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*So much has changed in a year. Tara listens to different music, her style keeps changing & she's getting rid of lots of clothes & stuff.

*I'm trying to work on myself. I've been trying to speak up for myself more. Which can cause lots of arguments, but I know I need to do it. It feels good getting stuff out.

*I only got 1 Birthday freebie so far. A free coolatta at Dunkin donuts. Hoping to get more this weekend.

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*The warm beautiful weather is here finally, but so are the mosquitos. I was outside on Thursday & Friday during the day. Thursday from 11:30-12:30 & Friday from 3:00-4:30 & I ended up with 16+ mosquito bites. I remember the days when mosquitos didn't come out until dusk.  I guess from now on when I'm in the yard during the day I'll be wearing bug spray.

*My Birthday is in 15 days, I'm hoping to go out tomorrow or this weekend & get some of my b-day freebies from Sephora, Dunkin donuts, Bare minerals & Ulta. Birthdays are so much fun.

*I've been going crazy getting rid of stuff & organizing. I have 2 bags of clothes to donate & another bag or 2 of other stuff. I've gotten rid of a lot of old letters & things like that. It makes me so happy.

*Our camper will be back on Saturday from being fixed. So maybe we'll sleep in it on Saturday night.

*I've been doing a good job at writing in my journal every night.

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* School is almost out. 9 more days. My daughter hasn't gone to school in 3 weeks & 3 days anyway & has been out 59 days this school year. It all started with the concussion.

*This is my fave time of year, but things have been so hard this year that I can't even get excited about it.

*I'm ready to get my hair dyed for Summer & our vacations & travels. We're a camper family now. So many places to see.

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*Things have been pretty bad here lately. With trying to get T to go to school. Her anxiety is so bad that she hyperventilates & can't go in. She's missed so much school. She is going tomorrow for an anxiety evaluation. The place is an hour & 1/2 away. Near the border of Vermont.

*Thinking about my Mom a lot yesterday. I thought I was doing okay, but not the past few days. Especially with Mother's day coming up. I don't have a Mom anymore, so I really don't want to celebrate mother's day. My Mom never liked Mother's day anyway, now I know why.

*I started reading a new book last night. I decided to not read another cozy mystery right now. Instead I picked a Chick lit humorous book.

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* I'm going to try not to buy any new make up for a while. Maybe the rest of the month (not counting nail polish. I always need new nail polish especially since I got rid of 60 polishes) & stay off of Poshmark & not get any make up on there.

*Still working on deciding where to go for our Summer vacay. I need to call to see if we can make an appointment for the passports. If we can't make an appointment that's going to make things harder.  We'll probably meet my hubby at the post office during his lunch. He has to be there with his birth certificate & stuff for Tara to be able to get hers. This will be her 1st passport. Mine expired.

*My Mom isn't doing good. I'm worried about her. Her quality of life isn't good. Her liver is getting worse. She's in rehab right now. We are suppose to go see her, but she is still really out of it.

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*My Mom is back in the hospital. Not sure how long she will be in there. Then she will be going to rehab. She's still really confused & Her Parkinson's is a lot worse.

*Tara is doing more school hours. I picked her up at 12:15 this week. Next week will be 1:15 & the week after she will be taking the bus home. Finally. I've been picking her up every day since November. I'm so looking forward to getting back on a schedule & going shopping alone.

*I'm so ready for Spring. I'm hoping for no more snow. It's been melting the past few days.

*We started planning our Summer vacations. Looking forward to going away. Warm weather, sunshine, the beach, my birthday, flowers & working on our garden

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*Football is almost over. I'm so happy about that.

*The drama queen isn't really doing much better. This concussion just doesn't want to go away.

*Hubby will be home tomorrow night from MI for work

*We haven't had much snow at all so far this Winter, but Saturday & Sunday we are suppose to get 18 inches +. So that's not fun. Tara already has Martin Luther King jr. day off on Monday, so that's good. It's suppose to be

*This month seems to be going by pretty fast. I'm happy for that.

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* More appointments for Tara coming up. More physical therapy & She'll be going to Boston Children's hospital in Waltham for a 2nd opinion.

