I don't want to be totally AF......,

[frances]

Hi there! The curtain panels are a seafoam green (light color) with a beige moroccan tile pattern on them. Every time I look at them I'm tickled at how much better the room looks than just the plain window with no curtains (which is what I had before...just a shade but nothing else). Wish I had done it 16 years ago ;-)

Church was good for me - I play in our handbell choir and we played at two services - always fun! It was pledge Sunday so the sermon was about giving but also being thankful and grateful for everything we have even if it's not much at all. It was good!

Sitting here with my seltzer water trying to figure out what to have for dinner. The rest of the family is eating out since they are out doing things (sports practice then shopping for cleats) - I'm sure I'll come up with something. We've been working on budgeting and it's been good - we're wasting so much less now that we are restricting how much we can spend each week on food.

Hope everyone has had a good day - I will check in again tomorrow for sure!

[blue1]

Curtain panels?? Wow! Did you do a fun color?

My oldest just got his permit so I guess we will need to keep the old clunker around for awhile.

Good day here. Church, then I had a long walk with a friend, cooked and ate good food, and am trying to get to bed early (for me). I have a lot of deadlines this week. I think I'll be ok with the stress, it will be helpful to get back into a routine especially if I'm really busy.

Have a great Monday all!

Yeah....what color panels Frances?

[blue1]

Hi all - church this morning - it's been 3 weeks - I am ready and in need of some worship time.

Instead of laundry, I wound up hanging curtain panels in my home office room - it looks so much better now! I also learned how to change a drill bit all by myself :-)

On new cars - we got one when my son got his license. It has been very freeing to have him drive himself places and pick his sister up/take her places too!

How was church Frances?

We didn't want to get in debt for the car....but it feels really good riding around without smelling gas and smelling like gas....on top of leaving puddles of gas everywhere we parked and a trail wherever we drove.

[blue1]

Greetings!

Sorry to hear things haven't gone the way you would have liked AG - hope you can get back on track soon...Glad to see you here!

Blue - Pandora is a jewelry line - it is very popular - a lot of bracelets and charms but also some rings and I'm sure other things. I got my daughter the princess ring. It's cute - was about $50. A lot of their stuff is pretty pricey but some is not too bad.

I'm happy for you about the car! Hopefully it will be a double blessing and allow you to get your credit back on track too!

I'm home alone for the next few hours. Not sure what I'll do - probably some laundry and TV. Woohoo I'm livin' it up!

My husband and I went out to dinner last night with a couple of friends. We had a nice time - good food and conversation. They are big drinkers and I think my drinking so slowly held them back a little. We were there three hours and I had a cocktail before dinner and one wine with dinner and then one wine afterwards - everyone was ready to go and I still had half a glass of wine left. In the old days I would have had more than that for sure! Felt fine and no desire for more. That makes me happy :happy2:

Hope you guys are having a good weekend!

meant to say with the car.....

[blue1]

Greetings!

Sorry to hear things haven't gone the way you would have liked AG - hope you can get back on track soon...Glad to see you here!

Blue - Pandora is a jewelry line - it is very popular - a lot of bracelets and charms but also some rings and I'm sure other things. I got my daughter the princess ring. It's cute - was about $50. A lot of their stuff is pretty pricey but some is not too bad.

I'm happy for you about the car! Hopefully it will be a double blessing and allow you to get your credit back on track too!

I'm home alone for the next few hours. Not sure what I'll do - probably some laundry and TV. Woohoo I'm livin' it up!

My husband and I went out to dinner last night with a couple of friends. We had a nice time - good food and conversation. They are big drinkers and I think my drinking so slowly held them back a little. We were there three hours and I had a cocktail before dinner and one wine with dinner and then one wine afterwards - everyone was ready to go and I still had half a glass of wine left. In the old days I would have had more than that for sure! Felt fine and no desire for more. That makes me happy :happy2:

Hope you guys are having a good weekend!

Frances you are on a roll Congrats!

Thanks about the car....God blessed us with the....now we're waiting for the new roof or new house....however God wants to do it is fine with us!

[blue1]

Hi guys - I'm on a work trip so haven't had much time to check in this week. I have not been very well behaved . . . so back to square one for me. Its depressing. I know I'll get back into a good routine when I get home. I should be home later tonight.

