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Saturday, July 05, 2008

Where did I leave off?

Oh yeah, the glasses, the NEW glasses.  The new glasses that I have to slide almost to the end of my nose if I want to read anything in my hands. The new glasses that I have to shove up to the top of my nose if I wish to watch TV or look at someone in the same room.  Now this makes reading the paper and watching TV extremely difficult - I now have to do one thing or the other.

Oh, the glasses are pretty.  A real light lavender color. Smallish frames - a tad smaller than the ones that I had before that is.

But these are NOT good glasses!!  I know after having dealt with them for a week that I have to go on Monday and see if some can be made that work for me. The eye doctor I saw only prescribed a single vision lens which is not what I need.  I even said that with my old glasses I had to sometimes put them on my head to read, depending on the size of the print.  I seriously don’t think that he listened to me at all.  This will prove to be an interesting Monday. (Sigh)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

And I’m………

just not sure exactly how I broke my glasses in two when I was cleaning them on Monday night.  We were at the doctor’s office and I had used the sink to clean them as the lenses were really dirty and then as I was drying them off they just snapped right in two!!  Go figure.  So I had to get some scotch tape (as that is all they had) and try to tape them together so that I could drive home.  The ladies in the office and sweet hubby were having a laugh at my nerdy appearance.  They held together pretty well till we were leaving the grocery store after getting prescriptions - then they fell apart as I was driving through the parking lot.  Had to stop quickly and stick them back together - they held till we made it home.  Sweet hubby put them together with super glue so that I could at least be able to wear them to drive.
Early this morning found us heading to the glasses place to get some new ones.  Picked them out with help from the ladies in that office (and sweet hubby) and they will be ready by Friday - Saturday at the latest.  A new color and style I will have!!

Sunday, June 22, 2008

I know…………

I know, I’ve been missing for a bit.  Sorry about that.
Sweet hubby got a blood clot in his leg so he has been basically confined to the house and when he isn’t sleeping, I am his entertainment.
On top of that, my father got ill again so we had to venture up to his place and take him to his doctor even though a certain someone was
supposed to still be staying in bed with his leg elevated.
And with my father being sick that means even more laundry with lots and lots of hot water and bleach.

The little one is flying to New York this week to spend 10 days with her friends and also seeing her sister.  I know of at least one trip planned for going into the city and seeing where her sister works and then spending the day in the fashion district.  Ah, to be young and have lots of free time on your hands.

We have a small strawberry plant in one of those strawberry pots that is doing so-so.  Every time we think that we are going to have a few berries to try some bird or squirrel comes along and steals them before they are fully ripe.  Hopefully I can post a picture of some of our plants on here soon.

Just thought that I’d catch ya up on what is going on over our way.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Happy Father’s Day

Found this in Dear Abby and wanted to share it.

Not Her Father
Hey, it’s really not “your day”.
I just don’t know what else to say
Because, you see, you’re just a “step”,
You’re not her dad - you’re just a “rep”,
A stand-in really, rest assured
You’re only there to be endured.

Oh! Unless she needs a ride,
Or someone there to take her side,
And please have money you can lend;
‘Cause that’s when you will have a friend.

She’s NOT your daughter, though be clear;
You’re not her dad, just someone here.

There’s really lots for you to do;
And you get all the “good jobs”, too;
You get to worry when she’s late,
Pick her up from her late date,
Comfort her when she’s in tears,
And try to calm her teenage fears.

And you will get to love her, too,
Even though she won’t love you.
You’ll get to care for her each day,
And see my daughter doesn’t stray
From rules that you will get to make --
She won’t admit they’re for her sake!

She thinks stepdads just aren’t “fun”,
You’re just as boring as her mom.
You’re only there (you must concede)
To see that she’s got all she needs!
Father’s Day? Nah, she won’t bother
Thanking you - you’re not her father!

So let me do it in her stead,
As I have done since we were wed.
Thanks for all the things you do,
And all you are - I love you, too.
Happy Father’s Day.

by Lesley Stitt, Ontario

There was a time I could’ve written something like this about my own sweet hubby, but my girls have started surprising him over the years by treating him more and more like the dad that he has always tried to be for them!!  Love ya, honey!

Friday, June 06, 2008

I now KNOW who to vote for!!!

I have found my candidate via YouTube.
Don’t think that I am kidding.  I was just surfing around to see what I could find out that was new, fun or interesting to share and here is what I found.
The best candidate of who is left in the running.

Why has the majority of the media kept him under wraps??  He has been in debates, been on CNN, Larry King, Bill Maher, to name a few but I never heard about him watching the regular news or the last few debates.  I would’ve enjoyed listening to him more than listening to Obama and Hillary trade insults and McCain making me think that I am staring again at Bush.  He is really refreshing and very intelligent and also, understands how the government is SUPPOSED to work.  God Bless Him!!

This video is 8:44 minutes long and you need to really listen to it - it blows you away.  This is no junior senator or 4 more years of the same, this is someone that the people can get behind.

And if you would like to watch another one about his views on inflation and what is really happening with inflation, and our currency and how it effects our very lives than watch this video.

It makes sense and it is not what one typically hears from one in our government.  Watch them both - give them lots of thought - Thanks!

Check out http://www.ronpaul2008.com

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Oh Bother………

Here I go again - getting out of the habit of writing on the blog on a semi-regular basis!!