*My Mom came home from rehab yesterday. Hopefully she'll be safe & not fall again. She needs to move slowly. Those Massachusetts people, always in a hurry.

*I'm almost done with the Christmas book that I've been reading. Not sure what I will read next. Maybe a Valentine book. My friend got 1 & it sounds good.

*I have a gastro appointment & a dentist appointment coming up. Working on catching up on things.Getting appointments out of the way that I've been putting off. I need to get my mam this month too. Fun times. I hate that so much. So degrading.

*Trying to stay positive. Take 1 day at a time. Good vibes only.

*Looking forward to Spring. I'm really sick of the brown grass & bare leaves. I can't wait for all of the green to return. Last year I was so happy to see it.

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*So things have been quite stressful around here. Tara hit her head on her dresser on Sunday night & she was worried that she had a concussion. I brought her to the doc on Monday & they did some tests like having her walk with 1 foot in front of the other. She did good on those, but doctors treat it like a concussion if they hit their head. She only went to school 2 days last week. I feel like she's going to be really behind. There is no school on Tuesday because we are voting. She still has a headache.

*I haven't been feeling good. I think I need a root canal. I've also been getting worse headaches.

*Anthony's been working a lot. They have a new line coming into work & are setting things up. So he's been busy.

*Trying to get things done even though Tara has been home. I feel like I got behind in things. But I have been doing a little scrapbooking since I have been stuck in the house.

Things I'm looking forward to, life getting back to normal with her going to school, Anthony being home more & Thanksgiving being over.

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*My hubby's birthday is coming up & he is turning 50 & I'm not really sure what we are doing. It's on a Sunday, so that makes it hard, he'll be home. So we can't surprise him with a cake. We are going to make him a cake though. He said he didn't want a party & if I had a party he'd be paying for it, since I'm a stay at home Mom & have no $.


*I don't care that it's Fall. I know people seem excited, but I honestly don't get it. People like October & it's 1 of the months that I don't like. I'm glad that September went by pretty quick. I'm looking forward to hybernating until May. I feel like I'll get a lot done. Get caught up on organizing, letters, & destashing & get more crafting done. I've been doing more scrapbooking & I've been enjoying it. I've gotten rid of most of my magazines. I have 2 more to go through.

*I've been so achy lately from the cold weather. I want to start doing more self care things. Like soaking my feet in Epsom salt. I haven't done that in a while. Sometimes you feel so busy that you forget to take care of yourself. It's really important to make time to do things that make you feel better.

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 *So I feel like my electronics are going a little crazy lately & Mercury retrograde is over. My ipod hasn't been working right & my computer. I'm back on here though.

* This week was rough with school & T not wanting to go to school. She ended up staying home sick the 2nd day I brought her to the doctor. She said that she thought she had a stomach virus. I think it had a lot to do with nerves. She came home peppy & happy on Thursday & Friday. It's the mornings that are harder. Hopefully next week will be better. She has school pictures & there's an open house.

*We have a bunch of trash bags with clothes in them to donate this week. Can't wait to get it all out of the house.

*I finally got the Mrs. Meyers Apple cider soap. I really want the multipurpose spray. I might have to order it online.

*I went to Bath & Body works last week & got  a bunch of  Sweater weather stuff. A car scent, 2 wax melts & a body lotion. Also a Leaves foaming soap. The body lotion is new & they have hand cream & body sprays & shower gel.

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*My fave snack to eat while I'm crafting is M&M's. I can't just have 10, I keep going. That's kind of a problem.

*My heart has been fluttering lately. I went to my doc last week for a med check & told her about it, so she did a ekg while I was there & it was fine. But I am having a heart monitor put on next Thursday. I'm a little nervous about it. Not sure how big it will be & annoying & awkward.

*We realized that Tara only has next week for us to do some things that we had planned doing this Summer (that we never got to do). 3 of those days we have things going on. We were going to do some diys & videos for You tube. We are going to make a list & see if we can do everything. We did have lunch at Dunkin donuts yesterday. I picked her up from art camp & decided we would go there & eat outside.

