So yesterday I called my mom around 11 am to tell her about this horrible dream I had about me being committed to an insane asylum and she told me that she realized that she got paid yesterday instead of today. So I ended up picking her up around 1:30 and we went to the bank, the post office, Goodwill, Wal Mart, Anna's Linens, Harris Teeter, and Divas Beauty Supply. We had to go to so many places because we had to get everything for Christmas dinner plus she had to stock up on groceries for the month. So at some point in the shopping, we met my husband at Ham's restaurant and had dinner which was great as usual and then my mom and I went to Goodwill and I found a Kirby vacuum. Now for those of you who don't know, Kirby's are great and they last forever. I actually already have 1 but I've always said that I want a back up just in case one gets clogged. Plus I asked the vacuum repair shop, if I got an old Kirby how much would it cost for them to unclog it and clean it up and they said it would only be like $50 which is nothing compared to the hundreds of dollars it usually cost to get a new Kirby. So this Kirby was made around the same time mine was made and was only $30. We actually inherited the first one from my husband's late grandmother.
Then at Anna's Linens, I found, you guessed it, some rubber ducks. This was actually a large soap dish rubber duck and rubber duck babies that sat in the dish that was shaped like a rubber duck. Plus I finally found an aquarium themed hand towel for my guest bathroom and some 50 cent incense packs of my favorite scent in the whole world, jasmine. My mom actually got an area rug, a smaller rug, and an even smaller rug set for $40. So after we left Wal Mart, my mom came to my house so she could see the new furniture and she loved it. But after all that shopping and having to drop my mom off, it was after 11 pm before I got home and could relax.
Today I just relaxed because my friend and I were supposed to go shopping for last minute Christmas gifts but she was so tired after work that we agreed on going tomorrow at lunch. But then my mom asked if she could come too tomorrow because she's going through some personal problems and I think she could use some support and shopping is always good therapy. So I'm excited about shopping tomorrow because we're going to Reidsville where my friend lives and they always have good deals in their thrift stores. BTW The dogs are doing great. They haven't escaped since I posted the doggy dilemma blog and I believe are fully house trained. They're at the point where they won't come in unless they're ready to take a nap and they will kind of walk around sniffing if they have to go outside and I let them out and everything is great. I just thank God because this has made my life 100% easier. No more bleaching the dog room floor and no more chains.
But that's basically what I did the last 2 days, got some major shopping done, ate at Hams Restaurant, and relaxed a bit. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
My Furniture Was Delivered Today!!!
So that's my new living room furniture. They delivered it today around 2 pm and the men who delivered it were very professional. They set up the couches, the pillows that went with them, and the glass tables and arranged it just like I wanted it. The other half of the living room has the Christmas Tree in it. It's so funny because when you're in a huge furniture warehouse, you don't really grasp just how big the furniture is going to be but when they put it in the room, I was happy because it's plenty of room for anyone who wants to come over. Plus we have furniture in our den so this is just extra for people who don't want to sit and watch a movie or play games. They can just sit in the living room and chill. Oh and the cat in the picture is one of my cats named Chester. He's the first to notice the furniture and he matches it perfectly. The couches are a black/grey kinda tweed color and it's perfect because they're dark enough to where cat hair won't show up and sturdy enough to where the cushions can't easily be ripped. Now I want to have a get together just so my friends can see my furniture even though I posted it on facebook.
But I didn't post a blog yesterday because I knew I had to get up early, well early for me, today to wait for the furniture to be delivered so I had to go to bed early. Plus yesterday was a great day for my dog's housebreaking experiment. They have been doing wonderfully. First there have been no accidents in the house which is great. All I have to do is let them out every now and then and then they go outside. Also we let them sleep in the dog room at night and even though it's not perfect, there was only a minor accident overnight. But I have a feeling that if I keep up with getting up earlier every day and getting them used to going at a certain time, there won't be any accidents at all. So today was a success as well. The dogs are outside right now but not on the chain because of a friendly neighbor. I went outside yesterday to try to get some heavy rocks to plug up this hole that they were getting out of and I asked the neighbors friend if he had a wheelbarrow because I needed an easier way to transport the rocks from the front yard to the back yard. Well he said he didn't have one here but when I told him about the situation with the dogs escaping, he offered to nail a piece of wood where they had been getting out under the fence. So after he did that, I reinforced it with some rocks on my side of the fence and they haven't gotten out since. So because of his kindness, my dogs can now go outside and play and not escape. I just thank God. So in the morning I let them out to play and do their business, then I let them in for a while, then I let them out and so on and it's really been working. Here's a pic of them. The big one is Amanda. She's a German Shepherd and Pitbull mix. And the smaller one is Jasmine and she's a Miniature Schnauzer and Australian Shepherd Mix.
Aren't they cute? :) Anyway today's been a relaxing day because the dog's were good, the furniture was delivered and my husband and I just watched Zombieland. It's a pretty funny movie. And yesterday my husband told me that he got the NBA League Pass which allows us to watch every NBA game on Direct TV. So I can watch my Celtics every night! But that's basically the last 2 days. The dogs are doing well in their training, I got my furniture, and I watched a cool movie. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Dog Dilemma: Please Help!
So I actually stayed up pretty late last night until about 6 am because there were so many blogs I had to catch up on and because I just wasn't tired. So when I went to go to sleep, my husband was trying to figure out if his job had closed because of the winter storm that passed last night. We basically had snow and ice that froze overnight and made the roads slippery. So all of the schools in the area were closed for the day and my husband got a text message from his boss saying that it would only be an hour delay for the event he still had to go to. That kind of sucked because I had planned on sleeping in with him and making brunch but instead he still had to go to work. So after he got up for work, I went to bed for the night or day I should say and the next thing, I remember was my husband calling me at 3:30 pm to ask me if I wanted any Krispy Kreme Donuts because he was there. So in a fog, I told him what I wanted and then realized how long I had slept. I really can't believe I slept that long. I mean that's just ridiculous, even for me. So I got up and decided to play with the dogs outside for a bit because there was some snow on the ground and they love the snow. Now we've had our dogs, (Amanda, a German Shepherd, Pitbull mix and Jasmine, a Miniature Schnauzer, Australian Shepherd mix), for over 2 years now and to be honest, they have never been fully housebroken. The reason for this is because we never got crates because at the time, it was suggested that we get 2 separate crates and that was going to cost a fortune along with all of the vet bills for each of them. Also we were blessed to have a mud room attached to the back of the house that we have been using as a dog room. Well after doing some research online, there were a few studies that said that you could use a small room like a crate and take them out when they have to go and train them that way. Well that worked for a while until they started digging under the fence that we have in the back yard and escaping. So what normally would be a bathroom break would turn into us chasing them down in the neighbors yard. This has been going on for over a year.
