Planting @ MindSay

A fast update of a bit of everything. 

 

1.  I have started getting my mail on an every other day biases!  My moms is sooo proud of me!  I started because I was waiting for checks to come in for the kids and various First Communion presents from all the family and "pagany" friends that sent to them.  Now I am waiting on my checks to come in.  So now that I have gotten in the habit we can start actually "writting".  Craftywench dear, I need you to email us full addy and your mini me's name and your name again.  DeLaney said she won't promise any decent letters (they just got done with proper letter writing at school so she is burnt out) but she will write!

 

2.  I was very upset with my TKD Academy instructor Monday and ran into Aj's wife yesterday and told her why.  It looks like my cousin's wife has been talking and the owner/instructor is beleiving every word she has to say about me.  Which is funny as hell cause the stuck up bitch doesn't KNOW me, doesn't talk to me outside of saying hi, and thinks I am "white trash" cause I don't dress in brand name clothes.  Carrie is upset over this cause she had to deal with my cousin's wife talking shit about her last year.  AJ is going to talk to me Friday cause he is worried that after we get our black belt at the end of this year beginning of next year instead of stickign around that we will leave the Academy.  AJ knows that I don't put up with this type of shit but I am also not going to play highschool bull shit games, I'll call the instructor and cousin's wife out and be dayumed any family fall out.

 

3.  After 7 years (i though it was 5 until my moms counted back) I actually took myself to my hair stylist and got my hair colored.  The kdis and I got our hair cut Wensday or Thrusday last week and I splurged on hair color yesterday.  I think I look kick ass hot with my new do.  The bottom half of my hair is a purply reddish brown and the upper layers are reddish brown.  So when I put my sides up you can see the purple and when I actually blow dry curl my bangs you can see it also!  My hair stylist instead of charging me for my length which at the moment is short and thickness of my hair (usually takes a lot of dye for my hair even when short) she charged me just for shortness for two different dyes even though the bottom dye she used a full bottle of it she said!  I was very happy over not paying close to 100 for my dye like normal!  It was closer to 50!

 

4.  I don't know if I told you all about the plan I had in plotting progress but I started it.  At the end of May when my kdis get out of school, instead of taking them on their first camping trip, they will be staying with Pappo and Mammo (Unless daddy is home those two days) while Mommy is bettering herself.  I registered for 1 of 6 classes to start my certificate/licensing process to become a Certified and eventually Licensed Drug/Alchohal (sp?  can't ever spell that word) Counselor!  The total amoutn of classes is $1300.00 but you only pay for the class your taking.  And if the class that is scheduled doesn't fit in your schedule you just wait for the next one to be listed, it doesn't hurt you!  It is through the Lincoln Medical Center and a program called TAP out of Lincoln.  The series of classes are held every 6 months.  Sometimes on the Western/Central parts of the state and the other times on the Eastern/Central part of the state.  Right now they are in the Western/Central parts of the state but I am going down to a weekend class in Lincoln the day my kdis get out of school for the first class.  I have NOT told Randy yet, because Randy told NOW would come up with a way to sabatoge my plans and he wouldn't even realize it.  Once it comes closer I will inform him and he will get over it.  My parents and my sister (and one friend) are stepping to the plate to help with the kids especially when it comes to the week long classes coming up.  After I do the classes I have to intern at 1 of 4 places near me or try to get on at the IHS out paitent clinic.  Once I get that over with I can get licensed and work anyplace in NE as a counselor.  I am going to hold out for the IHS Drug/Booze Dependency Unit to be up and operational to get on with the Tribe/Gov't.  They are in the process of building it now right next to the new IHS hospital my moms works at!

 

5.  My garden is tilled and my onions planted.  I have to find my other seed to get the other cold weather seeds in, my herb garden needs one more tillign and then I can plant that, and Coltin's room is about done with the fixing of cracks so I can paint!

 

6.  Randy has been an ass lately so when he is home this week we will hash that out.

 

Over all life has been good.  I even wrote gwydionjim a letter while he is at boot camp.  He might even get another one here when I mail out the last of the kids' thank you cards for all their First Communion Presents!  Yes I make my kids do snail mail thank yous!

