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Jul 27 2008

What A Weekend ! Time To Start Again !

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Wow, well what a weekend !

We had planned with some friends to head to the Alan Jackson concert and make a short weekend of it ! We ended up at a great little resort to see Mr Alan Jackson himself ! First of all let me tell you, my husband had driven me just about to the edge of NUTS ! But it got so much better when he said he knew where he was ” going ” and didn’t need a map.

Well I had been there several times, but you know how it is.. couples traveling together, the women end up in the backseat and we have the one driver ( my husband of course ) and my friends husband in the passenger side with a GPS system !

Oh great and did I mention I get horribly car sick ? Great way to lose a few lbs that’s for sure LOL ! So off we go, the whole plan I was supposed to drive when we got to the windy stuff but oh , that’s right, another man thing.. God forbid if the WIFE drives ! So I got stuck in the back seat and he assured me he had a short cut. Short cut my ASS ! What should have taken us 1 hour and 45 minutes took us almost 4 HOURS and on top of that, the last 3 hours were twists and turns.. Oh yes, you guessed it ! Sicker than a dog ! Of course my hubby assured me it was all in my ” mind ” .. Oh he found out, not so !

So I had a whole hour to recover before the concert ! Not good ! So I sucked it up and got changed good, and figured, ok I’ll worry about getting home the next day ( Saturday ).. On the way out to the concert ( my head was still spinning and it wasn’t because I had started to tailgate by myself that is for sure LOL ) .. So I handed my husband my DAY planner, which happens to contain, well just about my whole life.. Credit cards, License, Phone book, computer PASSWORDS and more… Oh yes, full checkbook too and lots of other stuff… He said I’ll put it with my ” important ” stuff so we wont forget it..

Of course checkout time arrives and I asked him did you get my stuff.. Yep, sure did.. So you took it all out from where you hid it ( under the couch he told me with the keys ) Sure he has it… well after driving yes, 3 more hours ( oh wait I wasn’t driving, that’s right, I got ousted to the back seat of my car again ) We stop to have some lunch and so I can toss my cookies.. I was a bit late to the table, because Yes, you guessed it… I was sick… again ! But I sucked it up, went into the brewery and sat down and asked my husband if he would retrieve my day planner as my friend and I were planning another weekend in Sept… Day planner my husband asks ?

Oh god, I thought my world was going to be rocked….He said well I didn’t think you meant that when you asked me if I had everything ??? WHAT ?? What in the hell did he think I meant ??? I tell you if this is a marriage test, we’ve been testing ! AHHHHH !!!

So we call the resort, well they were getting ready for the next performer that night and no one was available, not only that, the room we stayed in, the opening act for Carrie Underwood had just checked into the room ! I asked my husband and he said he had hid it on top of the kitchen cabinet ?? Hmmm, that’s weird ! So for the last 24 hours I have freaked out. We couldn’t go back as I was so sick, and even if we did they could not let us in the room until they checked out today !

Luckily the friend that was with us called a guy he knew and after many calls on our part to the resort they FOUND my day planner and it has now been retrieved ! So lessons to be learned here…

1) Don’t put your man in charge of your life or your belongings LOL

2) Do not carry your life around with you ! Leave all the important stuff at home ! I am planning on doing something different with my information.

3) If its your car, screw it sit in the front and drive ! Who cares what the other couple thinks ! If they don’t like it they can take their own car ! LOL

So that was my weekend, I am now off to relax after a very stressful weekend !!!! By the way, concert was great ! Next weekend is Sammy Hagar and the Scorpions then a Beer fest the next day ! What am I thinking ? I am thinking my day planner will rest safely at home and you better but your butt I’ll be driving !!

Until later…

Me !

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Jul 25 2008

Please tell me MEN are not that clueless ! PMS has hit here at the farm !

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OMG ! What the hell is wrong with people sometimes ! Ok, let me say that again ! What is wrong with MEN sometimes ! First of all, Love Men , but ok, PMS and Men, well I may do a bit of man bashing here, so if you are a guy, well just roll your eyes, grab your beer and turn on Star Trek or something ! Oh wait, that just happened here at my house LOL

So today starts out like any other day ( well ok ) not really , I still had stuff all over from the canning thing the other day, and well the house looks like a bomb hit it… I’m PMS ing which C’mon girls, it sucks. Men have NO Clue as to what Puffy FEET feel like ! So I drive 100 miles to take my son to grandma’s so we can attend the Alan Jackson concert tomorrow night ( keep in mind I am SO not in the mood to hear any Twangy Country so he better get it together LOL ) I get home, house is crazy, hubby out of bed ( should be sleeping due to night work ) Friends are here ( HUH ) ?? Looks like a bomb went off, or should I say Hurrican Dolly !

