New Years Eve

It's an hr until 2012. No big deal for me. Just another night....just another year. Every New Years Eve I think maybe the new year will be better then the last, and it never is. So not going to even wish for it this year.

Christmas Eve

 Well, it's Christmas Eve. To tell you the truth, it doesn't feel like it at all to me. With Jamers being in Iowa again this Christmas, it just ain't like it used to be.

 In years past we would go over to grandmas house and go look at Christmas lights. Then we would come home and make cookies for Santa. James would be all excited! We would have Christmas lights up all over...inside and outside. And we would have the big Christmas tree up.

Now, well.....it just ain't the same. Me being here by myself with just the little tree up. And on top of that I haven't been feeling good. O'well, I guess you got to go with what life hands you.

Merry Christmas!

Almost Christmas

Well, one more week until Christmas. I'm done with everything. Done all the Christmas shopping. Mailed Jamers boxes out to Iowa this week. Mailed all my Christmas cards out. Done!!

It's not the same, with Jamers being in Iowa and me being here by myself. But sometimes you just have to go along with life, and make the best of it. So that's what I've been trying to do.

Can't believe it's December already....

Hard to believe December is here already. Christmas is only three weeks away!

James came home for Thanksgiving. He was here for nine days. It was real good to have him here. We had a really good Thanksgiving. Went over to my moms house for dinner.

James left for Iowa last Sunday, and got out there Monday night. I miss him, but I want him happy and safe wherever he is!

I wasn't going to put up the 8 foot Christmas tree with just me being here this year for Christmas, so I went and got a little tree with the lights made on to it....it's real nice. :)

I have been Christmas shopping, but have some more things I need to get. I need to have all of Jamers presents and packed up, so I can have it mailed out to Iowa to him before Christmas.

Old man Winter came early

Old man Winter didn't want to wait this year. This past Saturday, (Oct. 29th) we got about two inches of snow. Yeah, snow before Halloween! So I'm guessing it's going to be a long Winter....

James is coming home for Thanksgiving! He will be here for a week. Looking forward to seeing him in person. Hard to believe it's been over six months since he went out to Iowa to live with his aunt.

I already started Christmas shopping. Getting James a laptop, (he knows about it). Also got a few other things so far. And when he comes home for Thanskgiving I'm taking him out to the stores so he can pick some things for himself. :)

Fall is here....

Not too much to talk about. The weather is getting cooler and the days is getting shorter. I think they call that......Fall. Halloween is just a few weeks away. O'yeah, believe it or not, I have already started my Christmas shopping! That's always a good thing. :)

My mom went to Ga. with her sister a few weeks ago. She should be back in a few days.

James is doing good in Iowa!

And lets not talk about my football teams. :(  Maybe next time I write in this, they will be doing better.....

Ummmmmm, well like I said.....not much been going on.

Ready for Fall

It's starting to feel like Fall....and that's just ok with me! Fall is my favorite season. The cooler days, the changing colors of leaves, FOOTBALL. Yeah, I will take a 60 degree day over a 90 degree day all year round.

Speaking of football, UVA has started the season at 2-0. But, my Cowboys lost their first game last night. :(

James is doing good out in Iowa. I miss him, but as long as he is safe and happy where he is, I'm ok with it. I guess Iowa is like anyplace. You got the good people that will stand by your side and help you when you need it. And then you got the people that only care about themselves, and only feel important when they are putting other people down. I guess the only thing you can do in life is stick with the good people, and stay away form the others. :)

Tip of the day: Some people will never change. If they are a lying, cheating, lowlife today, they still will be one next week....next month....next year.

''Jazmyne''

Well, a few things has went on since the last time I wrote on here. Let's see, O'yeah....James's girlfriend had her baby!! ''Jazmyne'' was born Monday afternoon (the 22nd of August). Baby and mommy are doing well. James put a bunch of pictures up on Facebook. She is a cutie.

The kids here went back to school yesterday and the last few mornings has been down in the 50's. So yeah, Fall will be here soon!

I had my 46th....I mean my 18 birthday a few weeks ago. :)  I don't feel a day over 60!

Dog days of Summer....

Not a lot at all has been going on. Just been a HOT boring Summer pretty much here. Don't get me wrong, I'll pick boring over drama any day of the week.
My new computer is working great! Windows 7 is nice. Still getting used to it, because I had Windows XP for eight years.
Well, my ummmmm....46th birthday is this Saturday. Man, seems like I was just 18 back in the 80's (the good old days). Where does the time go? I mean really, one day James is a baby and the next he's 16 going on 30!

