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Grandma Rose DropOut

Go ahead without me.

That post title came to me from that song lyric 'beauty school dropout'. Have you ever just 'dropped out of sight' or simply lose the oompf (is that a real word)? to do something? Bet you have.

My husband just got up asking me what I was doing to which I replied, "I'm blogging to explain why I'm not blogging". I'm so funny:)

I have decided to drop:

• Tuesday Television 
• Thursdays Are For Trivia
• Frugal Friday 

Monday Memories will be still going only it won't always be just on Mondays. My whole blog will be open to whatever pops up and I will be back on more regular basics eventually, for usually, these mood swings don't last too long.

Anyways, my trip to Florida is coming up. I'm looking forward to seeing our newest member of our family and everyone else.

So, peoples of my blogging world, I apologize for dropping clean out of sight, I don't even go on Facebook like I used to but my thoughts of my family will motivate to go see what's new with the family.

Peace and kindness from me to you...Grandma Rose

  

Monday Memories #20

Welcome to a real life story which will contain the good and the not so good journey of my life which has contained joys and sorrows. Maybe I can pass some knowledge along...

My mother and I arrived at the shelter. The building out back was where the little chapel was including where they fed the homeless. The house mother as I called her took me around showing and introducing me to the staff also showing me where the donations were telling me I could start gathering the things I needed to start my new life.

The main house was pretty big with separate bedrooms which the one I was assigned had a sliding glass door to the enclosed back yard full of trees and flowers. It was very peaceful back there.

I quickly fell into the shelter's routine fast making friends with the staff. Remember I only weighed 101lbs soaking wet so my friend the cook made me hot cocoa every time I went in to eat. In fact one night he brought over a case of my now favorite drink to the women's shelter which was totally against the rules but house mother allowed it. It wasn't long I started putting weight back on.

I remember I was feeling so forlorn, ridden with guilt missing my child. I was sitting outside, it was nighttime. I  had been attending Sunday services in the little chapel so God was again a huge part of my life. Sitting outside I began to pray asking the Lord if I'm meant to be here and on the right path, please send me a sign, PLEASE.

Then I felt it, an invisible stream of energy came from the above heavens aimed right at my heart. My heart started beating faster and faster, I was overjoyed. I got my sign.

My mother was bringing my daughter to visit, I was off the drug and gaining weight, free from that life. I was in my early twenties. I felt bad for putting my family through my troubles and was trying very hard to change my ways settling into collecting clothes, stuff for a new apartment, going to church.

My birthday rolled around in November I had been at the shelter for around a month my cook friend had baked me a birthday cake. Life was pretty sweet. I had been allowed to leave the shelter going with my friend to the pizza place but there was beer there, ut-oh. Always being a rebel, mischief was my middle name we both ordered a mug of beer. Needless to say from not drinking all that month I got tipsy and when we returned house mother marched me right over to the little chapel which today I grin at.

A couple of weeks had passed, I and another girl who was at the shelter were given a pass to go from Indio to Palm Springs for the day. I took her over to see my family, next going to the mall and downtown. It started to get late, we were going up to meet our bus and I hear "Sheryl"!! I turned and it was Kelly, the guy who had abused me but all those memories faded away at the sight of him.

Like a sleepwalker I crossed the street where he grabbed me giving me a huge hug telling me how much he missed me, leading me to my old apartment. I was home again. He continued to be quite charming making me laugh as he used to do, I gave him another chance...

You're probably reading this yelling in your head, noooooo, don't do it!! Looking back I wonder who that young woman was and I now know I was just a kind hearted, loving women who thought she could change anyone with enough love, right??

I was dead wrong.

To be continued next Monday, hold on tight it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

Frugal Friday #13 #FollowFriday,

Welcome to my Frugal Friday #13. I love sharing the crazy and not so crazy ways I love to save money making something from something else. Recycle and reuse is the name of the game. I plan on getting a much better camera my husband has been researching so I'm excited. Hope my ideas inspires you.

                                       

Jewelry Holders

On the left-hand side is a simple soda bottle adding a little food coloring to it brings out the jewelry better than clear, I think at least.

This 'Jewelry Bottle Holder' is good for earrings that have no backings. You can use an anklet or bracelet, anything that is fairly small so it will fit your bottle. Hang your earrings and presto, you have a decorative  'Jewelry Bottle Holder' .

The jewelry holder on the right is for your earrings with backings. I choose for this project styrofoam from a shipment we received earlier. Keep the backings in a separate container.

I'm getting more creative in my picture taking loving that about life, it just keeps on getting better and better.

Do you love to recycle like I do?

Thursdays Are For Trivia

Today is Thursdays Are For Trivia. I love learning little tidbits of information hoping you will enjoy the question and answer as well.

"To be, or not to be" is the famous opening phrase of a soliloquy in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In the soliloquy, Hamlet questions the meaning of life, and whether or not it is worthwhile to stay alive when life contains so many hardships. In the speech, Hamlet contemplates death and suicide while waiting for Ophelia, the love of his life. He bemoans the pain and unfairness of life but acknowledges the alternative might be still worse. "To be, or not to be" is one of the most widely known and quoted lines in modern English.

