Ain't that the truth! I missed Wednesday completely. I came home from work and took a few Excedrin Extra Strength with a cup of tea...took a shower...and that's all she wrote!
Today was 'tile the floor day'. We got about a third of it done and will most likely finish tomorrow so it can set for the weekend and we can grout on Monday. If I didn't mention that I was having a problem with the drain in the kitchen...I was having a problem with the drain in the kitchen. I have stressed over this for a few days. I think I had a sub-conscious plumbing dream cuz I came up with a plan and it worked! It was a washer issue. Since lots of the plumbing and electrical 'things' here are of the pre-fossil era...there are unusual configurations in some of the 'things'. This was a metal going into PVC 'thing' and I actually had to fix it...backwards. Or back asswards..as I like to refer to it.
Anyhoo...it worked. I am happy. So...the counter is tiled...the bathroom is tiled...stuff is hung on the wall...painting is done...bathroom faucet replaced...kitchen faucet replaced...bathroom light replaced...shit! I'm really tired now!!
Beautiful day today. The sun is glorious. And the humidity is like...2 %!! I know, I know....it's the desert...but it felt great. We so desperately need rain but I don't think there is any in the forecast.
I am about to warm something up for supper and make some earrings. I could just eat cereal if Husband would settle for leftovers. Wait a minute! He knows how to cook...as a matter of fact...MUCH better that I can! Change of plan. He needs to fix me supper. He could pour me cereal and I'd be happy!.
May write more later. If not...have a great night all!
b
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
Lose your dreams...and you will lose your mind...
Been there...done that. Another day in paradise.
Have you ever plunged a toilet SO hard...that you pulled up a purple toothbrush? I did today. Let's not say how long it took to get to that point...but it sure made for an interesting day! Smart ass that I am...I offered it back to the guest, but she said it wasn't hers. Well...that's what she'd like you to believe!! And my shoulders and back said to me...hey bitch! Remember how sore I was yesterday after you loaded 300 tons of floor tile into that wheelbarrow...well...WE STILL HURT! So knock of the plunging! I did.
Then...Bobbie and I went to 'Old lady day' at Beall's. On the first Tuesday of the month, if you are over 50...you get 20% of your entire purchases at Beall's (our ONLY department store here in Alpine). We have an Alco...that's our Wal-Mart wanna be...and it's different than Beall's. They don't sell toilet paper and motor oil at Beall's. But they do have some good deals at Beall's when you look for them. I had an exchange and looked at stuff. Bobbie shopped for her grand daughter's birthday. It was a nice break in the day.
Then we stopped at McDonald's for the healthy and filling Lent Fish Sandwich. I know...it's over...but the sign is still up. Have you ever had the Fish Sandwich from McDonald's? They put 1/2 slice of cheese on it. No shit. A HALF of a slice of cheese!! The first time I saw this...I called and told them they had forgotten something on my sandwich. Half the cheese was missing. The happy hostess said...nope...that's what we put on it. I said...You HAVE to be kidding! She said...nope...that's it. I said...next time I order one...can I pay extra for a WHOLE piece of cheese...or could you just give me 2 half pieces and skimp on the next one?? She said...nope...we have standards. Maybe...but you don't have CHEESE!!! I still haven't stopped laughing!!
We keep cheese here in the refrigerator, so if I really craved it...it's only across the room. I thought about that today when I opened the sandwich and half of the half piece of cheese was stuck to the f*%$#g side of the BOX!!! I bitched and ate it. The coke was watery, too. I'll shut up now.
Came home tired (and not just from shopping and eating) and should just sleep till Friday when the vitamins get here. I checked the tracking number. Free shipping is great, but takes twice as long on some stuff. I haven't taken vitamins in 2 years...I can wait 2 weeks.
Made 6 pairs of earrings tonight. Quite pretty, I might add. Then we watched a Ma and Pa Kettle movie. Now it's shower time...then sleep time. Then I get up and do all this crap all over again.
Oh well...it's great to be alive (honest!!) Have a good one...
Ciao...b
Been there...done that. Another day in paradise.
Have you ever plunged a toilet SO hard...that you pulled up a purple toothbrush? I did today. Let's not say how long it took to get to that point...but it sure made for an interesting day! Smart ass that I am...I offered it back to the guest, but she said it wasn't hers. Well...that's what she'd like you to believe!! And my shoulders and back said to me...hey bitch! Remember how sore I was yesterday after you loaded 300 tons of floor tile into that wheelbarrow...well...WE STILL HURT! So knock of the plunging! I did.
Then...Bobbie and I went to 'Old lady day' at Beall's. On the first Tuesday of the month, if you are over 50...you get 20% of your entire purchases at Beall's (our ONLY department store here in Alpine). We have an Alco...that's our Wal-Mart wanna be...and it's different than Beall's. They don't sell toilet paper and motor oil at Beall's. But they do have some good deals at Beall's when you look for them. I had an exchange and looked at stuff. Bobbie shopped for her grand daughter's birthday. It was a nice break in the day.
