I seriously have to decide on a color for the outside of my house. My husband has given me a deadline of one week to choose the color–and of course threw in that I better not change my mind either…hmpf!

So…I am looking at houses, searching on line, and really thinking about this, and knowing as picky as I am, I am really worried, for my husband.

The boys are all moved into their new room. They have done a great job setting the room up and decorating. Seems wierd to see the purple gone…blah, I miss my daughter! This empty nest stuff really sucks!

Nikki- I spoke to Keith about our telephone conversation this morning, and I reserved our hotel room. The early bird catches the worm…or something like that!

Overnight shift tonight at the GRoup Home, so for here I’ll talk to you all tomorrow.

{faith}, LOve and HAppiness-Jenny

Ever notice that the days seem to fly by during warm weather, but goes at a snails pace during the brutal cold, stormy winter months? ANd if you don’t suffer through these winter doldrums, try not to gloat too much okay {yes, that is pointed towards you Theresa and SHaron! }

7:30a-6p at the office today, and then 6p-10p at the GRoup Home tonight, and I am just about at my exhaustion point. Need to find that second wind and try to figure out how to find time for {me}.

I have an equal exhausting day scheduled tomorrow. 7:30a-6p at the office, then 10p-7a at the Group Home. But 4th of July belongs to me and the family.

Because I’m feeling a little tired and BRoken…

Broken by Seether

TAlk to you tomorrow…

{faith}, LOve and HAppiness-Jenny 

HAppy Tuesday!!

Keith, the boys and I spent a few hours at the beach this afternoon with a picnic lunch and some relaxation. I got some sun. Specifically on the tummy and shoulders, youch.

Keith and I ran to the big city and I splurged and bought a new pair of pants and a few short summer skirts.

TOmorrow finds me at the office 7:30a-6p, then 6p-10p at the GRoup Home, so for here I am going to run along to spend the rest of my time with my family. Talk to you tomorrow night..

{faith}, LOve and HAppiness-Jenny

I worked at the office today 7:30a-6p, then had to head directly to the group home to work 6p-9p. I am slightly exhausted, but thinking I am feeling a burst of energy…hmpf, hang on, I think I just lost it Don’t you hate when that happens!!

I have tomorrow off, and I am really ‘hoping’ for nice, warm weather. I am thinking my new bathing suit, sun and a good book would be a wonderful thing.

Hope your Monday was a wonderful one!! Talk to you more tomorrow.

{faith}, LOve and HAppiness-Jenny

Hey Everyone!

Phew…where to begin? Okay, we’ll start with FRiday.

Friday: 2 loads to the dump, ugh! Grill propane tank filled and quick shopping trip at the grocery store. Quick run through the house and it was time to pick my husband up in Castine. He was very happy to be off the ship and home.

We came home so he could see the boys and give them their goodies that he had bought them in each port, and to take a peek at the house He loved the diningroom, and LOVED the surprise of the new patio set that I bought a few weeks back and was able to keep it a secret. Now, if you know me, I am not very good at keeping secrets, so this was pretty difficult for me!!

I surprised him with a reservation to the Wildflower Inn Bed and Breakfast in Searsport. Now, remember the ship was not scheduled in until Saturday so trying to find a Bed and Breakfast at the last minute is pretty difficult. I had already had a reservation for a Bed and Breakfast for Saturday, but when I called Thursday afternoon, unfortunately they had no rooms available for Friday.

The Wildflower Inn was absolutely gorgeous and perfect. I strongly recommend this Bed and Breakfast if you are ever in the area, or just want a weekend get a way. The owners, Deb and Cathy were absolutely amazing.

Angler’s for supper, then we went and visited his dad and wsm-Bonnie. Had a great visit, Keith was so happy to see his dad.

Back to the Wildflower Inn where we explored the gorgeous gardens, sat outside in the garden for awhile, then in the house and relaxed in the parlor until we called it a night. Truly the atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly, comfortable, and you were made to feel as if it was your home while you were visiting. I am envisioning the Delphinium Room for our Anniversary in February!!

