Well Hello There!!

Yes, I am still alive! Work has been great, I took on yet another job there. I am now a CNA, Fill in Receptionist and also The Senior Housing Manager Assistant. So I have a little bit more responsiblity. But its fun! Today is my Granny's 4th hip surgery in less than a year. So mom and I are getting ready to head to Spokane here in a little bit.

Monday Terri and I started Water Aerobics through Gritman. Its at the old Latah Health Care Center in Moscow. We LOVE it, I pay for it the next morning but then I know I am working my muscles!!! I always thought that it was for the older people but I guess I have to fess up and realize I am getting older and there are people younger than I am going to it!

On a Creative note, I haven't done much in my craft studio. But I have been taking more classes at Paper Pals. Its so much fun being the student!! :) hehehe.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and hope you can stay cool out there!!!

WOW! I need to update this!

As I was looking at some blogs, I thought well I better look and mine, and boy was I in shock when I realized I hadn't updated it since febuary!! Well for those who don't know, I did pass my CNA and now have the card to prove it!!! I spend most of my time working and then some weekends I have been going up to Athol. Enjoying every minute of that, can't wait till summer and then go up and go fishing!! Well I will hopefully keep this updated more often!!! Can't promise it though!!!

More Next Time....

Pray for me!!!

Please Say A Prayer!

Hello to all of you, I am having second doubts about my CNA State Final test on wednesday.I don't know if I can do it!! Please say a prayer for me as I don't feel prepared at all!!I have my test in Post Falls at 1pm, and I have been upset all day about it thinking I should just give up now!!!!

Thanks,Janie

I've Been Tagged!!

i was tagged by Tina V.!!! Photo Tagging, new - FUN tag is called. "Photo" Tagging!

The RULES are to go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures. Go to the 6th Folder, then pick the 6th picture in that folder. Post that picture on your blog and the story that goes along with the picture.Tag 6 other people that you know to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog or an e-mail letting them know you chose them

This is a painting done by Diane Duda and I have discovered she is my fav artist at the moment!!!! I went through and saved some paintings she has done to see which one I like best to purchase!!! Go check her out, She does great work I think!!!

I am tagging... Denise, Cathy, Terri, Judy, Jean, and Angela L. :)

It will be fun to see what you come up with gals!!!

I am Alive!!!!

Hello to all my fellow Bloggers and friends, I wanted to blog so you didn't think I was dead or ran away.... Not getting rid of me that easy. hahahahaha!!!

Ok, since last blog, my life has been busy!! I started my CNA class at Good Sams on December 12th so been busy going to that. Along with working normal shifts at Good Sam and then the Post Office as well. But after Febuary 1st, I am no longer working at the Post Office. I can pick up more hours at Good Sams and eventually get benefits I hope!! Which in this time of my life I need most of all.... I am turning 30 this year after all. hahaha.

Granny is doing well, Shes been home and only gone out of the house to go to my cousin Derek's wedding on December 27th, 2008. We all had Christmas at her house and had a blast. All about 30 of us. But she leaves friday Jan 16th to go up to the nursing home in Spokane till her surgery on the 29th and then will also have to stay up there a few weeks after that. But she will be better and have a new hip as well!!! Yeah!!!!

Alright, I will have christmas and wedding photos up soon I promise!!!!!


Miss you all!!!!

Janie

She's Home!!!

Well... Sunday my parents went to Spokane and brought my grandmother home!! Even though it will be trying and tough at times during these next two months. Due to that she still has no hip and won't till January 29th, when she goes back in for surgery. But I am so glad she is home for the holidays!! We are all taking turns staying nights with her and checking in on her during the day. She will have therapy, as Gritman will come in for that twice a week. My Aunt is coming this weekend and we are going to put up christmas around Granny's house!

I have been Working quite a few days at Good Samaritan lately, and on December 12th, I start the CNA class, so please say a prayer for me, as I take on this new journey!! As I call it. I never dreamed I would be doing this line of work. But I am enjoying, would be better if I was working day shift I think, due to I kind of like my evenings and nights with the family!

Terri started selling Scentsy, so if anyone wants to know more about it or wants to book a party or ANYTHING, let us know!! :) She is going to have a launch party here soon, so if your interested in this product, let us know. We would love to tell you all about it! :)

Fun Weekend!

