Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Bloggies
Hope everyone has a blessed New Year
and please if you celebrate to much hand over the keys, there is no shame in letting someone else do the drivin, Save a life Don't Drink and Drive!

My daughter is 23 today
Wow, Makes me feel so OLD- I sent her a text and wished her Happy Day-
To say we have a distant relationship is a understatement and I wish I could change that-
I love her dearly- I have not seen her in a couple of years.
If I could change anything in my life it would be to have a close relationship with her.
I have hoped and prayed for years that things would change between us but I don't know if they ever will-
She does not understand me and I don't her and we can't seem to find a middle ground.
I can't explain everything to her that happened between me and her father.
I was simply to young to be married.
I wish I could answer all her questions but I can't and probably never will be able to.
I hope she has a great birthday and that she is enjoying her life
I wish nothing but the best for her
I LOVE YOU TASHA AND I MISS YOU!

Just for fun :-)

Happy 29th to me LOL!! It's great to be young again :-)

HEY ! Jolly Old fat guy in the red suit

WTH??

I woke up this morning to snow on the ground all excited and ran to look under the tree before heading off to work and WHAT!!
I gave you my list long ago and it was pretty simple- I got the email confirmation that you read my list and did I get---
1. 12 tons of gravel for the farm road
2. A nice Gelding Draft Horse (prefer a Percheron) with a life time of vet services, feed and hay
3. A promise of a wonderful hay season
4. A new set of tires for the dually
5. A aerobic septic system
6. 600 feet of electrical wiring and service to the barn
7. A sweet retirement package for Critter and I effective immediately similar to the one the big banker guy got when they were asked to step down Ya Know, The Golden Parachute
8. A farm hand that will take his pay in the pleasure of riding my horses on a regular basis and is willing to live full time in the front barn and speaks only English
9. A new tractor complete with Hay attachments , Front loader, and attachments to work on the road and full time driver willing to take his pay in the pleasure of driving my new tractor when needed
10. A Super Target store close but not to close to my farm. (Maybe within 10 miles)
11. Our house on Main St sold and the barn ready to move in by New Years Day

No! I did not find these things under my tree you big ole #$@($_!@

I even left out the Peppreridge Farm Cookies out for you - And you ate them all !!!!

I am sooooo disappointed! I want to speak to your supervisor!

Good thing my family and friends came through for me and gave me a wonderful Christmas complete with Love,and Continued good health for us all.

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

May God Bless and keep you all healthy and safe today and through out the coming New Year!!

From WJ Farms

Critter, Scrappy, Little Dude, Dash, Bitty Kitty, Twinkie,CD,ZY,Pickles, Joe, Barn Cat 1, Barn Cat 2, Barn cat3, Barn Cat 4, Barn cat 5, Barn Cat 6, Hazel and Spook

Things I overheard,was asked or saw today

"You get yourself some Grey Goose and Green Monster and that will set ya free"
( Who first decided to try this combo)

"Since I haven't used my health insurance this year, Are you going to refund my premiums on my next check?"
( O' how I do love employee questions)

"My baby daddy gonna get his refund this month and we gonna get some 20's "
(Apparently you can take your last check stub to a CASH store and they will on charge you 40% of your refund total to get your tax refund early. Man ,what a deal! I think 20's are tire rims but I am not that hip to today's culture so don't quote me)

"The Power light is not ON on the copier is that why it wont make a copy?"
( I had to get up and take a break after that question)

Ya, know how you always see just one shoe on the side of the road? Today I saw a matching pair
(HMMM ?? Shoeless Hitchhiker Maybe?????)

Worst Gift Ever!!!!!!!!!!!

When I was about 9yrs. old I got a phillips head screwdriver Not Kiddin!
A friend of the family gave it to me. wrapped up and everything. I thought naturally it came with a dirt bike or something cool but, No. A phillips head screwdriver all wrapped up in a pretty box just for me a 9 yr old kid who had no interest in tools.
This was a good friend of the family and knew me very well and for some reason thought I would enjoy a tool.
So, What was your worst gift ever??????

O Dear Lord

Remember last year when I was sick and Critter basically left me to lie in my own "illness" for 3 days and wouldn't come within 50 feet of me???
Well, Guess who has come down sick????? Yea, thats right! I threw him some cough drops from accross the room and sealed off my part of the house.
In the 9 years we have been together this is only the 2nd time I have known him to be sick. Poor Baby :-(
Don't ya know if I can catch this on film I am gonna be puttin up some very flattering pics of him LOL

A decade of pictures

I am by my own admission am a MSN junkie.
This Week in Pictures and Animal Tracks often amaze me how just a picture can make you feel so many things,
So MSN has put up a link to A Decade of Pictures. Go check it out. So many moving photographs.

Hey can you believe who TIME's Person of the year was ???????? Shocker! A least it wasn't Oprah :-)

Is anyone else?

