Wyoming is Very Windy

I am not kidding; it's so windy it blew our garbage can, that I sat by the road, halfway down the block. 

So I brought it back by the house and it blew over twice. Broke my fingernail picking the damn thing up. Still in the lower 20's outside. 

Hopefully will be headed back South soon. I really mean hoping. 

It's just hubby and I hear in Wy. Our 3 grown ass kids are all in Florida. And where the hell are we. Ugh and Arg!!!!

Our oldest Son (Jesse) and his Fiance got married last month in Tampa. The Wedding was a Viking theme. We missed it though cause, yep, still in Wyoming.

Our youngest Son (Billy) and his Fiance are getting married in 2 weeks. They wanted to get married before he left the States, but the Military made their decision and sent him overseas for a year.

And yes, it looks like we will be missing that one also. It's a 33 hour ride one way. So yeah. 

Our youngest daughter  (Barbie) has a 5 year old daughter, an 8 month old son and is pregnant again. This baby is due the day after her son turns One year old. She is 23 now and has her hands pretty much full.

Signing off for now.

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Motel Living Sucks

Yep! It's true. Been staying in motels since Sept. 5th, 2021.

Do I like it? Ah, No. Do I want to go back to Florida? Oh yeah. 85 ° vs. 44°. Wyoming is nice. But, again 44°

I'm told by hubby dear, that this will be our last week of motel living. Buying a big ass camper he says. 

Apparently, we are to be here til late March; then hopefully headed back to Florida.

Will write more in the next entry. Stay Safe my friends.

Lost in Wyoming

Well, My soul mate got a job in Green River, Wyoming. So, naturally here I am. Have been in a couple of motels since we got here a month and a half ago.

Have been looking for houses but seem to just be apartments for rent. Not really into apartments. I know that the job is supposed to last 5 more months or so, but really prefer a small house.

Do I miss Apollo Beach, FL.? Oh yeah. Do I miss our 22 year old daughter, 5 year old granddaughter, and month old Grandson. Yep, yeah and oh hell yeah we miss them badly.

Will be updating my blogs in this next few days, so hope to hear from you'll soon.

4 Tips to a Better Marriage

Marriage is a two way street, no doubt about that. Last week my husband 

came home from work and started complaining about an ingrown toenail;

automatically I showed him mine. Then he started talking about his dry

hands, again I showed him mine. I didn’t think much about it, until my son

came home from school and started talking about his chapped lip. Again I

talked about mine. OMG!How rude and selfish have I been. That’s where 

the idea for this article came from.

  

1) Me

 

Try and use the word "Me" less! You probably don’t even realize how often 

you use that word. Same with the word "I". Once you catch yourself using

that word try and think of something else to say in it’s place. Like maybe 

"You". How is your ingrown toenail, how are your chapped lips, etc.

 

2) Lighten Up

 

Laugh, act silly, tell jokes! If you are anything like me you are the "Mature 

One"; Sometimes I feel like I’ve lost my sense of humor cause I am always

being "Mom". Responsibility tends to suck the life out of you. Try and find 

some humor in life, even if it means reading a book of jokes. Here’s a starter

" What did one Volcano say to the other"? I Lava You!

 

3) Think Back

 

Find a nice, quiet, relaxing place and close your eyes. Think back to when 

you and your spouse first met. What attracted him to you? Remember how 

jealous you got when someone flirted with him? Remember how you felt

just being around him; you didn’t want to leave his side.

 

4) Communicate

 

When he comes home from work don’t start griping about the kids, your job, 

etc. {There’s time later for that}. Find interesting things to talk about, keep 

up with current events, read the newspaper, watch the news. Try and talk 

about something beside the kids and jobs. Ask questions!

 

What would you do if you won the lottery?

If you could live anywhere, Where?

If you could have one physical thing changed, what?

 

My boy is moving out!

Well color me sad; my oldest son is wanting to move from sunny Florida to Green Bay, Wisconsin. OMG!

He's 21 and yes I know it's inevitable that he will eventually move out but hell, all the way to Wisconsin. Oh Man! His girlfriend lives there.

Sure I'm glad he wants to move out but why so frickin far away? Nooooooooooooooooo.

The only reason he is still here is because his Dad is working in Memphis. When hubby gets back he plans on leaving. If I want to cry all I have to do is picture that day happening.

