I'm back!

Well folks, it's been a long absence... but I'm back now!

Talk about adversities!!! My oh, my! I'm not even going to try to tell y'all of the stuff we've been thru since my last blog here... let's just take it from here and now!

The whole family is going green - at least all those still living with me! LOL

All the kids are now 18 (or older) and done with high school. Some are in college; some are doing other things.

And me, well, I'm working on a new business - THE BEST ONE YET! (bet ya heard that before) ;-) but seriously, it is the best I've ever come across and it's like nothing I've ever done before now! Details will come later... but I partnered up with this company on June 1st and they've already sent me my first check!!! And everything I'm doing to earn these checks is so easily possible even with all my physical limitations! Now that is ever so awesome!!! Self-sufficiency is close at hand - by end of this year if all goes to plan! :)

Our menagerie has grown... we now have 2 aquariums with something in the neighborhood of 30 fish, mostly platies, and one old blue gourami; we've gone from 1 neutered kitty to 5... counting him, a female stray that wandered in 2.5mos ago, and her 3 recently borne kittens... indoors; while outdoors we've kinda/sorta adopted an injured momma cat and her 4 kittens who are rapidly approaching puberty (feline style) so we're working on humane ways to catch them and get them in for health care & spaying or neutering too. We've noticed another wild female with 2 little ones in tow recently - but haven't seen her on a regular basis. By the end of August we should be back down to just the lone (and likes it that way) male cat we began this year with.

Meanwhile... it's summer in the country!!!

August Angst

August already!!! Life is out of control... in nearly every aspect. So much that was going to get accomplished during the summer break from school is still waiting completion. The good news is that some projects are at least started!

With only a month before the school year begins again there is much to do. I do not feel up to the task. Yet, as matriarch of this clan I must continue leading, being the one to show all others that even in adversity accomplishments can happen successfully!

So in the next 4 weeks and 2 days we have roughly 10 sewing projects to complete, 9 bags of stuff given to us to go thru, 8 rooms to keep clean, 7 people to get ready for another school year, 6 closets to clean out and reorganize, 5 tomato plants to harvest, 4 essays to complete, 3 organizing projects to finish off, 2 businesses to keep running, and 1 very busy family!

Until next time, here's to hoping your adversities are artfully accomplished!

Spring Semester is here!

So we're starting a new semester!

I have five kids attending three different schools now. One began 2nd semester, or Spring semester, this past Monday; and another begins Spring semester next Monday; and three are starting this semester right now!

Springtime is my favorite time of year! It represents NEW BEGINNINGS in nearly every direction you'd care to look! You can begin to see the end of the school year, and the beginning of summer; instead of feeling like it's just dragging on at a snail's pace! You begin to feel winter won't last much longer. You begin looking for signs of Spring in the flora and fauna around you.

When Spring is in full bloom life is full of colors, bright, bold, beautiful colors!!!

It's also a time when you start making plans for next fall!

As images of springtime beginnings come crashing down now you might be wanting to skip out on the rest of this blog today. LOL

Yes, I'll be working on the 2008/2009 school year plans very soon! And so will many of you! But for now, let's just marvel at what's to come sooner than that. :)

When winter's ending around here, when the last bit of snow has melted into the soft ground, the trees are budding out, flowers are poking their first leaves above the ground, and the grass is losing it's brown hues and greening up! The birds are coming back, filling the yard with song! The squirrels are staying out more and pairing off in twitterpatted goofiness, providing hours of entertainment for anyone with the time to watch!

Our neighborhood is near a creek that's teeming with activity! The fish are jumping and you see all sorts of people, young and old, coming to the banks or on the few footbridges to try their hand at catching a few! In the brambles at the edge of the forest you might even catch sight of a herd of deer, a family of racoons, or possums or rabbits. There are always lots of rabbits! I think they, the rabbits, are most likely to venture beyond the creek into the yards around our neighborhood.

Today, such springtime sights are just memories of past seasons. Winter hasn't loosened her grasp yet. While the sun shines full and glorious, the winds blow cold, the air temps hover near zero, and the windchills keep us in the deep freeze! Just few more weeks to go!

Until then...

May you have pleasant thoughts of what's to come --- very soon (we all hope)! I'm going to make some hot tea maybe find a good DVD to watch. :)

What are YOUR plans for Spring 2008?

Can You Believe it's 2008 Already?!

Well, I'm just amazed that another year is gone! It seems the last was barely begun and now it done! ;-) In truth, there were many times it dragged on. Yet for each of those times there were others that went by far too fast!!!

My "babies" are now old enough to drive; and have begun the process of learning in this state. Does your state have a graduated licensing program for teen drivers? Has it changed any of the statistics out there related to teen drivers? (accidents, deaths, tickets, etc)

Most of this year I've spent researching the many ways to earn an income online. It's been quite an education! Now, admittedly, there were far to many "opportunities" out there that seemed "too good to be true" and I knew going in that I would run into some of these. It was very discouraging to find so many!!! However, I do believe I have found at least one source of income to work on. Yes, I do mean WORK!!!

Really, if you think you're going to find something that will bring in some real cash to your household without work, then you're not really going to find it. What you are more likely to find is plenty of websites that will take your money, dish out promises of wealth, and give you very little else in return. There are some that will even lure you into an automatic payment program, almost without you realizing it, and it will take up lots of time to get out of it! Not to mention, cost you money you probably can't afford to lose!

For 2008 I'm going to be working on creating my own business by selling on eBay. I know there are people out in cyberspace saying eBay's been spent-out, that no one jumping in now and doing it on their own will make enough to cover the costs; but like so many other things on the internet the reader/viewer needs to beware. You need to educate yourself! Do the research yourself! Then decide for yourself!

Yes, I know it's time-consuming. What do you think I've been doing the last year? ;-)

For me, eBay won't be the only thing... more will come as the year progresses. As with any artful endeavor it takes some time to get to the point of really becoming an art!

If you are interested in seeing what's up on my eBay "project" then please take some time to visit My MoxeeMom page!

Why do we believe a "groundhog" or a "prairie dog" can tell us how much longer?

Just a thought or two...

There's a groundhog somewhere in PA who woke up this morning and poked his head out of his little home and took a look around. Nowhere did he see his shadow! So the pronouncement was made that winter is on it's way out in the next two weeks.

There's also a prairie dog (very similar to a groundhog) in Wisconsin who woke up this morning and poked his head out of his little home and took a look around. Now he did see his shadow! So the pronouncement was made that winter is going to stick around for six weeks or more!

Who do YOU believe?