Having to redo posting comments to the blogs i follow, twice. Grrrr, time for blogger to get it together!! Somehow, i did get my followers back. I just deleted recent posts, was a repeat. Every day i do a test for DDs but,,,no luck. DD, read u every day, and today i have to say, ALL men i have EVER known, hate alll plumbing, not just the plastic. lololol.
We have gone to stage 4 for our water, now. NOOOO outside watering of any kind. I will sure be upset if i see all those sport fields running their sprinklers every day!!!! Also, the gold course. If i can't save my trees, then they sure don't need to save their GRASS. The water coming thru my faucet is nasty! Thank God, i have an excellent filter. Hated to take a shower today, and sure didn't want any in my mouth. Lol, did a lot of spitting. There's a brown ring in my commode so i know how much junk is coming thru. It will ruin all the parts in the tank.
I go out and look at the river every day. It's quit running over the dam out at the park now. Going dry fast! There's a chance of rain today and tomorrow, maybe,,,,at least upriver. Find myself wishing for a hurricane, despite the damage it does on the coast. Maybe from the West. Come in and just sit, and RAIN. Think we all need to gather on the square, get nekkid, and do a rain dance!! We'd have to run the sprinklers in order not to have a heat stroke tho. hahahaha Yall wanna help?
Think i'm gonna have some lunch. Hey, what do yall think about this Casey Anthony? I think that's what the death penalty was made for. Don't watch the trial, but listen to the updates. ok,,bye
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Rain Rain, This is the "Other" Day
Well, i guess good ol Blogger isn't gonna fix my 2 side bar thingys. And i don't think i can. Any of u techies have any ideas?
Our water situation is getting worse. Going to stage 4, and i'm not sure what that means, but i would guess there will be no outside watering at all. Stage 3 has let us do hand held on 2 days a week, within the early morning and late afternoon. I told my bro he had better get his trees watered while possible because this was coming. That was what i was doing. I haven't watered any, so now i'm hoping this one time, will get me to a rain. There's a little, bitty, hope for this week. Gosh, if not here, upriver would do.
Read where Ben's Mom had passed away. It's always hard to lose ur parents. They have my sympathy.
When mine passed a few years ago, it was really a relief. And that was for HER, not us. She had made the decision to go into a nursing home, (the one she had worked in for 11 years), but HATED it. She HATED what her life had turned into. We all went by to see her every day, at different times of the day, so someone was there almost all day. My bro, G, had gotten there early that morning and was busy making coffee, when she just quit breathing. He said it was like she had waited til he got there. I still want to go by and sit on the porch with her in the late afternoons. There were some chickens that would come by from the neighbors, and then a couple would start showing up with newly hatched babies. Sooooo cute. We both loved to watch them. One morning, we were out there on the porch swing, and here came a fox down the street, carrying a chicken. When it realized we were there, it dropped it and ran. I know it was just feeding IT"S own babies. That neighbor had lots of chickens. I can't imagine anybody not enjoying watching them, scratching and singing, rooster calling his harem to see what he had found for them. When i bought this house, had to work on it for months before i could move in, from April til first of Sept. I would come home from work and maybe not wanting to do it, but here was Mom, every day, waiting on me. Saying, what are we gonna do today? We painted, cleaned, scraped, painted more. I was going to get new kitchen cabinets, but,,,she just couldn't understand why i wanted to get rid of real, all wood ones and put in the other kind. Sooooo,,,we used paint remover, scraped, sanded, worked for weeks to get thru 5 layers of paint, but i have them now!! lol,,,My bro G asked what color i was gonna paint them and i told him, RED. Knew he'd holler. lololol,,,and i did. Barn red back ground, cream doors and drawers, with teal trim that bro B cut and put on the doors and drawers. He did that in a couple of hours, would have taken me months. Good looking kitchen!! Painted the outside lite yellow, and all the trim is cranberry. Same color as bachelor buttons. Nothing like bright!!! lololol Then had to have all new plumbing, electrical, treated for termites. OMG,,,what did i get into?? Actually, didn't pay much for it, know what ur thinking,,,and put about that much more into it, and now i have a place i LOVE. It's here on a hill and i can see down into town, and the bridge. And it's sooo quiet. Took years to be able to walk thru from the DR to the LR without having to stop and look at the lites, or the sunsets. Still have to look at the sunsets. The street on the W is a dead end one lot up, and there's no street on the S or E. Perfect. That's why my cats are ok ourside.