Got a new computer

Ok, I know. I haven't wrote on here for over a month. I think this is the first time I went over a month not writing anything since I started it. O'well, I'm sure nobody cried about it. :)
So, what's new? I got a new computer this past Sunday. It's really nice....and it's soo much faster then my old one.
James is still out in Iowa. He isn't staying with his mom. He is staying at his aunts house in Hampton. He likes it a lot. As long as he is happy and safe and stays out of trouble, I'm ok with it.
Lets see, other then that, it's pretty much the same old stuff. I live a boring life these day, so it's not much to talk about. :)

Fixed the cat, car and computer this week....

Took the cat to the Vet last week and got her ''fixed''.....also got her shots and even her nails cut. Also, I had to reinstall my computer. I hate doing that, but I had to. My computer is five years old, (I think that's like 50 years in human years). lol  I would love to get a new one.....maybe someday.

I worked on my car and got some of the shine back on it. Still need more work on it, but it's looking a little better. It will be 18 years this July since I got it (new). Yeah, I've had it for a long time, and it's been through  a lot!

It's been three weeks today since James got on the train to go to Iowa. I hope everything works out for him. I hope he is getting the adult supervision out there in Iowa, that he needs.

Life should come with a instruction manual

Didn't know it's been over a month since I wrote in this....O'well. Let's see, what's been going on? O'yeah, James is back in Iowa. He got on the train this past Friday afternoon and got to Iowa late Saturday night. Don't know if it's for the best or not. At this point I don't really know what is the best. All I can do is HOPE. I really hope he finds the right people to be around out there to guide him in the right direction....and not to give up on him or talk down to him. People has to understand he is a 16 year old boy who is still growing....physically AND emotionally.

A lot of people these days seem to give up on other people, and really anything, way to easy. This is the ''Lazy Generation''. People these days only care about themselves....me,me,me. I can't blame just the teenagers, because I know a lot of ''adult's'' that won't go out of their way to help another person. It really is sad.

It has been hot the last few days....up in the mid 80's. I really would like to have some Spring, before Summer kicks in! I did go over to my moms Sunday for Easter lunch.

I wanna be as smart as a teenager....because they know everything!

Sometime all I can do is just shake my head.....because it seems like people don't want to hear what I say. Sometimes it's like I'm just talking to myself. You people out there with teenagers, know what I'm talking about. I don't know why teenagers today ''think'' they know everything. I guess when they grow up, they will know better. But until then, I feel like pulling all my hair out!!

Well, it's Spring. Been warm the last few days, but calling to be cool again by the end of the week. My poor plants has had a long Winter. About another three weeks or so and I can take them back outside.

It was a year yesterday since my cousin Shelby passed away. She was way too young to pass away! Makes you think that you better enjoy the people in your life every day, because you never know when something may happen.

Think Spring

It's a cold, dark rainy day. Can't wait until Spring. Not the HOT muggy days of Summer, but the nice warm sunny days of Spring. All my plant's are looking sad from being inside all Winter. About another month I'll be able to take them back out on the patio.

Well, James has been back for three weeks now. Things are going good. He is back in school and seems to be really happy to be back in Virginia. I think he found out that ''the grass isn't always greener on the other side''.

Other then that, not a lot has been going on....and that's the way I like it! :)

James is back home

Well, well, well. How fast things can change. James is back home here in Virginia. Yeah I know, it happend pretty fast. I'm not going to get in to all the details, but he got home yesterday. His train trip lasted around 30 hrs. (4 hr layover in chicago). He got off he train in Staunton at 2:55 P.M. wednesday, ( 1hr. and 25 minutes late). So he's been back here now a little over 24 hrs. He said that he is really happy to be back home. I'm happy, (along with a lot of other people) that he is back. He was in Iowa around two and a half months.

Like I said, I'm not going in to all the details or point fingers at people or anything like that. That won't help anything. For the people that helped James when he was out in Iowa, thank you! For the people that turned their backs on James when he needed your help the most, I don't know how you can look at yourselfs in the mirror every day....but I guess you've got used to it.

Anyway, all a parent can do is love their kid and ALWAYS be there for them....and NEVER, EVER give up on them, especially during the tough times! That's when they need you the most!

Half empty, or half full??

Have you ever had ''one of those days'' thats seems to last, O' I don't know....ten years or so? Well, I have....

You look around and see some people that are always happy, have no worries, no pains, the suns always shining down on them....and you think to yourself, hmmmm, what pills are they taking?

