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Just another day

For all you dog lovers out there, I happen to be one of them. My little poodle is all white with an attitude. Her name is Bella. And every morning we get up nice and early and go outside. She has a built in alarm that goes off at 6:40. She has to make sure she is up in time to bark at the school bus that stops at the end of our driveway. She knows when it is exactly 7:24 am. She is up on the back of the chair waiting patiently.

Sam is a beagle. A dumb one. Or smart, depending on how you want to look at it. He lives with my daughter in our duplex behind our house. Sam is basically a house dog. He does have a fenced in area with a dog house but that is not where he sleeps. It's not even where he stays the last few days! He has managed to escape the last two mornings and run, and run, and run. I have no idea where he goes but he comes home after three hours totally exhausted and in plenty of trouble. Unfortunately, his parents do not have to deal with his bad butt because they are at work. I totally think he should be named Leroy Brown (as in Bad, bad, Leroy Brown).

I will be glad when the weekend comes and they can fix the fence!

Talk about bad habits!

So you wonder where I've been? Last year was a complete lost to me! I spent a lot of hours working at Show Me Handmade at Crestwood, Mo which has now got a new name called Fusion. It has been relocated at Chesterfield Mall, Chestefield, Mo and has had a nice new facelift. I am currently a part timer as it is so far from home and I do seasonal work for the time being.

So I have been knitting, crocheting, learning to make jewelry which has not been posted on my Etsy shop. I have procrastinated taking photos of my work. I just procrastinate, period.

But I do a lot of driving to pick kids up from school, take them to church, take them to the park, push a lot of swings and in general have a good time. It's not all bad huh?

But I seem to have taken two steps back from the world and am wondering what the heck I am doing? So my goal for the rest of this year is to see what is really important to me and mine.

Hubby has not been well and that is a priority right now. We just go day to day with it. I have been reeling from all the new information I got when I took him to the pulmonary doc. Seems he has 94% blockage in his lungs and only 20% lung function. And to top all that off, they are unable to do anything for him. They say he needs a complete lung transplant but he does not qualify as he is too old.

He's tired. I'm tired for him. Maybe a little depressed. I'm sure he is. We can't go anywhere. He sleeps odd hours. He watches tv and eats, sleeps some more. This has been an on going thing for quite a few months.

So, I wonder if I should question anything? I don't know what I am suppose to do at this point? Since the docs say take your medicine and I'll see you in three months. Why? Why don't I call you if anything changes. He has trouble getting ready to go. Taking a shower and shaving is a two day affair. We actually canceled one appointment because he was too exhausted to go!

I think I'll just sleep on all this tonight. Maybe when the sun comes up, I'll be a little cheerier!

Back to the old Bad habits!

I know, I know, it's July! But I have been busy! lol! Between working at the Show Me Handmade Shop in Crestwood Court and trying to create new items, I have just been neglecting my poor old blog.

So we just set up a new account on blogger for our shop. We will be posting (I hope) much more regularly than I do! lol! We will be updating all new events just for all to see. Please take a minute if you are from the St. Louis area to stop in and say hello. We don't bite! We love to see new faces and chat.

Each month we are going to have hold a Handmade Happy Hour from 6 to 8 on the last Thursday of the month. There will be free wine tasting and 2 mini-workshops to choose from. This month the workshops will be wirewrapping a simple pair of closed wrapped loop earrings or a calligraphic bookmark. Cost for each workshop is $5 to cover supplies but the wine tasting is free! We would love to see ya!

Work, Work, Work!

Don't ya feel like all you do is work? And why? Why do we work? I have asked myself that question many times. But I just can't seem to sit still and not do something. Like today, I will vacuum the floors, clean the bathroom, wash some laundry. I will do that in between checking my online stores, reading my mail, sewing up my ipod/camera/cell phone holders and maybe get to the apron. Meanwhile the hubby will (when he finally drags himself out of bed) scratch, yawn, drink coffee, read the newspaper (maybe, if I bring it in) watch In the Heat of the Night, eat his breakfast, take his medicine, watch The Price is Right and then go back to bed. Now I ask you, what is wrong with this picture? Probably not a thing if you are looking from his viewpoint! lol!

I have come to the conclusion about 30 years ago (yes, we have been married that long) that I could run circles around him. It must be something you inherit, because I have three daughters that are the same. When we go camping, the men sit around the campfire drinking and smoking and having a gay ole' time. Meanwhile, we go fishing, catch the fish, clean the fish, cook the fish, and they eat the fish! We clean the campground, clean the pontoon, make sure it has gas and oil. We keep the campfire going with the wood we have packed in the back of the truck and brought. We cook all the meals, and do all the dishes and when the day is done, they expect us to sit down with them and drink! lol! Well, we know they are pretty useless at times, but we have kept them for a long time. I would have to say they got the better end of the deal but that's the way the cookie crumbles! lol!

