the news

Well I broke the news of my new job today & gave my 2 weeks notice at work.  What a relief it was to finally get it off my chest & not carry that around with me.  Now it's time to start wrapping things up, getting things organized & ready for the transition for whomever takes my place after I'm gone.

I'm an extremely organized person & that's that.  Some might say... a little too organized from time to time, but I just can't help it.  I try really hard not to drive everyone around me crazy, but I know sometimes I do.

Moving on...
I'm excited!  Wait... I'm extremely excited!  I can't wait to start a new job with better pay & get back on my feet again.  Getting bills paid off & maybe having some xtra money eventually... the idea of it makes me smile from ear to ear.

I'm hoping my new laptop will be in my possession in another week... oh I can't wait.
My desktop pc which I'm on right now, well it has issues.  Lots of issues.  It hooked up with a friend called "virus" & refuses to get rid of it's friend.  Needless to say, it's annoying, frustrating & somedays I'm ready to throw it thru the wall & write it's final eulogy.  It just has a mind of it's own.  Sometimes it will work ok, then other times it will freeze up & cuss at me.

Now I'm ready for a celebration!  I'm ready for nothing but good things to keep happening now.
I have a few things in mind that would just make my entire world smile bigtime, but I will keep those thoughts in my head & keep praying for a miracle.

My hopes are that maybe a few months from now, I can sweep my sweetheart away for a weekend road trip somewhere nice.

Things can surely only look up from here, right?

jessica

DVR is great... especially when there are so many shows I can't watch when they actually come on.

I love watching Oprah.  Personally I think she has some really good shows with good topics.

Last night, I watched an Oprah show I had on DVR & she was talking to Jessica Simpson.

The question came up about her "famous" fat picture that was on the cover of every magazine last year.  I remember when that came out & thinking what the hell is wrong with people?  I mean seriously.  Every magazine critizied her for what she was wearing & then had the nerve to say she's fat & gained a bunch of weight.  Come on.  It appears they didn't have anything else to write about at the time & so they took it upon themselves to make a bunch of money publishing garbage like that.  So what if she gained a few lbs.  What's the big deal?  Everyone who wrote articles about her weight gain or "fat" picture... how much do they weigh... what's their story... have they ever gained weight before...?  It's obvious their pictures aren't posted all over every magazine & critized for what they're wearing or if they gain a few extra lbs.  Instead they hide behind the words they write & make money off trying to humiliate or hurt someone.

As if women aren't already hard enough on themselves... am I right?

I know I'm hard on myself about lots of things & weight is high on that list.

Obviously I don't know Jessica Simpson personally or anything, but I feel bad for her having to deal with all the critizing things people wrote about her.  I think she's a good actor, I like the movies she's made & I also think she's a normal person just like the rest of us.

To top it off in her interview with Oprah... Jessica said that those jeans were a size 6.
That's just crazy anyone would even think about saying she was fat & she's wearing a size 6.  I mean come on.  Just flippin' crazy.

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner
by Baxter Black

Her name’s on the note at the PCA, boys,
Though she might have questioned the loan
She signed her John Henry ‘neath yours on the line
And she will ‘til the kids are all grown.

Nobody’s counted the pickups she’s pulled
Or measured the miles she’s put on the rake
Kept track of the pancakes or lunches she’s packed
Or the number of times she lay there awake

Praying her prayers for the man in her bed.
God only knows, ‘cause He’s keepin’ track.
She’s buildin’ up interest somewhere down the line
To use in a trade on your first cardiac.

She puts up with cows she knows you should cull
Scourin’ calves on the livin’ room floor,
Tracks in the bathroom and mud on the sheets,
Flies in the kitchen from broken screen doors.

She patiently listens to stories you tell
Recounting the skill of your blue heeler mate.
She wishes, herself, if that dog was so smart
You could teach that pot licker to open a gate!

She offers opinions that seldom sink in
‘Til time, oft’ as not, proves she was right.
But it’s damn hard to figger how she could’a known?
You’re not the only one who worries at night.

She’s old as the mountain and young as the spring
timeless in labor and wisdom and love.
Of all of God’s creatures that man gets to share
The wife of a cowman was sent from above.

So lay there tonight when you go to bed.
Remember your partner, she’s tried and she’s true.
You’re lucky, my man, to have such a friend
Take care of her, ‘cause she takes care of you.

a new start again

I have some excellant & exciting news!  For once in over a year I've got something to look forward to in my career.

My job shut it's doors over a year ago & I was forced to find another job & had to settle for whatever I could at the time.  Don't get me wrong, I work with some really wonderful people, but the fact is that you have to look out for #1 & that's yourself.

In hard times you do what you gotta do, to get by & make ends meet.  But this past year has been extremely hard for me.  I've fell behind on bills & have had to cut back on every little thing I could just to live.  It's been rough & I've been miserable.

The wonderful news is that... I finally found a good paying job again.  I can't even begin to count how many times I've submitted my resume in the past year & haven't had any luck what-so-ever.  In some cases, not even a phone call, but this time it was different.  Someone reached out to me, without me submitting my resume & waiting to find out if I'd hear a response or not.  It was honestly shocking & almost un-believable that it was happening even after I hung up the phone from the conversation.

