Wordless Wednesday: Yummy Broccoli Impossible Pie

Family Dinner Night - December 2011

Well I finally downloaded some of the pictures on my camera the other day and have been trying to get them edited so I could post them........but forget it -- there's no time.

So instead I'll just post them now the way they are. They are here for your enjoyment.

There was lots of presents to open



Lots of laughs to share

And there was always a crowd to help you open your presents!

There was LOTS of food and we feasted on Scalloped Potatoes and Ham, Cranberry Sauce, and bread.

But most of all we were together surrounded by family and friends!

I just have to stop for a minute

.....from all the craziness

Yes this day, this week, this month has been OUT OF CONTROL crazy.

But that is because we are so busy at work and there just isn't enough hours in the day to get everything done that I need to because I'm getting pulled in 42 different directions and have 649 things on my to-do list and I so wish I could be on vacation with my hubby.

BUT.....the reality is.......

thank goodness we have a business that is successful
that we are employed and able to pay our bills and make a fairly decent living
that we can take vacations (well sorta now and then)
that we have a roof over our head
that we have a wonderful marriage and a wonderful life together

Yes....it is stressful and it is busy, but the alternative could be worse.

I am so blessed to have all of this and these people around me that love me......no matter what

Wordless Wednesday: No words

It's Wordless Wednesday.

I don't have time to write any words, so you won't see any here.

But I will share this unusual picture I saw the other day!

A day full of calamities

This is how dictionary.com defined the word:

ca·lam·i·ty   [kuh-lam-i-tee] noun, plural -ties.
1. a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
2. grievous affliction; adversity; misery: the calamity of war.

This is how we defined the word yesterday:

1. Breakfast meeting with the Pizza Zone executives in the morning 10am.
Nope. We were exhuasted and had late start. Got there at 10:10 in the pouring rain.

2. Leave meeting to go all the way across town to pick up wings.
Nope. Mustang wouldn't start. Had to push it uphill to get jumpstart in pouring rain.

3. Make quick dash across town to pick up wings -- 30-45 minutes round trip.
Nope. Got struck in traffic jam on the loop. Exited the loop and sat in another group of cars for over 20 minutes while everyone decided whether they should go through it or not. Listened to husband saying "you can make it" "you can make it". Watched the 3 cars in front of me get stalled and stuck in water up to their doors. Went up exit ramp and merged onto freeway and got off next exit. Found another route that was flooded, but drove carefully and slowly to reach our destination. Of course, I had to sit in car with engine running while Paul loaded up the car in the pouring rain. Then on our way back to the PZ, we weren't allowed on the freeway that was a short cut. Had to take the LONG way around in the pouring rain. Total trip time: over 2 hours

4. Get new battery for Mustang. Mechanic is on alert so we can pull in and leave.
Nope. There was two different kinds of batteries for the Mustang and he needed to see which one I had so he could order it. Was going to take 30 minutes just to get it delivered to shop. So.....it was off to Grant Rd. to drop off the wings and can of apples to PZ. Oops, Paul and I forget to include the apples! 60 minutes later I was back at the mechanic waiting to get battery and new windshielp wiper blades. Thank goodness the pouring rain finally stopped.

The rest of the day (ha ha......what was left of it) was spent getting new employee packets for the employees that were starting that day and trying to get a couple of the necessary tasks done that need taken care of on Monday.

It's a good thing that I have a good attitude or I would have gone bonkers yesterday! Although, it was extremely stressful trying to drive in all that pouring rain and crazy drivers!!!

P.S. Aaron was on his way out of town yesterday and needed to take that "short-cut" freeway that they wouldn't let us on. He got stuck in a MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR freeway traffic jam and when he got on that freeway -- they made them exit. He followed the freeway on the feeder road and told us that it was majorly flooded and that there were cars stuck all over it with water up to their windows. Whew.......glad I wasn't stuck in that mess!

Where have you been?

Haven't seen you for awhile and was wondering where you've been.

Ha.....Ha.....actually it's me who hasn't been here for awhile. I'm assuming that you have been checking in regularly to see what I've been up to. Sorry for the disappointment......but I have been up to LOTS of stuff.

I've actually had to work in the store lately (alot). Hard to juggle running a house, running a family, running a store during a busy rush, and running my own job of running the business.......there's just been too much going on.

But I gave my husband some advice this week that I probably need to adhere to myself:

"If you let it, this job will consume every minute of every day. Sometimes you just have to stop and do something else, otherwise the opportunity to do that something else will never come."

So true.

Unfortunately these last 2-3 weeks, circumstances have made it difficult for us to do anything but work........and we're exhausted.

So, here I am trying to take back some of my precious time. I have 2-3 blogs started that never got finished and I've got tons of pictures in my camera that needs to be downloaded.

But one day at a time.

Today, I told you where I'm at in my life.

Tomorrow, I'll show you where we've been.

Wordless Wednesday: Congratulations!

I am very proud of this kid and his new position.

His hard work and dedication to his job shines through!