Wow..it's been a long time since I last wrote or typed in this blog! I hate to admit it, but I forgot about it until Christie told me she went to read it last Sunday and there was nothing new on it. So, this one is for Christie! I think she's my only "reader" I have! Thank you baby girl! At least someone out there likes to see what I'm up to! Lol!
Today Pat and I ate at my favorite restaurant, The Asian Kitchen. It's a Korean restaurant and they have THE best food ever! OMG..we got 17, count em...17, side dishes! We've been there enough that the woman who runs the place doesn't even have to ask us what we want, she tells us! We always get the same thing, I get dolsot bibimbop and Pat get's pork bolgogi. I love Korean food! I once had a Korean woman tell me that I must have Korean in my blood because I love kimchi so much! My dad used to love kimchi too. He was in the Korean war so spent time in Korea. I still miss my dad so much. With Pat being out of work for over a year now, I really could use one of my dads pep talks! He had a way of making you feel like everything was going to be okay, no matter what was going on in your life! His enthusiasm and optimistic outlook on life were contagious and since he's passed, I feel lost without him here to cheer me on and hear him say that EVERYTHING really is going to be OKAY!
The job situation is not good. We thought Pat would have a job within three months of his taking the Anhesuer busch early retirement. Here we sit 13 months later, over three months behind on our house payment and using our credit cards (that we paid off) for food and gas. I never ever thought we would be in this situation. Dad....can you please send me a message from Heaven telling me that EVERYTHING is going to be OKAY?!!
Needless to say, I've had to put a hault on my shopping addiction! Oh, I still made sure I was able to buy the kids Christmas gifts, I've already started my shopping for the grandkids with one of our credit cards. I"m sorry, but I don't care what anyone thinks about this, as long as I can find a way to shop, I will shop! No way would I not buy my grandbabies Christmas goodies! and after I'm finished shopping for them, I'll start shopping for the kids. We have cut down what we normally spend. We cut down the amount we spend by half. I'm not happy about it, but hey....it's the best we can do right now!
My two pregnant daughters are doing well. Well, Ally was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, which stinks, but she knows it could be a lot worse. She's working at getting her blood levels under control in hopes of avoiding having to take insulin. I'm praying for her to get it under control and for it to go away (and never come back) after she has her baby! Kate is getting close to her due date. December 4th we will welcome our newest little Martin grandbaby! Allys not too far behind with her due date being in Jan. I just love my grandbabies! I love them just as much as I love my own kids, but I can enjoy them more, because with age, I've learned not to sweat the small stuff and to enjoy each and every minute i have with them because I know all too well how fast time flies by. Don't blink! I just wish that Ally and her guys lived closer to us. I do not like this long distance living!
Today I recieved a package in the mail from a dear friend, Olivia, for the girls babies. She bought the cutest little hand knitted sweaters and ugg booties from the farmers market near where she lives (in Montana) for the babies. I've never seen anthing like them. Even the buttons are adorable! Olivia and I recently re-connected on facebook. We met in South Dakota back in the mid seventies. Our husbands were stationed at Ellsworth AFB and we were neighbors in both Rapid City and then again on Ellsworth AFB. When we moved, we lost touch, until I found her or she found me on facebook. I believe that God brought her back into my life at just the right time. She is one of the most loving and giving women I know. She loves the Lord with all her heart and soul. She is a devout Christian and I'm sure she has brought many people to the Lord with her witnessing, because she has a way of doing it that is not judgemental. She sees past the flesh and into the hearts and souls of everyone she meets. I feel blessed having her as my friend!
I've found thru facebook that there are a lot of mean spirited people out there! I have gotten zapped by more then a few of them! I just do not understand why some people feel the need to hurt other peoples feelings? I was called "a joke" and "a pathetic sister" because of the way I looked in a picture I posted on my fb, by a woman who I have never even met! What good did this woman get out of this? All it did was hurt my feelings and make me feel embarrassed. I've been tempted to close out my fb site, but I'm too darned nosey to do it, not to mention that I enjoy looking at other peoples pictures they post there. Guess I could toughen up, but I don't want to toughen up! I would rather be dumb and naive and risk getting my feelings hurt, then to get a hard shell.
Okay, I'm ready to close this one out already! Time to get into my pjs and chow down on the left over bibimbop and kimchi that I brought home from the Korean restaurant! I'll add more tomorrow..with some pictures!