We had the most wonderful Easter day! Bill and I worked all afternoon around the house. Got the yard mowed, things moved over here from old place, meal cooked, laundry done, mailbox put up, more things unpacked and put into place, it was such a productive day! We felt soooo good getting it all done!
The Frakes clan came over for supper. We had a feast! It was super yummy! We chilled out, watched some TV and then headed to bed.
Got up this morning and went to Carthage. Grandma Trone got to come home today! She was so happy to be home! She seems really content there tonight when I left!
I am making leftovers for supper, tomorrow making ham and beans and cornbread for supper with leftovers and then I might make some sort of ham casserole or invent something with the rest of the ham! We had a LOT of ham left. I gave a bunch to Jenny, Bev and Grandma Trone. We still have a lot left. It will be fun to get creative with it!
Tomorrow looks like I am going to get to organize the garage and my shoes! I am excited about this! Finally get that messy corner straightened out. This makes me happy!
My purse party is Friday. I hope I have a good turnout. I am excited to host my first party in my new home! Yeah!!!
The Frakes Family
Monday, April 25, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Easter Weekend
My Aunt Katie passed away this week. She was a dear woman to me. She taught me lots of things about being frugal, cooking and how to work my way around a kitchen. Some of her anal habits I still have today! Her service is today. She was my grandmas only living sibling left, now she's gone. My poor Grandma Jean has been through so much in her life. She's had so many losses. I feel badly for her pain. My uncles will have a hard time too because they really thought a lot of their mother. She will be missed by many.
I finally got the last few boxes put away that were haunting me. I also have a few things in the garage to get put up, but for now I'm just taking it one day at a time.
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. Cole is super excited to hunt eggs! He also wanted HAM for Easter Dinner. I am making that kid a HAM! He will LOVE me even more!
Last night we dyed eggs. It was so fun to have the boys and Bill and I there. Brody was more interested in eating the eggs, Cole was anal about coloring them just right and Bill and I just laughed a LOT at them both! We love our kids more than life itself. I am so proud to be their mommy.
I am having a Miche Purse party Open house to show everyone my house Friday the 29th. I hope to have LOTS of people show up. I am excited to host a party in my new house!
I finally got the last few boxes put away that were haunting me. I also have a few things in the garage to get put up, but for now I'm just taking it one day at a time.
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. Cole is super excited to hunt eggs! He also wanted HAM for Easter Dinner. I am making that kid a HAM! He will LOVE me even more!
Last night we dyed eggs. It was so fun to have the boys and Bill and I there. Brody was more interested in eating the eggs, Cole was anal about coloring them just right and Bill and I just laughed a LOT at them both! We love our kids more than life itself. I am so proud to be their mommy.
I am having a Miche Purse party Open house to show everyone my house Friday the 29th. I hope to have LOTS of people show up. I am excited to host a party in my new house!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Making a house a HOME
We have been so busy cleaning, sorting, and putting away things here at the new house. We finally got over to the old house the other night and spent a couple hours cleaning out the porch and the porch closet. We hauled off 3 truckloads of junk to the burning barrel and had one heck of a fire going for awhile there!
We have just a few things left to get done to the house and then we will be done working here for awhile and can finally just enjoy our home. We have 2 doors to put in, the railing to put up in the garage so nobody falls to the basement, the deck to be built, windows caulked, quarter round put in the dining room around the baseboards because we left it to hard wood. Just the simple little things.
I went to Peoria yesterday to see Dr. Marshall. He said I am doing fantastically well. I am "above average" in my weight loss. I am at 73 lbs now and he said most patients at 3 months out are only at the 40-50 lb mark. I feel like I am getting smaller and smaller. I am noticing that my belly is shrinking, my butt is almost gone and my back fat is disappearing too! I am happy so far with my progress. I don't have to go back to the Dr. until the end of July, which makes me so happy.
