Watched 18 Kids and Counting tonight. Love the Duggars! Wish I was a part of a family like theirs!
Well, here I am after over a week of no posts. I'm just too worn out on my work days to commit to daily blogging, so I'll do it when I can. Not a lot happens here on a day to day basis anyway.
Last Saturday was Benji's 20th birthday. We celebrated by eating out at Stix. His girlfriend Abby & her family joined us. It was fun. Benji loves Star Trek & has forever, so I found a cake decoration online & got the ladies in the bakery at work to make him a Star Trek cake. Here are some pictures from his birthday:






After Stix we came home & he opened his presents. Then we watched a movie that he got. I don't remember the name. lol. . .It's been a week now. . .

Monday was mine & Craig's wedding anniversary. It was 24 years. We ate out Sunday night because we were both working Monday. I knew I'd be tired. We went to Olive Garden -- we had a gift card. It was good. I always like it there.

One day recently my foot doctor came into the store where I work & he came through my line. He was asking about my foot & I was telling him how bad it still hurts. He said I might need surgery & to come back & see him. Yikes! I don't want surgery! I'm tired of the pain though, so it might be worth it. I can't remember if I have blogged about it before, so in case I haven't, I have plantar fasciitis.

We got a call on Tuesday night from Craig's brother. Their father passed away that day. Craig hasn't been in touch with his father in a very long time. His father left the family. Anyway, Craig's brother gave the current wife or which ever family member all of the family names for the obituary & it appears that most of them were intentionally left out. Just one final dig after everything that happened years ago. People can be so mean.

Today Craig, Benji, Abby & I went to see the new Harry Potter movie. It was good.

Tonight I finally updated my website. It was way over do! http://www.traciestanley.com/sitemap.html

I guess that is it for now!

Good night!



Have lots to update on, but just too tired. Hopefully tomorrow night or if not then definitely over the weekend will update.
Just wanted to say that I haven't forgotten to blog, just not up to it. Will hopefully be back to it soon.
I didn't get to write last night because Craig was on this computer hooking up a printer. I was about asleep when he got finished. Yesterday was nothing special anyway, except for the fact that I was looking forward to 2 days off. That in itself is exciting!

I got some things accomplished around the house today. Not near enough, but I did make some headway. That is so much more rewarding than a regular job to me. I hope to get more done tomorrow. I'm a little concerned that I may get some interruptions. Grr. . .

I watched So You Think You Can Dance tonight. I love that show!

Okay, off to bed with me. But first, I gotta feed the bunny. Goodnight!
I don't really have anything much to write about today, but here I am. Went to Walmart for a few things & did some dishes. Woo hoo, lol. . .

Took a little nap because I didn't feel good.

I have to work tomorrow & then I'm off for 2 days. I must plan & be productive on my days off. I never plan anymore & I heard a saying not too long ago, & it is so true. "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." I only put little maybe plans in my head & don't follow through. I must do better so that I can feel fulfilled.

On a lighter note, I'm looking forward to the new Harry Potter movie. It is pretty much the only thing I go to the movie theater for. So, it's kind of a special treat!

I shall hopefully be back here tomorrow to write about another exciting day in the life of Tracie! (insert sarcasm) lol Nighty night!
I worked today from 6am to 1pm. My legs & feet have hurt for the rest of the day. I took a nap, but it didn't help much. I have Plantar Fasciitis in my left foot & it is very painful.
Craig was fixing lunch when I got home. We had breaded shrimp, home fries & collard greens. It was pretty yummy!

Benji has gone to Abby's (girlfriend) tonight.

I'm off tomorrow & hope to get some things done around the house after a good night sleep. I know I'm going to need to go to Walmart for a thing or 2 tomorrow, so I hope that doesn't slow me down too much.

Our newest dog Barkley has been sick. I took him to the vet on Friday. He's had a cough. He hasn't coughed as much tonight, so hopefully the medicine is helping & he's getting better.

I guess that's all for now.
Ah. . .where to start? I've been wanting to start blogging for quite sometime, but for various reasons, mostly being procrastination, it hasn't happened.

Today I have the day off from my job as a cashier at Bruno's. My son Benji & my husband Craig are moving furniture from their rented office space to home. After that we are going to my grandmothers house to help get it ready for her & my dad to move back into. All of this is a long story & I don't really want to elaborate at the moment.

I just found out that I have to work next Saturday, which is Benji's birthday. Bummer. . .

Recently I have been watching all the entertainment news about Michael Jackson & his passing. It's all so sad. I really feel sorry for him, with everything that he had to go through. Most people thought he was so weird, but when you find out the abuse he suffered from his father, some of the things he did makes sense. His father used to tell him that he had a big, ugly nose, he used to beat him, & only God knows what else. No wonder he had low self esteem & was shy. No wonder he wanted to change his face after what his father repeatedly said to him. Now I realize that most people don't go to these extremes, but most people don't have the money that Michael had either.
I do not believe the child molestation charges that were brought against him. From everything that I have heard other people say about him, I do not believe for a second that he would harm a child in any way. It seems to me that those people wanted to see how much money they could get out of Michael & didn't care if they hurt him or his children in the process. SSSooo sad. His Neverland Ranch was such a wonderful place. It's a shame that it became a place that he never wanted to go back to because of what happened with the police raid. I really hope that Michael doesn't end up getting buried there. He didn't want to go back & some of his family members are pushing for it. Let him rest in peace!

It seems that he was also a wonderful humanitarian. I never even knew that about him. I hope that his children will be okay. What a loving threesome they seem to be! What Paris said at her daddy's memorial was so emotional. It had me blubbering, along with everyone else I'm sure. I loved hearing what Brooke Shields had to say also. What a sweet friendship they had! I'm no liberal, but I even liked what Al Sharpton had to say!

I really wish Michael would have gotten help for his [prescription] drug addiction. I hope & pray that he is in heaven. He truly is gone too soon.