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Ranting, and writings and thoughts, and ideas, and the controlled randomness that is me...

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Today I am wearing a skirt that I have not fit into for a while! That makes me happy! My back hurts from swimming, and it is not the good hurt from a work out, it is more like I slept wrong or something. My Grrrl is in pain today too, hurt herself swimming too. Wow, swimming is dangerous, who knew! I mean, besides the possible drowning, or having to swim next to a pervy guy... LOL!
 
Toady work was going OK, until some of the ladies decided to see how much sh*t they could get away with, and I didn't catch all of it... I am not being blamed, by anyone but me... I swear, I feel like a teacher that has to watch a group of trouble makers to the point where it distracts me from my real job! I mean seriously ladies, you are adults, you are professionals... ACT LIKE IT... Don't try and see what all you can get away with. I don't have the time for it... I have a scarf to crochet! LOL. No, but seriously, I have a scarf to work on...
 
Anyhow, that is all for now. I need to empty one tank and fill the other ;)
 
Blessed Be!
Misty
 
 
 

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

Last night we went swimming. This morning I got up early to do the Biggest Looser. I am not as sore as I should, or want to be. Tonight, we will go swimming again, and tomorrow I will do the Biggest Looser again. I have traded off days with Cara, and that is just fine with me. However, I think that my body is going to wake up at 5:00 each day anyhow, so I will have to come up with something else to do while she has the living room... Weights in the garage? Yule crafts in the garage? Maybe? Yesterday morning, I watched the end of Friends with Benefits... I enjoy that movie...
 
I am looking forward to the long weekend, however, I wish that it was going to be cooler, because I don't want to be sweltering the whole flippin weekend! LOL
 
Blessed Be!
Misty
 

Monday, August 27, 2012

Can't turn off my mind

Got some news of possible things to come... Not for sure, by any means, but I can't stop thinking about it... Mostly I hate waiting to know for sure, and if it doesn't happen, I'll be disappointed. I have to work on that....


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Martenslinde

Martenslinde is a village and former municipality in Belgium in the south (North Hesbaye) of the province of Limburg (Arrondissement Tongeren). Martenslinde in 1977 merged with the city Bilzen. It had in 1970 666 inhabitants. The zip code of the district is 3742. The area of ​​this district is only two square kilometers.

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Sint Martinuskerk
The parish church is dedicated to St. Martin. The choir's fourteenth-century. In 1892 the nave of the present church was built. In the church a new organ was then placed, a Pereboom & Leijser from Maastricht. In 1934 on the site of the old cemetery the aisles were added. The old tombstones (Nulens 1669) and Lemmens (1769) were removed from the church and at the rectory in the cemetery placed.

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You are less than a mile from Alden Biesen, now a cultural center of the Flemish Community.

Historically, Martenslinde, Linne in the past, Lin popularly, depending Munsterbilzen and Bilzen. Only in the nineteenth century, during the French became an independent parish.

The Wilder Park with its ponds, partially territory Waltwilder situated, and the parish church are worth a visit, as well as the completely new school 'The Stop'. In the construction of this school in 2006, the old town hall in 1878 integrated in a beautiful new building.

The chapel of St. Anna to Linnerveldstraat was rebuilt in 1889.
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Sport
For several years Martenslinde plays football in a merger with Rijkhoven, the team called KMR Biesen

Monday. August 27th, 2012

Today is the last Monday in August! Not sure why that registered, but it did! I think it might be that my "shark week" is close, and so I am starving, that is why I noticed!
 
Today has been an interesting day so far, and I still have 2 hours! I have been doing good on my eating tody, but as I said, I AM STARVING! I hope that there is something yummy for dinner!
 
We are going swimming tonight, I am excited about that too!
 
I found some pictures of Martenslinde today! I found a church that says it is in Martenslinde. It looks familiar, and it is a darn shame that I will never see any of the pictures that my mother has of the village, since she is a selfish hoarder... That is worse that just a hoarder, she is a selfish one at that...
 
I might have some in the pictures that I found at Grammas in May? I will look later, it is worth a try!
 
I better go now, lots to do!
 
Blessed Be!
Misty

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Another Sunday Wasted...

Going on 3 hours, they just got my van back... So much for my appointment time of 10:30 ...they better do a good job to make up for the wait...at least the idiot who can't stay off of his cell and is acting more immature than my 13 year old is not working on my van!


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Location:Pep Boys

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

Today is my Aunt's surgery. I know in my heart that she will be alright, but I am still worried. My Dad told My Grrrl that she would be fine...My Dad died almost 6 years ago... This morning, he told me that he would be with my Aunt, so I am OK, kinda...
 
I am tired and sore... I worked out yesterday morning, and went for a nice easy hike yesterday. I am SO sore. Not giving up!
 
Not much to blog about today, a lot on my mind, so I really don't have anything I can get out.
 
That is all for today, if I hear about my Aunt, I will post that...
 
