Can one call in sick from ones New Years Resolutions? If so I can bring a doctors note and everything. Speaking of which, what a waste of time that was, going to the doctor that is. Drive down to the walk-in clinic sit in a room full of sick people and be told yeah your sick. He didn't even look in my ears or take my temperature.
On a happier note, yesterday was Nevada's 13th birthday. My baby is no longer a baby. Well she hasn't been a baby for awhile but now she is officially a teenager.....don don don....I don't anticipate too much of a problem with the teen years as I have been through it twice already and escaped unharmed...
So one week from today I will be winging over the Pacific to Thailand and possible Vietnam. I am so excited. We couldn't pick our seat till 72 hours before the flight so that part kind of makes me edgy. Not so much edgy as kind of ticked off. I didn't read that part till the flights were booked. I called and whined a couple times to see if they would let me pre-book but to no avail.
Happy Weekend
GO NINERS
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Karma karma karma karma karma
chameleon.......
I wonder if there is such a thing as backwards karma. Yesterday in Target I found a pair of $135 Nike runners from Finish Line. Someone must have inadvertently put the bag down and walked off with out it. The runners were size 10.5 mens the exact size Harry, Harrison and Kaikoa wear. I had a little bit of mental debate before I did the right thing and brought the bag to customer service. I even walked back to the other store and told them. In case the purchaser returned there looking for them...Then driving home Kaikoa told me he had put his new Samsung phone on a shelf while he tried on some jeans and totally forgot it there. We were going to leave the store when Nevada spotted a shirt Kaikoa might have liked on a 60% off rack. He went to try it on and there was his phone sitting there.
All was good, I hope the buyer gets his shoes back and if not we can phone in thirty days and claim them with a clear conscience. :)
I wonder if there is such a thing as backwards karma. Yesterday in Target I found a pair of $135 Nike runners from Finish Line. Someone must have inadvertently put the bag down and walked off with out it. The runners were size 10.5 mens the exact size Harry, Harrison and Kaikoa wear. I had a little bit of mental debate before I did the right thing and brought the bag to customer service. I even walked back to the other store and told them. In case the purchaser returned there looking for them...Then driving home Kaikoa told me he had put his new Samsung phone on a shelf while he tried on some jeans and totally forgot it there. We were going to leave the store when Nevada spotted a shirt Kaikoa might have liked on a 60% off rack. He went to try it on and there was his phone sitting there.
All was good, I hope the buyer gets his shoes back and if not we can phone in thirty days and claim them with a clear conscience. :)
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Thursday Thirteen
I had a great opening line a few minutes ago and then got distracted by my hunter's horn on MH. Well, guess I will have to go with a new train of thought... I have decided today's thirteen will all be along the same theme... injuries I have suffered over the years. So here goes in no particular order just as I think or remember them...You'll understand where this subject came up as you read #1...
1. Last night at pitching clinic (Nevada has pitching clinic every Wed. and I have to be her catcher) someone namely fore mentioned child neglected to make eye contact before blasting off her rifle shot pitch and woomph right in the gut. I must say it was a strike and lucky for me it wasn't aimed at my head. Big bruise this morning and very tender to the touch...
2. Growing up in a family of 4 children apparently my parents thought one bike shared between all of us was plenty. My brother thinking he was mechanically inclined was forever doing modifications. One day I was flying at breakneck speed down the alley when the handlebars turned and the front wheel didn't. There wasn't a part of my exposed skin that didn't have a tiny piece of gravel imbedded in it.
3. Lets go back to ball, this could be a reoccurring theme here ;) back in the olden times when I was young and stupid I stayed out all night partying at the river. I had a ball practice at 10 that morning and couldn't miss it or you would be benched. I was standing in the field catching fly balls not flies lol . I think I went into a sleep deprived trance, smack right in the forehead.....
4. Here is another one on the partying theme. Around 1981 a group of us being the smart minded individuals we were decided that alcohol and going to the lake to go off a rope swing were a good mix. I climbed up to the top of the tree, grabbed onto the rope and attempted to swing out onto the lake....fail...I let go of the rope about 3 feet off shore in about a foot of water. Knocked the air out of my lungs and luckily for me didn't break anything. thanks Dale the only one who asked if I was ok.
