Talking about Handcrafting the past – SlideShow – MSN Real Estate – 1

Love the idea of re-creating old style homes. I hate McMansions (they look cheap and/or pretentious) and I am not all that fond of ranch style homes (although I have one).  I wish I could afford one of these homes in the slide show. Maybe some day….

Here is the article all about it ( http://realestate.msn.com/Buying/Article_wsj_inline.aspx?cp-documentid=9531187&GT1=35000 ) and check out the slideshow.

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Handcrafting the past – SlideShow – MSN Real Estate – 1

 

Published in: on September 14, 2008 at 11:30 am  Leave a Comment  

Catch Up

I have to catch up my blog on all that I have been up to lately, hehehe; and I never did write about my vacation. I am still feeling pretty yucky a lot of the time lately so I haven’t been writing. I am sick but I am not sure what is wrong with me. I have been back and forth to my Dr’s but he can’t find out what is wrong with me. I think it is time to find another Dr. When I went to the Dr’s this past Monday I showed some weight loss – 10 pounds since the end of June – I am not trying to lose weight. I haven’t been exercising and have been eating McDonalds! Well, I don’t have much of an appetite, which is soo not me. I weighed myself again this morning and it seems I have lost even more weight since Monday. The scale shows a 6 pound weight loss but it maybe my scale is off. Even so, if I lost 2 to 3 pounds since Monday – that is a little alarming.
 
I want to write about my vacation and up north. I will have to get back to that, maybe tomorrow. I also started classes at University of Michigan – Flint. I am super excited about that! My husband said he is excited for me. Isn’t that sweet? My first day was great. I love the campus and my classes and teachers seem interesting. It is going to be a lot of work. I keep thinking or praying, if this can be considered a prayer, "Please God, don’t let me fuck up!" I will definitely write more soon. I have pictures of the campus to post too.
Published in: on August 28, 2008 at 11:43 pm  Leave a Comment  

Sad to be back from vacation….

I went on a short vacation and now I am back. It really was too short – I wish we were still up north. I love Michigan. I love the Great Lakes. I had to share this beautiful picture I took before I went to bed. This is the Platte River with Lake Michigan and Sleeping Bear Dunes beyond. Love it! Wanna’ live up there!
 
I will share more later.
 
 
Published in: on August 11, 2008 at 12:46 am  Comments (1)  

Baby Fever

OMG! I think I am getting baby fever. Well maybe it is only fleeting. I just feel like I am running out of time if I want to have kids of my own. I have been on the fence about it for a long time. I know I will regret it if I don’t have a child but it is also nice not to have that responsibility. Most of the time it is just me and my husband and that is always nice – we can do what we want. hahaha  
 
I have never been a baby person, although I love baby dolls. Babies are cute but I have never been one to go crazy over them. I like kids when they are a little older – ok toddlers are cute and fun. They crack me up but I always have been able to leave them with their parents when I was tired, haha. I was reading on this chat board I visit every onec and a while (check it out – it is all about blended families for any steps out there http://www.thenestbaby.com/stages/stage.aspx?stage=months612&ForumID=428) about all the mothers trying to concieve and I am starting to feel like I want that too. Yikes! My cute little smiley nephew is getting to me!! The little ham.
 
I guess I have always felt two ways about the subject of having kids. There are plenty of people in this world, do I really need to add to it? I have always felt that if I had a kid it would be more to please my parents than for myself. They would like to have a granddaughter. I would like to have a daughter too. But I am independent and need a lot of time to myself – how does a kid fit into that? It is so nice to be able to go when I want and not have to worry about a babysitter. Yes I have a stepson but he has never been my responsibility in that way. I came into his life when he was 5. Sure I watched him at times but most of the time his Dad has been around. It’s like that when you only have every other week-end with the kid. My stepson has never been a burden so to speak – never hindered me from doing the things I want/need to do. If I had a baby I know that would change, I would have to give up a lot of free time. I know it would be worth it but I am not sure if I am up for it. I would need to have a support group in place, LOL. And like I said, I know I will regret it if I don’t have a child of my own. I have always wanted a daughter – heck I saved all my dolls, barbies and books for her! I have always wanted to be a grandmother too. Motherhood has not always been the best thing to me – too much heartache; being a grandma seems like it is more fun, haha.
 
Even my body is telling me I need to get to it, or it is my mind messing with me. I had a dream a few nights ago that my eggs were bad, LOL!!! In the dream I opened a dresser drawer (top drawer) and in there was a flat of eggs. I said to myself "Now why did I put these in here? They are all spoiled now!" I am so silly – I meant to put them away and forgot about them. Uh oh!" Isn’t that a crazy dream? I know though, that if I want to have a baby I need to get healthy and lose some weight. I would be in bad shape if I tried to have a baby now, and I would get as big a house – yikes! Just another reason to haunt my doctor.
 
 
Me and my favorite baby a long time ago. I still have her. I am not doing the peepee dance in this photo, I was trying to pull my shorts down before Grandpa snapped the photo.
Published in: on August 3, 2008 at 4:01 pm  Leave a Comment  

Baby Brent ‘hamming’ it up

Here is my little nephew playing for the camera…. he is so cute and funny. He was cracking me up yesterday. It was my Mom’s birthday. Can’t seem to get away from birthdays.
 
 
more pics in the Family Album
Published in: on August 3, 2008 at 4:27 am  Leave a Comment  

Talking about Inside the Human Body – – 15MSN Health & Fitness – Health Topics

Pretty cool slide show about the human body. I love this kind of stuff. It reminds me of the body exhibits. My husband and I went to the "Bodyworlds" ( http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/exhibitions/current_exhibitions.html ) exhibit in Chicago and also a similiar exhibit in Detroit. This slide show is very good.

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Inside the Human Body – – 15MSN Health & Fitness – Health Topics

Published in: on August 3, 2008 at 3:42 am  Leave a Comment  
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