Thursday, September 22, 2011

Break Time

Gonna take a break from this, not sure how long.  Getting harder and harder to do, seems nothing to write about any more.  Maybe a break will cure that.  We'll see.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Smelling Smoke?

Got my tv nites back!!  Finally, lol.  Won't have to do movies every nite. 

Went to bed last nite, regular time, and in 5 minutes, heard that someone had called in, smelling smoke here on my block.  I had too, when i opened my back door to let Jude out.  Wasn't strong.  Well, i got up and went out the front, didn't smell it there, but out the back, yeah, still did.  In a few minutes, it was less, so i went on back to bed.  Couldn't figure out what direction the wind was.  Had to kinda laugh, when i thot maybe it was my bro B, using his fire pit (which is banned now, but ,,,,,) and the wind was blowing it this way.  Didn't keep me from going to sleep.  I had seen a city cop driving up and down the street, figured they would patrol the area for a while.  Besides, Hey Jude was sitting out there, on guard.  (Actually, he was spying on the new neighbors, hahahahaha)

Gosh, Tony Bennett in on tv, singing... how old is this man???  Amazing! 

This is boring today,  gonna get outa here, check on other things.  Yall HAGD

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Squirrel Days

Thank you, Hermit J.,,,u gave me my material for today. lololol.   Brought back a couple of memories of squirrels. 

My Mom went out into her back yard one day, and this little squirrel came running down to her, wanting to jump on her shoulder.  She had never seen this little critter before, so she sure backed away.  She put out something for it, food, and didn't think anything else about it.  Her dog was in the back yard, too, and would kill squirrels, lol, thanks to my Dad.  So here he is, all excited trying to get to that little one.  We would watch out her kitchen window, and that squirrel would chatter, run round and round this huge oak tree, getting the dog into a frenzy, and would get down just out of reach of the dog.  Flipping that tail, chattering,,running round and round.   I named it Teaser.  It kept hanging around, and the g/kids found out that it would come and eat out of their hands..  One day, we were out there, and Teaser had been doing his thang, on that tree, and decided to jump from a limb over to the house.  He made it,,,if u call him hanging off the gutter, dog yapping, jumping up after him, and him scratching for his life, trying to get up on that gutter.  Well, he finally did, and we all breathed a sigh of relief for him.  One day,,,he decided to see what the cat would do, and the cat thot, hey, here's a meal, so the big chase was on!!!  They went here, they went there, up, down, all around on his tail.  Under the car, again, and again, up the utility pole, down the utility pole.   Teaser finally ran up some shrubs and jumped over onto the house.  Lost the cat, or,,,the cat just quit.  By then we were rolling on the ground, had tears, laughing so hard.  lololol.  And,,one day, Teaser showed up with 1/2 a tail!!! Got too close to the dog?,,cat?  we never knew, and he still kept up the chase on the oak tree.  Never knew what happened to little Teaser, but kinda could guess.  Sure missed him. 

When there was the first Wild Game Cook Off, here, some of our friends were cooking, and asked if i had anything to put in.  I raided the freezer, found a few doves, and ONE squirrel, left over from when my uncle had been here hunting.  They took it, and at the last minute tossed it on the grill, just because it was laying there.  WON FIRST PLACE!!!  We had always eaten them, loved them fried, even tho my Dad hated them around his house.  They would eat into wiring, and things.  That was why his dog hated them.  Teaser was around after he died.

OFM made me hungry, had to take a break and eat.  Never eaten a green chili burger, but wow, sounder great. 

LOL Doesn't take long for me to change or turn off that tv, when i hear a soap coming on.  Just had to do that.  I'm waiting for a cool weekend to get my front doors put in.  Will have to do without AC, so i'm waiting.  Thot this one might be it, but, nope, low 90s coming up.

Been looking at this one drawer in my fridge, for weeks.  When i was warming up lunch, took it out and started chunking.  GOSH!!! Old cans of biscuits, packages of stuff, old cheeses.  Gonna chunk lots.  Why do i keep those things?  Ketchup, cocktail sauce, pizza hut parmesan, peppers.  Going now!!
An old can of biscuits busted and has left a gob of sticky stuff gotta wash out.  GEEZZZZ.  Other old cans i've broken open, tossed.  Lol, one time i was driving home from Marble Falls, and heard a shot.  Thot someone had shot at me!  After i got home, found the can of biscuits in a bag.  Now i have these bags to keep hot or cold in. 

Ok,,gotta finish that drawer, yall HAGD

Monday, September 19, 2011

Glad Somebody's Getting It, Rain That Is

Why is it, even after all these years of retirement, that i still hate Mondays?  Makes NO sense, does it?  Can u get set in ur ways so much, u never can shed them later? lololol.  I LOVE retirement,and the best part is,,no alarm to have to get up to.  I do whatever i WANT to.  WHEN i want to do it.  Not that there's much going on.  lol. 