Couldn't sleep last nite, til after 1, so i'm really slow today. Here it is almost 2 and i'm still in my robe. I'm so glad i didn't have to get up and go to respite. Not sure when i will get back to that, but still plan on doing it. Probably not til summer is over.
Gonna get up and pretend i can do something,,,yall tc.
Our water situation is getting worse. Going to stage 4, and i'm not sure what that means, but i would guess there will be no outside watering at all. Stage 3 has let us do hand held on 2 days a week, within the early morning and late afternoon. I told my bro he had better get his trees watered while possible because this was coming. That was what i was doing. I haven't watered any, so now i'm hoping this one time, will get me to a rain. There's a little, bitty, hope for this week. Gosh, if not here, upriver would do.
Read where Ben's Mom had passed away. It's always hard to lose ur parents. They have my sympathy.
When mine passed a few years ago, it was really a relief. And that was for HER, not us. She had made the decision to go into a nursing home, (the one she had worked in for 11 years), but HATED it. She HATED what her life had turned into. We all went by to see her every day, at different times of the day, so someone was there almost all day. My bro, G, had gotten there early that morning and was busy making coffee, when she just quit breathing. He said it was like she had waited til he got there. I still want to go by and sit on the porch with her in the late afternoons. There were some chickens that would come by from the neighbors, and then a couple would start showing up with newly hatched babies. Sooooo cute. We both loved to watch them. One morning, we were out there on the porch swing, and here came a fox down the street, carrying a chicken. When it realized we were there, it dropped it and ran. I know it was just feeding IT"S own babies. That neighbor had lots of chickens. I can't imagine anybody not enjoying watching them, scratching and singing, rooster calling his harem to see what he had found for them. When i bought this house, had to work on it for months before i could move in, from April til first of Sept. I would come home from work and maybe not wanting to do it, but here was Mom, every day, waiting on me. Saying, what are we gonna do today? We painted, cleaned, scraped, painted more. I was going to get new kitchen cabinets, but,,,she just couldn't understand why i wanted to get rid of real, all wood ones and put in the other kind. Sooooo,,,we used paint remover, scraped, sanded, worked for weeks to get thru 5 layers of paint, but i have them now!! lol,,,My bro G asked what color i was gonna paint them and i told him, RED. Knew he'd holler. lololol,,,and i did. Barn red back ground, cream doors and drawers, with teal trim that bro B cut and put on the doors and drawers. He did that in a couple of hours, would have taken me months. Good looking kitchen!! Painted the outside lite yellow, and all the trim is cranberry. Same color as bachelor buttons. Nothing like bright!!! lololol Then had to have all new plumbing, electrical, treated for termites. OMG,,,what did i get into?? Actually, didn't pay much for it, know what ur thinking,,,and put about that much more into it, and now i have a place i LOVE. It's here on a hill and i can see down into town, and the bridge. And it's sooo quiet. Took years to be able to walk thru from the DR to the LR without having to stop and look at the lites, or the sunsets. Still have to look at the sunsets. The street on the W is a dead end one lot up, and there's no street on the S or E. Perfect. That's why my cats are ok ourside.
Couldn't sleep last nite, til after 1, so i'm really slow today. Here it is almost 2 and i'm still in my robe. I'm so glad i didn't have to get up and go to respite. Not sure when i will get back to that, but still plan on doing it. Probably not til summer is over.