My Grandmas sister Katie is not doing well. She is in the hospital and her outlook is not good. She's got a tumor in her chest and has been getting treatments for it, but suddenly started losing blood and having belly pain. They say she's bleeding from her belly and that they think the tumor has progressed to her stomach. She also had high enzymes and that indicates she has had a heart attack. She's in a lot of pain they can't get controlled. Please say a prayer for her comfort. My heart just breaks for my Grandma. She's lived with so much loss in her life.
I better go get supper cooked for these boys. They gotta have showers and get to bed. I am so tired tonight, so I want to get to sleep early. I have lots of things on the dvr taped I need to catch up on, but I am so sleepy I can't stay awake to watch TV very long!
Grandma Trones insurance is not going to pay anymore for her to be in Macomb, so she's coming home Monday. Today Mom and I went to Grandmas and cleaned up her house. Washed all the curtains, cleaned out the fridge, cupboards, and bathrooms, vacuumed and put up the hospital bed. I also went to the secondhand store and bought grandma a new pretty comforter. It's nice. We dusted all the furniture and re arranged the living room to make room for her hospital bed. I hope she's happy to finally be coming home, it's what she's wanted for a month now. I feel so happy for her to get to come home, I know she's so homesick.
We have just a few things left to get done to the house and then we will be done working here for awhile and can finally just enjoy our home. We have 2 doors to put in, the railing to put up in the garage so nobody falls to the basement, the deck to be built, windows caulked, quarter round put in the dining room around the baseboards because we left it to hard wood. Just the simple little things.
I went to Peoria yesterday to see Dr. Marshall. He said I am doing fantastically well. I am "above average" in my weight loss. I am at 73 lbs now and he said most patients at 3 months out are only at the 40-50 lb mark. I feel like I am getting smaller and smaller. I am noticing that my belly is shrinking, my butt is almost gone and my back fat is disappearing too! I am happy so far with my progress. I don't have to go back to the Dr. until the end of July, which makes me so happy.
My Grandmas sister Katie is not doing well. She is in the hospital and her outlook is not good. She's got a tumor in her chest and has been getting treatments for it, but suddenly started losing blood and having belly pain. They say she's bleeding from her belly and that they think the tumor has progressed to her stomach. She also had high enzymes and that indicates she has had a heart attack. She's in a lot of pain they can't get controlled. Please say a prayer for her comfort. My heart just breaks for my Grandma. She's lived with so much loss in her life.
I better go get supper cooked for these boys. They gotta have showers and get to bed. I am so tired tonight, so I want to get to sleep early. I have lots of things on the dvr taped I need to catch up on, but I am so sleepy I can't stay awake to watch TV very long!
Grandma Trones insurance is not going to pay anymore for her to be in Macomb, so she's coming home Monday. Today Mom and I went to Grandmas and cleaned up her house. Washed all the curtains, cleaned out the fridge, cupboards, and bathrooms, vacuumed and put up the hospital bed. I also went to the secondhand store and bought grandma a new pretty comforter. It's nice. We dusted all the furniture and re arranged the living room to make room for her hospital bed. I hope she's happy to finally be coming home, it's what she's wanted for a month now. I feel so happy for her to get to come home, I know she's so homesick.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
We've MOVED IN!!!!
We are moved in!
Mom, Dennis, Grandma Jean and I spent ALL day Monday and Tuesday moving us in. Monday was our first night in our new home! We all just LOVE it here! The boys are so settled now that they both get it that this is home. Cole spends a LOT of time in his new room. He just loves his new privacy and being able to do his own thing and keep his brother out of his things. Thats really special to him.
Brody seems to be adjusting well. He sure didn't like it at all when we were clearing out the old house and loading stuff up. He just walked around crying and hanging on our legs looking up at us with eyes that said "why are you taking away all of our things" ??? Now that we are here and getting stuff unpacked and all settled in, he seems so much better about being here! He goes to bed about 9-10 each night and sleeps through till about 9 every day. He seems to like his own room also! He goes in there and plays with his toys and just is so quiet!