Fed up with all the Tiger news? Enough already!

Headed out this afternoon to pick up our new Kenmore family members but, before I do.
I have to swing by the feed store buy a round bale and go drop it off to the kids since we wont be home in time for their breakfast. Then feed the hooved kiddies and the barn cats and kittens. we have some cute kittens there were 9 we only have 3 now and they are so cute. I try not to get attached but it's hard.
Then I have to feed the cat living on the back porch. We named him Spook and he is a sweety. It kills me that he can't come and live in the house. Then, I have to feed the cat that lives on the front porch. Hazel is also a sweety who loves to give kisses.
Then I have to let out the Crack Puppy also known as Twinkie,
Then feed the 3 cats who live in the house.
Then wait on the Critter to hook up the trailer then we are gone!
See ya in the afternoon tomorrow when we shall have all the new Stainless Steel family members home!

Have a great weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O did I tell ya we already had Christmas and gave our gifts on Thanksgiving ?? Celebrating Scrappy Style No ?? well tell ya about it when I get back :-)

Just so ya know

Just like the elusive Big Foot Creature or Little Green Men from space
if you have a camera at the right time you just might catch the never seen Scrappy Doo in the kitchen "attempting "to cook..
Yes, Critter caught this sight on camera
Funny,Critter I am sure you will see the Hale Bop comet come around again before you see this again. Good thing you had the camera :-)

Just a waitin

I think it is way past time for a new camera.
Don't ask me what is going on with all the white dots in the picture. Ghost people call em orbs. I just call effects from a old crappy camera
If they were Orbs I would probably think we have built the barn on a burial ground. LOL
Anyway, This is what the Critter has been done this week. He bought stained and installed the kitchen cabinets.
We are undecided about the counter tops.
We got a big white cast iron sink and we are putting a rubbed bronze tall fixture in the sink.
We are doing a tile back splash all around the counter and now we are undecided about the counter top Red, White or some type of brown. Who knows?
The flooring came in and we will be getting it some time this week. It is also a dark brown hardwood to match the cabinets.
I think that once the appliances and floor are in that it will be amazing.
Critter has so much talent.
Next big thing will be the bathroom. I am decorating it around a picture my sister gave me and it will be totally different from the rest of the house

Can you see my bay mare in the kitchen window? It will be wonderful to live with the kids just outside the door

Cancelled

Road Trip cancelled due to snow and ice on the Texas Coast WTH??????

So another week till we get the new family members

Stay Warm Bloggers :-) Heres a video for all you South Texas Snow Birds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yon2YuXssvo

Quickie

Had the most wonderful Holiday with the family :-)
Got in the middle of the black Friday sales- Had fun
So busy at work not sure what day this is
We now have cabinets at the farm and picking up the appliances this weekend and the flooring goes in next week )-
Back to work
Have a great Day!

They shoot! They Score!!!

This hot little number was just added to the Critter/Scrappy household!!!!
Rockin ! Come on Road trip to the coast, to pick up the new family members :-)
Yea, I'm old
Soon to come the new stove and flat panel TV

Road Trip!!!!

Road Trip comin
I know this post will make me sound like some kind of lonely, sad , old cat lady but Critter is also excited so that makes us a lonely,old, creature couple.
I was scanning the Black Friday ads and saw that each Sears will have 4 sets of these beauties pictured above for 55% OFF!
I start to drool over this add, because as you now know-Critter and I are buying everything new for the barn house. The only thing we are taking is family pics- New bed, bedding, appliances, silverware, coffee pot, towels and on and on The washer alone is a $1000.00
Critter and I talked about how it would be nice to get these bad boys and alas the light bulb clicks on!
I made a phone call and have secured our very own set and no waiting in line
Road Trip!!!!!!
Critter and I now own this lovely pair and at on heck of a lovely price !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, we must be old cuz we are excited about our new washer and dryer

Interview with Scrappy

Due to my lack of focus and imagination of a blog ideas I am going to interview myself today. I will ask the questions to myself (in my head) and type the answers.

1. No, I have no idea what my real hair color is but I have myself convinced the blonde hides the gray
2. Yes, I do consider myself a little "off" sometimes, what of it?
3. Yes, I lurk on others blogs and don't leave comments and I have guilt about that
4. Yes, I realized I was getting older when I kept asking myself "Whats wrong with the kids these days?
5. Yes, I did throw that Fiber optic angel/Christmas tree topper/Gawd awful centerpiece thing you gave me in the trash soon after you left. but I loved the idea you thought of me.
6. Yes, I dislike ANY object that has Neon or Fiber Optic in the description
7. No, I have no idea how I lived before I got my IPOD
8. Yes, I do prefer the company of my animals sometimes more than I do humans
9. Yes, I am a tenderhearted and don't like people to know it
10. Yes, I have gone 2 days without shaving my legs but NOT the underarms
11. Yes, I wear a size
12. I believe in "The Less is More" theory in just about everything except love and family.
That includes LAWN DECORATIONS YOU BUY FROM THE DOLLAR STORE!
13. Yes, I decorate the tree every year by myself with the movie Christmas Story blaring in the background and me saying it word for word

So I will leave it at 13 questions
Happy Friday the 13th bloggy world

WE HAVE MORE PROGRESS!! YEA CRITTER!!!!

