There once was.....

A man from Nantucket...
Sorry I got nuttin. To wet to play at the farm and working to much lately to do much else besides work,sleep,repeat..
Finsh the sentence if you like :-)

Not really advise just ...

Things I have learned.
*If you have dentures DO NOT attempt to eat a ROLO (Pickles, You could have warned me) I did and for a moment I was headed toward the light.
*My eyebrows seemed to have needed less grooming but, I now appear to have a chin hair issue.
*Don't let your hubby look through your shopping bag when you get home. He will see you have purchased Cover Girl Age Defining make-up and will then sport some smart butt grin.
*Thursday I will have been married to my best friend 8 years
*Friday will mark the day that two wonderful people (Essie and Grover) got together and created one of the most beautiful, loving,caring,wise,honest,faithful, giving and cherished person I know. Happy Birthday Pickles aka Mom!
*I have been so busy at work I have not been to the farm in days and I really need my horsey fix.
*TUNA DOES VEGAS is coming to Ft. Worth and I want tickets
*One person can only accomplish so much

Like I said just things I have learned this week

Have a blessed day bloggers

Do you wanna hear about...

My job in the accounting field? Yea, thought not- I will tell you that closing year end is my least favorite thing and that I have to work all weekend and probably next one. I am so thankful to have a job in these times but really would not mind a couple days off. No, the days I took off to get my implants don't count because they were just painful.
Update: on the Ding Dong caper. Critter blamed the cats as expected :-) I have replenished my stock and hired an armed guard to watch them-Lets see him try to snag my Ding Dong again :-)
Have a blessed day bloggers!

Recovering

So I got my implants yesterday. Wow! the post in my mouth feel so weird. I stayed home today from work and have just been laying around watching movies and surfin with my Facebook peeps since yesterday. I will be back at work in the morning.

Just wanted to show you the tragedy I came across when I went to get my favorite food of all time

Yes, Someone in this house left an empty box in the pantry. Heartbreak was my immediate emotion. Why would someone be so cruel as to leave a box of false hope in the pantry??

Bathroom coming

I added this first picture late- Look at the difference in the bedroom paint color in the day from how it looks in the dark- I am LOVING this color

This was 10 months ago Critter has done an amazing job!

Man the house is a mess please excuse us -- at the end of the hall you can see the lovely blanket hubby put up to keep the bedroom sorta dust free :-)

The bathroom I am doing it around a picture my sis gave me last year and I am having heck on picking the colors The linen closet is to the right of the saw horse. The shower to the left of the saw horse and the open space on the right is the closet for the W/D (Thanks again Cleve and Lynn can't wait to hook em up)

The house

I think I am going to go with the dark brown outlets around the tile instead of the white ones that you see in the picture but staying with the lighter ones that are on the walls

The Bedroom at night I love the sconces Critter put up for me The color at night is completely different than in the daytime

Admiration

Today Meip Gies died at the age of 100.

I can't say honestly that I know much about her other than what most of us know or read about in high school. I do pray that God welcomed her home in his loving arms today.

I am going to be honest here. I wonder if I could have done what she did and risked her and the lives of her family for friends and strangers.

I want to say Yes, but would I have ??

I don't know. I think it's sad that in my heart of hearts I have my doubts.

She had no doubts.

Meip did the right thing with no question or second thought she just "DID"

I am of Polish decent and growing up and reading the history I wondered how some one could have so much hate for a person for their beliefs or their nationality that they would order the deaths of an entire race

If you think about it the Nazi regime was is not that long ago.

I have so many thoughts going through my mind and way to many to blog about but I wanted to share with you the sad news of the passing of an amazing woman who I have never met but makes me want to be as giving and loving as herself.

Round 2

OK, so I go the the cute dentist next week to start the mini-implant process.

If Dr. Cordell (located off Camp Bowie in Fort Worth) wasn't so nice and laid back and have the best staff (hint hint Amber and Jean who are sweet and reformed Farm Town Junkies) You would never be able to get me back in that chair and get all those shots again. BUT seeing how Dr. Cordell has all the above mentioned I will be heading back next week.

Bonus - Gonna take a few days off when I have it done so I can sleep late YEA!

What do ya think??

I need help!

Lord knows I don't know how to make this barn come together and look like a home so I need help and some honesty- So since I follow a ton of bloggers with great taste (ex. Deb at Talking Trash, Dixie, and a million more just look at my blog roll to see the rest of em)

The floor is dark and hope you can see the paint color. It is a small space and the only thing Critter says we must have is a big comfy leather recliner like he has now but I am getting him a new one so can yall help me???here is the couch I found at Dillard's and I am really liking it what do yall think??

Tile has been chosen!!!!!

The tile will go up to the bottom of the cabinets

That is a plank of the flooring we chose. I think that once the floor is down it will really come together

We still have to put the grout in I picked tannish color grout.

I have been thinking about how Critter and I will be moving from a large home to and 800 sq ft barn and it makes more sense everyday. Critter and I in the summer months are never inside and in the winter I guess 800 sq feet of cozy is what couples enjoy and the fact that we are doing this out of our pockets and not owe a dime for our home is really great and the one thing that I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IS LIVING IN A HOME MY CRITTER BUILT FOR US. :-)

ps. I am getting a new camera :-)

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