What? What did she just say?

Hey, I know this place... I Seee Youuuuuu...

2010-11-10T12:27:00.004-05:00

Been a long time since I blogged. Being a Mommy cuts down time on some things. So this will be simple. Been on Facebook a lot- really liking FB as opposed to Myspace. NEVER liked Myspace. Really happy with finding all my old friends and classmates! It's WICKED AWESOME! LOL! (: Been taking care of my son and adapting to being a new mom. Life is simple and good, can't complain. I really want to get back to blogging but we will see how THAT goes!

insane in the ibrain... Stuck in My head

2009-10-16T14:03:00.003-04:00

First Haircut @ 9 Weeks Old!!!???

2009-10-16T13:43:00.002-04:00

AMAZING! Yes, He has that much hair!

Your Guilty Musical Pleasure CRINGE

2009-10-07T20:12:00.005-04:00

What or who would yours be? It has to make you want to cringe if you got caught listening to it by someone else, LOL! I'll give you one general and one specific of mine. 70's Disco and Boy George and Culture Club. Do share! ("Do you really want to hurrrrrt meeee, Do you really want to make me cryyyy...")

NKOTB or Fulfilling My Biological Imperative

2009-09-30T15:36:00.007-04:00

"Biological imperatives are the needs of living organisms required to perpetuate their existence: to survive. Included are the following hierarchy of logical imperatives for a living organism: Survival, territorialism, competition, reproduction, quality-of-life-seeking, group-forming."- Wikipedia.

Gotta love science. To me he is a miracle. Period. I never thought I'd be able to have a child. In my younger days I'd thought about it as one does and assumed It'd be easy when the time came to procreate and pass on the love and traditions I was raised on. Years of frustration, pain, anger and sadness passed. Until I was in my doctors asking for a tubal ligation- not knowing I was sitting there pregnant at the time. I had finally given up hope and resigned myself to the fact I'd be childless. Yet, there I was- 10 days later taking a pregnancy test and falling off my chair at the results. (NOTE: 5 days after finding out I was pregnant, I fell off a step and broke my foot. LMAO! Talk about good luck! "Break a leg!") Then full of fear at the thought of repeating past results. One Amnio later and I got the news I had prayed for- No abnormalities and My child was a boy! AMA and diabetic, I managed to keep him and myself safe. Life has a way, yes? And here is mine. My beautiful son made it through the impossible and dangerous and into life. Incredible, amazing, beautiful, awe inspiring. My imperative.

Have you hugged your Karma today?

2009-09-30T15:32:00.001-04:00

It seems to me that some people tempt fate more often these days. The "It can't/won't happen to me." statement type people. These persons are then surprised when they are hit by a bus, struck by lightning, bitten by an infected mosquito, taste tested by a shark or dying from the flu. I'm not saying live in fear and toss a block of salt over your shoulder, but perhaps be a bit more cautious instead of tempting fate. Maybe be a tad more alert and proactive: Don't walk on the side of a busy road, stay in out of the rain, squirt yourself with bug spray, don't swim in chum AND for heavens sakes! Get the darn flu shot! Sneeze into your elbow pit! Wash your hands! You know, it's called p-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n! I ask you again- Have you hugged your Karma today?

Well. Time to Hokey. SIGH

2009-09-12T19:53:00.000-04:00

I've been away for far too long. Just LOOK at all this DUST!

Ok, ok... I know I need to play some catch up here. Bear with me...

2009-02-28T19:16:00.002-05:00

First Accumulating Snow of the Season! 2.5 inches!

2008-12-13T20:47:00.004-05:00

Oh Deer, what can the matter be?

2008-11-13T20:02:00.000-05:00

If you're squeamish? Don't look! Oh well! This is life. Some idiot jacked a doe across from us one Sunday night not too long ago. Got chased off before he could drag her off. Such a sad thing to happen. She was one of a pair of does I had been watching. Beautiful. I called them my girls. Well, DNR and the local police were called. They keep watch now and again in the field. We ended up getting the doe, her life wasn't wasted. In these hard times she'll feed us. I DO NOT like hunting for sport, but I do believe in hunting for food and keeping the herd down- it keeps them healthy and people fed. We've killed off the natural predators, so it's up to us to manage them. *SIGH*

Commercial Break?

2008-10-21T00:38:00.003-04:00

Nah, just been busy and had nothing clever to say! Hmmm. Getting together a costume. Yep. Actually going to have a life on Halloween night. A party even. Going to go as a Jester. Just got the fabric for it today as a matter of fact and need a belt, got the bells. I have a jester hat, got some funky false eyelashes, makeup and nail polish. Need to kick the shoe idea around a bit more (ha, ha) and get some leggings/hose/tights/fishnets. Almost did the harlequin thingy, but had the jester already. Here's to hoping it all comes out the way I picture it!

Wiki Jester linkage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jester

Rocknrolla!!!

2008-10-07T00:18:00.005-04:00

I HEART Gerard Butler! And I also loved Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. Still need to see Revolver and the others. Guy Ritchie makes cult classics. So this is a bonus for me! I am sooooo using our free tickets to see this!!! Can't WAIT!

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-10-07T00:01:00.003-04:00

DMB HOTTIE # 13

insane in the ibrain

2008-10-06T20:44:00.006-04:00

Jimi Thing
Lately I've been feeling low A remedy is what I'm seeking Take a taste of what's below Come away to something better What I want is what I've not got But what I need is all around me Reaching searching never stop And I'll say...
If you could keep me floating just for a while 'Til I get to the end of this tunnel...mummy If you could keep me floating just for a while I'll get back to you
Take a Jimi Thing Just to keep me swingin' I'd like to show you what's inside I shouldn't care if you don't like it Brother chaos rules all about Sometimes I walk there Sometimes, God knows, I take a bus there I shouldn't care I shouldn't care bereaved as I'm feeling
Day is gone I'm on my back Staring up at the ceiling I take a drink sit back relax Smoke my mind makes me feel Better for a short time What I want is what I've not got What I need is all around me Reaching searching never stop And I'll say
If you could keep me floating just for a while 'Til I get to the end of this tunnel...mummy If you could keep me floating just for a while I'll get back to you

*SIGH* Of course they don't sit in lyric format. But these are the CORRECT lyrics off Dave's page.

The Green Thumb Project

2008-09-25T14:37:00.003-04:00

Did some fall cleanup. Pulled out the ratty looking cuke plants and managed to lug 50 lbs. of peat moss to throw down over everything. The advantage of that is it's hiding the beating my flowers took when the menfolk worked on the house siding. My poor garden was mangled! I just wanted to get the moss down and seriously watered before the torrential rains we are going to get for 3 days. Hmmph. Next, later today, I'm going to have to go cover the fish pond with some screens to keep all the leaves and crap out. Wondering if I should buy more fish food or not. It's important to keep them fat so they can make it through winter. So I guess I'll be getting food when I head to Petco today. Sad it's fall in a way. The plants are doing well, still green and pretty. It will be bittersweet to see everything die down for winter. But at least I have a good start for next year. Picked some tomatoes, they are putting out like crazy still. Just puttering around today.

What's on the Tube

2008-09-21T22:03:00.002-04:00

LOVE this movie! 2 thumbs up. Try to catch it on TV or rent it!

Talk Like a Pirate Day September 19th

2008-09-18T17:38:00.005-04:00

Official website: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
Generate your pirate name here:http://gangstaname.com/pirate_name.php
My pirate name just happens to be Filthy Jan Drake. (:

I first heard about Talk Like a Pirate Day reading Dave Barry's column (http://www.miamiherald.com/283/story/100129.html). You just gotta love Dave! It's a day to be silly running around spouting ARRR's! and to avast this and that while wearing an eyepatch. Take advantage of it! This day of days was a grassroots effort that spread like wildfire, partly fueled by Dave's article and mostly through the persistence of these salty sea dogs, John Baur and Mark Summers. ARRRRR! Here's how it all started, it's actually a good read: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/about.html

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-16T21:17:00.003-04:00

SOXY HOTTY #12

Full Harvest Moon

2008-09-15T18:37:00.006-04:00

Wrap it up, I'll take it. WITH VIDEO!

2008-09-14T17:39:00.000-04:00

GOOD VIBRATIONS HOTTY #3

Ohhhhh! You are in SOOOO much troublllle! ~OR~ Sushi, the other white meat.

2008-09-14T05:20:00.005-04:00

My mom sent me this pic. She has fish ponds. I guess This Heron thought he'd stop off for some sushi. I think this beats the snake stealing/eating my fish.

Tales From the Front Step/ The Thinker/ And the asshat of the day award goes to...

2008-09-14T04:21:00.023-04:00

Just me and the crickets. Laughing hysterically. Me that is. Not the crickets. Laughing- REALLY LAUGHING- at that foolish http://www.yearbookyourself.com/ pic I made. I mean, jeeze. It's HYSTERICAL! See? ROFLSNORTINGMFAO! Wiping tears from my eyes laughter. Ok, you get the point. So I sat, laughing like a loon on and off, scaring the damn crickets.

Contemplated a bunch of things. Was a busy day. Things accumulated to contemplate. Contemplated some things from my past that connect to the present still. Sighed over them a little. Got sad over them a little. Wondered over them a little. Just one of those things.

The asshat award goes to me tonight, I'm afraid. You know when you just say something you wished to God you bit your tongue in half before you blurted it out? Hmm. My tongue is still whole. But I think my foot is so far down my mouth I can feel my toe ring pinching my ass. And it was funny and it was horrifyingly embarrassing and it was a good-lord-suck-me-into-a-black-hole-oopsie-may-I-disappear-forever-"WHOAAAA NELLIE!" moment. Yes, a horrible wince/cringe episode.

One that you can feel the burn from for a while.

Pfffft.

Nooo, not going to tell you. It's enough to lord it over me. I pretty much made myself look pretty damn stupid.

*sigh*

"No shit Watson." Said Sherlock.

*shudder*

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-13T01:06:00.005-04:00

This isn't a scale of one to ten. This is a list. Can't tell you how or why I think these sexy men are sexy, some of you raise an eyebrow at my choices. Scratch your head and say, EH? Sexy is more than just looks- we all know that by now! So, that said, it will probablly be a long list. (;

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-13T01:04:00.002-04:00

INSPECTOR HOTTY #11

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-13T00:53:00.002-04:00

SCOTTY HOTTY #10

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-13T00:40:00.002-04:00

RACEY HOTTY #4

Mr. Sandman is an asshat.