Here’s some pictures:

Saturday: Found us leaving Searsport to get Keith to work in Castine by 5am. PHew! I was very good though, never complained, and Keith didn’t have to wait on me at all. Bet you can tell I am NOT a morning person. Keith got to work on time, and I found myself at home in bed and sound asleep until after 8am. I woke up, showered and went over to Wendy’s and she and I went yard saling together. I’ll share pictures of my yard sale gold tomorrow..

Raced to Castine to pick Keith up after work at 2p where we shared a BLT and small fry on the pier, then checked into The Castine Inn. Well, this is where I have to give a thumbs down. As far as the Inn being pretty, clean, well maintained, and friendly check in, all thumbs up…but the atmosphere was too much like a motel/hotel. Our room was furnished with the absolute minimal. We did receive a hand written letter welcoming us to the Castine Inn written on a beautiful sketch of the Inn, but other than that, it all went down hill from there. The door had a 3 pane glass window above it and the light from the hallway shining in was bothersome to me as I have to have pitch black to fall asleep, the room was stiffeling with a ceiling fan, but you had to keep the light on in order for the ceiling fan to run {you know how typical ceiling fans have two pulls, one to regulate the light and one to regular the speed, well the pull to shut the light off had been removed. The bed was uncomfortable, and to top it off a lead-footed elephant was in the room above us. Of course a lot of these personal issues are exactly that, personal issues..We went out for a walk around Castine, and decided on the local market for turkey sandwiches for supper. I wasn’t feeling too good {tummy upset} and think I was having a case of home-sickness as I was really missing my boys {I know, I am pathetic}, but I was finally able to fall asleep…

Here’s some pictures:

 And today: Sunday: Again, Keith had to be at work at 5am. I slept in until 7am, showered/dressed and carried our luggage out to the truck then had a coffee and ordered a scrambled egg. While waiting for my breakfast WEndy called asking if I wanted to take a ride with her to her brothers. As I was about 15 minutes away, I met her there and visited with her family for about an hour then headed home, where I stopped at an antique store on the way. Didn’t buy anything, just perused and dreamt about where I would put some of the goodies that caught my eye

Waiting for Keith to get home, and for Toni and Shawn to show up for a BBQ. I know Keith will be very happy to see his princess Toni

Have a beautiful remainder of your Sunday!! I’m  headed to spend time with my husband and kids…

{faith}, LOve and HAppiness-Jenny

You know, sometimes it just hits me, and I wonder, is it just me that thinks the things that I do.

Perusing Yahoo Homepage before I shut this laptop down for the night, and an article stands out at me.

Hillary Clinton has found herself 20 million dollars in debt, including 12 million dollars of her own dollars during this presedential farce.

What the F*&% is wrong with this picture?!

We have people in the United States that are doing their best every day to just ‘get by’. Homelessness, Hunger, people trying to hold onto their homes, people trying to put food on their table. No medical coverage, or poor medical coverage, and 20 million dollars was spent on a presidential race!!

I have a daughter who desperately needs her wisdom teeth out because she can’t take the pain much longer. A son who needs his wisdom teeth out for the same reason. We are doing our best to keep our roof over our head. This time next year I will be officially over $40,000 in debt due to college loans. My husband wakes up every morning and works at a bullshit of a job that is a dead end and no chance for advancement, and I wake up every morning and work, and here we are the working class, struggling. Oh, and did I mention we have only one vehicle now as Keith’s truck entered the automobile graveyard?! I could go on and on, and I am sure a lot of our every day struggles of gas prices, food prices, oil prices etc effect your life also.

Something just isn’t right.

Okay, I’m off my platform, but if I was in a position of high power I would make some HUGe changes for the POOR and the WORKING POOR, and it wouldn’t cost 20 million dollars!!

{faith}, LOve and HAppiness-Jenny

Keith is coming home TOMORROW!!

The ship is having engine problems so is enroute to Castine right now and will be in port at 1pm tomorrow. I am excited to see him…and of course to pass the bills, dump run etc over to him

SHaron, our 2P’s order arrived today {wait until you see our projects, and your owl!!} And the other company we ordered from was mailed out today. WHoopWhoop!

