When Will I Post Again?

I don't know. I've been really busy doing "stuff." I'm painting right now, gardening, organizing, trips back and forth to San Jose, and more. I will do a post soon. Oh this is a short post, sort of. Have a great week and I'm off to the kitchen to wear my new apron while I cut the vegetables for tonight's stew or as we say "caldo." (prounced:Kowl doe) I will be back later to post steps in my new painting. Take care PEOPLE.

Sayings/Dichos

I ran across some sayings that were interesting and thought I would share. They are in Spanish first and then English. I guess I don't have much to blog about today so this will be it. I think I'm coming down with something, I've had a bad stomach ache for the past 3 days, so you might say I'm sick. I guess the older you get, the easier it is to catch something. I did paint somewhat today and watched a lot of TV. So you might say I didn't accomplish much. I was lazy today. It's wet outside so didn't get to garden, maybe tomorrow. I'm closing shop now, until tomorrow. May your Sunday be a great one. Viva La Vida. My tummy aches, maybe I ate too much candy.




Some dichos (sayings) and their meanings

Hoy por mí, mañana por ti./ You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.

Lo que el agua trae, el agua lleva. /Easy come, easy go.

Los burros se buscan para rascarse unos con otros. /Birds of a feather flock together.

A donde fueres, haz lo que vieres. /When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Como quitarle un pelo al gato. /It's just a drop in the bucket.

Con dinero baila el perro. /Money talks.

SOURCE: Diccionario Inglés-Español de Dichos y Expresiones Populares

Busy As A Bee, or I'd be here posting away.

Thought I would stop by and say hi to everyone. I have been busy as a bee doing various things and just haven't had time to really do a readable post. I hope all my blogger buddies are good and hopefully I can post tonight, sometime when things quiet down a bit. I can't believe that I haven't posted since the 9th. I usually do a couple of posts a day. I haven't even had time to paint or write, or even read. Oh I take that back, I started reading a book called estate administration for dummies. Thought I better read that and find out things I may need to know in the future. I'm always looking ahead and I am an appointed successor trustee for a trust, so I need to know what to do when the time comes. I'll be back though. Have a great evening. Oh yeah, Viva La Vida!

Friday and all is well

Good morning America and every other country. I'm ready to do a little painting. I've been noticing how each painting blog I visit is somewhat different and yet how some relate to each other in style, if that's the right word. Every painter has their style. I definitely do not consider myself a great painter and I certainly couldn't sell my "stuff." and I'm not even sure what you call my style, except that it is mixed media, but that's not a style.

I do sell garden art when I have enough pieces cut out, sanded, primed, and painted. It's a lot of work though, and I just don't have the time. I tried my hand at a different style and frankly I can't. I have to paint the way "I" paint and everyday is a learning process. I do learn tricks of the trade from fellow art blogger, and that is always a great thing. There are some excellent artists on blogger. I'm really glad I found their blogs, because it is always interesting to see what they have going on.

On another note, I'm finally getting around a bit and that helps. Hopefully I can get to the grocery store and buy bread for next week. I've been trying to not eat at all till after lunch and so far so good. I want something different for dinner so I have to get my cook's hat on and think on it. With my thinking hat, I still can't think of what to make for dinner without it being too heavy. I do have to cook beans so I will get on that right now. I'll be back later, have a great day.

Viva La Vida

TGIF....I don't work though, I'm a SAHW....Stay at Home Wife...Wahoooo!!

I am still working on learning the decoupage thing and actually am beginning to like it, sticky fingers and all. I am going to be putting in shelving in the studio so that it can be more organized. Once it is, I'll upload pix of it. This is what I have been doing art-wise.

What is up there. Look up there or NOT. :)

Learning slowly is a good thing. I'm not actually good at it, but it will take time and hey, whatever floats my boat. So please grin and bear. I will learn the technique someday, somehow, someway. :) I haven't really titled it because I don't know what it is. I just cut and pasted and painted without really a theme. I think I'm using a little to much of this and not enough of that.

