Neglect

¹ne·glect

transitive verb

1: to give little attention or respect to : disregard

2: to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness

— ne·glect·er noun

Examples of NEGLECT

1. My Blog
2. Blogging
3. Visiting My Blogging Friends

I am a neglecter.  I have fallen off the face of the blogging world and I feel terrible about it.  I can’t seem to find anything to talk about.  Well actually, I have things to talk about, I should rephrase.  I am having trouble finding things to talk about on my blog, for others to read.  I think that is the better way to put it.

I could talk about my life like I used to, but I am sure that it would bore you to pieces.  There are monumental things going on in our household that I could captivate you with, but I can’t really share those things on my blog.  I have to exercise privacy and I don’t like doing that.  I like being free and uncensored to tell the world what I think, but I am held back by the fear of others and their stupid judgment! 

It’s sad when my dog has way more to say on a blog than I do, but at the moment that seems to be the case!

I can say that I miss you. Please hang in there and hopefully soon I will be back into full swing of my personal blogging frenzy that I love and adore!!

Life Lived By Me

I have been living life, maybe not to the fullest, but living it!  Things that have kept me consumed as of late…in bullet form!

• I read The Hunger Games Series.  All three books in three days.  Yep, I liked them!  Can you tell??
• Not doing laundry.  How can you do laundry when your nose in buried in books?  I was forced to start on the mountain loads of dirty clothes that covered our laundry room floor yesterday.  OH MY!  Your family runs out of clean underwear and they think its worse than a nuclear disaster. It’s underwear guys…when did boys start getting concerned about clean underwear??
• Staring at dirty dishes.  It’s an art to stare them down and not actually put them in the dishwasher.  I was trying to make them fear my evil glare…it didn't work, as of this morning they are still sitting there.  Hubby asked why I didn't clean the kitchen last night. I told him that I was trying out for the show Hoarders.  He has no sense of humor.  I will do dishes today. {sigh}
• Having a contest with the Christmas decorations.  The first one to get into, or put them into, the Rubbermaid totes, WINS!  Right now, no one is winning.  Go figure.
• Couponing.  It’s the most constructive thing I have done this week!!  I have purchased papers the last two Sundays, SERVERAL PAPERS!  I have cut, organized and made a notebook of coupons.  I, by no means, want to become an extreme couponer but I do want to get some stuff for free or next to free!  I am tired of paying for toothpaste and toilet paper!  I still don’t how they do it, but I am going to give it a try!

Hmm, that about covers my life as of late.  Exciting huh? 

If My Body Was A Car

If My Body Was a Car, by Maxine
This is just too funny - scary how true it is!!

... IF MY BODY WAS A CAR...

If  my body was a car, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model.

I've got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull ...But that's not the worst of it.

My headlights are out of focus and it's especially hard to see things up close.

My traction is not as graceful as it once was.

I slip and slide and skid and bump into things even in the best of weather.

My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins.

It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed.

My fuel rate burns inefficiently.

But here's the worst of it --

Almost every time I sneeze, cough or sputter,

either my radiator leaks or my exhaust backfires!

Good Bye Old Friend

Piggly Wiggly. 

Our small town grocery store. 

We didn’t frequent you every week, because we are poor and your prices were so high.

Still, I am so sad that you are leaving us.

Our Piggly Wiggly is no more.  On December 31st when the owners closed the doors, they handed over the keys to the new owners.

It hurts that this small town icon will cease to exist.  There is just something about Piggly Wiggly that brings me joy.  Not the prices.

Maybe it was the small store atmosphere, or seeing the same cashier and bag boy each time we went in or maybe it’s just because it is The Pig, as we like to call it!

I’m sad that the Pig has left our small town.

 

Good bye Piggly Wiggly…

hello Save-a-Lots…

Grr.

Oh Yeah, It’s 2012

I think I almost forgot it was a new year.  Life has been crazy the past week or so and it seems that one day has flowed quickly into the next day.  My husband has worked straight through the weekend and the New Year holiday that I don’t think either one of us really felt the excitement of the new year.  Needless to say, since the hubby worked, we brought the new year in the old fashion way, sleeping!  I am sure we celebrated the new years in our dreams!

