HELLO EVERYONE. . . Without even looking it up I know in my heart that the last time I had to rant on livejournal was for the same reason. . . my tenant! If anyone could destroy my marriage it would be her. Not because of any interaction with her and my husband but because he is too "delicate" with her. Less than he is with me. And when I rant ( Read more... )

Why have I chosen to reopen my LJ account today? Well because I had something to say and it can't be shared on facebook because too many of my "friends" actually know me, and my daughter hangs around a bit too. So here goes! Today I saw an adorable anonymous picture post about about a women who went home after a hysterectomy and the doctor asked ( Read more... )

What to do when you can't put in out there on facebook. . . you go to LiveJournal and scream!  But, screaming doesn't really help so I will simply put it out there. I am married to a very generous man. . . we don't have money to spare but we still share it when we can. I've got two tenants to help us meet our bills, but if someone is more desperate ( Read more... )

We've got two tenants from the local university living in what used to be my Dad's rooms before he passed away. They have their own entrance and their own bathroom, their own beds and each one has a desk. They also have kitchen privileges. This is the second year they are with us. Recently we learned that they purchased an electric space heater and ( Read more... )

On June 28th, three weeks ago tomorrow, I had an endoscopy to try to ascertain the cause of my sometimes very severe stomach distress. At that time they found a polyp in my stomach, but because my step-daughter was getting married on July 5th in California, the doctor chose to wait to remove it, thereby not creating any potential problems. So, ( Read more... )

As we sit tonight and keep vigil for our dear friend Claire. . . I ask that those of you who know her, please pray for her. She's in the hospital tonight in a very bad way. Don't want to step on anyone's toes by posting this before her family does, but it's what's on my mind tonight ( Read more... )

OK, so I have a tenant. He is a 20 year old student at the local university. We all know that winter break will soon be upon us. Yesterday, when he gave me Decembers rent, he asked if he could "not" pay rent during the winter break. What the hell? Then comes spring break, then comes the summer. . . I'm sure he will ask again. What do I do? One of ( Read more... )

I didn't leave until our 37th year of an empty marriage. And it took five more years until my divorce went through. My kids tell me all the time that they wish I had done it sooner. Who knows what they want. The truth be known, it's next to impossible to make kids happy anyway. My ex barely speaks to me and up until yesterday neither did his new ( Read more... )

While I'm on a roll here. . . with my decorating plans, I'll also mention that we plan on gutting our Master bathroom. It's very small and currently has a very large (6' long) jacuzzi tub. I never feel like the damn thing is clean (inside the jets) if I don't bleach it every day. . . so, we are going to remove the tub and create a shower but we ( Read more... )

I will most definitely share pictures of the projects I'm planning over the summer. I've got three projects planned for the near future. I'm planning on making Roman Shades for my living room and dining room windows. They are both bay windows, with the big picture window in the middle and the two small side bays. . . it's taken me a long time, and ( Read more... )