There's been sooooo much activity going on around here the last few days. We've unpacked, and put away, installed new cabinets, installed fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, new tub and shower fixtures and plumbing, new kitchen sink and counter tops. I've had Carla Rodeffer here hanging curtains, and sewing them shorter for me on moving day. Dish network came and hooked up the satellite, Adams came and hooked up my internet today too finally. I finally got my washer and dryer hooked up last night, so I brought over all the dirty clothes from the old house and gathered up the dirty clothes from here and got them all washed and dried today and last night. I will get them all hung up and put away tomorrow, I couldn't today because they were working on the plumbing and there is a door in the wall of my closet, so I have all my crap hanging in Bill's closet for now, which is toooo full, so for now the clothes are just sitting around waiting on getting put away in our closets. I have all the boys stuff folded, hung and put away already though.
Tomorrow I need to really bust butt and get the laundry done, and then unpack my office stuff. I need to get that all whipped up and into the computer. It's crazy how behind a couple weeks can get you if you don't stay on top of things. Mom and Carla Rodeffer are coming out again tomorrow and Carla's making me a curtain for my bathroom out of some awesome material I just bought yesterday at Wal-Mart. It was on the clearance isle for $4. I am so happy cause it's cute and can't wait to see it up there in the bathroom!
Once Jamie gets all his tools and supplies out of here this place is going to need a once over. Get everything wiped down for the last time and dusted. The saw dust and plaster dust in here is bad when he's got things to cut into every day. There's really no reason to clean till it's all done.
We've got some trim to get up in the kitchen, the cupboards kick plates to put up, 2 doors to install, closet shelves to build, windows to calk, quarter round to put up in the dining room and then we should almost be done, minus building the deck. I'm so happy with this house and how amazing everything has came together. Now if I could just find a place for EVERYTHING. I've still been pitching stuff here too! If I can't find a place for it, it's gone! I know I am awful, but I can't stand clutter and I just want to hurry and get completely organized. I am so happy to be here and happy everythings worked out okay and happy at how far we've come since the beginning. With all our help we've had, they've done AMAZING work! We've had some awesome volunteers too!
Tonight I cooked up tacos. Cole picked out the meal! Tomorrow night I am going out with my girls! I need a fun girls night out! I can't wait to see them all, it's been ages since we've all been together and had some fun!
I will take lots of pictures soon and get them up on facebook once I can find my camera and get it all charged up!
Mom, Dennis, Grandma Jean and I spent ALL day Monday and Tuesday moving us in. Monday was our first night in our new home! We all just LOVE it here! The boys are so settled now that they both get it that this is home. Cole spends a LOT of time in his new room. He just loves his new privacy and being able to do his own thing and keep his brother out of his things. Thats really special to him.
Brody seems to be adjusting well. He sure didn't like it at all when we were clearing out the old house and loading stuff up. He just walked around crying and hanging on our legs looking up at us with eyes that said "why are you taking away all of our things" ??? Now that we are here and getting stuff unpacked and all settled in, he seems so much better about being here! He goes to bed about 9-10 each night and sleeps through till about 9 every day. He seems to like his own room also! He goes in there and plays with his toys and just is so quiet!
There's been sooooo much activity going on around here the last few days. We've unpacked, and put away, installed new cabinets, installed fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, new tub and shower fixtures and plumbing, new kitchen sink and counter tops. I've had Carla Rodeffer here hanging curtains, and sewing them shorter for me on moving day. Dish network came and hooked up the satellite, Adams came and hooked up my internet today too finally. I finally got my washer and dryer hooked up last night, so I brought over all the dirty clothes from the old house and gathered up the dirty clothes from here and got them all washed and dried today and last night. I will get them all hung up and put away tomorrow, I couldn't today because they were working on the plumbing and there is a door in the wall of my closet, so I have all my crap hanging in Bill's closet for now, which is toooo full, so for now the clothes are just sitting around waiting on getting put away in our closets. I have all the boys stuff folded, hung and put away already though.
Tomorrow I need to really bust butt and get the laundry done, and then unpack my office stuff. I need to get that all whipped up and into the computer. It's crazy how behind a couple weeks can get you if you don't stay on top of things. Mom and Carla Rodeffer are coming out again tomorrow and Carla's making me a curtain for my bathroom out of some awesome material I just bought yesterday at Wal-Mart. It was on the clearance isle for $4. I am so happy cause it's cute and can't wait to see it up there in the bathroom!
