HAPPY CANDY DAY!!!

ANY HOLIDAY WHERE WE ARE ALLOWED TO EAT EXTRA CHOCOLATE IS A GREAT HOLIDAY...LOL!!! 6 AM WOKEN BY BRIE SAYING SHE DIDN'T FEEL GOOD, FEVER OF 102.6! SHE WAS SAD & I'M SAD FOR HER, SHE WAS SUPPOSE TO GO TO HER DADS & GO TRICK OR TREATING TONIGHT WHICH WOULD OF BEEN THE LAST YEAR I WOULD OF LET HER GO. POOR KID...SHE'S BEEN SOUND ASLEEP ALL DAY SO FAR.
LAST NIGHT THE FOUR KIDS CARVED THERE PUMPKINS...THEY HAD ALOT OF FUN, WE ALL HAD ALOT OF LAUGHS....RAY & KRYSTAL STARTED SMEARING PUMPKIN GUTS ON EACH OTHER, NEXT THING I KNEW ALL FOUR WERE HAVING A BIT OF A FOOD FIGHT....TOO FUNNY.
SPEAKING OF CHOCOLATE....MY MOM & I ARE INVITED TO A CHOCOLATE PARTY AT HER FRIEND SUES HOUSE NEXT WEEKEND. IT'S ACTUALLY A JEWELRY PARTY, BUT IN ORDER TO GO YOU HAVE TO BRING SOMETHING CHOCOLATE TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE....OF COURSE WHO COULD SAY NO TO THAT KIND OF INVITATION!!!!
TIM JUST CALLED & IS GETTING OUT OF WORK NOW TO COME HOME TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER & TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER TONIGHT FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY. TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR LAST WEEK. I WAS REALLY HURT WE DIDN'T CELEBRATE THE DAY THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO REPRESENT US & ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, & HAD A HARD TIME DEALING WITH IT. BUT INSTEAD OF HOLDING ON TO THE HURT I DECIDED I WOULD ACCEPT HIS INVITATION TO GO OUT & LOOK FORWARD TO TIME OUT FOR US WHICH NEVER HAPPENS ANYMORE UNLESS IT'S FOR A DR'S APPT.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT CHOCOLATE (OR FAVORITE CANDY) KINDA DAY!!

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IT HAS BEEN A LONG COUPLE DAYS!! WEDNESDAY HAD TO BE IN DARTMOUTH WITH KRYSTAL AT 12 TO GET HOOKED UP FOR A 24HR EEG.(SHE LOOKED REALLY CUTE..27 WIRES COMING OUT OF HER HEAD & HAIR WAS EVERYWHERE!!!) OF COURSE IT'S A TWO HOUR DRIVE, BUT WE LEFT A LITTLE EARLIER WITH THE SNOW WE WERE GETTING.ON OUR WAY HOME WE HIT SNOW & FREEZING RAIN!!! GOT HOME JUST IN TIME FOR THE OTHER TWO TO GET HOME FROM SCHOOL, WATCHED BABY MAMA WHICH WAS A REALLY FUNNY MOVIE, ATE DINNER, RETURNED THE MOVIE CAME HOME & VEGGED. BACK UP EARLY THIS MORNING TO BE BACK ON THE ROAD FOR 8 AM TO HEAD BACK TO DARTMOUTH TO HAVE THE APPERATIS TAKEN OFF HER HEAD. MY MOM RODE WITH US TODAY, SO AFTER WE LEFT THE HOSPITAL WE STOPPED AT P & H TRUCKSTOP FOR SOME YUMMY LUNCH & OF COURSE WE HAD TO HAVE DESSERT....REESE PEANUTBUTTER PIE...YUMMO!! TONIGHT MAKING SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS FOR DINNER & CARVING PUMPKINS WITH KRYSTALS BOYFRIEND RAY. CAN'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW...NOTHING ON THE SCHEDUAL!!! IT'S BEEN A LONG WEEK, WITH ALL THE TRIPS, ME IN PAIN & FIGHTING MAJOR DEPRESSION...TRYING TO SNAP OUT OF IT...I'M ACTUALLY GIVING MYSELF A NEW CHALLENGE...KEEPING A JOURNAL & MAKING SURE I FIND SOMETHING POSITIVE IN EVERY DAY. SOME OF YOU MAY BE SAYING WHAT'S SO HARD WITH THIS, BUT HAVING SO MANY NEGATIVES FIGHTING AGAINST US RIGHT NOW & ME FEELING REALLY USELESS WITH THE DISABILITIES IT IS A TRUE CHALLENGE!!! GOING TO MAKE SURE I TAKE PICS & WORK ON ART AS PART OF MY THEREPY...THE TWO THINGS THAT REALLY MAKE ME HAPPY!

IT'S MONDAY!!!!