The Dining table go in front of this window and you can see the door going to the stalls

Below the window is where the sink will be We are going with 6 in whit tiles for the counter tops

The Front Door

The seems to be a horse trying to come through the front door

We still have the crown moulding and the window moulding to go O and the floor, appliances, furniture to go but were getting there!

Critter is the MOST TALENTED MAN ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!! AND HES ALL MINE :-)

What's Up Scrappy? Vol. 43

Mornin folks,
It is 6:30 am on a Sun. and I have no clue why in the world I am awake and bloggin but o well.
It was a wild week for me coming back from my staycation. My desk at work is no longer visible from all the wk I have to catch up on.
Critter has done alot of work at the farm. The living room is painted and put up the lights. He is working on the window casings and crown moulding now. I am on a mission to find the perfect new couch for the new house. Pictures later

Got all my plans for Thanksgiving. Critter and I will be hosting dinner here at the house. I am so excited!! All the family is coming !!!

Now on to a few moans and groans
(don't send me hate mail this is my opinion and my blog so just turn away if it gets to ugly for ya)
I wanted to get the swine flu shot but unless you are poor and uninsured here in Texas well, you are not worthy. So, if you are a insured middle class citizen You are on your own. WTF??

This so called town I live in just passed a vote that will drive this town further into the ground. You can now buy beer and wine here. Way to go fat butt mayor and city council! We have a huge crime and drug problem already-Good thing Y'all had the insight to add fuel to the fire

What is up with all the shootings lately? Are we as humans just losing all since of reality and morale compass? My heart aches for all those innocent people.

Speaking of whack jobs- As you might know I went back to a public profile and just as y'all told me. Selma aka Attila is back snooping.
Yea Attila, I am happy and so is Randall and we have a great relationship
(Ya know, the exact oppsite of what you are and who you are not married to and what you don't have because the way you treat people) Are so stupid to think I don't know it's you?(Of course you are!)
You are a loser! Hell, become a follower! Leave comments! You piece of _______!


Well this concludes todays sesssion of What's Up Scrappy?

Did I tell you Critter tried to kill me?

Critter restored a tractor just like this one a few years ago and this is the workhorse of the farm.
Well, to maintain a tractor born in 1949 it takes work and money and parts that can't be picked up at your local store. The brakes went out on the tractor and it's not a big deal because you can ride the clutch thingy and it will come to a slow stop and we have no hills at the farm so no big deal.
Our farm is about a mile from our house in town and we have on occasion driven the tractor home by way of the back roads. The back road has one of those old one car width wooden bridges that goes over a small creek. The bridge is located on a curve and steep hill and on a blind corner.
So last year, I was helping Critter out and drove the tractor home. He didn't know that I was bringing it home and I didn't think to much about it. THAT IS UNTIL-
I was headed down the hill onto the scary ass bridge at about 25 miles an hour on a tractor that has no power steering and NO BRAKES!
Critter didn't think it all that important to tell me the brakes had gone out.
He now says you can drive that bridge at night and can still hear screams of a woman cursing like a sailor and little girl all at the same time.

Hodge Podge

One of these things is not like the other LOL Me and my mare Pic gettin in a family picture

I'm a Long Tall Texan :-).

I am on staycation. just doin whatever strikes me fancy :-)

We found out the house is for sale and the price is 2 MILLION!!! it does come with a hundred acres. A little to much land and a bit out of my price range:-(

House/Barn building has slowed a bit due to all the rain. Our road was washed out so we have to do road repair before working on the house.

I bought a $130 worth of cookie dough from a kid selling for the school district. ( Ya know when ya send your kid to my driveway saying can u buy something to help fund our trip?) Well, I did and the deadbeat kid only brought me half my stuff and said she would be back the next day with the rest. That was a week ago!! O Yea I will be calling the school tomorrow. I had planned to make the dough, gifts to some folks.

I got a new Netbook and I am still trying to get used to it. I am sorry about all the lurking on everyone's blogs and not leaving comments but I am trying to get used to this sensitive mouse pad

Hope yall have a great evening

Scrappy

Noah's Ark is no longer accepting passengers.

This guy showed up on our back porch last week..

I think word has gotten out on the street amongst the homeless kitty crowd that the house on main is some kind of haven.

Exploring Options.