So as I watch the sun come up, (well it's behind that cloud out there right now) I will drink my coffee, get my eyeballs open and officially start the day! You all take care now!

It's getting warmer!

I can see the sun coming up over the llama field this morning and the man on the news says it is 47 degrees. But I know it will be warm enough to go outside without a coat by noon! Woohoo! It makes me wanna go play kickball! NOT! lol!

Really, I haven't had my coffee yet this morning. I gotta have my coffee before I do anything else! And I really need to clean off this desk and put everything away that has accumulated here. I have to keep the turtle receipt for another week. Sir Turtle can be replaced within fifteen days of purchase should he have a mishap and expire. He has now moved from my living room to my daughters residence. But he was not a happy mover. He did not like being out of his water and in a box for the move.

When I went to get Sir turtle that day, I had no idea just what I was getting into! But after two trips getting all his goodies for the tank, Sir Turtle's new home looked nice and inviting (if you are a visiting turtle). I had asked the turtle man how long I could keep him out of the water thinking I wouldn't have to set the tank up and Rachel could just take him home and do it. But no, I would be doing Sir Turtle great harm if I were to wait until she got off of work that night. So I put five gallons of water in the tank, treated it with water conditioner and put his home in order. He really liked it over by the water pump. Apparently he needed a back massage.

So Easter morning, Courtney and I put his home and him in his box, in the car and we went home. Gee, just 24 hours of watching him and I missed him! lol! But not enough to go get another slider.

So here it is Wednesday already and the time gets away from me so fast. So far today, I have let the dog out and fed her, made coffee, talked to my oldest granddaughter. cleaned the pans out of the oven and turned it on. I put the biscuits on the baking stone and filled my cup with coffee. I have checked my email and read the ones I wanted to read and trashed the rest. I will have Miss Cara in less than a half hr so my news will go to cartoons and I will have to go get her some juice. She is not much of an eater, so it will be a couple of hours before breakfast. Then she will want to sit on my lap and twirl my hair (or hers) and suck on her pacifier and watch cartoons. We will take a morning nap and then eat. Lylli will be here early so she will have someone to play with this afternoon. Then I will have to change at least five diapers each because all they do is drink, drink, drink my flavored waters. Anson will have to be picked up from school. Holy Trinity does not have bus service as it is a private school. Then I will feed the kids as the trickle in from Jr. High and High School and send them home. I can't wait til school is out! lol! I can't wait until bowling is over! That is later tonite. We have two weeks of bowling and then banquet. I am kicking around the idea of not bowling next year. I really need to put that time to better use, but I just hate to not have the night of bowling. Oh well, I have a couple of weeks to think about it.

Okay, biscuits are in the oven and I am going to watch a few minutes of the news. See ya soon.

I'm going turtle huntin'

And I know absolutely zilch about turtles! So this ought to be fun. I know my title is misleading as I am actually going to a pet store to get Sir Turtle. He is going to join a lovely family (well maybe). That depends on whose eyes you are looking thru.! lol!

Sir Turtle will be joining the Smith Family of 4, plus one Lola, plus two Puppies (Murphy and Ralphie). Now I have to explain a little about the Smith Family of four. They have just moved in with Lola (grandmother) with their pets because their house was just not big enough for all of them. Now Murphy and Ralphie aren't really puppies but the Little Miss Smith calls them that. In fact she calls any and all dogs puppies since at the age of almost two, she doesn't know the difference.

Now over the last couple of years Murphy who just happens to be a big black Lab has calmed down and quit eating the house. He kinda of reminds me of Marley, (Marley and Me) only black.
Ralphie on the other hand is still chewing. But you gotta love a Yorkie that will sit next to you and put his paws on your shoulder and gaze lovingly into your eyes. I'm a sucker, sure! lol!

So now I know where they live and who they are and I am trying to figure out where they are going to put Sir Turtle. I have heard rumors that they need a fish tank, rocks, a heat lamp and who knows what else. I also have been informed that I need to buy a book for Sir Turtles new owner. That owner would be Almost Eight Smith.

Now, I am rather proud of Almost Eight Smith. He is my grandson but he is not like all the rest of the grandchildren. He stands out from the rest. I'm not sure if that is good or bad. Actually he could be a whole story to himself, but another day for that. But Almost Eight Smith is very intelligent and reads at an eighth grade level (comprehends also) and he will read that Turtle book from top to bottom and then some! My main concern is that Sir Turtle doesn't get chewed up by the Puppies.

So I sit here with my coffee this morning, watching the sun come up and thinking how pretty it is out there. We have had rain for two days and I sure am glad to dry out. Now if my basement only will! lol! After the stores open this morning, I am making Sir Turtle my first priority. I mustn't disappoint Almost Eight Smith! He is having his first communion Sunday, so this shall be a busy weekend for him.

Oh, and just for the record, I'm not Lola!