Another Book Haul and Miss Puma

Believe it or not one of my resolutions for the year was not to buy anymore books.  It didn't take me long to break because my first book haul was in January when dh and I went to State College, PA.  I just had to stop by my favorite store there, Ollie's and load up on books.  The price was so good.  Now with Border's going out of business..well, it's so tempting and tempted I was.  I can't believe I paid what I did for these books.  Somebody kick me.  Actually, I'm surprised dh didn't say something to me.  Even though Borders was giving a discount, it still was expensive.  Stupid me. 

I was a craftaholic.  But now my craft room is jammed pack I can't even get in it.  So I vowed to stopped buying crafts which I did.  But now I'm a bookaholic.  Why is it when you get rid of one habit another starts up?  And the silly thing about books and me is that we have a love/hate relationship.  When I read a book I either agree with what is being 'said' or I totally disagree.  Crazy.

One of my cats, Miss Puma gets this ear infections and she has a really bad one now.  However, Miss Puma does not like being touched and it's very difficult when I have to treat her because I end up chasing her around the house, then she bites and scratches me, then dh puts on his motorcycle gloves to help and Miss Puma really hates dh.......


This is what Miss Puma did to me last time we had to give her meds...that isn't paint on the paper towels!


I made a vet appointment for her but I'm already having anxiety about trying to catch her, put her in the carrier to get her to the vets.  Especially after what she did to me before (see above picture).  *sigh*

I guess we'll see what tomorrow brings.

Yesterday

Yesterday we went to Cici's Pizza with some friends.  It's an all you can eat pizza/salad buffet.  We got a senior discount ($1 off each) so it was an okay price.  I don't think the pizza/bread sticks are all that great.  I thik Pizza Hut has the best bread sticks, but I don't care much for their pizza.  Now Ledos and Jerry's has good pizza. 

I was also thinking that spring is really springing.  When I got in the car yesterday I already found a spider web which my dreaded spiders are showing up.  I get these tree spiders in my car and I'm terrified of spiders as I've mentioned below in one of my post and this creepy pests get in my car.  I'll be driving along and they start running along my dashboard or windshield and I've even had them crawling on me or my stick shift.  I've never gotten bit by one but the thought of having spiders crawling on you while you're driving and oh, especially at night when you can't see them really freaks me out.  So not only did I find a spider web in my car today, as I was driving along with the windows rolled down the loud music from other cars were playing and I mean it just brought summer to mind.  I guess sometimes winter isn't so bad when you can't hear the conversations of the people in the car next to you when you are sitting a at red light! 

Today was a not do much kinda of day.  Dh went to work this morning.  I love that overtime.  We are trying hard to get out of debt.  I've already got two credit cards paid off.  That's progress!

Until later...

Today

It is a beautiful day today.  It's nice and warm...so springy.  Oh yeah.  I heard rain is moving in tonight, though and cloudy tomorrow.  April showers bring May flowers.  Speaking of which, my daffadils are coming up out of the ground along with my Japanese Iris.  That's always a sign of spring. 

I went to the post office today to mail out a book (I sell books on half.com).  I make a tiny bit of money, but nothing to sneeze at.  I sure don't recoop what I paid for the book if I buy it new, but a lot of the time I will buy used on amazon or half.com.   I also stopped by KFC to get some chicken.  Now there's one restaurant that is nothing like it used to be when I was growing up.  I think if Col. Sanders was alive today he'd be ashamed of what they've done to his secret recipe.  Do you know that Dave Thomas (founder of Wendy's) is really the one who promoted Col. Sanders chicken in the restaurant Dave used to work for?  If it weren't for Dave, there wouldn't be a KFC. 

Speaking of KFC, my brother brought to my attention many years ago when our beautiful Katrina was still alive that her initials were KFC.  Hahahah...we didn't even realize it.  Katrina Fay Canter.  So KFC is kinda special to us...not the food, but just the initials.

Did I mention before that I'm thinking Spring Cleaning?  Yeah, I'm thinking about it! ;)

Day 31-A Picture of Me

Here's a picture of me in Ocean City, Maryland during a Northeaster.  Wind and rain..it was terrible.  Dh and I had come here with our motorhome for our anniversary.  I don't know if was the food I ate or the being in the wind and rain, but I got very sick later that night.  I told dh that I wanted to go home.  We picked up camp and drove home.  I think I had gotten food poisoning or the flu.  I don't want to go through that again!

Today I have a terrible headache.  I get this if I sleep wrong with my neck twisted.  It's really more of a muscle thing in the back of my neck.  I'll take some aspirin when I get out to the kitchen later. 

I think spring might be around the corner.  We are having some warm days now and the sun is shinning.  This is the best time of the year when everyone is cleaning up from winter, planting flowers and birds are making their nests.  And being able to sit outside with some iced tea and read and just enjoy the green once again....it's great. 

I gotta get myself in gear for some cleaning.  Although I've done quite a bit during the winter I still need to declutter.  Just when you think you have cleaned out stuff, you realize there's more to be done.  After taking four truck loads of stuff to Goodwill the closets are still loaded.  It's crazy...why do people think having stuff is the answer.  It just takes up space and weighs you down.  The more you have the more you have to take care of.  Crazy!!

I guess that's it for now!

Day 30-A Picture of Someone I Miss

 

This is my dad.  I miss him very much. 





This is my little girl, Katrina.  I miss her very much, too.  I understand having to say good-bye to your parents, but when you have to say good-bye to your child it just breaks your heart. 





Happy Birthday, Mom; Day 29-Picture That Makes Me Smile

A big, wonderful birthday wish to my mother who would have been 78 years old (I can't even imagine it) today.  She died when she was 56 years old from a massive heart attack.  She had diabetes and a bypass.  She quit smoking after most of her life doing so.  When she was forty, she got her GED and went to nursing school to become an LPN.  What she set her mind to do she did it.  And she always had beautiful legs!!  I miss talking to her every day.  It's been 22 years since she passed, but it sure doesn't feel like it.  Happy Birthday, Mom.  I love you!

For the picture that makes me laugh, well, I've already posted some of those.  My kids make me laugh.  Watching Funniest Videos make me laugh, too.  Some of those are hilarious. 

I went to eat Chinese by myself tonight as dh went to church for a special segment of something.  I didn't want to go so I stayed home to work on the taxes.  Fun, fun.

Day 28-Something I'm Afraid Of



Oh my gosh....just posting this picture is freaking me out.  Look how ugly and scary a spider is.  It's digusting!!  Roaches freak me out, too.   Spiders and roaches are the top things I'm afraid of. 

I really slept in late today.  Really, really late into the afternoon.  I think I need it since my rib hurts a lot.  Well, I think it is getting better.  Since I've hurt my rib I have gained weight.  Now I believe it's true that cortisol, that chemical in your body that you produce more of when you are under stress puts weight on you.  Hopefully when I'm completely pain free my body will got back to being the way it was..a few pounds smaller.  LOL

Dh and I went to Fundruckers for dinner tonight.  I've been wanting a big hamburger for a week and the burger I ate tonight hit the spot. 

Weather was cook today.  A bit chilly but I can smell spring in the air!  It can't be here soon enough. :)



Day 27-Me and a Family Member

This is my son and me July 4, 2010.  We were acting silly.  

Day 26-Something that Means alot to Me

Thre's not just one thing that means a lot to me.  Therefore, I can't name just one thing.  Some of the things that mean a lot to me is:

My family

My friend who I don't get to see much of

My grandma's wedding ring set that I have been wearing for 20 years

My car (because I don't like not having the freedom to come and go)

Having a roof over my head

There's a lot more but those are probably the few top ones I could think of.