Thanksgiving 2014

So I woke up this morning in a lot of pain because I fell asleep on the blue couch my back and neck is so sjust noticed this was not published so I am publishing it today tiff
No biggie got up took a percocet ate something just before it kicked in Olivia came over I got up and was able to vacuum get the kids to clean up the living room I'm about to get in the shower and this happens...

As you may know myself and some of my children have different characteristics the same as my mother who has different types of personality disorders also known as the silent disease mental illnesses or so they're called.

So there are times during their lives where they haven't always been the neatest person as far as their room upkeep.....
But you know that saying "the pot calling the kettle black...
I don't know why people have a tendency to say things in front of me about my children ... Family or not... and expect me not to say anything back... But no she didn't say that my daughter has a messy room and no organizational skills .... when her room has always been a mess .... And my son got tired of coming home from work every day to a mess so he finally said something about it ...  yes I did tell her that I was glad she finally got some organizational skills... And walked away.
2:29 p.m. I can smell the turkey cooking on to the next episode.
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Dinner was delicious now time for dessert my granddaughter Jennis made a pineapple upside cake ... It is so delicious ! ..
II hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving I sure didnothing like being surrounded by friends and family ... 

I just noticed this was not published so I am publishing it today ....January 8th 2015

A new Princess born... Raquel

So after multiple trips to the hospital with Tierra and preterm false labor Little Miss Raquel decided to be born July 31st 2014 at 11:18 pm... Hey what being 8 pounds 4.4 oz and 21 inches long ... the last baby born in July  at Community Hospital in San Bernardino.
She is such a cutie and she's a good sleeper too...maybe that will give her mother sometime and rest, but not if her big brother Adonis has anything to do with it.

Back to therapy

Yeah so I decided to go back to therapy because stuff has a tendency to get a little overwhelming and I just want to be able to talk ... bitch and complain sometime with no response ... opinion ... judgment ... nothing .... If I ask she'll make some suggestions but you know just yeah... It's been one of those past couple of months.... Not to mention my post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Oh don't get me wrong I love my life I wouldn't have it any other way .... yes I would ...... but of course nobody listens to me!

A little about ME

You know I've been through some crazy stuff in my life. (I want this to be the beginning part of my book.)
This is a little bit about Who I am! What I've done ( good and bad). What has happened to ME... (My journey).  My reactions to what has happened to me. My spiritual path &  my next 50 years ( I am age 50 as I write this).

Somebody may ask ask why is this coming out now ... you're not finished ... My introduction talks about the next 50 years well that does two things e it gives me somewhat of a guideline to what I want to be I want to do in the next 50 years from today's standpoint, and it leaves room for book 2....lol

You know throughout my life I gave my mom a raw deal; my mom being Florence Halford my adopted mother. I really did give her a raw deal ... because she did so wanted me to turn out right and be a good girl. I just couldn't pull it off for a while... I wasn't a child that saw her family life wanted something different and changed immediately... Girl that saw her family life didn't want it and I still did some of it...

The parts I did was the drinking and drugging and the spending ... the shopping addiction... that is what  I took out of my childhood ...

(The crazy part about that is I just did a "self sabotaging"  blog last night ... That is what I had been doing since I was 20 years old ... self sabotaging... There are still times when I have to check myself and see ... am I self sabotaging now?)

I know now my mother  gave me what she  had... Maybe that's how her mother and father lived... I wonder was she abused as a child too ?

Life at home and life in the public was very different ? I saw every day she was the words coming out of her mouth do as I say not as I do it doesn't matter what I do I want you to do this...

But then again she didn't  think what she did was  wrong... But she didn't want me doing nothing that she did she didn't want me drinking she didn't want me doing drugs she didn't want me smoking weed she didn't want me acting like her

I just noticed this had not been published I am publishing it today January 8th 2015

Bachelorette Party Weekend

So while Shaunte is off to her bachelorette party .... and Kiya is about to go to her ultrasound to see what she's having boy girl or twins....lol.... I have De'vaya and Tylon....
Tierra an Adonis is on their way to the sonogram.... and Cat took theuh girls to the movies
they have left me home alone with the children....( I say in my sinister voice.)
All of a sudden I look up from typing up a letter and Tylon is doing lay-ups in Adonis's basketball hoop...  he's pretty good.
and then of course here comes the girl wanting to play....
well this is the beginning of Grandma's babysitting weekend

..... I got the phone call Shaunte made it to Las Vegas.... and Kiya is having a boy!

A Years Reflection 2013

Its crazy as I've been looking back over the year and how many different times my life has changed .... I mean don't get me wrong 2012 was wonderful too... my two sons graduated college the announcements of grand babies (2) to come, the engagement of my oldest daughter, marriage of my youngest son  and every holiday shared with family.

But 2013.... 2013 we went into with a new house for the family;  leaving the old house for A Place Along the Way... (but that was short lived because of a electrical fires and the landlord not wanting to fix it) so we are using the family house for some services um mostly day shelter while we look for a new location for overnight.
this is A Place Along the Way's 10th year in business... I'm looking forward to some changes for the following years.

But as far as my family is concerned ... my Heavenly Father showed up and showed out .... There were many happy, sad,  worried, un-sure, excited, praiseworthy and prayerful moments.
But with each oooo, awwww and hip hip hooray ... He showed out more and more!

My faith in my Heavenly Father and my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has grown immensely this year.

I have a testimony that my Heavenly Father blesses me as I do His will through the example of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

and I am grateful for the
atonement of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ without that atonement I would have no way back home to my Heavenly Father because no matter how hard I try I could never be worthy enough.

Eating Healthy

As I get older I often think of things I have learned, the lectures I have attended and the experiments I have done. The other day my daughter-in-law has made the announcement that she is "Off Sweets" until 5/18/14.... that had me thinking.... with two pregos in the house and four children; we need to get a little healthier.... Why not "No Added Sugar" .... To find "hidden" added sugars, check the ingredient label on processed foods. Here are some names of added sugars on food labels include: soda anhydrous dextrose brown sugar confectioner's powdered sugar corn syrup corn syrup solids dextrose fructose high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) honey invert sugar lactose malt syrup maltose maple syrup molasses nectars (e.g., peach nectar, pear nectar) pancake syrup raw sugar sucrose sugar white granulated sugar You may also see other names used for added sugars, these include: Cane juice, evaporated corn sweetener, fruit juice concentrate, crystal dextrose, glucose, liquid fructose, sugar cane juice, and fruit nectar. Let's see do I think I can go without ....... regular soft drinks, energy drinks, and sports drinks candy cakes cookies pies and cobblers sweet rolls, pastries, and donuts fruit-aides and fruit punch dairy desserts, such as ice cream Not to mention the "hidden" sugars ....

Grandmas Handsome Peanut

I forgot to publish this....

My Peanut... Lil Dylan ... D3 ..... Dylan Canada Howell Jr  May 9, 2013 .... both at 23 weeks ... Now 8 months 4 months adjusted!
He is that 1%