Day 4

I know I said "I hate when people take pics of them self and then post" but I just think I love my new bangs so much I could not wait for someone to take my pic and I just could not ask someone to. They may think that I was CRAZY or something!

Day 4 of week off and it is FREEZING rain here in Richmond. Ugly!!! The roads are very slick and I don't dare leave the house. HUMMM what am I going to do today??(cort truly had a half inch of ice on her windshield this morning.i felt so bad, i could hear her out there scrapping it. she had asked me to go start her car for her earlier and i was kind of a brat and said no...more like HELL NO i just got out of the shower)

The animals are driving me a little bite crazy.Tucker is just so damn ugly with his long hair and he cant see where he is going and he is starting to stink a little... well alot.

And Ollie is NAUGHTY!!!!!!! She is crossing the electric fence line. I have 2 shock collars on her and she is still getting across. She has forgotten how to mind and did do time out last night. I have also busted out the mean voice.(denver said i am to nice to her and that is why she is not minding me)

Also Morris has been so lazy lately that he has taken to pooing in the bath tub!!! What the heck?? It freaks Craig out I just tell him its better than on the carpet. At least we can sanitize the tub. But this morning.... I found that he had pooed in the corner of the kitchen while I was in the shower!!! Can you even imagine. This weather is making everyone crazy. I cant wait to kick these animals all outside.

Denver figured out I have the week off and decided that he was going to play sick for yesterday and today. Seems how he has tomorrow off it will be like a week off for him to.(and what the hell look at that messy room.he tells me it is clean. i can count 5 glasses 3 bowl and a plate just from this pic. what a pig)

He is not sick look at him.WII controller in his hand and head phones on. He has a 50 in TV in his room. What a life!!! I need to bust out the mean voice on him to.

(ok so he might be a little sick but....)

Yesterday I went to the Di to try and find a few things to finish up my bedroom. I am looking for large cool frames and a couple of shelf's etc. etc.

I got up bright and early and was there before they opened the doors. I could tell that is the norm for some peeps. As I was standing at the books looking for something good I could not help but over here the conversation that was going on next to me. A young man and lady in there 25 ishes. Looking up prices on there phones of books. This case there was a set of LDS books. Older, I Think one of each prophet. There was about 8. She was saying they where going for 95$ in fare condition. He said well these are in excellent. Then she said have you checked the DVD's yet?

I think that I am in the wrong job. They just made 100$ in less that 30 min. and probs had a good time!!

Today just out of curiosity I may go through my books and see what they are selling for on amazon or ebay. Who knows?

Day 1 and 2

So far so good on my doing something crazy week off goal. Day one I painted the bedroom. I was not feeling sooo crazy that I continued on to the entire house but may go on into the bathroom.(pics to come. I just need to stop by the thrift store to find a couple of things to finish it up)

Day two I had to take Gramps to a couple of DR. appointments so I just colored my hair and cut BANGS. Yes bangs just like the first ladies.I think I like them but when Craig seen me he said"nice hair cut". Like was that for real or was he being rude???? (pic to come of that also. I am home alone and hate when peeps take pics of them self and then post)

My sis sent me a text today"just thinking about you and praying for you". She must really be in tune! I hate this time of year. Every sound, feel and smell. Reminds me. Plus Craig is leaving for Island Park which is like a HUGE smack in the face cuz he was totally gone and I had to deal with the relapse on my own. (except my loving mom and sis's of course) Maybe one day I will share with him how much anger I hold inside for this. And I have been super sad and feeling like I need something so much bigger in my life but refuse to turn to God because he must really hate me for making be go through all this.
Now we can tell that I did not keep myself busy enough today cant we?? To much time to think. And not enough CRAZINESS going on.

What will tomorrow hold??? I think it might be a road trip. I need to get up and out of this smog!!!!

WEEK OFF!!!!

So I have the week off . What am I going to do???? I tend to just sit around and be all depressed and pout and mop and stuff when I have days to burn. But NO I will not do that this time. It has been a VERY stress full  few weeks at work and I need to do some recouping. I AM not going to sit and worry about going back to work(which is the norm).I am going to do something CRAZY!!! Any great ideas?

Maybe I will start with:

1. Painting the bedroom (maybe getting real crazy and doing the entire house??)
2. Taking a road trip
3. Go to the monster trucks with Denver. I have always wanted to go but never have.
4. De junk some closets
5. Learn how to meditate
6.Create something from pinterest

Ok I know real CRAZY!!! I just cant think of anything....... And it is just sooo darn cold outside I almost don't want to even leave the house.

OOHHH and so the other day I sent Stac a text begging for her to take me back as a sexy lunch lady. And no it is not just because of the name of my blog... I MISS being a sexy lunch lady. And it was a much more fun than the crazy stuff that goes on in retail!! And I really mean crazy.