Once Jamie gets all his tools and supplies out of here this place is going to need a once over. Get everything wiped down for the last time and dusted. The saw dust and plaster dust in here is bad when he's got things to cut into every day. There's really no reason to clean till it's all done.
We've got some trim to get up in the kitchen, the cupboards kick plates to put up, 2 doors to install, closet shelves to build, windows to calk, quarter round to put up in the dining room and then we should almost be done, minus building the deck. I'm so happy with this house and how amazing everything has came together. Now if I could just find a place for EVERYTHING. I've still been pitching stuff here too! If I can't find a place for it, it's gone! I know I am awful, but I can't stand clutter and I just want to hurry and get completely organized. I am so happy to be here and happy everythings worked out okay and happy at how far we've come since the beginning. With all our help we've had, they've done AMAZING work! We've had some awesome volunteers too!
Tonight I cooked up tacos. Cole picked out the meal! Tomorrow night I am going out with my girls! I need a fun girls night out! I can't wait to see them all, it's been ages since we've all been together and had some fun!
I will take lots of pictures soon and get them up on facebook once I can find my camera and get it all charged up!
Friday, April 8, 2011
I'm going to change
It's comical to me how much a few words on a blog can really get shit going. This is MY PERSONAL BLOG. I write what's on MY MIND. I am not writing to please anyone. I do not apologize for anything I have, or will write on here. If you don't like what you are reading... why in the hell do you keep coming back for more? Stop reading? I just don't get it. I am not twisting any ones arms into coming here to read this. I just use this as an outlet for my feelings, thoughts, and most of all memories. It seems that I have offended MANY people by what I posted in my last entry, it seems that MANY people want me to stop posting family matters online. What the hell ever happened to freedom of speech? I feel that this is my one and only outlet in life to let it all go. I come here, pour my heart out and this keeps me sane. I do not MAKE anyone come here, or read this babbling shit. I also tend to think that if you have a problem with what I have to say, come directly to me and confront me and don't be a pansy ass about it and go behind my back to my MOTHER. Come on people, GROW UP.
I was VERY VERY misunderstood, in one friggin sentence that I wrote and everyone seems to take MAJOR offense to it, to the point that they will no longer speak to me. That's just great. If that's how you want to be, fine with me. I don't need you, or your kind in my life. If you take offense to my words, then please feel free to confront me about it. Don't go trashing me behind my back, or having your children do it for you. Give me a chance to explain to you what I am saying and don't put words into my mouth. Don't let on like I am brainwashing people or making people in this world do things their heart isn't into doing. I am sorry people, I am NOT GOD and I don't have the power to make people do everything I say. Grown adults can and should be able to make up their own minds on what they want in life. I don't let people tell me what to do. I stand on my own two feet, and you should too. We live in America, land of the free. You should have the freedom to make choices and follow through.
I am a good hearted person. I'd give the clothes off my back to anyone who needed them. I live each day treating others as I want to be treated. I've done nothing but bend over backwards for people in this world and more times than not I am the one getting shit on. I make many sacrifices for others and then when it comes down to it, not many people in this world are really there for ME and MY FAMILY when we need you the most. The same people only call me when they want something, or need money, or want to use me for some reason. I am fed up with being shit on. I am fed up with being so kindhearted and compassionate and then getting totally slapped in the face for it, by people who are supposed to be the ones to support and love me the most. I can't take it anymore. I can't take the heartache that comes from me doing and doing and doing for everyone else and getting nothing in return, even when I need it.
From today on I am a changed woman. If you notice I am not as free spirited, nice or carefree as I used to be, just get used to it. I've decided to be like the majority of the people in this world and just plain not give a shit about anyone but ME anymore. It's time I dedicate some time to being a self centered bitch and let myself and my family get ahead for once in this lifetime.
