The other day when I got home from work, hubby was outside waiting for me.
He told me to pop the hood before I could get out of the car, and he looked over the engine. I got out and asked him what was wrong, and he showed me a puddle of blood on the driveway with chunks of fur and little bloody paw-prints leading away from it.
I had gotten up really early for work, and I guess he assumed there was a cat hiding in my engine.
I think if that had been the case, I would have heard, felt, seen (smelled?) something. It wasn't me - I swear.
...And yet, Ick.
I think that creature that attacked my dog and the neighbor's kitten must still be roaming out there - and claimed another victim.
Yeah.
...Speaking of carnage...
My husband has begun the annual Christmas decorating.
Heaven help us all.
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thankful
Thanksgiving is over - it was a long day, and lots of work - but so worth it.
Other than spilling my punch all over my mother in law, everything went perfectly. All my family were there - and I feel very blessed.
I'm so thankful that they are all close by and that they are healthy and doing well.
I don't deserve how good they are to me.
Life is good.
Today, however, was another story.
Whoever thought up "Black Friday" should be dragged out into the street and shot.
I'm beat, and I have to do it all again tomorrow.
'Nuff said.
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Other than spilling my punch all over my mother in law, everything went perfectly. All my family were there - and I feel very blessed.
I'm so thankful that they are all close by and that they are healthy and doing well.
I don't deserve how good they are to me.
Life is good.
Today, however, was another story.
Whoever thought up "Black Friday" should be dragged out into the street and shot.
I'm beat, and I have to do it all again tomorrow.
'Nuff said.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Scattered Brain Cells
...Just a few disconnected thoughts today -
Murder most foul
There was a heinous crime in my little town on Monday. The perpetrators are still at large, and it has my community on edge this week. Things like that just don't happen here.
Signs & Wonders
The other night, I was up later than I should be (as usual), but just as I had finished dousing all the lights in the house, I started to climb in bed when there came a light so bright - it was as if a freight train was headed straight at my window.
I jumped up and looked through the blinds - but saw nothing.
My little block was sound asleep - nothing was out of place, not even any traffic.
What the heck? I wondered.
Yesterday on the news, I learned that I wasn't the only one who saw it.
Apparently a meteor exploded somewhere - they are speculating that a piece of it may have fallen somewhere in the West desert.
Cool.
Interesting that it happened right after the release of 2012. The news said there were a lot of nervous people coming home from viewing that film...
(No, I'm not going to see that film - I've already been told it's way too stressful for me!)
Escape
I had a full day off yesterday, so I fled the borough and went shopping.
It started out fun, but by the time I came home, I was exhausted, frustrated and depressed.
I went with a very specific list of what I wanted, but as usual - what I want doesn't exist. At least not in this valley.
I spent money that I shouldn't have, and came home with nothing that I needed.
Poo.
Babe in the Woods
My youngest has ventured to the big city today, to job follow her big brother and do a report on the state judicial system.
Poor thing, she worked last night until almost midnight - then she had to be up at the crack of dawn to catch the train.
I hope she can stay awake long enough to see what goes on out there.
Flu
I'm finishing my second week of this crappy flu bug, and not feeling any better yet.
Yesterday, I thought I was on the improve, but I had a rough night last night.
I'm at that stage where I'm so stuffed up that it feels like I'm suffocating in my own fluids. (Sorry for that image.)
Yesterday was a glass was half full day, and I felt that life would be better soon.
Today, it feels like this will never end, and I'll just have to learn to live with the gagging, the muffled cotton in my head, and the cold sores.
I don't like life on this side of the looking glass.
(I know, too many metaphors.)
That's about it today from my little town - aren't you glad you stopped by?
Make it a good one. :-)
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Murder most foul
There was a heinous crime in my little town on Monday. The perpetrators are still at large, and it has my community on edge this week. Things like that just don't happen here.
Signs & Wonders
The other night, I was up later than I should be (as usual), but just as I had finished dousing all the lights in the house, I started to climb in bed when there came a light so bright - it was as if a freight train was headed straight at my window.
I jumped up and looked through the blinds - but saw nothing.
My little block was sound asleep - nothing was out of place, not even any traffic.
What the heck? I wondered.
Yesterday on the news, I learned that I wasn't the only one who saw it.
Apparently a meteor exploded somewhere - they are speculating that a piece of it may have fallen somewhere in the West desert.
Cool.
Interesting that it happened right after the release of 2012. The news said there were a lot of nervous people coming home from viewing that film...