Blessed Be!
Misty

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Tuesday, August 21st, 2012

Holy Cow! Got up super early, did the Wii Biggest Looser... sweat like a crazy woman! It was harder today than last time. I need to make it a habit, and I need to keep track of what I am doing each time, making sure that I don't do the same thing each time...Today I did Core, Cool Down, and Yoga. Same as last time... Can't think now of what else there is.
 
Today's lunch will be half of my left over sammach, or maybe the noodles anc chunky soup that is left over? Hmm... We will see what strikes my fancy. It is 30 minutes until lunch, I took my diet pill, and I am STARVING!
 
Today has ben a busy day of boring things... I hope that we go for a walk tonight. I hope that the weather is nice again tonight, like it was yesterday :)
 
I better go get some more ice for my water. Working on glass number 5 of water, and I have needed to fill up and empty my tank a few times!
 
Tomorrow is my Aunt's surgery. I am worried, but I know that she will be OK, I am more worried about my Gramma. I hope that I can make it work to go there for New Years. I guess that I better put in for the time off...
 
 
Blessed Be!
Misty

Monday, August 20, 2012

Monday, August 20th, 2012

Dinner last night was SO GOOD! It was even better today! I love the new rice! I love that I eat so slow that my last few bites are cold! I love that it was healthy, the dinner I enjoyed so much! I love that there will be less mint next time! ;)
 
I love that I can't wait to plan our next go at healthy meals!
 
I love my wife!
 
Blessed Be!
Misty

Friday, August 17, 2012

Friday, August 17th, 2012

Got the productivity done! WOOHOO!
 
Hunger Games comes out at midnight, need a nap before that goes down!
 
Need to visit the ladies...
 
Today is my "Cheat" day, on my diet... I have had my quota of water...
 
I have spent the day watching 9/11 documentaries. The first two were about conspiracies... This one is about all of the good that was done by ordinary citizens... I like this one best, it is not trying to scare me, it is not making me sad(der than thinking about 9/11 makes me any ways...) it is uplifting... mostly.
 
That is all for now.
 
Blessed Be!
Misty

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

Feeling better today. Not 100%, but better. Hard at work, and I have an excellent wife at home, who keeps making sure that I am OK. :) I can't wait to get back to her! 
 
This weekend, The Hunger Games comes out on DVD, and I am going to get it at midnight, and we are going to watch it, because My Grrrl has not seen it yet. I can't wait to share that with her.
 
I have to admit that I have not stuck to my diet in the last two and a half days... Monday night, we had Dion's because I was so distraught. Tuesday, I had a left over slice for breakfast, but did good for the rest of the day. Today, I had a 1/2 slice of pizza, and for lunch, I am having the other 1/2. I will be good for dinner, and I will do the Wii step tonight. I enjoy it and it is a good calorie burner. Maybe we can actually go for a walk at a park, I would like that! Especially if it rains, or smells like rain!
 
Anyhow, not much else to talk about, I keep trucking, and I am trying to figure out how to go to see my Gramma and Aunt, and the rest of the fam damily for New Years. I don't know that it will work, since I recall that my Aunt and Uncle have a wedding to go to in January. Not sure of the date, so... who knows...
 
Blessed Be!
Misty

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

August 14th, 2012

Today sucks, but not as bas as yesterday did...I found out that my Aunt Robbie has Colon Cancer, and I was a wreck. I went home, and My Grrrl took care of me. I even got to blow off my diet and have Dion's for dinner! We went walking around Target, not enough to walk off the pizza, but still!

Today, still a wreck, but handling it better?

That is all for today. Prayers, or whatever you do, for my Aunt, her husband, and my poor grandmother, who has already buried 2 of her 4 children.

Blessed Be! (That is hard to say today..)
Misty

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Monday, August 13, 2012

Monday, August 13th, 2012

First day of school! WOOHOO!

Today, I have done well on my diet, I have not worked out as I intended, I wanted to get up early to do the Wii, but I was so beat when the first alarm went off, that I dismissed it! Didn't walk to the bus stop, I drove, since I had so much stuff to carry...And I still forgot my plant! :(

 I had cereal for breakfast, and left over pasta for lunch. I am stuffed now! I did step for 10 minutes in my office, but since I kept getting interrupted, I gave up on it after 10 minutes! This afternoon, when my boss is in a meeting that she can't get out of, I will do some swivels, for lack of a better word... to work on my waist...

Anyhow, I did attempt the snow globe over the weekend... I don't have a picture of it, but I can tell you that the object that I glued into the lid, a plastic butterfly, is not very visible, since it is glued low... Maybe next time I will glue it to the bottom of the jar, and have that be the top? Also, I don't like the super glue I bought, it is to runny. I like the stuff we have at work better, is more "gelly"... Also, I put the glitter in the jar, and then I added the almost boiling water... Not the best idea... Let's see what else... Oh, the tutorial calls for glycerin, and I did not have any, it suggest that you can use mineral oil instead, but that the author had not done tried it herself... I did try it... It DOESN'T work. It clumps the glitter...

