WOW!

How in the world did a month pass since I posted? I seem to stay busy but not sure what exactly I'm doing.

Still kicking. Haven't croaked as yet. Just getting older, uglier, and fatter.

HOPEFULLY shall return later.

Still living....

I'm still creeping. Been LOTS going on and I'll try to enlighten everyone asap. Fraid y'all haven't gotten rid of me yet.

Sassy the cat

Sassy the cat was so kind to wake me before dawn again this morning. She's very serious about her food bowl. If it gets half empty, your rear end is coming outta that bed and feeding her. She's very persistent and knows how to get the job done. She's also lucky I like her because seeing how fast and how far a cat can fly has entered my mind.

It's been an interesting few days. Don't know if I'm awake enough to put fingers to keyboard to explain. The highlight of yesterday was going to Costco and....running SMACK dab into a pillar with the cart. Anyone ever seen these big column thingys there? We're talking huge building. I'm doodling along obviously quite serious about perusing the aisles and WHAP! Had to laugh at myself. I was up near the registers too so everyone got to share my joy.

The girls and myself spent the night in the big town of Dunn, NC night before last. Or was it the night before that? Seems like we ended up at Max's house again Monday eve. It was late and I needed to deal with the light people the next day. Made the mistake of thinking outloud about a hotel and that was all Jenna needed. She became more excited than a fly at a watermelon festival. There isn't anything near Max's house so we ventured to Dunn which is about 15 miles away. On yon way toward Fort Bragg if you've ever heard of it. Still a good distance unless you're a crow but...

The only place in town to buy clothes after 9 p.m. is Walmart. Ain't got no Target; just Wally World. Okay, so as my years have advanced, I've become less than thrilled with the latter. The twitches start as soon as I get in Walmart parking lot. Something about that store just.... But! A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.

We ventured in there and bought us some clearance clothes, shampoo, and all that good stuff. Stayed at the Jameson Inn which was quite nice. I knew the girls would end up in bed with me so went ahead and got a king. They had a bath that morning but when one is in a motel one simply must take a bath right? Besides, they had CITY water. Woo Hoo! Got us well water chicks right excited. After a bubble bath we commenced to snoozing.

That's about all I can muster at the moment. Nathan got a new toy while we were "down the country." Now coming up the driveway there's a humongousable garage type of thingy. He had one already to house two of his trucks but this one is better ya know. It's sitting cockeyed so when the wind comes down the hill......... It's enclosed and....well, guess he's happy anywho.

Supposedly I get to inherit the old one for Bertha. Nevermind Bertha is so big it just might not fit under it. Max's tractor, lawnmower, and Caleb's truck will probably end up with it and Bertha will have to fend for herself.

What is today anyway? Thursday? Regardless, HAVE A GREAT ONE!

*yawn*

Have been awoken once again by a little blond. Need to return to Max's house but we're supposed to go to mama's sisters house today. I need some energy pills. Woke up with the snots & aches this morning.

HAPPY LABOR DAY! Doesn't mean much in this household. We rarely do any kind of celebrating on this day. lol!

Twists & Turns Of Life

So....the girls & myself venture down to Max's house. Caleb had to work and Shane & Erik can rarely be detached from their computers. As I'm leaving, Nathan walks out and says he might ride his "hog" down there to work on the safe. There's a huge gun safe in Max's house, or was, which was bolted to the floor.



The drive seemed longer than usual today for some reason. We get there and are piddling around. The young couple who will be living in the house show up not long after.

Since the the light folks so sweetly cut off the electricity everything in the freezer/refrigerator ruined. I was so worried about it. Just knew the refrigerator would have to be tossed. There were two new things of ice cream, meat, veggies, frozen dinners, etc. in the freezer. It stunk. Ain't no lying about that. It didn't stink in the house until the doors were opened but she smelled worse than me going to town yesterday for sure. Got all of that out and cloroxed everything repeatedly. She's shining like a new penny now and I think it'll be all right.

Now for the interesting part. While I'm cleaning, Nathan moves my daddy's truck, which I had driven, around the yard before loading the safe. No problem. Go on about our business. He decides he and his "hog" are heading home some time later. The young couple leave and it's just the girls & myself. We get everything loaded into the truck, get situated....no keys. Hunt all in the truck, the house...

Nathan refuses to carry a cell phone. We have an extra since his daddy died but he wants no part of modern technology. So....can't contact him while he's en route to home. I call my parents and tell them the situation. Daddy listens out for the 'hog' (trust me, you can hear it coming miles away) and stops him as he's coming in. Sure 'nuff. He has the keys in his pocket. It's getting dark down at Max's house but the girls & myself count stars, play in the yard, and light an oil lamp.

