Hot Cocoa Day

I found a picture I never posted! I'm getting forgetful in my old age. Anyway, I thought we were getting snow one day and created this picture. Of course, we didn't even get rain. Weather has been rather unreliable this winter. It has been cold...that's for sure!

Still recovering, I get tired easily which I guess is expected. Sleeping late into the morning and heck, don't really want to get up..haha! I do tho, still have things to do and sometimes places to go. I haven't been moving as much as I should and hopefully, with the warmer weather coming, can go back to walking again.

My hubby is planning on retiring in May of this year. We are not setting up any plans for the near future, since the best laid ones always seem to go astray.

The only thing I am looking forward to is getting a new puppy. I reserved a puppy from a local breeder and was just informed the mating will take place next week. I will then wait for confirmation of a litter being born sometime in April. Saying prayers for a large litter of healthy puppies and for at least enough females for me to pick one. Crossing fingers too!

I can drink wine again....so...cheers! 🍷

Current Mood: 😎

Credits:
Tube: "Christmas is Coming" by ©Stella Felice
Scrap Kit: "Crimson Snow" by Jackie's Jewels (No Longer Available)
Mask:DD_NWM3 by Dangerously Delicious Designs

Memories

I am finally feeling better. Well, better than I have in over two weeks. I still don't know what hit me, because my illness was quite different than hubby's.  It started with severe pain in my joints, could barely move my hands. My neck was very stiff and painful. I had a killer of a headache, much like a migraine.  Painkillers helped, but I hate taking them. So I relied mainly on Aleve.  For four days the pain continued to finally wane off.  Then the cough hit...which was weird as it was more of an asthmatic rather than a cold cough. No sneezing, sniffles, runny nose...nada! Just the cough, wheezing and hardly sleeping.

The cough still lingers and will for a week or two more. In the meantime, rest and aspirin seem to work the best.

I feel like I lost time and of course, had to cancel several appointments. I am waiting to call my dentist, as the cough is still quite annoying at times. With my luck I will get the urge to cough when I have my mouth wide open.  Ugh!

Lab test is now in limbo as my appointment to my cardiologist was automatically cancelled. I guess they didn't bother to tell me until I tried calling to change the date. Oh, sorry but you don't have an appointment...would you like to reschedule with another provider?  Um...no.  I hung up.  I'll just wait to see what happens.  I believe he is moving over to Pima Heart, so I am not a high risk case, I can wait.  Hubby on the other hand, scheduled with a new doctor.  He has several refills he needs approved, so I can understand.

The above picture was created before I got ill.  I am still shaky so will be posting pictures already completed until my hand is better at working the canvas.

Oh...I still can't drink wine...so cheers...with orange juice! 😎

Current Mood: 😎

Credits:
Tube: "A Samhain Night" by ©Enys Guerrero
Scrap Kit: "Times of Future Past" by Gothic Inspirations
Mask: Mask63 by A Scrappy Bit of Fun
Background Tutorial by Vivienne's Paintbox 

Winter Blues

It has been a long and tiring weekend, more stress to deal with and hubby sick with bronchitis. He is on the mend, but spends quite a long time sleeping while on the medications. He calls this "his sabbatical from hell". Thank God we did not make travel plans to Scottsdale like hubby was thinking about doing in early November. Originally back in May, the family was going to Las Vegas on his sabbatical..ha! In a way this worked out, just have to look on the bright side. He would have missed quite a bit of work with this illness.

Stressing since I never got paid for jury duty...which they told me would be mailed. I can't seem to get anyone to tell me how long that is supposed to take...and of course, I never was released from jury duty, so I am sure I will be called again. Ugh! The long delay in this payment is bothering me because I need to file taxes...just hope it gets here before April 15th.

Secondly, my husband wanted to start filing for social security in 2020 and so in December he asked me to go online and check the appropriate boxes. Well fine, but apparently a cell number is not listed so a letter has been sent with a code to access his online profile. Ummm..ok, but this was done December 20th and was supposed to take 5 to 10 business days. It's almost been a month and still no letter of verification. Feel like my hands are tied with this one, but it bothers me as well. I feel its my fault the account got locked. Everyday I wait to see if the SSA letter has arrived and stress more when it doesn't.

