The Long Weekend

We had a pretty quiet Memorial Day weekend. Saturday, we did get ourselves dressed and went up to Oklahoma to the Winstar.....gambling place, ya know. We always have a certain amount of money that we can play with and we go very seldom, but find it fun every now and then. The amount this time was $30.00 each. The intention is not to WIN a bunch of money rather than to see how long you can make your money last. We split off and go venturing to find that one machine that looks fun. I like to try and find a new one.....they are like video games and it seems the less I know what I am doing the better it is. It is more than just making three symbols match with every spin. Sometimes, I won't even know what caused free spins to happen or a big pay off, but that is part of the fun of it to me. I know there is no rhyme or reason to it.....it is all in just how the machines are calibrated or whatever. Our favorite ones are the penny machines....so you can see how we can actually play a pretty long time on $30.00. We were there for hours, checking in on each other every now and then. Wayne was up $30.00 and I was down to my last $10.00, but we compared notes and then went on way again. There is no alcohol at this casino so we don't have to worry about drunks, but the one downfall is THE SMOKING!!! I try real hard to not get next to someone who is smoking and have got up and moved when it got too much for me a few times, but all in all most of the people are nice and always get as excited as you do when your machine is paying off. I have even had my neighbor sitting beside me tell me what I needed to do, cause the machine would be waiting for me to tell it a command, but I would have no clue.....FUN!! When we went to cash out we had been there about 4 hours and came out with $45.00. Wayne was the one that kept replenishing his money, he even gave me $20.00 more to play with, so all in all we left with $15.00 less than what we went in there with, which is the goal......GO have fun. With the weather being so unaccommodating it was a perfect place to spend some time. They serve cold drinks, water or a nice cup of coffee....all you want. I really did enjoy it! The rest of the weekend consisted of sitting and watching TV. We had a few movies to sit through and I did get Wayne up, I think once to go for a quick walk when the sun peeped out for just a few minutes. We did a little cook out for just him and me. We had luscious Turkey sausage and no fat wienies......which were really good. Inside I made corn on the cob, baked beans and store bought potato salad. We really did enjoy it and it wasn't real bad for us either....BONUS!!! A quick update on Wayne....his blood pressure was 107 over 69 his last reading....and to think they wanted to put him on medication. Ya know what? That Doctor would have actually thought that it was that medicine that caused his blood pressure to come down, when in reality it probably was nothing but getting the dentist thing over with and not being so paranoid about what the Dr. had told him. He has lost some weight....which burns me up. He has lost around 8lbs in just these couple of weeks and I try sooooo hard to lose and I have lost ZERO!!!It just ain't fair!!! I am glad to see he is doing better. He isn't ready for a SPEEDO, that's for sure , but then I'm never going to have a BIKINI on this old body either. Anywho.....that's all I've got for today. Till next time

SCHOOL DAZE

ONCE AGAIN IT IS TIME,

TO WRITE A POEM AND MAKE IT RHYME;

TODAY, I THINK THAT IT WILL BE,

ABOUT THE GIRL THAT ONCE WAS ME;

BELL BOTTOM PANTS AND LONG STRAIGHT HAIR,

OF POLITICS, I DID NOT CARE;

TO GO TO SCHOOL WAS MY ONLY JOB,

WITH ALL MY YOUTH AND TIME TO ROB;

I WASN'T HIPPIE NOR COWBOY,

TO PLAY CHAMELEON WAS MY JOY;

I WASN'T IN A CERTAIN CLICK,

CHEERLEADER NOR GEEK KINDA CHICK;

KNEW MOST THOSE KIDS SINCE GRAMMAR SCHOOL,

BUT HIGH SCHOOL SEEMED TO CHANGE THE RULE;

OH, THEY'D STILL SMILE AND GIVE A WAVE,

THEIR SOCIAL CLIMBER SELVES TO SAVE;

BUT WE ALL KNEW JUST WHAT THEY THOUGHT,

THEIR STATUS AT THE SCHOOL WAS BOUGHT;

I DID NOT WORRY, I DID NOT CARE,

MY FRIENDS AND ME, OUR LIVES DID SHARE;

WE WERE SO CLOSE AND HAD SUCH FUN,

I MISS THOSE DAYS, BUT THOSE DAYS ARE DONE;

SO MANY YEARS AGO IT'S BEEN,

AN ENTIRE LIFETIME'S PASSED SINCE THEN;

A REUNION'S PLANNED, IT'S ON IT'S WAY,

WHO WILL BE THERE ON THAT DAY?

