a stormy day

When I woke up this morning, I was told that it stormed around dawn. I wondered when because I woke up at 2am to the little girl's whine and I did not hear anything unusual. Apparently it happened at three. The husband said it was carrying on for a long time, thunder and lightning and rain. And I slept through it all. Lol. I must have been very tired. When I checked the weather online the satellite showed a big mass on top of us and a severe weather alert warning is in effect in our area. It looks like it is going to stay for a while too. I hate storms! But since there is nothing I can do to stop it I stay indoors when it gets bad hoping and praying it will not get worse and cause any damage. Hopefully tomorrow will be a sunny day devoid of any storm.

online surprise

I went online the other day to see what I could find to wear to Jenny’s wedding. It was only a few days away and with so much weight lostClick Here for More Info, so of course, being me, I did. I actually ended up on a site that helped me research energy rates in my neighborhood (did you guys know that Texas is deregulated?) and now we’re saving tons of money each month on electricity. I’m probably just going to use the money to buy more dresses for myself but that’s okay, right? I think I deserve a little reward for losing so much weight over the past year! I’m really proud of myself and I know my husband is too, which makes it all worth it.

Contribution by Saul Martin.

late night cup of coffee

I guess the title pretty much says it all, lol. It is a few minutes before 10 pm and I am having a cup of coffee. Instant, that is. I have started to like the taste of coffee since I got pregnant with the little girl. I used to make the husband stop by at McDonald's just to get a mocha frappe which annoyed him. But I was pregnant so he kept his mouth shut. There are benefits to being pregnant :) Anyway, even now, months after I gave birth I still like mocha frappe and gets a cup every time we go to McD. And I now fix me a cup of instant coffee in the mornings and any time during the day if I want more. I will try to wean myself from coffee when I think it is not doing any good for my health but for now I will enjoy drinking a cup of hot coffee anytime I want. Thankfully, coffee does not keep me awake so I can enjoy a late night cup before bedtime. It has always help me sleep better, coffee does. Weird, but true. Well, I have to go enjoy my drink then it will be off to bed for me. Good night!

a late present

One of the husband's grandchildren had a birthday this month. He wanted me to order something for the child but I could not think of what to buy. There was not even enough time to do it because he told me to do it just days before the event. I told him since we do not have enough time to have the present delivered and that we do not know what to buy in the first place, to just send money to his daughter and let her make the decision. I though we already agreed on that so I was surprised when he said he didn't do it. Then blamed me for not reminding him. Huh? I could just have sent the birthday girl one of the cheap chocolate gift baskets I have seen online. She might like the chocolates and it would have saved me the stress I had to deal with being blamed for something I did not do. But all is well now. We will be visiting in a few weeks so we will just make it up to the little girl when we get to see her.

a decision to make

I have Netflix and I have been looking for a Netflix ready electronics so I don't have to hook my laptop to the television every time I want to watch a movie. It is a pain, I'm telling you. I have thought about options and there are several with varying price ranges. I can buy a blu ray player (there are a few brands that are Netflix ready), game consoles, or hdtv's that are internet ready. Problem is, I am not ready to pay a lot of money for it so I am stuck right now. I can buy a game console though since I have a 4yo who loves to play games but I don't know what to get. Of course it all comes back to price, that ever present variable if one wants to own an electronic. If I am going to get a game console though I will go for xbox slim since it has built-in wi-fi. That is if I can afford it and the husband will give his full approval. We are still talking about the need (and want) of another electronics in the house and it may take a while before we make a decision. I just hope we will make a good one because we are the kind to keep our electronics for a long time as long as they keep working. So whatever we will buy will have to be worth the money. Because, really, money is limited at the moment or we won't have to discuss what to buy. It will just have to be grab and go. Ah, I remember those times :)

old friends

We went to visit one of the husband's close friends the other day and we stayed in their house for a while to talk and for them to catch up on a lot of things (they have not seen each other in years). The couple were very nice, they made me feel welcome even if it was the first time they have seen me and the kids. They are raising their grandchildren and so the little man had kids to play with (the kids were a lot older) while we were there which made it a lot easier to keep track of him. He was allowed to use the older kids' computer and when they got tired of that they went outside to play. The kids had all kinds of toys like hunting rifles, four wheelers, and a lot more. I even glimpsed an area where there were archery targets lined up but I don't know whose it was. It could have been their grandfather's because he said something about it while him and the husband were talking. Their house was like a kid's playground complete with dogs. The little man liked it there that he did not want to go home when it was time to go. He only went when he was promised that we will go back to visit again and maybe go to a water park so he can play with his new friends again. I like it when we visit and both the husband and the little man enjoy it. We would like to do it often if it is not dependent on his health. But as long as we get to do it sometimes is all that matters.

valuable coins

The stepson came to visit us the other day bearing silver and old coins him and his father accumulated years before. He said he found them in his mom's garage and he wanted to show his father (I don't see why) the loot. Apparently, he forgot about them even with the incessant reminders from his father. They talked about where the coins were bought and the value of the coins when they bought it and the possible value now. The husband said his son could probably get a good sum for the coins but it will not be the same if he traded Gold for Cash because gold is worth more. But whatever the case, as long as his son gets money he still gets a good deal, I think. To think that he already forgot about the coins being in existence. Good thing the coins are not gold because if it were, I doubt he would have find them at all.

a choice

I have an engineering degree. I used to be familiar with all kinds of processes and chemical reactions and the like. I graduated almost ten years ago though, and I am now a stay at home mom which means that college and my degree are no longer part of my daily activities. The husband used to tease me (which was annoying because it was true) that I spend five years in college to have an engineering degree and here I am fixing formula for his son. He was bad I wanted to kick him at the time, lol. I have not kept up with what I learned. When my friends who are working talk about engineering document management software and using power point and the like over their projects at work, I cannot relate anymore. It is a shame really, and I still feel guilty that my parents spent so much money (loaned them from loan sharks even) to send me to school and I only worked for a year. I never even had the chance to explore a career. But I do have my family to make up for it. The husband keeps on urging me to go back to school and I know I will but I will wait until the kids are in school. I am not that old anyway, so maybe there is still a chance for me to be a career woman in the future. He would like for me to pursue my degree and get a career from it because of the financial possibilities. I might. One of these days. For now I will have to continue my day (and night) job, being a full-time mother.