On a lighter note... I do have some AMAZING people in my life. I have my Grandparents and they are all just amazing. I have my Mother and Shawn and till death they will truly be one of the few who love and support me unconditionally. I have my wonderful husband who is just as much of a softy and kind hearted person as I am. I have my boys, they are my world. My in-laws are spectacular people who go to great lengths to love and support us in all that we do. I have some pretty awesome sister and brother in laws. They too, are super supportive of us and love us to pieces. I really am blessed by many great friends and family. It's the ones who will love you through thick and thin that matter most in this world.
Our new home is almost complete. I want to thank each and every one of you who has commented on our progress. It's been such a long journey, but move in week is finally drawing near. Bill just sent me a photo of the sealed and finished floors and I LOVE how they look! We are all so super excited to get moved in and settled. It will be so amazing to finally be able to call it "home" When we get all settled we plan on having a HUGE hog roast/kegger/house warming party for all our friends and family. We can't wait till that date! It will be time to celebrate what all we've accomplished these last few months. Time to finally sit back, and enjoy our progress.
Fact of the matter is, I know I've said most of this before about becoming a more stronger, firmer, meaner person, and I just can't seem to follow through with it. What the heck is wrong with me that I can't stick to my guns and just not be walked over all the time? I truly am sick of doing and doing for people and never getting the favors returned. I am sick of always being the scapegoat too. I am just plain sick of drama and all that goes with it. I will be so glad to get moved and get in the bubble of my own happiness and bask in it for awhile! I love my life. I am thankful for those of you who choose to stick around and be a part of it, in goodness and in bad, in my giving and my taking, in my niceness and my bitchiness. I am just grateful that overall, I am LOVED! I just want you to know that I do love you all too!
I was VERY VERY misunderstood, in one friggin sentence that I wrote and everyone seems to take MAJOR offense to it, to the point that they will no longer speak to me. That's just great. If that's how you want to be, fine with me. I don't need you, or your kind in my life. If you take offense to my words, then please feel free to confront me about it. Don't go trashing me behind my back, or having your children do it for you. Give me a chance to explain to you what I am saying and don't put words into my mouth. Don't let on like I am brainwashing people or making people in this world do things their heart isn't into doing. I am sorry people, I am NOT GOD and I don't have the power to make people do everything I say. Grown adults can and should be able to make up their own minds on what they want in life. I don't let people tell me what to do. I stand on my own two feet, and you should too. We live in America, land of the free. You should have the freedom to make choices and follow through.
I am a good hearted person. I'd give the clothes off my back to anyone who needed them. I live each day treating others as I want to be treated. I've done nothing but bend over backwards for people in this world and more times than not I am the one getting shit on. I make many sacrifices for others and then when it comes down to it, not many people in this world are really there for ME and MY FAMILY when we need you the most. The same people only call me when they want something, or need money, or want to use me for some reason. I am fed up with being shit on. I am fed up with being so kindhearted and compassionate and then getting totally slapped in the face for it, by people who are supposed to be the ones to support and love me the most. I can't take it anymore. I can't take the heartache that comes from me doing and doing and doing for everyone else and getting nothing in return, even when I need it.
From today on I am a changed woman. If you notice I am not as free spirited, nice or carefree as I used to be, just get used to it. I've decided to be like the majority of the people in this world and just plain not give a shit about anyone but ME anymore. It's time I dedicate some time to being a self centered bitch and let myself and my family get ahead for once in this lifetime.
On a lighter note... I do have some AMAZING people in my life. I have my Grandparents and they are all just amazing. I have my Mother and Shawn and till death they will truly be one of the few who love and support me unconditionally. I have my wonderful husband who is just as much of a softy and kind hearted person as I am. I have my boys, they are my world. My in-laws are spectacular people who go to great lengths to love and support us in all that we do. I have some pretty awesome sister and brother in laws. They too, are super supportive of us and love us to pieces. I really am blessed by many great friends and family. It's the ones who will love you through thick and thin that matter most in this world.