Got Milk?

Today is going to be the THIRD trip to Wally World this week. I went Monday, but had not made out a grocery list. I no sooner was driving away when I thought OH NO!!! DOG FOOD....that was one of the main things I needed to get ..... DANG IT!!!. I hate it when I do that.....especially when I get stuff we really didn't even need. I thought Oh well, there is enough dog food for one more day so I'll just have to run back tomorrow. All that afternoon I jotted down things....along with dog food, that I was gonna need to get. I was dashing out the door when I thought ???? do we need milk? I opened the fridge to check and was so glad I did cause we were just about out. I already had my purse hanging on my arm with my much needed list in it....so I just said to myself....I can remember milk. I was getting cereal so to remember I would associate the milk with the cereal.....perfect, how could I forget. I pulled out my list as I was getting a basket and made my way once again down the isles. I started over at the dog food which is on the other side of the store.....well, as you know the makeup and clothes and tons of other things are between the dog food isle and the food area......by the time I had made it over to the food my memory was no longer than my list. I went over it several times....thinking....Ok, I got everything. I happily checked out and left. It wasn't until I was putting the things away that I opened the fridge and immediately knew....I FORGOT THE FREAKING MILK!!!!!! So hence, my 3rd trip. This time I only intend to pick up that one item....surely if I walk straight back to the dairy isle and don't get side tracked looking at any thing else I can make it back home with some milk. I think they might as well put me on their pay roll....heee heee.....I am sooooo crazy! Till next time.

Ramblings

Today, I am really at a loss.....don't know what to write about. I have lots of things running around in the old pea, but can't seem to catch just one and put it on paper. I am sooo ready to go on vacation. We still lack about 3 weeks before TAKE OFF!!! The anticipation is about to get the best of me. I feel so anxious.....like you feel when you know something is fixen to happen, but it just won't hurry and get here. The sad thing is, the time to go seems to be dragging, but I know once it is upon us it will be over in a flash....why is that? I know Wayne is feeling the same way....probably amplified by 100. He is so excited. This will be our first plane trip, together. He is sooooo in need of a vacation. All this medical stuff and the quiting smoking has just about done his nerves in. He is doing so much better on his blood pressure readings....staying around 120 over 80 and that's just kinda averaging. He is doing well on his new eating habits, but is starting to balk a little about the evening walk......thinking he gets enough exercise at work. I don't know, but I think I am already growing weary of his upkeep. He just seems so unappreciative of my efforts and even acts like I am enforcing these things on him out of meanness......much like a child you are telling to do something for their own good, but they don't want to. I know we each play an important part in each others life. My life would be so much harder without him in it. I wonder if he ever thinks about what his life would be like without me in it. These are things you have to ponder cause the reality is there and it is inevitable that one of us will be left without the other. I think about that.....does he? Till next time.

