RandomHighlights....

Seems like having time to sit down and put thoughts together to make sentences just hasn't been available for me lately. Thought I would share the random highlights of what has kept me away from being here to share.

My mom was in the hospital for just about a week with double pneumonia so I have been running up to the hospital after work and then running by her house to feed the cat and the fish and get the mail. Lots of running!! Mom is home now but she had to come home with oxygen for a while.

Finally finished getting all the veggies ready for the freezer. I really wish I would have gotten berries this year and made freezer jam. We so enjoyed the strawberry I made once before that I can't believe I haven't made it again. Well, it is to late for this year so someone please remind next year.

Been going from room to room cleaning and getting things ready for the winter season. Washing windows, cleaning curtains, putting warmer blankets and quilts on the beds, and just preparing for holiday crowds that will be coming through starting a month from now on Thanksgiving.

I am working about 42 to 44 hours a week at work . I am grateful that I have a job when so many are losing theirs daily. My husband works in the auto industry and currently has a job but the dark cloud that is hovering over the industry has us concerned. I pray he continues to have this job since we so desperately need the income and because he really enjoys this job. This is the first time I have seen him content with his employment since he lost his job at the company he had been with for 14 years.

Been working diligently on staying on track with our very tight household budget. We have three months left on the 1.99% interest rate credit card that I rolled all of our debt too and it doesn't look like there is any way we can have it paid off so I am trying to prepare my next move with it so we don't have large interest rate kicking in. It is a full time job trying to stay ahead of the bills.

I haven't been taking the best care of myself lately with all of the running but I have been mentally noting all of the things I want to do and keep up with. One good note - I am still a non-smoker!!! Some days I can't believe that I haven't smoked since January 3rd and other days I can't believe I ever smoked those stinky things. Depends on my mood to which way I am leaning.

The city I live in decided to have trick or treat hours today when it was about thirty something degrees. I do not like evil that surrounds Halloween nor do I decorate using scary spooky stuff but I do hand out candy. I enjoy the fall season and decorate with Indian corn, pumpkins, and cute little scarecrow. I bundled up with a thick sweatshirt, jeans, and warm bulky socks as I sat outside on the porch sipping hot cocoa and handing out candy. I enjoy the young kids all dressed up in fun costumes. I had several adults this year requesting candy without a costume on and it was strange because a few of them looked to be my age. It was odd but I gave them candy (please note I only gave them one small sucker and not the good chocolate I gave the cute kids) Hey, regardless of age I want to see a costume if you want chocolate. I know I am so bad. The winner of my favorite costume went to a young blond girl dressed up as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and she even had a basket with Toto in it. She won the prize of a handful of chocolates in her treat bag from me.

Well that just about wraps up what I have been up to lately. Next week looks a bit busy but after that with any luck I will be back on a more regular basis. If I don't post before then DON'T FORGET TO GO VOTE!