 Now it is posted and I am going to be held accountable to do something CRAZY!!!!!! Send me any ideas if you have them.

Christmas is up!!

Well Christmas is up!!!! And I think we are ready to roll!

I did not do much this year. Keeping it simple.Cuz I hate taking it all down!!

 My tree is always leaning.....every year..... (plus i cant figure out how to turn the picture around)

Dream a little Dream

Last night at work I had an amazing experience. Everyday at Kohls a lucky winner gets there entire purchase paid for by the company. Last night I was able to give that prize away. My customer did not make a purchase so I was able to give her a $75 gift card. How amazing is that? The true spirit behind Christmas. I sure hope that it helped this lady out and took a little stress off of her for the holidays.  Thank you to Kohls for the wonderful program that you have installed this holiday season!!!

Just a little whinning

So I keep thinking that I have had my share of bad cards dealt to me.What more do I have to learn?? I have lost a child- nearly lost another child. And now this!! Craig lost his job. Totally out of the blue. I guess what I have to learn is never get to comfortable. 20 years with the same company means NOTHING when a asshole buys in.
I try to look at the good side..... ok what is the good side? How do you pay the bills on my income alone? Well maybe you dont?
Let me just rant and rave. It is my blog so I do have the right to do that right?? I am SO SICK AND TIRED OF BEING THE STRONG ONE ALL THE TIME!!!!
I am sick of blastering a great BIG smile on my face and pretending like life is sooo freaking wonderful. Well it is not it freaking sucks!!! I would really like to know how people live with them selfs when they treat others so badly. Why some think that they are so much higher.Why some can go to church and sit on the front row on Sunday and on Monday cheat, steal,lie and judge.

Ok I'm done: I will put my tough skin on once again and move forward. I will be a better person, I will treat others with kindness and respect , I will learn how to clip coupons and live on a serious budget!!

Cortney turns 20

Cort turned 20!!! We had a super fun party for her seems how when you turn 20 your life is nearly over. According to her. The theme was "Breakfast at Tiffanys"

We all got dressed up in our little black dresses.

 
 She had smile on her face all night.( was that because she was so happy or did she sneak the drinks she was mixing?)






And even Granny and Grandpa got all spiffed up!!
 

missing you

missing my little angle taylor bug more than normal........this time of year always reminds me of when i knew that she was relapsing........and i knew she was going to go to heaven soon.
miss you sweet girl to the moon and back.
love mom

things that have happened....

so much time has passed and so many things have happened since my last post.... I almost was not sure if I should even post because where in the world do you even start when when this much time has passed?? Well here we go......

*Brandon is healing great and is one week back into school.(still living at home) it Will be about a year before he is able to receive any type of settlement from the accident, and there will be no lost wages reimbursement.
I just wonder..... how are people supposed to live when these kinds of things happen? There is most defiantly something wrong with the system here.

*Cort cut her hair off!!!! It is adorable. I will post a pic soon.

*Denver is doing great. He is a  go with the flow kid, and he is stinking cute!

*Craigs work bought out the computation in town, combined employees....this = STRESS.

*Me I have quit being a sexylunch lady:( I am sad and do miss the students + now I need to change my blog name. Dang... I should have thought about that first.

I am now a full timer at Kohls.. area supervisor. I do like it but.... this brings me to the reason for my post tonight. I am overwhelmed by the dishonesty of people. I have been known to be naive and to trusting. Well 2 months of full time in retail has opened my eyes.

I just can NOT believe the nerve of people.... They look you in the eye and lye and are cruel.... and the nerve they have.  I had a lady that bought 2 pairs of levis.. she said they where to much money!!!!(why in the hell did she buy them then?I did not force her to do it. I did not set the price for them.)
She continued to tell me that I needed to give her 20% off. She argued with me,,,,"they are to much money". My hell I had to give her the discount. And I did!!!! Does she sleep well at night?

Same day different lady. She is on the customer phone with the Kohls card company... She is truly stomping her feet!!! Yelling you could hear her in the restrooms... She had over paid on her card and now had a credit of $100. She was insisting that they tell our store to give her $100 back!!!! out of our till! Policy is they will send you a check for the credit. She wanted CASH!  I was sooo amazed at the scene she was causing... a grown woman acting like a child..... she later got a hold of me at the front of the store.......oh dear lord...the whole thing over again this time with me!!!! I am so great full I could not open the till and give her the money she was insisting on. (she was even shoving the receipt for her payment in my face)  It is amazing!!!

And then there is the theft!!! It is amazing that people have no conscience....

Needless to say my eyes have been opened WIDE!!! I dont think that I will be able to trust anyone. It is such a sad sad sad thing.

