Oh the wonderful world of computer problems

So about four days ago I went to log onto the internet and couldn't, then after multiple calls to the verizon tech support I was told that my v-card was not responding and that I would need a new one....and OF COURSE the warranty expired last month...go figure. So I had to buy another one which extended the contract out another year OF COURSE. So finally I am back into the swing of things....they do have a rebate offer but OF COURSE it is going to take upto six weeks to get it back.

On another note, I am so excited it it is almost Thanksgiving and I'll get to see family and have lots of laughs and hugs.

November, what a great month!

O.k. so the holiday season is here, and the best part is seeing family and friends.

I feel like so much has happened these past week or two that there just isn't enough space to write about it all. Suffice to say the only thing constant is change.

I am yet again re-grouping, re-dedicating, re-vamping, re-organizing, and re-winding.

I wish someone would tell me what I'm supposed to be when I grow up!

A cool fall wind has begun to blow down here, the tall grass has all turned yellow, the mountains are a deep set blue, the mesquite trees are all loosing their leaves and look like upside down roots. It's time to get ready for winter and pull my sweaters forward and t-shirts backwards, find all my woolly warm socks, and plug in the electric blankets.

Now if only I could find me a tall handsome prince to snuggle up with and drink hot coco.

I love you all and hope everyone is well and happy.

Must be in the wind!

O.k. so, we are quarantined out here, Winter is sick, Aydin is getting sick, my brothers kids are all sick, Ala feels sick and me,,,,I'm just keepin my fingers crossed that I don't get a hold of anything. Talk about cabin fever! We sit in the house all day watching kid shows and running to the bathroom and passin out the cold medicine. I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF ADULT CONVERSATION!! I think Dora the Explorer is stalking me, GAbba Gabba is bent on driving me insane, and I think I'm starting to have a crush on Spong Bob, with his spunky little can do attitude....see there I go again thinking about his cute little square head. The weather is getting cooler and the wind is blowing a little more so not so many critters scuttering about, that is except the havalinas, we are seeing them allot more. Any who,,,,hopefully everyone will get better and I can get out and save what's left of my sanity.

My Childhood Heaven

Heaven is a sycamore tree in the middle of a wash with an old swing rope, it’s running with my sister bare foot in cut off shorts and the suns shining warm rays on the bridge of my nose and top of my lip, it’s the sound of laughter tickling the air and the warm breeze bending the tall yellow grass and slapping the giant sycamore leaves, it’s the cackle of the chickens and a black and white dog barking at a skinny little red haired boy on the hill. It is the smell of old black walnut trees, sun licked river rocks, and pinto beans cooking slowly on the stove that come from a faded green A Frame house on a drift of wind. It’s tree lizards, cow tanks, water snakes, my father’s old Pontiac on blocks, a brick fire place, a big grey cat named Thomas, Mom and Dad dancing in the kitchen, and knowing that each day will be the same.

Weekend re-cap and projects

So another wonderful weekend with Kalia and Koa coming to visit us. General Conference was so cool, it was one of those that you hung on their every word. It was really inspiring I swear I cried like 20 times...I just need to remember not to wear makeup on Conference weekends because it's just a waste. So my overall impression was that times are hard and getting harder and that we do not need to feel we are alone and that we are strong enough to overcome and to be a happy productive person no matter what and to always, always, remember to say your prayers and ask the Lord for help always.....O.K. so this isn't new and I know I should be doing this every day but sometimes life just gets distracting and I forget to really practice this and think I'm smart enough to figure it out on my own without asking the Lord if this is what he wants me to do and for the help I need. I guess this is one reason why we have Conferences, so that we are reminded that Heavenly Father loves us and remember what it is we should be doing.

O.k., so my project this week is to get started on the house trim. 1st I have to scrap off all of the old trim with a wire brush, 2nd brush primer on, and 3rd paint. The weather has been allot cooler so it shouldn't be too hot and miserable. And, I'm going to make a quilt, Kalia dropped off the material so I'll get started today. O.k., two projects.....yea for me!

Happy, happy! Love all of you!

Can you guess!!!???

O.k., sss0000,,,,what has yellow, black and white stripes.....about 4 feet long......beeedddyyy black eyes.....and a long forked tongue....???????

THE SNAKE THAT WAS TRYING TO CREEP UNDER MY DOOR AND GET INTO MY HOUSE THIS MORNING!!!!! THAT'S WHAT!!!!!!!

Teeth chattering, nerve racking, heart pounding.....Winter screamed and said snake on the PORCH GRANDMMMMAAAAAAA!!! I thought she probably was talking about a catapillar or a worm,,,,so I look down and see two black eyes and and vibrating tounge with it's head inside the corner of my door!!!! Girls you never saw a door slam faster in your life! Winter is screaming, the dog is barking and I'm heading out the back door with my snake killin shovel!!!! I was in the "I'm gonna kill the varmit from hell mentality" so we wrestled on the front porch for a while. Luckily it was a green racer and not a rattle snake....they kill rattlers and they kill all sorts of spiders and bugs and stuff so I called it a truce and left it alone.

Needless the door is staying closed today.....Just another great adventure from the wild kingdom down south. Has anyone seen my crockadile Dundee hat and my Raiders of the Lost Ark whip I might be needing them soon.

Kalia is a Fart,,,but a good one!

O.k. so Kalia calls and tells me she is on her way to Scottsdale for work and wanted to visit with me while she drives....next thing I know the Fart is pulling up to my house! She got Ala good to when she got home so we stayed up late, ate good stuff, laughed and I went to sleep with a smile on my face. Now Kalia is on the couch playing with Winter and they are just cracking me up. What a great surprise having her here for the next couple of days. Wanani....where are you???? we miss you and your never-ending laugh! Naw, we know you are working hard at school making it big so you can take care of us all.....hahhahaha,,,just kidding! So today we are going into the big town of Sierra Vista to pick up Ala and go to dinner and hey, take the town by storm...in a Grandma, Mom, Auntie and Kids kinda way! Life is beautiful and I'm glade to be a dirt speck in it!