tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336788022024-03-13T12:18:55.645-06:00Challenges and Adventures'Once You Choose Hope, Anything Is Possible'gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.comBlogger466125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-53269615659396363582015-06-17T14:50:00.000-06:002015-06-17T14:50:55.751-06:00Free, Just Because ...
It was my mistake. I
was the one at fault, not her. But she
made it right, not just good, but great.
You see, I had a free one coming. I had finally made it to Starbucks and was
ready to redeem my free beverage of choice that I had earned by buying their
drinks over the last few months. Ya, I don’t
get out much. I hadn’t much time left to
redeem it either as I gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-41495576276459127652013-06-01T19:48:00.000-06:002013-06-01T19:48:48.806-06:00Busy Crazy Busy
.... and yet ponderously slow at the same time. That is the curse of having health issues. When you are feeling good, there is so much to do, so much to catch up on. You don't know where to start. But then you feel cruddy again and are layiing in bed thinking of all those things you could be doing if you felt better.
That was my life from Christmasgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-64747617662187837262013-02-18T17:22:00.003-07:002013-02-18T17:22:59.435-07:00Looked who came out of hibernation .... Mr. T-Rex! and u were thinking i was talking about the crocus'via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/V5GlsusZDd/ gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-64148432896116706852013-02-18T17:22:00.001-07:002013-02-18T17:22:57.895-07:00The first sign of spring in our yard ... #springflowersvia Instagram http://instagr.am/p/V5GVV5sZDC/ gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-19380584598750134362013-01-11T15:33:00.003-07:002013-01-11T15:33:28.031-07:00Need a Lift?
Ever needed a lift? Sure you have, we all have. I recently found a ‘lift’ that I use over and over again. And it sure has been helping. What am I talking about? Why, only the coolest, greatest iPad app to come along called Lift.
Let me backtrack here a bit. I love New Year’s Resolutions. I love goals. I love dreaming up new things to do and accomplish. But, and this is a big but ….. I,gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-89429797414435475192012-12-07T12:45:00.000-07:002012-12-07T12:47:04.203-07:00Proverbs 2:1-2
I LOVE this pic with the verse. Til next time ....
gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-24311744791250515752012-11-29T07:30:00.000-07:002012-11-29T07:30:02.384-07:00Help! I was kidnapped by little green martians .... ....oh, so you don't believe that. Well, the truth is alot more boring and mundane. Sure you don't want to go with the little green men story? No? ok, but I warned you.
The more boring reason the blog has been quiet is life got busy, and blogging kept sinking lower and lower on the to-do list. There were times when I thought about posting but had trouble even figuring out what to talk gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-90501884376662415102012-02-28T13:43:00.003-07:002012-02-28T13:50:47.340-07:00Think About Such ThingsWhat Are You Thinking About These Days?Til next time ....gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-10309272998227491592012-01-13T14:30:00.004-07:002012-01-13T15:23:17.906-07:00Cash Envelopes UpdateBack in September I wrote about how I started back with the Cash Envelope System. I loved getting back into the cash routine, and 5 months later I still love it!The categories I use for my cash envelopes are:~~Groceries~~Eating Out & Entertainment~~Gasolene and Bridge Tickets~~Household Needs~~Babysitting $$~~Gifts~~Haircuts, pedicures, other personal stuff~~Allowance $$ for the Hubster and I (gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-63218915357528635782012-01-05T08:59:00.004-07:002012-01-05T09:19:27.039-07:00Currently ....I did this back in October and had so much fun with it that I thought I'd do it again. Want to join along? Just copy and paste the questions and answer them on your blog. I'd love to see what you are currently up to.Current Books: Finishing up the Hunger Games trilogy. I'm on the last book 'Mockingjay'. Its riveting. Have a couple on the nightstand ready to go when I finish this one that gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-30951877314117873302012-01-01T06:00:00.000-07:002012-01-01T06:00:09.210-07:00Welcome 2012(courtesy of Lori from Fresh Picked Whimsey)gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-42214533230544504102011-12-23T10:10:00.004-07:002011-12-23T10:40:35.088-07:00The Day Before the Night Before ChristmasMerry Christmas Everyone!It is almost upon us and the elves are scurrying around our abode doing last minute secret things. Unlike many years in the past, I am actually quite ready. Just a quick trip to the store for last minute perishables for the big feast, a fun movie outing with the family, and maybe looking for a last minute gift for the hubster .... (Yes, he will have something under thegailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-88911833678677846202011-12-01T09:26:00.003-07:002011-12-01T09:48:37.661-07:00This n That RamblingsWhere did November go? Sorry for the MIA trick, guess life caught up with me. After the #1 son recovered (after giving his cooties to me, of course!) we celebrated his 14th birthday. I had a post all thought out to sing his praises, but it never got from