Quack!

Monday Monday, It was an animal day for sure. Early this morning as I was washing dishes and staring out the window I saw that 2 of Joes ducks were on the loose. I really don't deal with them. Not my job man. I called him and told him about the break out. Even though our yard is fenced we still get the occasional dog looking for trouble. I hate people who let their animals run loose. Anyway, Gage and I went outside to see if we could round up those little troublemakers. We got one but the other one kept me running in circles round the pen. In the end I wanted to hit him with the shovel. I ended up just leaving him to run free. Joe came home at lunch and got him back in the pen. By 2:00 the same 2 damn ducks were out again and now they had the little rooster with them. This is the little rooster that Joey found a year ago walking down a dirt road up in the woods just after sunset. He was glad to cuddle in Joeys coat and come here to live with the ducks. I'm pretty sure he has no clue he's a chicken. Again I chased those critters around the yard but to no avail. Brought Gage in for his nap and told Joe they were on their own. Joe got home from work this eve and they went right in for him. Naturally. While putting Gage to sleep I saw a fat mouse walk his butt across my livingroom. You guessed it, I called Joe and had a fit. He did kill 3 mice a few weeks ago and for that I was glad. I knew we had more but he was sick of the mousetrap thing and kept putting it off. Well tonight he had to set them everyplace. I better find dead bodies by morning. The reason we have all these damn mice is the damn birds. 2 messy parakeets that throw seed everyplace.Joe keeps a "Dove"(it's a pigion) in his computer room.Very messy. He found it on the porch 6 years ago and took it in to doctor it.Well, its wing is never gonna fly again so its just here. It talks all the the time.During the day Joe puts it outside and the other "doves come visit. I love that my husband is so kind, I just wish we didn't have so many birds. And just in case we don't have enough ducks,Cady has a moma duck sitting on a giant pile of eggs. Oh joy!

A Day In The Life ( i sorta have a life)

Today was pretty much a good day for me. Up at 7 am. I actually slept last night. First time in 6 nights that I slept past 4am. Why was I waking up and staying up? I have no f---ing idea. Got a few valium and last night was heaven. Today was even better cuz I was not in a semi coma. First thing this morning I actually did some laundry. Now, it's almost 8pm, if I can just get that load into the dryer it will be great. There have been times where I had to wash the same load 5 times because I let it get mildewy after each new washing. Pitiful. Another thing that made today good-Gage finally pooped on the potty. He has been great about sitting on his musical potty and doing # 1. He just couldn't grasp the # 2 thing. He would either hold it for several days or poop in his pull-up. And while fighting with him to lay down for a nap he looked up at me and said "grandma, you're pretty". Okay, maybe he was trying to bribe me into forgetting about the nap, but I will take what I can get these days.

As soon as I get off my butt and get batteries for my camera I will take pictures of our new 3 legged dog. He is still in the naming process so I just call him "The Baby". Gage calls him "Broken Dog". Cady just recruited me to help in the giving of his second parvo shot. I don't like shots. Now she thinks he may be sick so I guess we have to take him back to the vet. Oh, Cady got him from the vets office. He was hit by a car and had no home. After his amputation he was put up for adoption but nobody wanted him. I told Cady he could come home for 1 night. What a sucker I am. I could never send him back to life in a metal box. He's very sweet and calm. Only peed twice on my new rug.

This week has been sad for all. I read Mollys (lostasock)post and believe she is right and said it all. I don't want to go there tonight. Except to say that I hate to live in fear.

Well, if I go on any longer I will miss "Greys Anatomy".

Peace Out!

"Everybody might be just one big soul
Well, it looks like that to me.
So wherever you look in the day or night
That's where I'm gonna be, Ma

Wherever kids are hungry and crying
Wherever they ain't free
Wherever folks are fighting for their rights
That's where I'm gonna be Ma
That's where I'm gonna be"

woody guthrie

SHITSHITSHIT

I am sitting here trying to catch up on my comments and whatever. I heard a noise by my window. I jumped up and saw there was a damn mouse climbing down the curtain. My bedroom curtain. I bought traps,I told my husband to set them a month ago as I kept thinking I could hear noises in the corner. He hates to do that. Well, tough shit. Killing stuff is a mans job. I DO NOT TOUCH TRAPS OR DEAD ANIMALS. Eww. Joe is at school right now. When he gets home he is gonna hear some shit. I already know there is a mouse coming in and out from the fireplace. He did set a trap for that little sucker. I guess he didn't like what we were serving cuz the trap remains empty. Just the thought of a critter crawling over me in my sleep makes my skin crawl. It's gonna be a long f---ing night. They never travel in packs of one. I can feel it's icky little eyes watching me as I type. I am too creeped out to stay in this room. So Goodnight Gracie.

The Fight Is On

Okay, I will probably regret it but I'm going to my son's fight. It's the only time he's had a fight here in his hometown. I know it's probably a mistake for me to be there. The rounds are few and short so maybe it won't be too horrible. I don't believe that either.