Worked at the office 7:30a-6p, did charts, triaging and organizing my work station all day, then worked at the GRoup Home from 6p-9p…I’m pretty close to exhausted, so for here I am going to run along, talk to you all before the end of the weekend!!

{faith} LOve and HAppiness-Jenny

Spent the morning at the office rearranging my work space to a different room, and a different desk. Went thru all of my personal effects and organized myself. Photocopied hundreds upon hundreds of chart prepping forms. Did tons of charts and quite a few telephone triaging.

Picked up some great lobster themed items for the scrapbook party that SHaron and I will be hosting next month.

REceived my letter from UMA welcoming us into Nursing 201 in the Fall with a list of the books and other pertinent information that we need. Looks like this semester will cost us another small fortune in text books again. BLah!! Huge research paper due, and tho they didn’t give us any information, they did give us a list of appropriate topics that we may choose from. Have I mentioned that I hate research papers?! I believe this one is a 12 pager. GReat!!

Well, again, time is not on my side, and I need to make myself busy before I call it a night. Take care and talk to you tomorrow.

{faith}, LOve and HAppiness-Jenny

3 days until Keith comes home!!

My thoughts all day have been focused on sleep.

Bet you can’t tell that I am {slightly} tired, can you?

These 10 hour shifts at the office are kicking my butt. 7:30a-6p, just plain sucks. I need to get used to it, and I am sure I will survive {I will survive, right?}

Received an email from Keith and they are slightly east of Baltimore and are headed North East towards Nova Scotia. He is so ready to be home, as we are very ready to have him home!!

Well, I have a date with the washer and dryer so I’ll have some clean clothes, so I suppose before this night comes to a screaching halt I need to find myself off this blog. Hope you have had a great day!!

{faith}, LOve and HAppiness-Jenny

—>4 days until Keith is home!!

{no pun intended…I just figured I would refrain from using profanity or his name in vain}

Sometimes I just want to scream at people. Here is a typical peek into my daily life filled with questions and comments about my weight loss:

“Wow! Look at you Jenny, you have lost so much weight. Did you do it all on your own?”
Hmmm…now what other help would I have? You might as well ask an overweight person if they are fat because they sit on the couch all day eating bon bons.

“Oh, Jenny, you are too skinny, isn’t your husband concerned?”
Aren’t you the same person that commented that I obviously had a few pounds to loose? And why would Keith be concerned other than the amount of money I’ve put out on new wardrobes.

“Tell me, you had that stomach surgery didn’t you!”
So, tell me, are you always that friggin ignorant you moron!?

“What is the secret Jenny!?”
WEll lets see..besides starvation and walking 10 miles a day…ummm…stay the hell out of the fast food restaurants and dump that soda and you’ll find the secret.

“You must live on rabbit food!!” she says with a huge bolstering laugh.
Nope, I don’t…but I love rabbit food, especially with French dressing

“Your husband must be chasing you around the house!”
Yeah, that’s it! The more weight I’ve lost, the faster he chases me around the house, numbnut!

“Jenny, you look 10 years younger!!”
Wow, I didn’t realize that people thought that I looked like I was 50 years old!!

“Are you going to eat that Jenny!?”
I have counted calories every day for 19 months now, I don’t need you to count them for me, but thanks douchebag!

“I am so envious of you!!”
Actually, I am envious of you, because you are able to go to a restaurant and eat with your husband and family. You are able to eat all of the foods and drinks that I cannot.

And honestly, I could go on, and on, and on!! The secret is easy. NO fast food, NO soda, NO drinking before or after a meal, and certainly not during a meal. Protein, Vegetables, Fruit, Salad…you know, stay as far away from all of that processed food as you can… and Yes, a “treat” when you feel like you need it! Now add in lot’s of water, and exercise, and shazaam baby!!

So, on that note, I wish I had a twinkie dog darn it!!

{faith}, LOve and HAppiness-Jenny