I need to share a little story with you about a lesson that I learned the other day. I took Brandon to the medical supply store to get some stuff for his burn foot dressing changes. As we walked in to the store there was a man at the register. He was buying a reclining chair. (we assume for someone in his fam)He was telling the clerk "what kind of consumer he was" price did not matter,he wanted quality and good customer service.He was just loud enough that he caught our attention as we where walking past. Brandon turned to me and said something to the affect of "he sounds like kind of a jackass". And yes my mom and I where thinking the same thing in our heads. We continued to get our supplies and made our purchases, and was almost out the door when this man approached us. "Is this the young man that just returned home"? he said. (you need to know that we are a little gun shy now because of how aggressive the press is and so we where very slow in giving out any information) "the man that just got home from Iraq( i think is where he said)"? "the one that had his ankles shattered"? Brandon said "No I was in a motorcycle accident" Then the man new witch one he was. He was so kind and asked how he was doing and had a nice little conversation with Brandon. He asked about fund raisers and such. Then he took out his wallet and said "Im not sure how to catch up with you later but I really want to help you out." "Its not much but it is what I have right now" and goes to had Brand a woad of cash. Brandon tried to refuse it. He said no no no its really ok we are fine. That's to much. The man walked over to me and put it in the pocket of my shirt. We said our good bys and he wished Brand well.
When we got out in the car I gave the money to Brandon and he counted it. $100. From a complete stranger! Whom all three of us had just judged and formed our own opinion of without even knowing. I am ashamed of my self!!!! I hope to take this experience and make myself a much better person. I hope that I will try harder not to judge others. I hope that I can find kindness towards complete strangers as he did. I hope that I will someday be able to make a person want to be a better person as he did me.
Thank you so much unknown man. Thank you not so much for the money but for making me stop and think about the kind of person I am, and the kind of person I would love to become!!!

Little Lady Bug

Lots has happened in the past couple of days!!! Brandon was able to come home. This is an adjustment for all of us. It has only been a few days and......well lets just say..... there are moments when I think that we would all like to hurt each other. He is doing great and I am sure that we will all survive this. I may start drinking and I have also considered taking up smoking.......tee hee heee....but we will survive.

So those of  you that know our fam well will really appreciate what happened last night. Brandon, Michelle,Denver, Cortney, Craig and I where all hanging out in Brands room just talking and having a good time when out of no where the most perfect little lady bug flew in and landed on the bed next to Brands leg.  She stayed for a long while and just climbed around on Brandons boot... up on to his toes....and was just there.......Then she decided to leave and spread her little wings and flew away. Hummmm........I think we all new what it was all about. It brings tears to my eyes today but at the time it was just.....ok..... we are all here......!!

Love you all.

The Outing....

Today we went on a field trip!!! Out to dinner!!

 Brandon was so excited to get out he even combed his hair real nice like....(what a dork)

 It was most defiantly a two person job getting him in and out of the car. Good thing we had Michelle with us. She is a real trooper. OK so the adventure was great. We found the place that Brandon wonted to go to. This only took all day for him to decide what he wanted to do on his outing.

And the damn place was closed. That's right they so did not get the memo that Brandon was busting out of the hospital to come and eat with them! Do they not know the work that it takes to get him places???

Any ways it was all OK because don't you all worry he had a back up plan.... another vegetarian place......The Vertical Dinner...it was ummmm...........the most awful tasting food I have ever eaten in my entire life!!!!! But that is OK cuz Brand LOVED it!!!!! And he got a full belly!

This weekend I have been able to be at the hospital for so many exciting things.

I love to see the healing process of the body. It is simply amazing to me. It is so dang cool the things that can been done to help in the healing process.  Like putting metal rods inside the bones. And holding broken parts in place with screws!!! It is so cool.

                                                      So the cast comes off the wrist.

                                    And the stitches come out!!Those are some pretty cool scares.

                                       And then the dressing change on the burn foot.

 It really is healing nicely. Even though it looks a little gross. Can  you even imagine having a burn like this on any part of your body. Oh I feel so bad for those peeps that have burns all over there bodies.

That's 3rd degree burns on the toes. Bone may need to be removed on those little piggies. Lets pray that will not be the case. (just a interesting thing i learned while they where doing the dressing change.... the stuff they put on the foot to help it heal has real silver in it. cool hu!!!)

Rehab....

Brandon has an amazing attitude. Rehab is HARD work!!

He knows the importance of it.

And he is ready to bust out of this joint and get home.

Nothing like having someone crank on your leg! I could tell this really hurt. And trust me it was almost as hard for me to watch as it was for Brand to endure.

The PTs are awesome and do such good work here. This has been a great hospital. Even though I hate the 2 hour drive down I am thankful that he was taken here. Great choice LRH.