I might have committed a small crime yesterday. I went to a vacant house and went inside.
This house would be my dream house (A history of murder is not a draw back) and I have talked to the Critter and he would also consider this option.
A large farm house on a hill with a long drive and surrounded by trees. I love it.
Move Scrappy? Aren't you building? Yes, we are but we have a glitch the property next to us sold and the man is a pompous jerk. I am wondering how this will work considering he put his "shop" right on our fence line. He is one of those "know it alls" that ya just want to smack.
Anyway, I have admired this house for a long time and rumor has it that it is for sale so the horsey friend and I went and took a look.
Early this summer a woman took her kids into this vacant house and stabbed and cut the girls throats . One daughter died there and the other survived.
The murder took place in a small bathroom and as I explained to my friend. The police after a crime do not clean up. The owner does. The owner has not and the huge amount of blood was still there.
Yes it is a horrific scene and I have nothing but compassion for those girls and their family. The fact it happened there does not attract me to the house. I am not one to seek out morbidity, It's just a great house and I think that the housing market and the history might have lowered the price on it.
So I am researching today to see if I can't find an owner.
The other thing I am doing is sitting at work with no vehicle cuz I buried the Big Dog (my dually) in the neighbors back yard this morning. Who knew the ground was still so wet that it would swallow my truck when trying to turn around.
So I guess that's another trespass crime I have committed. The neighbor house is vacant also.

On vacation starting at 5pm Headed to a huge festival in the morning The Country Reporter Festival for those of you local readers.

Have a great Day!!!!!!!!

Scrappy, Whats Up?

Coming off one super weekend!

Critter's B-day we went to the drive-in and saw Wild Things. Loved It! Dinner was from the drive-in concession Yum Yum and a little cuddlin :-)

Sat. The weather was gorgeous!!!! Hung out with his dtr and her man. They live on Oklahoma and ya know the Texas OU game was playing. We did a little farm work then off to dinner at Taco Casa and then to buy 6 horror flicks for a night of terror. (Critter had to lay in my lap to watch The Exorcist. He figures I can protect him from the ghost and ghoulies)

Sun. a little more farm work in the gorgeous weather and some more evening cuddlin :-)

Simple and laid back and lovin life are we

Vacation all next week for me. I have no set plans just gonna go with the flow.

The picture is what I came home to tonight. Critter is getting ready to texture the living room walls on the barn. Almost time to paint :-)

It's Critter's Big Day

Today is Critter's B-Day! Hop on over to his blog and wish the old man a happy birthday.
http://crittr63.blogspot.com/
I gave him his watch last night. (shudup I know I am weak) but I have been giving him presents all month long and I did try to hold out on the last one but, just couldn't.
I am taking him to the drive-in tonight and to dinner. I have something planned for late tonight but, I will keep that to myself ;-)
Have a great weekend yall! GO LONGHORNS!

Ya, Your are wishin you were me I bet!

UGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!! I simply do not have time to be a good citizen with all this work on my desk and less than 2 weeks from vacation UGGGGGG!!!

BOOOOO!!!!!!

I love Halloween. This time of year I only watch scary movies and read "true" ghost stories.

I don't get scared easily and I don't believe in ghost and ghoulies. I would stay in a so called haunted house. Curiosity would be my motivation other than belief. The other thing that really gets me in the mood is the cemetery which is less than 50 yards from my bedroom window.

Basically, we have a graveyard in the backyard. I love our neighbors. They are very quite and never come knocking on my door trying to sell me something.

When our house was on the market a couple of years ago I really was surprised how many people were freaked out by it.

After I had my back surgery and needed to do some walking. Mom and I would go walking through there reading all the stones. The oldest stone is from 1845.

All this scary movie watching and ghost stories has got my Critter on edge. He is not a fan. They give him the creepies but, somehow the graveyard doesn't bother him. Go figure.

So tonight will will watch the Omen. Last night we watched Exorcism of Emily Rose.

If you have seen it - Remember when the woman keeps waking up a 3am? Guess who woke up at 3 this morning and was totally freaked out?

Red Tile?

BEFORE

GETTING CLOSER

The stove will go to the left of that pony wall and the sink will be right below the window.

Critter wants to do 6 in tiles for the countertops. I am thinking a dark red ??? The paint color will be a khaki color and we will have dark brown leather furniture. Fridge and stuff will be stainless steel. I need help with tile colors any suggestions?????

I forgot :-O

I forgot to show yall my new "George Washiingtons" Yes, I had to get dentures at 41

I will be have the implants they attach to, put in in Jan but for now they are traditional dentures

but life is soooo much better

Man, that is one scary picture of me LOL

Yes I am a child inside :-)

My favorite book from childhood is coming to life I cannot wait!

Sorry Guys but I am going private :-(

After much thought and debate I am going private with this blog. I hate this because I have met some really nice people an example: Garlic Man he is not a follower but a devoted reader. Anyway, I have had it with her snooping and here is the story-

Wyoming, Michigan arrived from blogger.com on "Adventures in Ellis County and the Dollar Store


Me and my hubby met after he got divorced from the ex-wife from hell. She had a long affair with her boss and the marriage ended after she filed for divorce. She always blames me for thier divorce which is so strange since they were divorced before we were married. She has gone so far as to call me a "homewrecker" which is so funny because again they were divorced before we met. I think and yes,this is my opinion. Crawling into bed with another man while still married and then filing for divorce is what ended that marriage. but even that aside THEY WERE DIVORCED WHEN WE MET!