Our new home is almost complete. I want to thank each and every one of you who has commented on our progress. It's been such a long journey, but move in week is finally drawing near. Bill just sent me a photo of the sealed and finished floors and I LOVE how they look! We are all so super excited to get moved in and settled. It will be so amazing to finally be able to call it "home" When we get all settled we plan on having a HUGE hog roast/kegger/house warming party for all our friends and family. We can't wait till that date! It will be time to celebrate what all we've accomplished these last few months. Time to finally sit back, and enjoy our progress.
Fact of the matter is, I know I've said most of this before about becoming a more stronger, firmer, meaner person, and I just can't seem to follow through with it. What the heck is wrong with me that I can't stick to my guns and just not be walked over all the time? I truly am sick of doing and doing for people and never getting the favors returned. I am sick of always being the scapegoat too. I am just plain sick of drama and all that goes with it. I will be so glad to get moved and get in the bubble of my own happiness and bask in it for awhile! I love my life. I am thankful for those of you who choose to stick around and be a part of it, in goodness and in bad, in my giving and my taking, in my niceness and my bitchiness. I am just grateful that overall, I am LOVED! I just want you to know that I do love you all too!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Flooring, doors and cleaning OH MY!
This week and last has been truly amazing on the house progress! I am excited to say the water and drains are all now hooked up, except for the kitchen because we don't have the cabinets yet. They should be here Thursday or first of the week.
The new furniture is here and it looks spectacular in the living room. We are so happy about that! The vertical blinds are hung in the living room and it looks nice.
Today the flooring guys are coming back to lay the kitchen floor. I can't wait for that! I am EXCITED to see it with my white walls. It will help pull my kitchen vision together! Jamie is also going to put in the new replacement doors today. This will change the looks of the house tremendously. After today there are a few minor things that need done, and then it's coming to next weeks MOVING in time!
The plan is to re-do all the wood floors, and bath tub Friday, close up and lock up the house for the weekend. Monday we will come in and finish up cleaning, and then start moving in. Hopefully the kitchen gets pulled together by the end of the week and hopefully the appliances are hooked up on Thursday as planned.
My grandma Trone might be coming to stay with us, she doesn't want to go to a home, so she will be needing a ramp into the house that the guys are going to build next week once we iron out all the details with when and if she's coming to stay. I guess some people have a problem with her coming to stay with us, so we will see what happens. I personally think that the only thing that matters is what Grandma WANTS. She's an adult and she can make up her own mind, but whatever. Nobody else seems to be offering to take care of her, and she gets very few visitors now in Carthage, I can't imagine her getting more visitors if she gets shipped off to a nursing home out of town. She's very upset and lonely now in the hospital. I feel badly for her, because if anyone could understand, I do about staying DAYS and WEEKS and WEEKS away from home in a hospital. It sucks. It's depressing, and very miserable, but some people just don't get it. Grandma just cries and cries cause she's miserable and I just want to make her happy, so we will do whatever it takes to make her happy. I know this will be a HUGE responsibility to take on, but it's only temporary and she's determined to get HOME to her own home, so hopefully she will work as hard as she can with therapy and get there. It's funny how nobody else is stepping up to the plate and offering her a place to stay, but they can all seem to talk badly about the choices she's making, but don't seem to want to do anything for her but ship her off to a home where she DOES NOT want to go. Funny too how nobody even took the time to ask her what she WANTS? She's able minded enough to make her own choices, which is something that needs to be taken into consideration. My heart just breaks for her right now, cause she would be happy just staying at Carthage hospital, but for some reason they won't keep her there on swing bed without daily aggressive therapy. It's a horrible mess and I just wish for her sake that none of this would have ever happened. My grandma is one of the strongest women I know and I hate to see her cry and hate to see her upset about going to a Nursing home. I'm afraid if they ship her off to a home she will just roll over and give up. It's NOT where she wants to be. Don't sugar coat it. Who in their right mind would want to go to a nursing home? Would YOU? It's different when a person has dementia and can't care for themselves, but she's at a point where she can still care for herself with a bit of assistance. I just wish she could stay where she is until she goes home, but unless something changes I doubt that will happen.
I am soooo ready to start packing up our crap this weekend and get things going with this move. Now that things are looking fantastic at the new house I want to be living there today!!!! It's all so exciting! Every day is a new adventure around here for sure!