You'll be alright AG! Don't be too hard on yourself!

[actiongirl46]

Curtain panels?? Wow! Did you do a fun color?

My oldest just got his permit so I guess we will need to keep the old clunker around for awhile.

Good day here. Church, then I had a long walk with a friend, cooked and ate good food, and am trying to get to bed early (for me). I have a lot of deadlines this week. I think I'll be ok with the stress, it will be helpful to get back into a routine especially if I'm really busy.

Have a great Monday all!

[frances]

Hi all - church this morning - it's been 3 weeks - I am ready and in need of some worship time.

Instead of laundry, I wound up hanging curtain panels in my home office room - it looks so much better now! I also learned how to change a drill bit all by myself :-)

On new cars - we got one when my son got his license. It has been very freeing to have him drive himself places and pick his sister up/take her places too!

[actiongirl46]

Good for you Frances! What a great outing. Who cares what they thought but you did what you needed.

Blue - I forgot to congratulate you on your new car! that is awesome. I thought we were ready for a new one but we just fixed the old (again). Hopefully it will last this time!

Stay in touch - AG

[frances]

Greetings!

Sorry to hear things haven't gone the way you would have liked AG - hope you can get back on track soon...Glad to see you here!

Blue - Pandora is a jewelry line - it is very popular - a lot of bracelets and charms but also some rings and I'm sure other things. I got my daughter the princess ring. It's cute - was about $50. A lot of their stuff is pretty pricey but some is not too bad.

I'm happy for you about the car! Hopefully it will be a double blessing and allow you to get your credit back on track too!

I'm home alone for the next few hours. Not sure what I'll do - probably some laundry and TV. Woohoo I'm livin' it up!

My husband and I went out to dinner last night with a couple of friends. We had a nice time - good food and conversation. They are big drinkers and I think my drinking so slowly held them back a little. We were there three hours and I had a cocktail before dinner and one wine with dinner and then one wine afterwards - everyone was ready to go and I still had half a glass of wine left. In the old days I would have had more than that for sure! Felt fine and no desire for more. That makes me happy :happy2:

Hope you guys are having a good weekend!

[actiongirl46]

Hi guys - I'm on a work trip so haven't had much time to check in this week. I have not been very well behaved . . . so back to square one for me. Its depressing. I know I'll get back into a good routine when I get home. I should be home later tonight.

[blue1]

Glad your roast turned out good Frances! I'm not big on jewelry....what is a Pandora ring?

AG....where are you?

The Lord lifted one of our burdens the other day....we finally got a new car!!! It's a 2006 Kia Sedona!!!! We had a 1996 Jeep Sport....it broke down for the last time and my hubby being a mechanic and his mechanic friends said it was too rusted out to put another dime into. Our credit was shot but there's a program through the car dealership that's works on building your credit back up. So we have a car note but at least hubby can get to work!

Hope everybody is having a successful day!!!

[frances]

The roast turned out well...All I had to do was sear the meat and put it in the pan with the sauce I already had and bake. Easy peasy! I was very pleased!

Hope everyone's doing great..AG I miss seeing your posts here and in the nest - - Everything OK?

[frances]

Hi Blue! I didn't do much for valentines day but we got my daughter a pandora ring - cute and she LOVED it which is so nice. We had celebrated my son's acceptance to his top choice the night before at Sakura - had a great time. He applied to four schools and got into all four. the one he wants to go to is private and expensive so we are trying to see what scholarships he can get. Fun stuff! So far so good today - found some frozen gravy from a roast I cooked awhile ago, and decided to use that to cook a roast tonight for dinner - hope it turns out, I've always done the gravy and everything the same day...if it turns out I will know to always make extra and freeze it...then all you have to do is put the roast in it and cook it low and slow :-)

I'll let you know how it turns out!

[blue1]

Hi guys! What did you all do for Valentine's Day?
Hubby had to work til 6pm.....but he came home and made me steak...lobster tail...baked potato and salad....and a bottle of champagne. I had already had a couple of drinks before he came home and a beer and shot after dinner.....and called it a night.
Hope everybody had to successful Tuesday!