I did make a Clam Jar that I am happy with. I did use to much glitter, and maybe to much food coloring, but I really do love green, so...

Here is a photo of it.

I wanted to make these for Yule gifts, and I might still make a few, but I would have to use jars that I save from cooking, because that jar there cost $2.99. The glitter glue is on the expensive side as well. The bottle I got, could make 2 jars, and it was $5.00. The glitter that I added, was $2.50, and as I said I used to much, it could make 6 or 7 jars...the food coloring, we have a TON of that, so no worries there...

We'll see... Marie seemed to think it was neat, so maybe one for her and one for Cara...

We got all of the golf balls that we will need for another gift that is going to be made. My Grrrl will make that one! It will be super awesome, because she is!

That is all that I can think of for now. I want to make that foot soak for people as well, but I need to go shopping for that, and I have a growing shopping list for homemade gifts... I can, however, take off gold balls! Just took another look at it, and it is not that long after all! Maybe a few things at a time, but prep to make the items while I collect them...

I really want to make myself a skirt, that has nothing to do with Yule, just want it!

I am almost done with Robert's Dr. Who scarf, and Marie, I made her a scarf with the yarn that she loved so much. I need to make Cara a wearable pom - pom and I am done making things for the kids. The one to the adults. I hope everyone is OK with getting homemade gifts this year!

Blessed Be!
Misty

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Sunday, August 12th, 2012

School starts tomorrow for Cara and Robert, and thank goodness for it! Today is my "day off" from weight loss, well, mostly just the work out part, for two reasons, one, I am worn out from yesterday, and two, I am in a delicate condition today...
I plan on relaxing, working on the snow globe and calm jar I bought supplies for yesterday, and maybe working on some Yule gifts... I also have to get my Dallas Cowboys sleeves done... I want to take some things to work today, that will make my diet easier, but I don't want to have to carry them all tomorrow morning!
That is all for now!
Blessed Be!
Misty BISHOP
Of the
Albuquerque
BISHOP's
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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Day 4 of the diet...
 
Been doing OK, not great. Had a diet soda with lunch at the meeting yesterday, and a small slice of pizza. I took the entire meeting to eat it... I was proud of that! No walk last night, My Grrrl and I were both tired! I did take in to many calories, but I did well under on Monday and Tuesday, so I am not that worried.
 
When I lost weight for the work competition, I was not doing half as much as I have been doing this time. Granted it has only been 4 days... ;)~
 
No real soda, even though last night was a "FU*K THIS" kinda night, that is why I had the peanuts and pretzels that My Grrrl had left over from her trip! I did not, however have any soda, and I REALLY wanted to have some, and we had a fresh bottle up in the room... Could have easily asked for a little hit of that.. I even got ice, with no water, but I poured the ice into my cup of water when I got back to the room... Every little opportunity offers the chance to be strong. That was better in my head, but it came out OK!
 
Well, I better get back to it, I was in a groove!
 
Blessed Be!
Misty

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

Just another day in paradise... LOL!

Mostly, I just want to post today's socks! I have started a new scarf, for Robert for Yule... A Dr. Who Scarf. I think that he will like it. I have decided to make one gift per kid, and then some "thing" or another for Robert, and cash for the girls...

Anyhow, that is that... Easy peasy... Back to work now!

Blessed Be!
Misty

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

I cannot believe that it is August already! School starts in 12 days! I am excited. Robert not so much, Cara, I think so, she will be a senior, so good for her!

I made a blog schedule, but I have lost it again! I think that today might have been preparedness update? I made a list of things to look for in second hand stores ( Goodwill and Savers as it were...) Second Hand Stores sounds so much more classy! ha! I also printed and starting filling out ID pages on each member of the family, so that in case one of us gets lost in a disaster...

So, on the mitten front... I sewed them last night. The first set came out OK, the ones that had the clean edge... The opening is bigger, but the form that they took is not as pleasing. The second set, well the opening is smaller, and I can hear stitches rip every time I put them on, but the form is nicer. I am not sure how they came out different? I was unable to add the running stitch I wanted to add, they just didn't lend themselves to it...

I plan to make another set, out of a blue sweat that I have, but I am not sure what changes I should make, so it might be a while with me sitting with the mittens sitting in front of me until they "speak" to me...

Today I have been watching all of the old episodes of ThreadBangers that I have in the computer, so that I can decide what to keep and what to toss...So far there are not a lot that I want to keep. I guess that is good. There are things that I want to make, but all I do is write down a brief description of what it is and I think that I will remember.


Well, I guess that is it... I could post the pics of the mittens, but they are not loaded on this computer... I will post them later...maybe, no promises! 


Lastly, here are my socks for the day. I have decided that I am The Grrrl With The Crazy Socks!


Blessed Be
and
Happy Lammas!

Misty