Hello to all .... I want to say thank you Lord for all that has been given to us even when we do not deserve it....We are just bless and the sooner that we understand that this is the meaning of the cross, the sooner we accept Jesus in our lives...

I want to say Happy 78th Birthday to my father. He resides in Ecuador and i'm so grateful to have him here on this earth with us. You can say I am a daddy's girl. I love that man with all my heart. He is an inspiration to me. He will soon be coming to visit us in the USA... My father has not been here in 10 years. My dad left about 11 years ago and retired. He could not afford to stay in America with his income and was to proud to stay with one of his kids.A lot of our seniors look for other countries to go to because their money doesn't last them here. Rent is to high and they can not keep up with the day to day living.So they move.However he has decided to visit us and I can not wait. He will be going a few weeks to New York and a few weeks here with me in Pennsylvania. 

Fall Season is right around the corner. Our state is known for its foliage. Although I love to see the leaves change color, I hate raking leaves. I have tons of trees. School started early this year. I feel bad for the kids but glad for the parents. I do not have any little kids but I know it has to be a relief...

Enjoy the last bit of summer....

Just another Day

Hello to all.  Hope your weekend has been wonderful full of praises and blessings and just life experiences. This week for me was full of stuff. My granddaughter that was visiting her other grandparents in Florida has returned, and now my youngest daughter has officially moved down there to begin the next chapter in her life. I am just very sad that I could not take that drive with her because of the state of recovery that I am in. I have a lot of therapy to do and it has me limited to the things that I want to do. I have not been to any summer events this year so far and from the looks of it , I won't be either. Today is her first interview and I am praying to God that he sees her through. That they will see the bright young woman she is.
 This week I also had a visitor. My close friend came by to see me. I have push a lot of people away due to this accident. I did not want to ruin the summer for everyone else. I did not want anyone to feel obligated to have to linger around me because I can not walk by myself. I am a fall risk which means that with or without my walker ,I can still fall. So babysitting me is not what I wanted anyone to be doing this summer. Plus she has 4 children and needed to go on vacation places and take them to do summer things. Things of vacation. This year school starts early. In our state is August 31st. So there goes these children's vacation.
   On another note I was just advise that I will be out of work until December 12. Three more months that anticipated. This just makes me understand that the level of fractures that I have are very serious. I just pray a lot. I am very frustrated and I can admit that at times, I question things that I shouldn't. It is not ethical of me to do so because I do believe in the Almighty but I am also a Human made of flesh and therefore will always have sin in mind. The difference is knowing to ask for forgiveness.So as for work, I do not know what to do. I am dying at home. Bored not being able to do anything without this walker.Everywhere I go, I have to drag this thing and it hurts my hands so much.
  Well summer reminds me of simple things that I can eat and like. I was going over my cookbook of my favorite chef. Her name is Sandra Lee. I found a recipe that is very simple to make . If you are having a brunch with your friends ,this is very simple to make. It's a Crab Parfait.

       All you need is
    2 cups shredded lettuce
    3/4 cup of premade pico de gallo
    1 cup lump crabmeat
    1/4 cup premade guacamole
    1/4 cup sour cream (optional)
     Lemon slice to garnish
In each parfait or large wine glass , layer 1/2 cup shredded lettuce, 2 tablespoon pico de gallo, 1/4 cup crabmeat, 1 tablespoon guacamole, and if you want 1 tablespoon of sour cream. Top with 1 tablespoon of pico de gallo and serve topped with lemon slices...

Also you can do a Jelly Bean Cocktail,
     1 shot grape juice
     1 shot raspberry liquer
     1 shot vanilla vodka
      Lemon twist(optional)
Combine all ingredients in a martini shaker filled with ice. Shake vigoriously. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a twist of lemon..


Just summer things to eat and easy to make... I enjoy...

I'm going to share something that I read...
 " Sometimes we're afraid that we've done something unforgivable, afraid that we've made you angry, Father. And we wonder how you can forgive us. But Father, your Word teaches us that you will forgive us and that there is no sin too deep for your hand of forgiveness to reach"...

"If we confess our sins,he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done."
                     1 John 1:9


    Have a Wonderful Day....

Peace be unto to you... Peace be still.. Pray your worries away...

