Today is Feb 22, 2008

It has been 9 months today since Jonathan was killed.
His birthday was last week, mine was this past Sunday, both have passed uneventfully. For that I am glad.
I wish that Jonathan had not of gotten killed but he did. So now I just have to trust God allowed that to happen for some kind of reason.

Anyway, I don't want to dwell on that too much, so I will talk about what needs to be done this weekend.
First I need to reclean the bathroom completely. I found a video on youtube that shows how to clean the toilet, so I added that to this blog. Maybe I will email it to the kids or my husband. LOL (That would be sorta funny, maybe they would get the hint that I would rather someone else clean the bathroom this time.)

Okay, so enough of that, it is very late and I need to go to bed.

But since your up at the moment I will give you some ideas to help you as you get your home organized and decluttered. Usually the smallest room in anyone's home is the bathroom.

So this is a good place to start with your cleaning and organizing. Remove everything from the bathroom that you do not intend to keep in the bathroom all the time. (even if you will need to put stuff in a box or basket, then set in another room or outside).

Next you will want to clean everything. I would suggest starting with the toilet and floor around toilet. Clean all parts of the toilet, and the floor all around the toilet, and the walls around the toilet.

Next clean and dry trashcan that sets beside toilet. wash, rinse and dry completely. Then put a fresh bag in the trashcan, set back net to the cleaned toilet.

Next check see if need to put more toilet paper on holder if needed place fresh roll on toilet paper holder.

Okay after the toilet the next place to steralize and clean well is the bathtub, clean it completely.Then dry it with a towel.

Remember to toss any empty shampoo bottles, or other containers. Also discard all used disposable razors.

When tub is clean and dry. Make sure that if you keep shampoo, soaps or body wash in the tub that you have restocked any that were empty.

After doing that close the shower curtain if you have shower curtains.

Next dust down any cobwebs that may be in any corners or along edge of ceiling. Then sweep the floor or vacuum it.

Next clean the countertop, any mirrors and sinks. Then mop and dry floor.

Finally make sure towels and washclothes are clean dry and put away neatly. Also make sure that any personal hygiene items are all stocked.

When all above done bathroom is done. So you can close that door and start on next area.

Note, remember to put nothing in bathroom that will not have its home in the bathroom. Only bathroom supplies stay in bathroom. Not toys, books, dishes, stereo's etc. (the bathroom is too small to safely use as a storage room in most homes in my opinion.)

Well now its late and I need to go to bed.

Hope this has been helpful, remember start with getting the bathrooms totally done and then maintain that. Go on to the next area as soon as you have finished the first project.

Be back again soon.

Feb 8, 2008 (friday)

Well today is the first time I have been back in a while, I just have not felt much like posting. It's getting close to Jonathans birthday he would of been 19 this coming week. I wish he had not been killed but he was. I suspect it was his time to go, so I need to just not dwell on that.

Earl has been fixing the van hopefully he will have that fixed soon.

I discovered I could make toddler size shawls that look really cute so I am going to try to get several of those made up to sell.

I will have to get some picture of those on here. I don't know exactly how to put pictures on here so I have to wait until someone has time to do that for me.

The house is begging to be organized. So I will try to get that done this weekend, hopefully Earl and the boys will get the yard done. Everything is a mess today.

Went to the doctor this past week he thinks it is possible I could have cancer in my thyroid hopefully it is not, but if it is at least it is highly curable. I will know something around May or June on that.

The boys are doing pretty well with their schoolwork except today. Today they have been outside most all day, but it is pretty out today and they needed some fresh air and sunshine.

We can work on their schoolwork a little later.

Justin is at work, he has been doing fairly well so far. He is taking some classes online, and working.

Things in here have piled up a lot but I should be able to get things done soon. At least I hope so.

I need to start exercising and just get healthy I am working on that but it is a slow progress. I suspect that these health problems did not start overnight.

Well I am to try to make a toddler size shawl today to sale. I hope it turns out really well, if it does and I can I will post a picture of it on here.

And one over on my freewebs site so maybe I can sell it. I hope it turns out very well. And I hope it sells. That would be very good.

Hopefully the van will be running again soon because right now its not, it is up on jacks and has been for a couple of weeks now. maybe it will soon be fixed. Then we need to take it to be cleaned.

The seats also need to be fixed or replaced.

Seems like there is always something.

Anyway, helpful idea for today, stay healthy getting sick or just visiting the doctor cost a lot of money I just got a bill for over three thousand dollars. And that is for only one day at the hospital!! High blood pressure is not good, but bills like this are even worse!!!

Things will work out everntually at least I believe they will.

Today is hot, at least I think so. But it will probably be cold tonight.

Stay healthy is the tip of the day. Also if not healthy start getting healthy fast, because you can not even get insurance if your not healthy, (at least not insurance that pays more than enough for a funeral, and that will cost you even more really)

Maybe in a couple of years I will be able to get insurance I want to get enough insurance so that the kids will be taken care of if we happen to die before they become adults.

Well talk to myself again another time. ....