my therapy

so, i cleaned all day friday, my house is just about spotless. ok i wouldnt go that far. lets just say it's clean... when i stress, i clean... karen offered for me to go over to her house if i needed more therapy...lol i love my friends. dh took Bella & I out to our favorite sushi place for dinner... yummy, then after that, we went to our friend adrie & gary's for her b-day party.. had a good time. NO I DIDNT DRINK.. someone had me try a lemon drop OMG... they way she made it was awful... i remember them being good. so needless to say, i dumped it. & drank water the rest of the night.
today i re-aranged my walk in pantry. i had been meaning to do this for a while & well today was the day, more therapy. lol Rick & katie had volunteer hours at the wildlife center in ft. lauderdale. she's really loving that... fell in love with a pig im like dont u dare bring another animal home ! so that was my quiet time while they were gone. i was in there for quite a while, thank got it's attached to the kitchen.
i even got to unpack my xxl... all my scrap stuff is on a shelf and some what neat looking. presentable at least.. i moved all my stuff around, got all the food stuff on one side & all the scrap stuff on the other. i took over the snack drawers for my scrap crap.. dang i got alot of chipboard...lol now if only i use it.
i want to scrap soooo bad, but just dont have the energy. i just want to go veg on the couch.
in the midst of re-orging the pantry i've also been doing laundry ALL DAY & i mea all day; i hang alot of their cloths to dry so when they r done, the go straight to the closet. now im finishing up the last of the towles & wha-al, i will be done, that is until someone changes their cloths or goes & showers.... gggrrrrrrr
my sister lovingly refers to me as SISTA MING SUE, I call her consuela cause she's worse than a clean freak OCD'ing....lol
Well my dear hearts im outa here for the night.
thanks again for all the well wishes
peace out

hello again

hey girls. I do bring sad news. my bio dad passed last night at aprox 9:40pm. I made it to lakeland last weekend & he was skin & bones. all muscle mass was gone. i ended up being sick all weekend w/ my stomache & left saturday afternoon. We had quiet time together & that was the last time i was to see him. I didnt want to stay in case i was sick & didnt want to spread it to him. but personally i think i got food poisoning from applebees in bradenton.
I just thank god that he did not linger in the hospotil, & went very quickly. They found him in the bedroom wed on the floor & had him admitted to the va hosp in tampa that same day. his morphine drip was started yesterday early afternoon i think & by last night he was gone. it's sad, yet a releif to know there is no more suffering. since he had cancer in his bones/entire body, you can imagine how much that hurts.
well my loves.. have an awesome weekend. I will be back.... like a bad habbitt....lol

i've been tagged

ok, so Jules has tagged me & im to list my top 10 of summer... i should be in bed trying to sleep, but im wide awake.. dh is leaving for phoenix for 2 days in the am & had to have him some....lol u know me.. i throw it out there like it is...
1. my weekend at Jule's house in tarpon springs w/ Karen & my hilltop girls via way of Ocala...lol
2. winter retreat. freezing my hind end off in the cabin friday night, blowing out the fuse in the cabin w/ my electric blanket.... good lord... it was COLD.. but wouldnt miss it for the world
3. birthday crop at citrus hill rv park... i just love not having any curtins on the windows... i look great in a sleeping mask..lol
4. sebring fried green tomatoes crop... my sinus dripped the entire weekend, almost burnt down our room due to peach cobler drip in the oven... anyone passing by would think we were getting stoned in our room...lol... love kip in her bikini shirt w/ my holding her belly ring in my teeth. oh yeah, flashing boobies & having a bra on my head (again im sorry if i offended anyone)
5. being able to go to cku. but karen & i will be missing out on creep over... drat the gold logs park for not having enough beds... hey what if we brought tents? hhuuummmmmmm
6. going away over spring break w/ my family... we went to georgia, south & north carolina w/ friends. i just LOVE camping & was hoping to find a place to live (no such luck. house has gotta sell first)
7. driving to georgia by my self the end of july to pick up my girls (they spend a week w/ my fil in NC) I got to see my friend lynn & my brother whom i love & miss dearly.
8. turning 40 this year, my dh spoiled me rotten, i got my 2 bearded dragons for mothers day & my mac lap top for my b-day & a small surprise party.....
9. swimming in the lake at joe & mary's house. i love the lake more than i do a pool, it's just so much fun to jump off the dock & act like a kid. i think the kids love it cause half the time im down on their level, having fun & im not afraid to make an ass outa my self.
10. just being.... sitting back & watching my kids, how they have grown & how beautiful they are & what wonder people they are becoming (thats on the days i like them & dont have to yell....lol)
well my friends. i wont tag anyone since im sure those linked to my blog have already been tagged & i dont know anyone else outside of my hilltop girls that has one.

I want to thank Linda J. for all that she does for her girls, the lengths she goes too, to try and please everyone. which i know is not always easy, but it takes on hell of a person to keep on tryin & succeed cause so many of us live for our hilltop crops. Linda you and your girls (michele, elle, dee, barb, diana, sorry if i forgot anyone) stive to make hilltop the best that it is & for that i love you w/ all my heart.
I had to twist my friend Kathy P. arm to try to get her to even go to one of our away crop, now i cant keep the witch home....lol we are having some great times together... she's quite the prankster & joker.... love ya kath, wouldnt have u any other way.
well girls that it for now. i will try to be more diligent w/ my blog, right now it's just really hard, im back full time 40 hrs that is monday - thursday (i have fridays off... yipppeeeee) its hard cause i work from 8-6 & feel like i get home, eat & go to sleep. missing my nights a little....but it's worth it in the end.
im off to lakeland this weekend. need to go see my dad. his health is going downhill really really fast & i dont know just how much time he has left. he goes to the va dr in tampa wed so we shall see. thats another long story that i will entertain you with another time. now for some pictures.
ta ta for now girls......

is it friday yet? Happy Birthday girls.....