Well it's Friday and I didn't join the Show and Tell for today. I'm having a busy day today. A lot of errands to run, little mini packages to deliver to a couple of friends, grocer's for veggies, art supplies to pick up, and to the post office to mail off a surprise present for one of my blogger friends.

I started taking this berry stuff called Mona Vie. One of the ladies at the center sells it and I decided to try one bottle. It's rather expensive so we will see how I feel when I am done with the bottle. I was feeling pretty good when I was taking B12, but I stopped taking because I get sick of taking pills.

Being a SAHW is extraordinaire. I love it!. I can choose how I manage my time, do this, do that, and just enjoy my home. Most of my friends are SAHW's. We of course have all worked, but now it's time to really enjoy our homes. I had a dream I was working in Silicon Valley in electronics. It was scary because I wasn't taking orders from the boss and I told her to let me do things the way I wanted to, and she said, "There are plenty of people out there looking for work who would be willing to do things the way I want them."

Heeeeeyah!!! Forget that! I hope I never have to go back to work again. The good thing is that if, for some reason or other I do have to go back to work, it will be in real estate, and I can make my own hours. Well enough talk about nothing, I hope you all have a great Friday and also weekend. Time now to get ready for the cold outside.

A Little At A Time Gets The Job Done

The chicken and the pork are cooked and settled in their individual containers. I have all the chili's soaking and will let them soak overnight. What I have found with husks and it may be weird to some people, but I have taken my husks, tossed them into hot boiling water and let them get soft on simmer. I then take them off the stove, use my tongs to pull them out and take the hair out of them and give them a rinse with the same water they simmered in.

I know its strange to do it that way, but to me it is easier than putting them in a pot with hot water in the sink and putting a plate over them to hold them down. Its faster for me doing it in the above mentioned way. Lets just say, tricks of the trade:)

I could have just bought the masa but I rather make it myself....I think I said that already.

Anyways, my work is done for today and it is a cold 30 or so degrees and I am going to jump into bed, because this computer room is so cold in here. I've a few things to do online before I hit the rack like they say. It's so chili today, hot tamale...as BobMrotek says.

I didn't do much in the studio today because I was out and about buying what I needed and then once home I got stuck inside doing work, not fun work, but work.
Tomorrow my friend will come over and we'll have coffee, finish off the chocolate cake I made, and then start "embarando." I think that's the way its spelled. Well it means to spread the masa on the husks. I don't like the way it sounds.

Hasta La Vista, I'll Be Back----viva la vida

Easy Dinner Again, Getting Lazy

Hamburger meat with potatoes and string beans.
I've been cooking lazy lately.
A piece of chocolate cake. That was dinner.
Hmmmmm. Doesn't sound appetizing.
I just haven't felt like cooking because
I end up eating and I don't need to eat, too much that is.
I've got to lose some pounds and I think
I better hurry and go back to Curves.

I put my time on hold because I don't plan on going
back till January 2, 2009, but I'm beginning to wonder
if I should just go back now. If I do though, I won't be
able to get a lot of things done. I'll ponder this.
I went out to the studio after dinner and it was so cold
in that studio and I don't want to turn on that electric
heater because our bill will skyrocket, so I high-tailed
it out of there after paint spraying a gift I am working on.

Tomorrow is another day. The sun will rise and a
new day will dawn. How beautiful is that.
We can always look to another day.
May I be blessed tomorrow with energy. The
more I type on my blog, the more I think of it
as my journal in a roundabout way. I wonder if
other blogger's look at it that way. Do you?

I will go now and it is still early so I may be back
May the heavenly spirits be with you.
I now go to make myself some chocolate.
The Mexican type with cinnamon. Buenas noches.
When I think and type like this, I label
it "Nada Stuff." I'm actually just trying
to keep up with my posts of 1 or 2 a day
to make that 200 mark by Dec. 31. So much
ado about nothing.