So we first thought it was because they weren't fixed yet so we got them fixed. That worked for about a month then they became obsessed with getting out again. Then we had these large rocks that we put under and around any holes they had dug, that worked for maybe a week until they starting digging new holes. Then we starting just putting new stones around the new holes but it became apparent to us that having to do that everyday was too much. I mean at that time, we were both working and I still had to take care of the rest of my animals so it just became a burden. So finally I resorted to something that I absolutely hate, which was to put them on separate chains in the yard. I feel like it's always been a stereotype for African Americans to have their dogs out on a chain all day and night. And I hate that I had to resort to that method of keeping my dogs safe from cars, dog thieves, other viscous dogs, etc... I feel horrible about having to use them. So I have since tried other methods to prevent me from having to use the chains. I started walking them everyday but the problem with that is that my larger dog, Amanda, pulls with all her might like she's mushing on a sled race and that has caused me physical injury before. I'm not talking about a little soreness. I'm talking about serious pain in my back, ankles, arms, etc... to the point where the next day, I can hardly move. I have tried Caesar Millan's techniques but she just ignores me so I can't walk them again until I either am more physically fit or my husband helps me walk them.
So then I decided to try to plug the holes again and any places where I thought they could dig. I did this because I'm no longer working and I had the time. Well it got to the point where I would plug one hole up and then a minute later, they would dig another and once I got every square inch covered in big rocks, they started moving the rocks. Amanda weighs over 100 lbs so she is capable of this. So it got to the point where I couldn't do anything in the house like cleaning or eating for that matter because they literally were escaping every 10 minutes of the day. And let me tell you, lifting 30 lbs rocks every 10 minutes wears you out. So that idea was scratched and we went back to the chains. So then one day I said, I'm going to try to train them somehow to be in the house because up until now based on the fact that they still have accidents in the dog room, I assumed that they would do the same in the house. So at first I started to walk them again which led to injury but after I would walk them, I would let them come into the house for at least 30 minutes and then maybe let them back out. So I figured that walking them for over an hour would quench their thirst for escaping but it didn't. I could walk them for over an hour and as soon as I let them out, they would be trying to dig. So now what I'm doing is letting them out in the yard in the morning and watching them, playing with them, feeding them and then once I see they've gone to the bathroom, I let them in the house. But the problem still en lies when I have to let them back out to use the bathroom. When I do that, I have about a 30 second window before they start to try to escape. So for instance today was a successful day for the most part. The first time I let them back out, they escaped and as usual they came to the front of the house after exploring the neighborhood and I let them back in. The next 3 times I let them out, I only allowed 30 seconds before I called them back in but I could tell that they were trying to escape. But the last time I let them out, they escaped again. So you can see my dilemma in that if I do have them in the house, then at some point I have to let them out to pee but when I do, they escape. If I keep them on the chains, then I feel horrible but they are safe and are using the bathroom outside. Also keep in mind, they always sleep in the dog room at night because I would never have them outside the whole night. But I feel like if I could get them house trained but get them away from escaping then it would be perfect. They wouldn't be cold and everyone would be happier.
So we have looked into a few options regarding the fence. First we had a rep from the Invisible Fence Company, (the system where they have a collar that shocks them if they go close the fence, thereby preventing them from escaping), come out and give us a quote and that was going to cost us $1200 which I thought was ok until he told us that because we rent, we couldn't do the financing which means we'd have to come up with the $1200 right then. So that was out. Then I did some research and realized that building a real fence would be way more expensive, not to mention that I'm not adding property value to a house that I don't even own. So that's why I'm looking into this at home training for them. I just want them to have a cozy and fulfilled life as house dogs. Oh and BTW, Greensboro is thinking about making it a law that you can't have your dog tied in the back with a chain, rope, zip line, etc.. ever, unless it's for a business or something. So soon it may be illegal for me to have them back there. I guess the city would rather see my dogs dead in the street or end up in the pound but hey it's not like they're going to give us the $1200 for the invisible fence. Anyway if you have any suggestions for training or deterring them from escaping then please reply to this blog.
So back to the day, my husband came home with the donuts and I decided that I was going to cook tonight and I made a new Linguine with Meat sauce recipe from Campbells.com. I wanted to try this recipe because it didn't look traditional and boring. Just an example, there was chopped carrots and cream of mushroom in the sauce and it turned out really good along with the other ingredients. I did have to add some tomato paste to make it thicker and some garlic powder, salt, and red pepper to give it a kick but it turned out great. While we ate, we looked at the Celtics game against the Atlanta Hawks and we won increasing our winning streak to 12 games in a row! GO CELTICS!!! Then we kind of watched the nuggets and spurs game but fell asleep during that.
So that was my day, slept in way too late, dealt with my dogs escaping twice, and watched the Celtics game. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
So we first thought it was because they weren't fixed yet so we got them fixed. That worked for about a month then they became obsessed with getting out again. Then we had these large rocks that we put under and around any holes they had dug, that worked for maybe a week until they starting digging new holes. Then we starting just putting new stones around the new holes but it became apparent to us that having to do that everyday was too much. I mean at that time, we were both working and I still had to take care of the rest of my animals so it just became a burden. So finally I resorted to something that I absolutely hate, which was to put them on separate chains in the yard. I feel like it's always been a stereotype for African Americans to have their dogs out on a chain all day and night. And I hate that I had to resort to that method of keeping my dogs safe from cars, dog thieves, other viscous dogs, etc... I feel horrible about having to use them. So I have since tried other methods to prevent me from having to use the chains. I started walking them everyday but the problem with that is that my larger dog, Amanda, pulls with all her might like she's mushing on a sled race and that has caused me physical injury before. I'm not talking about a little soreness. I'm talking about serious pain in my back, ankles, arms, etc... to the point where the next day, I can hardly move. I have tried Caesar Millan's techniques but she just ignores me so I can't walk them again until I either am more physically fit or my husband helps me walk them.