Gonna get up and pretend i can do something,,,yall tc.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Father's Day
My Dad has been gone since 85, and i still miss him. He was a very special father, and person. I've always told everybody, I was raised right. Was taught to do ur work, pay ur bills, then play. That play was usually a family thing. He saw to it that we learned all the old family games, Red Rover, Drop the Hankerchef, Daddy May I,3 that comes to mind. Also, horseshoes, washers, hide and seek (in the dark). All the domino, card games. Always had the neighbor kids around too. I remember one time during the winter, we were all around the kitchen table playing a very serious game of jacks!!! There were about 12 differnet levels to get thru. There was always a lot of whooping and hollering too. Mom joined in most of the time, too. One time, we had been called for supper 2 or 3 times, and had ignored it til we saw Dad coming. But,,he forgot to duck when he walked under a big pipe coming down to the creek to get us, so while he's stumbling around, holding his head, we ran real fast by him. Guess he forget what he was doing, because we didn't get into trouble that time. He'd run us all off, tho, when he'd get out his steel guitar and start playing that with his amp turned up. Don't think he ever got the hang of it, but not for lack of trying. lololol One time at a chili cook off, he won the moseying contest. Bro in law had a band, and Dad would always request Waltz Across Texas, and would wait and wait. But he wouldn't play it til late, because he knew Dad would leave after that. He'd keep him there as long as he could. He taught me carpentry, plumbing, electrical. I think he liked me being such a tom boy, and i had to compete with 2 bros, and the neighbor boys. And i did. Of course, that ended when i was about 12 or 13. Even now, i can do most of my repair work around the house. Then i married someone who worked on cars, so i learned a lot of that too. Well, the older models.
Ok, back to my Dad. I left my 5 yr old son with him one afternoon, and he sent him off to the bedroom to take a nap. When he went in a few minutes later, he saw his glycerin pills all over the floor and my son was still spitting. Scared my Dad to death, and about that time, my sis stopped by, and took him up to the hospital. The doc told her they wouldn't hurt him, might make him have a bad head ache, so she took him back to Dad. Later, here he comes into the living room really crying, saying his head hurt real bad. Scared Dad all over again. He said, He didn't tell me he had bumped his head on the door!! This same son got mad at Dad one time, and went out and pulled up all the onions in the garden Dad had just planted. Yep, u guessed it, he made him go back and plant all of them back. All the grandkids adored him too. He loved to tell them all these scary stories, about bed time, and Mom would get home from her shift at the hospital, and find all the kids sleeping on the bed, too scared to go to sleep on their pallets. They loved it tho.
OK yall, today has been my tribute to my Dad. Hope u enjoyed my memories as much as i did.
Ok, back to my Dad. I left my 5 yr old son with him one afternoon, and he sent him off to the bedroom to take a nap. When he went in a few minutes later, he saw his glycerin pills all over the floor and my son was still spitting. Scared my Dad to death, and about that time, my sis stopped by, and took him up to the hospital. The doc told her they wouldn't hurt him, might make him have a bad head ache, so she took him back to Dad. Later, here he comes into the living room really crying, saying his head hurt real bad. Scared Dad all over again. He said, He didn't tell me he had bumped his head on the door!! This same son got mad at Dad one time, and went out and pulled up all the onions in the garden Dad had just planted. Yep, u guessed it, he made him go back and plant all of them back. All the grandkids adored him too. He loved to tell them all these scary stories, about bed time, and Mom would get home from her shift at the hospital, and find all the kids sleeping on the bed, too scared to go to sleep on their pallets. They loved it tho.
OK yall, today has been my tribute to my Dad. Hope u enjoyed my memories as much as i did.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
New Post
lolol,,,u like my title? Went out and checked on the river yesterday. Out West of town, 2 miles, that dam still had a little water going over. People swimming above. Then i came back and went to look at the one here in town, not going over, people swimming. Don't they know you don't get into this kind of water? We were told that all of our lives. You can get all kinds of bad things from still, nasty water like that. Some can kill you, let alone that horrible skin disease that i can't remember the name of. The one that can make you lose limbs, etc.
I still haven't made it to the shower. Guess it doesn't matter. Got all day, and been on here mostly all morning. Do need to do my dishes. What i really need to do, is get all that done and get out to the HEB, well, today or tomorrow. Just don't do anything that requires early. When i have to make appointments, i always tell them, late morning or early afternoon. After all the years of alarm clocks, i'm thru with them!! I've earned it. lol.