2008-09-11T06:08:00.003-04:00

I really like that title. I've used it twice tonight already. 0600. Eyes still open. Pounding sand Mr. Sandman? GRRR!

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-10T20:18:00.002-04:00

ANGEL HOTTY #8

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-10T20:04:00.004-04:00

SHIVER ME TIMBERS HOTTY #7

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-10T19:56:00.003-04:00

BURNING WHILE READING HOTTY #5

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-09T20:09:00.004-04:00

KEEN HOTTY #2

I Need a Tissue

2008-09-08T18:40:00.004-04:00

"Due to ongoing repairs, the scent portion of the Kitchen/Fragrance Garden will now be closed."

*SIGH*

My poor plants. I can only hope they make it for next year. It's not the "workers" fault. The back of the house needed some serious repair. I just hope the damage doesn't extend too deeply into the earth. When you make a garden, it's not like you just run out and grab some plants to throw in. Shame, shame if you do! Even if you are a novice, you get what you like, or think is pleasing to the eye or just smells really pretty. This was my scent garden. Right by the back door so you could breathe in the sweet cinnamon of the Pinks and Sweet William. Duck around the bold almost melony scent of the Stargazer Lillies. All as you went in or out the door. Just seconds of delight. This was a new plot. Still has gaps and spots from what worked and didn't work. There was some Solomons Seal planted there initially. I added the rest-though my freesia didn't seem to like it there. I am just hoping that next year it comes back, able to live through the damage. A garden is a work in progress. Not so cliche. It has the gardeners hopes and visions and ego growing in it along with the plants. Mine were a little crushed yesterday, like the plants. Ah, well. I'll clean it up when they are done, tend to it as much as I can. Nurture it as it nurtured me with it's memory stirring scent's and colors.

Heckled! The peanut gallery hath spoken!

2008-09-08T13:59:00.004-04:00

OHHHHH!! I knew it. I knew there would be something said over my "Hotty Blog". And I'm laughing. I actually picked random numbers/men. Except for Gerard Butler. He's #1 for me and has been for a long time. Well. Now I guess I have to list some more hotties and plug in the missing numbers!

One (Cloven) Foot in the Grave This IS a Tale From the Front Step

2008-09-08T02:15:00.011-04:00

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!! I typed this while being extremely aggravated. Freakin' DEER! Did a front step check. That's when I he(a)rd it. Or them. Monsters. Munching on my main cobbler ingredient. The peaches. Freakin' DEER! "HEY! OUT!" They outed. Only to fade into the shadows to wait until the door closed. I know they are out there again, munching away, snorting with glee. I need some coyote pee or something. Where the heck do you get coyote pee? Here's your cup Wiley? Wal*Mart sporting goods section? I have plenty of ferret poop. I wonder if ferret poop would work? hmmmmm... Something to ponder. Too early to fill the freezer with venison. And I think there is a law about heckling deer. *frustrated sigh* Stinkin' deer. I'ma set the ferrets on them. Yeah, that will work. They'll probably play with them to death. I can hear it now. Deer snorting, ferrets dooking. Then munching sounds. Sharing. Ferrets just can't resist something that's bad for them. Ok. So just the poop, no fuzzies. You can laugh. But it just might work.

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-08T01:50:00.001-04:00

OH-MY-GODDY-HOTTY #1

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-08T01:47:00.004-04:00

YUMMY HOTTY #6

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

2008-09-08T01:39:00.004-04:00

Dirty Hotty # 9

Tales From the Front Step

2008-09-08T01:09:00.007-04:00

Well, I'm cheating. It was the back porch. Dark, rainy. Pre extra tropical Hanna. Going out to the bonus fridge after a pudding pop. Turned the light on, looking out- contemplating a dark and rainy garden and enjoying my Jello pudding pop. One of this years opossum babies comes flying around the side of the house. They can't see too well, see? And The light and I must have scared him. He goes flying to the refuge of that dark, rainy garden.

And totally bonks himself silly on one of the solar lights.

IT: *WHAP-POW!*

ME: *ROFLSNORTINGMAO*

I was in hysterics. Concerned hysterics. I assure you! Concerned I might lose my grip on my Jello pop. Yet I hoped that I didn't miss him bonk into the back steps as he leapt frantically away from the light and into the heart of that rainy garden towards blissful darkness.

Poor little 'possum!

Mean old me!

*I blame the meanness on the tonsillectomy.*

OMG!

2008-09-08T01:04:00.004-04:00

THE FISH!!!!
DID I SHUT THE HOSE OFF????

Unconscious Mutterings playing catch up!

2008-09-07T22:04:00.006-04:00

House :: WHACK!

Think :: dream

Clot :: blood

Believe me :: trust

Fumigation :: clean

Bore :: drag

Luck :: not

Patient :: rock

Tremors :: shake

Pickles :: poke

Psychic :: nostrababe

Cherries :: pops

Spooky :: song

Groceries :: money

Yogurt :: yummy

Kitchen :: utensil

Nothing personal :: right

Be nice :: lol

Delivery :: candygram
Cry :: sorrow

Stretch :: good

Efficient :: anal

Brunch :: awesome

Afro :: big

Preheat :: oven

Delicious :: mmmmm...

Global warming :: sad

Actions :: louder

Ride :: *snicker*

OK! That's all for now! PHEW!

Well...

2008-09-07T15:06:00.005-04:00

Not much to do today. No storm damage to speak of. I did my inside chores, nothing to do outside. I don't need to water, weed or harvest anything. The fish were easy- just threw the hose in and gave them a partial water change, threw stick food in. Done. No new books to read. Too nice to be inside. Just sitting out in the screen house chillin' away with my laptop and ice coffee. I'm actually thinking about giving myself a manicure and pedicure. It's still flip flop weather. Pretty toes are a must! I don't feel like blogging anything profound (can't you tell?) So! Fingers and toes it is! I do have to catch up o my mutterings, but that's too much work for now. Later!

Tonight's forecast... Dark!

2008-09-06T15:01:00.004-04:00

Waiting for Hanna. Love storms! Hopefully I got everything light enough put away. Buzzing with storm energy!

The Green Thumb Project

2008-09-06T14:42:00.002-04:00

*SIGH* Sadly, the gardening season is winding down. My gardens look a little sad now. Ran out of money to put more plants in, so just gots what I gots. This season has been very wet. My tomatoes made it, the peppers didn't (well, one hot pepper that just got tossed back in to seed itself for next year.) My cukes were sweet and thin skinned. All the herbs were beautiful, the flowers sweet smelling and plentiful, even now. One thing noticed- the orchard, (mostly apples, one pear and one peach tree) the grape arbors, the pesky bomb dropping black walnuts and the crab apples are all very well endowed with fruit and nuts. The wild berries are also prolific. The choke cherry's too. All the fruit, nut and berry bearers are telling us something. BAD WINTER AHEAD! The birds and animals have been feasting. Cool August, looking like a hot September. Seems to me I remember another year like this. We had 4 feet of snow. Got my Old Farmers Almanac. Look out kids. The Northeast is going to get clobbered. Noooo... I'm not chuckling with glee! Man, time for SS and I to stand on the town green and get stoned for loving storms and snow. *snickering*

Tales From the Front Step

2008-09-06T14:35:00.003-04:00

The crickets are chirping. What can I say? Crickets chirp. It's what they do. It was a slow month. (;

The Case Of The Missing Tonsills (Nancy Drew eat your heart out!)

2008-09-06T00:05:00.001-04:00

Well, OK, so they aren't missing. They were surgically removed. In their place are two holes you could wedge matchbox cars into. I'm sure some lab tech has my tonsils under a scope and is checking them for cancer-or, they are in some tiny little red biohazard bag with a bunch of other medical wastes in bigger red biohazard bags heading off to be burned at SEMASS. This is already going to be a tough blog for me since I can't keep my eyes open right now. So I'ma nap first and get back to it when the meds aren't conking me out so much.

Well, quite a long break, um, two weeks later. Still recuperating. Painfully. Some things they don't go into detail about- "The Scabs." They tell you about bleeding- yeah, had some. Enough to take a trip to Tobey in the back of the bus. Spasming arteries. Hmmm. I bled. It was disgusting and scary. No big. They tell you about the pain, lots and lots of pain that lasts up to 6 weeks. Um, yeah. Trying to deal with the pain and getting better. They don't really tell you about the scabbing. Just that you will have them. Not what they will look like (horrible white sheets with dark spots and looking like the worst case of thrush in the history of the world!). The stinkin' scabs are HORRIBLE! They make you gag, drool, throw up, cough, sneeze and miserable to the umpteenth degree. They make it hard to swallow, sleep and breathe. I still have craters, no... HOLES in my throat, that are coated with thick disgusting scabs that catch on everything and irritate your ears until you drool and just want to scrub the back and sides of your throat with the sink scrubby to get them the hell gone! My ears still hurt too! Thank GOD the swelling is gone for the most part. I've lost 12 pounds on the tonsillectomy diet and I am sure my blood sugars and triglycerides are a freaking mess. I did try to take my meds by sneaking them into jello. The end result was I dropped my sugars to just about zero and puked while I was out watering my gardens. Let us say that puking after having your tonsills out IS A BIG NO-NO! Had my first real meal last night. Mostly ate the eggplant and summer squash. Can't eat anything hard or crunchy. Eating is pretty much a chore anyway. I don't really miss it. Lol. I took all 100 dilaudid pills prescribed to me. Quite frankly? He could have wrote the script for 150. Yeah, it freakin hurts that BAD! Jello, popsicles, water and pudding and some rice have been my friend. And the biggest friend of all? Tylenol Sore Throat- with Cool Burst! *SIGH* I LOVE that stuff! Thank you Dr. Joneses surgical coordinator for suggesting it! It saved my life! Now- this surgery was supposed to be for the good. It is a hell of a surgery to have, and was my 7th. I'm not scared of surgery. Until my Tonsillectomy. Hello? Mommies and Dadies out there? If your kid needs his or her tonsills out? DO IT! DO IT NOW! Do it young! Having them out at 37 is horrible. I had some funnier stuff I was thinking of while I was zoning out on the pain meds. But those also made me forget. (; And as this post is quite past due, time to go. Please let this get better like they say in the 3rd or 4th week! PLEASE!