This weekend was nice and relaxing. Its so nice to have one of those once in awhile! Yesterday after work I went and taught my technique class at Paper Pals and had a blast like usual!! Love that place!!! :) And then met up with Denise and her sister Clarissa and went to The Artisan Barn in Uniontown, WA. Then came home and had a wonderful night sleep!! Today I went and had Lunch with Terri at Smoky Moutian Pizzeria in the mall. Awesome food!!! Then we decided to go for a drive and take some nice fall photos. We also went to the U of I Arberitum as well! Beautiful there!!! Here is a collage of my weekend fun!!

Life....

I am the type of person that trys to help people before caring or helping myself. What I say and do for people don't intend to hurt or make others feel worse if they are feeling bad. I have been though alot in my life and many things I say every day to get me through life. One of them is "This too shall Pass" To me being a christian and going through tough times, I take this quote to heart. It's something my grandmother has said to me in the almost 30 years of my life. Some people I know go though alot worse that I have and will ever go through, but my intentions in life are to help others and me saying the things I do, thats what I am trying to do. Not to harm them or make them feel worse about the situation. I have been told I am a good friend and want to be for all my friends. I don't want to be a bad friend, but to help in the way some people want I need to know how I can help. So if I ever say something wrong or out of line, I am sorry. My heart and help is really and truly there. At this time, everyone is going through lots of different problems but the only way to get through is to help each other in the best way we know how. If its something that we do or say, its the way we feel we are helping each other out. I love everyone in my life and they are forever in my heart now and forever. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't wonder how my friends and family are doing in there life and how is it possible to make their life better, while mine may be going down hill, I know others in my life are doing well. Thats how I have always been and always will be in my life.

To update everyone on my grandmother.... Well things didn't go as expected. She went in for surgery on thursday October 9th. And when the doctor came out, we already knew part of the bad news. They opened her hip up and it was full of infection. So what they ended up doing is taking the whole hip out and cleaning everything out and putting 16 antibiotic beads and a rod of Antibiotic down her femer bone. So right now she does not have a left hip at all and no control over her whole left leg. So this now reqires 6 weeks of IV antibiotic every eight hours. So my grandmother is up in Spokane at Royal Park Care Center where my Aunt Starla is a DNS at this nursing home. So she will be there for 6 weeks and is going through some really rough Therapy and when I saw her yesterday she was tired and I could tell it in her eyes. She was even too tired to get her hair done yesterday. She will then have a new hip put in her left side in 3 to 4 months from now. So I thought I would update you all.

Hello to All....

Hello to all, sorry for not writing for a bit. I started another new job! I am now working at Good Samaritain Village in Moscow in the Assisted Living department. I am mostly working the night shift. But lately have been training on all shifts so I can fill in if needed on those as well. I am enjoying it so far. I am sorry if I have been lacking on the being a friend and communicating with you all thing. My internal clock is on overload!! I am also still working for the Post Office as well. And teaching classes at Paper Pals as well.
Granny is going to be having a hip replacement on October 9th, 2008 in Spokane, WA. So we are preparing for that. She is still at the nursing home (Good Sam's) here in moscow. She has a brace on that goes around her waist and down her leg to keep that hip in place. So please say a extra prayer for her if you have an extra one to spare!
I sure hope everyone had a good summer and if I have not been the "friend" I was or need to be please be paitent with me. I am hoping that soon I will be able to go up to Athol to visit Ben's family up there. I really need to badly!! If you guys are reading this let me know when its a good time for you! Love you all!!!

A little Update!

Hello to all! I thought I would update you all with some good news! There seems to be a man in my life!! A different one than the one I talked about before. He doesn't live around here but we talk all the time. We will see what happens. For me after 3 years this is a good thing. I know I am still in the beginning stages of any type of relationship. But to feel like this is a new thing for me after this long. And I didn't meet him on the internet either!! Which isn't a bad thing either, Right Niece!! :) So anyway.... More on that later.... So if you see me smiling you know things are going well with M and I!!

Granny is still at Good Samaritan villiage and will be there untill at least the 18th this month when she has a dr's appointment to see what to do next. So its a sit and wait game now.