Then we stopped at McDonald's for the healthy and filling Lent Fish Sandwich. I know...it's over...but the sign is still up. Have you ever had the Fish Sandwich from McDonald's? They put 1/2 slice of cheese on it. No shit. A HALF of a slice of cheese!! The first time I saw this...I called and told them they had forgotten something on my sandwich. Half the cheese was missing. The happy hostess said...nope...that's what we put on it. I said...You HAVE to be kidding! She said...nope...that's it. I said...next time I order one...can I pay extra for a WHOLE piece of cheese...or could you just give me 2 half pieces and skimp on the next one?? She said...nope...we have standards. Maybe...but you don't have CHEESE!!! I still haven't stopped laughing!!
We keep cheese here in the refrigerator, so if I really craved it...it's only across the room. I thought about that today when I opened the sandwich and half of the half piece of cheese was stuck to the f*%$#g side of the BOX!!! I bitched and ate it. The coke was watery, too. I'll shut up now.
Came home tired (and not just from shopping and eating) and should just sleep till Friday when the vitamins get here. I checked the tracking number. Free shipping is great, but takes twice as long on some stuff. I haven't taken vitamins in 2 years...I can wait 2 weeks.
Made 6 pairs of earrings tonight. Quite pretty, I might add. Then we watched a Ma and Pa Kettle movie. Now it's shower time...then sleep time. Then I get up and do all this crap all over again.
Oh well...it's great to be alive (honest!!) Have a good one...
Ciao...b
Monday, April 5, 2010
Monday Monday It was all I hoped it would be...
Every other day...Now I am getting carried away! I was a long, hot Monday. Record highs...so they say. I agree. This was also one of those days when I shouldn't have touched anything sharp. Or run with sissors. I knocked over, spilled and dropped EVERYTHING I put my hands on today. I aged a year a few days ago...and it shows.
I hope I improve quickly, as we are planning to tile a floor in the next couple of days and not only do I have to actually pick up the tile...I have to cut it, too! That ain't good.
I came home today and slept for an hour and a half. THAT is not like me, either. Good news...I have some super multi vitamins in route. Perhaps I'll double up for the first couple of weeks.
The wind is supposed to blow for the next few days. It is so dry here, which is par for the course as this is the desert, after all. But that, too, sucks the life out of you. I have drank more water in the last few years since moving here than I have in my entire life. It is starting to green up outside which inspires the soul to grow something. I hope to buy a few plants tomorrow and sow a few seeds on the fenceline. The hummingbirds have returned so it's time to fill the feeders. There is a great tree by the room, here, and I have a couple feeders hanging already, hummingbird and seed...but may get some more. It's calming to sit out in the evening.
No progress on jewelry in the past few days. Since it's been forever since I have written anything...here's an update. I did go to the Christmas Craft show. It was great. Sold lots of hats...and could have sold many more if I'd had tham. It happened to be FREEZING that day...so hats were very popular!! Lucky for me!! Earring and ornament sales were good, too. My stuff isn't that pricy, so I usually have good sales (when I go!)
The next 'show' is April 17th in co-ordination with the Relay for Life Weekend here. The show itself is sponsored by the 'GO TEXAN' Women's Club in Alpine, and I think I will set up there on Saturday. It's an outsdie show, so we'll pray for good weather. For events like this, I will donate 20% of all sales to the Relay for Life. I have quite a few really pretty pink stone/glass earrings and necklaces made already...and it's a fun crowd to be around.
This post isn't as newsy or as long as I'd planned, but we just had guests stop by and I have a need to visit!
See ya tomorrow!!
Ciao...b
I hope I improve quickly, as we are planning to tile a floor in the next couple of days and not only do I have to actually pick up the tile...I have to cut it, too! That ain't good.
I came home today and slept for an hour and a half. THAT is not like me, either. Good news...I have some super multi vitamins in route. Perhaps I'll double up for the first couple of weeks.
The wind is supposed to blow for the next few days. It is so dry here, which is par for the course as this is the desert, after all. But that, too, sucks the life out of you. I have drank more water in the last few years since moving here than I have in my entire life. It is starting to green up outside which inspires the soul to grow something. I hope to buy a few plants tomorrow and sow a few seeds on the fenceline. The hummingbirds have returned so it's time to fill the feeders. There is a great tree by the room, here, and I have a couple feeders hanging already, hummingbird and seed...but may get some more. It's calming to sit out in the evening.