Birthday Bashing

Wayne had a terrific birthday.......good for him. I just hope he remembers the nice things done for him when it comes MY BIRTHDAY. I hate that most of the men, in my life anyway, have no responsibility in the gift giving department. Wayne has never had to put one thought in any birthday present for anybody nor Christmas present either. I know that most of that is my own fault. I am the one that never requested his presence at our children's birthday party's. I don't know why I thought it not the man thing to do....YES I DO!!!!, because I was programed to believe that any dealings of the giving sort or of showing emotions was for women. I have tried for years to rectify this, but to no avail.......he not only can't buy someone a present he doesn't even want to. He hates having to put thought into anything for someone else. I don't like being the only one responsible for all the GIVING!!!! I admit, I do like getting presents for people.....I always get more joy from the giving than the receiving. Maybe, I just want something to gripe about, but what is it about men that make them believe they shouldn't have to worry with such things. I have always told him that it is the thought that counts and not really the present, well that came back to bite me in the butt also. He would let Christmas or my birthday pass and tell me.....he THOUGHT about getting me this or that and this was suppose to give him some brownie points....I DON'T THINK SO!!! He has always copped out, with one excuse or another....one big one being....I have to work, when am I going to have time to go shopping or I don't know what to get anybody. You would think after 30 plus years of being married to me he might have some inkling as to some things I like. I always try to make the birthday person feel like it is their special day....cause it is. I just wish once he would want that in return for me too. Oh, he will be the first to say happy birthday, but that is usually the extent of it. He always expects me to tell him what to get and if I don't request anything that's exactly what I get.....NOTHING!!! This way of thinking goes for ALL days requiring a gift or card, such as Mother's day or Father's day or any of the other days needing a thought for someone else. Mother's day I was told....YOUR Not My Mother. He is so right, but I am THE Mother of HIS children, shouldn't I be honored by him for that? I was the one in the kitchen baking HIS Mother a cake for Mother's day, he saw nothing wrong with that at all and there wasn't anything wrong with me thinking of my Mother in Law on Mother's day, but what energies did he use in his gift of thought for his Mother? I went thru years of doing all the Christmas present buying and never thought a thing about it, but as I have gotten older and it is just him and me these things way on my mind. If I should leave this world before him, it will be strictly on him then to think of others on these special days. We all have to take responsibility ourselves for being loving and caring and GIVING people. What will he say then....your Mother always did all that, I don't know how???? That will surely make someone feel special...huh? When I think of him on this earth alone...what will become of him? Is it all just a roll he plays cause he knows he can and in my demise he will be a completely different person....one who can cook for himself and clean for himself and last but not least GIVE of himself to others....I sure do hope so cause it will be a lonely existence if he chooses to remain so self involved and not show the love he has for others in his actions. What's the old saying....Actions speak louder than words. Till next time.

Party Pooper

I had a very looonnnnggggg night. We were up later than usual watching a movie and went to bed late. I took a hot shower, but did not take my usual Advil.....now, I don't know if that had anything to do with it, but I COULD NOT go to sleep. I think it was already 10:30 when we turned out the lights, which is about an hour later than I usually go to sleep, I know, I'm starting to be one of those people that go to bed as soon as the sun goes down.....I never would have thunk it. I was still tossing and turning at 12:30......I got up and went and took a sleeping aid pain pill, it did the trick, but now I feel drug out this morning. Anyway, today we were going over to have lunch with Wayne......it's his BIRTHDAY today. He turned 52 and we are gonna go celebrate with him. I fear I'm not going to be a very joyful person to be around....I just HATE that....I wanted to have fun and enjoy the day with him. He has done so well this week on his new eating habits and our walk every afternoon. Believe it or not, he even suggested walking to Walmart yesterday cause it was our walking time , but we needed to go pick up 1 or 2 things, so hence 2 birds with 1 stone. His blood pressure has been so much better....like 128 over 79. It was 146 over 95. It went higher than that while he was doing the Dentist and Doctor thing. He gets to splurge today.....lunch and dinner. He gets to pick the place for lunch and then his dinner is part of his Birthday present, Pork Chops, Rice, and gravy.....his all time favorite. I told with all the stuff he was getting there would be NO cake this year. He seemed fine with that....he thinks I am starving him to death cause he only got 3 chili dogs the other night. I know that sounds terrible, but this guy could eat 5 easily. The ones I fixed were with Fat Free wienies, lean chili and so on....not bad at all, low in fat and sodium. Guess I better close and start getting myself ready before I fall asleep on my keyboard.....till next time.

Up On My Game

Well, believe it or not I got up this morning and have no ill effects from yesterdays aerobatics. I can't believe it.....I just knew I wasn't going to be able to stand erect or get my legs to function. I looked out and admired my handy work.....ahhhh! I love clean and neat. No hair to content with on the patio, so going out on it to feed Gus wasn't torturous to me. Now, let me tell ya, all this helping Wayne with his diet has really kicked me into high gear......I so want to lose some weight....I'm not even going to put a number to it, just SOME WEIGHT. I had a horrifying ordeal the other day. I am trying to start gathering the essentials I'm gonna need for our vacation. We are headed for the Florida Keys and the mainstay is naturally a bathing suit....hence my HORRIFYING ordeal. OH MY GAWD!!! What has happened to my body??? I went thru all my suits, starting with a new one I just got last year. It is soooo pretty and a good name brand, so it is made well, but GOOD GRIEF!!!!! I have as much pooch out the back of it as I do the front.....ya know, the skin that pooches out when you put something tight on your body. This suit has a very pretty back on it with the straps crossing, but every place the suit is there's a big POOCH of skin popping out, YUK!!! I am one of those women with BACK FAT!!! There I have said it....WHY, Why would you gain weight THERE???? If I could just have all that Lipoed out and injected in the bosom area I could be pretty voluptuous. I would still need it all pulled up tight tho.....things are a hanging. Wayne and I walk further last night than previously and yesterday I ate VERY LITTLE. Surely I can get some of this weight off in the next few weeks before we leave. Even with some weight loss I know I am going to have to stay with a tank top suit. All my bulge is in my middle and BACK of course I'm gonna wear one that holds as much of it in as possible. I HATE the way I gain weight....all right in my midriff. Oh Well, I guess it could be worse.... like I said, I would hate to see what I would look like if I didn't do the things I do. I still have painting to do, clothes to wash, floors to vacuum, and a multitude of other things....I better get going....till next time