Well, Attila as we will refer to her (by the way I thought that was her name because that is the only name my husband used when referring to her) This will be my last post ever about you!!!!!So anyway, when we were dating she didn't live far from him and one Sat morning I was leaving his house and Attila comes out of nowhere screaming and beating on the window of my truck. This was the first time I ever saw the beast.


I debated on going further with the relationship because as you know I had a sister murdered due to domestic violence and I don't believe in physical violence which is her thing.


I did continue to date him and I am not saying there were not other issues involved but they were totally separate from her. We married after 3 months of dating.


We had planned our wedding and she got wind of the date and so we got married the day before at the house of a dear friend and pastor who just happens to be a police officer in my hometown.


Well she found out after the fact and when we got home she flipped yet again with threats of violence and threats to the kids and harm to her self. We called the cops and they go over to her apartment and guess who ended up in the psych ward?


He has 3 kids and they were school age at the time and one lived with us and the others visited on the weekends and whenever cuz she basically lived around the corner. Well, we had to call the police more than once and she basically continued to be a nut.


She hit my husband in the parking lot of a softball field one day because I was there watching a game my stepdaughter was playing in and she was yelling and screaming blah. blah blah.. this was her way. There a a million incidents such as this.


So one night all the kids are over and we are watching movies and she calls and all hell ensues because of the simple fact that the kids were near me. She comes over to our house and we are out on the porch and she proceeds to grab me and start hitting me. All this in front of her kids! I did not hit back! She hit me in my eye and now I am forever partially blind in this eye. She was arrested. She has never apologized or paid my medical bills for this. She bragged to her kids how she kicked my ass. I don't believe that the fact she resorted to physical violence is something to brag about especially in front of the kids. Small minds must resort to physical violence when they lack maturity.


Like I said, I put up with her bull for alot of years and there are so many times she threw her kids to the the curb or pitted the kids against their Dad and me its unreal.


The relationship between me and my step kids is strained because, I believe of the constant B.S. and I regret that but, if I ever tried to be a part of their life or attend their activities she always started something. So, I made the choice not to go to things like graduations for their sake I didn't want them to have to be embarrassed. It is not that I didn't care or want to be there. I am proud of each of you and despite what ya think I care and wish I could be a postive part of your lives.


I do care about them dearly but I don't think we will ever really have a close relationship. I don't think it is right to make a kid choose or be put in the middle.



I have NEVER done anything to this person. I tried to be civil with her. In fact to tell the truth I only remember only having had one direct conversation with her. She lives in the past and remains angry over things that happened so many years ago that where before my marriage to Critter. I have simply had it. She acts as if she is entitled or something.
I think she reads my blog to find things that she can use against my hubby or the kids who are now grown! I don't know. and frankly I no longer care! but my blog is personal to me and that I do care about.
I tell you of the past and bring it up so I can explain my reasons for going private.


Well, this past May his last child turned 18 and has gone into the service and Attila has moved to Mich. (YES WE ARE SO HAPPY BOUT THAT!) but for some reason the woman reads my blog.


This confuses me. WHY? What is the reason? My life and my thoughts are not her business!!!!!! So, with much regret I am going PRIVATE. I will always allow followers just send me a note and would be happy to link ya up! I will send all my current followers an invitation to follow

This post will remain up for a couple of days and then I will go private Sat mornin.

Yes, Its true my hometown has Unibombers

Plot to Blow Up a Building in DallasBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPublished: September 24, 2009DALLAS (AP) — A 19-year-old Jordanian was arrested Thursday on charges that he plotted to bomb a skyscraper in Dallas, federal officials said.
A statement from the United States attorney’s office in Dallas said the Jordanian, Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, was arrested after putting what he thought was a bomb at the 60-story Fountain Place office tower.
The device had been given to him by an undercoverF.B.I. agent.The Federal Bureau of Investigation had been monitoring the man, who lived in Italy, Tex. He is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. Court documents do not list a defense lawyer.


Yes, this is my town
Yes, I am tired of some of our local citizens trying to get their 15 mins of fame on the local news
(Please, put a bra on before you talk to the media and give your "He was so normal" speech)
Yes, It is news but do we need to hear the same thing over and over ????
Yes, the FBI has the guy dead to rights and Thank the Lord nothing happened and no one was hurt.

I am so weak

If you knew me you would not be surprised.

I buy my gifts early each year for Christmas and give them at Thanksgiving.
My gifts are always themed around my Logo the "WJ".
It's my way to keep my dad and sister alive and in the gift giving broo-haha.