The good news? No call about the biopsy. PHEW!

Going under the knife- I mean, Harmonic Scalpel...

2008-08-22T00:30:00.005-04:00

Surgery today, 11am. Bye bye tonsils! *SIGH* Scared, nervous. All that. Wish me luck.

Tonight's forecast... Dark!

2008-08-21T23:59:00.009-04:00

Had a micro burst storm go through the other day and lost phones and Internet. Two massive and 100 year old trees got hit. Blew out the front light and knocked off the outlet cover off it. Blew the outside outlets on the front of the house, fried my fan inside the house. Luckily people, computers and the house were all ok. Sheesh. It was like a mini hurricane outside. Hail, lightning, torrential downpours, flooding... Craziness!

Um. On a side note, same day. Next door neighbor was using the bathroom at the time of a lightning strike and watched the electricity run right up his stream and zap him in the winky. *ROFLSNORTING* Sorry. I meant- SO not funny! He could have been really hurt! Yeah. He'd have to move out of state if he called 911 and said he needed transport for being struck by lightning on his winky. LMAO! "OK sir, where were you hit?" *snicker* "You were hit on your what?!" 911 dispatchers rolling on the floor laughing their butts off. You get the picture.

"Two Thumbs Up!" BUT DON'T BELIEVE THE UBER-HYPE!

2008-08-18T17:05:00.009-04:00

That said, I thought The Dark Knight was FANTASTIC! Heath Ledger as The Joker was spectacular. His first magic trick left my eye twitching like mad. (No spoiler alert here kids!) If you have not seen this movie yet, go now before they pull it out of theaters. Now, THAT said, Bale and Oldman were fantastic as well. The entire cast was fantastic. I had no idea Anthony Michael Hall was going to be in it either. I really enjoyed the entire movie. And they get you... I though the movie was over like four different times. Thinking to myself, oh great, now I have to wait for the next one to see what happens. Ledger as the Joker set no boundaries and made his character both spooky and psychotic beyond belief. See? This WAS a "Two thumbs up." movie for me. BUT. I didn't want to go right back to the ticket booth and see it again like I did when I saw Iron Man. I WILL go get it when it comes out on DVD. Just WAY too much hype went into the movie before it was released that it just couldn't deliver. No movie could. I dislike hearing reviews/opinions on movies (bad or hyper good.) that I want to go see, from the media and friends. I learned that you go judge for yourself. Yes, Ledger died. It was tragic and a horrible waste, and I'd love to hear what one of the Olsen Twigs has to say about it. (Immunity my left butt cheek!) But this wasn't his last movie and the hype he should win a posthumous Oscar goes a bit too far. I do believe he should get a nod. We tend to glorify our dead and speak no evil. As The Joker, he broke the rules in this movie- he was SUPPOSED to! That was the point of The Dark Knight. It so worked for him. It was about rules and morals and how far would you go after all. His character has no rules and Ledger completely pulled it off- outdoing Jack in the more campy Batman movie and even a lot of his other scary roles. But to elevate him to a movie god? Not so much. More than just one actor made that movie a "Blockbuster Hit". The relationship between all the characters was key. Can't have Ledgers performance in the spotlight without Bale, Oldman and Eckhart (Who? He played Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight.) Team effort. And a great job by all of them. A must see movie! And let me remind you, I have always been a Heath fan.

This Phelps Phan Phreakin' Phlabbergasted!

2008-08-16T23:18:00.004-04:00

Oh YEAH! Olympic Hottie Alert! HE GOT HIS 8 MEDALS!!!! BROKE 6 WORLD RECORDS!!!!
AMAZING! INCREDIBLE! PHANTASTIC! YOU GO B/F! *wipes drool*

My First EVER Crush!

2008-08-16T02:16:00.028-04:00

KC then. The KC I had a crush on when I was, hmm, 4 or 5 years old to my Teen/ Tiger Beat years. Fond memories. I loved his music. Still do. Fell into some free tickets, oddly enough, at my doctors office. The nurse's brother was there, he got stood up for the night. I had been walking by and heard this and KC and the Sunshine Band in one sentence and offered to be his date. *GRIN* Ended up with his tickets. What a nice guy! Never been to see KC. Had such a blast! KC is actually a riot. I learned that tonight. He was wondering what happened from being 18 to suddenly being 57. He's still got those dimples. I've still got my memories. And yes, Marky Mark, KC is white. Old joke, lmao. SS is the only one who'd get it. That's if she remembers. *snort*
KC now, but add about 30 pounds to the above pic because he quit smoking. I'm adjusting my memories from way back when and last night. It's still not meshing, lmao. What a great show to go see. You want entertainment and people who know every word to every song, you really need to go to see them. I loved the 70's. I still love my KC.
LINK to Cape Cod Melody Tent
LINK to KC's site

KC & The Sunshine Band: Friday, August 15th 2008 8:00 PM At Cape Cod Melody Tent

2008-08-16T02:06:00.008-04:00

Always a Melody Tent favorite, KC & The Sunshine Band return to our stage again this summer! They remain as widely popular today as they were when they first danced onto the music scene 30 years ago. So grab your gold chains and your “Boogie Shoes” and get ready to “Shake Your Booty.” One of the most progressive bands of the 70s, KC & The Sunshine Band is credited with changing the sound of modern pop music. Harry Wayne Casey – KC, for short – developed a unique fusion of R&B and funk, with a hint of a Latin percussion groove, giving us an impressive string of hits. KC also brought a bit of male bravado to the predominantly diva-led disco scene, and established a signature sound incorporating a Caribbean feel to their music, with swelling--and staccato--horn parts and multi layered vocals. Over the years the band’s grooves and bass lines have been sampled in everything from R&B by R. Kelly to Rap by Snoop Dogg. Music acts like White Zombie, Baha Men, Beyonce Knowles and American Idols Kelly and Justin have covered KC’s music. With sales of over 100 million records, three Grammy Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and his music featured in over 75 movies, KC and his crew’s spirited, ultra catchy pop-disco music have inspired folks around the world to “Get Down Tonight” for over 30 years. So spend the evening with KC and the band and you’ll leave saying “That’s The Way I Like It.”

O Captain! My Captain!

2008-08-15T02:34:00.005-04:00

TEK'S GETTING A DIVORCE! MMMM, MMMMMMMMMM... Um, I mean, Oh, what a shame!

Behind on My Mutterings

2008-08-15T02:12:00.003-04:00

Month to month :: tedious

Adjusted :: tinkered

Prank :: bad

Mop :: bucket

Clarity :: Held

Parenting :: ?

Glenn :: Scott or John?

Fingerprint :: ID

Pineapple :: song

Attorney :: $

Peeking into the blog.

2008-08-15T01:52:00.003-04:00

Just checking to make sure it's still there.

*SIGH* I'm tired. Watching the Olympics. Zoning out. Reading other blogs. Thinking about how I SUCK at blogging. Yeah. I think I might put myself into a coma with this blog. I swear I hear crickets chirping. No news From the Front Step. OH! Wait! I lied! I saw a turkey cross the street twice, there's a woodchuck that realizes across the street is the safest place to eat, I've stepped on one slug and 7 snails and something freakin' flew past me across the lawn tonight. No clue what it was. Fox, cat? More shroom's and fungi's are blooming in the yard. No more obscene ones. I guess that would be more in the Green Thumb Project area. Fruits and veggies coming along. Looks like it might be a tough winter by the amounts of fruits and nuts on the trees and bushes. Had some yummy cukes and tomatoes out of the garden. Black walnuts are as big as limes in the trees and acting like freakin' grenades if the unwary walks under a tree. The snake hasn't eaten any more of my fish. Once again holding steady at 7 fish. Hmm, wait. I didn't blog about the damn fish stealing snake. There's a thought. For later. *YAWN*

Hello? Anyone out there?

2008-08-10T02:49:00.011-04:00

Open Up and Say "AHHHHHHHHH..."

2008-07-21T14:40:00.008-04:00

The Date: Aug. 22

The Place: CCH

The Event: Tonsillectomy

*SIGH* OK, I booked it. A bit anxious about this surgery. And I forgot to ask if I am a day surgery or overnight? I was under the impression it's day surgery. Everyone else seems to think it's an overnight stay. I'd rather be at home. Hopefully I won't find another medication allergy during this surgery. Hopefully I won't have bleeding. AT ANY TIME! Hopefully I won't be in agony. HOPEFULLY I will have someone home to take care of me, because that's not a sure thing at the moment. (Oh, boy. going to my mom's for a few days. SO bringing the laptop. Maybe someone will have an open wireless connection in the hood.) Annnnd... It's NOT an overnight stay! WOO HOO! I forgot to ask the surgical coordinator when I called today. JUST called her back. I was informed "...they don't do that anymore." PHEW! PISSAH!!

Tonsillectomy at 37... YE GADS! Or "A Very Long and Boring Blog"

2008-07-19T14:00:00.006-04:00

I have to say I am sitting on the fence with this one. I've had 6 various surgeries. Never been really scared. UNTIL NOW! JEEZE! You want to get your panic button whapped, you just go sit in with an ENT Doc giving you full disclosure on a Tonsillectomy. ACK! I must have tuned out at times, because after my visit I couldn't remember him looking into my ears, lmao. Turns out I have a spot on my tonsils as well. He said I'd have to have it removed and biopsied. With my past history, cancer is an issue. Yet another spike of fear. He also said my tonsils were terrible. Hmm, ya think? Nothing new there. I had just gotten over a bout with tonsillitis a little over a week ago, or maybe 2 weeks. Why did he think I was there to see HIM, an ENT, in the first place??? Whatever! I fit the criteria for chronic tonsillitis and surgery. Now, do I really want to DO this? Having had sore throats since I was a child and my ears hurting because of them, well. *I think so.* I see many pro's. But the con's are REALLY big, REALLY serious. I understood everything he was telling me. I was polite during the quit/dangers of smoking lecture and I held eye contact the entire time of the visit. My brain may have buzzed off a few times, but I had backup. It is going to be very painful. And this pain is going to be worse than childbirth and back surgery. Back surgery was nothing. I don't think it will be as painful as when I ripped my lower back muscles off, but I am sure I will let you guys know! I have been doing research and taking the stuff off the net with a grain of salt. I now wish to GOD I had them out when I was a youngun. Here is a VERY TAME version of a Tonsillectomy. I know this site, from an office, didn't want to scare off prospective patients. Snort.