Get a move on Gloria!!

Tuesday morning and it is time to go back to class. I'm lazy though and instead sit here in front of my computer.

But I will be going right now. I just wanted to share this little girl with you. I just recently started painting and of course this is a drawing from my journal and I want to paint Gisela. I'm hoping she turns out better. She needs a lot of work. I hope everyone has a great Tuesday and I forgot

that today is Teacup day. I'll find one later this afternoon. Viva La Vida

When you are sick, it's the pits!

Well for the past 2 or 3 days I have been struggling with this cough. I can't stand being sick and taking the medications required for colds only makes me drowsy and sleepy. It is 10 am and although I did get up at 6 am to make my husband lunch, I went back to bed and am just getting up. I have duties like feeding my dogs and my cat and other things here at home. I don't plan on leaving the house because I'm dizzy so that means I can't drive.

Two days I have spent in bed and I kind of thought I would enjoy it, but being idle is no fun. I will get better soon, I have to. I have an essay tomorrow and my husband said no, I can't go. But it is an in-class essay and the professor won't take it any other way. I am going to email her again, but she doesn't answer. I'm going on and on about nothing so I will have to file this post under "nada stuff" or something to that effect.

Don't worry, you can't catch my cold. There are only 6 classes left to go before the final and darn if I don't get sickly.

AnnnnnnnyWay, I'm going now to drink water, lots of water and tea, like my blogger friend yaya suggested. Tea sounds good, come to think of it. Take care.

Really nothing to report

Walmart is Walmart. We have 3 Walmart's. One in Ceres, about 10-15 minutes from where I am at, and another one on Sisk Road, about the same amount of time and both of them are not Super Centers. The new one on McHenry Avenue, home of the American Graffiti and George Lucas movie, is the same. The only difference is the produce department and meat department. It is a little further for me so I won't be patronizing that Walmart. If I am in the area, I will stop and have a look. I took my camera but there were so many people pushing and shoving and saying the lines in the back, waaaaaaay out there. I decided not to take pictures.

I just said, hey I'm not in line, but when they opened the door I was there along with a lot of other cheaters. I'm not ashamed, I have bad knees. I can only stand so long and I tire easily from standing. Besides one lady yelled to the lady that said that the line was in the back, "Hey, there is no line, we are where we are." She winked at me. So I don't feel bad about "cutting in," so to speak.

Hahaha, I cheated today and I like it. I mean what are they going to do, spank me? I don't think so. As you can tell by now, I am tired and I sound tired. Its back to class tomorrow, but I finished my "Homeless" essay. I titled it "Homelessness Hurts." It's not due for another week or so, but I got it done early and I can relax a little. I'm still waiting for hubby to get home. He commutes and doesn't get home till about 6pm. It makes for a long day and a late dinner. I don't like eating late, because I like to go to bed early and with a full tummy....well thats not good.

SuperCenter Walmart

I've been looking forward to the grand opening of the supercenter, although we already have a Walmart, but not a supercenter. Its suppposed to open tomorrow on Wednesday and so I woke this morning thinking it was Wednesday. For some reason I lost a day somewhere. I started to get ready early this morning and then I looked at the day in the calendar and practically kicked myself. It wasn't Wednesday. Oh well, we all make mistakes.

So this evening I decided to post my Wednesday evening poem. I did. I then remembered it was not Wednesday. Am I losing it or what. Maybe I am rushing for Wednesday to be here so that I can go and spend money. Or maybe I'm just plain old and feeble-minded now. Which is it. I've recently started to misspell words as well. I don't like that, as I have always been a great speiller...I mean speller. In any event, that mumbo jumbo I posted as a poem was meant for Wednesday. Maybe for some of you it is Wednesday and hooray for that. I'm off now, till tomorrow when I post the Walmart event.

Hump day and feeling it.

