One Year Later

One Year Later and boy, have we had some changes.



Last years fast made a big impact in our lives. Not only has our diets changes immensely but also our closeness to the Lord. I am so pleased with my turn-a-round. I can not describe the peace and comfort I have found. Such as I do not deserve, but so grateful to have.



The Lord has brought us both to a new job and a different part of Florida. Jemremey is now working for the Federal Government. I work for a wonderful organization who assists children and adults, who have a mental illness', to function with in the community.

We recently purchased a new vehicle. I have finally matured out of the 11 year-old SunFire! Though it was sad to hand her over it is sooo nice to have a dependable vehicle. Our family vehicle is now read for the family!

I look forward to blogging about the many blessing that are showered upon us this year.
Let me tell you... God is good.... ALL THE TIME.

Fish Fry!

Jeremey's mother, Laura, came to visit for a few days. We all had a great time!

A fish fry... Jeremey cooked and it was great.

Mom, Mike, Andrea and TJ all came for the festivities.

Sigh....

my thoughts exactly.

Jon (+/-) Kate

I don't understand why I am so involved with this family and their current devastation. And I am sure that I am not alone. (lifeless)

Last night I watched the season premier with high hopes that all the rumors will come in to light and Jon and Kate would explain that the rumors where just that....rumors. I was also totally expecting to hear that "Yeah, times are tough but we are going to work though it". Didn't hear that either. Does it occur to anyone that they just got re-married?!? What was that? a free trip and good show? No way, they are real. This all has to be a "ratings" thing.

I know that Kate has not always been the nicest person to Jon, but damn it they perfect for each other!
I just need another TLC fad to take my attention away from this atrocity.
..... Little people, Dugger's don't let me down!

Look what we got!!!

It was time to make the purchase of our first Lawn Mower.



Jeremey got it out of the box and all ready to cut our dead grass and weeds.

Garage Sale!

This is at about noon. As soon as we opened there was a flood of people and we sold so much. When I was told the sale was going to be at moms and not grandmas I was a little worried. You know location is everything. Between Mike's great signs and Craig's List this really did work. I must admit I did have a good time with mom and grandma. Not to mention I made $100!!! People really like used electronics.


Little Kiersten (and grandma Zsa Zsa) joined us for her first garage sale! And she was excellent!

It'a Alive!

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Jeremey and I got Andrea and Peter out of the house and into daylight! We all went to Applebee's to take advantage of their 2 for $20 deal. So, "Ha Ha in your face!" to everyone else who has attempted to pry Andrea from her dwelling and failed. I guess she just likes me more! (Just kidding)
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After dinner Jeremey and I went to Sports Authority to get some new running shoes! We almost left with a riffle/gun safe and a canoe! At least my feet will not hurt anymore.

New Additions

Andrea moved out of Grandma's and got an apartment with some friends! It really is a nice and roomie place. So she is now a resident of Melbourne ( 2 bedroom 2 bathroom river view!)

Front door of apartment 320.


Kitchen comes complete with an arm to cook.


Isn't everyone happier in the bathroom?
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Bailey Has A New Friend!

This is Walla, Jeremey's very own robot and Bailey's strange friend!

Bragging Session

Only we would have a dog who loves raw pasta. "So tough she can split you in half!"

Is this Tim's son?

Learning from his grandma.

We have the cutest nephew ever!

We got new phone's!

Last night we said good by to AT&T and hello to Verizon. This is going to be so good for everyone. Now Jeremey and I can talk to all our family and friends without using any minutes. Not to mention we got some snazzy phones.

This is the Env2. It is a texting phone but it came with all the same features as our old one and some extras. I think we are really going to enjoy these phones as well as the new provider. Verizon... please don't screw us.

What a Week!

I will only briefly mention the beginning of this awful week in fear if I say too much I just might relive it.

As I am sure many of you know that everyone in my house came down with food poisoning. Jack first to be admitted Saturday morning, then Jeremey Saturday night than myself Monday morning. I wish I would have taken the opportunity to have a "vacation" and be admitted to the hospital but I figured my energy would be best served taking care of the "boys". I spent one, restful, night at my grandmothers and the rest of the time was spent bedside. It is one thing to spend 4 days at the hospital but it is another when you work there too!

And on that note I want to mention my place of employment, Wuesthoff hospital. I now understand and believe that you live up to your name, worst-off. The emergency room was awful to my husband. He was quite obviously the sickest person there. Why would someone in his condition have to wait 4 hours to be seen! Why can't the wait be based on the severity and ability of payment?

On a better note we are all doing much better and very aware of what we eat.

It is still uncertain but Jeremey and I believe that we all got sick from a small local pizza place. No One Order From Cestas in Cocoa!!!