The new furniture is here and it looks spectacular in the living room. We are so happy about that! The vertical blinds are hung in the living room and it looks nice.
Today the flooring guys are coming back to lay the kitchen floor. I can't wait for that! I am EXCITED to see it with my white walls. It will help pull my kitchen vision together! Jamie is also going to put in the new replacement doors today. This will change the looks of the house tremendously. After today there are a few minor things that need done, and then it's coming to next weeks MOVING in time!
The plan is to re-do all the wood floors, and bath tub Friday, close up and lock up the house for the weekend. Monday we will come in and finish up cleaning, and then start moving in. Hopefully the kitchen gets pulled together by the end of the week and hopefully the appliances are hooked up on Thursday as planned.
My grandma Trone might be coming to stay with us, she doesn't want to go to a home, so she will be needing a ramp into the house that the guys are going to build next week once we iron out all the details with when and if she's coming to stay. I guess some people have a problem with her coming to stay with us, so we will see what happens. I personally think that the only thing that matters is what Grandma WANTS. She's an adult and she can make up her own mind, but whatever. Nobody else seems to be offering to take care of her, and she gets very few visitors now in Carthage, I can't imagine her getting more visitors if she gets shipped off to a nursing home out of town. She's very upset and lonely now in the hospital. I feel badly for her, because if anyone could understand, I do about staying DAYS and WEEKS and WEEKS away from home in a hospital. It sucks. It's depressing, and very miserable, but some people just don't get it. Grandma just cries and cries cause she's miserable and I just want to make her happy, so we will do whatever it takes to make her happy. I know this will be a HUGE responsibility to take on, but it's only temporary and she's determined to get HOME to her own home, so hopefully she will work as hard as she can with therapy and get there. It's funny how nobody else is stepping up to the plate and offering her a place to stay, but they can all seem to talk badly about the choices she's making, but don't seem to want to do anything for her but ship her off to a home where she DOES NOT want to go. Funny too how nobody even took the time to ask her what she WANTS? She's able minded enough to make her own choices, which is something that needs to be taken into consideration. My heart just breaks for her right now, cause she would be happy just staying at Carthage hospital, but for some reason they won't keep her there on swing bed without daily aggressive therapy. It's a horrible mess and I just wish for her sake that none of this would have ever happened. My grandma is one of the strongest women I know and I hate to see her cry and hate to see her upset about going to a Nursing home. I'm afraid if they ship her off to a home she will just roll over and give up. It's NOT where she wants to be. Don't sugar coat it. Who in their right mind would want to go to a nursing home? Would YOU? It's different when a person has dementia and can't care for themselves, but she's at a point where she can still care for herself with a bit of assistance. I just wish she could stay where she is until she goes home, but unless something changes I doubt that will happen.
I am soooo ready to start packing up our crap this weekend and get things going with this move. Now that things are looking fantastic at the new house I want to be living there today!!!! It's all so exciting! Every day is a new adventure around here for sure!
Monday, April 4, 2011
Countdown begins...
This last week the new house has taken a MAJOR transformation! It is all finally coming together into what we've been dreaming about for months! The walls look cleaner, fresher, and colorful! The ceilings are perfect, and with the carpet ripped up, the flooring looks superb. I am just in awe what a little trim, light fixtures, ceiling fans, and receptacle covers can do for the looks of a place!
Yesterday I spent the whole day cleaning, putting on receptacle covers, putting together my new TV cabinet, and my Mom washed windows. Boy does that change the looks of the place! The windows are sparkling clean and it sure does spiff the place up!
I have been so sick of frozen dinners, pizza, chicken patties, soups, finger foods, and what not. I decided to call it quits a bit early last night and come home to cook some "real" food! I got some sweet taters and grilled some steak. It was a wonderful supper. I also did some planning and got some fresh veggies to chop up and I seasoned them and put them in the crock pot with some chicken for our supper tonight. I am going to go to the house to work today and they are coming to lay the living room carpet, so I really should be prepared for tonight. Mondays seem to fly by and before you know it, it's bedtime and I've not even thought about food. These poor kids of mine! I am so grateful they are forgiving of their scatter brained mommy!