So then I decided to try to plug the holes again and any places where I thought they could dig. I did this because I'm no longer working and I had the time. Well it got to the point where I would plug one hole up and then a minute later, they would dig another and once I got every square inch covered in big rocks, they started moving the rocks. Amanda weighs over 100 lbs so she is capable of this. So it got to the point where I couldn't do anything in the house like cleaning or eating for that matter because they literally were escaping every 10 minutes of the day. And let me tell you, lifting 30 lbs rocks every 10 minutes wears you out. So that idea was scratched and we went back to the chains. So then one day I said, I'm going to try to train them somehow to be in the house because up until now based on the fact that they still have accidents in the dog room, I assumed that they would do the same in the house. So at first I started to walk them again which led to injury but after I would walk them, I would let them come into the house for at least 30 minutes and then maybe let them back out. So I figured that walking them for over an hour would quench their thirst for escaping but it didn't. I could walk them for over an hour and as soon as I let them out, they would be trying to dig. So now what I'm doing is letting them out in the yard in the morning and watching them, playing with them, feeding them and then once I see they've gone to the bathroom, I let them in the house. But the problem still en lies when I have to let them back out to use the bathroom. When I do that, I have about a 30 second window before they start to try to escape. So for instance today was a successful day for the most part. The first time I let them back out, they escaped and as usual they came to the front of the house after exploring the neighborhood and I let them back in. The next 3 times I let them out, I only allowed 30 seconds before I called them back in but I could tell that they were trying to escape. But the last time I let them out, they escaped again. So you can see my dilemma in that if I do have them in the house, then at some point I have to let them out to pee but when I do, they escape. If I keep them on the chains, then I feel horrible but they are safe and are using the bathroom outside. Also keep in mind, they always sleep in the dog room at night because I would never have them outside the whole night. But I feel like if I could get them house trained but get them away from escaping then it would be perfect. They wouldn't be cold and everyone would be happier.
So we have looked into a few options regarding the fence. First we had a rep from the Invisible Fence Company, (the system where they have a collar that shocks them if they go close the fence, thereby preventing them from escaping), come out and give us a quote and that was going to cost us $1200 which I thought was ok until he told us that because we rent, we couldn't do the financing which means we'd have to come up with the $1200 right then. So that was out. Then I did some research and realized that building a real fence would be way more expensive, not to mention that I'm not adding property value to a house that I don't even own. So that's why I'm looking into this at home training for them. I just want them to have a cozy and fulfilled life as house dogs. Oh and BTW, Greensboro is thinking about making it a law that you can't have your dog tied in the back with a chain, rope, zip line, etc.. ever, unless it's for a business or something. So soon it may be illegal for me to have them back there. I guess the city would rather see my dogs dead in the street or end up in the pound but hey it's not like they're going to give us the $1200 for the invisible fence. Anyway if you have any suggestions for training or deterring them from escaping then please reply to this blog.
So back to the day, my husband came home with the donuts and I decided that I was going to cook tonight and I made a new Linguine with Meat sauce recipe from Campbells.com. I wanted to try this recipe because it didn't look traditional and boring. Just an example, there was chopped carrots and cream of mushroom in the sauce and it turned out really good along with the other ingredients. I did have to add some tomato paste to make it thicker and some garlic powder, salt, and red pepper to give it a kick but it turned out great. While we ate, we looked at the Celtics game against the Atlanta Hawks and we won increasing our winning streak to 12 games in a row! GO CELTICS!!! Then we kind of watched the nuggets and spurs game but fell asleep during that.
So that was my day, slept in way too late, dealt with my dogs escaping twice, and watched the Celtics game. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
I Finally Got My Living Room Furniture!!!
So if you've read my other blogs, you know that in my home, we have a den and a living room. Well we've been here for almost 2 years and the den has the TV and furniture but the living room doesn't have any furniture in it except for an over sized bow flex machine which will be gone once the furniture is delivered. So as you can tell by the title, today we finally got furniture for the living room today.
So today I woke up around 11:30 and asked my husband when he wanted to go to look for furniture and he said around 4 pm because he had to work first. So we decided to invite my mom to come with us because originally she was supposed to come over to watch last week's survivor with us because we have a DVR and she missed the last episode. Well we never made it back to the house to watch last week's episode but that was ok. So while he was at work, I decided to play with the dogs outside and of course once I wasn't watching them, they escaped. Well usually when they escape, they just come around the house and wait for me to let them in but today they decided to run through the whole neighborhood. So after they exhausted themselves, they showed up at the front door and I let them in. When they came in, I noticed a fowl odor from their breath once I sat down with them on the couch and I surmised that it was dookie breath (literally). So my first instinct was to kick them out of the house but by the time, I smelled it, they had already fallen asleep on the couch with me so I couldn't disturb their ultra cute sleep time. So at some point, I had to let them back in the dog room so I could get ready to go with my husband to look for furniture. So I let them in the room and when I got back in the house, I realized that the whole front of the house smelled like their dookie breath. I febreezed every carpet, couch, blanket, etc... and lit 2 incense, along with spraying some fragrance spray. Then even after I took my shower, I could have sworn that I could still smell it in my nose, even though I know that it was just an after effect. Now that's what I call bad breath!
