had a blast at Walt Disney World for my 50th birthday celebration. I wish I could have run away with the dude playing Captain Jack Sparrow in a side show at the PoTC ride, but alas...dream on!
thanks to my sisters Patsy & Liz I ate like a P I G hog @ Macaroni Grill...create your own pasta is the way to go...farfalle w/ pesto sauce is to die for.
Amanda & Roxanne got new tats in Tampa from our personal artist John John at Xtreme Tattoos, he's got 3 shops now and we still get the family discount.
things after that have not been pleasant yet we, as George Michael says, "gotta have faith."
2007 has just got to be a better year...it just has to!
that is all I have the energy for right now, i shall keep in touch with whoever and/or whatever reads this damned thing. check out my live journal, scorpio56.
peace,
~a.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
time is speeding by
i have not blogged HERE for 2 1/2 months. so much has transpired that i can not remember it all. old age & bad memory are bitches!
house repairs began in the beginning of october as the public adjuster got us some monies from the insurance company. all should be finished by this week.
we have beautiful colonial type windows in white trim and a new white door. they also built a little roof overhang to keep the rain away from entrance and railing for the steps.
the living, family and dining rooms are blue, a darker shade (blueberry) on the outer walls and a lighter (nantucket fog) on the interior walls, except for the hallway into the guest bathroom which are dark & the wall with the bay windows is a shade in between the two shades.
we now have wood grain looking vinyl (no wax) tiles as flooring...bought at Dollar Tree. and the baseboards are also a light wood grain.
amanda's room is tinker bell green with light blue trim on the ceiling.
tim kept his red walls with black closet doors (and ceiling/wall trim) and 2 white panels at door way.
the laundry room is a pale yellow color.
speaking of this week, we (amanda, tim & kavita, & I) leave for Kissimmee on wednesday for 4 days of birthday celebration. wednesday evening we will be joined by liz & roxanne and thrusday morning patsy will be flying in to MCO. that is the 16th of november, for those not in the know, i turn 50 on that day and my wish is to be at the Magic Kingdom. the following day a trip is planned to tampa/st. pete, #1 priority is for new tattoos and/or piercings. we will also be meeting up with gayle (maybe jenny too) for dinner.
well, there are more things to write about but i am not emotionally ready to do so as of yet.
no plans yet for turkey day, i'd like to go to shoney's again this year but there is talk of cooking at home. one thing for sure, there has to be a party planned soon...mayhaps a house reheating after we get new furniture and finish up the place. $$$...i thank my lucky stars for amanda!
til the next time,
~a.
house repairs began in the beginning of october as the public adjuster got us some monies from the insurance company. all should be finished by this week.
we have beautiful colonial type windows in white trim and a new white door. they also built a little roof overhang to keep the rain away from entrance and railing for the steps.
the living, family and dining rooms are blue, a darker shade (blueberry) on the outer walls and a lighter (nantucket fog) on the interior walls, except for the hallway into the guest bathroom which are dark & the wall with the bay windows is a shade in between the two shades.
we now have wood grain looking vinyl (no wax) tiles as flooring...bought at Dollar Tree. and the baseboards are also a light wood grain.
amanda's room is tinker bell green with light blue trim on the ceiling.
tim kept his red walls with black closet doors (and ceiling/wall trim) and 2 white panels at door way.
the laundry room is a pale yellow color.
speaking of this week, we (amanda, tim & kavita, & I) leave for Kissimmee on wednesday for 4 days of birthday celebration. wednesday evening we will be joined by liz & roxanne and thrusday morning patsy will be flying in to MCO. that is the 16th of november, for those not in the know, i turn 50 on that day and my wish is to be at the Magic Kingdom. the following day a trip is planned to tampa/st. pete, #1 priority is for new tattoos and/or piercings. we will also be meeting up with gayle (maybe jenny too) for dinner.
well, there are more things to write about but i am not emotionally ready to do so as of yet.
no plans yet for turkey day, i'd like to go to shoney's again this year but there is talk of cooking at home. one thing for sure, there has to be a party planned soon...mayhaps a house reheating after we get new furniture and finish up the place. $$$...i thank my lucky stars for amanda!
til the next time,
~a.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
wasting away in Margaritaville - I WISH!
i thought i should incorporate a little of my LiveJournal persona into this blog, so i present you with one of my many icons. life has been trudging along as best as it can...considering it's obstacles of course. i spend endless hours on the computer every day doing crossword puzzles or playing word & card games. i have also been making phone calls to insurance, mortgage, public adjuster, department of financial services, roofing companies, et al to get the damages repaired before a big storm hits. as it is, it has been raining almost every day & the inside walls are a constant stream of water and there are coolers & trash bins to collect the drips from the roof.
we have been dream house hunting, but the prices are idiotic. every apartment building has gone condo conversion which means they charge you 200K+ for a 1/1 and you share a wall, ceiling and or floor with someone else. oh, but they lure you with the amenities. we did find a house in Miramar, east of the turnpike, actually you can see it from the turnpike...it is a 4/2 with a pool, jacuzzi & bar, all nicely renovated for just 305K. (see it @ buyowner.com, #FTL65528)it is in a sort of ghettoey part of town, but if the neighbors can afford these prices, i can deal with it. there is a bit of flooding streets problem too. this is only a wish, dream & prayer stage...something i do very well, all the time.
i am feeling a bit better on the tummy thing (the yuckiness comes in goes in waves, hungry all the time to wanna puke my guts out the next) but still very much tired and run down...i think apart from the mold infestation i may be getting over the worst of my cold. i am waiting to get an appt with a hepatologist to check out the whole liver thing.
well, this has turned out to be a saga hasn't it? i'll catch everyone on the other side...break on through!
peace out, one love
~a.