"Why is that Scrappy?"

Well, because I know of a personal instance that a gift was bought and wrapped for someone just waiting for Christmas to roll around so it could be given on the happy holiday.
The gift giver had past away and in the process of going through the belongings of the deceased the gift was found.
I found it so sad. It was a great gift and the person, I am sure would have loved the reaction it would have gotten upon being opened in their presence. Instead, it was a somber occasion.
So yours truly will never have a wrapped gift waiting for you. Yes, I will buy a gift. Yes, I will wrap the gift. However, you will unwrap it about 2 minuets after I wrap it.
I will see you expression and we will be happy.

"So why at Thanksgiving Scrappy?"

Because I don't care for shopping crowds and you will probably be at your other relatives on Christmas. SO Merry Christmas on the last Thursday in November!

"So why bring this up today Scrappy?"

Well, Critter's B-day is Oct 16 and I bought and wrapped his gifts last night.
Guess who opened their B-day gifts last night???

Happy Birthday Critter on September 23rd :-)

Grocery Shopping for the kids and...

We got the kids their groceries this weekend and I still need about 5 more round bales.

(Yes, we need a dually and a trailer to grocery shop for our kids)

Went to church Sat night for game night and there was a good turnout. Critter won at Chickenfoot :-)

Watched movies and nursed sore muscles. That was our weekend. I didn't even turn the puter on all weekend. I see got a bunch of blogs to catch up on.

It's just a non-stop exciting pace here at WJ Farms LOL

PS more than halfway done with my Christmas shopping :-)

Have a great week

The Lord has answered our prayers

No the pics are not in order- When a horse stays in the run to stay out of the rain, they tend to make mountains

See these a my girley shoes and he has his manly shoes

How glorious!!!! were flooding over the road but, I am not one to gripe when we have had no rain in 3 months

I've decided and the Lord willing

I have made up my mind.
I had moved to Dallas in my late 20's to attend school. I got side tracked things with the school itself got jumbled so I didn't go.
If Critter and I can get rid of this mortgage with the house on Main then I can either stop work or work part-time.
Well, folks I am going back to school the spring semester starts in March and I will finish in 2.5 years and have my license as a Funeral Director.
Critter is so supportive and I think it's the right time.
I love the Nursing Home industry and have done it a majority of my adult life but, I need a change of occupation. The government reimbursement to nursing homes get worse every year and pretty soon no one will be able to get assistance to pay the bill or will have the resources to pay out of pocket.
The government is leaving the elderly out ,believe me.
Now, if ya wanna have 10 kids and get public aide- Your set. (My opinion and do send me hate mail)

A bad day at Black Rock

I confess. I got pulled over Fri for doing 93 mph
Yes, I admit I was speeding and Yes I admit I got off with a warning :-) I promised my local police officer I would not do it again.
I have not had a ticket in a good 15 years or more. I do not have much contact with the police, seeing as how I am a boring old lady LOL!
I saw this pic in our local paper and some guy hit a trooper. Now here in Texas ya really don't want to mess with these upstanding law enforcement guys. My guess is, this guy who ran the light is in a world of poop!

Have a great Day!!!!!!

What does it say about you?

What if a stranger stole your IPOD would they give it back because of the "whack" music or would they keep it because they have just ripped off one heck of a music collection?
Here are the first 15 songs on mine. What impression do u get? would you keep it or give back? What is on yours?? got any suggestions for me to add to mine?

1--Sweet Escape Gwen Stefani
2--If i could read your mind- Gordon Lightgoot
3--The One- Gary Allen
4--Use Somebody- Kings of Leon
5--Rehab-Amy Winehouse
6--Turandot (act III)
7--Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
8--II Trovatore, Act II- Pavarotti ( I so love him!)
9--Rock On- David Essex ( gotta love the 70's)
10--Down to the River to Pray-Alison Krass
11--Cotton Eyed Joe- Rednex
12--Wrong- Depeche Mode
13--Psalm 121 -The Covenant
14--Lovers Rock-Sade
15--Everybody Hurts-REM

OMG!

You will never guess who is posting a blog today after 6 months of not bloggin!
Yes, Critter !!!
Susan,you have to check it out. He is bloggin!
Go check him out http://crittr63.blogspot.com
Have a Happy and Safe Holiday weekend yall

What a Wonderful World

Sing with me people......
Critter is HOME!!!!!!!! Early in fact- I am so happy :-) Got me hubby and me Mommy at the house and he is cookin up some steaks tonight!
I cooked again last night for me and Mom- frozen pizza
The gourmet fun never stops when I am a cookin
Life is good!!!
Hope yall have a great day :-)