We Are Family

Had a great Easter. Stayed up until 2 a.m. chopping strawberries and dying eggs and making potato salad. Why can't I ever get it together at a decent hour? There have been years where we were hiding eggs at sunrise.There are so many people in our family that it's hard to cram everyone into the same place. About 20 people I think. The weather could have been better but at least it let us go outside. The kids hunted for about 90 eggs. Whats next? Mothers Day I think. My Moms funeral was the day before Mothers Day 26 years ago. I miss her every day. Hope everyone had a great day with family and friends.

Day Is Done, Finally

Got well and then got sick again. Since I no longer keep Gage on Fridays,I thought I should go to the clinic to find out what I have before I give it to the kids. I moved at snails pace all day and got almost nothing done. By 3 in the afternnon I had taken a shower and washed SOME of the dishes I left last night. How disgusting. We had "orange roughy". Yes, my kitchen stunk. Even so it didn't bother me enough to make me get them all done. Hey, they are still waiting in there now. What the f--k.I did manage to take myself to town and buy Easter junk. Not food of any kind. hell no. That would have been the smart thing to do. I spent 68.00 on candy and paper easter grass. Oh I did get one useful item, a bottle of Motrin. Now I have to return tomorrow and buy actual food for Easter dinner. Even with all that candy I already bought I bet I will find more I need. Even though the Easter Bunny comes to the kids houses and leaves each one a basket, he has always felt that there should be another waiting for them at Grandmas and Grandpas house. I am pretty sure it's cuz thats how it was when I was little and I don't much like changin traditions. All my kids got baskets until they had kids. Now they gotta steal from them if they want candy. I never liked those Peeps. You know those icky mashmellow chicks. I never buy them. Now Sara says she wants some. She won't eat them.

After blowing all that money on candy I had Joe meet me at the walk in clinic at 5. After only a 2 hour wait they took me in. By then I had a migraine also. Joe had to leave at 7 and go home to tend to the animals and pick up 2 grandsons who were waiting for us. I got a script for antibiotics and a shot of Toradol in the butt. I hate shots! 90.00 for that visit and shot. Wish I could say I felt 90.00 better. But the shot helped a little and my sciatic pain is at least not making me whine. Gosh, that reminds me,I bought a nice bottle of wine last night. be right back.

Thought our church would have a Good Friday Service, nope. I don't know whats going on there these days. Cady is in a play Easter Sunday or I may have just stayed home. Every year since we have lived in this house,(16 yrs) we have a big egg hunt. We usually have between 70-100 eggs. Depending on how many kids we have. There was a time when it kinda dried up. Cady was the only one left here at home. Sara had moved in with her dad when she was 12 and the rest grew up and left. But now we are back to full force egg dying. I tried to buy some beets to make home made pink dye. Couldn't find any at Walmart. We only have 2 stores here. Walmart killed them all. As you can tell by this "Day In The Life", my world is pretty exciting and that's why everyone wants to be me,,,,NOT. Yes, I finally saw "Borat". 'My suit is black,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not", is one of the few times I laughed. Everyone likes it but me. The naked wrestling scene has damaged me in ways I have yet to find. Okay,good nite all.

It's Alive!

The "It" would be me. All last week I thought I was under the influence of a killer hayfever attack.

NOT! I have no idea what it was but I haven't been sick like that in many a year. I missed 2 birthday parties and Palm Sunday. Now it looks like I gave "it" to baby Gage. He spent all day today asleep. He doesn't want me to call him my baby anymore. "I'm big grandma".

I thought I needed to take some time and liven up my posts. They are about as interesting as the back of a shampoo bottle. This seems to be a recurring complaint of mine.

Schools are on spring break this week so Cady is staying in town with Sara(sister) and Madison. Alan (the not yet hubby)is working out of town all month and Sara didn't want to be alone. Cady, ever ready to be anyplace but home, gladly packed up and went with big sis. Since she's out of school all week this is a good chance for Cady to get in some extra hours at work. Remember , I told you she works for a vet. The vet is a real jerk and is difficult to work for. He also has a big problem when it comes to paying income tax. The IRS raided his home last yr and cleaned him out. Now everything is in his sons name. They come in and shut down the office every few months and go over books and clean out the cash drawer. All the girls who work there figure he will be shut down within the next few months. I think not. Then they get nothing. Just in case, Cady needs to work alot. My oldest daughter Heather and her husband are taking the kids to Disneyland this Sept. This has been planned for a few months. Cady and I were all ready to fly out to Calif 3 yrs ago and stay with my friend and go to Disneyland. Due to circumstances beyond my control ,the trip had to be cancelled.( you cannot imagine how much time I spend asking myself ,"do I put a comma there") Cady has gone on vacation with them before and she was hoping to be invited this time. Nothing was said and she felt pretty sad. A few days ago Heather called me and said she couldn't go without Cady. Needless to say,Cady is thrilled.She needs to have 500.00 to cover her expences. PLus extra spending money. She has time to earn that much and we will help too. Gosh, I wish I was going. When Heather and Billy were the only kids, we lived in Fountain Valley,Calif. We were about 15 min from Mouseville. Every night at 9:00 we could hear the fireworks go off. My husband (the ex) didn't like to deal with all the crowds ,but I took my kids every chance I got. If someone was going I would tag along for the ride. I wasn't allowed to drive. It's alot more expensive now. I think it's late and I am talking in circles. And those damn commas. Good night friends.