Ya know one can't put their 'hog' back into it's house without proper preparation. I think he was hoping my daddy would volunteer to drive down there with the keys but I told him he'd best not. Besides, Paw Paw was in charge of picking son #1 up from work at 9:30. At first he said he was going to drive "Bertha." Mind you he has four things in the yard he could drive. His reasoning for Bertha? Quote..."bugs are bad tonight." He musta been scared of the wrath of MeMaw cause he drove his little "Toy" truck instead. Me thinks he was kinda skeered of venturing into their house to retrieve Bertha's keys as I had left her up there when I swiped Paw Paw's truck. He finally rolled into Max's yard about 10:20.

So...it is now 12:46 a.m. and my dear sweet, absolutely normal, husband is outside under the yard light cleaning bugs off his truck. *snort* Me thinks I'll go snooze a while.

Headed down the country.....

As Max used to say. Going to his house for a while. It's a good hour from here toward Wilmington, NC. We seem to have had some electricity issues and everything in the refrigerator/freezer is ruined. *sigh* Makes me sick to think about it.

Wish I could just stay down there. There's approx. 200 acres of land in two tracts. It's very rural yet right off interstate 40. I love being around all the farmland and tractors. Can't convince Nathan to move there though.

Think I'll attempt to open all the windows in the house. They're probably welded shut. Max never opened them. It's kinda breezy and is always more windy there than here. The land is very flat and reminds me of the coast of North Carolina.

Happy Sunday!

Getting slack in my old age...

Falling down on the job. *counting fingers* Three days since I've posted here. Been busy creating havoc. Seems to be my purpose in life.

The trip to the bank....let's see. Not once did he "bring in the sheep." If memory serves correct, he was hung up on "Yok peppermint patties." Yok being York but he throws a twist in there. Yea, he watches too much TV. Mainly he was quiet which was good. Think he was scared of me. He says he usually is. Haven't the foggiest idea why though.

So....this morning, being my usual lazy self, the girls, maw, and myself rode to the big town to retrieve breakfast. I cooked yesterday morning. Ain't in no mood today. Yea, STILL grumpy. Don't y'all just envy my dear husband all the more?

Let me tell ya folks. I beez ugly. Not only am I ugly, I stink. Like, rancid, road kill aroma. The past two days I've been moving furniture around the house and cleaning carpets. Sophia was here yesterday and can vouch for my ugly stinky self. I tell no lies.... Not this time anyway.

So, gotta feed the monsters. Too lazy to take a shower; not that the kidlets would allow such anyway. It's a wonder Bertha didn't run when I went outside with her keys. Barbie was still in her pajamas and Jenna had on some concoction she picked out along with waist long ratty looking hair. Barbie DID pick out her white dress shoes to wear with her pjs though.

My parents live an acre in front of us. Roll on down the driveway and stop at their back door. Get ye merry ol' cell phone and call into their house. I could have walked in there but twould require effort. Mama answers and I ask her if she wants to ride. She says she just took the curlers out of her hair but would go. Add another ugly white chick to "Bertha." Mama strolls out in a too big, Salvation Army wouldn't accept, NC State t-shirt and her hair doing some sort of 'roll' thing. Kinda like Shirley Temple in short form.

I told her there was one thing about it. NO ONE was gonna mess with us today. They might run, but they wouldn't mess with us. Here we go. Went to Burger King to retrieve chicken biscuits for Erik and to Sonic where I'm on a first name basis with "Brian" at the drive-thru. Yea, we kinda go there a lot. Thank heavens for sunglasses, Bertha sitting high, and her new car/leather seat smell. Otherwise, I mighta cleared out the kitchen with my stench seeping through the drive-thru window. Brian survived us and we got vittles for the rest of the clan.

Haven't mentioned Paw Paw have I? He had already left to go to his favorite eating joint. He has to go most every morning to catch up on the gossip in town. Didn't mention my other half either. Rarely mention him cause he doesn't turn over before usually 1 p.m. He was in his cave safe and sound away from me.

While proofreading it has come to my attention that my moustache has grown out again. I tell son #1 when he has more hair above his lip than I do he'll be a man. Must go rid myself of my manly attributes and possibly attempt to work on the stench.

Another Day in Paradise...

*yawn* Ya know, I feel let down. Those housecleaning fairies are yet to show up during the night. Go to bed with a messy house and wake up to a messy house. In fact, it seems more messy. Me thinks the wrong fairies are visiting. Life sucks but the vacuum cleaner won't unless you turn it on.