My bathroom looks fabulous with my new toilet and flooring installed, the sink will be done soon and so will the bath tub and the doors will be put on the shower. I am so thankful for Jamie and Mary and all their work this last week. Without them we would NEVER be moving in.
This cold rainy snap is kind of an answer to Bills prayers. He needed some down time from the farm to finish up a few projects in the basement. He wants to finish the plumbing and get things hooked up.
It's going to be another busy busy week! I have LOTS of packing and laundry to do and a bit of cleaning up around here at this house! It gets away from me if I am not careful!
Let the countdown begin. I plan on moving in within the next 10-12 days! I'm a woman on a mission!!
Yesterday I spent the whole day cleaning, putting on receptacle covers, putting together my new TV cabinet, and my Mom washed windows. Boy does that change the looks of the place! The windows are sparkling clean and it sure does spiff the place up!
I have been so sick of frozen dinners, pizza, chicken patties, soups, finger foods, and what not. I decided to call it quits a bit early last night and come home to cook some "real" food! I got some sweet taters and grilled some steak. It was a wonderful supper. I also did some planning and got some fresh veggies to chop up and I seasoned them and put them in the crock pot with some chicken for our supper tonight. I am going to go to the house to work today and they are coming to lay the living room carpet, so I really should be prepared for tonight. Mondays seem to fly by and before you know it, it's bedtime and I've not even thought about food. These poor kids of mine! I am so grateful they are forgiving of their scatter brained mommy!
My bathroom looks fabulous with my new toilet and flooring installed, the sink will be done soon and so will the bath tub and the doors will be put on the shower. I am so thankful for Jamie and Mary and all their work this last week. Without them we would NEVER be moving in.
This cold rainy snap is kind of an answer to Bills prayers. He needed some down time from the farm to finish up a few projects in the basement. He wants to finish the plumbing and get things hooked up.
It's going to be another busy busy week! I have LOTS of packing and laundry to do and a bit of cleaning up around here at this house! It gets away from me if I am not careful!
Let the countdown begin. I plan on moving in within the next 10-12 days! I'm a woman on a mission!!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Things are moving right along!
I am so excited with all the progress this week! The kitchen is the only thing left to paint. We let the plaster cure all week and can start on it tonight. The trim is all up and so are all the new light fixtures! I am so happy! It looks soooooo neat in there now! Jamie is supposed to be there today working on the bathroom, I haven't been over there, so I am not sure how that's coming along? I hope to have a toilet hooked up soon, so we can go potty there now! I picked out some pretty cool bathroom flooring, and I can't wait to see it down!
The carpet in the living room will be laid Monday. The new living room furniture will be here on Tuesday.
My kitchen cabinets and counter top will be here within the next week. They are bringing the dishwasher on Tuesday so it can be installed when the cabinets are installed and my sink and drain is hooked up.
The move in date is set for the weekend of the 15th. We hope to wake up there Monday the 18th and have the bus get Cole from there. That's our goal. Should have us moved in by planting time, and that is what Bill was hoping for!
Our house is SOLD! YES!!! The couple are approved for the loan and now we just have to get the inspections passed and go from there. That's a load off our backs.
Now for the BIG move. I don't even wanna think about that at this point! UGH!!!
The carpet in the living room will be laid Monday. The new living room furniture will be here on Tuesday.
My kitchen cabinets and counter top will be here within the next week. They are bringing the dishwasher on Tuesday so it can be installed when the cabinets are installed and my sink and drain is hooked up.
The move in date is set for the weekend of the 15th. We hope to wake up there Monday the 18th and have the bus get Cole from there. That's our goal. Should have us moved in by planting time, and that is what Bill was hoping for!
Our house is SOLD! YES!!! The couple are approved for the loan and now we just have to get the inspections passed and go from there. That's a load off our backs.
Now for the BIG move. I don't even wanna think about that at this point! UGH!!!
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