*We have another busy weekend this weekend. We are going to a concert tomorrow night & then to Rockport, MA on Sunday. A full weekend. I'll be happy when things slow down & we can just do stuff around the house.

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*We are going to our 1st concert of the year on Saturday night. We are seeing Five Finger Death Punch. They are a heavish band that my daughter loves. They swear a lot, so that will be hard. We saw them before in concert, but they have a new cd out & they swear way more on this cd. We have our 2nd concert of the year on August 25th. Shinedown & Godsmack. I'm really excited about that concert. Shinedown is my fave band, along with Def Leppard.

*I'm working on getting together a new skincare routine. I get the Sephora play box, so I've been using some of that stuff. The weather will be changing & my skin will be getting drier. So I will need to change things up a bit.

*I'm hoping to get reiki done after T goes back to school. I'm sure my chakras are way off from tween attitude & arguing. I also want to start walking when the humidity goes away. I also have a pilates 10 day challenge that I haven't done yet. I signed up to do a Slimfast challenge to after Labor day.

*I need to get to Apple. Since I had my screen fixed on my ipod, they broke it. It doesn't work right. Sometimes it's just dead & won't turn on at all. Now it is messing with my photos. I take pics & they aren't on there. So I really need to get to Apple. They weren't the 1s who broke it. It was NH iPhone repair in Salem, NH. I'm going to give them a bad review on Yelp or wherever else I can. I'm hoping I don't have to buy a new ipod. I really don't have the $ for that right now. I just got a new computer a few months ago.

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*There is only a month left of school. I feel like I need to get more serious about getting things organized & getting rid of things. I donated 2 trash bags of clothes a few weeks ago. It's harder to get things done when T is around.

*I signed up for the Sephora play box. I think I'll end up getting a June box. I signed up on Monday, so I don't know if I might get a May box or June. It's only $10 a month, but they are sample sizes. I think that's better in a way because I can carry the stuff in my purse & not get stuck with a full size if I don't like it.

*3 shows I like are off or going off. "Fixer Upper", "The Middle" & today I found out that "The Chew" is going off.

*I decided that every Summer I want to learn something new. This Summer I think I'm going to try to learn calligraphy. My Sister gave me a calligraphy kit when I was around 11 or 12 & I found it when I went to my Parents house about a month ago.

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* So Spring break/April vacation is almost over. I have to say that I am a little bit happy about that. It's so hard to get things done with the hubs & Drama Queen home. They are always calling my name every time I sit down & try to get something done.

* Anthony & I both had our hair trimmed yesterday. I always feel better when I have my hair trimmed. It's been 6 months since I had my hair trimmed. The ends of my hair always end up feeling like brillo & look horrible after a few months. We have well water & I think that has a lot to do with it.

* I booked the hotel for Maine for my Birthday in June. I'm looking forward to getting away. I booked an apt with a balcony, but we might change it to just a regular room (because it's cheaper) & stay a 2nd night.

* Hubs cut down some trees in front of our house. It look so bare. We bought 2 purple lilac bushes yesterday & he planted them today. They will flower this year, so that will be nice. It should be in a few weeks. I love the smell of lilacs. Growing up we had 3 lilac trees. 2 purple & 1 white tree. I think things are a little behind because of the cold weather. It looks like some of my daffodils aren't going to bloom, but the 1s on the side of the house will.

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* Next week is school vacation for T & Anthony is taking the week off. It will finally be at least 60 out. I'm looking forward to it.

* This weeks mail has been slow, but there are 3 things that I know are on the way, so that makes me happy.

* I made a yummy mac & cheese recipe last night. We all loved it & I'll be posting it on Tasty Tuesday next week.

* The beginning of this week was rough, so I'm glad that this week is almost over. Hopefully the weekend & next week will be better.

* I got some things on my to-do list done that I've been putting off. I brought my cat to the vet for his yearly check up & brought T to the dentist (she hadn't been for a year). I also made a dentist appointment for me to have my crown finished. I still need to make yearly check ups for T & me too.

