:002014-06-22T12:46:24.475-05:00Book Reviews on Amazon I love, love, love to read book reviews, especially the 1,2, and 3 star reviews. I love a good critical review of a book. What I don't love is when a reviewer who absolutely hates a book just has to knock those who like the book. I get that you may hate the book and cannot believe anyone could like it. At this point, I just shut down and can't hear the constructive criticism from the reviewer whoMinkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-42951070567974137362014-06-19T21:53:00.000-05:002014-06-19T21:58:02.564-05:00Tip for Kindle Readers Who Like To Read Series BooksI love to read books that are in a series. Some of my series are
quite long 15-30 or more books in series. I like to buy several of the
books at a time. The problem is I am not always able to remember which
book comes next. I solved that problem by creating a Word or Google
document with the reading order, then e-mailed the document to my Kindle
e-mail address. No matter where I am I can Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-23020796456687844352013-08-20T19:29:00.000-05:002013-08-20T19:29:26.444-05:00Ephesians 2:19-20/NIVConsequently,
you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s
people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief
cornerstone. Ephesians 2:19-20/NIVMinkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-36756286476661075782013-08-20T19:17:00.000-05:002013-08-20T19:17:23.853-05:00Absence makes the heart grow fonder, they say.
I'm not sure that's true. lol I have been MIA for a while here. I want to get back to posting semi regularly. I'm just not sure what direction I want to go with this blog.
Here's tonight's Facebook post:
Woo Hoo!!! Scored some great savings by purchasing my son's college books on Amazon.com.
All new through the school bookstore would have been $264 with all
Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-48737737128481126052012-02-12T17:29:00.000-06:002012-02-12T17:29:16.090-06:00Hebrews 12Heb 12:1 The Lord's Discipline Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,1 we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,Heb 12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-83954452369085015892011-08-25T17:17:00.001-05:002011-08-25T17:17:15.424-05:00Two verses for today
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, &Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-49464245685071374712011-08-17T14:33:00.002-05:002011-08-17T14:33:47.587-05:00Interesting listsYour 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/Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-505047243182381522011-08-17T14:29:00.000-05:002011-08-17T14:29:07.330-05:00Today's Gratitude listSappy 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 Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-73459711933966041992011-08-12T14:48:00.000-05:002011-08-12T14:48:56.415-05:00Gratitude ListI 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 churchMinkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-759871358334168532011-06-19T19:19:00.001-05:002011-06-19T19:19:39.436-05:00A few poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson"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]
Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-20708984927154891082011-06-14T19:49:00.001-05:002011-06-14T23:31:58.316-05:00If only I could explain to the critters that it's only 2 more weeks of chaos…
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 Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-54388338728737407862011-06-03T16:58:00.000-05:002011-06-03T16:58:45.811-05:00Green tootsiesI 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 farMinkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-40701871064793543222011-05-16T23:27:00.000-05:002011-05-16T23:27:38.107-05:00Sage advice....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.Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-26799481501537869482011-04-27T12:31:00.001-05:002011-04-27T12:31:42.771-05:00So the plumber returns my call at 10:30 a.m. this morning.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 Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-20782259462408992902011-04-19T22:41:00.000-05:002011-04-19T22:41:34.340-05:00UGH! Bummed out right now...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 Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-89405789691714217022011-03-12T18:24:00.000-06:002011-03-12T18:24:35.319-06:00A funny after the blizzard.....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 shouldMinkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-87253694776816223172011-03-12T12:38:00.001-06:002011-03-12T12:38:24.320-06:00Two big things happened yesterday.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 nextMinkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-66531247013921910452010-12-31T23:18:00.000-06:002010-12-31T23:18:52.390-06:00Various Happy New Year Designs found on Facebook•°*”˜˜”*°•.¸☆ ★ ☆¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•.¸☆
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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 Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-82201660748059838162010-10-21T19:45:00.000-05:002010-10-21T19:45:53.334-05:00The Female Demerit SystemMake 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. (Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-34640722252727201582010-08-27T21:10:00.000-05:002010-08-27T21:10:03.006-05:00The perfect birthday present is....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 :DMinkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-86116620796693956212010-08-25T19:03:00.002-05:002010-08-25T19:03:56.363-05:00Never trust Geek SquadA 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!!!!!!!!Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25278497.post-21698218860594231092010-08-16T22:48:00.000-05:002010-08-16T22:48:27.949-05:00So after scrubbing the shower curtain rod.....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 Minkydohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790058909258945953noreply@blogger.com0