Wednesday and it feels like Sunday. I guess because my husband was off work today. I'm feeling a little in the dumps today so I'm not really posting. Just wanted to say hi and hope you have a great rest of the week.

My brain is fizzling out

What with all the homework, reading, writing and concentration....I'm fizzled out. I just can't think of what to post anymore. I spent this Saturday mostly doing critiques, and I still have to answer another 20 questions or so from the textbook. I need to analyze a movie, and do research on it. Who knew? I can hardly wait till December. Time goes by fast, but when I have class, it goes by slow. When December comes, its finals and that is it for me. From here on in, my time is my time. HooHaw!!

I wanted to try my hand at making a couple of aprons with my Grandmother's apron pattern, and I just don't have the time. I really have this very nice material that I will save for another time. I don't sew, but have in the past and very little. I mostly paint and write poetry.

I did find time to go outside with my portable cd player and listen to soft music in our newly finished garden area out in back and that was nice. I relaxed for a bit, then followed my esposo further back to the vegetable area and picked some thai chili again. We also picked walnuts since they are falling on the ground, and more butternut squash. I finally came back in to the house and in a little while I will finish making the linguine. I made the meatballs this morning and all I have to do is boil some water, toss the linguine in and warm the french bread.

Odd as it may be, my esposo got a nail in his tire and would you believe I did as well. So he had to patch my tire and his tire. He also chopped down a huge unwanted tree and took it to the dump. He works hard at home and at his job. Sometimes I feel guilty because I no longer work although I do keep up our household, keep a budget, clean house, wash and hang clothes, take care of doggies, cook dinner, make his lunch, pay and mail out the bills, and of course study. There are many other things I do as well.

I'm not complaining because I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm happy, he's happy, the dogs are happy and we do what we do because we love and respect each other. We might even invest in another home out in this little town called Valley Springs. It is a very small town with ranchettes. Each ranchette has 1 to 3 acres and right now the prices are looking pretty good. So now I have cleared my head a little, I will make my way to the kitchen and finish cooking dinner, and open the window and yell out to my esposo, "Honey, dinner!!"

Unfortunately he will probably be way out in back and I will have to go out there and let him know it is dinnertime. Life is good as I always say. I am going to the Barn Mart on Monday and buying some very fine Tequila. We will be having company for dinner and my friend likes margaritas. I personally want to try it plain and see just what all the hoopla is about Tequila.

Viva La Vida

Blogging

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Case

http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/810/A-Case-Study-The-Man-Behind-America-Online.html

That above is where it all started for me. I bought a computer back in 1987/1988 and that computer was a Commodore 64. Of course it was all DOS and it was a challenge to learn. This is where I got my first experience with online services. It was so expensive and I don't know how I paid for it, but I did. To have online services and to be able to chat with people would run you in the hundreds depending on how long you stayed on the Internet. UNBELIEVABLE. I got hooked on that computer and when we moved to Modesto in 1989, it came with me and so did the hook-ups.

Eventually Steve Case started AOL, so I switched to that and all too soon there were so many Internet providers, the choice was vast. Why am I talking about this? I guess because I see myself heading in the same direction of spending endless hours on the net like before. My computer is used for various things. When I was doing real estate, it was necessary, some online shopping, not much but it's there if I need it. My homework for college classes, it definitely works for that and of course this.

I feel like I am ignoring my doggie and should be playing with her and sometimes she sits on my lap as I type and I talk away what I am typing so that she hears the sound of my voice. She is fidgety though like all ChiPoo's are. But you know what? I enjoy typing, as a matter of fact I love to type. I once was a secretary in a real estate office and brother did I enjoy the typing. I was my own boss, so to speak. I think it is okay to spend time on the things you like to do, as long as it does not rule you. So I shall now remove myself from this chair and go finish cooking.

A simple meal of hamburger with potatoes, string beans, and a little habanero tossed in. A few corn tortillas and that's it. Oh I'll be back, later.