Here is a collage of photos that I took on Denise and I's way back to Pullman from Lewiston on Sunday. Great shots I think!!!

Karen - I am doing my class proposals right now and will get those off to you asap!! :) Also, sorry about yesterday. I actually had a good day visiting and shopping with Angie.

Here are few shots of IzzyB that I took, She belongs to Tina and is so precious and such a princess!!! Very cuddly and cute puppy!!

Also, On friday August 1st, my cousin Derek graduated Naval Acadamy Boot Camp! Here is a little collage of his graduation. In the one of the whole group he is the one holding the dk. blue (navy) flag.

Forever Paper Flowers Class!!

Forever Paper Flowers Class

August 6th, 2008 at 6:30pm at the Pullman Paper Pals

Come and Join me in taking this Class, You will be making some flowers that you will never have to worry about watering, or even weeding... Ever!! You can just sit back and admire how beautiful they are and how long they last!!

Cleaning!!

So I come home after working monday and part of tuesday at Paper Pals. And I haven't stayed a night here at home for about 2 weeks! Well anyway, I come home and for some reason, I don't know why. But have this burst of cleaning energy!! I have been cleaning my bedroom/stamp area most of the day. And I am not done yet!!! It should be (I hope) all done by the beginning of next week. I want to be able to sit at my studio table and actally work on some projects I have in my head!! And class stuff. I just don't get inspired to do it when I look and things are piled on my table! Thats what I get for just putting stuff on the table for now untill I can get to it later! It just keeps piling up. So I am thinking of investing in some more storage drawers for paper and things. And my goal is to be able to have my cricut sitting out so I can use it when ever I need or want to!!! Got it get some use out of it right?? If anyone has any storage ideas for things PLEASE let me know!! My biggest thing right now is punches, ribbon, paper and of course everything else!!! hahaha.

I am however finding a few things I have been looking for!!!!!!!!

Good and Bad Week...

Hello to all, A little update on my grandmother. We were all set to go home last monday when the doctor came in the first time. He still hadn't heard back from the Orthopedic yet so we sat and waited a bit more at the Hospital. Then he came back in about 10 minutes and he had talked to the other doctor. And my grandmother got bad news. She would have to be in a wheelchair or in bed and not move her left hip for 6 WEEKS! So we sat and discussed it and due to all the restrictions they wanted her to do, we felt it would be better for her to stay at a nursing home for the 6 weeks. So we wanted to wait till Good Sam's had an opening but we waited as long as we could. So on thursday of last week, we moved her to Aspen (which she nor I were happy about!) And today she is being moved to Good Sams for the remander of her stay. Terri works there so she can see her and I will be in and out all the time visiting her. I stayed with Terri all of last week and came home for a night or two yesterday. Her landlord asked Terri if I was moving in and she said it wouldn't be much more if I did. Sooo... After discussing it with Terri and my parents. I am going to divide the time up and pay the extra and stay over there part of the week. Since I have been working at paper pals quite a bit lately it would just help out with gas and so on. So hopefully it will all work out with Terri and I. I won't be there as often as she will but just a few nights a week. Or if she says Janie go home to mom and dads!! So for a few weeks at least I will have 2 homes! :) hahaha
Today marks 3 years ago that I lost Ben. But this year it seems a bit different for me. I was VERY emotional and had a few breakdowns last week. I told Ben in my prayers shortly after he passed away that when you think I am ready to move on, please show me a sign and I will know. Well.... I met someone, we are just talking (well when he will call me!). He has my number and I think its so cute, he goes to call me and chickens out and gets nervous to call!! But we sat for 3 hours last week at Terris and there wasn't a moment of silence. So maybe this week I WILL hear from him or see him. He's a cutie too!! So Terri.... Get on that!! :) I went over to get my families mail today and the minute I walked in my Boss asked me how many years has it been since Ben died. BEFORE I said a word. I said today marks 3 years why? And she said, well your going to freak out when I tell you, And she said well, when I came to work this morning there was a dragonfly sitting the railing by the back door here. So he is up to his tricks again. So when you see a dragonfly smile, I know I do!!!!!!

Love you Ben, May you rest in peace my Angel now and forever.