My friend S, the one with the lap band too, just called and is on her way to Austin to get the band untightened.  I have been really concerned because she just couldn't eat anything without upchucking it.  Not good.  She finally decided that too, even tho she told me last week, she had lost 21 pounds since we were there last, and i think that was in late July.  I need mine tightened but not that much.  When they do it, it doesn't stay, my experience so far.  Am told just to keep on until i find the right place, so that's what i'm still doing.  Ur supposed to eat 3 small meals a day, and be satisfied with it.  I do the small meals, but get hungry in between.  Not right yet.

Still no rain here, and i didn't water any yesterday.  Watched it lightening for hours out my front windows, looked real close, even heard it for a while, but,,u know how that goes.  Nada.  Slid around us again. 

Heyyy,,,new shows on tonite,,,finally!  Love my sitcoms.  Dancing?,,nah.  Not even going to record it, who knows when i could watch it.  More to come tomorrow nite...woooohooooo. 

Sel, did u read my yesterday's comments?  I think i figured out why u and 2 others i read, have to have our email addresses to comment.  None of you use blogger.com.  I have gotten so disgusted with blogger, have thot about changing, but don't think i ever will.  Sure don't want to have one i can't set like i want to. 

Gonna leave yall now, but,,,might be back,,who knows? lol.  HAGD

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Rain Rain, Come THIS Way

Ol Jules is Good today.  lol.  Some of those i didn't even know.  A friend one time, told me his young son said he sure had a lot of friends, saw him doing those salutes to everybody, everywhere they went. 

Wellll,,,DD,,,YOU got some rain, but,,,,,,,,,like always, comes to city limits, then slides around one way or the other.  Sat there for hours, in the NW.   Could have driven 3 miles and got into it, and should have, my car needs cleaning.  lololol.  Also was in S part of county.  Just can't win for losing.  Haven't decided whether to water any today or not.

OOO BOY,,  When that new chicken place, Chicken Express, said hot wings, it meant HOT wings.  I got the 6, and they were huge.  3 were a meal, but had to smother them with potato salad each bite.  Just had the other 3 for lunch, thru with those.  No more.

Loved the Hermit's blog today, in fact, i kept it.  I always read the blogs before i post.  Lots of times, gives me fresh ideas for mine.  And u know i get a bigggg kick out of BBs and Hobos,,just wth is that man?  Can't do us this way, u know.,,,,Just ask DD.  hahahahaha.

Got a card in the mail yesterday from this little church, has always been mine, that the 60th reunion is coming up first weekend of Oct.  I remember going to the 50th,,,really surprised my Mom when i showed up and sat beside her...On Mother's Day, she always had the most kids in attendance,,,was 6 of us.  They had 3, and when we got to be teens, decided to have 3 more, how i came up with bro and sis, same age as mine.  Anyway, i sure plan on being there.  I was a member of it before that building became our church.  We had church in an old school house.  I helped paint the inside when i was like,,,12.  Then as the years went by, helped with lots of other projects too, (building).  I was the pianist for a couple of years, way back.  lol, didn't play like the book music.  Played with chords.  My blind piano teacher had taught me that.  Don't think i could even play chop sticks now.

Still don't know who is moving in next door.  An old blazer looking vehicle was there all nite, and still lots of others showing up with loads today.  Never saw any of those people before.  Just as long as they,,,she, is quiet, respects boundaries, we will be fine.  So far, no site of dogs or kids.  And DD,BB, not talking about YOUR kind of little dogs.  Talking about big ones, in pens, barking all the time.  Lol, Jude came in while it was quiet over there, but when he went running back out, he froze.  Heyyyy,,what is this?  Then he went slinking around the house, to hide and watch. hahahaha.



 

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Moving Day

Glad to see BB got all those g/kids around, having fun.  lol.  Don't u just love it?  My large family has shrunk so much, and it's just not the same any more.  Guess because both Mom and Dad are having to work, then take care of home too.  No time.  There were always family get-to-gathers up until a few years ago.

 When my one and only g/dotter brought her future hubby to a Christmas dinner the first time,  he went with them to play football after lunch, played pool, and beat them sometimes, got out his guitar, played and sang, got into the poker game.  Loved every bit of it.  Later, i heard my bro B and a nephew talking while they were playing pool,,one said, yeah, he played football with us.  Then the other said, yeah, good  too.  Then one said, and he played pool with us,  the other said, yeah,,he was good too.  Then,,both agreed, gosh he fit right in!!  And he did, and that was growing up as an only child for him.  My sis asked where they had met,,,i said, on the internet.  hahahahah,,,Found out they had!!!  A friend of hers found him on Facebook, and got them together.  Love at first sight.  lololol.  His mom made us all cry at a birthday party for her, when we read the card she gave her.  The part saying,,never knew what my son would bring home, and then he brought you.  They love her too.

