My occasionally snarky thoughts on everything from motherhood, politics, life and current events. Cocktails are sometimes mandatory. Bottoms up!

Friday, August 29, 2008

Last weekend of the summer...

So remember kids, have some fun out there... : )

No false starts...


And computa even caught a fish! (Though not during the video...)

And yes - we *did* tie a line to the neck of a water bottle. Line, hook, grub, and bobber - you are good to go!!

Whee!!

Have a great weekend, y'all!!

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Boy, can I relate...

Good thing college football is fixin' to start... Heh.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Glow...

Yup - sounds about right....

Home now - had a most wonderful time with an most interesting run in with the TSA on the way home. Good grief! Details at five, as the MSM would say.

For now I am running uphill in rollerskates - playing catch up is a bitch!

Later...

Friday, August 22, 2008

Taking some R&R...

....in Texas with the ever feisty Ms. Christina and company!

Just got back from a grocery run with Mawmaw, in fact...

Heh.

So now the cooking extravaganza begins - I can't imagine having more fun and more laughter. Just what the doctor ordered...

Hopefully my house will be standing when I get home - WxMan seems to have things under control... For now anyway...

And just for fun - here is a picture of the two of us on a mini vaca of our own. : )


Back later - with stories to tell I am sure...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Is honesty the best policy??

Or should the mantra be "Never give a Sucker an Even Break..."??

Made a quick run to the local grocery store - Piggly Wiggly - heh.

I needed to get some yummy lunch stuff and fresh fruit. On our way through the check out I was chatting with the gal, hearing all about all how she dropped her daughter at college, blah blah blah...

As WxMan and I walked through the parking lot, I realized that I had not mentioned to the checker gal that I left the two watermelons I had picked out *in* the cart. Checkers usually assure me, when I mention things like that, that they have it covered. "Already rang it up, Ma'am." No worries.

So I had the opportunity to take a quick look at my receipt and sure enough - no watermelons on there. So I asked WxMan to please go back in and rectify the error while I loaded the groceries into the car... With no argument, off he went. As he returned though, he was smiling. "They were surprised!" he said. "That doesn't happen very often, I guess..."

Maybe I am a sucker. But it seems like honesty is the best policy - and I am in dire need of some good karma these days...

What would YOU have done?? Am I just too much of a goody goody??

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Thank God I wasn't Ping Pong....

That would be just flat embarrassing.



You Are Swimming



You are an interesting set of contradictions.

You are peaceful yet competitive. Graceful yet strong.

You exist in your own private universe.



But swimming?? Oh yeah... Been there, done that, *literally* bought the tee-shirts... And I am old and slow now - though I still get psyched watching. Sad that it's over, actually...

How about you? Feeling sporty?

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Covered up...

But Christina has my non-blogging back!

Even if she *did* name a spider after me - sort of...

~Herman :)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

New Word

Electile Dysfunction :
The inability to become aroused over any of the choices for President put forth by either party in the 2008 election year.


Oh yeah - I have had this for a while...

But my question is, will they come up with some meds to help? And what color would *that* pill be??

h/t Loretta and Dal

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

And the real work begins...

Not so much for me - but Pop begins a long series of radiation treatments and chemo today.

Mentally, I think I will be here...

Peace Fountain

Just hoping for some cancer ass kickin'...

Monday, August 11, 2008

Now I *know* the neighbors will think I am nuts...

And Oh well!

What else are you going to do on a day that is too perfect to be cooped up inside but you still want to watch all of the Olympic goodness???


That's right - you take it outside! Yay!

And can I just say?? Watching the Olympics al fresco is a quite fine experience... One I plan to repeat today. Go USA!!

Saturday, August 09, 2008

Yesterday...

We went to the lake for some R&R.

Swimming was great for Sporta and Computa...

WxMan even managed to catch some zzzzzzzzzzz's....

And I found some purple amongst the green.

This little swimming dog was enjoying himself!


Happy happy puppy. :)

And there were these flowers weeds...


You see them everywhere! Whole fields full! And I think they are quite pretty really...

Today I am cooking cooking cooking for a party I am catering tomorrow. Puttering in the kitchen, watching the Olympics - it's almost as good as a day at the beach...

Almost.

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

More letters to the Big Guy...

No worries, Nan. Nobody *I* know can do it either. That's maybe why God is God.

It's a pretty good one Ruth. But you may need to expand your horizons a bit. God has invented a few more cool things...

Puppy....brother......puppy.....brother.... Yeah - that's tough, Joyce. Keep on prayin' though.

And today I have my own...

Dear God,

Why make mosquitoes?? Good grief... At least invent some adequate repellent or killer stuff. Okay?

~Rich

Monday, August 04, 2008

Now THAT'S good advice...

Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor
in the
morning, Satan shudders & says...

"Oh shit....she's awake!!"


I think I will! Hell of an idea... Heh.

Taking the day...

Just to chill.

And it's perfect for it. Cloudy, thunderstormy, and not much scheduled at all. Yay!

My folks hit the road this morning back to Mayo's - more appointments are scheduled for the next few days. Pop's recovery from surgery has gone well! Not perfect, of course, but well! And I am getting really good with the whole smoothie thing...

The plan is that if the rest of his treatment is scheduled to begin in a few weeks - they are going to go home to Wyoming for a bit. If the treatment is scheduled to start sooner, then back here they will come. Either way, it's all good...

And today will just be a day... That's kind of nice.