There's a handy dandy exercise machine in the living room but my butt is still big. What is the deal people? I mean really....

Gotta go downtown Raleigh to see the investment dude. Get to be locked up in Bertha to/from with my other half singing "Bringing in the Sheep." That's his theme song. Should be a merry old trip.

Y'all take care now ya hear?

Evening.....

I'm in heaven. Son #3 has been combing my fur for at least an hour. Nevermind I'm paying him to do it. If I could purr I would....

It's 1:34 a.m......

And what are you doing here hum? I'm tired but don't wanna sleep. Want to clean/straighten/move stuff around in the house but DON'T wanna at the same time. So....here I sit like a toad frog on a log.

Ribbit

It's Monday....

and I'm grumpy as usual. The fact that that smilie is supposed to be AFTER the first sentence makes me even grumpier. Old age stinks.

Got so much to do and don't know where to begin. We did manage to go to the birthday party yesterday ON the right day. Twas fun it was. Took lots of pictures. Some were okay. When I compare them to other peoples pictures they rather stink though.

Anyway, HAPPY MONDAY! Hope you aren't as grumpy as me. Hopefully I'll return in a better mood but don't hold your breath. ;-)

Don't know if this will work.

I created another Kodak account hoping I could link you guys to pictures cause I'm too stupid to figure out how to do it on here. JENNIFER! I need your guidance!

See if you can view pictures through here without having to sign in. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=3rzofvlz.4ajb3nd3&x=0&y=t6g0aa Looks like it's asking you to sign in but doesn't require it.

Good Morning....

I was awoken this morn by a small blond wanting me to put tennis shoes on a cat. What a way to start the day so early in the morning. *yawn* Guess it's time to get at it again. TODAY we're REALLY going to little cousin Paydin's birthday party! Wonder what adventures will transpire?

Old age sure is interesting...

So! Attempt to get "Bertha" halfway clean, scrub up the girls & myself, load up and head toward my cousins house for the birthday party. First, I get lost in the 'hood.' I'm cruising all around the 'hood' looking for his house. I've only been there once before and theirs is one of the few which is finished. Everything else is construction.

I drive by this certain house which I really thought was it but there are no cars, no peoples, no nothing. Keep searching. Call my parents house cause I had left the invitation at home; of course. Call the sister of the cousin in which I seek cause she's the only cell phone number I have in my cell phone. Leave her a message about being lost in the subdivision blah, blah, blah. Go back by that same house again and there's this man beside the garage that REALLY looks like my cousin. That smilie at the beginning is supposed to be in this spot. *slapping forehead*

The cobwebs in me head start spinning and I'm thinking....that really looked like Johnny but why would he be working in the garage during a birthday party. Pretend the same dumbfounded looking smilie is in this spot too. I turn around and go back to this suspected house. When close realize it IS Johnny and pull into the driveway. He walks over, hey, how ya doin' yadda yadda yadda....and then goes...the party is tomorrow. Insert fainting and most shocked smilie.

Okay, so I had to laugh. I mean really. I've been telling EVERYONE that we're going to the party Saturday; everyone. Even posted on here last night. That's the story of my life though. Always a day late (or early) and a dollar short. ;-)

So....got my females in my ride and figure it's time for us girls to go shopping. They've been wanting to go to Build A Bear for a while to add to their evergrowing collection. Mind you, the only Build A Bear is WAY away but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. Here we go. Finally get there and find somewhere to park "Bertha" which is no easy feat at Crabtree Mall. We waddle into the mall, each of us carrying a "hocketbook" of course. Jenna called pocketbooks "hocketbooks" when she was little and it stuck.

Jenna picks out a rabbit and Barbie chooses a pink cat. Princess cat it's called. Of course... They do the little dance & jig to "build" them and off we go to "blow them off" and comb them. Well, ya know, a cat and a rabbit MUST have clothes to wear. Barbie picks out a pink sequin top and a pink skirt to go on her pink cat. Ya know the cat has to have shoes. Pink flipflops are added. Jenna's rabbit is carefully dressed in a jean skirt and yellow print top complete with a brown belt. You do realize of course that a rabbit who wears clothes MUST have a cell phone in order to call all her rabbit friends to inform them of her new outfit. Since the rabbit got a phone you know the cat HAD to have a phone as well. $89 later we leave Build A Bear. My new grandchildren are "Polly" (cat) and "Rosabella" (rabbit).