To add one more thing to this festival mood, the other tire on the old car blew. Now I have to get another tire mounted and find a way to get it on that car. When it rains, it pours in the house. This one really took me over the top in anxiety. I really hate that we live in a town without any car repair shops. I am hoping to get this resolved some time this week...after all, have to do some grocery shopping too. Don't get me started on the lack of a grocery store out here in the desert wastelands. It's my favorite rant!😡

I don't know what has happened to me, but ever since I lost Hannah, every "little thing" that goes wrong bothers me to the point of feeling ill. I stress "little thing" because they are small annoyances that just seem to build up in my mind. Sometimes I think I am still grieving and at other times just the holiday blues. I have a good support system in my family, but for some reason I still feel everything falls on my shoulders.

I should let it all go, but I can't...that's a whole other problem.

Current Mood:  😩

Winter Kisses

Cold weather moved back into the desert yesterday...of course, today was colder. They were forecasting snow showers, but luckily...we only had a few rain showers that spritzed the area.  The weather service got the rain/snow all wrong, but not the cold air that swept in. My poor bougainvillea has once again, shriveled up her leaves, looking quite bare in spots. The plant will probably stay that way until March. Usually, depending on the amount of spring rain, it bursts into renewed growth and vibrant red flowering. The rest of my flowers are still withstanding the weather and being tough...lol!

My hubby is still suffering the after effects of his cold, coughing which will probably last a few more days. Luckily, I was spared this cold...yay!! Must be all the vitamins, triple the dosage of vitamin c and freaking antibiotics that I take. Maybe I can convince him to take vitamins too, especially "c" during the winter months.  I'll keep working on it.

Just love this tube from Barbara Jensen...another one of her sexy beauties. I dressed her in soft icy blue, perfect for this January weather! 🥶

Cheers! 🍷

Current Mood:😊

Credits:
Tube: "Timid" by ©Barbara Jensen
Scrap Kit: "Winter Kisses" by Carita Creationz
Mask: Xmas Mask 1 by Minyu

Splintery Path

Traveling on the splintery path of life...

Amazingly, the world breathes a sigh of relief. As for me, I continue to pray for our country, our troops deployed in the middle east and their families. I don't think this is over, it's just a pause.

Amen...🙏

Current Mood: 😟

Razamataz and All That Jazz

The urban dictionary states "razamataz" means improving something with subtle or mysterious ways. I just liked the word...😆 ...but I am up for jazzing my blog up with some spice!

Getting a bit risque in my old age, but I just loved this tube by Barbara Jensen.  I have several of her tubes which are a bit inappropriate so according to the rules, I must mark my blog as having mature content. Yes, I will be using them in the near future...after all Valentine's Day is approaching faster than a speeding bullet! Sorry for any inconvenience the extra step to reach my blog may cause anyone!

Well, it happened...hubby gets a two week sabbatical and he comes down with a cold. Now we are really stuck at home...LOL!  Poor guy was looking forward to our movie and dinner date...which is now put on hold. Well, the movie date is postponed as my girls and I will be going to see Star Wars tomorrow; combining it with doing some grocery shopping as my cupboard is bare! I got lazy last week...so sue me! I really needed the rest though...my blood pressure is still on the high side.

Cheers!! 🍷

Current Mood: 😃

Credits:
PTU Tube: "Cotton Candy" by ©Barbara Jensen
FTU Scrap Kit: "Purple Rain" by Carita Creationz
Mask: Miz_Mask_122 by Mizteeques Masks

Frosty Winter

Time is already moving fast...into the third day of the new year. I haven't been working on my tags as much as I would like as I have lost my muse. Please be patient with me as I cultivate its return. Working with cluster frames and tutorials usually brings it back, sometimes in a rush. 😎

My hubby is going to be on sabbatical for the next two weeks. He says it will be a trial run of when he retires sometime in April/May 2020. We don't have any plans to go anywhere special during his sabbatical. In fact, we haven't discussed any vacation or travel plans for the rest of the year after he retires. And so starts another year of wanting to travel, to do something...but then feel guilty of spending the money. With us both retired, I hate to put us in a bind. I still haven't repaid the credit card for the trip we took to Virginia last year...not that it's a huge amount, but eh, I just hate owing money. 

I wonder how much our lifestyle is going to have to change this year. Ah well....that's life.

Cheers!! 🍷 

Current Mood: 😎

Credits:

Tube: "Doriana" by ©Verymany

Scrap Kit: Frosty Winter by et Designs