Wednesday, April 27, 2011

It's Been Awhile

Hello there! It's just me again :)
So much has happened recently it is hard to know where to start. Just to let you all know I do red your journals, but I got alot to catch up on. When I wake up I mostly go to face book or singsnap. I rarely write in here. I miss jland!!!!!!!!
It seems like when I write in here not that many people read it anymore and sometimes I feel like I am just talking to myself, so if you do read say howdy!

Ok let's start with Eric my 27 yr old son and the love and joy of my life. Eric is still living in Austin. He is now in his own apartment, which is better than my own house :)..He has a third floor apartment and the view is spectacular! His swimming pool is awesome and the hot tub...well let's just say I could stay there for a long time. I recently went to visit him for week. It was a great time. He now has a girlfriend. I like her pretty much, but I guess no one is always happy with everything about their child's choice. I won't go into details just in case this is somehow assessable to the public. I would not want to hurt any feelings.
He is working as a delivery person for Jason's Deli which just kills me since he spent all that time and money getting his associates degree and is not using it at the moment. I know work is hard to find especially Chef jobs in Austin since they have a fresh batch of graduates every year. One of Eric's problems is his teeth. He has always had trouble with his teeth since he was a baby. Now I found a place called Clear Choice who do teeth implants. I am going to bite the bullet and have the work done for him so that his confidence is better and I think it will help with both the job and the girl situation. The only problem is that it is going to cost me 20,000.00 to have the work done...yes...you read that right the first time...
His girlfriend has two children from another guy. They are 1 and 4 yrs old. I of course love the children. I just think Eric is taking more on than he needs to. I have to put this in God's hands and not worry about something I have no control over.
Anyway...Rick and I are doing good. Rick planted a huge garden this year. We have radishes, cilantro, okra, corn, green beans, onions, squash, tomatoes, and numerous other veggies growing there. We also got a plum tree and some pepper plants growing. I spend alot of my time reading on the back porch watching the birds that come to visit each day.
We are not back at work yet, but will have to return soon. I will go back to HEB where I was a cashier. I still have my insurance license, but that kind of work bores me terribly. Rick is not sure what he wants to go back to work for. He knows how to do almost everything, so his options are many. As long as he can find a company who is hiring.
Sadie my puppy is doing good and her pup Shelby who now lives with Eric is doing well too. We had a recent scare with Shelby as she tried to take up smoking, we had to rush her to the vet. She is fine now.
We are still getting rid of stuff at my parents house and hope to sell it this year. Then I divide up the money and go back to my "normal" life. I can't wait!
We need to have a few more yard sales and get organized.
Eric will be having the dental surgery within the next 90 days, We want to go on one more vacation and then it will be back to work.
Hopefully with Eric's new teeth he will get a better job and well...
Anyway. I hope you are all doing well and that you had a nice Easter.
We spent ours with Eric and his "family".
Take care of yourselves and I will see you on facebook :) xoxBarb

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

yeah!!!

Just found out the results...xray and ultra sound all came out normal!!!!!!!!!!!!! So doc thinks maybe I just pulled a muscle in my stomach or something. Don't know why red blood count was high but since I have a bad history with cancer in my family he wanted the tests done to be sure it was all ok..Praise the Lord. I am gonna be around a long time!!! Thank you everyone for your love and prayers!!!
YEAH!!!!!!!!

AND NOW TO SOMETHING A LOT MORE FUN...SEE IF YOU CAN SPOT THE LIE..


Ok, so my friend John tags me in his note which tells me that he wants to know 30 random things/facts about me just to get to know me a little better and shared the same with me about himself (hisself?). He added in the 1 lie, so you guys will have to figure out which one is the lie. Here are the ground rules: 1. When you read this, you have to create your own and tag at least 30 people and don't forget to tag the person who sent it to you (in this case, me). 2. Make it interesting. Tell us just some random things about yourself, or just some strange facts we may not know about you. 3. Have fun with it!

Kudos to Chris "Dimples" Perez, who knows which is his best side to be photographed from!



30 Randoms/1 Lie:



1. I like to eat plain M & M's mixed with salted peanuts but I will not eat the red ones.



2. When I was a little girl I wanted to join the circus and be a missionary and teach the clowns about God.

3. I am deathly afraid of spiders.

4. I will go up to strangers and start up a conversation.



5.At the grocery store I like to take things out of peoples carts and put them into mine, especially if there is a kid in the seat, I will take cookies or something I know they will notice......I give it back if the kid crys.



6 I have some pictures I have taken of ghostly images.

7. I smile at everyone I meet even if they look at me ugly.



8.I have over 10 pairs of shoes, but only wear about 2 pairs.



9.I love to spend the afternoon making up new recipes and cooking them.

10. I was suspected of being an illegal alien by the border patrol.



11.When I was little my mom made me wear my hair short and I had cat glasses..