(No, I'm not going to see that film - I've already been told it's way too stressful for me!)
Escape
I had a full day off yesterday, so I fled the borough and went shopping.
It started out fun, but by the time I came home, I was exhausted, frustrated and depressed.
I went with a very specific list of what I wanted, but as usual - what I want doesn't exist. At least not in this valley.
I spent money that I shouldn't have, and came home with nothing that I needed.
Poo.
Babe in the Woods
My youngest has ventured to the big city today, to job follow her big brother and do a report on the state judicial system.
Poor thing, she worked last night until almost midnight - then she had to be up at the crack of dawn to catch the train.
I hope she can stay awake long enough to see what goes on out there.
Flu
I'm finishing my second week of this crappy flu bug, and not feeling any better yet.
Yesterday, I thought I was on the improve, but I had a rough night last night.
I'm at that stage where I'm so stuffed up that it feels like I'm suffocating in my own fluids. (Sorry for that image.)
Yesterday was a glass was half full day, and I felt that life would be better soon.
Today, it feels like this will never end, and I'll just have to learn to live with the gagging, the muffled cotton in my head, and the cold sores.
I don't like life on this side of the looking glass.
(I know, too many metaphors.)
That's about it today from my little town - aren't you glad you stopped by?
Make it a good one. :-)
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Monday, November 09, 2009
Again...
Here I am again - another week has gone by...
This one is a good one to have over with.
Went in for the routine colonoscopy today. (Scream)
This was my second try - I was scheduled to do it a couple of weeks ago, but had to change venues for insurance reasons. (Way too much information, sorry.)
The thing is, that I've had to stress over this twice this month.
Everything went well today - no cancer this time.
(Good News)
What was weird though, is - I don't know if I was dreaming this, or if I was not all the way under - but I could feel excruciating pain. I kept screaming and grabbing at things for help, but I wasn't making any noise.
...Weird - that's never happened to me before.
I woke up feeling fine, and have slept the day away - happy ending after all...
***
I may have mentioned before, that my favorite organist has moved from the neighborhood.
I am so sad - he was just the nicest guy. One of those people who would do anything for anybody.
I've been in denial all week, until Saturday night, when I realized I hadn't talked to my other two organists to see who, if anyone was going to fill in for him.
Needless to say, I had nightmares all night (again) that I got to church and had no organist to play the hymns.
Bless their little hearts - they had worked it out amongst themselves, and everything went off without a hitch.
I should have known.
***
I've been reading the book Mayflower this month.
I've been curious about this book ever since it came out, and my sister was kind enough to loan it to me.
Very interesting so far ...much different that what we learned in grade school!
***
My brain has been playing tricks on me again lately - I keep getting my work schedule mixed up. I went in Friday only to learn that I was supposed to have been there Thursday instead.
They kept me all day, because it was pretty busy, but sheesh, things like that are so embarrassing! I want to be a dependable worker - not somebody who just wanders in whenever she feels like it to do the job!
I can't figure out what I'm looking at to get those days wrong - I'm writing them down off her calendar, but it seems like every time I look at it, it's different.
This is my first job since the stroke and the hearing loss, so I'm paranoid about everything anyway. I really want this to work out.
Woe is me - am I really getting this old?
I'm not supposed to drive today, but I really really REALLY want some ice cream.
...Ssshhhh, don't tell...
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This one is a good one to have over with.
Went in for the routine colonoscopy today. (Scream)
This was my second try - I was scheduled to do it a couple of weeks ago, but had to change venues for insurance reasons. (Way too much information, sorry.)
The thing is, that I've had to stress over this twice this month.
Everything went well today - no cancer this time.
(Good News)
What was weird though, is - I don't know if I was dreaming this, or if I was not all the way under - but I could feel excruciating pain. I kept screaming and grabbing at things for help, but I wasn't making any noise.
...Weird - that's never happened to me before.
I woke up feeling fine, and have slept the day away - happy ending after all...
***
I may have mentioned before, that my favorite organist has moved from the neighborhood.
I am so sad - he was just the nicest guy. One of those people who would do anything for anybody.
I've been in denial all week, until Saturday night, when I realized I hadn't talked to my other two organists to see who, if anyone was going to fill in for him.
Needless to say, I had nightmares all night (again) that I got to church and had no organist to play the hymns.
Bless their little hearts - they had worked it out amongst themselves, and everything went off without a hitch.
I should have known.
***
I've been reading the book Mayflower this month.
