Yes, I'm still alive...yes I'm still working about 70 hours a week, plus school...and yes, I did upgrade the site, thats why it doesn't look anything like it should around here! I haven't had time to fix the templates *sighs*
Stay tuned...I'm sure it will only get more interesting LOL (*memo to me...fix the damn smilies!*)
"Life is what happens when you're making other plans"
And it seems while said life is going on, blogging takes a back seat 
Well where to begin...since so much has been going on here lately.
I started school today...I'm attending classes online to obtain my Associates in Accounting.
For the last several months I've been looking into having another child, and in the process discovered I'm pre-diabetic, and have been on a diet to get that under control.
Yes, you read those last 2 paragraphs correctly. 
Even though I am working 2 jobs, I've decided the best course of action is for me to go back to school and get my degree...then perhaps I can eliminate one job and make more at the other 
And now for the second paragraph...anyone that knows me can tell you that I wanted another child for years...but for a long time I didn't think it was an option, but it is...and no, I'm not doing it alone...but I'll discuss that part of it some other time, since I'm not really ready to share all the details so publicly yet.
But in this process, I discover that a problem that was pushed aside for years by previous doctors, and even one tried to tell me that I didn't have it, was in fact causing serious problems for me healthwise, and would have probably developed into type 2 if allowed to continue.
So now for some more good news...I'm going to see my kids again in 2 1/2 weeks My older 2 (dude and middle dude) are both playing football this year...it will be the first time I've gotten to see either of them play! 
Hopefully sometime soon after I return, I'll have a moment to upgrade the site, and then update my photo blog...the 4 wheelin pictures are cute too 
till l8r
Yes, I am aware that it's been a while...in fact...I know exactly how long it's been
Let's just say, there have been a lot of things going on in my life, not all of which I could talk about...so sometimes, it's best not to say anything at all!
For those that do not know, and that still come here...M and I are no longer together 
I'm ok, she's ok, and we're still friends...and all I'm really willing to put here is it didn't work out...
Moving on, as some of you might have noticed (the 2 or 3 that might still come here) redeaglespirit.com has undergone a facelift and upgrade...not all of which was planned, but what the heck!
facelift came because they suspended my account due to a spam attack...had to install a few plugins and such, and they didn't want to play nice with the old templates 
So as usual, my site was the guinea pig (since I post so often LOL) to figure out how to use these new templates to get some of the old looks back (some of the people I host are very attached to their templates! 
) it's definitely been a learning process, since with the new templates, all the tags have changed...and I can't just use the old stylesheet like I used to (ok, well, I could, but would be more of a headache!)
so, off to work on getting everyone else back up to speed, I promise I will return shortly
The 'happy' part is still up for debate :hum
My shopping is done, most of it has even been delivered (gotta love online shopping :biggrin )
I actually mixed up the dough for cookies last night...(although finding the time to bake them might be interesting :uhoh3 )
Secret santa this week at the office...
Not sure yet if I'll have to work Sunday and Monday (M has to, so it really doesn't matter :sad )
Talked to my Mother AND my sister (on the same day) last week, plans made to pick me up from the airport next week when I fly in...and my kids are actually happy about it now (since their father is having vehicle trouble and they're not going anywhere for the holiday after all :angdev )
Life, overall, is not bad...even though every other song I hear at the PTJ is xmas music, and they're torturing me with it at the FTJ today :hammer and we have yet to actually PUT anything on the tree we have up at the house (plenty under it though)
So, in case I don't find the time to say it later...Have a great one everybody!!
:group_smile
So I've had a few people tell me that I need to update, which I keep promising to do as soon as I have the time...
Time is something I STILL don't have...but I'm going to attempt this anyway :lol
Yes, I am still working two jobs, and will be for some time I'm afraid, The PTJ usually consists of overnights Fri. and Sat. and a couple evenings a week 6-whenever I manage to get out of there! (or about 30 hours a week)
I am going to see my kids after X-mas, they are less than thrilled about it however :walk_sad Dude just want's to know what we'll be doing, and they're all afraid they may miss out on something else (no idea why they would think that /sarcasm )
I don't really have much else to write about...I'm sure none of you want to hear about work...though if things keep going as they are, I'm sure to be posting a few humorous things about it (drunk runs can be interesting :hum , though I may need to figure out how to incorporate that so I don't get fired!)
I do promise the next update will be much sooner!!