DAM!! Someone just found in one of the government apartments, after a bad odor was detected. An 830. (death). Kinda sick now. Not good in this kind of heat. And besides, in a small town like this, you might know this person. Not enough for me to know who lives there, but,,,,
There's a woman that bought an old trailer house 1/2 block N of here, and is living there with no AC. She comes out late in the afternoon and sits in the shade on the E side, and is still there when i go to bed. When we were growing up, we sure didn't have AC, had fans tho. As kids, we were outside almost all the time during the summer. There was a creek by our house, that we played on all the time. I don't remember ever being hot, lololol,,don't think kids notice. Don't remember being cold either. Mom made us wear coats to school, but they were discarded as soon as we got there, no matter how cold it was. We were all skinny little things too.
Well, i've made a few calls, and still don't know who it was.
Later,,,found out but don't know the woman.
Ok, had lunch, gonna get into shower. Who knows, something might come up today. lol
Been reading this book written by Dolly Parton, about her life. Surprising how many things we heard, said, did, growing up, too, that is the same. My folks originally came from MS. Guess lots of things were the same with all the Southerners. Even the toys, games, etc. Homemade toys, i'm talking about. I can remember having my very own sack for picking cotton that Mom had made for me. That was before we moved down here, from up around Paris, and Honey Grove TX. Blackland farming. Moved here when i was 6. Farming had to depend on the weather. Ranching, here, isn't much better. You just don't make a living doing either.
OK, folks, gone,,,,
I still haven't made it to the shower. Guess it doesn't matter. Got all day, and been on here mostly all morning. Do need to do my dishes. What i really need to do, is get all that done and get out to the HEB, well, today or tomorrow. Just don't do anything that requires early. When i have to make appointments, i always tell them, late morning or early afternoon. After all the years of alarm clocks, i'm thru with them!! I've earned it. lol.
DAM!! Someone just found in one of the government apartments, after a bad odor was detected. An 830. (death). Kinda sick now. Not good in this kind of heat. And besides, in a small town like this, you might know this person. Not enough for me to know who lives there, but,,,,
There's a woman that bought an old trailer house 1/2 block N of here, and is living there with no AC. She comes out late in the afternoon and sits in the shade on the E side, and is still there when i go to bed. When we were growing up, we sure didn't have AC, had fans tho. As kids, we were outside almost all the time during the summer. There was a creek by our house, that we played on all the time. I don't remember ever being hot, lololol,,don't think kids notice. Don't remember being cold either. Mom made us wear coats to school, but they were discarded as soon as we got there, no matter how cold it was. We were all skinny little things too.
Well, i've made a few calls, and still don't know who it was.
Later,,,found out but don't know the woman.
Ok, had lunch, gonna get into shower. Who knows, something might come up today. lol
Been reading this book written by Dolly Parton, about her life. Surprising how many things we heard, said, did, growing up, too, that is the same. My folks originally came from MS. Guess lots of things were the same with all the Southerners. Even the toys, games, etc. Homemade toys, i'm talking about. I can remember having my very own sack for picking cotton that Mom had made for me. That was before we moved down here, from up around Paris, and Honey Grove TX. Blackland farming. Moved here when i was 6. Farming had to depend on the weather. Ranching, here, isn't much better. You just don't make a living doing either.
OK, folks, gone,,,,
Friday, June 17, 2011
Too Darned Many Meds!!
Bob from Athens brought up a good point about our Lowe's super market. Have nooo idea if there's a connection or not. lol, That was the same thing i wondered about too. I've just been in there twice, for a couple of things. Next time, maybe i can remember to ask. Key word there,,,remember. I keep blaming my trouble with my memory on all the meds i'm on. Well, that's when it started!! hahahahaha,,,when i was put on all this crap i have to take. I keep thinking i'm just gonna toss all that, quit it all. WHEN i lose enough weight, i know i can quit a lot of it legally. lol,, My bp is reading a lot lower already, diabetis is curable, the kind i have anyway. Chloresterol will go to normal. See, that's a LOT i won't have to use meds for. Who knows about the neuropathy in my feet.
