Thirty-Eight!!!! Holy Gucamole!!



Thirty-Eight!

Yep,I'll be 38 on Febuary 1st..cake,balloons & gifts..wow! It's hard to believe in 2 more yrs I'll be the BIG 40..for some reason most days I don't feel a year over 16..then I look at my son & realize it's not possible my son is turning 10 soon so yeah..but on my birthday I'll close my eyes & pretend that it's once again my sweet 16th birthday..I don't want to be grown yet but when I was 16 I couldn't wait to be grown..funny how things change..lol!!
My birthday falls on a Wednesday this year so my hubby will be wrking & my son will be in school so I guess that day will be a pampering myself day..meaning I will most likely head to the nail salon for a mani,maybe take a long hot bubble bath & while I soak read a good book or at least some of it & maybe get my huby to give me a hot oil massage when he gets home from wrk & maybe that morning he will fix breakfast & let me sleep in after all it will be my birthday..:)



New Year,New Beginnings..:D

I haven't blogged in awhile since yesterday but thru the holidays nothing nadda..bet u thought I wasn't around anymore huh? As u can see that's not the case..I'm very much alive & kicking!! During the holidays I didn't get a chance to blog I was so stinkin busy to be completely honest with you..lol! Plus I had some health issues come up..I had a pretty big shoulder it was swollen so I had a CT Scan with dye to find out what it was..it's a small nodule on my thyroid nothing that needs attention right now my Dr is just going to watch it closely & do another test on it in March..then I have had problems being nauseated,problems with my bowels,dizziness,no appetite so I went to see a GI Dr.& he scheduled me to have an endoscopy & colonoscopy done next week so this will tell all..hope it's nothing serious!



Things I hope happen this year-2012..:)

1.AJ continues making good grades.
2.We can buy a new fridge as ours is leaking..ugghh!
3.to see AJ smile more & more..:)
4.we go to Daytona Beach,Florida together as a family..
5.We go to Atlanta to see the laser show..
6.that we will have an awesome winter & at least see some of that pretty white stuff fall from the sky..:D
7.I will continue to lose weight..but not being sick in order to do so..
8.that my family & I will stay healthy..




Dreams I have..we all can dream!

1.that I look slim & trim-(might happen..hard wrk & who knows?)
2.that this will be AJ's best year yet..:)

My Plans..:)  


Now for the plans: that is something completely different,I don't really like to plan anything in my life really..I like when things just happen.I've learned that no matter how much u plan something,it will never happen the way you planned it anyway...LOL!


1.I would love to upgrade our house:new flooring as in take up all this carpet & put down wood flooring especially since we all have allergies & Asthma..they say carpet is the nastiest thing in a home.Maybe some new wallpaper in some rooms-(if we do it in wee steps it should be doable)
2.Shopping-Me going to a huge shopping mall & buying all new clothes in 4-6 sizes smaller than what I wear now..YAY!
3.A weeks vacation to the beach full with lots of fun things to do-minature golf,biking,swimming,swimming with dolphins,deep sea fishing etc etc.
4.A cruise just the hubby & I to somewhere like Hawaii or Bahamas..<3!
Hope u all have a fabulous weekend!  




New Years..:D



Divinity,chocolate fudge..mmm!

 Happy New Years!! We had over family & rung in the New Year together...We had sandwiches & alot of delicious goodies to eat..

2012..I'm ready bring it!

Sugar coated pecans,choc.covered pretzels,holly berry cookies etc etc.


I didn't make any resolutions this year because I never do them..I'm just going to enjoy my life to the fullest!

We spent the rest of New Years Eve playing fun board games,drinking coffee & punch & watching the ball fall...Happy New Year!!

Food & Crafts During Christmas

Christmas angels I painted..

 During December I enjoyed painting..I made my famous very yummy healthy Cherry Winks cookies..



My cherry winks cookies..Yummy!





Our Gingerbread House..



As a family we put together a gingerbread house..My parents also celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary so we got them a red velvet chocolate cake..



The cake we got for my parents 50th anniversary..<3

Hope you & your family had a Merry Christmas!



Thanksgiving & Christmas..

We ate off our festive turkey plates..:)

I realize it has been awhile since I've blogged..srry abt that it's just been a madhouse with the holidays & some health probs I'm dealing with.But hopefully I'm going to be ok..right now I'm having alot of tests done.We had fun during the holidays..Thanksgiving we got together with family & had a yummy feast..sweet potato souflee,green beans,rolls,squash casserole,dressing,gravy,turkey & cranberry sauce..for dessert I made a chocolate eclair.



AJ with our tree..



Christmas was wonderful but sad too as we were missing Jason..he is one of our highlights during Christmas him & AJ..& I missed my bff,Cathy so much.We did get thru it tho together.I'll share some of our memories from Christmas...




Me & my baby,Cooper..:)

 AJ got so much..to name some things: a big globe,a light saber,a Nintendo 3DS,video games for the DS,Wii & X-Box 360,a remote control helicopter & Halo Scorpian tank...we all got so many nice things...truly blessed are we!

25 Random Things About Me..:)

1.Every night b4 going to bed I exfoliate my face.
2.I don't know how to play not one musical instrument..I know it's sad..LOL!
3.I suffer from migraines but not as often as I used to..whew!
4.I love scrapbooking.
5.I married my best friend.
6.I lack patience.
7.I was a CNA when I met my hubby.
8.I love Dairy Queen's Fench Vanilla Moo Lattes'.
9.I love technology & gadgets.
10.I love to watch it snow inside where it's warm.
11.I got my GED.
12.Cathy is my BFF even tho she died in September from Pancreatic Cancer.
13.I currently have 420 Facebook friends.
14.I was born with one kidney & a heart defect & I did end up having open heart surgery when I was 6 months old.
15.My fave color is pink.
16.Around the Christmas holidays my fav movies are How The Grinch Stole Christmas & The Christmas Story.
17.I love caramel apples.
18.Organization is one of my strengths.
19.I'm spoiled rotten by my parents b/c I'm the youngest & my hubby spoils me too.
20.I get manicures regularly but have never had a pedicure..cannot stand anyone touching my feet..very sensitive..lol
21.I love to go out but I'm a homebody too.
22.It's impossible for me to pick a fave dessert b/c I love all sweet things..I have a sweet tooth!
23.I have a 9 yr old son who is growing like a weed & I'm enjoying every moment I can with him.
24.I love to decorate for each holiday...<3
25.Last but not least I love all my family..Family IS what it's all about.Jason my nephew taught me how precious family really are.You learn something from someone in life..I've learned alot from diff ppl in my life but that's what Jason taught me & that is quite possibly the most valuable thing to learn!

Just Life..:)

Two weekends ago me,AJ & his dad went to the movies to see Jack & Jill it was so LOL funny! Then we had dinner @ Cracker Barrel.That is a great family movie.I had bloodwrk done last week & had to go to my nephrologist today for the results.They have been really good the last 2 yrs but today they weren't good.My creatnine was bad,my magnesium was too low & my protein in my urine was really high.On top of that my blood pressure was wayy too high..150/108 so he put me on yet another b/p reducer..I'm already on two.He said @ this rate my kidney would lock down if my b/p didn't come down soon..& I only have one kidney..:( & I have Chronic Kidney Disease.So I'm going to have to bite the bullet & lose some weight & start walking & biking as well.