Hugs to all,
Janie

Please say a Prayer

Please say a prayer if you do, for my grandmother. I was staying with my sister last night and we got a call at about midnight that she had been taken to the Emergency room, so we loaded up in PJ's and all and headed over to the Hospital. We finally found out at about 2am that she dislocated her left hip and would have to be put under and the doctor on call would put it back in. So Terri and I went home for a bit of Rest and were back up and at the Hospital at 7am. We waited till about 11am till the doctor came in and said they are calling in a Orthopedic to look at it and see what they want to do. She has had 2 masses on her thigh for a bit but they think that it was holding her hip in, and in those masses is fluid from her hip joint along with debree from her hip. She isn't having too much pain right now just resting alot. I spent untill about 7pm tonight and will go back in the a.m. I am staying with Terri again tonight. So please if you have an extra prayer please say it for her as we go through this.

Thanks!!!

Am I???

I have to ask, Am I a really easy person to Mess with? Am I hard to get along with. Last time i checked I thought I got along with everyone and was nice to anyone I come in contact with. But maybe I am wrong?? To me hate and dislike are very strong words that I don't use and don't take lightly. I rarely say I hate or dislike someone, if so you must of done some bad to me or someone close to me. Please tell me that you don't like me if you don't. And Please don't be nice to me when you think you need to be or when someone you are trying to impress is around or is friends with me. I am a nice enough person that when you tell me you don't like me I will walk away and in time I will be ok. I feel recently proved to me that they want me to believe in my mind that I am liked by them and their friend. I try my hardest with everyone I meet to be the truest friend I can be. Then BAM, it hits me that mabe this person really doesn't like me and is trying to get someone else to think they do. I have recently become upset and very hurt over this among other things in everyday life. I am sorry to be writing this but for me its the way I can express my feelings truly. Please if you feel I am a threat to you or I have done something wrong or something you haven't liked, please tell me and don't sugar coat it, In my own ways I am strong and can deal with it in time. Or if you plain just don't like me... Tell me. I will be upset and hurt at first but in time I will be ok. I am trying to become a Stronger Woman!!!

Summertime!!

So I decided to finally see what is all on my camera's memory card. So I dowloaded all like 300 photos because I just start clicking and experiement!! Would love to know more about my camera and find out what all it really does. But here is a sample of what was on my memory card!!! Enjoy!!! A little of what I have been up to!

It's all Mine!!

Thats right, I now have my own car!!! :) And got a great deal! My aunt was getting a new one and asked if I wanted to purchase it from them. Here it is!!! :) Now I think I may have to get a Tinkerbell decal on it somewhere!!!

Good News!

Alright.... So finally I had some fantastic news!!! As many of you know I have been taking some PSP (Paint Shop Pro) Classes on making graphics and so on. Well I even dabbled in a bit of digital scrapbooking while doing this. Soooo.... Out of the blue today I get this email today from a Moderator in a Yahoo group I am in. They asked me to be a Moderator and take on some students. I am excited about this!! So I now have my own "students". What they will do is I will send them a lesson they will do the lesson and send it in to me to approve, then on to the next. I will be there for questions or for any help they need!! Just when I was wondering when will I get to use my graphic making knowledge. Now I get to!!!

Sooo.... Life for me lately has been busy. Potlatch had their Jr. Miss on April 26th and so that has calmed down in my life for a bit now. I am working a few more hours at Paper Pals the month of May. And a few hours at the Post Office as well!!! Tonight I attended a Class you could call it on Ebay and how the Post Office works with it. I have bought and sold on ebay but it was good to get a refresher course on it and learn a few more things!!

If you are reading this Mom 2, I won't be able to come up and see you guys this month as I am working at Paper Pals on Sundays. Can we make a date in June for me to come see you????? Love and Miss you both!! Give Maddie loves as well.

Also, my Godson Galileo is turning 2 on saturday. Where does the time go. And if anyone has any ideas on what to get a 2 year old please send them my way!!

Thanks everyone for all your support during my icky moods lately. I hope that they get better, and if I have done any one wrong or upset anyone please talk to me about it. I am so sorry.

Love you all,
Janie

Happy Birthday Sweetie!