Relaxing Today/A Horse

On my way back home today I drove by California Avenue which is where the horses are at, but Bonito, the dark horse I wrote about in a previous post, had been moved to the back, and now a white beautiful horse was in its place. This one seemed nice and well fed and acting like a horse acts, however that may be. He/she sure seemed healthy enough and I was glad to see that. I just wanted to update on Bonito but he wasn't around.

Its not unusual to just feel like loafing around, drinking diet coke, eating candy (especially licorice) and just plain doing nothing and this is one of those days, and I think it will continue into Sunday. I don't think I will go to exercise tomorrow, but instead after my hubby leaves, I will climb back into bed and just try to go back to sleep. It may not work since I have a hard time sleeping when it is daylight. It doesn't hurt to try. I may even make myself some pancakes or waffles with gobs of butter and a nice hot cup of coffee. Sounds great but then I have to make it so, forget about that.

Why not! Come next week, things will become chaotic on at least 2/3 days of the week and with reading, studying and homework right away, I'm not going to have much time to do the usual things until the end of the semester which is months away. Although I am looking forward to the hustle and bustle, I will miss doing my own stuff.

Well I'm off for now and will go check on some other blogs I recently found and see what is new. Take care.

Copy and Paste

I always wonder why you can't paste something from somewhere else when you are posting. I finally got the proof of the sign I am having made and I thought I was going to be able to paste a copy of it here on the posting site, but no go.

I'll try some other way.

Well its time to go back to San Jose this weekend, and spend part of the morning there weeding, mowing, and watering. My poor little house is going to pot over there. Its been on the market since February, went off in May, back on in June and here we are, no sale.

Its a good little house, small but quaint and perfect for the a starter couple. I'll be back later when I can think of something to post. I may have to rest it for a while since my mind is going bonkers. Have a great day.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, is what I say.

Okay, I've decided to make a list of what I am doing tomorrow. Here, right here where the world can see what I do. I do believe its called publishing your thoughts, or maybe just goofing off on the computer with nothing else to do. The latter sounds more like it, although I've done my wifely duties. Why I even know what I am cooking for dinner, but then I always know that. I picked a huge squash that I am going to cube once I break through the outer layer. I mean that thing is so hard, I'll probably have to use a hammer and knife.

I will more than likely saute the bite sized pieces in lite butter and sprinkle some cinnamon on them when done. Salt, pepper, just a hint of habanero powder will spice it up. With that, there will be rice with bell peppers (red and green) and onions, garlic, cumin, etc. I'll saute some Talapia, (we eat alot of that) and sprinkle s & p and of course lemon. That is pretty much dinner, easy as pie and done in a few minutes.

Now for my list for tomorrow. It goes like this:

Rise at 5:30

wash up

Put the coffee pot on

Make dear hubbys lunch (by this time, the alarm goes off for hubby to get up)

Pour my coffee, sit and contemplate my day for a moment

Hubbys up and showering and time to take Chocolatte out, shes ready

Talk with hubby at table for a few minutes

Kiss hubby goodbye

Bring Chocolatte in so she too can kiss daddy goodbye

Shower, get ready to go exercise

7:30 Put Chocolatte in her big cage (don't trust her yet, she's still a pup and shouldn't be left to run around on her own.)

Go to Chevron, gas up

Exercise 8:00 to 8:45

Get home about 9 am

Let Chocolatte out for her doggie duties

Feed Michael the cat

Feed Sister May and Chippy (my outside dogs. Don't get me wrong, they live in the garage with beds, air conditioner, blankets, pillows, and have the whole yard to run and play, plus they get my love also.) They just don't live in the house.

Drop off Chocolatte at the groomers (sister and chippy go next week)

Appointment for my finger with Dr. Williamson at 9:45

Pick up Chocolatte at 11:00, they should be done with her.

Walk around PetSmart, adajacent to the groomer. (more than likely will buy treats)

Head home, by now it is noon and I haven't eaten. I usually have a can of those drinks, slimfast or something.