Adult Tonsillectomy

What Is a Tonsillectomy?

A tonsillectomy is when your tonsils, the lymph tissue that lies on either side of the back of the throat, are removed during surgery.

What to Expect

Moderate to severe sore throat pain (mostly when you swallow). This may last 1-2 weeks.
Ear pain. This may last for 7-10 days.
Blood tinged mucus. This is normal for about a week. Avoid lots of coughing and clearing of the throat.
A heavy grey-yellow membrane. This will form where the tonsils were removed. It will slowly go away as you heal. This often takes 3-4 weeks.
Bad breath. Your breath may be bad smelling for a few days while your throat is healing. Drinking lots of fluids and good oral care are needed to help decrease this odor.

Pain Relief

For throat and ear pain, take the pain medicine as directed. You may also want to use an ice pack or ice collar. Many patients feel this helps ease the pain. If you take pain medicine ½ hour before meals, it will help to decrease the pain when you swallow.

Activity

Limit your activity for one (1) week.

Avoid too much physical exercise and activity, swimming or lifting greater than 25 pounds.
Be sure to get plenty of rest.
Plan to be out of school or off work for about 1 week. (MUsT HAVE SOMEONE THERE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU!)

Diet

Follow the "tonsillectomy diet" for 1-2 weeks. This means
Begin with clear liquids (water, broth, apple juice, popsicles). Cold or lukewarm liquids are easier to drink at first.
Advance to full liquids (milk, cream soups, ice cream, cooked cereals) as soon as you feel ready.
Add soft, bland foods when you feel you can swallow them (scrambled eggs, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes)
Avoid these foods:

Acidic foods (orange or grapefruit juice, tomatoes)
Spicy foods
Rough foods (popcorn, peanuts, potato chips, cold cereals)

Drink plenty of fluids to avoid getting dehydrated.(EVERYONE CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH) This will also help you to heal. Begin eating more full liquids as soon as you are able. Your throat will still be sore but eating more solid foods and taking in liquids helps to coat your stomach and can help decrease nausea.

Follow-Up

You may be scheduled for a follow-up clinic visit about 1 month after surgery. Or, your doctor may not schedule you for a follow-up visit if you feel comfortable with the healing process and have no other concerns.

When to Call the Doctor or Clinic Nurse:

Call one of the phone numbers below if you have:

Any bleeding in the throat (YOU CAN BLEED TO DEATH, POST-OP AND 7-10 DAYS AFTER)
Nausea and vomiting that doesn’t get better
A fever over 101ºF (taken by mouth)
Pain not controlled with medicine (FROM WHAT I HAVE READ? NOTHING MAKES THE PAIN BETTER-MAKE NOTE TO SPEAK TO THE DOCTOR THAT I WILL NOT TOLERATE POOR PAIN CONTROL)
A feeling that you are not healing as you should. It takes about 7-10 days before you will start to feel better.

OK! THIS? ^ Up there? Pfft. Nothing like they tell you in the freakin' chair in the exam room. Here's a link that an actual doctor wrote on a Q&A. You gotta see it as it's very close to what my doc told me to expect. Though I didn't ask a stupid question. LINK! The very next day after my visit, the surgical coordinator called me to book surgery. I wasn't home, so I have until Monday to figure out how and when I am going to do this. You need someone there to take care of you for a week. Thank God I'm close to the fire station, lmao, and a hospital. Because this darn surgery has made ME paranoid. I liked this artical I found, so I'm including it as well. Maybe there's one of you like me that needs their tonsils out as an adult, lol. I wish Doctor Hoffman was my doc, he seems to be saying what makes me feel a bit better about going through with this surgery! Not saying my doc wasn't great!

Pain & Adult Tonsillectomy
By: Douglas Hoffman

Question :
I'm scheduled to have a tonsillectomy in a couple of weeks. At my age, 45, I'm being told repeatedly that the post-op pain will be excruciating. ("You will want to die" is the exact quote.) Why is this? If the pain's so excruciating, why are painkillers not prescribed in amounts that will control the pain? If the pain is not controlled, doesn't this set up a dangerous situation that could result in chronic pain? Are doctors paranoid about prescribing effective relief? I find the thought positively intolerable, and I am no stranger to post-op pain -- this will be my ninth operation.
Deb
Answer :
I have never read a convincing explanation as to why the postoperative pain from tonsillectomy increases with age. Most ear nose and throat doctors (ENTs) assume that the nerve supply to the throat must change with age, but I do not think that this has ever been proven.Arguably, a more interesting question is whether this phenomenon is even real. Do kids tolerate pain better than adults? Do adults whine more than their children? Pain is very much a "brain phenomenon." As we say in the biz, "no brain, no pain." Example: Under general anesthesia, the patient experiences no pain, because the patient experiences nothing at all. Nevertheless, the body reacts to surgical pain. Surgeons commonly inject local anesthetic agents before making their first incision on a patient under general anesthesia. Why bother, if the patient is unconscious? Because the patient's body still reacts to pain. By injecting a local anesthetic, the surgeon makes the anesthesiologist's job easier, because the anesthesiologist does not have to deal with the great fluctuations in heart rate and blood pressure that are associated with surgical pain.
The adult brain is a great deal different than the toddler brain, which is different from the older child's brain, and so forth. Does the same injury (a 1cm incision on the back of the hand with a scalpel, for example) entail the same degree of pain for a four-year-old as for a 40-year-old?
I suspect that a great deal depends on fear, anxiety and depression. When we tell our adult tonsillectomy patients that they are going to be in a world of pain, is this a self-fulfilling prophecy? In other words, do we provoke so much fear and anxiety in the patient as to predispose him or her to a more painful outcome?
Sorry to rant, but your first question is thorny and only stimulates a variety of other questions, all of which are, I suspect, unanswerable. Your other questions are a great deal more approachable.
Can your doctor prescribe pain medications sufficient to control your pain? Certainly. You will need to be very clear with your doctor ahead of time that this is extremely important for you. I would ask, "What are you going to prescribe for me? And if that doesn't work, what will you prescribe for me?" Make it clear that you will not tolerate inadequate pain management. Given this forewarning, your doctor will probably make absolutely sure, ahead of time, that your medications are adequate. Otherwise, he'll have an angry patient (bad for business) who will call him at all hours to complain about her pain (bad for the doctor's mental health).
Can undertreatment of pain lead to a chronic pain syndrome? Theoretically, yes, but I have yet to see this occur following tonsillectomy.
Are doctors paranoid about prescribing effective pain relief? Absolutely. In times past, doctors used to be afraid that they were "creating addicts," and consequently there was a tendency to underprescribe narcotics. This sort of prejudice still exists in the medical community, but most caregivers now realize that narcotics are not addictive if they are used only to relieve pain. Nowadays, we're not as afraid that we're creating addicts.

The Green Thumb Project Belated update pics and more to come

2008-07-18T15:12:00.003-04:00

A Fungus Among Us

2008-07-08T15:57:00.006-04:00

OK. WTF is the one that looks to be a... Hmmm, an Xrated object let's say. Anyone? It's awfully mushroomy around here this summer.

She's Craftyyyyyy... *A Better one!

2008-07-01T23:21:00.003-04:00

Ah, well. Trying to get good pics of these seems to be tough for me. And noooo Auntie KK, it's NOT hard! My 2nd, 3rd and 4th. lol. nothing else to blog about. Some Green Thumb stuff coming up. Just a boring girl!

She's Craftyyyyyy...

2008-06-28T15:55:00.007-04:00

Sorry if it's a little fuzzy. This is my first attempt at Iris folding. Um, I tried! LOL! I really should have used a solid on the bottom fin, or the same as the top fin. I was going for a compassy feel. I'm going to make a moon and another dolphin tonight, I think. It's so stinkin' hot and humid outside where we are doing it, I might just grab it to do up in the a/c. But Auntie KK and SS, get ready to try it when we get together for scrap booking!!! VERY easy... Pretty enough to frame, to make cards for someone who'd appreciate the effort and stuff like book marks, etc... I'm thinking about doing a tractor and choo-choo for the O-man's room. Good enough to frame! This is all pretty origami (and other types) paper, card stock and tape. How simple is that? Look out AC Moore! Here we come! I am actually excited about this craft. It is easy, no real special tools required and all you do is fold your strips of paper, follow a pattern and tape the paper. There are free patterns on the web. Well, a bit more to it than that, but those are the basics. A mini paper cutter and a nice sharp exacto tool are good too.

The Green Thumb Project

2008-06-14T19:18:00.003-04:00

Today I planted some sort of daisy and a mini rose. I moved some ferns over to the pond garden and planted some Cukes, Clarkia, Pinks and Sweet William seeds. I KNOW! It IS a BIT late to be PLANTING. Oh well! I watered really well and added water to the fish pond and just pretty much puttered about, yanking weeds as needed. It was a bit hot and sweaty. But I got things done. I also rewarded myself with a nice cool bath, a bottle of cold water and my book. Coming soon are more pics. Happy Fathers Day tomorrow for those of you who are daddy's. Going to the Cape for a nice cookout. But since it's going to rain, eating in seems like a sure thing.

She's a surgical case

2008-06-14T19:05:00.004-04:00

The day before surgery! Went to SS's to spend the night and take her to surgery. No problems before, during and after... I'm sooo jealous! LOL Any who, she woke up all bright shiny happy like in recovery. (: LOL All hunky dory. Speaking of Dory, she kinda reminded me of her. "Oh look! A shiny thing! PRETTY!" *snicker* She wasn't TOO bad, but hey, it's anesthesia. Tomorrow is the dressing change and I get to do that. SS just isn't into gore, so I'll take care of her and show her how to clean it up. The worst thing are the stitches, because the skin is really folded over, so they feel really tight and there are a few disolving ones inside that feel pinchy. When I had it done, all I wanted to do was rip them all out with my teeth! All in all, she's having a better time than I did on my left hand! Twice. *sigh* GOOD GURL!!!