5. Self-induced whiplash even unintentionally is no laughing matter. Last winter I was pulling along my work briefcase when I hit a lip in the sidewalk. It pulled right out of my hand and a muscle in my neck. I was on Aleve for months after. note to anyone Aveve kicks butt on muscle pain...
6. Lets go back in time to 1966 Quebec Canada....I was skipping along happily to the blueberry patch with my mom, showing off my athletic ability at a young age ;). Jumping from cement barrier to cement barrier I was pretty high on myself when they must have put one farther apart then the previous ones. Bang onto the ground in a pile of broken glass. I still have the scars on my knees today.
7.Drunken teenage years again....Cultus Lake 1980 all the teenagers were put in the same campground. I think they were trying to spare family's the rambunctiousness of youth. Being the intelligent beings we were and fueled by alcohol and wacky tabacky we decided a lake swim was in order. We all piled into Blake's car, unfortunately I didn't quite make it into the car before he sped off.. One foot was under the back tire when the screams alerted him to stop. So of course he stopped and reversed over it again....Quick trip to the emergency room and we were back partying within a couple hours...
8.Ball again, batter's cage no alcohol involved. I took an inside pitch on the side of my hand and broke it. Drove myself to emergency and had to have it set and wrapped. Next day, I had a job interview at Safeway so unwrapped it and pretended all was good.
9.Big waves are a dangerous thing...Charley Young Beach Maui mid 90's. Boogie boarding in waters I should have left to the pros...major face plant down to the bottom where I had sand pushed up into my teeth and gums....I guess those flags had meanings ;) yes there was alcohol involved....
10. Fireplaces, sure they are lovely to look at. Yes, the dry heat from burned wood is like no other. But put one piece of wood in that shoots off a deadly spark and you have the makings for a burnt neck. For weeks after it looked like a big hickey.
11. Makeup there is another injury waiting to happen. Back in the day when I cared about putting on such, I was attempted to separate my eyelashes with a pin when I moved and stabbed my eye. A bright red eye is such a lovely look to sport.
12. Here's a good one...of course it involves liquid courage again...Nervous and I took mountain bikes with us one trip to Northern California. We were going along a trail and there was a wooden bridge with no sides over a creek. I came upon it at breakneck speed and realizing there was no way I was going to make the turn I made the decision to put the bike down before I did a head over into the dry creek bed....this was during the 7 year drought of the late 80's. You can check it out Lake Shasta was so low you could seen the town they flooded building the dam.
13. I must have a fairly injury free life I am having a hard time coming up with the last one. Oh I know....One morning my brother and I were having and argument at breakfast when he took his peanut butter and jam toast and smooshed it into my face. Well of course a chase ensued.....Running through the dining room door he pulled it shut behind him. I ran full bore into it and was knocked on my ass. I had the biggest goose egg ever. It even came down and kept one of my eyes shut.
There you have it folks I"m done and now I"m off to paint Nevy's room....
1. Last night at pitching clinic (Nevada has pitching clinic every Wed. and I have to be her catcher) someone namely fore mentioned child neglected to make eye contact before blasting off her rifle shot pitch and woomph right in the gut. I must say it was a strike and lucky for me it wasn't aimed at my head. Big bruise this morning and very tender to the touch...
2. Growing up in a family of 4 children apparently my parents thought one bike shared between all of us was plenty. My brother thinking he was mechanically inclined was forever doing modifications. One day I was flying at breakneck speed down the alley when the handlebars turned and the front wheel didn't. There wasn't a part of my exposed skin that didn't have a tiny piece of gravel imbedded in it.
3. Lets go back to ball, this could be a reoccurring theme here ;) back in the olden times when I was young and stupid I stayed out all night partying at the river. I had a ball practice at 10 that morning and couldn't miss it or you would be benched. I was standing in the field catching fly balls not flies lol . I think I went into a sleep deprived trance, smack right in the forehead.....
4. Here is another one on the partying theme. Around 1981 a group of us being the smart minded individuals we were decided that alcohol and going to the lake to go off a rope swing were a good mix. I climbed up to the top of the tree, grabbed onto the rope and attempted to swing out onto the lake....fail...I let go of the rope about 3 feet off shore in about a foot of water. Knocked the air out of my lungs and luckily for me didn't break anything. thanks Dale the only one who asked if I was ok.