So when my husband got home after work, we drove to my mom's house and got there around 4 and we went to this place called "American Furniture Warehouse" on High Point Rd. in Greensboro. We saw an ad on TV for it and figured, why not give it a try. We have been trying to get the furniture at thrift stores but to be honest, the furniture has either been stained, broken, or way too overpriced for used furniture. I mean who donates furniture and thinks it's going to be sold for $500?! I know I wouldn't donate furniture to a place unless I knew they weren't going to exploit it. I mean I don't know about you, but if I had $1000 to spend on furniture, I wouldn't be buying it at Goodwill. So we figured we would try this place for some nice new furniture. So the store was really nice. It's just like it says, it's a giant warehouse full of furniture but it's clean and well maintained and at first when we were looking through everything, we started out in the, "if you have good credit or a credit card with a high limit section", where living room sets were like $3000 but then we found the clearance section. Ahhh Thank God for the Clearance Section. Basically the clearance section consisted of all new but maybe it was a couch but without a matching love seat or a couch that obviously needed another piece because it didn't have arms on both sides because it was part of a set. So most of the clearance couches ranged from $200 to $500 and so at first we didn't think we could find a set but then my husband found a black print couch and love seat set for $499. It's not the biggest couch or the most fluffy but it's new and it's perfect for our house because the color is dark and the fabric is strong, so because we have 4 cats in the house along with dogs that occasionally venture into the house, it's a great deal. So then I thought we should look for a coffee table set and again at first we found pricey tables for $300 for a 3 piece set but then we found a glass coffee table with 2 end tables set that was $99 and it had black legs so it matched the couch perfectly. Now the salesperson, who was very nice I might add, had already told us that he would try to make us a deal. So I was hoping to get the table set for half off but what he did was take $25 off of the $50 delivery fee which was good enough for me. So we ended up getting a couch, love seat, and a 3 piece coffee table set with tax and delivery fee was a little under $700. Just so you know, I've never spent that much money on furniture. I'm always a goodwill or salvation army girl but my husband asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I told him that I wanted living room furniture. And it's nice to break out of that thrifty mode once in a while. This is probably is the first piece of new furniture we have in this house.
But the main reason that I really wanted it was because when I have a big get together, I have friends that like video games, myself included, friends that like movies, and friends that just want to chill. So I remember last year, I think it was for New Years, majority of my friends played video games but the rest of the group had to just sit and watch them play and I could tell they were bored because there was no where else to sit in the house to get away from the video games. So I don't ever want to run into that again. Plus I've been calling my living room, "The Walking Room" because you walk into the house and walk right through the living room into the kitchen. Just 4 walls with carpet, well not anymore after they deliver the furniture on Saturday. We've been debating on whether or not to get a TV in there as well but after watching the Celtics game tonight, I realize, I want one in there. I mean sometimes my husband wants to watch a normal program like a drama and I'm like, "ummm my Celtics are playing so I need to watch the game" but with the TV in there we could both watch what we want. IDK, Tell me what you think. Do you think it's too much to have a TV in the living room and den or should I just not care and get what I want? :)
Anyway after we got the furniture, we went to "Macaroni Grill" at Friendly Center in Greensboro and it was delicious as usual. The calamari is the best in Greensboro and everything is so fresh and flavorful. It's an Italian restaurant. After we left there, I dropped my mom off and we went back home. I then watched the Celtics and Knicks game which was GREAT! Basically the score was close the whole game but towards the end for some reason, the Knicks were leading the Celtics by 4 points consistently. So the Celtics would make a shot and then the Knicks would make a shot and this went on for over 10 minutes. So then finally the Celtics got a stop (a stop is when a team has possession of the ball and they don't score in that possession before having to turn the ball over to the other team) and when the Knicks missed that shot it gave an opportunity for the Celtics to come back and they did. First it was tied, then we were leading by 1 and then tied again and with less than a minute left, Paul Pierce (my favorite player of the NBA) made a jump shot and won the game! Oh man just thinking about it makes my blood rush. I love my Celtics and tonight was a great game. OK Now that I've calmed down, after we watched the game and after I stopped jumping around the room, we watched Survivor from last week and an episode of Dr. Phil.
So today I had to deal with dookie breath, Got some great furniture, and watched a totally awesome game. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
So today I woke up around 11:30 and asked my husband when he wanted to go to look for furniture and he said around 4 pm because he had to work first. So we decided to invite my mom to come with us because originally she was supposed to come over to watch last week's survivor with us because we have a DVR and she missed the last episode. Well we never made it back to the house to watch last week's episode but that was ok. So while he was at work, I decided to play with the dogs outside and of course once I wasn't watching them, they escaped. Well usually when they escape, they just come around the house and wait for me to let them in but today they decided to run through the whole neighborhood. So after they exhausted themselves, they showed up at the front door and I let them in. When they came in, I noticed a fowl odor from their breath once I sat down with them on the couch and I surmised that it was dookie breath (literally). So my first instinct was to kick them out of the house but by the time, I smelled it, they had already fallen asleep on the couch with me so I couldn't disturb their ultra cute sleep time. So at some point, I had to let them back in the dog room so I could get ready to go with my husband to look for furniture. So I let them in the room and when I got back in the house, I realized that the whole front of the house smelled like their dookie breath. I febreezed every carpet, couch, blanket, etc... and lit 2 incense, along with spraying some fragrance spray. Then even after I took my shower, I could have sworn that I could still smell it in my nose, even though I know that it was just an after effect. Now that's what I call bad breath!
So when my husband got home after work, we drove to my mom's house and got there around 4 and we went to this place called "American Furniture Warehouse" on High Point Rd. in Greensboro. We saw an ad on TV for it and figured, why not give it a try. We have been trying to get the furniture at thrift stores but to be honest, the furniture has either been stained, broken, or way too overpriced for used furniture. I mean who donates furniture and thinks it's going to be sold for $500?! I know I wouldn't donate furniture to a place unless I knew they weren't going to exploit it. I mean I don't know about you, but if I had $1000 to spend on furniture, I wouldn't be buying it at Goodwill. So we figured we would try this place for some nice new furniture. So the store was really nice. It's just like it says, it's a giant warehouse full of furniture but it's clean and well maintained and at first when we were looking through everything, we started out in the, "if you have good credit or a credit card with a high limit section", where living room sets were like $3000 but then we found the clearance section. Ahhh Thank God for the Clearance Section. Basically the clearance section consisted of all new but maybe it was a couch but without a matching love seat or a couch that obviously needed another piece because it didn't have arms on both sides because it was part of a set. So most of the clearance couches ranged from $200 to $500 and so at first we didn't think we could find a set but then my husband found a black print couch and love seat set for $499. It's not the biggest couch or the most fluffy but it's new and it's perfect for our house because the color is dark and the fabric is strong, so because we have 4 cats in the house along with dogs that occasionally venture into the house, it's a great deal. So then I thought we should look for a coffee table set and again at first we found pricey tables for $300 for a 3 piece set but then we found a glass coffee table with 2 end tables set that was $99 and it had black legs so it matched the couch perfectly. Now the salesperson, who was very nice I might add, had already told us that he would try to make us a deal. So I was hoping to get the table set for half off but what he did was take $25 off of the $50 delivery fee which was good enough for me. So we ended up getting a couch, love seat, and a 3 piece coffee table set with tax and delivery fee was a little under $700. Just so you know, I've never spent that much money on furniture. I'm always a goodwill or salvation army girl but my husband asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I told him that I wanted living room furniture. And it's nice to break out of that thrifty mode once in a while. This is probably is the first piece of new furniture we have in this house.
