New Years Eve 2013 Pictures

Here are a few of the pictures we took on New Years Eve up in St. Augustine,
We had dinner at Harry's my favorite place : ) It was FREEZING that night, too cold to be wearing dresses but Hell you only live once!!

Just Horsing Around

Kelly & I took the horses out for a stroll. I got new aqua colored tack for Zip from my son & daughter-in-law for Christmas that I wanted to show off. Kelly got a new camera; so we can finally take some pictures to liven up this boring blog of mine : )
Two more days left of 2013!!!! This year just flew by...... I pray 2014 brings health & joy to all of you. We are going out for New Years Eve, the first time in YEARS!!!!!! We are taking the kids up to St. Augustine to Harry's for dinner. We won't be staying out till the New Year rings in but I sure as heck am going to enjoy myself anyway. I even plan on ordering a cosmopolitan cocktail with my dinner : ) I don't drink much but I'm splurging to celebrate 2014!!!!

This is a picture of me & my hubby the last time we went up to St. Augustine to see the Christmas lights on Dec. 9th, I'm addicted to that place - I LOVE it! If you ever get a chance visit that area do it : )
Until Next Time - God Bless!

December 3rd Already!

I am floored how quickly Christmas is approaching! I haven't started shopping yet for anybody but me : ) Yea, I bought myself a new computer.... My old one was acting up and I decided I needed a new one. To be honest I am on the old one more that this new one, she has all of my favorites listed and the volume is louder on the old one which I like for my music I listen to. As for my family, I bought Kelly that camera Target had on sale reg. $229.00 for $99, I'm hoping she likes it. I just have NO ideas for my son & daughter-in-law, I asked them to make a list of items they want but they haven't given me any yet : ( I guess I will be out there shopping all the way up till Christmas Eve again like every other year.
I have been hitting the thrift stores around here, I am really LOVING doing that, I sooooo enjoy it! I go by myself and take as long as I like to look around - no one to rush me and I browse. I have found a ton of clothes that I love for cheap! Now that I have lost about 50 pounds I love shopping for clothes again : ) I actually found a Ralph Lauren dress for $4.50, It fits me like a glove (My husband says it's too sexy to wear without him). He says he is going to take me out to dinner so I can wear it - Promises, promises.
As for school, it's going along. Not the senior year I had hoped for Kelly but she understands that this is it after we are done in June she will have to go looking for a job. We have really been focusing in on what it means to be out in the "real" world. One of the things we are working on the US states (we finally got The States dvd I had ordered - Thanks Nicole for suggesting them), We also go over how much apartments/houses are roughly in each state, what the job market looks like ect. I just wish she had a thought to a trade she could go into to make a living, she is in for a rude awakening when she gets out there.... 
The weather is wonderful down here today, a slight breeze and warming up to I guess in the 70's! I'm sitting outside with my new computer and just soaking up the razes - I always feel better when I can get outside and get some sunshine. Taking the horses out for a ride as soon as Kelly gets up, that child will sleep her life away if I let her!
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Until Next Time - God Bless!!

I Hate Guns!

What a day!
A neighbor down the street pulled over and took a pistol out and shot one of the wild pigs that have taken up residence at our house! I was outside reading when this happened and ran over to him screaming at him. He told me the pigs ran out in front of his van and he hit it. Now I was sitting out there I heard no brakes, no thumps, nothing - He just shot that pig! The poor thing was screaming his head off, the bullet hit him but didn't kill him - He was suffering. The guy picked the pig up by his legs and was going to toss him into his van. Kelly had joined me and told the guy to let the pig go but the guy didn't, he said the pig isn't going to make it. I asked the guy if he had a permit for that gun, I can't stand that everyone around here has guns! The jackass had his pitbull mix dog in the van can you imagine putting a bleeding pig in a van with a pitbull! Gosh Dam, How rotten can people be!!!!! Sometimes I just HATE people!!!!!
I feel so sick about it all, people are so quick to take a life : (
Until Next Time - God Bless!

Wild Pigs

These are the wild pigs which have been making our life a living hell!! We have had the police at our house a number of times because the neighbors our saying that the pigs are ripping up their yards and they think we own them. Ever person I have contacted to take them away wants to kill them. We have had boys running on our property trying to grab a pig or two even tho I have told them to stay off our property. They even used pepper spray on the pigs and were smoking in my goat pen which is full of hay - Yikes! The boys took down part of our horse fence I guess to get a four wheeler in there to make catching the pigs easier for them. We even found a butcher knife at the gate to ou horse pen, so we aren't sure what that is all about but we have had to worry about the horses too. It's just been crazy! I hate to even go out to town any more because as soon as they see the car go it seems stuff happens. Kelly was home alone one day when three boys just a tick younger than her were on our property - in the front yard no less. The boys are so brazen and not afraid of anything, the police office told me to call them when I see them in our yard but to be honest by the time the officer would get here they would be gone.... Anyway, my stress level has been on high alert.
Never a dull day I guess!
Until Next Time - God Bless!!

My Family : )

Food & Dvd watching

I totally hate food shopping!!!!!! I just don't know how some families are able to keep their food bills so low and I spend a ton! I have just my husband, Kelly & I and of course the dogs and I spend at least $150.00 a week. Just today I went to pick up dog food $19.99 40lb bag and then picked up just a few other items and I spent $75.00. I don't even buy organic produce, but I do buy alot from the produce dept. but I need to lower my food bill for sure!

Jumping to another topic, Nicole a blogging buddy suggested watching the dvd series of  Lark Rise and I am so glad she did! It was great, I really enjoyed that series. I like going back to days past, even tho things were a struggle back than people seemed to teat each other with respect in most cases. I am on a dvd kick of late - Netflix is my friend : )

Ever since my heat problems down at Daytona Raceway I haven't been feeling the same. It has been very hot here and very buggy, so I have been staying inside way too much. I think I need to get out and get moving again....

Hope everyone has a GEAT day today!!
Until Next Time, God Bless!!