Happy Independence Day America

MAY YOUR DAY BE FILLED WITH PRIDE AND JOY.

What Happen to Trina

Well it's been 7 months since I last blogged anything. I had surgery on my knee healed from that. My right wrist started to hurt. Thought I had injured it, went to my doctor he did x-rays no injury, said it could be Rheumatoid Arthritis ( RA), I laughed. Test came back positive my RA. In November I was in so much pain I didn't want to get out of bed. I hurt like hell now I couldn't eat what I loved. I could not work.. My doctor put me on Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), was the first med I was on it made me sick, gave hair and skin rash, I lost muscle tone. It didn't help much for pain. So after 3 months, I'm now Methotrexate it makes me not as attentive as normal the day after I take it. I do feel almost pain free. I found out I have food allergies, no sugar, and yeast. There are few other things that I can't eat on a regular basis so just have a taste every once in awhile. Once I figured that out I started exercising. I take arthritis swim classes 2 times a week. They really help! Well I've lost 55 pounds I weigh 226 down from 281.

My family have been my rock thru all of this, Couldn't have done it without them. Thank you… Thank you… Thank you! My kids are doing great enjoying summer break. We have done some fun stuff I'll post pictures later.

So basically I have been fighting my way back to OK. The Workers Comp. people decided I was not able to work as an electrician any more. I don't know if I'll settle for that one. I am being retrained in the IT field as a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) then start Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). I'm A+ and Network+ certified. So I can repair my own computers… that's a good thing. Going back to school has been hard since my medicines affect my concentration. And being unemployed is hard but I know I'm blessed to be getting a chance at a new career.

On the creative side I have started back doing things I love… scrapbooking, making cards, quilting, blogging, Gardening, home decorating and sewing. I plan to finish my quilts I started right before I became sick. My garden well… It was a little better than last year but I still need to improve my skills. I'll show you later what I mean. I made some invitations for my little sister's Independences day/ house warming party. I joined a cool sewing instruction class to improve my sewing skills.

So I had been trying, meaning to, getting around to posting on my blog and I have done it. Yeah Me!

Lazy Sunday

Well its 3:oopm I have not done a dog gone thing but surf the net. I did find some really cool Etsy shops if you are into fabrics.

Riley Blake- Just Dreamy

Owls and More from the Timless Treasures collection

Riley Blake -All Star

Michael Miller's Lava collection

and My favorite Heather Baliey's Nicey Jane collection all 40.

FABRICBYTHEYARD

Piper's Girls

Fabricworm also has a web store as well as a brick and mortar which I plan to visit the next time I'm California. As you can tell this was my favorite. The owner even has a cute video too.




The Blog lead me here to The long thread which has more cool Christmas stuff...100 Holiday Crafts

Well its time to start dinner hoped you enjoyed your weekend and started on your Christmas Crafts.

COOL FIND: HOLIDAYS CRAFTS

A DIY HOLIDAY





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Just thought I would share. Happy Saturday!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

YEAH

I can officially say Happy Holidays. Well our tree is up thanks to my family. I could not have done it without them. The inside of my home is very festive. My old man says he will start on the outside today. I would normally help him but after my knee surgery the ladder is not an option for a while.

We take pride that our Christmas holiday light display is one of the best on the block. I believe lights should look as if you had a plan or design for them. They should be hung neat and should not look like you just threw them up. If on a timer they should come on at the same time not 5 or 10 minutes apart. And most of all, the family should have fun putting the lights up.

My sister that challenged me to a crafty Christmas chuckled when she saw my last post about her. I'm still working to completing my homemade gifts. I hope you have started sis-ter! The clock is ticking...

My dad will be here in 15 days it’s always a pleasure to see that OLD MAN...he gets funnier with age. I guess I should explain the old man thing... it’s really a term of endearment. I call my dad OLD MAN, he calls me Old Girl. I don't really know how it started. He is no spring chick and I'll be forty next year. When I call him and say "hey OLD MAN" he knows it’s me.

I sometimes call my boyfriend.... my old man. I fell I'm to O L D to use the term boyfriend... and I guess I like to see the reaction when other people hear me say it. Their reactions are really funny. Once a man heard me call my boyfriend old man and asked my boyfriend "you’re going to let her call you old?" he just laughed and said "that’s me". He's a bit older then I am, I like my men seasoned.

I wanted to post pics of my sisters new babes but she said she wanted them to look pretty for their first post. They were spayed and can't take a bath for ten days...stinky. I'll tell you this they are cute and I helped pick their names Bianca, TEA, and Chloe'. Her boyfriend says they act like us, the three sisters and they should be named after us, I didn't care but we figured my little sister may not be too happy. They are Pomeranians she saved from a pet shelter, all from the same home. Never in a millions years did I think my sister would have three dogs at one time. It must be the Christmas spirit.

Enough ramblings...It’s the first day of December... so it’s time to Journal Your Christmas or December Daily or BOTH.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

STILL THANKFUL

I didn't post on Thanksgiving day but the family had a laid back day. I spoke with alot of friends and family. We ate dinner about 7Pm my daughter inform me that was early this year. we all stated what we were gratefull for this past year and we watched a movie together.

Friday was another kick back day worked on my Christmas presents. here a little look.

Today I hope to start up Christmas decorations and visit my sister later she is getting new babes. I"ll post later.

Grateful

It’s November a month of giving and being grateful for what we are blessed to have. So many people are losing jobs, homes and are hungry this year. I thought I would remind myself how lucky and blessed I am.

So here my list of what I’m grateful for:
1. That I wake up.
2. That God love Me
3. Chantel
4. Jarron
5. Sweets
6. The rest of my family
7. I spend more time with my family
8. Learning to live simpler
9. Edonna
10. Raquel
11. All my other friends
12. IBEW
13. JATC
14. MonaVie
15. I’m going Diamond in 2010
16. My home
17. My health
18. Scrapbooking
19. My December daily/Journal my Christmas album is finished
20. Quilting –something new
21. My blog is holiday cute
22. Thanksgiving is coming
23. We will have a great Thanksgiving dinner
24. I won’t be shopping on black Friday
25. Thanksgiving weekend we put up Christmas decorations
26. My Christmas gifts are close to being finished
27. I’m cutting back my holiday spending this year
28. My dad will be here for the holidays
29. Quel’s PJ Christmas breakfast is coming up
30. That I’m looking forward to the new year

What are you grateful 4?