Momooshka

Right now an iced, Vente', double, nonfat mocha would be very appreciated. If you have one lying around, I will pay big bucks for it (provided it is authentic SB). In the event that two of you should arrive at my door at the same time with the afore mentioned liquid of the Gods, I will take them both and you will each be paid handsomely. In the event that THREE of you should arrive at my door. . . well don't be absurd, that would never happen!

I am wearing cool purple spider earrings and you aren't.

First of all a dead body was discovered this morning dumped off of a road that runs right by my house! I would suspect my stalker guy (who I haven't seen since the police talked to him and who happens to live on that road) but I think it was a crime in town and they drove into the country to dump the body. We should know more about it tomorrow.

The other day Poppo was standing by the dining room table reading some mail when he felt something crawling on the left side of his neck. He brushed it away but nothing fell so he assumed it was a fly. Soon he felt it on the right side of his neck and swatted it away again. Again nothing fell or flew that he could see. In another moment "it" started crawling up the side of his face. This time he wanted to SEE what it was before he tried to hit it. He quickly went down the hall into Gpa's bathroom and looked in the mirror. He had to get close so his reading glasses would work. It was a spider. Not a flat jumpy spider, and not a huge wolfy spider but a fairly substantial dark spider. It froze on his face because it was now under a bright light and aware it was in danger. Poppo went to grab it off of his cheek and it darted into his right nostril! OH MY GOD! This is where I would have had heart failure. He admits he was shocked and caught off guard, but he did react correctly. He took a quick breath through his mouth and blew out through his nose as hard as he could. Luckily, the creature came tumbling out on the first try (unlike Bryton's fly) and he proceeded to take out his anger on it via the flusher.

We could just say he helped it find it's pipe dream. But if you think about it, it's quite obvious that Mr. Spider really had a death wish and used this retired police officer to commit suicide the easy way.

Oh come on Sän! He had it comin' to him!

And just let me say, that of all of the horrifying spider incidents that have happened to me in my lifetime, none have been quite as bad as that one. As far as creepy things in orafices goes, I did have a fly buzz inside my ear but only for a second and then it came back out. Even that nonosecond was unbearable.

Once again, I was having a rather nice day until I had to check my e-mail. I really have had enough "updates" to last me the rest of my days on earth. Vomit.

I guess if you need to be recognized for all of your goodness, and you happen to be a snake, you have to make it real obvious or we might miss it hiding in all of those scales.

Again, and again, and again. Poor snake.

My kitty is amazingly comfortable anywhere...




Working on Lynette's princess dress. Welcome ideas on how to make me the frog prince...I was thinking maybe a green blazer with a bow tie and crown but frog eyes? mouth?

I sure do like to play with alligator poop! Yup, alligator poop is like Nature's Play-Do, only smells worse, tastes WAY worse, and has fish bones in it. Sometimes it gets stuck under my nails so I use the fish bones to clean it out.

...Also, I shouldn't leave my computer logged in when my kids are here, because at least one of them is a jerkface. :D

My monster is in the house.





My mommy too :D

Count down to 4 DAYS!!! 4 days until what, you ask. Well, I will tell you what. 2 days until my long lost Sän Monster and my dear old Mommy Myrt arrive on the midnight train! Really. And then we will go local sight seeing on Monday and THEN....on day 4, Tuesday, September 29, in the great year of 2009 we will embark on a journey we like to call "Old Faithful 2009", which is our 4th annual road trip with the same 4 awesome people. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS VERY NEEDED BREAK!

Do you see the pattern evolving here around the number 4? I have a 4 in my age and my mom has a 4 in her age. Poppo will have a four in his age in 2 years and Sän will have a 4 in her age in 7 years! Can you believe that??!! In numerology that means we are in for some pleasant surprises and lot's of good luck! Well, if I knew anything about numerology, that is what I would guess that it meant...I really don't know but it sounds good so I am going to 'run with it' or in this case, drive with it. Sorry. It's been a long week and I have had half a glass of wine on an empty stomach.

So, anyway, as our road trip has a name each year you can probably guess where at least one of our stops will be. Besides Yellowstone (which none of us has ever been to) we are also looking forward to a great home cooked meal with some old friends in Caldwell Idaho, as well as attending a wedding that Petah will be in over in the great state of Montana.

T will be providing Grandpa with her undivided attention (when he isn't snoozing) and we are FOREVER grateful for that!!!

And if that isn't enough, we are coming up on our 30th anniversary and we are bound and determined to have ANOTHER break (just for a week-end so we can be alone and all romantic and stuff)even if Grandpa has to visit his old friends at the Cornerstone. 2TRIPS in the same month. In numerology that. . . well it's probably something good since it's an even number and even sounds more orderly and calming than "odd", which sounds suspiciously ....not very even.

I have been working on a "beach" themed guest room in our basement and it is SO COOL! If I were more computer literate I might put it on "Rate my Space". Well, the truth is I am too lazy to figure it out, but it is a nice room with fresh paint and new carpet and new "flipflop" sofa to sleep on. I walk into this room and it makes me happy.

OK. I have been successful in another positive post...even though I am basically talking to myself which is what I do all day anyway. But this way, instead of just listening to myself I can keep my spelling and reading skills sharp! ;)

Thank you Petah, for always visiting me in Ghosttown! I know it's more trouble on your crackberry thing which I believe all of my children now own and operate.

