if i only could stay at home full time....

happy monday friendsies!

i have the day off and could not be more excited. i am working on some fun furniture projects, so

hopefully i will be able to post those pics soon!!!

i was up at 7 (about an hour later then i wanted), and ran 3 miles.

well, i did a run/walk. i am trying to nurse a knee/hip injury. still did an 11 min. mile, so for me,

that's not too bad. i run slow....i wish i could pick up the pace,

but right now, i have to take it slowly.

i am drinking my blueberry crumble coffee and just enjoying a leisure morning.

i am dreading going back to workie. ugh.

i want to do fun stuff every day.

if you are fortunate to be able to stay home, what do you do with your time?

if you could afford to be a full time stay at homey, what would you do all day?

i would CREATE. stuff. fun stuff.

i would have an immaculate house.

(does anyone else get tired of the dog hair (if you own a dog)? my non shedding fluffer nugget is

SHEDDING EVERYWHERE.

liars. (the people who say golden doodles do not shed)

i would prepare meals ahead of time that i could just pull out of the freezer on days that

i am lounging at the pool!

i would read ALL of the piles of magazines that i keep hoarding.

(yes, i have a problem. its call magazine addiction.)

i would read more books.

(i started 50 shades about a month ago and i am stuck at chap 7)

i would run daily....or at least fit in a GOOD workout.

i would be so organized that people would like be so jealous of me and my organization.

AND i would just make more me time. like pedis and manis and fun stuff....massages....

yep.

i

want

to

be

home

all

the

time.

i would not get bored. i just know it.

oh, i would also make all of the things on pinterest that i keep pinning and never

seem to have enough time to start!

love this:

credit:pinterest

credit:pinterest

k, lovie loves, i am off to finish sanding, painting, laying by the pool, cleaning, etc.

everything i need to accomplish in the next 12  hours before it is time

to go back to workie work.

(insert very sad face here)

xo

may your day be blessed with sunshine and smiles!

happy fathers day!

i am quite sure that most of you reading this blog are not fathers.....but you could very

well be a single mom, who sometimes plays the part of a dad and mom at times.

unfortunately, i lost my dear father 5.5 years ago to a disease called pulmonary fibrosis.

appearently, this was acquired from second hand smoke, or that is what most of

the physicians who treated him, seemed to think. he was an air traffic

controller, ( the men in the towers who guide your airplanes safely thru the air!),

but apparently, back in the day you were allowed to smoke inside these towers.
unfortunately, this seems to have been the demise of his life. :(

there are so many times that i wish my dad was still around so i could
share something special with him, or just talk to him about life decisions.
i think so many times we take for granted those little things. you think that your
parents will be around forever, or at least in your heart you wish this. not ever
wanting to think about the day that will come when you have
to say goodbye.

anywhosiedoodles. i hope that you were all able to spend some QT (quality time!) with
the special men in your life, whether it was with a father, a grandfather, or maybe just
someone who was a fatherly role model in your life.

cherish your time with your lovies, because you just never know what the future holds.

happy sunday funday friends!
xoxo


hi friendsies!

yes. it's been months.

yeesh.

i wish i could get this blog thing down to a science. i cant. i think i should

just give up....but then something happens

and i reappear...

like magic. like lucky charms.....oh wait those are magically delicious.

just sayin...

so lets see what is new.

we added a new lover bucket to

our crazy house.

keeley joy.

she is not a joy. she is the devil.

kidding. or am i?

seriously. she is a joy. a joy of big brown fur who

can not seem to understand how to

yap (and i do say that with kindness) at

the door to

go

poopy.

gross.

she can little girl bark for water.

i say little girl bark, cuz it is just that. the most annoying squeaky cry/bark you will ever hear.

she can little girl bark at her big furry brother. (more like growl)....

but for whatever reason, she would much rather prefer to poop in the front room.

or behind the couch. cuz she is sneaky like that. i mean if i was going

to be a sneaky pooper, i would surely go behind

the couch....would you not???

so are you dying to see the little devil dog?  i mean adorable brown fluffy nugget?

yep. thats the sweetest lil angel....i mean look at that face.

she is now a whopping 14 lbs. full of herself completely. she

is bossy.

she fits in around here quite well.

and here my friends is the beastie boy himself....mr. kolby jack.

aka. steven erkyl.

and why you ask?

cuz he is a dork.

he does not realize his size. he is a pu$$y at the dog park.

and he is a bully to keeley.

you know that fat kid who gets picked on, but then picks the smallest kid to pick on???

yep. that is my lover bucket. (i love him to pieces) and my life

was sooo much easier with just erkyl. now i have a brown betty

practically running my life.