my brain to the blog .... sigh. Then Thanksgiving happened and with travel and baking, the blog got neglected again. Now its December 1st gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-15674469828162107642011-11-09T14:32:00.003-07:002011-11-09T14:48:23.188-07:00My Sick BoyToday is Day Three of the Sick Boy at Home.Over the weekend he developed the sniffles and a bit of a cough. We laid low except for church. Monday morning I decided to let him sleep and kept him home from school. By afternoon he seemed to be more like himself. So Tues morning we got up and off to school he went. By mid morning he had spiked a fever and the school was calling me to come pick gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-35584088039321892582011-10-31T07:47:00.001-06:002011-10-31T07:47:00.170-06:00Thanks but ....Til next time ....gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-71089866064490068812011-10-27T07:08:00.000-06:002011-10-27T07:08:00.398-06:00Superfluous Pic of the DayI haven't shared many of my photos of late so I dug thru my stash and found one from this summer I thought you'd like. (Mt Saint Helens)I just love the contrast of the green and blue and white. Til next time ....gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-58247756032695196412011-10-26T14:14:00.001-06:002011-10-26T15:09:59.933-06:00CurrentlyCurrentlyHave you seen this one? Me neither. What are your 'currents'?Current Books: Good Girls Don't Have to Dress Bad; I'm about 2/3 thru it and have really enjoyed it. Very helpful info for dressing well. Just finished Mrs Jeffries Speaks her Mind; cute cozy mystery. I have the whole series and reread them when I want a mindless escape. Write A Novel and Get It Published; waiting in thegailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-6057550094727968452011-10-24T19:48:00.003-06:002011-10-24T20:16:53.942-06:00House NamesDo you name your homes? When I was younger I found that I loved mysteries, esp Agatha Christie mysteries and other british authors. I remember reading one of her books and there was a house named The Laurels. Yes, the houses actually had names, not numbers, at least I don't think they had numbers. But I digress. In another story, the house was named Sweetbrier. Cute, huh? So twenty years gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-17150685731272162772011-10-19T07:30:00.001-06:002011-10-19T07:30:04.053-06:00How Did His B-day Sneak Up On Me?Yes, it comes every year. On the same day even! But this year it kind of snuck up on me. What? you ask. The hubster's birthday. I have been thinking about it, and pondering what we should do to celebrate. I have already asked and received ideas for gifts and food. But somehow, in the busyness of life, none of these ideas have been acted on yet. But that's ok, I still have 12 hours, right?gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-26118618249572217072011-10-18T09:57:00.001-06:002011-10-18T09:57:50.239-06:00
Going to the Library today .... got 10 books on hold to pick up! TEN! Love me some books to read.
Til next time ....
gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-28435848846507732332011-10-12T09:47:00.000-06:002011-10-12T09:47:12.187-06:00Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Surgery, Radiation ....
I love my mom! And over the years, it has been hard to watch her fight colon cancer, then breast cancer, and see her go thru surgeries to remove stuff that's not suppose to be there. Tomorrow and Friday I'll be right alongside her again as she fights another battle. Right now we're still not sure what's going on, but after her colonoscopy we'll have more details. The doc has already gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-46407630992687316242011-10-10T07:30:00.000-06:002011-10-10T07:30:00.933-06:00Ten on TenI'm so proud of myself! wink, wink I remembered 10 on 10 this month before it was halfway over. Which is what I usually do. So then I go visit Mer's blog who hosts 10 on 10 and find she has quit doing it! Like in January! But never one to follow the crowd, I decided I would just do my own anyway. Like I always do. I really do follow a different drumbeat in my head.
So here's my 10 on gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-55874883265947911012011-10-06T13:24:00.004-06:002011-10-06T13:28:16.825-06:00HappinessTil next time ...gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-72636307199988829122011-10-04T12:00:00.006-06:002011-10-04T12:49:15.756-06:00Weekly Recipe Roundup #4It's time for another weekly recipe roundup. Yesterday was a spontaneous cooking day for me. I tried 3 new-to-me recipes .... I think that is a record for me for one day. So I thought I'd give you a recap of what I tried and how they came out, plus what I made for breakfast this morning. First up was thai noodles from a recipe I found on Pinterest. Verdict: quite yummy! It called for gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33678802.post-90350795290537885002011-09-27T15:41:00.001-06:002011-09-27T17:52:07.802-06:00Do You Pin?Are you a pinner? You know, of the pinterest variety? Never heard of it? Well, you are just missing out on the most fun ... seductive ... time wasting website ever invented! Someone described it like having a new magazine delivered to you every day! Did I mention its addictive? Very, very addictive. Here's a few examples of what I've found on Pinterest this week. Or how bout some of this gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299794555004077235noreply@blogger.com1