~yawn~ Hey there. How are you all doing?
I'm tired...very tired. Why, you may ask? Well that's simple. It's because I'm an idiot. Yup, you read me right. I'm not smart enough to realize that 1 dog, 1 puppy, 4 cats, 2 birds, 2 lizards, 3 hermit crabs, 1 frog and 3 fish are just TOO MANY DARN ANIMALS. So sorry to yell in your screen. Right now, at 12:08 am , I'm up and typing this vent while I wait for the laundry to dry. My bedding is what's in the laundry. Someone ( someone furry ) pee'd on my bedding! Isn't that something? And you just wouldn't believe the loyalty among these rotton critters. Not a one will give even a hint as to whom the culprit is. This midnight piddler has narrowly escaped this night, but now I'm watching....watching closely.....watching very closely. He/she will slip up eventually, and I'll be there to get 'em !

My goodness, time flies by!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Everyone!!

Hey, better late than never, right? That's what they say.

So, what's been going on in my little world, you might ask? I'll tell ya....a lot! I am still teaching piano ( 37 students ) still homeschooling, although I don't personally contribute very much lately accept for a tutor on Monday's & Thursday's and a ride to co-op, I'm still dating V ( yes, he's behaving )and now I am also the music director of my church. I officially work 7 days per week now. ~ insert scowl here ~ But seriously, I'm enjoying life. I'm blessed...always have been. Not sure why, but I'm grateful to Him. I can't wait until I really get the hang of this music director thing. ..can't wait until it becomes fun instead of stressful. lol

Well, tootle-oo for now

Whew ! I was locked out of my blog for a while. Thanks to my friends for giving me the incentive to try to get back in because now.....I'M BACK !!!! mua ha ha ha

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Dating past 30....

...some sort of cruel prank, I'm guessing. The slews of unemployed, living with their parents, married or ex-con men out there is staggering. I tell you this from a mixture of personal experience, and from close observation of a very close friend. ( who is moving away tomorrow to get her PhD., but she should be back in about three years )An intelligent and grounded woman can enter the " dating scene " with only the best of intentions and expectations, yet leave the whole experience with only half of her intelligence intact and her self confidence slightly tainted.
Now, I don't expect to find a "perfect" man. I don't really believe that this enigma actually exists. But come on now....how about a decent guy without any weird hang-ups, wives or criminal backgrounds. My friend C has been dating proactively since her only child turned 17. She has been in a couple of really good relationships....until she met the wives ! Right now she is in a relationship ( a wonderful one, according to her ) with an ex con who lives with his mom and is not allowed to drive. But she sees the best in him. He lives with his mom to help her out, and he's paid his debt to society, and he'll get his drivers license back after he's done with probation. So who am I to judge, right ?
I've been dating V for 5 months now. He tells me that he loves me all the time. He rubs my feet, spends money on me freely, does the dishes without being asked to do so after I cook. He's a hard worker with a stable job and decent income. He wants to spend the rest of his life with me.....and he is a co-dependent personality. He is jealous of my son to the point of challenging him to periodic testosterone battles. He is jealous if I sit next to a friend at a get-together rather than sit next to, or on him. He is so afraid of being alone that as soon as we argue he runs to the computer to contact all the single women in the US that he can find. ( within reason, of course )So why bother, you may ask. Well, that's what I want to know. He said that he will do anything to salvage our relationship. He will go to counseling, he has deleted all women from his online accounts, he wants to change himself, better himself, do anything possible to save our relationship. Sounds good, doesn't it? Sounds like crap, doesn't it? So I ask you....how much do we take..forgive..accept..believe?

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I went to the chiropracter this morning. You see, he claims that my back is "very sick", and he's not sure that he can fix it. He is treating me aggressively for 2 weeks, seeing me 3 times per week. After the sixth treatment he will assess me.He claimes that I must have improved by at least 25% for him to continue treating me, otherwise he will refer me to another dr for surgery. He is the second dr to tell me that I most likely will require surgery. Well let me just tell you this.....surgery is not an option! Spinal surgery only has a 25% chance of improvement! Not to mention that I am i single parent...a self imployed single parent. If I'm not teaching piano lessons then I'm not getting paid. The recovery time from this sort of surgery is long. Can you picture it...I recover from surgery, my back is still messed up, my utilities are all turned off, eviction notice hanging on the front door. Please somebody pinch me, for this must surely be a nightmare. But all is not lost, because....
I went to the chiropracter this morning for my third treament. It was the halfway mark before the dr decides wether he can continue treating me or wether I need to have surgery. You would expect that I would be feeling better at this point. No, I am not. I limped out of his office feeling defeated. I yelped out in pain as I slid into my car to drive home, thinking only of running to get my pain medication. While driving home, the continuous stabbing pain that I get from the sitting position was annoying, to say the least. But as I pulled into my driveway I remembered a very important thing. I remembered that in all my life I have never been let down by the Lord. Every time that I have asked for his help, he's been there. So I spoke to him. I asked him to please heal my back through the hands of this dr. I know that He can. So here I sit at my computer ( yes I said SIT ) I've been home for approximately 19 mintes ( 19 minutes since I asked for help ) and I have not taken a pain pill yet. I'll keep you posted.

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So, today was my first session with my chiropracter. You see, I have a very messed up back ( apparently ). Last month I was moving the couch in my den and blew out my back. I went down like a ton of bricks. I had to be carried to my bed, and that's where I stayed for a week until a good friend came and carried me out to her car and to urgent care. They gave me some strong drugs there, but I wanted to actually heal, and not just continue taking drugs. After 2 docs told me that I probably need surgery, I went to this chiro guy. I have faith in him. I'll be ok.

Hi. Well, I finaly decided to try this blog thing that everyone seems to be ranting about. Apparently it's theraputic, and I think that we could all use a little therapy now and then, huh. lol
Well, here's my story...and I'm sticking to it!
I am a single mom to a wonderful little boy who will soon turn 11 years old. I don't know where the time goes. I divorced his dad when he was just a todler, so it's been just the two of us all along...except for the 4 wonderful years that my dad lived with us before he passed. I homeschool my son because...well, I just like the way it works out for us. I don't trust the public school system, and I enjoy every minute that we get to spend together before he grows up and moves on to begin his own life. Homeschooling is the only way that I get to spend time with him since I am a single mom who works full time. I'm blessed to have a home business, which makes it easier on me. I am a piano teacher. I keep between 30 - 36 piano students. If my son went to public school, he would be getting home as I was beginning to work , so we would only see each other on weekends. That would be awful. I love our situation...since it is the hand that we were dealt. I recently started dating.....this one will not work out. Oh well. I may try again, or I may not. We'll see.