 

that is the sweetest lil man you will ever meet....

who cares if he is a dork....right???

k. thats all i have for now.

a quick noteski to say hola amiga/os and i am on my way .....

happy memorial day .....better late then never....

and continuing my 500 things i am happy/grateful for:

389. the fur balls. (even tho i am constantly complaining about the 'fur' balls literally...meaning i have to vacumn sweep etc, a thousands times a week....) but i mean what else do i really have to do?

388. my lime green adirondack chairs.

387. the birds chirping in the mornings....truly a summer sign.

386. grilling out!

385. my upstairs patio off the back of the house.

love and hugs,

t





happy days.....

think back to those days when we had no ATM machines, we survived on maybe cash alone or one

credit card...

ahhh. maybe simple is best....

i was literally doing bank stuff for the first 3 hours of my morning and then left to visit the bank in

person.....

i have found, when you have a banking issue, its best to just show your smiley face.

when you try to do ANYTHING over the phone, it NEVER gets done RIGHT.

so after being told that my card was cancelled d/t the wonderful hackers that

invaded my space, i was told today, that they

never stopped it.

WHAT??? mo fo.

yep. so the fraud dept and the actual bank had said it was cancelled and guess what?

it WASNT.

here nor there, the accounts have been closed and hopefully

i will have changed all accts that i am aware of that have auto payments, and

all will be well again in love and war.

speaking of war....

have y'all seen the movie

this means war???

uuhhhhhhdorable.....

yep. thats my word for adorable.

REESE witherspoon and i am not sure who the hotties were that chased after her,

but whewwww.

pretty damn hot. ok. smoking hot.

lucky beotch.

yes....there they are...3 cutie patooties.

go. see. it.

you will laugh.

very light hearted.

oh, and if you want to lose 2 hrs of your life that you will never be able to get back,

then go see,

the grey.

DUMB.

DUMB.

DUMB.

1 hr and 57 mins. only to have the stupidest ending EVER.

that my friends was the extent of my weekend. cleaning. working. writing another

lovely paper for school.

what are you all up to for valentines tomorrow?

ANDDDD....

if you could have one wish come true what would it be?

have a lovely week!!

xoxo

happy list continues:

399. seeing my sweet 18 yr old's beautiful face, who is away at college....

398. getting a text in the middle of the day of my 'grand dog'...and his ever so cute face!

397. sun on a winter day

396. chipotle. (yep. for realz.)

395. the feeling of the white nugget jumping on the bed right before the alarm goes, off, to snuggle for a few minutes......

hacked

soooo my bank just called....

apparently some lovely THIEVES hacked into my checking acct.

via my debit/credit card.

i am so beside myself right now i want to cry.

has anyone had this happen and if so what did you do?

HELP.

ok, lets face it....its not like i have millions in my checking acct.

this is the acct that i use for EVERYTHING.

so as of now, i have no access to my cash....

(savings is tied to this acct as well)

i had to stop that card.

i have bills that automatically are assigned to that card.

i am a hot mess.

ok. thats all.

way to start my funday sunday.

love

xo

t



5 fun things!

why hello there!

what's up buttercups?

well, it is 21' here in the land of cleve town and snowing buckets.

we have had such a mild winter thus far that apparently mother nature

has felt the need to bless us with

6 inches of the white goodness....

i am working at the hospital and thought i could squeeze in a quick post. seeing how my

days/nights run together and i can never seem to find the time during the week.

princess # 2 and i drove up to see princess # 3 last night. we stopped on the way to

pick her up to get some sugar cookies and cuppies. (mama was too busy to bake them... :O(

but are you ready? for 6 teeny sugar cookies and 4 cupcakes....

THIRTY DOLLARS!

say whaaa??

yes, my friends 30 bones.

i was like ok.....these better taste magically delicious. princess # 2 and i shared a sugar cookie

and i have to say they were good. just ok good.

i guess i am partial to my recipe....but i still love trying others.

anyway, princess # 3 thought P#2, could not make it up....but because we are tricky....

we decided to surprise her. ah ha. mischievious minds...

so when we were pulling in, P#2, climbed into the trunk through the back seat (yes, i have a super secret

door that opens to the trunk....lol.....) kidding. i drive a nissan altima....its not super secret...

so i called P# 3 and said, I"M HERE, come on down....and oh, btw, your little treats are in the trunk, so

go ahead and grab them. i will pop the trunk....