Hello to all. Hope your day is going well today and always. I had physical therapy today which has me finally feeling like I am going to overcome this little problem in my life. I know that I am sitting still because in my belief, I feel that my Lord is molding me into  learning  and accepting all that I am and what I can be.To realize the important things in life. Not the materialistic things, but those that truly matter. First God and family. It is very funny to me that while I thought I was doing great, I could barely make ends meet, but now that i'm on disability and barely getting any income, i've been bless to be say, that my husband has been able to provide for us. He had a hard time in finding work. I was basically the provider and so that was a lot of struggles for me. Never felt like I receive enough rest or just felt like I couldn't achieve anything. But my Lord up above showed me different. I receive the rest I so much had desire for and my husband has been able to pick up the pieces. I am so ever grateful but it came with a storm. My accident. Now as I wait to reocoperate and contribute my share, i'm slowly recovering. I find myself thinking more positive. Looking at things with more meaning. Being very thankful for what I do have and not what I want. Don't get me wrong. I still dream big, but I am find with what I have. I just want to be able to live life not so stress. I want to appreciate life for what it is.. Beautiful...

Since I have been sitting at home, I've looked at every magazine, books and shows on tv. You can imagine. I saw this interesting simple recipe for soda floats on a Better Homes and Gardens magazine and I would love to share it with you. This is great for kids. 

It was called the Art and Science of Soda Floats

Very simple recipes.. This one is a Raspberry and grape soda float. Just get a tall glass and put a few scoops of raspberry sorbet and then add grape soda... And there you go. The other one is called Strawberry and Lime. This one is not a traditional float but it sounds very good. Just try it. Get a tall glass and surround the rim with salt like if you were doing a Margarita. Then you add a few scoops of lime sherbet and top it of with strawberry soda...Sounded interesting...And last but not least, this one is Green Apple and Caramel... Get a tall glass. Add a few scoops of dulce de leche ice cream. Add green apple soda... Finally drizzle caramel and toast to Summer... Its almost over here in my state.

Always on the go

 Hello to all. Hope that you had a great weekend full of blessings that the Lord has given you. It has not been so bad for me. Although I am not walking or running , I am able to put a bit of weight on my foot and so it gives me hope that I will soon be able to walk without my walker.
  So today I want to vent about my youngest daughter. She is 24 years of age. Not really a little girl but you know what they say, they are always your babies. Now I have always trusted her judgement and never really questions her motives. She has always been a A student. A great gpa score. Our book worm at home and she really loves school. She has done great for herself. Right out of high school she applied to a college all the way out in California. We live in Pennsylvania. So you can see how scare I was but we had faith in her and how can I say no to this opportunity that she had worked so hard for. So we packed her up and went out on a road trip. What an experience that was. Definitely took that off my bucket list. So after a semester it was not quite what she had expected and so she transfer back to the east coast. She ended up choosing Hofstra University and finish her Bachelors at St. John University in New York. Now she had moved back home and had a change of career choice so she was going to go to Marywood University but ended up getting accepted to a program in Florida. Now although she rented a small townhouse and lived by herself, we still had her close by. It was just a small drive. Now she is moving to Florida......Oh My God now what.... I'm not worried about her being far , I am worry because i'm afraid she is running. Although I know that she is strong minded and really chooses what she wants and follows through with it, I can not help myself but think that this is more than meets the eye. I hope I am wrong. I pray to the almighty to please do me another favor and help me watch over our child. I hope that i'm just having a hard time of letting go. She reminds me of myself so much. When I am ready to move, I just go. I never had put any obstacles in my way. Always did what I thought would be best for my children and myself . Now that I come to think about it , I guess it was mostly for myself...