BEACH DAY! *93 degree heat wth 100% humidity!

2008-06-09T22:46:00.004-04:00

UGHS! What an awful heatwave. This is August weather- GO AWAY UNTIL THEN! SHEESH! Went to the beach to cool off and try to breathe. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Tales From the Front Step

2008-06-09T22:41:00.001-04:00

This industrious hawk was diving off the light to get earthworms, of all things!

(Sorry the pics are so grainy, it was twilight and he was at the end of zoom range, lmao.)

What can you say?

2008-05-29T23:01:00.006-04:00

Well, I can think of a few things.

The possibilities are just endless.

But I think I shall let this one stand alone.

*SNICKERING*

"Shark attacks boy in his bedroom"

The Green Thumb Project after and before shots

2008-05-26T12:44:00.002-04:00

This one will be edited! But I just wanted to say I have more garden pics. Well, I will when I take them tomorrow. Updates. The "main" garden spot of choice never got tilled out. So, I used an alternative spot and put everything into the ground asap. The plants were getting a bit upset not being in the dirt, and I'm running out of growing time. I placed them all against the house after doing some digging to get roots and rocks out. I do have to go out and spray some Round Up- the poison ivy is HORRIBLE, and my goal is to COMPLETELY eradicate it. Wish me luck! *pfft* I have some gladiola bulbs to put in the ground, sigh, and I figure I'm going to have to plant them along the back of the dog pen so I can tie them up when (if) they get big heavy blooms. That's where the original garden was going to go, with the glads in the back. I thought the lilies I'd planted had rotted, but I am surprised to see some popping out of the ground. I'd put in some freesia where I had planted them, so I should get both now. I hope. The freesia bulbs looked a bit sad. But you never know. Need more veggies to plant, and a few more herbs. Looking better. Wish I had more money to put into the ground! And I wish I had more muscles, lol. My roses are doing horribly. I think they got frost bitten and buggy. Seems like everything is slow. Growwww!!! LOL! And BTW? The firepit top I rustoleumed purple? That's protecting the catnip from being ripped to shredded sticks by the local cats. Need to let it grow to harvest for our cats!

Celebrity Sighting... The Yummy John Sena

2008-05-24T22:35:00.005-04:00

Well, jeeze. He's hot! HAD to post it! Saw him last Saturday at the BoSox game. He threw out the first pitch. Which I friggin' missed. Not my fault I missed it, we will leave it at that. Also JUST missed getting his autograph. *SIGH* Did get some pics though. Yummy. Got to see him and Tek. It was a good day. (: Oh, yeah. The Sox won. Lol.

Wishing everyone a beautiful holiday weekend!

2008-05-24T21:39:00.003-04:00

Not much going on for me. Just going to putter outside during the day and see what marathons or movies are on at night. That's all folks! So enjoy your long weekend! Keep it slow and safe!

No nuts here...

2008-05-24T20:55:00.003-04:00

Tobes made it ok through surgery. I called at 2pm and he was awake but groggy. Groggy was the key word of the day. He was so happy to see his mommy when we picked him up a little after 4! They took us into an exam room and said no food or water until the next day, and other aftercare instructions. I asked the vet if he was good for him, and he said behavior wasn't even an issue, he had been great. So, PHEW! I have a good cat! (: Well, at least he's good at the vets. (; When we got him home and let him out, he was... Hmmm. He was all out of sorts I'd guess I'd say. He walked like a drunken sailor on leave off a ship for the first time in a year- no sea legs and plenty of booze in the system. And he would not settle down for one minute. Sigh. I knew the signs. He was starving. I knew there would be no way in blazes I'd be able to get away with not feeding him that night. So I took it slow. I put the water bowls back out a few hours after he got home (I'd let him have a sip or two out of the ferret's cup. Yes, the ferret's have their own cup they get drinks from in very dry or hot weather. They will ONLY drink out of this one yellow plastic cup. I guess that's a blog for sometime else, lol.) Then I gave him a few kitty cookies here and there, then after 11 pm I put the food back down and he ate. And then FINALLY settled down to sleep off the drugs. He's doing very well, already healing so fast! That's my boy!

Nut's here! Get your nut's here!

2008-05-21T12:26:00.008-04:00

Ok, so it's not Fenway, and I'm no vendor. But Toby's at the vet's as we speak getting snipped... AHEM- neutered. Had to starve him and deny him water at midnight. Poor Tobes. He's mostly Bengal and they are a very food motivated breed of cat. He was starving this morning and I mean tapping me on the face, please-wake-up-mommy starving. Plus the other two were panicking as I had to pull the food and water bowls last night. So three cats were NPO at about 11:35 pm. I was awake at 6 am from being glared at and tap danced on. When Toby gets home he can only have a little bit of water and no food until tomorrow, so he gets screwed twice food wise. Gonna have to deny the other two again and I am sure they will be thrilled. I can call at 2 pm and check on my boy and then go get him around 4 pm. I have to say I am a little worried (the other reason I was awake at 6 am). Anesthesia is never a sure bet. Fingers crossed! He's a strong and healthy boy kitty and this is going to make sure he stays healthy. (: I just miss my boy and felt bad leaving him. This morning after I weighed him, he huddled in my arms and pressed close and was shaking. This vet visit was a little more scary.

Ya freakin' think so? It's about damn time!

2008-05-14T20:16:00.004-04:00

Administration to List Polar Bears as 'Threatened Species'

I love how this country (AND other countries) deny species extinction and vulnerability. It disgusts me. We are the only species on this planet that can save all the others. Do your small part. In the end, it will make a huge difference.

Tales From the Front Step

2008-05-14T18:26:00.005-04:00

Animals and birds I have seen from the step: UP CLOSE!

2 foxes.

5 different cats.

A hand full of deer.

1 Bluebird.

3 Orioles.

A gillion Hummingbirds.

Various and assorted mousezillas.

Killed one frankensnail. (by accident!)

2 Turkey Vultures

A Kestrel

2 Red Tailed Hawks

1 hawk type bird trying to figure out what.

4 Cedar Waxwings

Tons of Red Winged Blackbirds and Robins.

About a hundred Cardinals.

And the list goes on. I'll spare you. Just didn't want you to think the front step is completely dead!

Toby Cat's first trip to the Vets!

2008-05-14T16:55:00.006-04:00

I am so proud of my little cat! He is now 7 months old, time to get his shots and get "snipped"! He pretty much OWNED this visit. He goes in next Wednesday morning to get fixed. I wonder how that visit will go as he has never been away from home (even though it's just day surgery).

He gets into the carrier by himself with no fuss. 5 bonus points there.

He's quiet in the car. Another 5 points.

He came out on his own when I opened the door and called him out to get weighed. (7.4 lbs.) 5 points.

He was a bit hesitant to come out of the carrier when we went into the exam room, but I don't blame him for that- a really loud beagle was baying away across the hall. Tobe's never heard or seen a dog before. So no deduction of points. He came out after I verbally coaxed him.

He met Dr. O'Brien head on, 5 points.

He let her handle him from balls to teeth with no fuss, 50 bonus points!

He butterballed himself up on top of the TV in the room and stared the beagle down through the door, calm as could be. 5 points, lmao.

When Dr. O'Brien came in the room with his shots, he let he take him down and lay on the table and got his shots with no flinching whatsoever! 25 points!

A good 100 point vet visit! LOL! And, I found out he has some Bengal in him... Ultra long legs and his markings on his belly and in the rest of his coat. He also uses his paws a lot like we use our hands, and I guess that is a trait of Bengals as well. We only know his mother (who escaped for two night and got knocked up). No clue who baby-daddy is. I'm just glad my training of him paid off. He is such a boy cat I was a little worried he might be a problem. Handled him from an itty bitty newborn on. Made sure he got used to his paws, ears, mouth and belly being handled. Made sure he got used to the carrier and car rides. It has sooo paid off having a well mannered kitten! When we got home he was a little off from the shots and actually came up on the bed and wanted to be cuddled. I think he was worried going to the vet was a punishment, so he decided to be extra lovey and good that night.

All I can say is YEAY TOBY! Good boy!

Next up, you get snipped!

Unconscious Mutterings playing catch up!

2008-05-12T17:01:00.006-04:00

#274

Thug :: religious cult
Slurp :: ice cream
Alley :: cat
Sweater vest :: um... *snicker*
Targeted :: BANG!
Snazzy :: dresser
Oy! :: iggy! iggy! iggy!
Jury duty :: yuck, civil duty my ass!
Low fat :: GAG
Responsibility :: solemn

#275

State :: of the union
Lively :: capers
Valet :: luxury
Traction :: cast
Official :: over
Red hot :: chili peppers
Powder :: Grammy
Replies :: tells
Flagrant :: floral
Tweet :: birdy!

#276

Track :: record
Snake :: on a plane (do not watch that movie, it sucked!)
Assignment :: homework
Blockbuster :: movie
Bombastic :: mr. lover lover
Adventure :: fun
First time :: lmao
Aged :: antique
Grip :: getta
Shortcut :: time saver

This is for you Chris, I miss you still. A year ago today, I never thought I'd be saying goodbye.

2008-05-10T11:23:00.012-04:00

A year ago today I lost my best friend and long time roommate Chris.

A year ago today I got a call that he had been in a bad accident.

A year ago today I rushed to the hospital, only to arrive too late to see him alive one last time.

I got to say my goodbye, and for that I am grateful. But I lost my Chris. Tears are leaking out of my eyes as I write this and my heart aches fiercely. I miss him so much I can hardly stand it. I still expect him to call or stop by. I still expect emails and to hear his voice. It is so hard for me to accept and believe he is forever gone from my life. Chris was a Firefighter/EMT and was an ER Tech at CCH. He loved being a firefighter, loved village days for the kids, he loved his family. He loved to dive and sail, he loved Cherry Cokes, he loved his Maddie cat. Chris loved history and going on long drives and trips to see places where history was made. If he ever stopped at an ocean beach, no matter where, he brought me back beach glass and pretty rocks. He was thoughtful and remembered things that mattered to other people. That mattered to me. They say only the good die young. A very trite and over used platitude. Yet it's also truth. Christopher, I hope you can know how much I miss you. We all miss you. Why someone so gentle and loyal and funny, that one person you know who is truly good, gets taken away is beyond me. Right now I am just raging at fate. Trying to swallow my grief and write something meaningful about Chris. I can't express myself the way I want to. This will have to be enough. I just miss and love you Chris. You were one of the most important people in my life.