WHAT A WEEK IT WAS....THE CHANGE IN SEASON, ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE HAS NOT HELPED WITH THE MOODS THATS FOR SURE. THIS WEEKEND LUCKILY THE RAIN HELD OFF FOR MOST OF THE DAY. ZAC & I REPORTED FOR DUTY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE JROTC DRILL COMPETITION....OUR CADETS DID A FANTASTIC JOB & RECIEVED A TROPHY IN EVERY CATAGORY. I HELPED SERVE THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST & LUNCHEON THAT US JROTC PARENTS ORGANIZED......FELT SO GOOD TO GET OUT OF THESE FOUR WALLS & BE WITH OTHER MOMS & ONE DAD! THOUGH SADLY I PAID DEARLY IN ALOT OF PAIN & STILL AM. GUESS IT PROVED TO MYSELF I'M NOT READY YET TO BE ON MY FEET FOR VERY LONG. ZAC WAS VERY EXCITED & PROUD OF HIMSELF FOR ATTEMPTING THE ROCK CLIMBING WALL....HE DID IT ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP!!! VERY PROUD OF HIM FOR OVER COMING HIS FEAR OF HEIGHTS TO GIVE IT A SHOT....HE PROUDLY CAME IN TO SHOW ME THE TSHIRT HE WON FROM THE ARMY GUYS FOR COMPLETING THE CHALLENGE!
TIM & KRYSTAL WORKED REALLY HARD ON HER ROOM ALL DAY SATURDAY...THEY SHINGLED THE ROOF TO PREPARE FOR THE WEATHER WE HAVE COMING OUR WAY! GREAT TIMING CONSIDERING THE WICKED RAIN & WIND STORM WE HAD COME SAT. NIGHT.
TODAY IS A TAKE IT EASY DAY, STILL IN PAIN....NEED TO TRY TO CLEAR MY HEAD & SNAP OUT OF THE DEPRESSION THAT HAS KICKED IN BIG TIME. I DID MANAGED TO MAKE A SMALL BATCH OF APPLESAUCE TO GO WITH THE PORK CHOPS TONIGHT...MY BRIE CAN'T EAT PORK WITHOUT APPLESAUCE!! MAYBE NOW I WILL GO TRY TO CREATE & GET INKY......

8 YEARS

EIGHT YEARS AGO TODAY IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL FALL SUNNY DAY & WHEN I BECAME MRS GOULD. ALOT DIFFERENT THAN TODAY....VERY COLD, RAINING, & SUPPOSE TO SNOW TONIGHT!!! OF COURSE JUST LIKE EVERYTHING...THINGS CHANGE. IN EIGHT YEARS, WE'VE HAD OUR GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES, ALOT OF HURT BUT SOMEHOW WE MANAGED TO STAY TOGETHER THROUGH IT ALL.
THIS PAST WEEKEND WE GOT ALOT OF HOUSE STUFF DONE, THE UGLY DUCKS IN THE KITCHEN ARE FINALLY GONE!! WE CHOOSE THE COLORS OF MUSTARD YELLOW, BURGUNDY & HUNTER GREEN...COMFORT WARM COLORS! TIM & THE KIDS HAVE REALLY BEEN WORKING ON KRYSTALS NEW BEDROOM, ALL THE OUTSIDE WALLS, ROOF, & ELECTRICITY WAS DONE THIS WEEKEND. TIME FOR INSULATION & THE INSIDE WORK NOW....SHE'S GETTING SO EXCITED TO HAVE HER OWN BRAND NEW ROOM. SHE'S SETTING IT UP "SPA" STYLE WITH RELAXING COLORS, SOUNDS OF WATER FOUNTAINS, ETC; SHE REALLY NEEDS A RELAXING PLACE TO GO WITH ALL THAT IS GOING ON WITH HER!
KEEP WARM....

RAINY DAY......

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY!!! IT HAS BEEN RAINING VERY HARD HERE ALL DAY & IS GETTING MUCH COOLER AS THE DAY GOES ON! I FIGURED IT WOULD BE A GREAT DAY TO STAY IN & DO A COUPLE THINGS..I MADE SOME BROWNIES & HOMEMADE APPLE PIE & GOT THREE LOADS OF LAUNDRY DONE. TAKES ALOT OF TIME FOR ME TO STILL GET THINGS DONE DUE TO THE HEADACHES & NECK PAIN (SURE WISH THAT GOES AWAY SOON) SO FOR ME IT WAS A PRODUCTIVE DAY.
OF COURSE I HAD A BLAST WATCHING MUNCHKIN (THE SMALLEST PUP) CATCH HER FIRST MOUSE THIS MORNING!! SHE STOOD GUARD AT THE CUPBOARD ALL MORNING & WITH ONE LEAP SHE HAD IT IN HER MOUTH PROUDLY SHOWING MOMMY WHAT SHE HAD DONE. NOW I CAN'T KEEP HER OUT OF THE CUPBOARDS SHE THINKS THERES MORE....SO GUESS KRYSTAL WON'T HAVE BREAKFAST COMPANY IN THE MORNING ( THE MOUSE SAT & WATCHED HER EAT BREAKFAST YESTERDAY).
LATER ON I WILL BE WORKING ON A PROJECT THAT I THOUGHT WAS A GREAT IDEA FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTIST/SCRAPBOOKER ALI EDWARDS....HER CHALLENGE WAS TO DO "A WEEK IN THE LIFE", SO FOR ONE WEEK YOU JOT DOWN HAPPENINGS, TAKE PICS, KEEP RECEIPTS, ETC; OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPEND IN A WHOLE WEEK. THEN AT THE END YOU CREATE A JOURNAL/SCRAPBOOK WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. SO I TOOK THE CHALLENGE & AT THE POINT OF HOW TO DESIGN & PUT IT TOGETHER...SO I CHALLENGE YOU TO GIVE IT A TRY!
WELL THE KIDS JUST GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL & THE FIGHTING HAS BEGAN....FAR FAR FAR AWAY VACATION SOUNDS GREAT TO ME RIGHT NOW!GOTTA GET KRYSTAL TO WORK.

Beautiful Fall

I cannot believe we are half way through October already!! The beauty of fall is all around us...gorgous colors on the trees, wonderful sunsets, the smell of comfort food cooking & candles burning...my favorite time of year. A great time for many wonderful photos!