Monday, July 24, 2006
sometimes you're the bug & sometimes you're the windshield
so, i am back. back to living la vida loca...i have been sick since my return from KC. I QUIT MY JOB! yeah, it sucks to be broke, but it was for my best interest not to be there. i am back to taxi-ing Amanda to/fro work and the rest of my time i am a bum.
tim is doing AOK on his new permanent position job, he was hired at 30K/year to be the IT guy. he has been buying musical gear to replace all that he lost in the past and he seems to be happy with his new friend girl.
the house, nay, the POS trailer, is in a bad way! we had a reinspection done by our insurance and a public consultant firm which is going to handle our claim of additional damages. the roof is leaking in so many places we have coolers, wastebaskets & tupperware all over...it is the hurricane season & the rains come every day. the walls are dripping inside & the carpet is getting more and more contaminated by mold & mildew...furniture is being damaged now as well. there is a major leak in the utility room which causes the fuse box to blow every now & again...i am hoping for a fire but only after i get all of our real collectible, necessities out of the house. i pray every day & night for a miracle and i have faith that things will turn soon!
i am tres excited about my nephew & niece-in-law's news about setting their wedding date as
7-7-07 and we can only hope that it will take place stateside. his mom, my BS (big sister - not in size but in age) & i went a little wacky with the whole planning a 7 theme but it is really up to them as to what they want, i will help in any way i can & i hope they know this.
well, well, i have updated here & not in my LJ...so it goes.
everyone be well & stay in touch.
~a.
tim is doing AOK on his new permanent position job, he was hired at 30K/year to be the IT guy. he has been buying musical gear to replace all that he lost in the past and he seems to be happy with his new friend girl.
the house, nay, the POS trailer, is in a bad way! we had a reinspection done by our insurance and a public consultant firm which is going to handle our claim of additional damages. the roof is leaking in so many places we have coolers, wastebaskets & tupperware all over...it is the hurricane season & the rains come every day. the walls are dripping inside & the carpet is getting more and more contaminated by mold & mildew...furniture is being damaged now as well. there is a major leak in the utility room which causes the fuse box to blow every now & again...i am hoping for a fire but only after i get all of our real collectible, necessities out of the house. i pray every day & night for a miracle and i have faith that things will turn soon!
i am tres excited about my nephew & niece-in-law's news about setting their wedding date as
7-7-07 and we can only hope that it will take place stateside. his mom, my BS (big sister - not in size but in age) & i went a little wacky with the whole planning a 7 theme but it is really up to them as to what they want, i will help in any way i can & i hope they know this.
well, well, i have updated here & not in my LJ...so it goes.
everyone be well & stay in touch.
~a.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
yipee skipee
so i've been doing many things lately, namely WORKING! yes sir, i got me a J.O.B. my title is office assistant & i get $10/hr. it is a bit hectic as it is a new business & the owner is a little on the psychotic, neurotic side but as Budda Holly says, "i need to learn not to take things so seriously."
i had a run in with a UTI here recently, for the duration of the Memorial Day weekend i was on antibiotics but i did go into the e/r & the doc there got a bit concerned about my platelets count...i know i am sick, but w/o insurance it bites to get help. after my follow up check up, i took myself to the county hospital e/r & waited 15 hours to be seen & told there was nothing they could do for me there & i need to go the clinic round again to get to specialists. i go for an appt to the clinic on the 17th, first i must prove our financial dilemma. it will all come to pass!
on the 22nd, me & girl kid (Amanda) leave for Kansas City, MO for Yaina's wedding. i have to find something to wear & be comfortable in as i am fat and/or bloated.
ok, so that is it for now i imagine.
take care y'all.
i had a run in with a UTI here recently, for the duration of the Memorial Day weekend i was on antibiotics but i did go into the e/r & the doc there got a bit concerned about my platelets count...i know i am sick, but w/o insurance it bites to get help. after my follow up check up, i took myself to the county hospital e/r & waited 15 hours to be seen & told there was nothing they could do for me there & i need to go the clinic round again to get to specialists. i go for an appt to the clinic on the 17th, first i must prove our financial dilemma. it will all come to pass!
on the 22nd, me & girl kid (Amanda) leave for Kansas City, MO for Yaina's wedding. i have to find something to wear & be comfortable in as i am fat and/or bloated.
ok, so that is it for now i imagine.
take care y'all.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
wicked witch
i guess i am so set in my ways & know live journal backward & forward (after 5 years), i guess i'll never get the hang of this blog thingamabob.
i visit here occasionally to check on lance's, vanessa's & patsy's blogs...but until i play around with it a bit more, i doubt i'll be posting any interesting factoids.
of course, were i to win the lotto & instantly become filthy rich, i will deny knowing anybody!
peace out,
one love -
~a.
i visit here occasionally to check on lance's, vanessa's & patsy's blogs...but until i play around with it a bit more, i doubt i'll be posting any interesting factoids.
of course, were i to win the lotto & instantly become filthy rich, i will deny knowing anybody!
peace out,
one love -
~a.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Thursday, February 23, 2006
newbie
i am going to try & keep up here because my nephew has a blog here & maybe we can all get om the same page!
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