But the main reason that I really wanted it was because when I have a big get together, I have friends that like video games, myself included, friends that like movies, and friends that just want to chill. So I remember last year, I think it was for New Years, majority of my friends played video games but the rest of the group had to just sit and watch them play and I could tell they were bored because there was no where else to sit in the house to get away from the video games. So I don't ever want to run into that again. Plus I've been calling my living room, "The Walking Room" because you walk into the house and walk right through the living room into the kitchen. Just 4 walls with carpet, well not anymore after they deliver the furniture on Saturday. We've been debating on whether or not to get a TV in there as well but after watching the Celtics game tonight, I realize, I want one in there. I mean sometimes my husband wants to watch a normal program like a drama and I'm like, "ummm my Celtics are playing so I need to watch the game" but with the TV in there we could both watch what we want. IDK, Tell me what you think. Do you think it's too much to have a TV in the living room and den or should I just not care and get what I want? :)
Anyway after we got the furniture, we went to "Macaroni Grill" at Friendly Center in Greensboro and it was delicious as usual. The calamari is the best in Greensboro and everything is so fresh and flavorful. It's an Italian restaurant. After we left there, I dropped my mom off and we went back home. I then watched the Celtics and Knicks game which was GREAT! Basically the score was close the whole game but towards the end for some reason, the Knicks were leading the Celtics by 4 points consistently. So the Celtics would make a shot and then the Knicks would make a shot and this went on for over 10 minutes. So then finally the Celtics got a stop (a stop is when a team has possession of the ball and they don't score in that possession before having to turn the ball over to the other team) and when the Knicks missed that shot it gave an opportunity for the Celtics to come back and they did. First it was tied, then we were leading by 1 and then tied again and with less than a minute left, Paul Pierce (my favorite player of the NBA) made a jump shot and won the game! Oh man just thinking about it makes my blood rush. I love my Celtics and tonight was a great game. OK Now that I've calmed down, after we watched the game and after I stopped jumping around the room, we watched Survivor from last week and an episode of Dr. Phil.
So today I had to deal with dookie breath, Got some great furniture, and watched a totally awesome game. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Weekly Cleaning Day
So today I woke up around 10 am because my husband came in the room while he was getting ready but I ended up going back to sleep until around 2 pm. I didn't expect to sleep that long but I did. But as soon as I got up, I started working on my weekly cleaning chores. I, of course did all of my animal daily chores (cleaning the litter boxes, bleaching the dog room, feeding everyone, etc...) and then I started on the laundry, cleaned the bathrooms, and just tidied up the house. My husband bought some food from this place in Greensboro called the Fillet O Soul near High Point Rd. and they prepare soul food. So I got the whitening fillet, yams, black eyed peas, potato salad, and some cornbread. It tasted great but the whitening really wasn't filleted well. There were bones all in it, so I decided to eat some of my husband's fried chicken. But the crazy thing is that my husband has family in High Point that have this restaurant called Becky's and Mary's that has soul food as well and today he found out that they are related to the people that run Fillet O Soul. Small world :)
So in between cleaning all day, I had some fun with my husband for a bit :) and then for dinner we had Taco Bell which was great and we watched Amazing Race, The Biggest Loser Finale, and then the news. Now I know in previous blogs, it seems that we always eat out but that has just been recently because my husband got a bonus check. But usually, I cook. I love to cook just about anything. I love trying new recipes and I love the look on my husband's face when he really likes a new recipe. I may cook tomorrow but I'm not sure because we're supposed to be looking for furniture.
So that was my day. Not a very exciting day but I did get some laundry done, cleaned the bathrooms, and spent some time with my husband. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
So in between cleaning all day, I had some fun with my husband for a bit :) and then for dinner we had Taco Bell which was great and we watched Amazing Race, The Biggest Loser Finale, and then the news. Now I know in previous blogs, it seems that we always eat out but that has just been recently because my husband got a bonus check. But usually, I cook. I love to cook just about anything. I love trying new recipes and I love the look on my husband's face when he really likes a new recipe. I may cook tomorrow but I'm not sure because we're supposed to be looking for furniture.
So that was my day. Not a very exciting day but I did get some laundry done, cleaned the bathrooms, and spent some time with my husband. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
Monday, December 13, 2010
A Day of Shopping with my Mom
So today I woke up around noon because I had to go to a follow up appointment with a specialist for my stomach at 1:45 pm and I ended up getting there a little late because people kept calling me when I was getting ready. But I just reported to my doctor that everything was going great with my bowels and that there was no more pain in my side. So he was very happy to hear that everything was going well. So after that I picked my mom up and we went to the post office, which was packed, to send our presents to my grandparents and for me to send some packages for my business. After we left there, we went to her bank so she could cash some checks and then we were going to go to a pancake place on Wendover Ave but we got turned around and ended up eating at Shoney's in High Point. The food was great and they had this thing that if you got the soup and salad bar, they actually had fried chicken on the bar as well that you could eat. So I ended up getting a burger and my mom got spaghetti and we shared our food along with the salad bar. But afterwards, I was stuffed for hours. So then we went to the Goodwill on Wendover Ave near High Point and my mom ended up getting a nice black leather stool and I found, you guessed it, some more RUBBER DUCKS!. Actually I found 2 rubber duck soap dishes and 1 rubber duck toy. So that made my day. I also got some really weird looking ornaments that were like stuffed yellow stars that had these human mask faces in the middle of them. But I love unique things so I got them. I also got this weird looking glass hand that had a clock in the middle of it but I'm going to use it for my business cards.
So after we left Goodwill, I dropped her back home and I headed home and watched my Giants play against the Vikings. The Giants won of course and they played in Detroit because the Vikings stadium caved in so it obviously isn't accessible for a home game. My husband and I also watched Monday Night Raw WWE Wrestling and were very happy to see that John Cena was hired back by the Nexus. So he's no longer fired which is awesome! At some point, I fell asleep between the game and the wrestling but I taped the game so I got to watch it later.