5. Self-induced whiplash even unintentionally is no laughing matter. Last winter I was pulling along my work briefcase when I hit a lip in the sidewalk. It pulled right out of my hand and a muscle in my neck. I was on Aleve for months after. note to anyone Aveve kicks butt on muscle pain...
6. Lets go back in time to 1966 Quebec Canada....I was skipping along happily to the blueberry patch with my mom, showing off my athletic ability at a young age ;). Jumping from cement barrier to cement barrier I was pretty high on myself when they must have put one farther apart then the previous ones. Bang onto the ground in a pile of broken glass. I still have the scars on my knees today.
7.Drunken teenage years again....Cultus Lake 1980 all the teenagers were put in the same campground. I think they were trying to spare family's the rambunctiousness of youth. Being the intelligent beings we were and fueled by alcohol and wacky tabacky we decided a lake swim was in order. We all piled into Blake's car, unfortunately I didn't quite make it into the car before he sped off.. One foot was under the back tire when the screams alerted him to stop. So of course he stopped and reversed over it again....Quick trip to the emergency room and we were back partying within a couple hours...
8.Ball again, batter's cage no alcohol involved. I took an inside pitch on the side of my hand and broke it. Drove myself to emergency and had to have it set and wrapped. Next day, I had a job interview at Safeway so unwrapped it and pretended all was good.
9.Big waves are a dangerous thing...Charley Young Beach Maui mid 90's. Boogie boarding in waters I should have left to the pros...major face plant down to the bottom where I had sand pushed up into my teeth and gums....I guess those flags had meanings ;) yes there was alcohol involved....
10. Fireplaces, sure they are lovely to look at. Yes, the dry heat from burned wood is like no other. But put one piece of wood in that shoots off a deadly spark and you have the makings for a burnt neck. For weeks after it looked like a big hickey.
11. Makeup there is another injury waiting to happen. Back in the day when I cared about putting on such, I was attempted to separate my eyelashes with a pin when I moved and stabbed my eye. A bright red eye is such a lovely look to sport.
12. Here's a good one...of course it involves liquid courage again...Nervous and I took mountain bikes with us one trip to Northern California. We were going along a trail and there was a wooden bridge with no sides over a creek. I came upon it at breakneck speed and realizing there was no way I was going to make the turn I made the decision to put the bike down before I did a head over into the dry creek bed....this was during the 7 year drought of the late 80's. You can check it out Lake Shasta was so low you could seen the town they flooded building the dam.
13. I must have a fairly injury free life I am having a hard time coming up with the last one. Oh I know....One morning my brother and I were having and argument at breakfast when he took his peanut butter and jam toast and smooshed it into my face. Well of course a chase ensued.....Running through the dining room door he pulled it shut behind him. I ran full bore into it and was knocked on my ass. I had the biggest goose egg ever. It even came down and kept one of my eyes shut.
There you have it folks I"m done and now I"m off to paint Nevy's room....
Friday, January 4, 2013
OMG what a night...
Where to start? Last night feeling under the weather I drank a Neo Citron and hit the hay pretty early. About 9:30 I awoke to the sound of gravel or crunchy snow sound outside my bedroom winter. The security light went on, so I got up. I assumed Harrison had come home. I looked out front and his car wasn't there. I walked all around the house looking out the windows and didn't see anything. I was wide awake by this time and wondering all kinds of things...neighbor, animal ? I went to the back windows of the house and continued to look out when to what to my wondering eyes did appear? Two drunken teenagers making out on my back lawn...they then proceeded to stumble down towards the river. I wasn't sure what to do so I went and woke Kaikoa up. We both got dressed and went to look for them. Well we found them, one white butt going up and down....Kaikoa shouted down to get the 'F' out of our yard. We went back into the house and I continued to watch the back yard to see if they were leaving. I didn't want them stealing anything from the carport. They walked down the driveway and Kaikoa and I followed behind from a distance. They didn't even notice us. When we got to the road they were at the corner by us and the girls parents were screaming at them and a police came and took the boy away... Needless to say after that I couldn't go back to sleep.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Thursday Thirteen
Yay An exclamation that always needs to be louder.
