I NEED HELP

Is there any one out there reading this who is from the Chicago area? Rolling Meadows? I am looking for my husband. His name is Charles Fernandez, nickname Casey. I left Rolling Meadows 11 years ago and have not seen or heard from him since. I would like to obtain a simple uncontested divorce but have no idea where he lives. I don't even know if he is still in IL. I live in PA. I have to have a current address or know where he works to have him served with divorce papers. He doesn't even need to sign them, only served. I know he was or still is a union painter, but don't know what local. I think his parents still live in Rolling Meadows. They are Robert and Rosemary Fernandez. He was also a member of the Oddfellows from (I think) Carpentersville. If anyone can help me with any kind of information, I would be ever so grateful.

BEETLES, BEETLES, AND MORE BEETLES!!!

Can anyone help?! I live in Selinsgrove, PA and I love my gardens. This year has to be one of the worst I've seen for the infestation of Japanese Beetles. These little bastards have really got me pissed! All the planting, all the TLC, weeding, fertilizing, deadheading, pruning---it's a lot of work, but I love it. And now I'm sick. They are eating everything! I read some where not to put out traps because it will just attract more beetles! NO! I also have heard of milky spore, which is to be applied to the lawn to kill the grubs before they become beetles. Does this work? I am making a trip to the local nursery tomorrow to see if they have it. Please leave any helpful comments. Thanks and have a good day!

hotter than the hinges of hell!

It's the near the end of June here in Selinsgrove, PA and I mean to tell ya, summer has arrived! It has been 95 for 3 days and we still have another day to go, or so says the trusty weather person. After Thursdays wicked thunderstorms we should be able to turn off the air conditioners and go back out into the real world again. This is almost as bad as winter, having to be stuck in the house, just because of the weather. Funny, how you can always talk about the weather. Saturday is my daughter Ashley's 25th birthday. This, when I stop to think about it, seems almost impossible. What the hell happened to the last 25 years of my life. Well, we won't go there! HaHa!

May 1 YEAH!

Well, I haven't been on here for a while, so I thought I would get some things out of my head and off my chest. I am soooo glad that it is May! April really sucked. We had about 25 days of rain....ENOUGH! I am looking forward to getting outside to start planting some flowers and preparing my veggie garden. It's a cloudy day today, but the rest of the week is supposed to be beautiful. The weather guy better be right! I love spring. We had a spring clean-up day here, where you can get rid of all the junk you don't want. Old file cabinet, old carpet from the bedroom we are redoing, paint cans, and just bags of crap. It's nice to have the extra room, only to have more junk next year. Most of the house has been spring cleaned. Thing that don't ususally get done, like the dreaded cleaning of the mini blinds in the living room. I'm sure they will be on the junk pile next year. Moving furniture around to sweep under, cleaning under the stove and fridge, etc. So now that all that stuff is done, I think today I'll repot some of my house plants.

hannibal

Here's my boy, all 110 lbs. He's 10 yrs. old and acts like a puppy. Loves to go for a walk everyday, no matter the weather, in fact he insists on it. He's a beauty! Isn't he?

Mondays

How can Sundays be so boring? Then comes Monday. Sometimes just as boring. Not today. Got up at 5:30 am., which because of this stupid fucking around with the clocks all the time, it's actually 4:40 am! Packed up some breakfast and lunch for my sweetie, he headed out the door at 5:45. Did a load of laundry, filled out my Avon orders to send in today, took a shower, went to a doctor's appt. at 9:00, came home and took Hannibal for a 10 min. walk, had a 10:00 appt. with my Avon District Manager and got a phone call that Mike was coming to finish the ceiling in the bedroom we are finally getting done. Now that that's all done,*sigh* I thought I'd play on the computer a little while.

New Business venture

I have decided to sell AVON. Why? Well, I need something to do and something to earn some money. I like to have money to blow! This is my first week and so far I've gotten 1 paid order and the promise of at least 4 more. I would really like for this to work out. I think I should think of it more as a business than just something on the side. My first order goes in on the 12th. I suppose I'll have a better idea were this venture is going then. My first order was from my next door neighbor. Her name is Mae and she is 87 years old. She spent $68. God love her.
I have been feeling less blue the last couple of days. I contribute this to high doses of super B vitamins, trying to sell AVON, and that, that big hugh fire ball in the sky is shining brightly today which is enough to get anyone out of the dreaded winter funk.

February Sucks

I can't believe we are getting another ice storm tonight! Well, believe it sister, it's a-comin and there's not a thing to do about it. I live in Pa. and the last time this happened, which was on Valentine's Day, we had three major interstate highways shut down for days. There were people out there for 24 hours! Can you imagine. I would have been psycho. So let it come. I'm ready. Got cig's, got booze, got food, got my honey, what else do I need? HEAT!! I just pray the power stays on. Maybe, I should just hurry up and pack and go to the Virgin Islands for a week or two. Now that sounds like a plan. Not gonna happen. Oh, well you know what they say (who ever they are) When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call over a friend!

