Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!!!

I just found out that I can sub this year for the school district and I'm really excited!!! Excited because I have been unemployed for about 16 months now, and it's finally time for me to WORK!!! I really like the idea of being able to pick the days I want to work and not work on the days I don't really feel like it! Any-hoo hoping for a great school year, and hoping that just maybe I can fall into a permanent position SOON!!!! OH HAPPY DAY!!

My Best Shot

Okay bloggers I know I have let you down!! I haven't been in "blogger mode" lately but I really want to become a blogger, so now that summer is coming to a close, and things are a little less crazy I think I'm going to try my shot at blogging again! I have some post to soon come, I will try not to let you down this time, I'm going to give it my best shot!!!!!

Back In P-town

Well as most of you already know I'm currently back in Pendleton. It has been a very long and stressful move back home. I really didn't think it would be very hard to find a place to live that was affordable and nice, but I had another thing coming! After a month and a half of searching everyday we finally found our little house. It's on North Hill in a nice neighborhood and it's very "homey." It's a 3 bedroom, with a full basement, or other wise known to my husband and son as the "man room" which is fine with me, they can escape to the basement and I will get to watch all of my shows on TV while they are playing!!!!! I never thought I would be happy to be back in Pendleton, but I'm thrilled that I get to be closer to my family, I mean in life, family is really the most important thing to me, so for that matter I'm happy to be home. I do not miss Nevada in the very least, I do miss some of the people that I met along the way, and of course seeing the sunshine everyday, but very glad that I didn't have to spend another minute in Hawthorne, leaving it in my rear view mirror was complete joy!!!! So here's to my time in P-town for I will not be here too long, just when I seem to get comfortable we will be getting that call again, TIME TO MOVE, and then the stress will start all over again, so for now I'm going to enjoy being HOME!!!

Farewell Nevada

We got news last week that Justin got orders from the government that we are moving again, and happily we are moving home!! Nevada has been an adventure and a time for change in many good ways. One must give up a little to gain a little, and now we are blessed to be going back to Oregon for a few more years until the Army Depot closes permanently. I'm going to miss my dear friends that I met while in Nevada, we truly are an Army family, and thank God we had each other!!!

In this photo: Jack, Amy, Chris, Me, Sammie, Shelia, Branden, and my hubby Justin.
Braden and Sammie, my peeps!

Samantha, I'm going to miss you girlie, we had a lot of fun together!

Jack our bartender/Margarita shaker!

Me and Shelia, my closest friend, we were wearing matching Mexico shirts, for our El' Presidente Margarita night!

Farewell friends, as I'm sure we will meet again somewhere along the QASSAS family lines. As our lives are going separate ways, good luck and thanks again for the memories we created in Nevada!!!

A Treasure

I have a new obsession, known as the art of Australian Locker Rug Hooking. I saw my aunt Jackie creating a neat rug last summer while I was camping with her, and it peaked my interest, and so the obsession began. It is made of scrap fabric cut into one inch strips, and then with a special tool, it is woven through a gridded canvas. I have made wonderful scrappy rugs, and this is my favorite patterned rug I made for my niece Madison. As you can see I stamped her name in the middle and made her a treasure that I hope she will cherish for a long time. Madison is very special to me because she is my first niece and she holds a very special place in my heart, and so on Valentine's day I wanted to give her something special and so this is what I made! She calls it her "isty" short for "Cristy" and she dances on it and carries it around with her where- ever she goes. This is a photo of her dancing on her new rug!

Madison sitting on her rug

The finished product

Scentsy

If you don't have one of these you better get one!! Let me explain, this has got to be one of the greatest inventions EVER!! This is an electric warmer with a 25 watt light bulb that heats the unique wax that is placed in the top of the warmer and it sends an amazing aroma throughout your home. The reason this is so awesome is due to the fact that you can leave this warmer on all day without the worry of burning down your house, unlike candles! I usually turn my warmer on when I wake up in the morning and leave it on until I go to bed at night. I can leave the house and never worry about "did I blow out that candle?" It is awesome and the variety of scents the wax come in are amazing, and they last longer than candles do. So if you don't have this, you are missing out, they are great gift for a friend or yourself, I promise you won't be disappointed!! Aaawwhh I smell blueberry cheesecake as we speak, yummy!

My Wiener Dogs.....

I have two wiener dogs and their names are Marley and Riley. Marley is the first one I got in Pendleton and she is considered a miniature Dapple as she has grey, brown and black spots, she is 2 years old. Riley is a standard miniature wiener dog and she is the red one, and Justin and I bought her in Oklahoma while Justin was going to school there, he thought he needed a friend while I was away! Riley is 1 years old. They both have very different personalities. Marley is more like an "old lady" while Riley is full of "piss and vinegar" and has a bark that hurts your ears!! Marley is more independent and Riley is a snuggle bug who thinks she has to be on my lap ALL of the time. I actually treat them as if they are human, they even sleep in my bed, I know Caesar you would be so disappointed in me, but when they give me those sad looking eyes I just can't resist them! Even though they are a pain sometimes, I love them dearly, they truly are part of our family and life just wouldn't be the same without them!!!