Let me start off by saying a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LINDA & BARB !!!!! I LOVE YA'S BOTH.
linda i know i talked to you today & gave you a verbal HB, but it never hurts to hear it again.
ok girls so im slippin here.. sorry i havent been on recently. Back to work, EEEWWWWW. wish i was at home scrappin instead, but when i was home, i didnt do that either. I really really hate not having a dedicated space for my stuff. It's all in my walk in pantry on the shelves & in my xxl & i hate having to search for stuff. I want it all there at my finger tips... I did however finish the class/kit i took at the Birthday Crop of Jules.. it turned out soooo cute & i just love sanding & inking it's so relaxing, messy but relaxing
dh & ds go to estero this weekend for a hockey tournament so i will be home w/ my girls & i plan on scrappin im gonna fill up my dining room table & just leave it out. yeah right. lets see if that happens.
Karen & Donna were supposed to come over & scrap w/ me at my house since the boys would be gone, however since their boys are in travel base ball, i think they will be having games all weekend. We were so trying to get together at each others house to get on a scrappin groove, but it doest look like were off to a good start.
This past weekend they scrapped at michelles store (scrapbook central) in coconut creek, i didnt get to go since dh was out of town on business from monday to friday & when he got home friday night, he left w/ his friend mike to go fishing in cape coral w/ our old neighbor.
Im soooooo tired, I just cant get caught up on my strength & now being back to work is yucky.... first i had driven up to GA to get my girls, my FIL had them in NC for a week & he drove them down to my brothers house... it was a fun drive up alone, listened to my IPOD the whole way. i have never done anything like that before so this was an adventure for me. I didnt get much sleep while i was gone & then when i got home, had a hectic week & then it was the 4th of july & then Karen & I were off on our girls weekend in Tarpon Springs at Jules' house, then home & back to work.... so im still really draggin bad
I really really miss my Hilltop Girls.... they are so addictive & i sure do wish we could move up that way... It would be a blessing just to be able to sell my house.....
Everyone please say a prayre that someone comes & scoops up my home... we really need to downsize....lol especially after our shopping spree in ocala & the birthday crop, then ocala again & rouban rouge....GOOD LORD i still have Seabring, CKU and creepover in october lol i may have to pimp out my husband..... i will get more for his body than my own....lol
well girly girls, i think thats about it for now, it's almost 11pm & my eyes are closing. im laying here on my bed w/ the laptop... god i love this thing & belss the person who created wirless internet...
my love to all
Lauderdale Lauri

So how many of you had a great time on the 4th of july? I know I did. Every year we spend it with our friends. My friend Joe live & I mean LIVES for his fire work show. He stives to make it better & better each year. Last year he built 1 board with timed fuses, and floated it on a boat out over their lake. This year, he did two and had them all stung together. Let me tell you, this was better than any city show that is out there. I mean the man lives for this & it's awesome. I'de been telling my friends all about it & i dont think the believed me so the two families came along for the ride... THEY WERE BLOWN AWAY... let me show u some pictures.
enjoy

ya know i have to laugh. Karen got to my house about 10am friday morning... so here we go... We stopped at Scrapbook Central on our way out. this is a store that our friend Michelle owns down by us, which is a great store & i dont say that because we know her, i mean it. I spent about 95.00 b-4 i even left the county.... OMG.
Now were off, to Jules' house via Ocala.. now anyone who knows the area, knows that Ocala is above the Tampa area, about 1-1/2 hours out of the way, but since we live so far away, when we get to travel up that way, going to hobby lobby and griffins is a must for us since the stores down by us really bite bad. needless to say, I spend some more $$ there as well. We finally got to Jules sometime after 9:30. Im not even sure what time we went to bed, we sat up talking for quite a while.
Saturday was a hoot. we all met up at RubanRouge. HOW MUCH DAMAGE CAN THE HILLTOP GIRLS DO? ha lots & lots... we had a blast.. we shopped, we laughed, we shopped & terrorized 2 small obnoxious boys... gosh i cant stand parents who DO NOT CONTROLL THEIR KIDS !..... these 2 brats ran around the store for quite some time, and i think each of us at one time or another scolded them.
Thanks to Michele, I am now a blogger, Thanks Michele, your the bomb and the queen of patience since im new to this.. So here I am trying to post and add pictures. sorry girls no hiney shots this time.. all clothing remained on.
Im sure the other girls will post about how much fun we had at Jules', I for one want to thank Jules & her wonderful husband Gene our Cabana Man for a GREAT weekend.
well thats it for tonight, im pooped after our long drive home. it was long, Karen totally kicked my a** at punch buggie for the third time this weekend. geesh
Well to all my Hilltop girls. We love ya, thanks for including us in this wonderful weekend
over & out

In the lap of luxury

Here we are, spending the weekend at Jules' house in Tarpon Springs, Fl.... Having lots & lots of fun, We are SUPPOSED to be scrappin, but we have shopped, Karen & I shopped even before we left Lauderdale/Broward County....lol WE ARE COLLECTORS OF SCRAP STUFF.... but at least we can say hey, we HAVE IT !.......
So instead of scrappin here i am floating around the pool. More to come later.....