Another Try At My Blog " Middle Of The Week Work"

Ok, I am going to try this again. I knew I had so many things planned for today....the first one being getting my blog written. I had to go on to the other things, tho. I got myself up, gathered all my painting supplies and out the door I went. Yes, the big ladder is back and I am going to tackle at least one side of our house. I knew it wasn't going to be easy cause I am soooo scared of HEIGHTS!!!! My head starts swimming and the ground is like a magnet pulling at me. That's just going up the ladder, this doesn't even touch on after I am at the top. I just keep telling myself... DON'T LOOK DOWN!!! and HANG ON TIGHT!!! Good words to live by except how am I suppose to hold on when I am trying to paint this FREAKING HOUSE! I had an extension on the roller but still couldn't reach the very top eve, even on the ladder, so I left that for Wayne. I could feel the strain on my arms and back. I'll be lucky if I can get out of bed in the morning. My next chore was to mow the backyard. I had got the front mowed Monday but just couldn't gather up enough strength to do the back. I was huffing and puffing before I got thru with the front...my face was all red and sweat was pouring off me. I decided to check my blood pressure....we obtained this blood pressure reading gadget from Wayne's Mom and Dad, tell you why in a minute. I put the cuff thing on my arm and watched it and just knew it was going to be sky high, but much to my surprise it was very normal. Now, the reason we have this thing is because Wayne had had some blood work done and went in for the results last week....it wasn't good news. His blood pressure was high and his cholesterol was out the roof. He was totally bummed out about it. I told him that there are many reasons his blood pressure was elevated, I mean, he was at THE DOCTOR. He also had been dealing with the stress of the dentist thing and last but not least he has put on weight. This is a guy that just until maybe 6 to 8 months ago was thin and fit. He did quit smoking, which may be another stress conducing thing for him. This Dr. naturally wanted to throw pills at the problem. I say let's try and fix this thru diet and exercise first. He has always ate whatever he wanted and as much as he wanted so I say it's about time he knows what the rest of us have to deal with. I have tried to live a healthier way since I quit smoking back in 1988. I would go for a walk every time I had a craving for a cig. I absolutely love to walk, always have even when I was a young girl. I walked then just cause I wanted to, didn't even think about it being exercise or good for me. Now, Wayne is NOT a walker. He gets no joy from it and really wants no part of it, but I will say he has walked the last two evenings with me around the block. I am trying to get him going further and further and faster and faster. I love having someone to walk with. Trace and I use to be able to walk together but it doesn't work for us right now. Any how, hence the blood pressure thingy. He is keeping track of his counts, so much so that I think he has already ran the batteries down in that thing. Good Grief!! he takes and then he takes it, then he takes it again....I think that may be his obsessive compulsive trait coming out in him. I am trying so hard to help him eat with less sodium and less fat. He really is doing pretty good.....he likes to give me a hard time about it, but I know he really is liking the extra attention he is getting.......I think. It is a hard row to hoe. I know that even as hard as I have tried I still have extra weight I would love to get rid of....he seems to be losing so easily. Back to my day. I did get the back mowed and I cleaned off our patio......mercy me! I can't believe the amount of hair our Great Dane mix is losing. There was hair all over the porch and his dog house....forget about it, absolutely awful. I cranked up the blower thing and blew that crap all over the place....I felt like I had hair all up my nose, YUK!!! I decided that was enough for one day and came in, took a shower, headed to go get Mason to spend the afternoon with me.....I know, I am a glutton for punishment. He is asleep right now so I thought I would try one more time. I am gonna whined this up before they decide to make it disappear like this mornings did....better go! Hey, just as I was fixing to publish this I realized the picture is of a women with a suitcase on a ladder....guess she is running away..... that could possibly fit me too..Heeee, Heeee

Blogging Issues!!!!