So that was my day, going to the doctor, going shopping with my mom, and watching my Giants win against the Vikings. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
So after we left Goodwill, I dropped her back home and I headed home and watched my Giants play against the Vikings. The Giants won of course and they played in Detroit because the Vikings stadium caved in so it obviously isn't accessible for a home game. My husband and I also watched Monday Night Raw WWE Wrestling and were very happy to see that John Cena was hired back by the Nexus. So he's no longer fired which is awesome! At some point, I fell asleep between the game and the wrestling but I taped the game so I got to watch it later.
So that was my day, going to the doctor, going shopping with my mom, and watching my Giants win against the Vikings. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
A Summary of the Last 3 Days
Sorry I haven't posted in the last 2 days but I've been hanging out a lot and having not such a good time with my husband. But I'll just try to sum everything up. On Friday our friend called us and invited us to go to Reidsville, NC to go to this toy shop that had action figures half off that day. So I love toys but I don't necessarily get into small action figures. So he picked my husband and another friend up and we all drove in the same car. When we got there, it was way more than I expected. First of all, all of the toys were old school. I'm talking Rainbow Bright, Star Wars, Star Trek, Mickey Mouse, etc... So I was very happy. I ended up getting this purple and pink stuffed animal that is a Pegasus (a horse with wings but no horn like a unicorn) and it was only $4. Then I got a small Mr. Potato Head because I collect them as well. I also got a giant Millennium Falcon from Star Wars (The ship that Hans Solo drove) for $22.50 because it was half off. I mean this thing is huge, I would say at least 2 feet wide. My husband didn't get anything because he's just not into toys as much as me and my other friend didn't get anything either but the friend who invited us, got a bunch and put some things on law away because he's really into toys even though he's 32. LOL So after we left there we went to a "Japanese" restaurant in Reidsville where they offered what I thought was sushi and hibachi. I ended up getting steak and shrimp hibachi which filled me up but when I was about to order the sushi, the only kind they had was imitation crab meat and shrimp. Well my favorite kind is Salmon. So this place basically had fake sushi and I wasn't happy about it. This is the second restaurant that I've been in in Reidsville that is fake. The first was their first Elizabeth's Pizza which when you walked in looked like all of the rest of the ones they have in Greensboro, Burlington, Winston, etc... but there was a BIG difference. First you seat yourself, then they don't have real menus, they just have take out paper menus, then I order my favorite meal of all time, Linguine with Clams with White Wine Sauce. I've had it at many restaurants but Elizabeth's makes it the best. So when they bring my order out, they made it with red sauce which is the equivalent to noodles topped with marinara sauce, not my thing. So I asked my husband to take it back because they don't serve you there either. You have to get up for your drinks, food, even it's a huge pizza, they just won't do it. If I were in McDonald's, I would expect this but not in Elizabeth's. So I ended up just eating pizza with my friends and we didn't pay for the food that we didn't order in the first place. Also when we walked in we noticed that they had blaring loud music and it was rock music, kind of weird for an Italian restaurant but who cares. But then we realized that it was Marilyn Manson playing. Well we're all Christians and since he's a satanist and sings about that openly, we didn't want to hear that. I mean, is this not a family restaurant or what? So we asked the manager if he could change it and his response was "No because it was entered in in the jukebox". So I was like, this is crazy because we have to listen to this crap with the cuss words in it, I might add, as children are walking into the restaurant. So my friend put money in and played some black eyed peas because they didn't have any Christian music to counteract the satanic mood the previous selections had caused. But we weren't aware that they didn't bleep any of the cuss words out of that album. So then we felt guilty that there was still cussing going on on the radio.
So back to that day, after we left the restaurant, we went back to Greensboro and went to "Barnes and Nobles" at Friendly Shopping Center and I remembered that they had a baby line as a part of their store with gift ideas for babies which included RUBBER DUCKS! Now like I explained in previous blogs, I have a huge collection of rubber ducks and I was ecstatic to see they still had some ducks in colors that I hadn't gotten yet available. So I ended up getting 2 ducks, one of which was yellow and the other which was light green and they both had white spots on them. SO CUTE! So after looking around, I figured that everyone was ready to go but I couldn't find my husband anywhere so I called him. He said he was in the bathroom so I waited by the bathroom for a while and then gave up and started looking around the store again. Then I heard his voice from the magazine section and he was talking to this white man about the Lord so I figured that he knew him and when I walked up they just continued talking about different topics and eventually, my husband introduced me to him. Long story short, they ended up talking for over an hour while I looked through every section Barnes and Nobles had to offer and finally we left the store. But the guy was just another Christian who felt the need to fellowship with my husband. So after we left there, we went home.
Then on Saturday, my husband and I went furniture shopping. We started at the "Habitat for Humanity" thrift store on High Point Rd. in Greensboro and then went to Goodwill across the street, then to Goodwill on Cone Blvd but we didn't find anything. But while we were at the one on Cone, I found a rubber duck liquid soap dispenser, and a rubber duck toothbrush holder for my bathroom. So my bathroom is definitely duckied up now. So after we left there, we went to see the newest "Chronicles of Narnia" movie and it was great except without giving the movie away, there was a part in the movie that reminded me of my friend that died this year on June 30th. He was my best friend from middle school on and he drowned while vacationing with his family. So after the movie, I became emotional and I started talking to my husband about my feelings about my friend's death and how I feel that I'm going through another stage of grief even though it's already been 6 months and we were originally going to go to "Carrabbas" on High Point Rd. and we made it to their parking lot and he kept saying, let's just go home, because I was so emotional but I just kept saying, just let me get it out and I'll be fine. So my husband is a preacher. He doesn't have his own church or anything but he does preach at our church sometimes. And sometimes when I need my husband, he turns into a preacher. For instance, when I was crying instead of him saying something like "it's going to be ok", he says "that's why I tell you to get in your word and the Lord will heal you". Like I get that but at that moment when I'm sobbing, I need my husband, not a preacher. I'm not at church, I'm not his congregation. I'm his wife and he should treat me as such and sometimes I feel he doesn't know how to do that. So then we got into an argument about why he just can't support me instead of preaching to me all the time and he ended up dropping me home. So this is where things for me get bad. So my husband knows that I cried the whole way home, that I was feeling hopeless, useless because I can't find a job for the life of me, etc... And because he's mad about the argument, he just leaves and eats at "Chilli's" restaurant with our friend for over an hour. So when I got home, I was still crying, so I just got in the bed and cried myself to sleep but about 2 hours later, I realize that he's not there. Now I was going to call a friend and talk to her about it but it was late so I didn't. So I called him and he admits that he's just been having fun and eating good food while I'm at home sobbing and starving and he didn't even call to see if I wanted anything to eat! So of course we argued some more on the phone and I just told him that I had to go back to sleep because I was too hungry to stay awake. (I know a little melodramatic) but I wanted to be. So of course when he got home, I could hear him but I pretended to be asleep just so I wouldn't have to talk with him.