Of course, with a new year brings in all the resolutions.  I didn’t make anything year.  On December 31st I realized that I did not lose 50 pounds that I promised on January 1, 2011 that I would, so I decided that I would do it in one day.  By noon on News Year Eve when I realized that I once again did not succeed in my 2011 resolution, why make another one that I would fail at.  HA!

Of course, I have things I want to accomplish this year, I just don’t want the added pressure of a resolution to do so.  I want to get healthy, I want to get through the entire Bible in just one year, I want to blog everyday, I want to wake up to a clean kitchen sink….speaking of clean kitchen sinks…did anyone watch Hoarders: Buried Alive Sunday night??  That will get your butt in gear to have a clean kitchen sink every night!  HA!

So with it being the 3rd of January, I am here to say, welcome 2012!  Yeah I’m behind celebrating your arrival, get used to it, that’s how I roll! 

I hope that your new year stated off with a bang and I wish you well on any resolutions that you made! 

We Are Getting Old!!

I got a puzzle for Christmas because I thought it would be a great family thing to do. 

Sadly I woke up with a a terrible ear ache on Christmas day, so we waited until Monday to start working on it!  I don’t think the kids were impressed.  They put in a couple of pieces and made fun of us cause we were kinda of excited about it.  After a while I got a great idea and turned on some 80’s music!  Of course, me and the hubby started singing along to the songs…together….That’s when our middle son rolled his eyes and called us old.  Bradley and Joey quickly left for town to spend Christmas money.

We could not help but to laugh ourselves silly!!     NOW, we know how to get rid of the teenagers for a few hours….break out a puzzle and turn the 80’s music up loud!  We listen to 4 hours of different songs from the 80’s and it was fantastic!!  HA!

I guess we have officially made it to “that” stage of life….OLD!!!  {{{SIGH}}} 

Merry Christmas, A Day Late

This has been the first chance that I have had to get on my blog to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!  Yesterday I woke up with a terrible ear ache and after getting home from church I spent most of the afternoon on the couch.  Not the way I planned on spending the day, but I was thankful I pushed through and was able to go to church!  I love it when Christmas falls on a Sunday!!

I did get to start on antibiotics yesterday and I am able to report that even though my ear is still throbbing, I was able to come to church tonight and spend it with some special ladies!  Tonight is our night to host homeless women at our church!  My special friend greeted me as soon as I walked off the bus with a big hug!!  We have two new ladies that joined the group tonight along with our regulars.  I am happy that they feel comfortable enough to join us because as I type this, the rain is hitting the windows and it would be a cold, hard night.  I really enjoy being here and have looked forward to it all day!

I guess that is all that I have to report.  I am turning in and fingers crossed with get some much needed rest tonight!  Merry Christmas, a day late!!  :o)

It Begins & Ends Today

Today I begin my Christmas shopping. UGH! Me and my cousin Annette are leaving in a few minutes and both of us have yet start the blessed event of buying Christmas presents. So, today we leave with the intent of fullfilling the job of getting all the things on our lists in one day. We'll see! Hopefully we won't kill anyone!! Wish us luck!! :o)

It’s Sad…

It’s sad when my dog has more to blog about than I do.

He is full of fun…

He is full of life…

He is full of mischief…

He has four legs…

Which makes blogging easy for him.  The topics are endless.

AND, he has made blogging friends with many other dog bloggers….REALLY!!  Can you believe it?? 

I can, because he is so manstastic!

Check his blog…by click here or the link below.

http://theadventuresofhiggins.blogspot.com/

Almost Thirty Decades Coming To End!

My hubby celebrated a birthday today!  He turned 39 so of course we teased!  LOTS!

It has been a cold and dreary day that has been filled with lots of birthday love for him.  After sleeping in this morning, our middle son treated him to lunch at a new BBQ place in town.  I’ll have to say it was rather yummy!!!  I love trying new places and this one did not disappoint!  Then there were all the cards and phone calls!!  I love celebrating with my hubby!!  I made him pose for a picture with Higgins, which is always the highlight of any birthday celebration!  HA!

The hubster requested clam chowder for supper, so I made him yummy homemade clam chowder with basil grilled cheese sandwiches…can I say yummy?????  YUM-MY!  I even went a step further and made our youngest son some milk free chowder and milk free grilled cheese!  He loved it by the way!!

As the day is coming to a close, we are watching  The Polar Express…ahhhh, what a great way to celebrate his last year of thirty decades!!  You’re welcome hunny!  HA!