۞ Sweet Interruptions ۞125

I can't remember where I got this one, but it's called Rerun

My African Daisy

oh oh my love the daisy!

I can sympathize with anyone with has an alchie in there life/home.That was my dad,I love him because he is my dad,but I do not like him.Momma finally got the courage to leave him 16 years ago,Thank God!!!! Dear Sam,(dad) has now stop drinking,yippee good for him.But he still has the same personality.But one thing his drinking did, was made me a stronger person,momma calls it a hard person,I take no b---sh-t.I'll tell anybody,I can be the very nicest giving person you could ever meet,or I can be your worse nightmare(not really the right word ,but I'm not allowed to cuss),you decide.My momma is the softest ,easiest ,most loving person,always giving the benefit of the doubt person.I told Rick when we got married I'm giving you a rope,and what you decide to do with that rope is your own choice.You can make a nice pretty bow or you can make a noose.There was one time early in our marriage he made a noose,but everyone is entitled to one misstake,and we can forgive the misstake but never forget.Once a misstake is forgotten it has potential to repeat.Since then he has made beautiful bows!And Rick has never been a drinker,I refused to relive my mommas life.
I look at it this way ,once we are adults,whether we lived in a disfunctional home or not we know right from wrong and we have choices,to take Gods road or the Devils.And you cannot tell me that people that do wrong and evil things has no idea what they are doing and how it can or well hurt someone else Or themselves.I'm all for helping someone who has been led astray,but a line has to be drawn.When it starts to affect your own well being it's time to quit,and say Lord ,I tried to do the best that I can,now it has to be between you and them.
Praying for all to have courage.

I love all the purdy's ,but those Afican Daisies have my heart.

When I was at HD, they had tons of them and in some of the most beautiful colors. The prettiest goldish color. I told Rick I could have spent hundreds, lol.

I had cut those back about a month ago and tried to start the clippings :( not a one of the clippings took.

My first husband was as alchie and 14 years older than me. He would write and bounce a $20 check everyday. There were times when we didn't have any food, but he still had money to buy smokes and beer. Then he moved his mother in with us. He couldn't handle being around her all day long so he would go to the bar at 6 am, come home around noon, sleep for 3 or 4 hours then back to the bar. One day I was suppose to have a day for myself. I went grocery shopping was gone maybe 2 hours . As soon as all the groceries were in the house he took off for the bar. I had just came home to drop off the groceries then was going back out for the rest of my "day off". Well that did it!!! I told him either his mom goes or I go. He had several brothers and sisters but niether of them wanted to take care of mom. She was a sweetheart LOVED flowers, but she played games with us. When she was with me she was fine, the mintue Harry walked in the door it was poor me. Well they decided to put her in a home. She loved it. But that didn't stop his drinking, so I left and never went back. He died of cirroiss (sp) of the liver a few years ago.

I have to go for Iris, Lilies, Bachelor buttons and Zinnia's......those were the flowers my Grandmother and my Aunt always had.......there were others from year to year, but always those four and the Roses.

Love those flowers! Synda, exactly, one never knows how strong they are until they need to be.
I love the diamond and stone story too. I have found a lot of diamonds, and they are more precious to me than any stone I left by the side.
I couldn't find the lyrics, so listened to the song and typed them out for you all.
Like I said earlier, I swear she wrote this song for me. I was going through some really rough times, and found this song in the back room of the radio station. It was my theme song after that. lol

The Only Time I'm Really Me
Tammy Wynette
To my husband I'm an ordinary wife
To my children I'm the mother in their life
To the neighbors I'm the girl next door who washes everyday.
And I'm their babysitter anytime they go away
To the party people I don't fit their world
To my daddy I'm still just his little girl
But when I lie down and close my eyes in sleep
This must be the only time I'm really me

To my mother I'm a worry all year through
To the landlord I'm the girl who's rent is due
To the doctor Im the one who's kids have colds and runny noses.
And calls him for appointments on the day he closes'
To the banker I'm somone who's overdrawn
To collectors I'm the one who's never home
But when I lie down and close my eyes in sleep
This must be the only time I'm really me

I'm only me these minutes of my life.
Yes I'm just an ordinary wife
and when I lie down and close my eyes in sleep
This must be the only time I'm really me
This must be the only time I'm really me.