So I went back to sleep and woke up around 4 am to put my retainer in, take my medication, and wrap my hair for the night. So after I took the medication, I started working on my hair which entails me getting the knots out of my hair and then putting my silk product on and then brushing with a wet brush to create waves for the next day. I then put it in a ponytail and put a female doo rag over my hair while it's still wet. Trust me, it works. But while I was doing my hair which only takes 5 minutes, I first started to feel warm, then hot, then burning up, so I turned the heat down. But when I started back doing my hair, I started to feel like I was going to faint. So I hurried up and finished my hair quickly and held on the sink because I honestly thought I was going to fall right there. So I ran to the bedroom and when I laid down, I could feel my heart just pumping loudly in my chest and my stomach was in pain and I just felt horrible. Well after about 10 minutes of that, I just fell asleep and it didn't come back. But I think it may have been from this new drug I'm taking that controls my bowels. I got my gallbladder removed when I was 15 and the gallbladder produces the chemicals that make your dookie, solid. So most of the time I just diarrhea (I know gross, but I'm just being honest) and I've gotten used to it until I went to a specialist and he prescribed these pills which are like a miracle. No more diarrhea! But the pharmacist did tell me that I didn't have to take the pills with food but if I felt nauseated or feverish that I should take them with food from then on. So that night, I only had movie popcorn and I think the pills took a toll on me. But no more episodes since then.
So this morning, I was awakened by my husband getting ready for church and I was surprised that I had slept that long. I didn't set my alarm clock because really, even though I spent an hour arguing on the phone, I still went to sleep around 10 pm so I figured that I would naturally get up early the next morning, nope not this time. I didn't get up until after 11 am. So that's over 12 hours of sleep. So he ended up going to a different church today called "Destiny Christian Center" which some of our friends had gone to in the past but this is the same church that the man in Barnes and Nobles goes to, so my husband got to see him again and talk with him some more. So before church I could see that my husband was still a little angry but after church, it was like a peace came over him and it was like nothing ever happened between us.
So while my husband was still out after church, I decided to go shopping because shopping is like therapy for me. So I went the Goodwill on Elm Eugene St. in Greensboro and when I first walked in, this lady, white, middle aged came up to me and doesn't hi, or how are you doing, but just says to me "you know that joke, keep your head on your shoulders, well where else would your head be?" And I was like "Oh yeah" And she was like "yeah that's a good joke, I could be a comedian, don't you think so?" So I was like "Yeah, yeah" of course thinking by this point that this woman is off her rocker. So after she left me alone she said the same joke to this person behind me and I was thinking, Let me get the hell away from her because she's crazy. So I first looked at Housewares and then made my way to clothes to look for some gifts. I know what you're thinking, why would she get gifts from goodwill? But you would be surprised at how many shirts, blouses, skirts, housewares, still have the tags on them or are still in their original packaging. So I found pretty much every one's gift between the 2 goodwill's I went to besides my dad and my husband's gift. So I overheard the woman talking to various people while I'm in the store and to sum this up, she went from talking to strangers about how she thought that O.J was guilty to how she was afraid to have a statue of Mary at her house and wouldn't have Jesus there, to how she lived in the homeless shelter down the street and how the only reason there's a fire department there is because of her, to how she wanted to shoot somebody. (My sign to get the hell out of there). To her sitting on the floor taking her socks and shoes off and trying shoes on, etc... So after I went to checkout, this woman behind me asked me if this bag on the floor was mine and I said , No but thank you. But I knew it was the homeless woman's. So she comes up and the cashier asked her if it was hers and her response was "yeah, you're going to take care of me right, because if you don't I'll never shop here again". So I was thinking, it's going to be some ish about to go down in here, so I'm glad I've already checked out.
So after that I went to the Goodwill on High Point Rd. and then the dollar tree on the same street and got some much needed cleaning supplies. Then I came home and we had Chinese food and watched Dr. Phil and the Cowboys and Eagles game. So that's a summary of the last 3 days. Whooo that was a lot to type. So I got some cool toys, pretty much finished my Christmas shopping, and encountered a mentally disturbed woman who I'm going to pray for from now on. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
So back to that day, after we left the restaurant, we went back to Greensboro and went to "Barnes and Nobles" at Friendly Shopping Center and I remembered that they had a baby line as a part of their store with gift ideas for babies which included RUBBER DUCKS! Now like I explained in previous blogs, I have a huge collection of rubber ducks and I was ecstatic to see they still had some ducks in colors that I hadn't gotten yet available. So I ended up getting 2 ducks, one of which was yellow and the other which was light green and they both had white spots on them. SO CUTE! So after looking around, I figured that everyone was ready to go but I couldn't find my husband anywhere so I called him. He said he was in the bathroom so I waited by the bathroom for a while and then gave up and started looking around the store again. Then I heard his voice from the magazine section and he was talking to this white man about the Lord so I figured that he knew him and when I walked up they just continued talking about different topics and eventually, my husband introduced me to him. Long story short, they ended up talking for over an hour while I looked through every section Barnes and Nobles had to offer and finally we left the store. But the guy was just another Christian who felt the need to fellowship with my husband. So after we left there, we went home.