We have been through a lot together; I mean a lot. I can not express how much I will miss him. Let's just say it's way more than a lot. Like now; the only reason I'm making it through this experience with his Dad being in Memphis is cause of Jesse. Otherwise I would have already had a lot of meltdowns. He makes me laugh when I'm sad. Takes me shopping when I feel down. I love him so much.

Crap, here comes the tears. He's a great son and a great big brother to his sister and brother.

Guess that's enough on this subject.

Will have an awesome article in my next post.

Dinner with the Family

When was the last time you sat down and  had dinner with your family? It is the meal we often miss  because we work so late, the kids have after school events or we are just tired from daily activities. But, missing dinner with the family can show your kids that "Family Time" is not all that important.

Family meals are more than just dinner. It is about the only time that families have to share their daily events that happened through the week. Whether you all sit down to the dinner table together or enjoy a meal on fold out tables in the living room, the important thing is that you are together.

There are some interesting facts surrounding family supperr time. For instance, teens that spend dinner time eating with their family are less likely to get involved in drugs, alcohol or other such activity. This is a point many parents will find interesting. Out of all of the things you do to try to keep your kids away from bad influences, the one thing that is the greatest influence is still the event that we skip routinely.

Why is dinner so important? For one thing, it is a time to share thoughts and feelings. All day, kids are influenced by teachers, friends and the outside world. At the dinner table, they get a chance to connect with their parents on tough issues like schoolwork, peer pressure, friendships and other things. They can each share and help one another with helpful suggestions. Parents can even talk about work or family finances over a meal.

The main point is that conversation is taking place. The average parent talks to their child less than 40 minutes a week. It takes a second to say “Hi” when you come in at night, but that isn’t effective communication. When dinner is shared by the family, you spend at least 45 minutes to an hour talking about everything and anything that may be on your mind. Even if you are watching a television program, engaging questions can arise from topics addressed in the program.

Young children learn how to communicate with their siblings and parents. They are the center of attention with questions about their day and it makes them feel happy. You know that kids always want to be in the limelight when they are a certain age and this helps them learn to share the spot with others.

Are You Dressing Down For Your Man?

When your spouse comes home from work what are you wearing? Sweatpants maybe! Is your hair in a ponytail? Do you have lipstick on? If you answered yes to these questions,then yes,You probably are dressing down for him and don’t even realize it.Think back to when you started dating your spouse!

Remember the excitement you felt as you rushed to get all dolled up for him. Did you Spritz on a little cologne? Did you polishyour nails? I bet you fixed up your hair, made sure your legs were shaved and maybe even rubbed on some skin lotion.

There was a comment I heard from a Latino Gal who said that “American women dress for comfort” while Latino women dress to impress their men. That got me thinking that maybe she’s right, because as I’m writing this article I’m barefoot, wearing stretch pants and a baggy tee shirt. My Hair is in a ponytail and I have no makeup on. And yes, I am comfortable.

So, are you in the comfort zone too? Most likely you are if you are a stay at home Mom, a homemaker or retired. Just out of curiosity I emailed a group of women friends and asked them a few questions covering this topic.

The questions I asked them were:

1) Do you change out of comfortable clothes into something maybe, not as comfortable before your spouse gets home?

2) Is your hair always in a ponytail?

3) Are your fingernails polished?

4) Are your legs shaved?

The results I got from these girls were kind of what I expected; it seems the younger and more recently married girls did get dressed up before their husbands showed up. And the women that have been married for a longer length of time stayed the way they dressed earlier in the day. No make up, no fingernail polish, no lipstick.


Again, just out of curiosity I did an experiment with my husband. After 21 years of marriage I kind of slacked off on the "Get Dressed Up" kind of thing. So when he came home from work the other day; I had on some makeup, had on some nice clothes and even went so far as to use the curling iron on my hair. All evening long he kept telling me how good I looked.

I think I might have messed up though, because, the very next day he came home with all kinds of new makeup: blush, foundation, lipstick, mascara, cotton balls, polish remover, a set of fake fingernails and 7 bottles of fingernail polish.

Oh dear, does this mean I have to "Get Dressed Up" every day. Yikes!!!!


Well Ladies, maybe we should take this as a hint and think about dressing up for our man instead of dressing down. Just try it once and see what his response will be; who knows, maybe he will think he forgot an important occasion and treat you to a dinner and movie.