purpbtfly, our lives could be identical. I don't have to live with an alchie anymore though. I can get up when I want, go to bed when I want, watch t.v. when I want, go for a drive when I want, stay the weekend with my kids if and when I want. Spend forever with my grandkids, and life is so good.
I heard from him on my birthday, lol,,,wanted to know if I wanted to 'talk' about a divorce. Honey I dont' want to 'TALK' about it, I want one. but I can't afford the fee, and he's to sorry to start it. So I'm living life without him and I enjoy waking up every day. I may not have the money I used to have, but honey, I'm here to tell you, money is not everything. Peace of mind cannot be bought, and I have that now. It's priceless.
enough of that,,,didn't mean to get started on bad thoughts, the past is the past and best to leave it there. But ladies we all have had our problems and if talking about them here helps even one to deal with theirs, then I can talk. BOY CAN I TALK! lol
Iris,,,I love them, but I am evidently not a gardener of them, as I can't get them to grow for me here. I know it can be done, I've seen a few, but mine just don't do anything.

My second husband liked his beer. After two DUI's he learned his lesson (or so I thought). He didn't drink first thing in the morning or all day long, like my 1st. He commuted 150 one way Mon-Fri, after about 5 years of driving and working stress started getting to him. I begged him to change jobs and find something closer to home. But no he loved the job and the guys. Then he started the drinking and driving again and that is why he is not here today. He was killed on his way home on a Friday night, BAC.11, he had not eaten anything at all that day just drank beer.

A couple of months after I met Rick, he had some things on his mind. He'd been drinking all day long. Then all of a sudden he was gone. When he came back I asked where he had gone. To the store for smokes. I came unglued!!! I told him that I had been through this twice and would NOT go through it again, and that if he did that 1 more time I was gone!! He had also gotten his 1st DUI four months before I met him. He has not gotten drunk or driven drunk since then.

This message was edited Apr 14, 2009 4:59 PM

Hey Cindy.......Rope,Bow or noose......LOL.

Going to watch TV BBL...........Love ya all........

LOL, weeeelllll lately with his attitude I'm thinking a noose, lol. He has given me some bows. Every Friday he asks what I have planned for him to do for the weekend. If I have nothing he'll "Oh good can I go fishing" YES, get out of my hair,lol.

If any guy acts like they are the least bit interested in 'seeing' me, I ask, do you drink? No gray area there, either you do or you don't. If they do, on to better things. I get to choose this time. and I choose someone who is not into drinking. We couldn't go anywhere or do anything unless he had a beer in his hand, or in the cooler. And I always heard, 'a drunk man's words is a sober man's thoughts.' If you can't talk to me sober, don't talk to me drunk.
I'm a big girl, I can handle what you have to say.
When I was a firefighter, I went to too many accidents caused by drunk drivers. People's lives were changed forever because someone had to have a drink and then get behind the wheel. No excuse for drunk driving to me. NONE.
I used to say, at least he's here at home drinking, but then even that didn't help. So he's no longer here, and I"m not there. That's just the drinking part of it.

tee hee, I like that, bows or a noose. So many of them make nooses. I'm like Synda, I will do most anything if you ask me in a nice way, but honey, if you tell me I'm GOING to do something, you can forget it! Doesn't hurt to be nice. and you catch a lot more flies with sugar than vinegar now dontcha? lol

Well, Rick doesn't drink as much as he used to. He goes weeks without a drink. But when he is outside working and it's hot and ice cold beer does taste good. I used to party alot, but now I could care less about going out to bars. I haven't bought any vodka in about 6 months, 1 tomato beer a day is all I allow myself and I'm happy with that.

The wind here is 41 mile hour, no wonder my hair looked like an egg beater got to it,lol.

Rick has tried that too. I told him you don't own me so don't tell me what to do. You can ask me nicely but don't tell me. One day we were in Winco, the lady was ringing up our groceries Rick was going to run his debit card through the thingie, I told him you have to wait until she is finished ringing them up. He says to me, you better start bagging up the food then, when I turned to look at him the lady had a funny look on her face. I just glared at him and turned around and walked off. Guess who packed the groceries, loaded them in the car and then took them ALL in the house. Yep, I have a temper if I'm pushed the wrong way.