Got some new people moving in next door.  Kinda hate to see what they are.  This is a quiet neighborhood, no yapping dogs, no noisy kids.  No loud music.  Hope they fit in.  Guess i'll find out. lolol.  There's so many helping to move, don't know which ones are going to live there.  When i moved here, i had a moving party. lololol,,,They got me moved in just a little time, like,,1 1/2 hours.  Of course, i had everything boxed, ready to pick up.  I had  put all my freezer stuff in a black garbage bag, and my nephew was doing great, he picked up all my ash trays,,,and guess where he emptied them!!! hahahahah.  Had a lot of fun,,cleaning that up to put in the freezer later.  I kept an old trash can, small, by my chair in the living room, with the show world, remotes, etc in it.  Guess where they all ended up?,,,yep,,Next day i went back  up there and thank God, the bag was on the top in the dumpster.  Found them.  I had hot dogs, baked beans, drinks, chips, etc ready when we took a break.  I've been here 10 years now, i think.  lololol.. I just can't remember backwards any more. 

Seems everybody's getting rain, here, there, everywhere, but here!  Glad it's happening somewhere, tho.  Would someone tell me what it looks like?  Sounds like?  So i'll know, just in case it happens here.  You know my memory's not good any more, won't go back that far.

All that cleaning bug yesterday is gone today.  hahahaha,,Rest can just wait.  That's my motto too.  Don't wanna, then don't.  My sis N, would just die if she didn't clean her whole house on Tuesday.  She'd crawl outa her death bed to do it.  Not kidding.  She even cleans the WALLS, regular.  I can't believe how clean mine have stayed since i quit smoking.  They were being painted when i quit, and now they're still good.  Hey yall, was 3 years back on 5-1.  And not one puff on one since then.  50 year habit.  Was actually easier than i had thot possible. 

Ok, just after noon, so gonna wish u all a great week end, and HAGD

Friday, September 16, 2011

They Took That Whole,,Cherokee Nation,,,,

OOO MERCY,,,who ever decided a house had to be cleaned?  I have to do it in spurts, so today i've done my do, 'til,,,well, whenever.  LOLOLOL  But, my floors are clean.  No shower yet, so, not me.  Just now ate lunch, can call it that since it's well past noon.

Hermit Jim sure brought up something very dear to me.  I'm part Choctaw, my great grandmother lived on that OK reservation.  She married a white man, and that started my line.  But, my grandmother, her dotter, was ashamed of being 1/2, so when she had to get a birth certificate in the 30s, she put the wrong names on it.  Didn't want it known that she was 1/2 Choctaw.  No way now, to trace it.  Me, i'm dam proud of it.  Then later, found out my kid's dad was the same blood, but from another tribe.  And just last year, found out my Dad's side had a connection too!!! Wow.  I need  to get back to that.  I have a whole lot to look into, from his side.

But,,anyway,,i have read about that Trail of Tears too, really really sad!!!.. They put the Cherokees in cattle pens, 'til they could ship them out from their Cherokee Nation, there in the SE.  Kept them in those during horrible winter conditions, let them die if they couldn't withstand those conditions.  Remind u of someone?  Then, the survivors in OK,,tried to rebuild thier nation, but,,here they came again,,,greedy bastards, the good ol US of A.  Took everything away from them,,,again!!! Set up a small reservation, put them on it, and there they are still, today.  Wonder when they will lose that? 

OK,,done with that.  And,,today they have found a body of a white man, down there on a little island off of Port Aransas, and think it's the missing man i was talking about yesterday.  Was teasing BB about it.  Really strange conditions, tho.  Name is Christopher Tiensch.  Went missing from his hotel room Sunday nite.  Taking nothing with him.  You can look it up at www.statesman.com,,,
Got my curiosity aroused for sure.  Had a woman,, out at Buchanan Dam, go missing, kinda the same.  Last seen waving at her dotter, standing in her driveway, in her robe.  Nothing gone, but her.  I mean, her purse, keys, cell phone, all still there.  Found her, gosh, i think, about a year later, tied up with chains, to a sunken boat.  On the bank of Inks Lake, BB.  Not where u were, but on down, around Kindsland.  All kinds of things turn up when these lakes get low.   Like, a man in a barrell filled with cement. 

My spell checker's not working, so yall just have to make do, today. 

Hobo must be at hard labor now. hahahaha,,,Sis caught all that blogging!  Hey Joe,,sneak some back on here, we miss ya.

Have to keep on reminding myself it's Friday, whatever that means.  Guess all it means anymore, since i don't party all week end, is,,,things will be closed,  won't be able to pick up things if i need them.  Not that i need anything now. 

Gonna get that shower done, so,,,HAGD