We wander around a little bit and head on out. Phone rings. Son #1 says the lights have been out over an hour and they aren't expected to be on till 8:30. In no hurry to go home to a hot house we go downtown Raleigh to Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Tis for the good of the family of course. Phone is steady ringing one person or another from the time we leave the mall. Get home and load up the rest of the brood and head back to Zebulon. Some want Pizza Hut, parents want Subway, gotta get something at Food Lion.... Come back home and the lights are on. Very glad since my other half goes beserck if they so much as blink much less stay out for hours. We picked a good day to go to a party on the wrong day. ;-)

So....bored yet? It's 9:19 p.m. Early for this household. Forgot to mention son #1 hanging out of the moonroof, sunroof, or whatever that thing is in the front of "Bertha" on the way home. Oh yea, we're high class folks.

Happy Saturday morning! Yea, bah humbug.... Need some smilies on here. Ooo! Wonder if it'll work? It's showing for me anyway.

Planned to get up early. Didn't. Need to be outside washing "Bertha (Expedition)." Haven't as yet. Gotta get the princessess bathed. Haven't. Shall I continue? I should know by now to never make plans cause they rarely transpire. Or, they don't happen in a timely manner. I seem to function best when under pressure. ?????

Well, that seems to be it. Ain't much huh? Caleb & Barbie have gone with Paw Paw to breakfast so I should seize the moment, grab ye merry ol' vacuum cleaner and head outside in the hot and humid environment to suck the dirt outta my which my darling little angels have deposited there. MUST get some gravel in my spot. Tis mainly gone and Bertha can't help but get dirty.

Okay, off to sweat.

Mr. Bean's Holiday

Anyone else go see this movie today? I about laughed till I cried in parts of it and couldn't really explain why it was so funny. ???? Maybe it was his expressions. They're award winning. lol! I do love going to see a movie in the theater. All of us enjoyed "Transformers" and "Wild Hogs" as well this summer.

The dryer works! My daddy came down today and put in a new pipe/vent thingy for the dryer. It's been a pain in the boodie for some time. It was just bought in February or so but has never worked right. Come to find out, the people who built this joint majorly screwed up. So, Paw Paw to the rescue again. SO nice to have a washer & dryer which work! I won't elaborate on how much lint was in the tube and under the floor.....

Debbie, the school situation is still up in the air. The only kid I know for sure his future is Caleb who is enrolled in an online academy. This year should be interesting for sure.

We go to our little cousins first birthday party tomorrow. Rather excited actually. I've been so involved with the inlaw side of the family the past few months that there has been little time for my side. I hope I can drag out my much neglected camera and would be very pleased with a few good pictures. Not going to hold my breath though. The last pictures I took about a month ago sucked donkey do. When I grow up I wanna take pictures like some of my online buddies. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

It's midnight and I'm fixing to turn into a pumpkin. Night Night!!!

Back again....

This thing is addicting. Spoke with one of the owners about the business just now. Tis looking good.....

I lied

I'm back already. Just learned something. DO NOT click on "next blog" at the top. Great day in a snakes head! I'll never do that again! YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

Once more this morning and...

I'll leave ya alone. Contemplating something. The ladies who run this http://www.nearlynewclothingexchange.com/ are going to 'retire' and are selling it. We haven't talked nitty gritty yet, but am thinking about buying it.

Thoughts?

The newbie shows....

Just ventured over to my good buddy Jennifer's blog and hers makes mine look sick. The "newb" in me shows. Gonna have to pick her brain to get super hip like her. ;-)

I have arrived!

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? I have a blog! WOO HOO! I have arrived!

Now what do I do? I lead a most boring life. Always on the go but never accomplishing anything. Kinda like a fart in a whirlwind. Think of my Pop everytime I say that. Miss him....

Exciting news this week? Got a new washing machine. Gots me one of them there front loader gizmos this go round. Since I've killed two washing machines in the past six months..... Figgered I'd best break out the big guns this time. Son #1 pointed out that we could have bought two new computers for what that thingamajigger cost. Hubby said it outta wash his butt considering the price tag. I told him to get in it. I'd close the door and we'd see. >:-) Sure hope I don't forget to let him out......

Speaking of hubby. He woke me up about 2 or so this morning plundering around in the bathroom looking for scissors. Haven't been able to go back to sleep since. Needless to say, he's on my poop list at the moment. He was cooking a steak on the grill about 4 a.m. Oh yea, I'm the one with mental problems....

Guess I'll go put my eyeballs in. Presently sporting my one-armed glasses which resemble the bottoms of a Coca-Cola bottle. I'm too sexy for my spectacles....

Shall hopefully return later if I can remember the link and/or password.