We've had wind all day too. Last night it sounded like someone was throwing buckets of water at my windows, and the wind howled around the house. got up this morning, rain gauge only had 7 tenths of an inch in it. must have blown so hard, didn't really get into the gauge.
and tomorrow we are supposed to see sunshine. I sure hope so. today I wore an insulated shirt, wind was cool outside.

tee hee, you sound like me. But I've been really good now for nearly three years. lol, some persons just rubbed me the wrong way for too long. I am really a nice person, and I like myself more now than I did then. I am me, and that's a good feeling. It's nice to be able to say, 'I know who I am'.

after I posted this mornign after not getting picked for jury duty I came home and DH had been doing the laundry I had set int eh kitchen this morning and ed the sink and toilet in the bathroom which I had done before i left...I made the bed and folded some clothes came out and sat at the table and said..." So what ya think"...that was all I said and waited for his reply which was ...he has to move ..meaning his son has to move out
we talked about it and I made sure to mention the fact we pay the bills and everything is in my name except the house which is in my daughters name
so Dh says the son has to get insurance so then the car can be put in his name ..Dh is going to put a lean on the car so son does not get the title till he has paid for
i also said that he needs to know that as long as he is living in this house he will not do any drinking and that includes sneaking it in and we know when he is drinking as he talks more and wears a stupid sun visor on his head.
I also suggested we tell him if we have to we will search the car and his back pack when he returns home every time and Dh said no we can't do that since he is over 18 ....I'm gonna call and find out though ..it is our home and our rules
and he is not always paying the 300 a month sometimes more.... most times less

not even gonna get started on X's have had my share of bad things there too

We don't have any rain just wind. I had water the lawn and all my flowers. Now everything is all dries out so I will have to water again tomarrow.

lol, I have one hole in the front that I swear has a thousand broken concret blocks in it, and still a water hole. Someone in China there is someone who is being hit on the head by falling concrete and wondering where it's coming from. It's falling through from my waterhole. lol
Those just dry up and it rains again. I cut grass this weekend and it was so dusty! wind today will make everything dusty again tomorrow. But I am home and I'll take the dust, wind, rain, and even the pollen from the pine trees. lol

Well ladies, I know it is only 8:35 here on the east coast, but I have sat at the sewing machine all day, except when I left for lunch with my friend, and I am beat. Got six dresses done, and going to start again tomorrow morning.
Grandsons are coming in tomorrow night and I will have them through the weekend. so better get some rest while I can. the oldest is 7 and the youngest is three. three on big wheels too. lol He's like the duracell bunny, keeps going and going and going. lol
Prayers for everyone and peaceful sleep. good night all and only happy dreams.

Oh man, I can't sit at the sewing machine that lond anymore. I used to, making doll clothes for my daughters baby doll, then as she got older making Barbie doll clothes. Now I'm starting to sew Barbie doll clothes for grandaughter and it takes me all day to make one little outfit. Geez it sucks to get old ^_^

been sitting a lot. exhausted by the activity, and dizzies back. Randall knew I was really looking forward to being in the irises this afternoon, and Tstorms deferred that.

he came it after dinner, it was almost dark out, insisted I get up and go out with him. He'd gotten mail before dinner and walked me out that way. showed me 5 new blooming for first time irises! my IBs and one cutie SDB. so happy. Protocol, Black Currant, and Starwoman, I think. it was so dreary earlier, I hadn't seen them.

we counted 17 more about to pop. AND WHOOOPPPPPPPEEEEE. Decadence has set a bloomstalk! it's going to bloom!!!!!!! been waiting four years for this - took me 2 years just to get ahold of a couple, and one died.

tickled pink. great ending to the day.

Phyllis, I hope they get that message loud and clear!

Look what is open today! It does not have a name, I bought this and the red one at Wal mart last Spring. The red one bloomed last year, and this year, but this bloomed for the first time, and it is so pretty.
Anyone heard from BJ today?
I am getting ready for bed, so saying good night to you all.

First one up makes the coffee!

Just getting in from a road trip baseball game. We won and needed this win to have hopes of being in the state playoffs.

Gonna read my Bible awhile then hit the hay. Have games every day this week except Thursday.

Deborah ,Congrats on the WIN!!!!!!!

Jaye,i'm moving my hand.LOL!!!!Here is the stand i was telling you about on the phone.

Here is my Wreath.

Cody the wreath is very pretty ,did you make it.

That is pretty Cody!

Thanks Synda,no Rob got it for me this week for helping him mow yards.

Thanks Trisha,the price is not to pretty though.It was 55.00

I bet you are glad Alex is home.........YAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ouch!!

Yes,i am so glad he is home.He has been clingy since he came home.Every time i would go do something he would say mama don't leave me.My heart just melted when it said that.I scoop him up and said baby mama will never leave you.

It not that bad Trisha,it takes up almost all the top of the door.So it's pretty big.If you enlarge the picture you can see it better.

Good night everyone!!!!May you all have a bless night.

By the way Good Morning to all as well.

Night Sweetie ,love ya