The 19th of April is the Birthday of my dearest Benjamin. He would have been 29 years old. Oh how I miss him so much, each and every day. Some will try and tell me that it will get better and easier. Well some days I want to punch them, cause we all have our days… Right?? Usually around this time I go into a Depression. I try not to show it, but its there lurking in the body, soul and mind of mine. I treat it like any other day but sometimes, I just don’t want to get out of bed, but I do knowing I have to do it and go on. He was my world, I would of done anything and everything for that man. He knew it too. We had many happy memories. Many hours of Fishing, Playing Pool, Playing Chess and Checkers (even a game of chess that lasted 3 hours!!) We had many fun trips up to Schweitzer Mountain and drank coffee and sat and watched everyone ski and enjoyed the moment. And many trips to Sandpoint just to walk around town hand in hand. He wasn’t a man to be disgusted to walk anywhere holding my hand or have his arm around me. I haven’t ever had that before or since. I cherish all those moments I had with him and always will. He will never not be a part of my life. I still keep in contact with all his family and Love them all with ALL my heart. LOVE YOU GUYS!!! At this time of Year I will cry at the drop of a hat! So if you see me having a moment. Give me a second, because I may need it.

Again, Happy Birthday Sweetie, forever will you be in my heart. I love you and always will!

Ranting.... And an Update!

I swear sometimes I wonder why I try! I am the type of person who will help anyone I can, in any possible way I can. Why is it when I can't help or am unable to figure out how to help someone. They decide to treat me like crap??? Am I that bad of a person??? Really am I? This week has been full! Next week is our Jr. Miss program here in Potlatch and of course for being on the committee is busy but I am also a Beck N' Call mom. This gives me a chance to play the "mom" role a little bit since I don't have kids of my own. I have worked every day this week at the Post Office since Tuesday due to come to find out my boss discovered this morning she has Shingles. So the doctor has housebound her till at least next tuesday. On a good note I have my techniques class on Sunday and have one more person that last month and everyone who signed up last month is doing it again!! So that is a little hope for me right? Next week will even be more stressfull for me, as with Jr. Miss on saturday, that means practice every night, plus dress rehersal on thursday and friday, the the show on Saturday!
I have now lost at total of 15.2 pounds with weight watchers. So that gives me a little happiness. I got back on monday night from house sitting for two weeks. And I am home for a bit then do it again for the same people starting May 2nd, for another 2 weeks. They have a really nice home and nice animals as well. (Only 2 horses, 1 dog, and 5 cats!)
This time of year is kind of a depressing, and sad time for me. But I will be posting about that in my next blog as I am going to go a bit more into it.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day, and have a blessed weekend!

Reporting in!

Thought I would report in after this weeks weigh in I am now down a total of 13 pounds!!!!! And feeling much better already!

Stamping Bella's!!

Stamping Bellas - $15

Thursday, April 3rd 6:30-8:30 - MOSCOW

Have you seen these fun girly stamps in the store or online? There is a Bella for everyone! They are a big hit on blogs & websites! Now you can get them at Paper Pals and take a fun class using them! Instructor: Janie. Call to register: 208-883-4287.

Long Time No Blog!

Hello Everyone, I know I haven't update in quite awhile. So I thought I would take time now and do that. So here it goes....

Weight Watchers is going O.K. was up 1.8 pounds this last week. Hopefully when I go on Monday I will be back down again! I will keep you posted though for sure... I hope! :)

Work is busy, I am working every day for a couple weeks as my boss is in Potlatch working in the mornings. So no lounging around for me! And plus now my dad is on "spring break-up" for work cause he is a logger. So he is home all the time now so I definately have things to do.

This last weekend was a BLAST for Terri, Denise, Clarissa and I. We went to Spokane and went shopping and stayed overnight at the Comfort Inn. It was alot of fun. We went to the Build-A-Bear Workshop in the Valley mall. It was so much fun. It was so cool to pick out your own animal and dress it. We even stuffed it ourselves by pushing the pedal. Mine was a bear and I dressed her in a Pink and black outfit along with a Hat! Her name is "Dottie" Here is a Picture of us all with our bears!

Then on the way home we saw a moose!! I love anything moose realated. This one is only my third one to see. The first two I was so mad at myself cause I usually take my camera with me EVERYWHERE. But didn't one day while going to potlatch. Well low and behold on the way home my dad and I saw 2 of them by the Mill that is near our house!! Here is a picture of our moose we saw coming home from Coeur D' Alene on Sunday!