so, i pop the trunk....and up pops PRINCESS # 2, screaming, surprise....I"M HERE!!!

princess # 3 almost died. like if you could have seen it....it was freaking hysterical...

and i may or may not have almost peed my pants.

it's the priceless moments that you wish you could box up and on a bad day, replay all over.....

we laughed so hard we were all crying.

we had a delightful dinner and did some shopping and then princess # 3 had to make princess # 2, some CD's so i crashed in the dorm...on the top bunk. this mama is getting old. i mean it was after 10pm.

i took a little cat nap and then we made the drive home....

sweet little nuggets. i love those peanuts...

oh and i should mention that while we were dining, the fire department shows up....lights, full gear and just

casually stroll thru the restaurant....our server was like ok, do you ladies need

anything else.....and i was like, well, no....all is well, but is the restaurant on fire???

he said, well, no not really....just some towels in the kitchen caught on fire...

yep. just some little towels...alrighty. insert another fresh cut fry into my mouth and forget that

i asked.....and just saw a fireman, walking in front of me, with his gear and flashlight....

so what fun stuff have you planned for vday?

i am not a big fan. never have. probably never will. but i still like to make special

treats for the kiddos and usually take some to work.

here are few sweet things i found while surfing the internet, i mean, working....lol...

free printables from mooo.com!

yes, free stuff...i love free stuff...

and just look at these:

credit: etsy!

so adorable, yet not difficult to make....or you can buy them if money is no object...

they are 39.00 / dozen.....ouch. kind of makes my 4 cuppies and 6 lil cookies sound CHEAP!

how bout this for your favorite lovie:

a simple i love you. the end.

credit: etsy!

ok, this one just cracks me up. and the funny thing...i almost bought it.

for all our man lovers....you know how they sometimes

have like 'chafing' issues...

down 'there'...lol...

(i never said that i would hold back anything on this blog. just sayin)...

credit: etsy!

the good news is that all of the natural products on this site, are sooo reasonable. i dig

natural and nothing excites me more than CHEAP.

well.....maybe a few things....might. maybe.

and the last fun thing that caught my eye:

we could not forget our furry friends on v-day...after all, they make heart pitter patter...

i had purchased a collar and leash for kolby from this etsy shop. i LOVE it.

the shop owner was so easy to deal with and the collar and leash were

so well designed...mr. k's collar is lime green and blue argyle...cuz he's metro like that...

and i think we will order miss keeley a matching one like this:

credit: etsy!

i hope you all have a super sweet valentine's day and i hope you spend it doing what

you love or with whom you love!

xoxo

t

494. my warm house.

493. blueberry crumble coffee.

492. ability to work out.

491. my sister.

490. my soft sherpa blankie, especially on days like today.

yippy skippy! funday sunday....again

oh, hello there!

greetings from cleve town!

it is another funday sunday!

superbowl plans anyone?

i have one lil party scheduled and i have made some yummy cuppies and sub sammies....

but it will be low key, as this chick does have two jobs to attend to bright and early

monday morning!

guess what?

i am getting a new nugget.

this time a lil chocolate MINI doodle.

to keep K-man company...yeesh. yeah, i feel that

as i have to be entertained 24-7, so does my freakishly energetic white fur ball.....

so this little sweet " KEELEY JOY" will be joining our happy home in about a week:



(this is not her, but looks just like her!) this is one of her siblings

from a previous litter.

anywhosies, keeley only weighs 2.4 lbs as of last week and she can not

go to her furever home until she is 3.0 lbs....so we may not be

able to get her on valentines day....

we are anxiously awaiting! i am a little nervous to do the puppy training

thingy again....and lets not forget, mr. k is still really a puppy himself....
he is only 9 months young.....

so wish me luck.

keeley is a labradoodle, F1 and kobly is an F1 goldendoodle...so

basically same type of pup.

they are incredibly smart, energetic and loving creatures!

alrighty, i am off to enjoy my funday sunday....

i also wanted to share a list of 500 things that make me smile.....starting with sunshiney today!

(and yes, 500 is quite random....just wanted to because why??? well, cuz its MY blog and i can share

anything my little heart wants!!!!!)

love and hugs,

t

xoxo

500. wet sloppy kisses from my love nugget ball of fur.

499. sweet emails during the day from princess # 2 while she is at her new job.

498. a text from princess # 3, just saying 'ello MUM'....(melts me)

499. a phone call every morning from princess # 1, driving home from her night shift at the hospital

495. the smell of chocolate chip cupcakes baking