She's Craftyyyyyy...

2008-05-10T01:59:00.004-04:00

I made this a couple nights ago for SS's birthday. It's just a pretty thingy I make. Sometimes called a sun catcher or used for a glass slider door to provide something for your eyes so you don't walk into the glass, or to hang on a mirror. Silver and purple are the colors. I really wish I had a better pic of this. Shell disk pendant, with a couple seashell charms and a sea horse charm off of an old bracelet I had, the oval silver beads reminded me of buoys. The round silver beads are frosted, with shiny swirls that made me think of coral branches. The "stones" are purple carnival type glass, very pretty color. I used the sea horse for the sun catcher to hang from. It's tail is the right size and shape to hang from a small suction cup and continues the theme. I used small spacer beads that match the purples in the shell and glass stones. Very subtle color wise, and made from things I had in my craft box except the disk and stones which I picked up because she had asked for something purple. I've made a bunch of these for gifts and everyone who gets one thinks they are really neat. They always tell me I need to make them and sell them on EBay, lol. We'll see. For now they are hand made with love as gifts.

AND THEY'RE OFF!!!!!! 134th Kentucky Derby

2008-05-03T18:36:00.005-04:00

An exciting and tragic Run For The Roses today. I always get emotional watching the Kentucky Derby. The pomp and ceremony, the memories of watching it the first Saturday of every May with my family- My Poulie would watch it and so would the rest of us. Great discussion was made on the horses and odds and trainers and such. I never got the odds stuff, But my Yiayia and Poulie would bet fiercely. They were used to going to the dog and horse tracks. So, I cry every time I watch it, remembering my Poulie. Today I picked Z fortune using my own special strategy... I pick my horses by color, the less common the color the better. Yep, highly technical. He's a grey. Beautiful. He unfortunately came in 10th. *sigh* The rest of my family's pics? Yiayia picked Cool Coal Man (he came in 15th), J picked Big brown (the winner), Mom picked Bob Black Jack (he came in 16th) and B, well, I picked B's horse. *sniffles* Her name was Eight Belles. A filly. The first filly in the Kentucky Derby in nine years. She came in second. At the end of the race, they showed her down on the track. She was a beautiful and courageous horse. A true champion. She ended up breaking both front forelegs at the ankles. She was immediately euthanized on the track. Her jockey, trainer and owners at her side, suffering the loss of their horse, their winner, their beautiful belle. My heart breaks for her. I love horses, have since I was a little girl and read every Walter Farley and other horse books I could get my hands on. Another tragic Derby race, bringing to mind two years ago when Derby winner Barbado broke a leg. It makes you wonder... They would have never let her race if she was unsound. Too much money is involved in each horse in this "Sport of Kings". It just saddens me. For her, it was an end. I hope she is over the Rainbow Bridge and at peace.

UPDATE: From CBS Sports, Canada...

Eight Belles put down

Filly Eight Belles finished second but pulled up injured after the end of the race. She broke both front ankles and was immediately euthanized.
"There was no possible way to save her," on-call veterinarian Dr. Larry Bramlage said. "She broke both front ankles. That's a bad injury."
Eight Belles was trying to join Regret, Genuine Risk, and Winning Colors as the only females to win.
Jockey Gabriel Saez slid off when the horse tumbled but was not injured.
"When we passed the wire I stood up. She started galloping funny. I tried to pull her up. That's when she went down," Saez said.

Off The Shelf: Movies

2008-05-02T23:41:00.005-04:00

Got some movies sitting on the entertainment center that need to be watched. Sometimes I don't know what is wrong with me when it comes to WATCHING them. It's like I hesitate to throw them in. And when I'm asked if I want to watch one, or even to go see one in the theater, I'm like- "Nahhhhhhhhhh..." No clue why. Jeeze. I have no problem grabbing a book or listening to music, but I just can't seem to get rolling when it comes to the movies. And these are movies I WANT to SEE! *SIGH*. Just another quirky thing about me I guess. Like not liking ice cream with my cake or pie. ICK. Any way. I need to go look in the "To Be Watched" pile, so bear with me a second. I have to leave the computer to do so. *eye roll*

Okay. I have: Jet Li's Fearless, 3:10 To Yuma, The Guardian, Pan's Labyrinth, Hitman and The Golden Compass. I also have season two of Bones, and season one of Dexter to catch up on. The weather for this weekend looks like good movie watching weather, so I'm probably going to catch up a little. I also have things DVR'd I need to catch up on and delete. My problem here is I am reading the Earth's Children Series by Jean Auel over again, kinda backwards, and I miss things in my shows if I read at the same time. I think it's that I know they are there anytime for me to watch that I seem to not get to them right away. Lol, maybe I'm just an anticipation junkie. So my plans are to read, watch some movies and putter about my room this weekend.

Movie Night: Two Thumbs Up!

2008-05-02T23:22:00.010-04:00

Saw Iron Man today... It ROCKED! I've never really been a fan of Robert Downey Jr. before. But this movie clinched it. He's lookin' mighty good and also clean and sober, so I have heard. He was perfect for the part. Jeff Bridges was great in his role. (No spoilers in here!) Gwyneth Paltrow could have come off a bit stronger, but no real complaint.

I am a huge fan of the graphic novel (comic book) movie adaptations (EXCEPT DICK TRACY! WHAT CRAP THAT WAS!) Many of my friends don't know this, so I'll have to remember to put in one of those chain-mail "know me" thingies. Avery slick and well done movie with almost elegant special effects and a great sense of humor. Deffinately a summer blockbuster...

I give this movie MY two thumbs up!

BAD TUMMY!

2008-05-01T00:56:00.002-04:00

I have been suffering from a bad stomach. I had a bad flare in my 20's and early 30's. STRESS kicks it up. Now it is so bad, if i have a mildly stressful day, I pay for it the next. Just had a flare up the beginning of the year with no end in sight. It's still killing me. You name it, I gots it. Heartburn, Gurd, Severe Gastritis, Erosion of the freakin' esophagus. I'm on meds, meds they gave me while I was in the hospital for a triple play of abdominal badness: Pancreatitis/Gall Bladder/Gastitis. That won me a free one week spa trip to Tobey Hospital. I lost ten pounds and really had a wonderful time trying out pain meds and a fleet of anti-nausea meds. Which, BTW, They didn't believe me when I TOLD them- QUITE CLEARLY- in the ER (right after I curled up in a fetal position and pouted after they told me I HAD to be admitted) that the new ones DO NOT WORK. Compazine or Phenergan period. And yes, lol, I had to look in the Drug Book for the spelling, and I am totally amazed I got them both right. (I do actually have a medical background.) Did they believe me? No. So for a second time, we played let's see if the patient is lying or is an idiot. (I went through that when I had elbow surgery too. Woke up after an extra long surgery to move a nerve and fought hard not to puke my toenails inside out for twenty minutes. They didn't believe me there either. Can we say THREE shots of new and different meds before they finally got it that I wasn't kidding each shot didn't help before I got the phenergan. Right. That got written down on my "Things To Tell The Doc's Before Surgery" list. *SIGH* Doctors? Please listen to your patients, ok?) But I DIGRESS! The NEW med they gave me for nausea in the Er weren't working. I can't even remember what it was or what the other ones were. Surgical anesthesia and agony tend to blunt the memory. I overheard one of my ER doc's bitching that he didn't want to give me compazine because of the side effects, blah, blah, blah... Freakin' come ON! LISTEN TO ME! The only noticable side effect I have with compazine is the freakin' sleepies. And I was so sick it barely killed my nausea! At the same time, they gave me morphine. I had never had it before then. I've been offered it, but never had it. Well, yet another med that doesn't work for me. I had to go to the old standby, dilauded. I have a list of pain meds I am allergic to about a foot long. Thankfully I didn't have an allergy to that, but laying there in agony while waiting for your labs to get done is not fun. FINALLY, they actually took pity on me and got my point. I was loaded up with compazine and dilauded and waited for a bed upstairs. *SIGH* When I was discharged, I was sent home with compazine, but told to try prilosec OTC. Didn't work. In the past nexium was the script of choice. This time they had me on protonix. No clue what it was until I asked a few days into my stay. I am on it right now. I wake up gasping because my stomach contents are in my sinus cavity, mouth or lungs. I run to the bathroom and throw up. Protonix not working. Sooo, next doc visit, which is coming up, I am asking to go back on the nexium. I want my purple little pill back. The whole point of this bitch blog is to vent my frustration about my stomach. Which is so linked to my living conditions and state of mind and life right now. I'm trying to chill out, relax and outright let things roll off my back. But enough seeps through to keep me on that edge. And yes, I am eating the right things.

