All's Well

A quiet day today.

Mike came in at about 4:00 am only to find we had forgotten him and locked the door.

Oops.

He didn't have a key :(

He went around back and was stepping over the dog fence when he fell over and tumbled down the concrete steps into the grass.

I'm glad I was asleep, because by 11:00 when he woke up, he was kind of over it.

I found him a key for the front door, apologized for locking the door, and then told him he was dumb for not just using the garage door opener and coming through the other door.

The door that wasn't locked.

GK woke up feeling good and felt good all day.

He got a call from Betty this evening and enjoyed talking to her.

He went to town  for lunch with the "girls" and then came home and spent some time with Judge Judy and Judge Marilyn.

Mike and I went to Costco and found all kinds of good deals.

Whole chickens, buy one get one.

Turbo tax FIFTEEN dollars off.

It was mostly a meat run today though which KILLS me.

I know it's less than the grocery store but still, OUCH.

We had BBQ flank steak for dinner. 

I also got some ribs, a pork loin, a few roasts, hamburger, chicken, oysters, blah blah blah......

Wendy went to check back on all the jobs she has applied for.

They all said they would be calling in a few days.

Whatever.

Is there anything more frustrating that applying for jobs?

I like a job that falls in my lap, one I don't have to put much effort into getting.

Applying for a job is like going on a bunch of first dates.

Do I have bad breath?

Do they think I'm fat?

Did I say the right thing?

Then you go home and wait for the phone to ring......

If you don't get the job, that must mean they had a better time with another applicant.

What do they have that I don't?

Were they cuter? Smarter?

Oh my gawd, I'm going crazy and it's not even me trying to get a job.

Whatever, I don't want to talk about it anymore.

I'll let you know how things turn out.

Wyatt had a good day at school and remembered to give the Lunch Lady his lunch money check.

Big accomplishment.

Now if he could just remember to brush his teeth and zip his fly.

Good Night.

Sunday Night

Well, another fairly uneventful weekend has come and gone.
Mike drove down to California on Friday and was home by late yesterday evening. Just in time for dinner.
He is working again tonight and should be home by 3:00 or 4:00 this morning.

Gk had a rough day yesterday with very high blood pressure and all around not so hotness.

I think he was almost as worried about his condition as I was.

When I say high, I mean the 200's over 100's.

We were both relieved when he woke up feeling better this morning and back to his round the house ways.

He and Mike went to town to get pellets and a quick visit with John after the basketball game, so I know he's feeling better.

Wyatt has spent the better part of the weekend working on a rug.

I bought him a latch hook kit which he has cut up and dismantled to suit his own design.

I'm sure it will really be something when he's finished.

Wendy has enjoyed a weekend full of not muchs, but is excited about getting a job and getting into her house so she can VISIT us instead of living with us.

I think she thinks were boring.

I offered to teach her how to crochet, and I have tried to bring her up to speed on Judge Judy and General Hospital, but she just really isn't that interested.

Whatever.

I went to the hatchery website today and have my order ready for spring.

It is as follows....

1 fancy black rooster

1 large white goose

1 Huge Tom turkey

1 mallard duck

1 fancy bantam hen for Wendy

I am sooo excited.

Wendy is freaked out about the turkey and it's lumpy oogy red skin, but I told her she will just have to deal with it.

GK says if I get mad at her I can tie the turkey in front of the door to keep her out ; )

I need to go smoke and shower.

Ciao

OH!

Do you like the music??

Time Fly's

So much has been going on....

Wendy moved down last Saturday.
It is the best to have her here.
I know it sounds dumb and that she is 23 years old, but I feel like everything is as it should be when we are all together.
I am content.

She has been busy doing LAUNDRY and looking for a job and Wyatt consumes much of her time, because as he says himself, he can just never tire of hugging her (he is SO dramatic).

Mike has been very busy with work.
he is in California tonight and will be home late tomorrow afternoon and then back out again Sunday.
He hardly sleeps, but says it doesn't bother him.
I would be the biggest bitch EVER.

GK has been trying to kick his cold, still........
He saw the doctor yesterday and was told of some other kind of over the counter medicine to try.
Mucinex cures all, you just need to get the right dose.
He is very quiet, but happy.
I know how much he must miss my Grammy.
More than the big t.v or two poodles can ever replace. (but those things do help)
I sure do love the guy and wish there was more I could do.

I have two new projects I'm working on.
One is a groovy afghan and the other is a t-shirt rag rug.
Both will be SUPER cool.
I will post pictures ; )

OMG

Britney Spears is having a friggin melt-down!!

Sad Day

I think the coyotes got Don and Lucy last night.
Our boy duck and the goose.
We are so sad.
Something got Ilean by the neck, but she got away and seems to be ok, but both the girls are sad and depressed.
Even the chickens are sad.

Wyatt had his first day back to school today and GK and I both did the happy dance ; )

GK made a couple trips to town and I took all the Christmas decorations down.
Why is it so fun to put the decorations up, but such a pain in the ass to put them all away?