Tuesday Television #22

I watch so many different shows sometimes it's hard to come up with just one show. I lean towards the supernatural, horror and disaster movies and television shows so I will watch something different along the comedy genre.

This is what I consider an oddball show finding myself laughing at the antics of the characters who somehow manage to get under your skin. It's a story about a man who thinks he's the last man on earth, but, he's not.

                                   The Last Man On Earth

Stock Photo:

LOS ANGELES - JUN 10: Christopher Miller, Will Forte, Kristen Schaal, Phil Lord at the FOX's "Last Man On Earth" Screening And Panel at the Landmark Theatre on June 10, 2015, in Los Angeles, CA

The release date for The Last Man on Earth season 3 — SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Monday Memories #19

My life was getting straightened out, I still had no idea where my so called husband was and didn't care, life was good...until I met a man who had been hit over the head, the girls brought him to me to fix him up...

A couple of days later the girls next store came knocking at my door. I was a few years older than they were, they treated me like a big sister. My mother had my daughter over the weekend already.

Looking frantic they told me there was a man that had knocked at their door, his head was cut and bleeding could I help? Of course, I could so I went over to see what was wrong.

He was a pretty good looking guy but his head was cut pretty good so I got my peroxide dabbing at it until it stopped bleeding. He claimed he had been attacked by a couple of strangers, I had no choice but to believe him.

That was the year I was introduced to crystal meth. He would come over to visit, one day leaving a vial of white powder on my kitchen counter where I cleaned up all around it, I didn't even know what it was.

I would watch him snort a line or two when he was over on the weekends I was by myself and one day I got curious and tried it. That's what they do men like that, "here try this", get you liking it until your helping to buy it also.

The biggest seller was the fact I wasn't hungry so not eating I was losing weight. The difference between us was, he wanted it constantly and I could take it or leave it. It was like I had two lives, one as a crystal snorting party girl on the weekends and a normal mother during the week.

That year I learned a lot about the undercurrent of my hometown. The people who did the drug, the people who did the drug and wanted to quit, the dealers, they all were normal everyday people who worked or dealt not working, all with one thing in common...crystal meth.

I now weighed 101lbs. thinking I looked great but this guy was like a slimy booger you couldn't shake off. He was of the type once he had you he used intimidation, manipulating me to doing what he wanted. He would always be sorry after finding some excuse why he had been such a bastard, I'd forgive him until one day I had enough.

   

I went to my mother explaining what had happened, why I had lost so much weight, how I couldn't get this asshole out of my life, she leaped into action calling a shelter in the next town, bringing me there. I was free at last... so I thought...

Continued on next Monday...

Frugal Friday #11 (Saved over to Saturday #2)

Yesterday was a pretty day. August so far has been either cloudy and raining or hot and humid. It was also Farmer's Market Day from 3pm to 6pm.

Walking around there was just enough variety of different vendors to make walking around interesting yet it was small enough to not completely wear you out.

One of our family members was there selling packaged meats, ice cream and homemade jars of jellies.

I came home with broccoli, a pint of blueberries, baby potatoes, cucumbers, spinach leafs and two pounds of the freshest hamburger you could hope to eat.

There was even some live music. The vendors were friendly, the stalls set up looked delightful. I will go back next Friday. They stay open until the second week of October.

It was so hot I wanted to splash around in that pretty fountain. This one of two of the larger parks.

This photo is coming back from the Farmer's Market to The Darling Inn.

This is what I especially love about living smack dab in the middle of town.

We were given $24 in fruits and vegetable coupons which served us well. They even had eggs from 'Happy Chickens' that get to roam free.  The jokes went just flying through my head but I passed. $4.00 was a little too much for a happy chicken carton of eggs! Okay, just one joke. When you break an egg from a happy chicken is the yolk smiling? Corny huh? Guess I better keep my day job!

Have you ever been to a Farmer's Market?

Thursdays Are For Trivia

Welcome to Thursdays Are For Trivia. I enjoy learning little bits of information and like all things I like sharing it with you. Please enjoy today's question.

RMS Carpathia was a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship and became famous for rescuing the survivors of rival White Star Line's RMS Titanic after it struck an iceberg and sank with a loss of 1,512 lives on April 15, 1912. Carpathia braved dangerous ice fields and diverted all steam power to her engines in her attempt to aid the ship, but sadly arrived two hours after Titanic had sunk; nevertheless, she was able to rescue 705 survivors from the ship's lifeboats. Carpathia herself met her fate in the Atlantic on July 17, 1918 during the First World War after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-55 off the Irish coast. Five of her crew lost their lives in the sinking.

Thanks for reading:)

Tuesday Television #19

                                 Mr. Robot

              Rami Malek (L) and Christian Slater

Mr. Robot (TV series)

I really like this show especially with Christian Slater starring in it. The show has twists and turns in the world of computers and hackers. Give this show a chance for it's really good. 

You can watch for free here.