Really been busy with graduations, grad parties, birthday parties and geez Louise two more Saturdays and it will be Father’s Day.............  and what are we going to do for the guys????

Been talking with two different friends about the places they want to move to and what they are looking at - one has even been bidding on a house. Now the house has a really bad leak in the roof and they would have to repair that, the inside of the attic, and the wall of the room below - not sure at this point how much that would cost them and if that plus what they are bidding on the house would really be worth the money.  I told them with so many foreclosed homes on the market (that is what they are bidding on) that maybe they should just keep looking.  I’ve seen quite a few that are in better shape.

The other friends are looking for something to rent.  Something with 2 or 3 bedrooms, a basement and at least a bath and a half.  Little bit easier to help these folks look - seems I have a knack for burying my nose in newsprint for a decent amount of the day.  Ask my family - I read the newspapers, cut out articles and coupons all while watching the news and sitcoms.  (They forgot all the foodie shows that I watch, and I am NOT going to remind them!!)

Found out today that the old Craftsman guarantee works on the clothes that carry that label.  My father had a pair of overalls that were losing those metal thingies on the end of the straps and they wouldn’t stay on so he took those back today and the store gave him a brand new pair - no charge!!  You have up to two years to exchange your item for one of the same.  Thought that, that was pretty cool so wanted to share it with you.

Other than that small blurb - nothing to terribly exciting has been going on.
With that said, am heading up to bed and taking a look at the TV before lights out.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

My Mother’s Day

Today was one of the quietest Mother’s Days I have ever had.  For the last 7 of them we lived on Long Island and Mother’s Day was spent with both kids at home and being with the in-laws for part of the day; having brunch at one restaurant or another and then there was the one time we all stayed at our house while sweet hubby whipped up one of his many creations for brunch.

Got up before 9am, hit the shower, got dressed, walked downstairs to use the computer so that I wouldn’t disturb sweet hubby who was still sleeping and about scared the life out of the little one.  She was hiding out in the computer room, making her mother’s day card and having a boat load of problems with both the computer and the printer.  She settled me in at the dining room table with the day’s papers and promised that she would be done with the computer soon.  Finally she emerged from the room and then led me (with eyes closed tight) into the kitchen where she had set her part of her present on the counter.

Then I read her beautiful card that had a coupon in it for us to spend the day together.

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Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day!!

While I sit here waiting for sweet hubby to prepare one of his scrumptious seafood meals, in my honor, I thought that I would share one of my all time favorite Mom videos with you!!

Turn on the volume, and get ready to laugh because this mom says it all!!

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Beautiful Tree

I thought that I would post a couple of pictures that the youngest one took for me of our tree.
This grows right outside our back door and has these pretty flowers on it.  We have been trying to figure out what kind of tree it is since we bought the house 12 years ago.  It was much smaller then and we thought perhaps it was a fruit tree of some sort.  I can’t seem to remember it ever having any type of fruit on it though.  If you can tell us what kind it is, that would be great!!

Friday, May 09, 2008

Horton Hears ………….

Yesterday was supposed to hold an afternoon of fun.

We went to see the movie “Horton Hears a Who” during the twilight showing as that is the same price as a matinée and hopefully would be mostly kiddie free.
Entering the theater we were happy to see that we were the only ones in there and the movie to start in only 10 minutes. 10 minutes can make a world of difference. (We took our favored seats - first row right behind the railing as that helps sweet hubby to stand after sitting for the length of a movie.)

The next group to come into the theater went up near the top.  The next, and final group, came in and took the row behind us coming to within 2 seats of us.  It was grandma and grandpa and two boys under the age of 4. 

The movie got going and it is a really good movie - of course, you have to like cartoons and Dr. Seuss.  About a third of the way in, the boys started talking and it wasn’t quietly.  Grandma got up and took them out of the theater going behind our seats rather than out the other end of their row which was closer to the door. Sweet hubby quietly shushed them as they passed by.  Came back about 10 minutes and they were quiet.  Now it is a little past the halfway point in the movie and once again the boys start jabbering, quietly at first and then getting a little louder; Grandpa shushed them and it worked for a little bit.  Then they started in again and it got louder, and louder and louder till we could no longer hear the movie.  Neither their grandma or grandpa were doing anything so in total frustration (and also because we wanted to hear the movie) I turned toward them and yelled SHUSH!!  Far more politer than the other things that were in my mind to say.  Sweet hubby said that grandma shot me a look that would’ve frozen a polar bear. Too bad!!

Well, the boys started up again and we could hear grandpa tell his missus that she needed to take them out of the theater.  And out of the theater they stayed until the movie was done.

We saw them on the way out of the theater, as they were slowly making their way to their vehicle.  Sweet hubby thought that perhaps grandma was going to have words with me.  If she did, she would’ve heard the same thing that I tell others who bring small children to theaters; “Until your child can sit still at home and watch a cartoon or movie on video that lasts for 1hr and 45 minutes without getting up or being disruptive than they have no place in a theater with other paying customers.”

Given the cost of the gas to get there (approx. $3.79 per gal around here), the price of the movie ($5.75 ea x3 in our case), and any snacks you enjoy while you are there; it is extremely rude for someone to behave in such a disruptive manner that the other patrons cannot enjoy what they paid for.

Now, we are waiting for it to hit video so that we can watch the whole movie and HEAR everything that Horton heard!!

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