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*Yesterday I had a rental car because my car had a recall on the airbag. So it was fun driving a different car. It was a Subaru Legacy, 2017. My car is a Subaru Outback Impreza sport, 2007. Big difference. This rental car you just push a button & it starts. It had the back up screen, bluetooth, sunroof, Sirius radio & some other things. Tara wanted me to buy it & save my car for her someday. I don't have the $ to buy a new car. I think it will be a while before I get a new car.

*I went to Dollar tree, a different 1 that I had never been to & I bought a bunch of stuff. I spent $16 there, the most I ever spent there. I'm going to do a Haul video soon. I got a bunch of stickers for scrapbooking.

*This year is going by so fast. We're getting papers on classroom placements for next year already. Before you know it, it will be Summer vacation. We got a paper on a Summer camp already too.

*I've been trying to be more crafty. I bought some iron on letters & made a shirt that said But First Mascara. But the letters are already coming off. I also tried to make some address labels, but they came out not lined up right. I guess I need to practice with them. At least I'm trying different things even if they don't come out so good. I won't give up, I'll try them again & get them to work. I want to make a Spring wreath, so I bought some flowers & a plain wreath. I want to do a diy video for You tube.

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* Tween girls are horrible. The Drama Queen has had such an attitude lately. She's punished this weekend & not going to the neighborhood Easter egg hunt & not going to the movies with her friend.

*Anthony & Tara were in the newspaper from the Daddy/Daughter dance. I think this was Tara's 8th time in the paper. I've never been in it. I guess because I'm not a cute kid. The professional photo from the Daddy/Daughter dance is in. I'm going to pick it up tomorrow. Below is the picture from the newspaper.

*I got some tarot cards in a swap. So I want to learn how to use them. I have some that I've had for 29 years, but never liked them, so I could never get into them & want to use them.

* I think we might go on a date night tomorrow since there is a Girl scout thing going on & she'll be gone until 8:45. It's at some escape room type place in Boston. I wouldn't like that with the fibro. I read the waiver & it says it could be loud & there could be smells & other stuff. Sounds like a blast to me. lol.

* I'm really behind in letters. I have 32 to write. I've been writing 2 a day too.

* I made some stuffed shells yesterday. They were stuffed with spinach & ricotta. I'll be posting the recipe on Tuesday. I found the recipe on Pinterest. I've been making 1 new meal a week from Pinterest.

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*It's suppose to be Spring next week & we are getting another snowstorm on that day. Not sure how much yet. Hopefully only a coating to an inch & there's school. I was stuck in the house 2 days this week because of a NorEaster. March isn't usually this cold or snowy.

*I'm trying to plan my Birthday vacation at the end of June. Trying to decide where to go. Last year we went to NJ. I want to go somewhere different again.

*We are finally going to be doing some house stuff. I'll take pics once we get stuff finished. We got a new giant clock for the living room/dining room, so we have to rearrange everything there. We also have curtains that need to be trimmed. That we got at a yard sale. I changed the curtains in the bathroom to a white lace topper curtain. I need change. We've been here for just over 10 years & I want to change things up a bit. I get sick of things after a while. This is the new clock. I like it because it says Paris on it.

*I would like to get some fresh flowers for the house if I can find some. I haven't seen any daffodils. I usually get some in February.

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 * I got my first Shamrock shake of the season this week. I always look forward to them. I read that they were first released in 1970, the year I was born. I have been getting them since I was a kid.

*We had a snowstorm yesterday & overnight. We lost power for a few minutes, but it came right back on. But wi-fi was out all day. So I finally got online. For some reason my ipod won't connect to wi-fi. Since yesterday morning, before it even started snowing. Not sure what is going on.

*I found out that 1 of my friends passed away. I use to work with her & she was like a 2nd Mom to me. She helped me get through some bad times & always gave me advice. So I've been sad the past few days.

*My Mom went home from rehab finally. She was there for about a month. She is in a wheelchair though & will have a nurse come in & a physical therapist.

*Tomorrow is the Daddy Daughter Dance. I'll get lots of pics before they leave. I think T might be a little chilly in the dress that she is wearing. I wish it was going to be warmer for them.