I guess once you've been in a "rut" for so long financially & no matter what, it always seems like one bad thing after another keeps happening to you... it's hard to believe when something good comes along again.

"Good things come to those who wait"
I questioned that a few times the past year & even though after having this wonderful news... Monday my laptop crashed at home & I just wanted to crawl back under a rock & cry.  And I did... I crawled into bed & cried for a few minutes, then Fred put his arms around me & comforted me.  Sundenly I started to feel better at that point.

The first thought that crossed my mind when my laptop decided to take it's last breathe, was dollar signs flying at rapid speeds & nailing me in my face.

Then I started to come up with a "plan" to get things back on track again.
I did some deep thinking, made some phone calls & yesterday put my plan into action.

Today... I placed the other for my new laptop.
Even though this is the last thing I wanted to do, was order a new laptop & spend money that I don't have, but the fact is that I have to have one in working condition.  It will all work out... I'm trying to keep the faith.  New job + more $$ = better paychecks & catching up on bills & debt that has accumulated over the past year.

I'm so incredibly excited about my new job I can hardly stand it.
To top it off - the weather is nice outside today!  It's about damn time.

Let's sing... shall we...

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
I'm about to lose control and I think I like it
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
And I know I know I know I know I know I want you

laptop crash

My laptop decided to crash Monday night.  I really hate computers sometimes.
I love 'em but hate 'em.
Especially when I can't afford to run out & buy a new one right now.

Everytime I think things are starting to look up... everything comes crashing down again.
Why does that happen?  And why does it seem like it always happens to me?

I'm just trying to tell myself that somehow someway it will all work out.
I wish God would give me a few hints though.

I'm tired of being depressed, stressed & frustrated all the time.

law abiding citizen

Friday, February 26

Fred & I went to KBow's house at 6:30pm for dinner.  He made lasagna again & it was good (minus the mushrooms, ick).  His lasagna is good but we're going to have to figure out what else he can cook for our future dinner/movie dates.  And none of us died of food poisoning either.  ha ha

We rented Law Abiding Citizen & The Informant on our way to KBow's house.

Law Abiding Citizen was good but a little freaky.  Talk about a crazy movie, wow.  Makes ya glad this wasn't based on a true story, yikes.

It would be neat if we could turn our movie/dinner dates at KBow's house into an every other Friday thing.  It's something to do & hang out with friends at the same time, which is always nice.  I've thought about suggesting a bowling night.  I think that we would have fun.

Saturday, February 27

Went to the hospital at 11:30am to see my friend's new baby boy Gunner.  He was born Friday.  6lbs 14oz.  Little bitty thing & oh so sweet & precious!

Met a friend I work with at the arena at 1pm to check it out since they had never been out there & were curious.  They're also thinking about coming to the Jr. Rodeos this season & joining the club, so that'll be fun.

Hair appointment at 3pm.  Oh how I absolutely love my hair appointments.  I love when someone else washes & fixes my hair besides me.  It's a nice treat.  Plus I was way past over due for a coloring... it was bad.  Now my hair looks fresh & back on track again!

The weather was absolutely outstanding today!  T-Shirt weather... seriously!

After I got done at my hair appointment, I headed to the house & started working out in the barn.
I've been having withdrawls for awhile now, not being able to be outside & be more active.

When Fred got home we made a pizza & popped in the other movie we rented Friday, The Informant.  I will say this... I wouldn't recommend it & I definitely won't be watching it again.  Interesting movie I guess, but it just wasn't moving at very fast pace so it lost my interest within the first 10 minutes.  I hate movies that start off slow then never pick up the rest of the way thru, but what do ya do except just watch it, right.

When you stay busy or you've been on the go the entire day, it goes by so fast.  Before we knew it, it was after midnight Saturday.  Crazy crazy.

Sunday, February 28

We spent most of the day working in the equipment barn, cleaning & organizing.  Fred's mom came over around 10am to help.

Two new babies were born!  A boy & a girl.  Both are adorable of course.  Don't worry, I'll get pics up soon to show them off.

Fred made egg, sausage, hash brown scramble & bacon for dinner - yum yum!  It was so good.  We watched The Amazing Race while we ate & then Undercover Boss.  I think I'm addicted to way to many tv shows these days.  The sad part is I have to record all of them & watch them after the fact.  Thank God for dvr!

Well there ya have it - the summary of our weekend.

march madness

Oh Maxine, how true it is.

Today is a good day, let me think only of positive things for today.

#1 - I woke up next to my sweetheart.

#2 - my bff Kat's birthday is today & she's an old woman.  ha ha
    Just kidding Kat you know I love ya.  Happy birthday Kat!

#3 - we had 2 new baby calves yesterday (a boy & a girl)
    Don't worry I'll post pics soon, they are precious!

#4 - baby Gunner was born on Friday (a week early surprise).
    Congrats & thankfully everyone is healthy, well & home.

#5 - got some really good news on Friday.
    I don't wanna jinx it, so I'll wait to blog about my exciting news!

#6 - the weather was nice this weekend & I'm hoping it continues.

#7 - today is a new day & the beginning of a new week.

There's my list of happy things for me to think about for today.