Got a lot of watering done yesterday, one of my days, and during the hours you have to use. The morning was ok, but from 8-midnite, not good. Went out and turned the hoses off just before 10. Where i had the ends, i guess the water just went straight down, lol, didn't spread at all. But it will seep on the slight incline, and i started at the top. Even that's gonna come to an end real soon, so i'm trying to get at least one good watering done. I haven't done any this year. My next day is Sunday. The weathermen keep saying it's gonna let up next week, but rain?,,,heck no. Maybe some showers might make it in as far inland as Austin, but here?,,,nope. N called yesterday, almost in tears, because one of her hens had died. She looked it over and couldn't find any noticable reason. I think the heat had something to do with it, even tho they are in a shaded pen. By the time she found it, there were fire ants all over it. She sprinkled the last of her sevin dust on the spot where it had been laying to get rid of the ants, then took it down to the river. Just in case, she's gonna get some more to put around the whole pen on the outside. But i don't think the ants were what happened. She just called today, and has to bring in her little dog. Seems they have anus gland problems a LOT. hahahaha,,,bring on the xlax.
I have to laugh every time i see that man, Weiner, on the news. How can anybody be that dumb??? When i first heard about it, i thot they were talking about a man showing his weiner on his online posts, THEN,,,found out he was named Weiner, showing his Weiner. OMG!!! How funny is that??? Then it just got better. hahahahaha What would we do without our elected officials? and Hollywood idiots?
ok folks, lunch time, got potato soup today. Applesauce for dessert. Been sounding good for days. adios.
Checking this out, to see if i can edit my post afterwards.
Got a lot of watering done yesterday, one of my days, and during the hours you have to use. The morning was ok, but from 8-midnite, not good. Went out and turned the hoses off just before 10. Where i had the ends, i guess the water just went straight down, lol, didn't spread at all. But it will seep on the slight incline, and i started at the top. Even that's gonna come to an end real soon, so i'm trying to get at least one good watering done. I haven't done any this year. My next day is Sunday. The weathermen keep saying it's gonna let up next week, but rain?,,,heck no. Maybe some showers might make it in as far inland as Austin, but here?,,,nope. N called yesterday, almost in tears, because one of her hens had died. She looked it over and couldn't find any noticable reason. I think the heat had something to do with it, even tho they are in a shaded pen. By the time she found it, there were fire ants all over it. She sprinkled the last of her sevin dust on the spot where it had been laying to get rid of the ants, then took it down to the river. Just in case, she's gonna get some more to put around the whole pen on the outside. But i don't think the ants were what happened. She just called today, and has to bring in her little dog. Seems they have anus gland problems a LOT. hahahaha,,,bring on the xlax.
I have to laugh every time i see that man, Weiner, on the news. How can anybody be that dumb??? When i first heard about it, i thot they were talking about a man showing his weiner on his online posts, THEN,,,found out he was named Weiner, showing his Weiner. OMG!!! How funny is that??? Then it just got better. hahahahaha What would we do without our elected officials? and Hollywood idiots?
ok folks, lunch time, got potato soup today. Applesauce for dessert. Been sounding good for days. adios.
Checking this out, to see if i can edit my post afterwards.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
River Drying Up
Gosh, woke up around 5 this morning, and never did go back to sleep. Finally got up about 7, and turned the water on some trees when i went out to get the paper. Nearly time to turn it off, til late today. Gonna have to get them deep watered before our water gets totally cut off from outside watering. Austin paper even talking about our river going dry. City says we have about 60-90 days stored, and when that's gone, will have to bring in water. Can't get it out of the river now, too low. Too much stuff in it to filter. I was a kid when it dried up before. I don't remember the hardships, just the pot holes, and the huge catfish 2 of the neighbor boys were getting out. I do remember water being brought in by train. We don't have a train now, so it would have to be trucked in. Back a few years ago, 12 or so, the river got on a 100 year rise, washed out water lines for us on the North side of town. For 3 days we used bottled water the city delivered or you could go by places and pick it up. I flushed my comode by bringing in buckets of water from my pond. After 2 days, i put a pan in the tub and kinda had a bath, at least it felt better than the sponge ones i had been doing. That seems to be coming this year.
OK, time to run out and turn my water off for now. Got a hackberry tree out in front that's not looking good. The whole top is leafless. And hackberrys are tough! Almost as much as mesquite. I'll run water on it later today.
Went out to Ns for supper yesterday. They bought a new Sears riding mower last year, and before the summer was over, the deck broke off while she was mowing one day. Sears went out and fixed it, but,,,, same thing, same place this year. She's a little upset!! She did get a repairman out there, finally, yesterday and he wrote it up as defective, needing to be welded again, in the same place. THEN, told her she had to pay him for coming there, from Austin!!! hahahahaha, Did she ever hit the ceiling. She's wanting a new mower, but NOT the same as that one. I think Sears should recall them, she can't be the only one that has had that happen.
