Update to the merry-go-round ride we call life.
3 weeks ago my work life was turned upside down. The building had been sold, the owner of the salon where I booth rented was put in the sad position of terminating her business. So all the stylist had to find another place to work.
This week is the first week in the new salon. I'm looking forward to a new work environment where after time I'll be comfy and back in control of my schedule. It's all about change..................

It's a crazy time of life again. No time for blogging, no time for creativity in my craft room, and the yard work is calling my name. I don't mind the yard work in spring. I love getting all the flowers out and watching them change wiwth growth. The beauty of yard work is in the perennials that I can plant and know they are coming up again and again.
Change is in the air for me. I'll be talking about that in a few weeks. Check back in a couple of weeks. For now I'll be busy with mom and her surgery tomorrow. 
Smile and know you are making people wonder what you are thinking!!!!!

Tax time of year. Stress, anger, sadness all emotions tied to TAXES. It's hard to look at that bottom line and know you are looking at a year of your life and the pay for your time.
I hate math and the whole numbers game. It drives me nuts to sit down and start going thru papers for my self employed business, then find all the rest of the stuff I've put carefully aside. (yea right)
I have to thank my daughter for coming to my rescue and making me an Excel spread sheet that worked beautiful. That cut out about an hour of adding and writing stuff out by hand.
How did things come out this year you are thinking--I know you are..... it's been a rough year, but we arev only in the hole for a few Ben's.
Now I've got this behind me and I can maybe look for a great springtime!

This picture sparked so many feelings in me. First of all I have great respect for this young man and his high profile career in football. He stands up for his beliefs even in front of millions of people. This photo is going wild on the net poking fun at him. Seeing this picture made me think of the song by Garth Brooks about unanswered prayers. The words are below. I believe in prayer and the faith that we have to have when we give a prayer up. Prayer has gotten me thru some rough times, and sometimes no answer was hard. Hindsight gives me another view of how the answer came. And remember that just because you don't get the answer you think you need, God has the answer that is right for you. Unanswered Prayers    by Garth Brooks Just the other night a hometown football game My wife nd I ran into my old high school flame And as I introduced them the past came back to me And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be She was the one that I'd wanted for all times And each night I'd spend prayin' that God would make her mine And if he'd only grant me this wish I wished back then I'd never ask for anything again Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams And I could tell that time had changed me In her eyes too it seemed We tried to talk about the old days There wasn't much we could recall I guess the Lord knows what he's doin' after all And as she walked away and I looked at my wife And then and there I thanked the good Lord For the gifts in my life Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs That just because he may not answer doesn't mean he don't care Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered... Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

So it's the anniversary date of that day again in March that forever changed my life.
 I try so hard to only look forward in life, but there are times that call to you from the past. Especially when that past shaped me to the person I am today.
I did so good all day and for the days preceding today. I did my best mom routine and gave words of encouragement where needed. And I truely believe all the things I said. You have got to remember the good times and let the sad days go. We have to be thankful for the times we had together and the things we shared. We need to remember that positive person who was such a big influence in our lives. Memories will always be with us.
BUT..........I was driving down the road and it dawned on me that I am passing a milestone today. It's been 16 years. I had sixteen years with him and now it's been 16 years without him. Time has changed things on the balance scale. 16 with and 16 without.
So I've cried again. Now it's a bottle wine and a toast to the past.

Ahh it's the middle of March. Didn't we just have Christmas?  Time is flying by.
Gotta post this so it's a save memory. I had made plans with Harley for him to spend the night last night. He's been staying the night since he was 6 months old. When I got there to pick him up he's all ready and is excited. We planned to go to IHop for dinner and get green eggs and ham, then today we were going to see the new movie "The Lorax".
But guess what... this big brother was also ready to take baby with us. He says he would miss him and he had an old back pack that he would use to pack baby some stuff in. It's all good with me. This gives mommy and daddy a chance to get a full nights sleep. So off we go!!!!!
Baby only got up once during the night, then again about 5:45am. Not bad for his first night away from his parents. I am so blessed to have my grandkids this close to me! I'm a happy Nana!

Hey, it's almost the middle of March. What does that mean you ask? Almost time for camping season to open. April 1st is the magic day. That's on a Sunday and the official day to park the camper at the campground. Ahh the smell of a campfire, the mesmorizing flames from the fire dancing in the dark of the night, the nice people you meet camping, the grilling of food outside, and the relaxing walks around the park. Oh if you ask Kenny it would be fishing, but all I need is a book and a good spot in the shade. I'm ready.

So with these words of wisdom, I leave you to figure out what you are planning to do this summer!