Monday Memories #17

Welcome to Monday Memories where I share my exciting life, at least to me, with you to hopefully help those out there to try not to make the same mistakes I made...

I was home again loving the feel of the hot, dry, desert air for I was safe again. My transfer to Bob's Big Boy was successful, my parents found myself and Amy an apartment. I had a bicycle to ride back and forth to work, my mother took Amy for me a lot which eventually became my downfall not blaming my mother in any way.

I was in love with my first apartment alone. I biked back and forth to work, my mother lived close enough, about a five-minute drive, pick up Amy bring her home when I got home. She also took Amy on the week-ends.

My new apartment was a 1-bedroom with a tiny kitchen but that was fine with me. My tiny kitchen had a window that looked out to my front grassy enclosed yard which I loved to sit out and sunbathe. I would take an icy tall beer out with me turning a nice golden brown color.

I had a small dining room space, a living room, bedroom which was where the bathroom was. I had set up Amy's crib in my bedroom which was big enough for my bed as well. I forget where I got it but had a huge cable table as a dining room table with a couple of chairs to sit on. Even way back then I loved making something out of junk.

I had made friends with my neighbors one's next store were two young women who pretty much were free spirits as I was, the other neighbor being a Spanish woman living alone up in the front near the street.

I remember going out one day on the invite from my young friends to Desert Hots Springs, Calif. to the streams that came from the snow melting off the mountain. I put Amy in my lap while I floated in a huge black inner tube, we were there all day and of course when we went home later on Amy passed out cold and I landed in my giant bean bag chair falling fast asleep.

The cute hitchhiker the girls had picked up came over the next day asking me to show him the way out of town which taking Amy in her stroller I walked him to the bus stop. All was well in our little world.

Work was great and I actually waited on Kristy McNichol who as I remember had a double fudge ice cream sundae which I thought was the coolest thing in the world. This is her today.

My life was getting straightened out, I still had no idea where my so called husband was and didn't care, life was good...until I met a man who had been hit over the head, the girls brought him to me to fix him up...

To be continued next Monday...

Frugal Friday #9 (Held Over To Saturday)

Hello everyone that matters which you get my vote of your reading this post! Yesterday I went out nice and early, 10ish, to get some wall trim wallpaper to put on my homemade banana box bookshelf I had put together to hold our books.

It's not completely done but I took pictures anyway. I plan on glueing magazine pages in a collage type of look for the inside of the boxes. Here is what I have done so far.

Plain Look

With wallpaper wide screen

With wallpaper long screen.

There is a store I may of mentioned before called The Rusty Bucket where stuff is made out of other stuff a little pricey but a great place to get ideas from.

I hope this gives you some ideas.

Thursdays Are For Trivia

Welcome to Thursdays Are For Trivia. I enjoy learning little bits of information and like all things I like sharing it with you. Please enjoy today's question.

                                                           Macy's

Isidor Straus co-owned Macy's department store with his brother, Nathan Straus. He died with his wife, Ida, in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. They were seen standing near Lifeboat No. 8 in the company of their maid, Ellen Bird. While the officer in charge of the lifeboat was willing to allow them a spot, Isidor Straus refused to go so long as there were women and children still remaining on the ship. His wife refused to go because he refused to go. Ida is reported to have said, "I will not be separated from my husband. As we have lived, so will we die, together." And they both went down with the Titanic.

My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades!

What a great area to live. Our bank is close, our grocery store is close, both being the same as we had in St. Johnsbury. We are going to lunch today in the dining room that's in our building. Roast beef and the trimmings. On Thanksgiving and Christmas, they have free dinners which we are looking forward to as well.

I took some pictures of the progress we have made plus a view of the town. I simply adore small intimate towns. Beauty is everywhere.

Finally got my lids sorted!

From H.O.P.E. thrift store. $3.00 sandals brand new Dr. Scholls!

Chuck sitting at our borrowed table and chairs in our 'computer room.'

Looking forward to sorting out these boxes. Some of them have been packed for five years making my stuff seem new again.

Taken from my bank a view of Lyndonville.

My homemade bookshelves. I'm going to get something pretty to cover the boxes.

My bathroom is slowly becoming organized.

Showing no more boxes and if there is a place to hang stuff on I will find it.

Have a wonderful day wherever you are in this world:)

Tuesday Television #18

11.22.63 (T.V. Mini Series 2016)

This is worth the watch if you love Stephen King and J.J. Abrams.

This story is about a teacher who discovers a time portal taking him back to the time of the assassination of J.F.K. Trouble is you can't change the past for you never know what will happen in the future.

A very engaging show that will keep you wanting to watch all the way through for free at http://pubfilm.com/11-22-63-2016-season-1-full-8-episode-pubfilm-free.html

Cast: Main

• James Franco as Jake Epping / James Amberson.
• Chris Cooper as Al Templeton.
• Sarah Gadon as Sadie Dunhill.
• Lucy Fry as Marina Oswald.
• George MacKay as Bill Turcotte.
• Daniel Webber as Lee Harvey Oswald

Full Cast and Crew see here.