Gonna make a quick store trip in a bit. Some potato soup has been sounding pretty good. Need a few other things too. This new Lowe's super market we have, is really gouging us. Super S was bad enough, but the new owner is lots worse. Even with gas so high, i'm still gonna shop at HEB, 22 miles from here. Think i might can get everything at the $ store.
OO,,,yeah, got my bill for paper renewal. Last time i paid for 6 months. Ok, things i've gotta get done, before it gets hot.
OK, time to run out and turn my water off for now. Got a hackberry tree out in front that's not looking good. The whole top is leafless. And hackberrys are tough! Almost as much as mesquite. I'll run water on it later today.
Went out to Ns for supper yesterday. They bought a new Sears riding mower last year, and before the summer was over, the deck broke off while she was mowing one day. Sears went out and fixed it, but,,,, same thing, same place this year. She's a little upset!! She did get a repairman out there, finally, yesterday and he wrote it up as defective, needing to be welded again, in the same place. THEN, told her she had to pay him for coming there, from Austin!!! hahahahaha, Did she ever hit the ceiling. She's wanting a new mower, but NOT the same as that one. I think Sears should recall them, she can't be the only one that has had that happen.
Gonna make a quick store trip in a bit. Some potato soup has been sounding pretty good. Need a few other things too. This new Lowe's super market we have, is really gouging us. Super S was bad enough, but the new owner is lots worse. Even with gas so high, i'm still gonna shop at HEB, 22 miles from here. Think i might can get everything at the $ store.
OO,,,yeah, got my bill for paper renewal. Last time i paid for 6 months. Ok, things i've gotta get done, before it gets hot.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Don't u hate to wait on deliveries? Been waiting an hour for a delivery from my drug store. Putting off my shower, and everything else. Wasted time. Don't pick my refills up, there's never a parking space there, and they do deliveries 3 times a day. A new one is being built that will have a drive thru, just up the street from me. YEAAAAA. Maybe in August. Too hot to get out anyhow. lololol
Just when i had decided to water my trees, the restrictions went into effect. I'm still gonna do it, but will just have to leave an open hose running for hours, instead of a sprinkler. I'll start at the upper part, and the drainage will help the others. Gonna deep water once a month while i can, might end that before summer is over. I've never been able to get a tree to grow on the East side, by my back door. Don't know why. I've set out 2 different ones and they ended up dying.
Just clicked on something and lost half my post. DAMMMMM.
Got my delivery and shower. Since today is Wed, my official weigh in,,been 3 weeks now, i'm showing down 9 lbs. Not bad!! Makes it all worth while. That was even after eating breakfast. Almost noon, so now i'm thinking about lunch,,,,hahahaha. Gonna be oatmeal, i think. Nothing else sounds any better. Gonna have to get out to the grocery soon. The one here is so over priced, not sure if it will be better or not, to drive 22 miles to an HEB. Guess it depends on how long a list i have, huh?
OK folks, outa here for today, yall have a goodun.
Just when i had decided to water my trees, the restrictions went into effect. I'm still gonna do it, but will just have to leave an open hose running for hours, instead of a sprinkler. I'll start at the upper part, and the drainage will help the others. Gonna deep water once a month while i can, might end that before summer is over. I've never been able to get a tree to grow on the East side, by my back door. Don't know why. I've set out 2 different ones and they ended up dying.
Just clicked on something and lost half my post. DAMMMMM.
Got my delivery and shower. Since today is Wed, my official weigh in,,been 3 weeks now, i'm showing down 9 lbs. Not bad!! Makes it all worth while. That was even after eating breakfast. Almost noon, so now i'm thinking about lunch,,,,hahahaha. Gonna be oatmeal, i think. Nothing else sounds any better. Gonna have to get out to the grocery soon. The one here is so over priced, not sure if it will be better or not, to drive 22 miles to an HEB. Guess it depends on how long a list i have, huh?
OK folks, outa here for today, yall have a goodun.
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