Have you ever done something really stupid? I mean so stupid you even immediately say to yourself..."that was really stupid?" I do once in a while and that once in a while happened on Friday. It kind of smacks of the same stupidity of nailing that piece of wood to my dining table while I was practicing using a hammer and nail. Now that was stupid and I say so everytime I look at the hole in my table. Anyhow on Friday we had no electricity as a storm whipped thru our area. As a resu...
There are just not enough hours in the day. So much to do, so little time to do it all. I would love to have a 48 hour day. Hmmmm I wonder about the logistics of that tho. But the days just seem to fly by. The older I get the faster they go. Today I got up early to help an elderly lady clean her home. Every Spring a bunch of us gals get together and plan a house cleaning for someone, usually an elderly lady, who has trouble getting around. Last year we did for Polly. While Polly...
Ok, I'm not making a big deal out of this, but I hung out clothes for the first time since last fall!!! I know, I know....little things. But I really enjoy hanging out clothes on the line vs drying them in the dryer. I already devoted a whole blog to this last Spring so if you want details, you can go back in time..........heh. Today was a beautiful sunny day. Cool, but nice. There's still snow on the ground but enough patches of grass (still soggy) for me to maneuver over to...
I'm looking to get out of here, even for just a few days. It's mud season in full swing and it's not pretty around these parts. The grass is peeping from under the snow in spots which is a great thing to see after a long winter. The mud I could do without. In our neck of the woods we have five seasons. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Mud Season. This past week we had a few friends come over including the guy who just put in my new laminate flooring. Each one without exception got ...
It's definitely tax time. We are now officially in zombie time. We're always looking for fun ways to get thru the time and today we had a bit of fun. I may have a new job. A bill collector. I guess the guys at work think I'm pretty good at it. Every once in a while we get no pays or those that take their return and then take forever in paying our bill. At our office we give the option of clients picking up their returns and sending their money in later. For some, that means when ...
We've hemmed and hawed for weeks finally deciding on which laminate we would choose for our living room and one bedroom. We placed our order and today was the day. Or so we thought. We were told at the placement of the order that we must be available on the delivery day. We were responsible for unloading the truck ourselves. If we were not home, the driver would not leave the materials but would just leave. We got a call yesterday that they would be here tomorrow which is today but...
Today was a good day. It was finally warm.....it must have been in the high 40's today at least. That's warm. My run, although muddy felt great. There are good running days and it's-so-bad-I-think-I'm-going-to-pick-up-another-sport-kinda-day. This was a....I-think-I'll-run-that-4th-of-July-race-this-year-kinda-day. My son made his Spring Break destination safely. With 5 College kids in one car traveling 14-15 hours I was a bit worried but all is well that ends well right? He e...
Today was a very nice day after a few days of chilly weather. I enjoyed the warmer temps immensely. Today I saw many people on the roads, walking, jogging or biking after days of what seemed to be a ghost town around here. I was one of them and glad to be there. Today I played pickleball with my husband and my son and I lost every game I played. But I had fun. Pickleball is addicting. Today I went for a nice run before and after going to the rec center. I took the long way ar...
Sometimes I just like to write about stuff. You know stuff? Here's some stuff I've been thinking, doing, complaining about or loving lately. 1. Amanda just sent the latest baby pictures. She sent Christmas and a day out with the family pics and I'm now having Baby Ethan withdrawals. What a cutie he's turning out to be Amanda. I'm still trying to figure out why there was a pic of him way down the street all by himself. Hmmmmmm? Inquring M-i-l wants to know.....lol. I can't wait u...
Have you ever opened up a gift and went....."what the heck?" I have. I've gotten some doozies over the years. Gift cards seem to be the latest rage lately. I'm thinking it's a good idea. Find a shop or quaint little restaurant that one on your gift list likes to frequent and surprise him/her with a card for a future visit. You can even wrap a small token gift appropriate for the card along with it. For instance, if you know someone who just loves Starbucks or Dunkin Donu...
Tomorrow will be four weeks in our new home. We are loving the weather but missing our friends. We are starting to make new friends and I find myself seeing old friends and aquaintences in these new faces. I say to my husband, "Doesn't so and so remind you of ______ back home?" Sometimes he sees it too. It's funny how certain people remind you of others. Today I was talking to a lady named Peggy Sue and all I could think of was that she reminded me of my sons' teacher in elementary...
I called David to see how things were going and he told me a weird story from Liberty. It seems as tho there was a very unusual act of violence incident there this past week. A girl claims she was stabbed in the hand in the girl's bathroom by a college boy. Evidently this boy ran from the bathroom never to be found again. Lots of rumors abound that she was pretty badly hurt but we're not sure, only hearing the scuttlebutt around campus. This is the weird part. They did a c...
Yes, Virginia there is a place called Okahumpka and it's in sunny Florida. Say it slow with me.....OKA-HUMP-KA. When my husband came home to tell me we were invited to a Christmas Party I was surprised it was so early. He'd only worked there two days. So I asked what every wife on the planet would ask......."How dressy is this party?" and of course, "Where is it?" He didn't know so he went back the next day to get the scoop. He came home laughing. Maybe I should say he got th...
It's been a very busy few days. Heck, it's been a very very busy 10 days or so. We just barely got moved in when Bobby and his girlfriend came to visit for the holiday. They drove 12 hours to get here. I haven't seen him for almost a year. It's great to see him again. I did serve a full turkey dinner yesterday for the four of us. Not as full as I usually do but with only four of us I figured I'd skip a few things. We had turkey, stuffing made with sausage , mashed potatoes, sweet...
Today was my first Black Friday experience ever. My son is here visiting with us and last night we both decided to give it a try. Never done it before so it was mostly just to see what all the hubub was all about as we egged each other on to actually do this. So after going to bed after midnight last night we arose at 5 am. I can't believe I did this. I AM NOT a morning person. We got up sleepily and left the house at 5:15. His job was to come in and shake me which he did. I q...