While flowers are beautiful and serene to the eye, I have never been much of a fan of plants, as I have no green thumb whatsoever.

Last weekend I helped my elderly coworker plant bulbs in her backyard, as she doesn't have any kids of her own to help her. It was fun but at the same time there just had to be an easier way...

I felt inspired, nonetheless, to decorate mine and Nathan's balcony  on our  apartment.  So I dug out some old flower pots from storage and filled them up with soil.

Next, I went to the dollar store and picked out my favorite flowers, yellow daffodils, pink tulips, sunflowers, some white things I'd never heard of before and then I headed home. I cut the tags off of them and plunked them right into the soil. Voila.

There you have it, folks. Gardening 101.

Love,
Kara

We went and bought a used truck this weekend. Which means we are gonna have to stop spending money on things that are not necessary or important. Like snack foods and MacDonalds. We have been doing the snacking like crazy since we stopped smoking. Gained a lot of weight in the process and wasted a lot of money. I'm not sure exactly how but we seem to have managed to spend all the money we were thinking we would save when we quit smoking lol. On the bright side it at least isn't going on cigarattes or the taxes on them which have gone up again. Except for the weight gain we are healthier now.

And I discovered a Save a Lot store not too far from here. Their canned goods are much cheaper than at the regular grocery store here. So will be doing some shopping there once a month or so to stock up. That should help some. And I am gonna plant a few things this year. Tomatoes for sure. And a few blueberry vines and raspberry vines. Those probably won't bear this year but next year perhaps will be good. Blueberries are expensive at the store.

I recieved a check  from Inboxdollars  over the weekend which will help. It's  just under 30 bucks so not a huge check. It's enough to get the tags for the new used truck though. At least it is if they haven't changed the cost on that. It was nice to get that  as  I was about broke again too. And I am liking it  a bit better since they changed it a bit. They have  made it easier to  make money with it.  Not sure easier is the right word...simpler maybe.  Anyone wanting to get a  bit of extra spending money once in a while should check it out.


The next  extra money  (after bills) that comes in is going on some mulch and potting soils for all the trees and things I am going to be planting and  transplanting.

Have a great spring folks!  :)

Not profitable, but productive. I have only 1 client today...she is scheduled at 5:15 for only 1/2 hour. But I began my day by forcing myself to go to water aerobics  Glad I did once I got there and got in the water.  It was a lighter intensity class... perhaps to light, but the tuesday morning classes are KILLER.

 

I went to Walmart and bought some plants that were on clearance and some flowers and 3 rectangular planters and some bird seed.

 

Next, came home for lunch, then went for my monthly massage. Remind me again, WHY I do not go more often? LOL! Insane not to.

 

Did some laundry, eyeballed the dishwasher and the sink of dishes and said.. "naahh".... Next, filled the bird feeders , repotted the flowers and the plants and have them on my back patio. Feels nice. Grounded. Good to get your hands dirty once in awhile. :)

 

So, that has been my day so far.

 

 

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity" - Albert Einstein

 

Love and Laughter,

Dawn

 

A long day yesterday. Up at 4:30 a.m. and in CPR class promptly at 8:00 a.m. in Medford.  After CPR .... First Aid ..... out at 4:30 p.m. and home around 6:30 p.m.  I literally laid down .... fell asleep and slept till Joe woke me up to go outside around 2:00 a.m.   Have just now felt like getting motivated to do anything ... including turning on the computer.  With this traning completed I can now go to work .... 8 hours of onsite training ..... but I'll be getting paid .... what a concept.    Now I just have to hear when that will be ..... soon, I hope.

Have a few more flowers to get in the ground today ..... and of course weeding .... the never ending weeding .... I've been working pretty hard to get this done and still have more flower beds to go than I care to think about.  Think I'll wait till next week to buy more flowers ..... give myself a break for a day or two .... and just weed.

Have been snapping a few pic's around the yard for mom's new toy .... digital photo frame ..... and since I'm kind of lacking for anything humorous or even a rant to write about .... it's picture time.  Springtime at my house ....











Have a happy Sunday all .....

Peace.  J.