For the rest of us we wake up in the morning with a backache and a stuffed up nose and think, ok, what's the first thing that's going to go wrong today. You get out of bed and trip over the cat, (that dosen't help your aching back any)....stumble to the kitchen, just to see there is no coffee in the coffee pot. All along the cat, (yeah, the one that hasn't been ''fixed'' yet) is meowing very loud and weird....witch I know will last a week or so. This will come back every month or so, until the cat is ''fixed''....lucky me. You look at the clock, and it ain't even 6 A.M. yet. Yeah...

Now don't get me wrong. I know there are always people in this World with problems worse then mine. Heck, by reading Facebook everyday, some people seem to gripe and complain over every little thing in life.

So, I guess what it really comes down to is '' do you see the glass half empty or....half full''? Some people will never be happy, no matter how good they have it....and some people will never complain, no matter how bad they have it. 

Yeah, so is it half empty, or half full?? 

I guess if life was easy, it would be boring....

Well, well, well. I've said it before and I'll say it again. If it ain't one thing....it's another....and another....and another.... Just about ever day it seems there is something new to hit me up beside the face....Wham! Bang!

I guess all anybody can do is take one day at a time, and do the best you can do with what comes your way. Over the years I have learnt a few things. One is that it really doesn't help anybody to get mad and say things you don't mean. That never helps, and a lot of the times it even makes things worse.

Yesturday was James's 16th Birthday. I don't think he had a very good birthday. That makes me sad, but a lot of it is because of things he brought on himself. I know James has a lot on his mind right now, but he needs to understand that he has family that will be there for him 100% of the time. He needs to stop pushing the people that care the most for him, away. I love James more then anything in this World, but he needs to learn ''respect''. And when he does, he will learn that life will be just a little bit easier.

Now for the Weather....we got about ten inches of snow the other day. Was a wet snow, so it stuck to everthing. It was real pretty. Saying we may get another storm next week. This morning it was 10 degrees. So I guess Spring is still aways off.

In sports....UVA and the Dallas Cowboys suck this season.

Now back to your regularly scheduled program....

Why do people lie?

Why do people lie all the time? I'll never understand. It seems like just about everybody I have known has lied to me....not all, but a lot, (a lot of them more then once). Maybe that's why I don't have a girlfriend, or a lot of friends of any kind these days. I just don't put up with lies like some people. It seems like it's so easy for some people to lie, about anything and everything....really for no reason. And that leads me back to my question....WHY?

Do they think it makes them feel important? Does it make them feel smart? Does it make them feel better then other people? And, do they REALLY think that people believes all the lies that they tell? I have never came up with an answer.

I think some are pathological liars, (Someone who lies frequently without any reason). I don't know, maybe I'm just a person that people like to lie to.

Now, I'm not talking about ''little white lies''. Like if someone asks you if you like their new hair cut and you say yes,(even if you don't). In that case the person is trying to be nice without hurting your feelings. That's a good person. I'm talking about people that lie for the hell of it, and they don't care who's feelings they hurt....or, in some caese they WANT to hurt someons feelings. Those are the people I'll never understand.

O'well, this is my rant of the day. I just wanted to talk about it, not that it will ever make liar's stop lying.

Ummmm....

Not too much been going on, ( I guess that's a good thing). I ''think'' I got the car fixed. Haven't had a dead battery for the past four or five days. I think it was the radio drawing the power down. Unhooked the radio and the battery hasn't went dead once. On the bad side, I have no radio or clock in my car right now. O'well, that radio is the same one that came in the car....17 and a half years ago. So if I get a new one, it may fix the dead battery thing. I don't know, I guess I could always sing to myself....ummmmm, or maybe not.

Went to the grocery store this morning and spent $92.00, and it seems like I didn't even get that much! Since James is in Iowa for right now, it hasn't been taking as much food, (let me tell you, the boy can eat)! lol But I guess I was like that when I was a teenager.

Other then that, like I said hasn't been too much going on, (maybe I shouldn't say that too loud)?

Blah....

Not been a very good week, (what's new,right)? Anyway, For one thing I haven't felt too good the last few days. I hate pain! Pain sucks. Also, My damn battery in my car keeps going dead. I had the battery checked and they said it was good. And I even had a new alternator put on, not even two months ago! But yet, every day now it's dead!! The only thing I can figure out is that ''something'' is drawing the power from the battery. I hope I can figure this out soon, because having a dead battery EVERY day really, really SUCKS!!

Also, UVA lost to UNC in basketball yesterday, (and it was a game UVA should have won). And in football, my Cowboys didn't even make the playoffs this year. O'yeah, did I mention that it's COLD and WINDY?!

All in all the best word I can think of right now is....blah.