Well Trust me.. I am fit to be tied… what is it with men… are they just out there? do they not get it ? So as I have been running around for the last 3 hours, my husband has found ” star ” trek tivo recorded shows and that makes him ” busy ” WHAT ? Right now I want to just slap him up side his head and go duh, but then I go back to the guy today who ran into the store and said did anyone find my bag ? Well at first I thought he said it contained Cat Litter LMAO.. Ok, that’s good.. then he tells the clerk, it contains tampons ! Ok, sorry but that was funny ! So fitting after what I have dealt with today LOL !

Tomorrow is another day.. Right :) So I am off to bed, and you have got to be kidding, he doesnt really think that, well you know ?? Yep, he just ran through the house, turned of the lights as he walked by and closed the bedroom door :) I am thinking a nice shower, and a couch will be very nice tonight :)

Until tomorrow……….

Me ;)

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Jul 23 2008

Another Fat Day On the Farm !

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Ok, well along with a zillion other things to do, I decided to do a little canning yesterday ! First of all, don’t ever do this thinking it’s going to be quick ! I decided to make spaghetti sauce from scratch with all the ingredients in my garden. After boiling quickly, then immersing in cold water, I peeled 60 lbs of tomatoes, surely thinking, I would get at least 12 jars of sauce ! Well after peeling, seeding, coring, cooking, chopping and all the other things that come with canning such as sterilizing jars etc it took me approx 7 hours ! YES 7 hours ! Holy CRAP ! You want to know the kicker ??? After all that I only got 4 jars of sauce ! Yes, you read that right. Ok, maybe that’s not true. I did save enough out for tonight for a light layer of sauce on my Veggie pizza I plan on making tonight for dinner, but OMG ! Then my friends husband stopped by, tasted the sauce which I was so very proud of and said, oh its great, but somethings missing ? WHAT ? I wanted to smack him silly ! So that was my attempt at canning and using the 60 lbs of tomatoes I picked… The next ones, I’ll do salsa, I hear that is easier ( Yea right ) HAHA :)
That being said, I got up and ran my 6 miles this morning on the treadmill ! I bought a Great Horizon treadmill after searching for a long time and I just love it ! I’ll get the model number and post it because if you are looking for a treadmill this is it ! You will love it ! Of course my ass seems only to be jiggling a bit less.. to bad it doesn’t automatically take care of that !
We are headed for Mexico the end of September and its time to get the rest of this weight off !
I haven’t even unpacked from our last 2 trips and we are heading to the Alan Jackson concert on Friday ! My head is whirling ! Geesh ! Let’s see, full time job, this ” farm ” my husband swore I would just ” love “, ( ok so I delivered piglets for 4 H but I was 14 years old ) A long time ago, just because I did that I didn’t want to LIVE on a farm ! Kids, Dogs, Goats, chickens, No pigs yet but I am sure the are coming ! LMAO ! Hey, there is another idea, what if we could Actually Laugh Our Ass Off ! Wouldn’t that be great !
Anyhow that is the update… My photo program or should I say problem has been fixed, so I’ll be getting treadmill photos up, Diet to go photos of the food and more in the next few days !!
Until then,

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Jul 22 2008

This Farming thing has gone to my HEAD !

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Ok, well part of my story is I swear I clicked my heels in Nordstrom’s one day and ended up, well here on the Farm ! I have grown my own garden this year, actually I did last year as well ! Last year I was a bit of a novice and ended up planting 17 Tomato Plants. Just in case you were wondering, Don’t ever do that unless you want to have a WHOLE lot of tomatoes ! What was I thinking. Of course this year I did just as something as silly, I only planted 5 tomato plants but ended up planting 15 Bell Pepper Plants ! So today looking at my garden, well, I figured what the heck, I am going to give Canning a Shot ! I did it years ago when I was young, and let me tell you that was some years ago ! But I thought, well, lets give it a try. Now keep in mind I feel I don’t even have time to breathe in the day and now I am going to spend who knows how many hours canning tomatoes and green peppers ! I’ll let you know how it all turns out ! Wish me luck !
Here is a photo of some of the peppers I sliced and used the Food Saver on :) Now its off to canning !

Just One Plant of Peppers ! Yikes !

Just One Plant of Peppers ! Yikes !

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Jul 03 2008

Happy Beautiful Me Is About to Change!

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Yes…this blog is about to go in a different direction.  A new buddy of mine has decided to take over the blog.  She has lost over 130 lbs and wants to share her experience and any tips that helped her achieve this major accomplishment.  I hope you guys welcome her with open arms, she is so excited about blogging, and can’t wait to get started!

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