Pickles is under the weather

So as you know, I imported Pickles from the big city to the sticks to help me with my nutritional handicap.
Well, guess who cooked dinner for two? Yes, I had to pull up the menu online and go to the restaurant and wait in line and set the table and do the dishes.
Pickles went to the doctor yesterday and her blood pressure is up and she has some bad chest congestion.
I cooked the meal and made sure she was comfortable.(role reversal)
I was leaving for work this morning and I woke her up and gave her coffee and she said she is feeling alot bettter.
I told her that I am looking forward to when I get off work at 5 to a good home cooked meal :-)

One can not live on Honeycombs and baby donuts

I have had to call in reinforcements after a mere 12 hours on my own :(.
When I was single in the city it was no problem, restaurants as far as the eye could see and no real chores other cleaning an apartment.
Here in the sticks and a million miles from nowhere- I am burned out on Sonic and the fear of burning my house down or a raging case of food poisoning.
I have wisely decided it's best for me not to attempt cooking
Everyone at church yesterday were offering to feed me if I showed up on their doorstep. Yes, the entire congregation knows I cannot cook.
PICKLES TO THE RESCUE!!!!!!!!
You see, Critter is gone till Fri. and I have the chore thing down but, a girl has got to eat! So Mom is headed over YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I miss my Critter BAD! (Yes, he married me for my looks and talents in other departments)
We have never really been apart so I am trying to put on a brave face but, I am weak from hunger.
I went to feed the horses this morning before sunrise (Critter feeds in the mornings) and all the horses looked at me as if I had 3 heads and was a lost stranger (I am not a morning person)
So let the good times!
The single ladies will be causing a ruckus tonight !

Ta DAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I got me an award! Susan over a Stop Calling Me That ( click on the link to the right)bestowed upon me this little diddy and now you get to learn 7 things about me and I am gonna tag seven others.
If you have not checked out her blog you are really missin out.
* I will probably be paying my dentist well into my 60's
* I am partially blind in my left eye due to an assault
* I never liked cats now I love em
* I despise when people talk to me while in a stall in a public toilet
* I want to go to Poland
* I fixed helicopters when I was in the ARMY
* I hired a decorator to do the house we live in and I am doing the barn on my own and am praying it doesn't turn out like a gawd awful mess

The Butt Dance

Critter gently woke me this morning with the Butt Dance.
What is that you say?
Well, in our household- You get in you spouses line of sight and shake your cute little rear from side to side while singing "I'm on vacation" ( repeat several times- the song and butt swaying)
This is so the spouse who has to get up and go to work can make loud grunting noises and dreads getting out of bed even more.

I got an award from the coolest blogger and will be posting it later

STINKY FISH CAUGHT

(This is a picture of the said Stinky Fish)

If you are a regular reader of mine please forgive this post but, I have a stalker that feels the need to keep up with my life for no good reason other than her petty jealousy and inability to let go of a past life. One day I will let ya know the details but not today. So once again this post is meant for one person.


You know who you are.
You are nosey. You apparently are very interested in my life.
You are nothing to me other than a pest and you are not so smart when it comes to hiding your snooping.

How about you jump in the lake? or better yet mind your own business????
I see you won't make your blog public. Is that because you are a frickin nut and people would see it????? and if you do decide to go public- Don't worry I wont read it because I don't care about you or your life.

Well "Dearie" Once again, I am going to be redirecting your little nosey expeditions to a website that I think would benefit your batshit cazy self!

Have a nice day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wyoming, Michigan arrived from blogger.com on "Adventures in Ellis County and the Dollar Store".
22:51:46 -- 9 hours 42 mins ago

Ready for color?

Shocking huh? I love the color it reminds me of a saddle.
We are doing dark brown crown moulding
This is the bedroom hallway

This of course is the worlds most talanted man and my Critter putting the wall sconce back up.

I am ordering the faceplates for the outlets. Who knew it was so hard to pick outlet covers?

OK more pics later

Have a great night!

I absolutley love this picture

Not my farm. This was an MSNBC picture of the year. Have no idea why, but I LOVE IT! just thought i would share :-} PS we got a trace of rain in Ellis County!!!!!!!!!

side note: I will return the blog roll after my fishining expedition for the nosey one is over.

Here fishey, here fishey LMAO

This post is meant for one person.

(Please ignore this post if you ARE NOT an ex wife of my husband
's)
Why do you read my blog? Still???
Why are you so frickin intrested in my life???
I have a tracker on my blog. and will be blocking you yet again.
Hope you enjoyed the site I directed you to last time.
Try minding your own business HMMMMM??

Wyoming, Michigan arrived from blogger.com on "Adventures in Ellis County and the Dollar Store".
23:02:49 -- 9 hours 56 mins ago

Barn Progress

The Living room looking into the open kitchen

The walk-in Closet

Living room from the front door

The runway and the kids

You think You got a good brother?

Well, I have the best brother on the face of the earth. He is my favorite brother (my only brother) Meet Bubba. (not real name)
He had a procedure done Fri and made it through no prob.

Well, I got a call yesterday and he had some issues come up so, he was back in the hospital.