HOME AT LAST, probably around noon

Clean house (includes dustmopping, making bed, clean bathroom, listen to Rush Limbaugh while I'm doing this. Unload dishwasher, check to see if there are dirty clothes to be washed.

Outside, water what needs to be watered (I'll be starving by then)

Finally about 1 pm or so I'll probably eat the first thing I see, what the heck.

Signautures are just that, signatures

My signature will now be placed on this page.
Oh it works, how grand that is. Thanks yaya for your help. I will now attend to my albondigas and also see if it works with email. It has been a good day and I actually have spent too much time on the computer but sometimes I do that. I did wash clothes, found a sign maker, made tortillas, folded and put away clothes, and a little of this and a little of that.

Hulling Almonds and Baking Chicken and Buying Workshoes

Today was a perfect day for almond hulling. Husband needed work shoes, so we headed to Walmart bright and early to avoid the rush. Didn't even make coffee, but we stopped and picked up a couple of cups. We came home pretty quick because we knew we had to pick almonds. I tossed a couple of chickens in the oven (for the week as well.) and made some rasberry tea and headed outdoor to help the husband dear. He was alread shaking the trees, so I started watering the newly planted vines and trees. Later we picked the almonds, hulled them and now they are ready for shelling, and then drying, and then the oven. They'll sit in the black container above for awhile, not sure how long, a week or more. It depends on how fast they dry. Then I'll shell them. I share them with the gals at Curves. Chippy our mutt, and SisterMay our Springer, and of course little Chocolatte' sitting on the chair watch, except for Sister who is sound asleep. She is old now, all of 12 and barely gets around but hey, she eats and still enjoys life. Chippy is about 8 years old and Chocolatte' is 8 months. They are all part of the family. Now it is mid afternoon or so and there is still work out there, but it can hold. I can hear my husband out in front trimming vines, he never tires, gardening is his life. 'll be back and have a great one.

Happy to report

All is well out Texas way. I was worried about YaYa but she is just fine. Well we had our shortribs and white rice and I drank rasberry tea. It was a tiring day and actually not much got done. I lay down for a few minutes and the next thing you know the day has passed at the blink of an eye. I don't like to sleep in the day as it makes me very lazy. I spent no time outside today as I normally do in the garden. I would say it was pretty much a waste of a day. I did get one thing accomplished and that a painting I have been working on. I finally am able once again to want to paint on canvas. I'm hoping to be creative once again. Time will tell. There is so much going on out this way with the settling of my dad's trust and the headaches one can get because a sibling has abused the trust is unbelievable. If there is anyone out there that reads this, I have a question: A lawyer was retained for the successor trustee, (the sibling) even though a living trust has previously been established. She, (the sibling) maintained that the lawyer was for her and only her since she felt everyone was complaining, she needed to protect herself so she said. Now that the trust is being settled, she says the rest of the siblings are responsible for paying as it is not coming out of her pocket??? Excuse me, the lawyer never answered any questions we had as to my dad's trust and maintained that the more we asked, the more it would cost? Someone is being fraudulent. I don't know and I guess thats what we, the rest of the siblings get for not questioning what she did with 250,000 from my father's assets. She did a reverse mortgage on his property when he was alive for purposes of having someone stay with him at least 3 days a week, it never happened, but the reverse mortgage did. After his passing, the house was put on the market and sold very reasonable and now 250,000 plus interest had to be paid back. She really took us for a ride and she will probably get away with it. I guess the question I had planned on asking was: Are we the rest of the siblings responsible for the lawyers fees, since she hired him as her "personal lawyer?" Well as you can see, things are rough and my poor daddy now know just how crooked his daughter (my half-sister) was. It will be a year in August on the 17th and I know my dad is completely surprised as to what has gone on down here.

Well I'm outta here for now. How crazy is this? This doesn't even sound like me, I ususally talk about gardening, plants, cooking, eating. Hasta la vista.