Then on Saturday, my husband and I went furniture shopping. We started at the "Habitat for Humanity" thrift store on High Point Rd. in Greensboro and then went to Goodwill across the street, then to Goodwill on Cone Blvd but we didn't find anything. But while we were at the one on Cone, I found a rubber duck liquid soap dispenser, and a rubber duck toothbrush holder for my bathroom. So my bathroom is definitely duckied up now. So after we left there, we went to see the newest "Chronicles of Narnia" movie and it was great except without giving the movie away, there was a part in the movie that reminded me of my friend that died this year on June 30th. He was my best friend from middle school on and he drowned while vacationing with his family. So after the movie, I became emotional and I started talking to my husband about my feelings about my friend's death and how I feel that I'm going through another stage of grief even though it's already been 6 months and we were originally going to go to "Carrabbas" on High Point Rd. and we made it to their parking lot and he kept saying, let's just go home, because I was so emotional but I just kept saying, just let me get it out and I'll be fine. So my husband is a preacher. He doesn't have his own church or anything but he does preach at our church sometimes. And sometimes when I need my husband, he turns into a preacher. For instance, when I was crying instead of him saying something like "it's going to be ok", he says "that's why I tell you to get in your word and the Lord will heal you". Like I get that but at that moment when I'm sobbing, I need my husband, not a preacher. I'm not at church, I'm not his congregation. I'm his wife and he should treat me as such and sometimes I feel he doesn't know how to do that. So then we got into an argument about why he just can't support me instead of preaching to me all the time and he ended up dropping me home. So this is where things for me get bad. So my husband knows that I cried the whole way home, that I was feeling hopeless, useless because I can't find a job for the life of me, etc... And because he's mad about the argument, he just leaves and eats at "Chilli's" restaurant with our friend for over an hour. So when I got home, I was still crying, so I just got in the bed and cried myself to sleep but about 2 hours later, I realize that he's not there. Now I was going to call a friend and talk to her about it but it was late so I didn't. So I called him and he admits that he's just been having fun and eating good food while I'm at home sobbing and starving and he didn't even call to see if I wanted anything to eat! So of course we argued some more on the phone and I just told him that I had to go back to sleep because I was too hungry to stay awake. (I know a little melodramatic) but I wanted to be. So of course when he got home, I could hear him but I pretended to be asleep just so I wouldn't have to talk with him.
So I went back to sleep and woke up around 4 am to put my retainer in, take my medication, and wrap my hair for the night. So after I took the medication, I started working on my hair which entails me getting the knots out of my hair and then putting my silk product on and then brushing with a wet brush to create waves for the next day. I then put it in a ponytail and put a female doo rag over my hair while it's still wet. Trust me, it works. But while I was doing my hair which only takes 5 minutes, I first started to feel warm, then hot, then burning up, so I turned the heat down. But when I started back doing my hair, I started to feel like I was going to faint. So I hurried up and finished my hair quickly and held on the sink because I honestly thought I was going to fall right there. So I ran to the bedroom and when I laid down, I could feel my heart just pumping loudly in my chest and my stomach was in pain and I just felt horrible. Well after about 10 minutes of that, I just fell asleep and it didn't come back. But I think it may have been from this new drug I'm taking that controls my bowels. I got my gallbladder removed when I was 15 and the gallbladder produces the chemicals that make your dookie, solid. So most of the time I just diarrhea (I know gross, but I'm just being honest) and I've gotten used to it until I went to a specialist and he prescribed these pills which are like a miracle. No more diarrhea! But the pharmacist did tell me that I didn't have to take the pills with food but if I felt nauseated or feverish that I should take them with food from then on. So that night, I only had movie popcorn and I think the pills took a toll on me. But no more episodes since then.
So this morning, I was awakened by my husband getting ready for church and I was surprised that I had slept that long. I didn't set my alarm clock because really, even though I spent an hour arguing on the phone, I still went to sleep around 10 pm so I figured that I would naturally get up early the next morning, nope not this time. I didn't get up until after 11 am. So that's over 12 hours of sleep. So he ended up going to a different church today called "Destiny Christian Center" which some of our friends had gone to in the past but this is the same church that the man in Barnes and Nobles goes to, so my husband got to see him again and talk with him some more. So before church I could see that my husband was still a little angry but after church, it was like a peace came over him and it was like nothing ever happened between us.
So while my husband was still out after church, I decided to go shopping because shopping is like therapy for me. So I went the Goodwill on Elm Eugene St. in Greensboro and when I first walked in, this lady, white, middle aged came up to me and doesn't hi, or how are you doing, but just says to me "you know that joke, keep your head on your shoulders, well where else would your head be?" And I was like "Oh yeah" And she was like "yeah that's a good joke, I could be a comedian, don't you think so?" So I was like "Yeah, yeah" of course thinking by this point that this woman is off her rocker. So after she left me alone she said the same joke to this person behind me and I was thinking, Let me get the hell away from her because she's crazy. So I first looked at Housewares and then made my way to clothes to look for some gifts. I know what you're thinking, why would she get gifts from goodwill? But you would be surprised at how many shirts, blouses, skirts, housewares, still have the tags on them or are still in their original packaging. So I found pretty much every one's gift between the 2 goodwill's I went to besides my dad and my husband's gift. So I overheard the woman talking to various people while I'm in the store and to sum this up, she went from talking to strangers about how she thought that O.J was guilty to how she was afraid to have a statue of Mary at her house and wouldn't have Jesus there, to how she lived in the homeless shelter down the street and how the only reason there's a fire department there is because of her, to how she wanted to shoot somebody. (My sign to get the hell out of there). To her sitting on the floor taking her socks and shoes off and trying shoes on, etc... So after I went to checkout, this woman behind me asked me if this bag on the floor was mine and I said , No but thank you. But I knew it was the homeless woman's. So she comes up and the cashier asked her if it was hers and her response was "yeah, you're going to take care of me right, because if you don't I'll never shop here again". So I was thinking, it's going to be some ish about to go down in here, so I'm glad I've already checked out.
So after that I went to the Goodwill on High Point Rd. and then the dollar tree on the same street and got some much needed cleaning supplies. Then I came home and we had Chinese food and watched Dr. Phil and the Cowboys and Eagles game. So that's a summary of the last 3 days. Whooo that was a lot to type. So I got some cool toys, pretty much finished my Christmas shopping, and encountered a mentally disturbed woman who I'm going to pray for from now on. Thanks for listening and God Bless.
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