I drove like a bat out of hell to get to the hospital and spent some time laughin with him. He is the kind of guy when you meet him ya love him.

So he is havin some test run and hopefully he will be fine and get to come home tomorrow.

Got some teeffers on Thurs. after the doc did some wild and extremely painful things to me. Thanks for the Meds doc they seem to be keeping my mind occupied :-}

I will get my official "George Washington " teeth at the end of the month and I will post some pics

Words of advise : Don't try and cook eggs while on Vicoden ( specially if ya don't know how to cook in the first place)

Happy day people and If ya get a chance throw my brudder in your prayers

Nervous? take a Valium

So I will be taking a little pill in the morning before my appt with the super nice guy.

Hmmmm.. You say?

5 extractions in the morning! I am just a tad nervous. You want me to get pics of the procedure and share em???? Thought not.

Have a great Day!
Scrappy (PS Mom is coming to the house to take care of me afterward YEA!)

Best Days of My Life

I was outside a moment ago and all the sudden, I started thinking about when my mom came to stay with me after I broke my back. My mom dropped everything and from the time I landed at the hospital until about 3 weeks later when I was walking around and able to go back to work she was there.
I had back surgery last year and again, She was there from the day of the surgery until 2 weeks later.
She was there. (and again laughing are heads off)

My dad was ill in April 04 and he stayed for 14 days at the facility I was working.
Every night I would take Dad out and we would go eat or just hit the grocery store or whatever, during the day he pop into my office and lay a bag of popcorn on my desk and ask me "if I get a moment could I nuke it for him" During our excursions in the evenings Dad and I talked about EVERYTHING and I had some of the best conversations.
Dad passed away the following month at home and in his sleep.

Critter and I met in October and I remember so vividly the night in December I asked him to marry me and he said YES.

Thinking about the day my sister died and her opening my eyes to the Lord and feeling not so alone anymore.

I was thinking about the day I was decorating my daughters room 3 days before she was born and the moment I just started crying uncontrollably because I was going to be a Mom.

These are just a few of my best days.

Hope you have a good day
Scrappy

So it begins

I had an extraction yesterday, I even got me some cool stitches and this new diet plan. No solid food till next Thurs till the stitches come out.
I am getting my mouth redone and I am so excited!!! new implants by the end of next month. I have 6 more extractions to go, but they will be done all at one on the same day I get my implants.
I am so EXCITED you have no idea. I will post pictures after its done.
Things are good the house is really coming along. We had RAIN yesterday !!! Shocking!
anyway ..
I am on lunch so got to make it quick. Yes I am still here and still reading all the blogs.
Have a great day y'all :-}

a house inside a barn???

this is the side door looking at it from the stalls

The place where the fan is is the living room

looking in the living room from the hall

see how close I will be living to my babies :-)

I cant wait!
The temp has stayed at 104 lately so we are taking it slow. More pics later. Headed to the store tonight to buy more materials.

Stay cool Bloggers and have a great day!

When did this happen?

I don't know alot of people. In fact besides my Critter I don't have a really close friend.
I mean, I know people- I go with people from work to places sometimes but, no good friend. Anyway, it's Friday night and I am home alone.
Critter went to his Mom's they had a death in their family (No, I am not close to his family-A whole other blog)
So, to get to the point.
I am home playing Farm Town and blogging and watching Dateline. (can you say multi-task?)
I am young!!!!
Shouldn't I be out causing a ruckus ?
Funny how if you don't drink you tend to stay home when the hubby is away.
When did I start acting old????

Warning!

So, I have a face book page and my goofy family got me hooked on this game called Farm Town.
If you have such a page and get this request DONT DO IT! it is so addictive it's unreal!
First, I thought it was harmless and kinda dumb. Now, O forget it!! I am a full blown Farm Town Junkie!!!
Hello My name is Scrappy Doo. I have been...... Well, you know the 12 step drill.
Things are going good on the real farm the house is coming along and shopping and designing with Critter is alot of fun.
Critter is now able to bend his fingers after the hand smashing incident
Well back to work
Have a Great Day:-)

Hey Scrappy, Whats Up?

*Critter smashed the crap out of his hand. Not broke Thank the Lord!
*The walls are up on the house. I couldn't really see it before but, now that all the framing is done I finally get it.
*I spent the days at Mom's yesterday. We went swimming and had a really nice dinner.
*Our power went out sometime last night and I woke up at 3am feeling like a fish in a frying pan. Power was back on by 8 so we slept until after 10. Critter never sleeps past 6am.
anyway we spent the day being shopping together and all in all a good weekend!
(except for the and smashing and power being out)
Will post a blog with pic tomorrow have a great night!!!

Come into the bedroom

went with a different sconce in the bedroom. look we have walls!!!

got the paint colors finally nailed down :-)

We have agreed on crown molding throughout the house. Now on to picking out the pattern for that.

Still haven't found a sink for my bathroom:-(