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Can I just through out there that I feel like I have totally missed my mothers birthday this year and I feel like shit for that. Not only will I make it up to you mom but also to myself. I love you Mommy!

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Amongst the hectic hospital outings I went to a baby shower! The pictures a pretty small but there was big fun! Decorating onies, gifts, cake, bingo and Alice Cooper!

Congratulations Lesleigh! And Grandma Zsa Zsa! (Due February 18)

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This weekend was fun as well. Jeremey has in service for work this whole next week which means that he is doing a regular schedule (M-F 8-4)! So he did not have to work this past weekend. What a perfect opportunity to visit Mom and Ashley in St. Pete. So Friday night/ Saturday morning we decided to go. Saturday afternoon we pack up the car with our bags and oh yes, the dog, and off we go. On our way there we witnessed a van blow up. Literally, windows gone, tons of smoke, fire, the works. We got most of it on video but technology being what it is the battery died.

We stayed the night at Jeremey's moms (Sorry Corky) where Jeremey made dinner for all of us, (curry chicken always delicious) and then went to Park Place with Ashley where I ran into a old friend, Jasmin. As usual on the way home we stop in Oldsmar to see Jeremy and Ryan, had a great lunch at some Greek place (we need some around here) and ran by Evan's work to pick up a CD. We missed Variety Workshop CD release party by just a few days and can not leave the area without a copy!

It was a great weekend but so nice to be home. After I got my obsessive cleaning out of my system and things put away Jeremey and I nestled into the couch and enjoyed our two new deliveries from Netflix (thank you!!)

I don't feel so good.

Jeremey gave me his cold. I am stuck at home on the couch to fend for myself.

The sitting job revisited

My phone rang this morning asking if I could sit tonight. Now, I thought they forgot about me because they have not asked me to work for months. I excitedly agreed. What I was going to walk into I was not ready for. Picture this....
A man in his early 30's with two children, family and a job as an computer engineer. Sounds like a promising life? I would think so but a short time ago this man decided to take his life by jumping out of a car traveling at 70 mph. He survived with some road rash and some broken face bones.
Now last month attempted again, this time overdosed on medication and washing it down with vodka. Failure again. This man that had a family and a job is now reduced to a hospital bed. He will never walk again, talk, eat, read, any of life's simple tasks. He wears a diaper and has a feeding tube protruding from his stomach.
As I sat there and watched him struggle to turn himself to the foot of the bed I could not help but to think of what he may have been before. Picture's filled the walls of drawings from young family member saying "please get better and come home and play with us". And it saddened me because he will never play again. The overdose may have not killed him but it killed all of he cognitive abilities. He can not communicate anything.
This maybe a trivial job but it is a hard one. I would encourage anyone who knows a person going through a hard time please, please help them. Even if all you can do is listen, that maybe the one thing that keeps them alive.

A Sad Sight

Today driving home from work, on the side of 520 near 95, there was a dilapidated van with its windows punched out and shit piled up to the ceiling. Laying on the dash in the front window there was a large cut out of a card board box. Written on the box it said "Homeless Family. Please help".

And what I found sad was not the idea that there were children living there or the simple fact that there are people going with out. But what really saddened me was the first thing that came to mind. "If I would actually believe that my help would be used properly, I would want the police to escort me to their home to give them whatever it was I thought useful for thier situation".

It may sound weird but I have never seen anything like that before.

The new furniture

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The new dining room table has a leaf that fold out so that it seats 6. The table is actually bigger than it looks in the picture.

The new couches come complete with a husband on one of them, and will not get off so that I could take a picture.

We are in.

The move is over and as Carol and Tim were are also settled in. I will have some pictures when the furniture is delivered. As for now it is just a big open space.

Friday is the big day. The Bogar/May wedding. There will be lots of pictures.
Until then.

Great News!

I got the ok to go furniture shopping!
I put it like this....
Either I can spent $2,000 on a spa or new dining room table and living room set. I guess the thought process was that it was easier to move furniture that a large spa so the furniture won! The psychology classes are really paying off.
I will post pics for your opinion.

Fire Starter

Does anyone else have the talent of opening your mouth and having fire spit from another? I think that we should form a group. We need to figure out how to stop this because personally I am tired of getting burnt.

Got it!

I am happy to announce that I have finally found a dress for Lauren's wedding. After two trips to two different malls I found it. Well, actually Andrea found it and was so kind to let me buy the dress she picked for herself. I guess she got the hint that I was not going to be able to do this on my own. Andrea is the best sister ever!
Now shoes. Hope this doesn't take as long.

On another note the packing has begun. Here comes the next adventure.

Why is it so diffcult?

Is it really that hard to talk to me? I will try to be more personable.