:gmorning
yes, sometimes it takes more than a 'nudge' to get me to post
my life as it's been lately, hasn't really allowed time to do such things though... :eyes
I'm still working 2 jobs, and most likely will be for quite some time...I'm living for the time when I can only work one and be able to afford the bills I have and to possibly discover if there's still life out there (at least once a month anyway)
my 'to do' list is growing quite long...I have a network to set up, 2 computers to fix, and a site that needs designed...not to mention the computer I've had for the better part of a year that I still haven't gotten the parts to fix (its either the motherboard or processor, neither of which are cheap to go pick up), and several upgrades on current sites that I run (including my own)
if I could just figure out how to live without sleep I might get it all done...as it stands now, people are just gonna have to wait! (and no, it's not like they're paying me for it...so the jobs that make money come first)
I've discovered that working this much makes me very bitchy...I get very irritated over little things that wouldn't have bothered me much before. I also tend to get very frustrated with those closest to me, so it's probably a good thing I don't see them much these days.
I honestly don't know what else to post about...unless you want to hear about a 'typical day' in my life (only helpful in case of insomnia) I don't really have much else worth posting...
maybe I'll be back when I do...:shrug
goodness it's been a while!
Let's see, when I last posted, I had to go to court to see if I could get my kids to come visit me for the summer...or if he would get his way and I wouldn't get any visitation...
Well, to make a long story short, I won, my kids were here for almost 6 weeks :banana
The hardest thing about it was at first they didn't want to come down...my oldest told me what a horrible mother I was for making them do what they didn't want to do, and they were determined not to have a good time.
I'm not sure when it changed...but between the park, the beach, camping, waterpark, yu-gi-oh tournements, etc...They managed to say that had a great time.
I had so much ridding on this visit...I told them that if they didn't have a good time and didn't want to come back that I wouldn't make them come again...
of course, I know they had a good time, but that doesn't mean their father won't try to convince them they don't need to come back :uhoh3
anway...in other news...while they were here I got myself a new-to-me car :eyes
Not sure what I was thinking there...except for the one I bought just 5 months before was costing me a fortune in repairs, and I was constantly worried it was going to break down and leave afoot (since the assholes that stole the van smashed the stearing column and it's pretty much undrivable)
so...with the new car comes something I've never had before....
a car payment
yes, you read that right, I've never in my almost 37 years on this earth had a car payment :shakehead
And while things are a bit tight due to having to move, and the kids being here, and gas prices being what they are...I don't have 2 pennies to rub together, much less spare.
so...I have another job now...yes, I still have the job I love, and hope to never leave there....but now 3-4 nights a week, you can find me at the Village Inn resturant waiting tables :scared
mind you, I haven't waited tables in over 18 years...so take it easy on me if you come out! :lol
Other than this, not much to report...I've been playing around with the new version of MT (the one where they finally decided to go back to unlimited blogs and users for FREE) so we may have an upgrade here before to long...:group_smile
I just wanted to take a moment, and thank everyone who helped out with the "Nurse Ran Tuition Fund"
Thanks to several people, online, and off, she had enough to cover her tuition :happydance
In related news...she got an "A" last semester :banana
needless to say, we're all VERY proud of her! :biggrin
:trumpet
I'm ok...(ok, the lump is ok! :lol how I am is still up for debate)
apparently, I have a gland that just wanted to hang out there by itself (antisocial little thing) and that's what caused it to appear more prominent to my Dr.
:group_smile
Happy St. Paddy's day all!!
as many people have reminded me lately...my blog has been blank for a while.
yes, I'm aware of that. :uhoh3
there are a few people who know what has been going on lately...some of that I'm going to share now...some of it, I probably never will.
I think I mentioned a few weeks that I've been going to the Dr. and she has me on a diet, I have hypoglycemia, and am trying to get that under control. I must say, I do feel better with the changes I've made...more energy, not as tired all the time, I can really tell the difference!
So last week, I go back for my 'annual exam' that I haven't had in 5 years (not good, especially since I had cervical cancer that they caught in time after my youngest was born...but I digress) and I hear those words no woman wants to hear from her Dr during this type of exam...."I feel a lump"
:scared
granted, it could be anything....and I'm trying to keep positive thoughts about it...but she wants me to have a mammogram ASAP (today is when I'm scheduled) to check it out, and see if we need to take further steps.
Naturally, I'm freaking out...my normal mode to go into is trying to stay busy to distract myself...this time is no different :biggrin
so I decided that I need to back up all the people I host (both blogs, and sites through my reseller account) and move to a new server! Since I seem to be running out of room on the old one :errrr and there's nothing like new toys for a geek to play with :wink
so, if you don't hear from me for a while...that is where I'll be...
don't worry, I will let you all (what's that, 3 people now?) know how things turn out today
wish me luck...