Wendy comes Saturday :)

Back to the Blog

Hmmmm.
Christmas is over.
The new year is here
I will be 40 this year.

We had the best Christmas EVER!
GK loved the season, the ornaments, the food, the presents, the family and the fun.
It was really a great Christmas.

Wendy moves into the little house this weekend.
I am so happy.
It has been really hard being away from her for the last almost two years.
Wyatt is counting the MINUTES till' she gets here.
I don't know if you know this or not but she is an out of the closet alcoholic.
I'm glad she figured out the problem before she was married and hiding booze in the baby bottles, but I also understand it makes for a rough go of things.
I hope we can help her by supporting her and her efforts to stay off the hooch.

Mike is back to work.
Excuse me for a moment while I get down on my knees and THANK God for that.
We are all happier people when Mike is working.


Here are some things I want to accomplish in 2008.

Finish my trailer park love story.
Learn some new recipies.
Raise a turkey (not for eating)
Walk.
Inspire.

Here are some things I learned in 2007.

I don't like all old people. I mostly I just like GK, Grammy and those I casually meet in waiting rooms.
Don't put frozen chicken in the deep fryer.
You can get through anything one minute at a time.
I am blessed.

Wyatt just told me he feels like he may puke, so I better go.

Happy New Year.

WoW

Where does the time go?
Last night Julie said I hadn't posted a blog since the 1st and I guess she was right.
It went from Dullsville to Crazytown around here.

Wyatt was home from school for most of last week.
He had a bad cough, headache and fever.
That was a real drag, let me tell you.
I was also worried that he would infect GK, so it was quite a time keeping them away from each other.
Wyatt had to stay at one end of the house or upstairs, like he was in quarintine.

We made it through the week without GK getting sick, but now I have quite a cough.
Oh well.

We put our tree up last week and all the decorations.
It's like a christmas wonderland around this place.
The tree is silver and blue.
No white trash tree this year, it's very pretty.
Mike drove me around to EVERY Goodwill in the county on a Santa search.
We had so much fun finding all kinds of different santas to put throughout the house.

Mind you, Mike had ALL kinds of time to drive me around, because he hasn't worked for a week.
He got out of his 1/2 way house recovery room for the walking wounded job last Tuesday.
The day after the big rains and hasn't worked a day since.
It's dumb and I don't understand and I can't think about it without getting mad so I'm not talking about it anymore.

GK has been feeling really good.
He fell asleep in his chair this morning and when he woke up, he looked RIGHT at me and asked if Marilyn likes that new big screen t.v she got for Christmas.
WOW.
I looked right back at him and told him she LOVED it!


I got a call on Friday from the company I work with for GK.
They asked if I could do a fill in job yesterday.
I said yes.
Big mistake.
I spent four (was supposed to be three) hours with the RUDEST old women in Clackamas county.
She wore a bad wig and had a bad dog and left me sitting in her car with the bad dog in parking lots all over town while she walked at snail speeds throughout the stores.
At one point she came back to the car and asked if I had left her car running the entire time she had been in the store.
I looked at her and pointed out it was only 35 degrees.
She observed that I musn't be to cold because I had the window down.
I told her it was because the car stunk like dog.
It was probably at that minute she decided she didn't like me.
When I first got to her house she had me walk the dog with a double leash because the dog was prone to running away.
(I didn't blame him)
When we returned she told me I was to brush and comb the dog, straight part down the middle.
I tried.
The whole time the dog was trying to attack me and escape.
She just bellered at me and told me to hold onto him and get the job done.
Quit messing around she said.
Bitch.
When the dog would get away, she told me to go after him and catch him.
Bitch.
After I was done and the dog had nearly had me for lunch, she told me I had to drive her to the vet so the dog could have his rabbies shot.
Bitch.
They had to muzzle the dog at the vet.
She criticized me the entire way there and the entire way back for my driving.
She said I drove to slow.
Bitch.
She would tell me to stick my foot in it and make the lights.
Bitch.
She had me an hour longer than she was scheduled.
When we turned into her driveway she said I was to run inside and call to end my billing hours and then I could unload the car and put her groceries away.
Bitch.
I didn't.
She told me to clean out her car.
I didn't.
She told me she was putting the bad dog in the back yard.
She didn't.
The bad dog ran outside while I was bringing in the groceries.
The bad dog ran away out the front door fast.
The bad dog ran onto the main street and cars were swerving and hitting their brakes.
That crazy woman was bellering from her house after the bad dog.
The crazy woman was also yelling at me to catch the bad dog.
I didn't like the woman or the dog.
The bad dog eventually ran home with me chasing behind.
I looked at the rude woman with the bad wig and the bad dog and kindly wished her a merry Christmas and walked away.


I decided yesterday that I do not like old people.
I like Gk and I liked Grammy.
I liked my Dad.
I don't think I want to risk it with any other old people.

That's all for today.