Alright, here is my update! As more things happen I will keep you all informed!!!!! And Today I am working on Some Easter Cards for a Kids Easter Card Class I am teaching at the Moscow Paper Pals on March 15th. And I am also working on stuff for my Techniques Class I am teaching at the Pullman Paper Pals on March 16th!! This Techniques Class I will be doing every month and teaching 3 techniques every month. It will be so much fun, hope you join me!!!

Hugs,
Janie

Reached a Small Goal!!

Thought I would update you all, As of today I have lost a total of........

Actually to be exact its 10.4! I feel better already..... except for the achy muscles that are being used!! hehehe.

Blah Day!...

Hello to all, I thought I would update everyone on my weightloss progress. Well I have lost a total of 6.8 pounds and its going pretty well actually. I lost that in the first week, and last week I gained 3 pounds, but was warned that I would because I had been sick and my body had to get back to normal. So I came home that night and wanted to quit and told my mom I wasn't going back, but I kept on it and went back last night and I had lost the 3 pounds.But today I have just felt icky (not sick icky, just icky!). And felt like going into a corner and hiding out and crying my eyes out. I feel like I will never find someone to love and to love me back. I know it's partly because of Valentines day coming up. But for me, its just an ordinary day. Just think of me as you all are out having dinner and things. I will be home veggin on the couch watching Survivor. I don't know why I feel like that but I just hope everyone has those kinds of days. Work is going pretty well, keeping me busy at the Post Office with working a little extra at the Scrapbook Store. I have been also transfering stuff (as in photos, and documents and etc,) to a external hard drive. I am thinking of getting another one, to have one for music and one for all my other stuff. Got my taxes and everyone else in my families done too. All sent off and just waiting for the money. hehehe I plan to get a shirt or two with mine, don't want to get too many new clothes cause I hope to lose more weight!! Alright, I better get going and decide what this family is having for dinner!!

Lost...

So Weight Watchers was last night. And the meeting was good but the best part for me was after being sick and having a rough week last week..... I lost 6.8 pounds!!!!!! I am actually kind of proud of myself! Alright, back to reality now and back to the daily grind!!!

Tired...

Hello! How is everyones week going? Mine... Well I won't say what I wanna say on here. But mine was Crappy! I have been sick since monday. Its started in my chest and is still lingering in my chest, and sinus's. I sound alot worse that I feel today but still don't have too much energy. Then on friday my brother called to say a friend of his and a guy well known in Potlatch died up working in the woods friday. So we have been dealing with that as well. Its kind of a tragic story. My brother will be an honorary pall barer. So you never know whats going to happen to those you love or yourself. So tell those you love and see that you love them and when you can spend an extra minute with them. Do it!

Tomorrow is Weight Watchers for Terri and I. So we shall see how bad of a week it really was. Being sick I ate really good for the W.W. but didn't get in the exercise I wanted as everytime I tried I would start coughing and gave up!! So say a prayer for me that at least I didn't gain!!! hehehe.

Thanks for reading and LOVE you all!
Janie

My Week!

This week has been a life changing week, I began working out to the Biggest Loser Dvd's and they are working, I can feel it!! Also started a diet, which is Weight Watchers. Not doing any other diet but Weight Watchers. So I ask for all your support through out this journey. Weight Watchers is based on a point system, you can eat anything basically you want BUT you must figure out the points for that food. And you only have a certian amount of points you can eat every day based on your weight, exersize and a few other numbers. I am not asking for you anyone to tell me how to do it, cause I have done this process my whole life. But just be there in the bad and good times through out this.

Denise and I and her Sister Clarissa and her boyfriend Brandin went to dinner last night to Thai food and I was proud of myself I still had points left at the end of the day. Then we went to the movie 27 Dresses! Oh man I believe it may be on the top of my favorite movies!!!

Thanks for all your love and support!!

Janie

As Of Today...

As of today, I began a diet and work out regimante! I am doing a version of Weight Watchers along with "The Biggest Loser" workout! So hopefully this will work and before I know it I will be a BRAND new me!..... HA - HA!!!

Still Snowing!

Not sure what its doing at your house today for Weather wise... But its Snowing here still!!! Here are some pics I took yesterday around the house!!