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Deep

Things have been deep here.  Very Deep.  I haven't been posting lately, because I've been busy being deep.  I'm investigating my house, I'm investigating my kids, I'm investigating my marriage.  Things are going to change, and change for the better.

I struggle with so many things being easy.  But, life is NOT easy.  I need to learn that the way things "are" can only be changed by me.  I alone, can only make the choices to change the things in my life that I am not happy with.

Do you find it is hard to look at yourself and see YOU for the real you?  Do you ignore those things that you just don't want to see? I'm not suggesting that I do this in every aspect of 'hard" things that I have going on.  But, here is an example....  Working out, watching my wieght, those kinds of things.  It is easier to just  gloss over and ignore and live the status quo.  But, this I've got to change, move away from, and get back ME!

I have a husband who is pretty long-suffering.  He is happy with most things, and needs very little, but some good lovin' and some good food.  (Oh yeah, and a clean house)  Most of the time he gets all of this and more.  I have kids who need me to sit and read with them, cuddle and love them, feed and clothe them.  But, I am a wife.  A wife who needs to be told,"I love you," "You're beautiful", "Thank you" And, I am a mom. A mom who needs to be held and loved and kissed.  I live in a fantasy world.  God is in here somewhere, watching, waiting, patiently looking for the time I'll just turn to Him and STOP the insanity of trying to get there by myself.  Wherever THERE is.

Deep is what this is all about. 

Deep....

Mentos and Diet Coke

A little something to lighten the mood.

Click on the link on the page in the top right hand corner, or it should just automatically start.

Enjoy!
Mentos and Diet Coke

Then WATCH THIS!!!!! It is a cautionairy tale about what happens if YOU drink the Diet Coke and eat a bunch of Mentos.  Don't do it as you shall see next.

Don't Try This At Home!!!

 

Mary-Kay

Update on the RATS...

RATS are bad.  Rats are very bad. 

I had a stack of art supplies, my paints and some canvasas, along with my floor covering (protects the floor from paint drippings) stacked in the corner by the front window of my formal living room.  Well, the dang things took some paper, shreaded it up, and made a nest in my floor cover.  In the other corner of the opposite side of the room where my dining room table is, there are identical sets of windows that are really sliders.  There are LONG, to the floor, curtians that mainly stay open.  The rats had a little collection of dog food and cat food  in a pile over there.  Now that explains why I would find random bits of kibble on the floor in the living room.  All along I thought Missy was stashing like one of my old dogs used to do.  "Hey, a snack for later, I'll just put it in here so no one will know."  Whelp, it wasn't missy...

I'm telling you these things are BAD!  The one that Kid 1 and I saw was about 6 inches long in body and another 6 in. of tail.  SHOOT- IT!!! SHOOT THAT THING!!!! 

We bought 4 traps.  They are set. 

My pantry is now devoid of EVERY bit of food that is not encased in metal.  No longer am I am horder of sale items to be made as a side dish at a later time.  I WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING BUT A WEEKS WORTH OF FOOD IN THERE. 

I will have bad dreams tonight. 

I can just tell.

Goodnight.

Short Post here but it least will be an update!

Well, Things haven't been so great here in La Casa de Tilden. 

Shortly after my last post Byron left for Guatamala on some business and some pleasure.  He had a GREAT time!  He did some cool stuff down there and had a blast and told me that next trip (next year) I SOOOO need to go.  I told him NOT ON YOUR LIFE BUDDY.  Anyway, that is another story.

The day he left Kid 2 (7) started in with a high fever of 103.8.  That fever lasted all stinkin' week.  Basically, I took her to the doctor a day later and just on a whim had them test her for a kindey infection.  I runs in my family and I've already had kidney surgery myself.  I know these symptoms.  Turns out she has a FULL blown kidney infection and had that darn fever for 7 days straight.  She will go in for ANOTHER ultrasound of her kidneys and bladder and a VCUG.  It hurts her like the dickens.

The week after that was a good one!  My sister and Brother in law came home from China so I got to hang out with the new baby they brought home.  Dang it she's cute!  Check out this picture I took....

And, that is what it's all about.  This is their Kid 3 for your viewing pleasure.  Isn't she darling!  She stole my heart and made me want a kid 3 for mysef ---- for about 2 seconds.  I love Love LOVE her though!!!

Then I came home to MY KID 1 (9) with a raging fever.  (Kid 2 was first).  Long story short, my 9 year old has croup.  The DR. says this is very abnormal for kids her age.  She missed all of last week of school and has no voice, a fever, and a seal cough.

The very WORST thing that happened these last three weeks, happened TODAY!!!!.  I thought I'd move things around in my living room and I noticed a little tiny piece of poo on the ground.  Things progressed from there as I continued investigating and let's just say that all hell broke loose and I screamed loud and long enough to start all of the dogs in the neighborhood barking.  This is serious here guys.  I don't do well with visitors unless I personally have INVITED them into my home.  I grew up hanging out in the barn with the horses and was used to these things in the barn amongst the hay and grain.  They never scared me one bit! But in my HOUSE - --- I think NOT! 

Bad, bad folks.  I am NOT happy here.  So, I've gotten NO knitting, NO spinning, and NO scrapbooking done in these here above discussed three and a half weeks.  I've missed several of the cool things that my knitting/spinning group sets up. BUMMER!!! Not doing any of my hobbies puts this Mamascrapalota in a VERY bad mood.  Sheesh.  Can I run away now?

By the way - how's the housing in Denver Colorado.  Prices?  What is the BEST area to live in as far as kids and schools are concerned?  Just checking.  Anyone know? 

Ok, if I still have any readers,  chime in.  If not, that's ok too.  This really is my on-line journal.  And, thanks for listening to my griping.  Really my life is great.  I think things just hit all at once and I'm pretty much done with all of that!

Mary-Kay