Easter Supper

2008-04-30T12:46:00.004-04:00

Something in my email from my mom... she got it from my aunt

2008-04-25T22:10:00.002-04:00

Why Easter is Greek to Me: Xristos Anesti! Once every few years, Greek Easter falls the same week as “American Easter,” as it was called when I was growing up.In order for “Greek Easter” to be celebrated the same week as “American Easter,” Passover has to have been celebrated already. We Greeks don’t do Easter until after Passover, because how can you have Easter BEFORE Passover. Jesus went to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover, after all. Unless it is one of the years when the two holidays align.Here are some of the things that non-Greeks may not know about Greek Easter: We don’t do bunnies. We don’t do chocolate. We don’t do pastels.We do lamb, sweet cookies, and deep red. The lamb is roasted and not chocolate, the sweet cookies are called Koulorakia and are twisted like a braid, and our Easter eggs are dyed one color only: blood red. There is no Easter Egg hunt. There is a game in which you crack your red egg against someone else’s red egg hoping to have the strongest egg, which would indicate you getting a lot of good luck.Holy Week, for a Greek Orthodox, means you clear your calendar, you don’t make plans for that week at all because you will be in church every day, and you fast. Last year, in addition to not eating red meat and dairy before communion, my family also gave up sodas for the 40-day Lenten period.During one particularly stressful moment, there were many phone calls amongst our kids as to whether or not a canned drink called TING, made with grapefruit juice and carbonated water was, in fact, a soda and not a juice, which our then 10-year-old decided it was, so we had a Ting-less Lent.No matter where I find my self in the world I never miss Easter, or as we call it, Pascha. I have celebrated in Paris, London, New York City, Los Angeles, and in Salinas, California at a small humble church that was pure and simple.When we were kids, our parents would take us, and now as parents ourselves we take our children to many of the Holy Week services including the Good Friday service where you mourn the death of Jesus by walking up to the Epitaphio, which represents the dead body of Christ, make your cross, kiss the Epitaphio, and marvel at how it was decorated with a thousand glorious flowers, rose petals and smells like incense.Some very pious people will crawl under the Epitaphio. I have always been so moved to see this. There is no self- consciousness in this utter act of faith. There is no embarrassment to show symbolic sorrow at the death of our Saviour.At a certain point in the Good Friday service, the Epitaphio is carried outside by the deacons of the church, as if they are pall bearers, followed by worshipers carrying lit candles protected from dripping on your clothes and on others by having a red plastic cup that sits below the flame to catch the wax drippings. Every Greek person knows all too well the smell of burning hair.One time, in London, I smelled something and turned to look at where the smell might be coming from, only to be horrified that it was coming form me and my head was on fire. But I digress.It is somber and quiet as we follow the Epitaphio, in candlelight, from the altar to the outdoors, in order for it to circle the church before it returns back to the altar. We sing beautiful lamentations that make your heart break with their pure expression of sadness and hope.One of my favorite services during Easter is Holy Unction. This happens on the Wednesday of Holy Week. Holy Unction is a sacrament. It is for healing of our ills, physical and spiritual. It is preparing us for confession and communion. This sacrament has always been so humbling to me.When you approach the priest for Holy Unction, you bow your head and as he says a prayer and asks you your Christian name, he takes a swab of blessed oil and makes the sign of the cross on your forehead, cheeks, chin, backs of your hands and palms. It is a powerful reminder of how, with faith, we can be healed in many ways.The holy oil is then carefully dabbed with cotton balls provided by the church so you don’t leave there looking as if you’re ready to fry chicken with your face, and before you exit the church, you leave your cotton balls in a basket being held by altar boys, so as not to dispose of the holy oil in a less than holy place. The church burns the used cotton balls.There have been times when I have left church with my cotton ball and have panicked when I am driving away. At home I take care of it. Imagine a grown woman burning cotton balls in her sink. But that is what I do.Midnight Liturgy on Saturday night, going into Sunday morning is the Anastasi service. We will arrive at church at around 11 p.m., when it starts, and listen to the chanter as he chants in preparation for the service. My kids, dressed in their suits and having been awakened from a deep sleep to come to church, groggily sit and wait holding their candles with red cup wax catchers.As the service progresses, the moment we have all been waiting for approaches. All the lights in the church are turned off. It is pitch black It is dead quiet. The priest takes one candle and lights his one candle from the one remaining lit altar candle, which represents the light of Christ’s love ( I believe).From this one candle, the priest approaches the congregation and using his one candle he shares his light with a few people in the front pews. They in turn share their light with the people next to them and behind them. In quiet solemnity, we wait until the entire church is lit with only the light of candles, the light that has been created by one small flame has now created a room of shared light.And at a moment that can only be described as glorious, the priest cries out, “Xristos Anesti!” “Christ is Risen!” We respond with “Alithos Anesti!” “Truly, He is Risen!” We sing our glorious Xristos Anesti song with the choir. That moment, which happens about an hour, to an hour and half into the service and seems as if the service is over, actually marks the beginning of the service. The service then continues for another hour and a half.When I was a kid, after the service was over, we would go to the Anastasi Dinner that the church would throw in the church hall, where we would break our fast, drink Cokes at 2:30 in the morning, dance to a raucous Greek band and not go home until our stomachs were full of lamb, eggs, Koulouraki, and we saw the sun rise. Or was it the Son rise?But usually now, after Midnight Liturgy, we drive home with our still-lit candles. I always love seeing the looks on peoples faces as they pull up to our car seeing a family with lit candles calmly moving at 65 m.p.h. down the highway. When we get home, we crack eggs, eat cookies, drink hot chocolate (so not Greek) and I burn a cross into our doorways with the carbon from the candle smoke to bless our house for the year.There have been many times when painters touching up the house have wondered why there was this strange black cross burned into our doorways. The next day is usually followed by a late sleep in, then getting up and doing the same thing you just did but in the daytime at the Easter Picnic, usually held at a local park.I have to say, the Greeks know how to do Easter. Make no mistake. This is the most important holiday in our church. It is a beautiful week. I haven’t even begun to touch on what the week is really like. This is a sampling of a sampling of what it is like. It is so much more deep, so much richer than I have written here.But one thing is clear. It is a powerful, beautiful, mysterious, humbling, healing and moving week. It is filled with tradition and ritual. It is about renewal and faith. And even though it is still too early to say, Xristos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!

Actress Rita Wilson, whose mother and father both were born in Greece, is widely credited with landing Nia Vardalos a movie deal for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Wilson and her actor husband Tom Hanks had their own "Big Fat Greek Wedding" in 1988. They have two children.

Source- The Washington Post

Why is Greek Easter on a Different Date? (With a FAQ!)

2008-04-25T01:24:00.002-04:00

"How is Greek Easter calculated?"

This is the fun one - the day is governed by these three main conditions:

It must be based on the Julian calendar, not the Gregorian one;
It must be after the Jewish holiday of Passover;
It must be on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox, which for this purpose is fixed as March 21st.

Every few years, "Western" (Catholic and Protestant) Easter and Greek Orthodox Easter coincide; these years are indicated by (same) following the date.

2008 - Easter Sunday - April 27th

2009 - Easter Sunday - April 19th

2010 - Easter Sunday - April 4th (same)

2011 - Easter Sunday - April 24th (same)

2012 - Easter Sunday - April 15th

2013 - Easter Sunday - May 5th

2014 - Easter Sunday - April 20th (same)

2015 - Easter Sunday - April 12th

2016 - Easter Sunday - May 1st

2017 - Easter Sunday - April 16th (same)

2018 - Easter Sunday - April 8th

2019 - Easter Sunday - April 28th

2020 - Easter Sunday - April 19th

2021 - Easter Sunday - May 2nd

2022 - Easter Sunday - April 24th

2023 - Easter Sunday - April 16th

I got this off a FAQ travel page. It gives you the gist, and also has great pictures.

The Red Hot and Smokey Thumb Project

2008-04-24T22:49:00.005-04:00

Lot's done today! Cut, clear and burn day. Even though us mouses put a full day in, more needs to be done tomorrow. For some reason, the burning ban was lifted- so a serious amount of choked yard areas got chainsawed and dragged and cleared and burned. I soaked for about an hour and a half in a bubble bath tonight and I still smell like smoke. I was filthy! the fires are out and ready to be relit tomorrow! I feel so much better we got so much done! It was going to be a very long wait until next burning season and frustrating because it REALLY needed to be cleaned up. I am SO glad to be able to accomplish this! Woo Hoo!!!!!! And the rest will be completed tomorrow. PHEW! I'll get some pics too, if I remember! Lol! I was a bit busy today.

Off The Shelf

2008-04-22T22:36:00.004-04:00

This is out of my personal library. Just thought I'd share what I'm reading now and then and also get a couple shots of my bookcases.

Some people dream of a gourmet kitchen, but my dream bonus room is a library. With atmosphere.

"The Shelters Of Stone", Jean Auel. I've read this before, many times. I'm the type of person who keeps their favorite books and authors and goes back to visit them often. A second reading often turns up things I have missed, or brings new meanings to light. A third and more re-visit is just to settle into the comfort of a favorite book- like watching a favorite move over again. I read very fast (no formal speed reading class) and retain what I read. It has been said that I devour books. If SS gets a new book I'd like to read, she just hands it over because she knows she will get it back the next day. Lol.

I need more shelves. Like floor to ceiling shelves.

But any who, this is what I am reading at the mo. I love her series and the real attention to detail she uses in her stories. I do tend to skip over them when I pick up the books for the third or fourth time. Auel is a detail rich author (Tom Clancy is another.) and she has mucho research under her belt. I'm waiting on the next book she promised in the series and it's taking lot's of time. She has said she's tired of writing it, lol, so I just have to wait. Pick up a book you have enjoyed and revisit for a while.

Spring Shots

2008-04-22T22:31:00.005-04:00

The Green Thumb Project

2008-04-22T22:27:00.005-04:00

Unconscious Mutterings 272 is MIA!

2008-04-22T00:00:00.003-04:00

And I looked in the archives too!!! I think it's just a misprint. But it's going to mess everything up!

Unconscious Mutterings 273 (really, it's #272)

2008-04-21T23:57:00.002-04:00

Questioning :: nosey

Immunity :: vaccinate

Online dating :: so-so

Calcium :: carbonate

Dressing :: wishbone

Bucket :: hole

Stain :: of cain

Advanced :: IP

Dramatic :: diva

Self-medication :: zzzz...

The Green Thumb Project

2008-04-21T22:20:00.007-04:00

Before and after (well, during... So not done.) pics today. What went into the bed are Pinks in the front, lavender in the middle and some tulip bulbs to the left up against the brick. Way in the back is Solomons Seal, and just in front of it I planted some lily bulbs. I made sure I left plenty of room for everything to fill in. I know I'll add another lavender plant and possibly more bulbs. I need to mulch it as that spot gets fierce sun during the summer and we have a well. Need to think of water conservation all the time. The screen house is up now. Need to set it up to eat out there. Got to bring the mini-fridge out and the tables and chairs and some storage bins and the grill moved closer (this time positioned so you can SEE what you are freaking grilling after sunset). I think M and the mouses will do that. I don't have much more that I can do without some money. Burning season is prematurely over due to a sudden dry spell. No, not a drought, a dry spell. *SIGH* Hello early brush fire season, good bye to getting the rest of the brush cut/cleared and burnt!