I've been curious about this book ever since it came out, and my sister was kind enough to loan it to me.
Very interesting so far ...much different that what we learned in grade school!
***
My brain has been playing tricks on me again lately - I keep getting my work schedule mixed up. I went in Friday only to learn that I was supposed to have been there Thursday instead.
They kept me all day, because it was pretty busy, but sheesh, things like that are so embarrassing! I want to be a dependable worker - not somebody who just wanders in whenever she feels like it to do the job!
I can't figure out what I'm looking at to get those days wrong - I'm writing them down off her calendar, but it seems like every time I look at it, it's different.
This is my first job since the stroke and the hearing loss, so I'm paranoid about everything anyway. I really want this to work out.
Woe is me - am I really getting this old?
I'm not supposed to drive today, but I really really REALLY want some ice cream.
...Ssshhhh, don't tell...
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Monday, November 02, 2009
November
Halloween is over - it was a pretty fun day for everyone (except hubby, who hates it.)
He had to work until 11 that night. I heard him drive up after his shift, but he didn't come in the house for a while...
What was he doing out there in the dark?
Wrestling the inflatable pumpkin decoration to the ground.
That's the rule around here - all Halloween comes down before his birthday November first.
We had a birthday party for him Sunday - and I had the dirty dishes to prove it. It will take me a couple of days to clean up this mess!
It's always a shocker when you start totaling up the years (I don't know about you, but we only do that once a year around here.)
Both of us are getting a little too close to that next milestone - how did that happen?
Hope our ship comes in soon, otherwise retirement will be spent in a cardboard box.
Hmmm.
Speaking of age, I sure have been noticing some not-so-fun symptoms. I get confused so easily these days, and the memory is worse than usual. Maybe I'm just noticing it more because I have a schedule to keep track of now - but whatever the reason, I don't like it.
Sunday was a sad day because I learned that my favorite organist is moving. He is such an awesome person, and so dependable. I will miss him and his cute little family in our ward.
Some photos to share today...
Grandpa's Birthday - the girlies love to help open presents.
I actually dug out my old cake decorating supplies, and tried to get fancy this year...
My cute little girlies all dressed up for Tricks and Treats
My youngest still likes to go out on the town Halloween night - this year she and her friends dressed as pirates to loot and pillage...
My oldest daughter got in the party mood for work - she was the fortune teller for her department's carnival (they won the office pizza party!)
Jenny wore her Anime Banzai outfit to work - Tifa from Final Fantasy
That's it for our Holiday Festivities - at least this year they didn't start playing Christmas songs on the radio Halloween night (they have done that for the last two years!) ...But I'm already seeing Christmas commercials on TV!
Ready or not - here we go into the Holiday Season!
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He had to work until 11 that night. I heard him drive up after his shift, but he didn't come in the house for a while...
What was he doing out there in the dark?
Wrestling the inflatable pumpkin decoration to the ground.
That's the rule around here - all Halloween comes down before his birthday November first.
We had a birthday party for him Sunday - and I had the dirty dishes to prove it. It will take me a couple of days to clean up this mess!
It's always a shocker when you start totaling up the years (I don't know about you, but we only do that once a year around here.)
Both of us are getting a little too close to that next milestone - how did that happen?
Hope our ship comes in soon, otherwise retirement will be spent in a cardboard box.
Hmmm.
Speaking of age, I sure have been noticing some not-so-fun symptoms. I get confused so easily these days, and the memory is worse than usual. Maybe I'm just noticing it more because I have a schedule to keep track of now - but whatever the reason, I don't like it.
Sunday was a sad day because I learned that my favorite organist is moving. He is such an awesome person, and so dependable. I will miss him and his cute little family in our ward.
Some photos to share today...
Grandpa's Birthday - the girlies love to help open presents.
I actually dug out my old cake decorating supplies, and tried to get fancy this year...
My cute little girlies all dressed up for Tricks and Treats
My youngest still likes to go out on the town Halloween night - this year she and her friends dressed as pirates to loot and pillage...
My oldest daughter got in the party mood for work - she was the fortune teller for her department's carnival (they won the office pizza party!)
Jenny wore her Anime Banzai outfit to work - Tifa from Final Fantasy
That's it for our Holiday Festivities - at least this year they didn't start playing Christmas songs on the radio Halloween night (they have done that for the last two years!) ...But I'm already seeing Christmas commercials on TV!
Ready or not - here we go into the Holiday Season!
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