July 15, 2009 Hey Dad, A Braid Has 3 Strands

Another hair photo. Instead this time it is Kathleen's not mine. Don't you just love the color. She has always like to have a braid in her hair. Just don't ask her Dad to braid it, ok!!

Kathleen's hair was very curly when she was little. One day she and I were in the mall. She was in the stroller. A man came up to us, he was a grandpa type person, and he told Kathleen, "Do you know how much people pay for those curls and that color?" Of course she had no clue what he was talking about.

July 12, 2009 That's Reality

What can I say about this picture. Yes that is my hair. Yes I took the picture myself.

Today I went to get my hair cut. You stare reality in the face when you sit in the chair at the "haircut store" as the kids use to call it. There was a day that my hair was very dark. Oh not so anymore. I'm sitting there wondering when did it get so gray. I really don't mind it actually. The lady cutting my hair asked me what color it used to be. Oh my can you not even tell anymore. No I suppose you can't. Trust me it was quite dark.

Everyone at Hair Cuttery raved over it even some of the other hairdressers and another customer who was checking out before me. Were they just being nice or did they really like it. I suppose I'll never know.

You know I couldn't help but think as I was sitting there letting her take about 3 inches off the back that had I had to have chemo well...enough said.

July 11, 2009 In The Kitchen

Today has been a day in the kitchen. First I spent some time this morning working on my menu for the week. I think I have a plan in place. Then Charlsley and I went to the grocery store. We stopped at Tropical Smoothie first. Smoothies always make grocery shopping a little better. Actually I rarely get a smoothie but today it was a treat.

After we got home, unloaded the groceries and put them away, it was time to start cooking. I was making dinner tonight to take to Bonnie.

This is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets. It has gotten quite a bit of use. The kids like it and have been using it independently for years. None of my children like to eat the apple peel so this has been great. When I make applesauce in the crockpot I use this to cut the apples first.

I consider myself quite inept in the kitchen but I'm working on it. I'm really not as inept as I make myself out to be. I don't mind cooking when I have time. Now what drives my crazy is the rush of trying to get dinner on the table when you don't get home until 5:30.

July 10, 2009 It's A Bird, It's A Plane...

or no wait, it's just my cash taking flight. Yes that's right my money barely makes it into my fingertips before it takes flight. Forget a good grip on it. It lands in my checkbook and you would think it would get a moment to rest comfortably there for a while. You know to maybe collect some interest or something. But oh no that's not to be. It soars onward for things like car payments, utilities, groceries, insurance, tuition, books and the like. Just when you think there may be some extra for things on your wish list of wants not needs, then suddenly a new need arises. And your wish list remains just that a wish list.

Disclaimer: No cash was harmed or wasted in the taking of this photo.

July 7, 2009 What's Cooking?

So what have I been up to. Well I've been trying to be a little more committed to meal preparation around here. Admittedly Jay has been doing alot of the cooking lately. When I don't get home until around 5:30 it's hard to get a relatively healthy meal on the table at a decent hour. However it's easier if there is a plan in place. So I've been trying to make a plan for the week, purchase the necessary ingredients and then actually follow through with making it. If I have a decent meal for dinner and have leftovers then I have lunch for the next day and don't have to go our and spend money on lunch.

That Healthy In A Hurry cooking is something I need. It needs to be healthy and being done in a hurry is good too. I've also been pursuing some food blogs on the web. They're fun too but can be quite the time waster.

Funny I'm posting this tonight because since it was only Jay, Daniel and I for dinner tonight, well true confession we ordered pizza. Defeats the whole post, doesn't it.

July 4, 2009 God Bless America!!

Happy Independence Day! What a great country we live in. So often I'm certain I take for granted the independence that we as Americans possess because I've never known any difference. The land of the free and the home of the brave has always been home for me. Yet people have given their lives to defend the freedom I have.

See the black kitten laying by one of the white columns. It is a stray. We have a Mama cat that has adopted us. She came with a kitten from her first litter. Charlsley immediately named the Mama, Camille, and her baby Chocolate Chip. Then Mama had another litter of four kittens. I tell them not the name the cats. If they have names they don't think they are a stray anymore. But of course all 4 kittens have names. There are 2 solid black kittens - one is named Rebel because when the Mama first brought the kittens to the front porch this little one didn't come with her. But I can't tell one of the black kittens from the other. One is Rebel and the other is Not Rebel. I just never know which is which.

July 3, 2009 A Day With The G-Parents

Since the 4th of July is on Saturday today was a holiday from work!! Yeah!!

We met the grandparents for lunch at our halfway point. We had lunch at Charley's and then took a few photos outside of the restaurant and in this yard ornament shop. A good time was had by all!!