Today is Thursday and I can do my third blog of 2013. I am feeling pretty crappy today with I think is a head cold so no walk for me today...So the resolution will have to be put on hold...here goes...in no particular order...
1. I really love the new year. I try to go to bed at a decent time on New Years Eve so I can wake up early and refreshed and start the year off right..
2. Three days of cold and sunny weather in a row here. It's nice to see the white mountains in the distance and not be socked in by depressing clouds and rain.
3. In just over 3 weeks I will be jetting off to hot sandy beaches, sunshine and cold beer (Chang)
4.Did I mention Chang (pronounced chung)? It is my favorite Thai beer :)
5.Since I last wrote a blog we have adopted a stray cat named Meow (thai word for cat) for real...pronounced maow...he is the best cat in the world...I call him the king of cats...we all heart him...
6. Not only did we add a feline but we also got a bunny named Stu. He's residing on the front porch and is a virtual poop machine.
7. This is harder then I thought it was going to be....Hmm only up to 7 and hitting a wall...oh this is good I used up one onto number 8.
8.Tomorrow I drive the kid to work once again at 5:30 AM....why oh why do kids not get their driver's license ?
9.Every Christmas I try to make something homemade. This year the lucky recipient was the young prince's girlfriend.. I quilted her a stocking, and it took me a lot longer then I thought it would. Maybe because I couldn't see what I was doing?
10.Referring to number 9 here, I really do need to invest in some good glasses. I did buy a better pair of readers, a step up from the dollar store ones....
11. Something that really bugs me about spell checks is the spelling is always American English...It doesn't let me spell colour the way I want or favourite grrrrrrr
12.Back again had to go let the cat out and cover the bunny cage for the night. It's supposed to drop down to about -4....don't be alarmed it isn't as bad as it sounds in Fahrenheit.
13. I did it, made it to 13. this counts as 13.....
Today is Thursday and I can do my third blog of 2013. I am feeling pretty crappy today with I think is a head cold so no walk for me today...So the resolution will have to be put on hold...here goes...in no particular order...
1. I really love the new year. I try to go to bed at a decent time on New Years Eve so I can wake up early and refreshed and start the year off right..
2. Three days of cold and sunny weather in a row here. It's nice to see the white mountains in the distance and not be socked in by depressing clouds and rain.
3. In just over 3 weeks I will be jetting off to hot sandy beaches, sunshine and cold beer (Chang)
4.Did I mention Chang (pronounced chung)? It is my favorite Thai beer :)
5.Since I last wrote a blog we have adopted a stray cat named Meow (thai word for cat) for real...pronounced maow...he is the best cat in the world...I call him the king of cats...we all heart him...
6. Not only did we add a feline but we also got a bunny named Stu. He's residing on the front porch and is a virtual poop machine.
7. This is harder then I thought it was going to be....Hmm only up to 7 and hitting a wall...oh this is good I used up one onto number 8.
8.Tomorrow I drive the kid to work once again at 5:30 AM....why oh why do kids not get their driver's license ?
9.Every Christmas I try to make something homemade. This year the lucky recipient was the young prince's girlfriend.. I quilted her a stocking, and it took me a lot longer then I thought it would. Maybe because I couldn't see what I was doing?
10.Referring to number 9 here, I really do need to invest in some good glasses. I did buy a better pair of readers, a step up from the dollar store ones....
11. Something that really bugs me about spell checks is the spelling is always American English...It doesn't let me spell colour the way I want or favourite grrrrrrr
12.Back again had to go let the cat out and cover the bunny cage for the night. It's supposed to drop down to about -4....don't be alarmed it isn't as bad as it sounds in Fahrenheit.
13. I did it, made it to 13. this counts as 13.....
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
guess what I've been doing?
I am typing big because I am blind...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year
I am going to try to write something at least once a week. That is going to be my New Years Resolution....amongst the usual one of losing weight which rarely pans out but what the heck...I find it hard to write now, I don't know why I lost the gift of the written word. Maybe it will come back to me. I think fb has ruined a lot of us. Well this is pretty boring so maybe I shall sign off and go look for a pie recipe for our New Years day dinner....
laterz
laterz
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