Today I also got some branches cut down from over the fish ponds. It's a damn Choke Cherry- messy trees. They get crap all over the place in various stages of growth during the season. My advice? Cut them right down. Unfortunately, The ponds need shade and that's it. But I pruned the hell out of it.

Then I watered and fertilized the new stuff, picked rocks and roots and witch grass, changed the birdbaths and puttered. And got crisped by the sun. Tomorrow is supposed to be a beautiful day. NOTE: hat, sunblock, t-shirt that covers more skin and get into the shade. More pics coming soon. I'm pretty much done for the night.

Commercial Break

2008-04-16T17:59:00.008-04:00

$90 ticket to the Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees game.

$25 for parking.

$6.50 for a sausage roll.

$4.00 for a pretzel.

$3.50 for a bottle of water.

$4.00 for a bag of cotton candy.

$5.00 for a program.

$2.00 for a bag of chips.

Ogling Jason Varitek's ass all night?

Priceless.

For SS, this song just popped into my head when I was talking to you...LOVES YA!

2008-04-15T12:23:00.005-04:00

For SS and her Moo Moo.

GO SOX! Red Sox/Yankees Game 04-13-08

2008-04-14T02:13:00.027-04:00

Went to the Red Sox vs Yankee's game last night. Was REALLY cold. Everyone was in snow suits and no less than 4 layers. At least the smart people were. I actually got some great pics this time. We had the best seats I personally have ever sat in before. Gate D off Yawkey way, section 15, loge box 112, row AA, seat 6. They were walkway traffic seats. No matter.
We were right behind the Sox dugout and a clear view of Dice-k and V-Tek.

I must say. Tek has one heck of an a$$. And thighs like sequoias. He's so hot.
Of course I got Manny being Manny...
And Youk...Remember I told you it was cold?

The BC Eagles Hockey Team were honored on the field for winning their championship...We saw Wally... And I got a ton of other pics. To many to post here. (: All in all, it was a good time. I'll more than likely post my Sox pics on my Myspace if I remember how! OH! LOL! Boston won, 8-5.

Unconscious Mutterings 271

2008-04-14T02:09:00.001-04:00

Silence :: peace

Wall :: blocked

Killed :: wasted

Wishful :: thinking

Poodle :: ugh

Sullen :: grumpy

Do not disturb :: shhhhhh

Philadephia :: story

Anticipation :: carly simon

Sidewalk :: chalk

Unconscious Mutterings 270

2008-04-12T15:39:00.005-04:00

Stuffed :: mushrooms
Gills :: I wish
Distance :: far
Panties :: undies
Checkered :: flag
Fill in :: the blanks
Taunting :: Monty Python
Diner :: Betty's
Pizza :: Greek
Best friend :: Sara

Feeling Peevish

2008-04-12T14:05:00.008-04:00

Grumble, mumble. It's NOT pouring out. I see BLUE SKY. Wtf? I just sat out on the front step sipping tea and pondering the weather. Saw the people who must own the property across the street doing clean up. I want to go over and pick their Daffodils. I'd have to be sneaky about it. Wait 'til night, put on cammies. It's just a field with a barn, no people live there. An old house foundation peeks out of the ground next to the barn. But nosey neighbors abound. I know since I'm one of them. But still, I might just go help myself to a few flowers. SHUSH! Like you haven't gone and picked someone elses flowers before!

Trying to figure out if I really am just kidding or not.

Auntie KK has me feeling really guilty. The leaves were whispering louder at me to please rake them out. Nope, IIIII CAN'T HEAAARRRRRR YOUUUUUU!!!! *SIGH* I'm going to borrow SS and J's leaf blower for that.

Auntie KK, get the "Cape Cod Special" grass seed. Run to the hardware store on Main St, Ace Bradfords, and ask for the hardy type grass they use on Cape. (they still employ people who know what they are talking about) It's a mix I think, tough as anything and easy to grow. SS's J could even tell you -he is working on his lawn tomorrow.

Just scratch the ground and throw it down evenly and keep it watered. Don't walk on it. There you go. Auntie KK will have a lawn! Every time I've seeded, and mind you- not a professional, I've just thrown it down and done the above. Comes up like a miracle. J can give you tips on fertilizers and such to keep it going. Ohhh... I hear thunder. Good. I hope it pours. I have Design on a Dime on( My fav HGTV show!), a cup of tea next to me and guilt sitting on my right shoulder.

I'm doing a pretty good job of ignoring it.

Wow, ending on a crash of thunder!

How cool is THAT!

It's pouring out now.

I feel much better!

E>~SATURDAY~<3

2008-04-11T23:23:00.011-04:00

I am torn.

I really need to tear my room apart.

I need to wash some dirty laundry and put away a lot of clean laundry.

I could dust and vacuum.

Put the room BACK together.

Store some stuff in the closet.

Neatly.

You know- "C-H-O-R-E-S".

Hmmm.

Here's the rub.

It's going to pour.

A VERY crappy, non-green thumb day.

This sounds like a day to grab a well loved book and chill on the bed with HGTV on kind of day.

With a hot cup of tea next to me.

And some snack type food.

I feel guilty already.

Plus I may want to actually blog something that might actually be interesting instead of blah, blah, blah. And best of all? It's a day to myself. NO-ONE will be home. Peace and stillness in the house. No other people noises, no having to make conversation or helping out, nothing. I could just sit and do nothing.

Hmph.

I feel the guilt nibbling away at me already.

I'm not even Catholic.

*sigh*

Now I just might have to actually DO something!

Anybody else have Saturday dilemma's out there?

The Green Thumb Project (Thursday)

2008-04-11T22:55:00.008-04:00

It was a beautiful day! Unlike Auntie KK, I was not lured by the siren's call of leaf raking. It is my most hated thing. That and picking sticks. Puh-lease. Those are for child labor... But no kids around here to pay! Any who. I went to Lowe's. I picked out some of the dark-purple-light-swallowing pansies, some pinks (they smelled sooo good!!!!), some rose/flower feeder/bug killer type stuff, some lily bulbs and some gladiola bulbs and a huge bag of Miracle Grow Moisture Hold Soil. or something like that.

So, I planted the pansies. I just couldn't resist. We are still in frost danger. They're on their own. I was dying to plant the pinks. And the glads. And the lillie's and all the rest for that matter. It's killing me not to go plant everything yet!!! I don't even have the garden bed dug and enriched. *SIGH* Plus I know we could get a killing frost or two feet of snow at any moment. I really just kind of puttered around. I fertilized my roses and sprinkled anything else with new growth on it with the stinky stuff. I weeded a little here and there. The hated Witch Grass plucking is a never ending battle. I also moved the decorative fencing around a little more to suit myself. I forgot to take a pic of that. You'll see it soon. I mooned over the pit that is to be the "big" fish pond. I played in the bone chilling water of the small pond. I bought fish food too. My mom tells me don't feed the fish until the water is consistently over fifty degrees. Um. I fed the fish any way. I cleared some more trash up.

I basically just enjoyed the warmth and puttering. I did put some old screens over the pansies. I don't want them to be pummeled to death by the torrential rain we are supposed to get. We need to do some slash and burning around here! And all it does is rain and be freakin' windy as heck! GRRR! Ah well. Hopefully before the burning season is over. I can't wait for the end of frost season. I have seeds and seedlings to get dirty!

Gift Wrapping With Ferret's

2008-04-08T22:28:00.010-04:00

Clear large space on table for wrapping present.
Go to closet and collect bag in which present is contained, and shut door.
Open door and remove ferret from closet.
Go to cupboard and retrieve rolls of wrapping paper.
Go back and remove ferret from cupboard.
Go to drawer, and collect transparent sticky tape, ribbons, scissors, labels, etc...
Lay out presents and wrapping materials on table, to enable wrapping strategy to be formed.
Go back to drawer to get string, remove ferret that has been in the drawer since last visit and collect string.
Remove present from bag.
Remove ferret from bag.
Open box to check present, remove ferret from box, replace present.
Lay out paper to enable cutting to size.
Try and smooth out paper, realize ferret is underneath and remove ferret.
Cut the paper to size, keeping the cutting line straight.
Throw away first sheet as ferret chased the scissors, and tore the paper.
Cut second sheet of paper to size - by putting ferret in the bag the present came in.
Place present on paper.
Lift up edges of paper to seal in present. Wonder why edges don't reach. Realize ferret is between present and paper. Remove ferret.
Place object on paper, to hold in place while tearing transparent sticky tape.
Spend 20 minutes carefully trying to remove transparent sticky tape from ferret with pair of nail scissors.
Seal paper with sticky tape, making corners as neat as possible.
Look for roll of ribbon. Chase ferret down hall in order to retrieve ribbon.
Try to wrap present with ribbon in a two-directional turn.
Re-roll ribbon and remove paper, which is now torn due to ferret's enthusiastic ribbon chase.
Repeat steps 13-20 until you reach last sheet of paper.
Decide to skip steps 13-17 in order to save time and reduce risk of losing last sheet of paper. Retrieve old cardboard box that is the right size for sheet of paper.
Put present in box, and tie down with string.
Remove sting, open box and remove ferret.
Put all packing materials in bag with present and head for locked room.
Once inside lockable room, lock door and start to relay out paper and materials.
Remove ferret from box, unlock door, put ferret outside door, close and relock.
Repeat previous step as often as is necessary (until you can hear ferret from outside door)
Lay out last sheet of paper. (This will be difficult in the small area of the toilet, but do your best)
Discover ferret has already torn paper. Unlock door go out and hunt through various cupboards, looking for sheet of last year's paper. Remember that you haven't got any left because ferret helped with this last year as well.
Return to lockable room, lock door, and sit on toilet and try to make torn sheet of paper look presentable.
Seal box, wrap with paper and repair by very carefully sealing with sticky tape. Tie up with ribbon and decorate with bows to hide worst areas.
Label. Sit back and admire your handiwork, congratulate yourself on completing a difficult job.
Unlock door, and go to kitchen to make drink and feed ferret.
Spend 15 minutes looking for ferret until coming to obvious conclusion.
Unwrap present, untie box and remove ferret.
Go to store and buy a gift bag.

-Author Unknown

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