Making Progress

Brandon is progressing so quickly!! We finally have a go home date. TUESDAY!!! I cant believe it. He has worked so darn hard to get to this point and it has not been easy for him. We really should not take for granted the simple things that we can do. Like bending our knees enough to ride in a car, or being able to get our self out of bed to the toilet, or how about just being able to go to the toilet? I mean really!!! Great job Brand.

Happy Birthday to Cortney

Saturday was Cortney girls birthday. The big 19. OH my!!! My little girl. She was such a good sport spending her birthday helping with the benefit for brando. And I am pretty sure that she was more than happy to spend her day the way she did.

We where able to sneak in a little bite of special time for cort. Stacee gave her balloons and flowers first thing. Then we all ( that is all the ladies that where helping get the benefit put together,wendy,maya,grannie,gramps,dad,cade,z and doug) went to el sol for lunch. Then we sang happy birthday to her at the benifit while chase tried to play it on his guitar.

Cortney is a great little sis. Spending her special day unselfishly to all that she could to help out her big bro. She even fit into her nice pants for the day!!!!! (just teasing cort)

*so i guess i better explain about the nice pants. sometimes cort is a little not nice. i have to remind her to put on her nice pants once in a while. sunday we went to see brand and cort was a having a bad morning and being a little grumpy. i told her to go get her nice pants on and she told me " They just dont fit me no more" she is so very funny. denver told her she better jump on the tread mill so that she could fit back in them.

Thanks for being a good sister and a wonder daughter cort. I love you to the moon and back!!

one day at a time....

Yesterday was a super exciting day.... Brandon slid from the bed to the wheel chair all by himself. Plus got himself dressed. Its the small steps that make us oh so happy. Never take the simple things in life for granted.

Oh and if I have failed to mention.... Brand has the MOST amazing girlfriend in the world. We are so lucky that he found her. Not only does he love her but the ENTIRE fam does as well. Just a added bonus.

So today I did not get to go and see him but talked on the phone. He sounded GREAT!!! While I was chatting with him they where changing the the bandages on his broken leg. (and taking out the stitches) Dang I really wanted to be there for that part.   It just looks so dang good!  It is amazing that they stuck 2 rods in there and thats the only incisions that where made.

I wont be able to go back down to the hospital again until Wednesday and just can hardly stand it. It is so hard to not be there but I know that he is being taken care of.

Thanks again to everyone for your love and support. loves

GOOD MORNING.....

wow...... it was a great night. i think we might have got a good nights sleep. it is amazing what sleep will do for you. i think brand only woke me up once. i feel like a new person almost.

well this morning brandon seems to be doing ok. he has not complained much about pain. however he seems a little quite. i guess that is what being in the hospital for 11 days straight will do for you.

every thing seems to be healing nicely. each day there is little improvements. ya!!!

oh dang i forgot to get  pictures but last night was great!!! michelle tweezed brandons eyebrows. they look great! but it was so funny because every time a nurse or doc would come in the room she would try to be sneaky and hide the tweezers and slowly walk a way. it is the little things these days that entertain us. he also got a fresh manicure.

well have a great day!! we will try to do so here.

another day.......

so today....... we spent a lot of time trying to make brand comfy. pulling his leg(funny hu?) blankets no blankets, fan no fan, pee no pee. Oh dear it is exhausting.

new things that you may not have been told. right leg has a big broken toe. and the foot is infected. white blood count is a little high.(it is trying to fight that infected foot) the burned foot is looking better each day with dressing changes. it is very painful however that is good news! there is feeling in it! the wrist is healing well and does not cause much pain.(hip hip horray)  the road rash is looking wonderful. it is amazing how the  body heals itself.

there is hopes to be moving on up to the 12th floor. that is where rehab is. (yes) however that means major work on brandons part. it is going to be hard hard hard and very long. they are saying like 3 weeks up there. YIKES!!!

im not so sure we can do this...... oh sure we can. i can tell that it is starting to wear on everyone ,mostly brandon. but i know he will do what needs to be done to get himself home soon.

things at home: i feel like it has been a eternity since i have seen my family. denver is doing football and craig is trying to run the entire show at home so they have not really been able to come down. cortney is NOT going to school this week. SHAME ON HER!!!! but she has been working. it is her birthday saturday. oh my goodness 19. CRAZY.

well i am tired oh so tired. so i will end there tonight. thanks for everything everyone is doing. Loves ya all!!!

If you where wondering.....

Sometimes we do crazy things when in the hospital....... because sometimes we start to go a little crazy........

You know you have a keeper of a girl friend when she will touch yes touch your toes!!!!

Nothing like a little pedicure to help lift your spirits.

 That's right even polish.