TP won't let me type...she is too love starved so I am going to have to post all of the really interesting stuff I had to say later ;)

New basement carpet, new gas fireplace, new sofa sleeper, birthday pizza with family, lot's of nice gifts and cards...all in all it was a fabulous day! And tomorrow should also be fabulous as the Bob and Deb cards/dinner/visit always is ;)

PS. I know you are all living in facebook land now and completely ignoring me on LJ but I don't care, if I have to I will eat worms....facebook isn't my kind of town :(

I had a very fun ladies week-end out with my mommy.

We shopped and shopped and ate nice dinners and met with Randa too.

Casper and I had a nice drive both ways.

Highlight of the week-end: Driving away!

Low point is when I had my blinker on to change lanes but I was clearly scanning the parking lots in the distance for Starbuck's and I cut off a guy in a big truck that had no intention of letting me into his lane anyway. He got extremely angry and flipped me off TWICE! and Honked and yelled as if we were on the freeway at 70 mph and I just put his life in danger:P

Some stupid people just don't understand the importance of spotting a Starbucks.

I am on the edge of my seat because I am considering taking a spontaneous jaunt out of town just for a mental health break thanks to my awesome Poppo's offer.

Will she do it? Will she take off on the open road?

Next time you hear me say I am going to a salon to have my haircut GRAB ME AND SLAP MY FACE AND YELL "ARE YOU CRAZY!!??" Then calm down and gently remind me that I keep going to these really good references and then when it comes to MY hair they forget everything they learned in LISTEN TO YOUR CLIENT Beauty School. Tell me that I always like my hair better when I do it NO MATTER WHAT. Hoity Toity spendy places or assembly line shamefully cheap places...the experience is always the same.

Also, I am serious! I have come to the stark realization that Starbuck's coffee has a special blend of coffee beans and CRACK! As in, ridiculously addicting, and way too expensive and damaging to health (fattening).

PS. I picked that icon so I could appreciate how much hair that guy has >:(

My unhappy customer letter worked! We are getting our $300 + dollars returned to us from the health club people! Yes. I am cool and very talented...and I used the "Old-man-with-an-enlarged prostate-Card". Now we will look into the YMCA instead. They have a pool too. In the mean time my internal organs are still being suffocated by fat and I have not had any exercise other than the soup can lifts and crunches I do with grandpa.

We are having my home made clam chowder leftovers for dinner tonight and I am pretty happy about that. The only thing better would be if we were having my summer slaw with it, but we aren't.

And more positive news...it is only 31 days until we pick up Moonie and San from the train station and 32 days until we buckle into our seats for the annual ROAD TRIP!!! Did I mention the only old people there will be Moonie, well and Poppo ...and I guess I, well the only people over 80 years old will be Moonie, and she doesn't count!!! Woo Hoo!

And also, it is only 19 days until my birthday. However, at this point in my life I don't know if that still registers in the positive note category. H-m-m. Well it is nice to be acknowledged at any time in life so I will look at it as a positive;)

Also, we are getting a gas fireplace insert instead of wood to replace the archaic polluting insert we have now and so we won't be buying, chopping, hauling, etc. wood anymore but will pick up a remote and turn up or down our fire and fan with the simple press of a button :O

I got a new yard sale desk that is for computers and so I intend to revamp the puter room to be more spacious feeling and less junky sometime in the next few days! I also plan to get rid of a bunch of stuff, specially clothes I don't wear so I will feel more organized and clearer. I'm not sure why I will feel better but I know that I will.

That is all of the positive energy I can bear to squeeze out for now.

Tune in next post when I am bound be more negative and include more nail biting, edge of your seat stories about my life's work . . . . Grandpa, Lynette, and the "snake" who continues to wow us with his unending incredible good deeds. (Or is it un-credible?!)

How fun is this one:

Education is hanging around until you've caught on. --Robert Frost

So, did I mention that we joined the Global Fitness Club and then 2 weeks later they lost their lease and moved their equipment (running machines, etc.) into an old church and we lost the basketball court, running track, raquet ball courts and the POOL? We paid over $300 for a 17 month membership and we don't get a refund because it says in the contract that they can do this if there is a similar facility within a 25 mile radius...and they have one in the valley which is 17 miles from our house. >:/

On the PLUS size, I mean side...I got my buy one get one free bra in the mail today! HA! Who says you can't get something for nothing!

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. --George Bernard Shaw

Hey! I cut my hair and it looks OK (pretty short) and I streaked it without those extra drop things and it came out like it is supposed to!

We joined the Global Gym which means I get to go work-out at that women only place I like on Hastings anytime I want for no extra charge. :D

But much more importantly, WE ARE OUTA HERE TOMORROW MORNING!!!! THANK YOU T for the G-pa respite!!! It may be a whirlwind week-end trip but it is VERY MUCH NEEDED! We actually might feel like we HAVE a life again.

For the moment. . . LIFE IS GOOD!

Here. Have a fun photo:



Across from our driveway the other day. They are adorable but they better leave my corn alone.




PS I always wanted to choose that mood;)

Why is it that I often am overcome with the need to have my hair cut RIGHT NOW and there isn't anyone around to do it but me??!! I have no patience to wait for T, which is too bad because it would be so much better if she did it. Oh well, wish me luck ;)