12. My Aunt traced our family and I am related to Abraham Lincoln.

13.My Dad used to buy my Mom a present every 22nd day of the month for all the 50 years they were married.



14. I can play 5 different instruments.

15. One of my favorite things to do is put together jigsaw puzzles.

16.I own over 100 karaoke cds

17. I have saved three children from death. Two from drowning and one from choking.



18. I am known to dress up on Halloween and have only missed one year doing so in my entire life.



19.I have not drank a Diet Pepsi in three months now..



20.My house is paid off and I owe no rent or mortgage.

21.I have been to 5 different states on vacation.



22.When I go fishing I always try to take along a book to read in case the fish aren't biting.

23.I wear 8 rings on my fingers

24.I sometimes wish I was a dragonfly and could just fly through the air..



25.When I was little I thought I had a twin sister and that she live on the other side of the mirror.

26. In Kindergarten I had my class convinced that I was a real princess.

27.I also told my teacher I was allergic to milk...but I'm not.



28. I once stole a bag of Cheetos and a big red, I took it back the next day and told the store clerk that I took it.

29. I lived in an apartment in downtown San Antonio when I was 18.

30. My Dad wrote two books and I edited one of them.



31. I do not own an ipod..


AND ONE MORE FOR YOU...A HAPPY NEW YEAR QUESTIONAIREHAPPY NEW YEAR QUESTIONAIRE
.by Barbara Cullum Masters on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 10:09pm.1. What did you do in 2010 that you never done before?

LEARNED TO PLAY UKULELE



2. Did you keep all of last years resolutions?

HECK NO...I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER HALF OF THEM



3. Have any resolutions for next year?

NO....NOT GONNA BOTHER WITH THAT THIS YEAR



4. What countries did you visit?

COUNTRIES? SERIOUSLY? I BARELY HAD TIME TO VISIT THE MAILBOX



5. What would you like to have a 2011 that you didn't have in 2010?

LESS DRAMA AND MORE FUN TIME



6. What date in 2010 will be etched in your memory?

THE DAY I SAID GOODBYE TO PAM



7. What was your biggest achievement this year?

STAYING STRONG



8. What was your biggest failure?

EVERY MISTAKE IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE...SO I GUESS NONE



9.Did you suffer any illness or injury?

SORE TUMMY



10. What was the best thing you bought?

UKULELE

11. Who's behavior made you appalled and depressed?

CAN'T SAY....BUT HE KNOWS WHO HE IS....



12. What did you get really really excited about?

TEACHING MYSELF TO PLAY THE UKULELE....SEEM TO HAVE A THEME GOING HERE LOL



13.Where did most of your money go?

BILLS



14. What songs will always remind you of 2010?

TOO MANY TO NAME



15. What do you wish you would have done more of?

SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY



16. What do you wish you done less of?

EATING SWEETS



17. How will you be spending Christmas?

I SPENT IT WITH MY TWO FAVORITE GUYS RICK AND ERIC



18. Did you fall in love in 2010?

NO I FELL A LONG TIME AGO



19. How many one night stands?

I MOSTLY SIT AT NIGHT



20. What was your fav tv show?

BIG BROTHER, SURVIVOR, TEEN MOM, HELL'S KITCHEN, CELEBRITY REHAB, INTERVENTION,



21. Do you hate anyone that you didn't hate this time of year?

HATE IS TOO MUCH OF A WASTE OF TIME



22. What was/were the best books you read?

TOO MANY TO NAME



23. What was your greatest musical discovery?

UMMMMMM UKULELE :)



24. What did you want and get?

UKULELE ....TEE HEE



25. What did you want and not get?

WALLS.....AND A DOOR





26. What was your fav film this year?

AVATAR



27.What kept you sane?

GOD AND MY HEAVENLY GUARDIAN ANGELS DAD, MOM, CHRISTI AND PAM



28. What celebrity did you fancy the most?

MATTHEW MCCONAGHY



29. Tell us a life lesson you learned this year.

LIFE IS SHORT...ENJOY EVERY SECOND



30. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

"WELL YOU DONE DONE DONE ME AND YOU BET I FELT IT

I TRIED TO BE CHILL BUT YOUR SO HOT THAT I MELTED

I FELL RIGHT THROUGH THE CRACKS...NOW I'M TRYIN TO GET BACK



AND

I JUST WANT TO BE OK BE OK BE OK

I JUST WANT TO BE OK TODAY



31. Where were you when 2010 began?

HOME



32. Who were you with?

RICK AND SADIE



33. Where will you be when 2010 ends?

HOME



34. Who will you be with when 2010 ends?

ERIC...RICK WENT HUNTING



35. Did someone treat you badly in 2010?

YES SO I'M NOT HER FRIEND NO MORE



36. Did you treat someone badly in 2010?

NO I DIDN'



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