No progress on jewelry in the past few days. Since it's been forever since I have written anything...here's an update. I did go to the Christmas Craft show. It was great. Sold lots of hats...and could have sold many more if I'd had tham. It happened to be FREEZING that day...so hats were very popular!! Lucky for me!! Earring and ornament sales were good, too. My stuff isn't that pricy, so I usually have good sales (when I go!)
The next 'show' is April 17th in co-ordination with the Relay for Life Weekend here. The show itself is sponsored by the 'GO TEXAN' Women's Club in Alpine, and I think I will set up there on Saturday. It's an outsdie show, so we'll pray for good weather. For events like this, I will donate 20% of all sales to the Relay for Life. I have quite a few really pretty pink stone/glass earrings and necklaces made already...and it's a fun crowd to be around.
This post isn't as newsy or as long as I'd planned, but we just had guests stop by and I have a need to visit!
See ya tomorrow!!
Ciao...b
Sunday, April 4, 2010
I have been trying to find myself...as I didn't realize I was lost!
I am posting today. Believe it or not. I'll be back tomorrow.. I am trying to pace myself.
Ciao
b
Ciao
b
Saturday, November 21, 2009
I am clean
Man...that shower felt good!! It was a long and dirty day. Tomorrow will be longer and dirtier. Can't wait!! (can you detect the sarcasm in this font??) I am trying to get the energy to pack a box. It's not coming. I don't physically have that far to go...it's not that...I really need to ...yes...that's the word!! DOWNSIZE!! Fancy name for throw a bunch of shit out!! I'm not in a shit throwing mood. Unusual for me...
I may have just blown up my printer. Not quite sure. It wasn't printing right last night...so I did everything troubleshooting told me to do...didn't work...so, finally, it states that possibly I need to unplug it from the wall. It wasn't the UN-plugging that caused the problem. It was the loud POP accompanied by the SPARK when I plugged it back in that 'sparks 'my curiosity. I'll wait a half an hour to see if it cures itself!!
Tom is waiting for yogurt. He's irritating me. He's just staring at me. It appears he doesn't understand that I am not in the mood for yogurt this second. I'm working on it. Then I will find a movie to watch. Husband is watching SHOOTER for the second night in a row. It's not a bad movie...and I like Mark Wahlberg. Husband says it's because nothing else is on. Tonight...I'll be the judge of that. I think a little light hearted humor.
Well...I will go select...SHOOTER dead. Wahlberg lives another day. Have a great one!!
b
I may have just blown up my printer. Not quite sure. It wasn't printing right last night...so I did everything troubleshooting told me to do...didn't work...so, finally, it states that possibly I need to unplug it from the wall. It wasn't the UN-plugging that caused the problem. It was the loud POP accompanied by the SPARK when I plugged it back in that 'sparks 'my curiosity. I'll wait a half an hour to see if it cures itself!!
Tom is waiting for yogurt. He's irritating me. He's just staring at me. It appears he doesn't understand that I am not in the mood for yogurt this second. I'm working on it. Then I will find a movie to watch. Husband is watching SHOOTER for the second night in a row. It's not a bad movie...and I like Mark Wahlberg. Husband says it's because nothing else is on. Tonight...I'll be the judge of that. I think a little light hearted humor.
Well...I will go select...SHOOTER dead. Wahlberg lives another day. Have a great one!!
b
Thursday, November 19, 2009
closer to another busy weekend
Got off work a little earlier today, so I will catch up on a few things. I did laundry, and made the mistake of looking around the property and saw more and more vehicles driving in....yuck! There is a chance of rain tonight. I hope so. Of course we need it...but it would settle the dust as well.
I plan to knit/crochet a couple of hats tonight. I'm definitely not in a jewelry making mood...no creative spirit. The poor teddy bears are still in limbo. I need to sew and don't want to do that either.
I only took a very few photos of the 'trip'...
This is what I saw out the window of the plane looking straight down. Looks hard...doesn't it.
This is how pretty the plane looks on the ground. I'm sure it would be a hell of a mess when they were trying to recover my body parts.
This is my winning ticket from the BIG SPIN!!! (I won $2.00). I am planning on sending it to the IRS. The picture...not the $2.00.
Husband in line for a Nathan's hot dog. As you can see...we only eat gourmet meals!
Bye Bye Las Vegas!
See...I told you I take stupid photos. There's a few more...but they would on here sideways. Oh well.
I have news...we are moving. Nothing to get too excited about. We will still be here...but at the back of the property in a larger room. (Lucky 21) I have an incentive to stay a while longer...but I am still weighing my options. More details to follow....
Well...enough for right now...thanks for looking! Bye!
b
I plan to knit/crochet a couple of hats tonight. I'm definitely not in a jewelry making mood...no creative spirit. The poor teddy bears are still in limbo. I need to sew and don't want to do that either.
I only took a very few photos of the 'trip'...
This is what I saw out the window of the plane looking straight down. Looks hard...doesn't it.