    Hello to all. Many blessings your way. I hope that everything is well in you neck of the woods. I started my physical therapy and although it has only been two sessions, I feel like I have achieved so much already... Yeah on my way to recovery. I just can not wait to walk. To be able to do the things around my house. I would like to be able to enjoy all that the Pocono's has to offer. My husband and I have a side business and we clean summer rentals. People come from all over and rent this beautiful homes for their vacation stay. Not to brag but the Poconos truly is a place to visit all year around. It is the reason why I move here. Ever since I was a little girl I always dream that one day I would come here to visit. Watching the commercials to Mount Airy lodge at the time when I was young, I just knew that that is where I wanted to have my honeymoon. However , I never even thought in a million years that I would be able to afford a piece of this pie. My story started in New York. I was a young girl with a child struggling and ended moving to Virginia. Although it was beautiful there, the opportunities financial that I needed was not available to me. Making life there to difficult. By now you can imagine I am married and have three children and not the one I went down there with. So my husband and I decided that we would move back to New York with my parents look for jobs and then get our own place, And just like we plan , we did just that. But..... I have always been an over achiever, always wanted more out of life and never like to settle... I just feel like life has more to offer as long as we are willing to go after it. An ad in the paper caught my attention about buying a co-op apartment. So I applied and never in a million years did we expect to receive a call to talk to the board of directors about getting an apartment. Needless to say it was a great opportunity for us. It was 4 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. It was perfect. I was in heaven until my eldest daughter started high school and then it all hit the fan...

The Pocono Raceway

   I had to be a mother and but her needs and the needs of my children first instead of mine. It was just a matter of time that my other children would fall in the same so I started looking at surrounding areas to move to. I look in Yonkers and Long Island and even Westchester but all not affordable. Now I started looking in New Jersey. Some affordable but not areas that the school had good reviews. I started to panic and then my lovely sister was invited to her bestfriend's sister's house out in the Pocono Mountain. So stars were in my eyes. It hit me... I was moving to the Pocono's.. I ask a lot of questions and did a lot of research. Now I just needed to look for a mortgage first. See most people look for a house first and therefore overbuy a house that they can not afford. I wanted to get qualify first and see what I can afford before I started looking. And so I did just that.I also needed to make sure that if I was going to keep my job , I needed to be close to the commuter bus. The rest is history... It has been a sacrifice but now I have 3 children that all graduated from high school and went to college. I can say that if needed to, I will do it all over again...

The Lakes are just breath taking..

Mount Airy Casino and Spa

And truly there is so much more like horseback riding, hiking for those who love nature at its best and there is kayaking...Tons of water parks and we have an outlet center that's about 100 stores for those who love to shop and save...

Missing them...

   I am not to good with the mushy stuff so let me say that I just miss my grandkids... My daughter lives in Virginia and I am not able to see my grandkids as often as I like...this summer I wanted my grandbabies to keep for a month but Im not able to. My car accident has left me disable so I can not watch them... excuse me while I vent... I truly apprecite just letting me go on and on...I know this comes out of nowhere but if I can not say how I feel here ,then were would you like to say it....

 Hello... lots of blessings your way ...

 Where do I start.. I went to my first physical therapy session today and all thy did was evaluate me to see what exactly I need. Next they work on my foot and gave me some exercises to do at home. So that is out of the way. I was very nervous about the Physical therapy appt. Next my granddaughter went to Florida. I know she is going to have a lot of fun and believe it or not I am sad. Since this accident , I have not been able to do anything with her.When I  do get up I am stuck using a walker  and can not go places and do nothing with her... I feel like she is not going to want to come home... I did find a picture she made me to look at while she is gone so that I won't miss her... She is great.
To finish it all of, my son returned to work today. I know he was excited but I was afraid for him. He has been here with me for 2 months. We were both in the car accident and he was hurt as well but God is a wonderful being that save not only me but spared my son as well...And now I am still alone in the house with limited things to do.... still can not stand on my own feet and still need the walker but I am grateful... truly could have been worst...

Hello to all. Hope your day is full of blessings seen an unseen.
I am doing good today. I do not feel as bad as usual. Hopefully the end of my storm is coming to an end and there is a rainbow waiting for me at the end. I had my second post op check up on the 29th of July and was release to be able to start physical therapy. The official start day is this tuesday and I have 3 times a week for 6 weeks of therapy coming my way. They say the worst is yet to come but I guess unless you have had a break in your ankle and two surgeries you can judge... So we will see how it goes, but what this means is that I am not able to go back to work as planned on the 2nd of Sept... Just send some prayers my way. I am going to need it......
  On another note my parents are visiting later this month from Ecuador. I am excited and nervous at the same time. My dad is in need of some medical treatments and my mom is just here to see her grandkids and great granddaughter. They will be staying with me.  I can not wait...
   Im going to share an inspirational quote I read ...

"The Lord hears people when they cry out to him, and he saves them from all their troubles..
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and he saves those whose spirits have been crushed,,"
                                                                                                    Psalm 34:17-18