Trying to beat the winter blues

I talked to a friend of mine over the week-end. She was upset because a friend of hers passed away and she is facing some kind of a legal battle with an old employer. We had a few beers and talked everything out. She called me this morning to thank me for being there and being a friend. It seems I just happened to show up at the right moment on Saturday. I'm glad I was there to listen and to help. It got me to thinking about my own life. Although I'm not having any kind of major crisis's going on in my life, I just want to try to be more happy with myself. I guess it's just a case of the winter blues. I have gained a few pounds and it seems like I don't get much accomplished without pushing myself to get things done. I have heard other people saying the same things. I need to get on some kind of a schedule and stick with it. I need to think positive and be more up-beat. My neighbor lady is 85 years old and has a treadmill in her basement. She told me I could have it since she would not be using it anymore. I told John to please try to move it over here as soon as possible, because I need to GET MOVING!! We'll see in the next couple of weeks how well I do with my plan. Wish me luck!

What I Thought this Blog would bring to me.

I thought by opening this blog I would be in contact with other people out there that would be interested in what I had to say or what was going on in my life. I try to leave comments on other blog's if it relates to everyday life, gardening, love's in your life, or other things that catch my interest. I am just wondering if my life is boring or if anyone is reading anything I have put up so far. So anyway, my last blog was Saturday, and I was bored and decided to catch a buzz. Had a couple of rum and pepsi's here at the house. John was lounging on the sofa watch tv. Still being bored, I decided to go to the local bar for a while. Sat down there for a few hours getting pretty toasted and socializing with some friends. Called John and ask him if he wanted to meet me for a drink, he said he would. He came down about an hour later and we had a few more. That was about enough for me, time to head home. Had a little something to eat and crashed on the couch. Sunday was a lay around and recover day. Don't often go out and get smashed, mostly on the week-end, but when there is absolutely nothing else to do on a Saturday afternoon why not?

what to do on a saturday afternoon?

It's Saturday (not quite afternoon) and I'm wondering what I am going to do with my day. Got all the house cleaning done yesterday, so that's that. This morning I washed up some dishes, went to the bank, got a couple of things at the store we needed, stopped for cig's, and took Hannibal for a walk. Now I'm sitting here at the computer, just wasting some time I guess. Since I really don't have anything exciting to do today, I think I'll go to the kitchen and mix myself a cocktail or two or three or more and get drunk and be somebody. OK! Later.

medicine head

I have this nasty cold and have been taking cold pills and cough syrup. I have the dreaded medicine head. I hope I am making sense because I can't think. I was up almost all night coughing. All I wanted to do was sleep, but noooo! As soon as I would lay down cough, cough, cough. So as much as I hated to do it, I called the doctor and got an appointment for 4:15 this afternoon. Hopefully, I will get something to relieve this hacking and will be able to get some sleep tonight.

shopping on friday

My daughter got me a gift card for Christmas to Victoria's Secret in the amount of $75. So, I went to the mall on Friday to get some badly needed bras. The bra I was wearing was a size 36 D, so that's what I tried on. Needless to say it didn't fit. I had the sales person measure me to determine what size I should be wearing. 38 DD!!! I was shocked!!! I think the girls must have a mind of their own. Now, is the reason for this jump in size because the bra I was wearing was that old and stretched out or is it that my boobs are never going to stop?! I sure hope it is the latter. When I got home, I went upstairs to put on my new bra. I had to laugh out loud at myself because there they were, up were they belong. WOW! I had to call my daughter and tell her my story and thank her for the gift. I feel like a new women. I guess I'm pretty easy to please. So, get out there and get yourself a new bra!

today's doctor appt.

Went to my doctor today, again. I called Friday to see if he would call in a different perscription, because the Tramadol that I am taking now is not relieving my pain. He said he wanted me to make an appointment to see him again before he decided what kind of med's to give me. He perscribed a pain patch, Durgesic or Fentanyl. I dropped off the script. and am suppose to pick it up this afternoon. I looked up what this is used for and the side effects. Now I'm not so sure I want to use it. I really need the pain relief, but I don't want to die to get it. This thing sounds pretty lethal to me. Anyone have some experience with this? Let me know.

how do you cut through the red tape?

I have filed a Social Security Disability claim, because I cannot work a full time job to support myself anymore. I have degenerative disc disease, and have has surgery on my neck. They replaced 3 herniated disc's and fused a piece of bone from my hip to my neck. I thought I would be ok after that,but it seems to be even worse than before. Has this happened to any of you? Any way, the denied my claim and now I have to file an appeal and possibly go in front of a judge. Where do they get off telling me that I can work. If I could work I would be working. My problem is how do I convince these people that I am in constant pain and exhausted fighting it. They are not in my skin. They aren't worried if I can make a living. It's all about meeting some stupid regulations they have made up, not about me.

christmas morning

can any one hear me!

I know this blog is probably as boring as they get, but I really am not sure what I am doing yet. So, I am just going to continue to write things here until some one eventually reponds to me and gives me some feedback. There are all kinds of things I can write about but, don't want to put them up if not can see them.