This is how pretty the plane looks on the ground. I'm sure it would be a hell of a mess when they were trying to recover my body parts.
This is my winning ticket from the BIG SPIN!!! (I won $2.00). I am planning on sending it to the IRS. The picture...not the $2.00.
Husband in line for a Nathan's hot dog. As you can see...we only eat gourmet meals!
Bye Bye Las Vegas!
See...I told you I take stupid photos. There's a few more...but they would on here sideways. Oh well.
I have news...we are moving. Nothing to get too excited about. We will still be here...but at the back of the property in a larger room. (Lucky 21) I have an incentive to stay a while longer...but I am still weighing my options. More details to follow....
Well...enough for right now...thanks for looking! Bye!
b
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
I'm back ....so what! you say...
In case you haven't noticed...I have been gone. The hell you say. Uh Huh! I say. But I am back. Actually I haven't gone all this time...just not enough energy to write anything. We went to Salt Lake VA...and then on to Vegas and now...back in Alpine. It was fun. I slept a lot and I really needed it. I am definitely glad I went...and if you can believe it...I missed this place. Well...I missed my friends. Husband went to hospital (damn! Salt Lake City was cold!!) and then shot in a pistol match in Las Vegas. I gambled and won and lost and won and lost...you get the picture. Good thing was...I came home with money. ALWAYS a good thing! But mostly I slept and moaned and groaned. The bed was made of concrete. The linens were crap but the towels were really nice! I soaked in the bathtub till I looked like a Craisin. And I smelled good.
When we got home, Husband had planned this Mexican dinner/supper. Let's see... We made (bought) home made tamales (mmmmmmm). Made green chicken enchiladas out of real green chickens. Cheese enchiladas...ummmm...beans and rice....pico de gallo...guacamole...beer...I think that's it. Oh...spanish rice. Nothing was left except apporximately one cup of rice which I ate. Oh yeah...I said rice already..sorry. It was all very good, so I was told.
Now it's time to plan Thanksgiving dinner. As long as I have a pumpkin pie left over for breakfast...I'll be happy. Why don't I make pumpkin pie in August?? Answer me that.
Houskeeping has a plan for Thanksgiving. We are going to knock on the door and say...Happy Thanksgiving...do you need towels or not? Thank you. Have a nice day.
Now I have to get back in the craft making thing. I mean seriously. The craft show is December 4th and 5th. I love working under pressure anyway. My road to good intentions is getting longer and steeper!
It was chilly this morning and I liked it. I can guarantee it will be chilly again tomorrow. (25 at 9:00 am today) No wind...no rain...so it feels good..and warmed up nicely. I have no idea what the forecast for next week is...not that I have any control. I hope it's nice on Thanksgiving day. A couple of years ago it snowed several inches and was BEAUTIFUL!!
Ouch ouch!! I have carpal top of the hand syndrom!! No I don't...I'm just not used to writing this much!! Ouch!! Pain.
Well...it's shower time. Husband is watching WWII on the history channel...so I have time for a 25 minute shower before some critical hunting show comes on. I have a new Woman's Day magazine with cookie recipes...I'll entertain myself. Have a nice nite!!
b
When we got home, Husband had planned this Mexican dinner/supper. Let's see... We made (bought) home made tamales (mmmmmmm). Made green chicken enchiladas out of real green chickens. Cheese enchiladas...ummmm...beans and rice....pico de gallo...guacamole...beer...I think that's it. Oh...spanish rice. Nothing was left except apporximately one cup of rice which I ate. Oh yeah...I said rice already..sorry. It was all very good, so I was told.
Now it's time to plan Thanksgiving dinner. As long as I have a pumpkin pie left over for breakfast...I'll be happy. Why don't I make pumpkin pie in August?? Answer me that.
Houskeeping has a plan for Thanksgiving. We are going to knock on the door and say...Happy Thanksgiving...do you need towels or not? Thank you. Have a nice day.
Now I have to get back in the craft making thing. I mean seriously. The craft show is December 4th and 5th. I love working under pressure anyway. My road to good intentions is getting longer and steeper!
It was chilly this morning and I liked it. I can guarantee it will be chilly again tomorrow. (25 at 9:00 am today) No wind...no rain...so it feels good..and warmed up nicely. I have no idea what the forecast for next week is...not that I have any control. I hope it's nice on Thanksgiving day. A couple of years ago it snowed several inches and was BEAUTIFUL!!
Ouch ouch!! I have carpal top of the hand syndrom!! No I don't...I'm just not used to writing this much!! Ouch!! Pain.
Well...it's shower time. Husband is watching WWII on the history channel...so I have time for a 25 minute shower before some critical hunting show comes on. I have a new Woman's Day magazine with cookie recipes...I'll entertain myself. Have a nice nite!!
b
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