Life is Good. Just finished dinner, sitting in the sunroom, watching the sunset. My wine glass still half full(not for long though). What could be more perfect? How about if my neighbors could get their two yappy dogs to shut the fuck up? Yeah, that would be perfect.
Did I mention that my neighbors are my parents? Yep, they liked the neighborhood so much, that they bought the lot next to us and had a house built. Perfect.
2009/07/23
2009/07/08
Random Tuesday Thoughts
I am afraid of turning into my mother. I love her, but the older she gets the crazier she gets.
Sara Palin is an embarrassment. Her abrupt exit from office, and the rambling speech did not shine a positive light on women in politics.
In the past few years I have had trouble sleeping. I went to the doctor for a checkup today and happened to mention my sleep issues. Now I have a prescription for Ambien. I can't wait till it's bedtime just so I can see if it works. I am a little concerned about the side effects though, especially drowsiness AND diarrhea. Not a good combination.
Infomercials are always more appealing at 4am. I wonder how many Ped-Eggs, and Snuggies were bought between the hours of 1 and 5 am. Thankfully, I don't keep credit cards near the bed and I'm too damned lazy to get up and get them.
My husband is a better driver than I am. I think the reason for this is all the helpful pointers I give him while he drives. That must be it.
It's Tuesday, so click the link below and visit Keely, the Um Mom. She rocks.
Sara Palin is an embarrassment. Her abrupt exit from office, and the rambling speech did not shine a positive light on women in politics.
In the past few years I have had trouble sleeping. I went to the doctor for a checkup today and happened to mention my sleep issues. Now I have a prescription for Ambien. I can't wait till it's bedtime just so I can see if it works. I am a little concerned about the side effects though, especially drowsiness AND diarrhea. Not a good combination.
Infomercials are always more appealing at 4am. I wonder how many Ped-Eggs, and Snuggies were bought between the hours of 1 and 5 am. Thankfully, I don't keep credit cards near the bed and I'm too damned lazy to get up and get them.
My husband is a better driver than I am. I think the reason for this is all the helpful pointers I give him while he drives. That must be it.
It's Tuesday, so click the link below and visit Keely, the Um Mom. She rocks.
OMG,what is that thing?
As I was reading my DIL's post ( http://piecemealpeople.blogspot.com/ ) this morning about a disgusting, gigantic, mutant bug that was lurking on her front porch last night, I was reminded of something that happened here a few weeks ago.
As I mentioned, we have my daughter's dog for a few months. When John took her outside to do her thing, look what she found in the grass. I think it is a crayfish. Yep its a shitty picture, but it was moving, and I had no interest in being close to it any longer than it took to get this one picture.
How the hell did it get in my yard? We are about 2 blocks from the river, so it probably came from there. I hope it made the journey alone.
As I mentioned, we have my daughter's dog for a few months. When John took her outside to do her thing, look what she found in the grass. I think it is a crayfish. Yep its a shitty picture, but it was moving, and I had no interest in being close to it any longer than it took to get this one picture.
How the hell did it get in my yard? We are about 2 blocks from the river, so it probably came from there. I hope it made the journey alone.
2009/05/27
2009/05/19
My Birthday Cake
In all the years I have known John, he has never ever made me a birthday cake. The first year we started dating, he did show up at my house the morning of my birthday with a twinkie with a candle. Corny maybe, but I thought it was cute.
So this year I asked him to bake me a cake. Happy Birthday to Me!!!!
2009/05/18
My Grandmother Eva
This is my Grandmother Eva (or as my grandchildren called her, gramma, gramma,gramma) and the picture is from 1955. She just passed away December 28th, 2008, at the age of 98 (3 months shy of 99).
After she died, we had the daunting task of going through thousands (not an exaggeration) of pictures when we were putting together a slide show for her memorial service. I found this picture and fell in love with it. It was taken years before I was born and I never knew her like this. I never knew her with anything but white hair. She was less than 5 ft. tall,and as we got older, all 11 grandchildren measured their growth against her height. Getting taller than grandma was a milestone for all of us.
She was one of the kindest, most caring individuals I will probably ever know. She made each and every one of us feel loved and special. After each visit, when it was time to leave, she would hug and kiss you and say she loved you "a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck" ( as I write this I can hear her voice in my head and it makes me teary eyed). If I can succeed in being half as kind and caring as my grandmother, I will feel like I have accomplished a great deal.
My grandfather died in 1979, so she spent 30 years without him. After he died, she stayed active in the senior centers, played cards, etc... She loved to play games ,but most of all, she loved to win. Up to the end, she could still kick ass. Around 1980, she bought an RV and her and her sister would drive across country. She also dated. One day I went to my parents' house to visit and my grandmother happened to be there with a "gentleman friend". She pulled me aside, and asked me NOT to mention her age. Apparently, she had told this man she was 10 years younger than she actually was (she was 87 passing for 77). Too funny!!
I feel so blessed to have had her in my life. I will always miss you Grandmom.
After she died, we had the daunting task of going through thousands (not an exaggeration) of pictures when we were putting together a slide show for her memorial service. I found this picture and fell in love with it. It was taken years before I was born and I never knew her like this. I never knew her with anything but white hair. She was less than 5 ft. tall,and as we got older, all 11 grandchildren measured their growth against her height. Getting taller than grandma was a milestone for all of us.
She was one of the kindest, most caring individuals I will probably ever know. She made each and every one of us feel loved and special. After each visit, when it was time to leave, she would hug and kiss you and say she loved you "a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck" ( as I write this I can hear her voice in my head and it makes me teary eyed). If I can succeed in being half as kind and caring as my grandmother, I will feel like I have accomplished a great deal.
My grandfather died in 1979, so she spent 30 years without him. After he died, she stayed active in the senior centers, played cards, etc... She loved to play games ,but most of all, she loved to win. Up to the end, she could still kick ass. Around 1980, she bought an RV and her and her sister would drive across country. She also dated. One day I went to my parents' house to visit and my grandmother happened to be there with a "gentleman friend". She pulled me aside, and asked me NOT to mention her age. Apparently, she had told this man she was 10 years younger than she actually was (she was 87 passing for 77). Too funny!!
I feel so blessed to have had her in my life. I will always miss you Grandmom.
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