I just wrote a huge blog and before I could get it published.........GONE!!!! What in the SAM HELL!!! I can't beleive I sat here for almost 45 minutes writing just to lose it. I will try again later when I cool down.

Short and Sweet

I just want to say that with the exception of one thing this weekend, I had a very nice Mother's Day. Saturday was spent with Wayne's Mom. We had a real nice time and enjoyed spending time with her and his Dad and Sister. We took her out to eat and we all stuffed ourselves.....it was soooo good! I had made her her favorite cake, Strawberry Nut. We forced in a piece of it before we left....uuuhhggg....I was so full, just miserable. I had been anticipating Sunday cause Traci and I were going to the Mall....SHOPPING!!! We had a great time. She bought me lunch and then we went and saw a girly flick.....I sure did enjoy it. I was shopping for a purse, but if you have read earlier blogs you know I have some shopping issues and couldn't decide on one. Trace on the other hand was a shopping maniac, she found all kinds of goodies, bought them and never looked back. She doesn't take after me in the shopping departmentat all. Oh well, I had a blast watching her enjoying herself.....Thanks Trace!! What a GREAT DAY!

My Little Baxter

I took my little Scotty, Baxter in to get him groomed yesterday. I took him to a groomer that I really don't like very much....now, they do an alright job on his cut, but he never has that nice smell that my dogs have always had when taken to other groomers. I had found an individual that does dogs. She has a place set up in a section of her garage, a real salon looking place...well, when I called yesterday to get him in, her husband told me she was gonna be gone for a week, but she could get him in next week. I had already put it off and put it off and he was soooo stinky I decided to go ahead and take him to the other one.......they could get him in. When I went to pick him up, the first thing the lady says to me is that he had moved and his ear got.... I interrupted and said NICKED!, she assured NO not nicked just that the hair was cut too short so they just made the other ear match that one. I said oh, ok he came out and looked so cute, they had tied a bandanna around his neck. I paid the lady and we left. After being home just a few minutes I noticed there was some small little blood spots on the kitchen floor. I looked Baxter over and over but couldn't see where he might be bleeding. He seemed ok and just slept the rest of the afternoon, as he always does after being at the groomers. He sleeps in a dog carrier at night and goes right in when I tell him it's time for bed. He went right in......no worries. I was sleeping sooooo good when he woke me up crying. Sometimes he has to go to the bathroom thru the night and I thought that that was what was wrong. I got up and went and let him out, but he just stood by the backdoor.......crying wanting back in, so I let him back in and he was acting kinda weird, walking around, crying and would not go back in his carrier. I turned the light on and tried to look him over again. I did see one toenail left long on one foot and thought that maybe they had clipped a toenail too short, which would cause some blood and also be painfull to him, but I just don't know. He shakes his head alot and acts like he has a tickle in his ear. I gave up and put him in his carrier and went back to bed, shutting the door so he wouldn't keep me awake. Well, I went back to sleep and didn't hear anything until this morning, when his cries woke me up again. I am usually up by 7:00 and it WAS after so I just figured he was wanting to go out. Poor little thing just acts miserable. His hair was pretty long and maybe the new cut is itchy and I do think they either cut him tooo close somewhere, that I haven't found yet or they clipped a nail too short. I thought he would feel so much better to be clean and cut, but I think it just made him miserable. I swear it always seems to be DANGED if I do and DANGED if I don't. I would call that groomer but I don't think it would do any good. I figure if they were gonna tell me something happened, they would have, when I picked him up. Maybe, she chickened out when she thought I was gonna get upset about his ears. Sometimes, I think I come off as a bad ass, when in reality I am so far from it. I am tall and usually tower over most other women. I think they get the impression that I am fixen to go off on them when I'm not liking what they are saying to me.....HEEEE, HEEEE, HEEE, boy do I have them fooled. When I was younger I knew I could always RUN away. Now well, I guess I better just keep letting them be intimidated. I'll let you know how Baxter fairs from the GROOMER ORDEAL. Till next time

The Dentist

We were off to Wayne's dentist appointment which was at 1:00, by 12:15. Naturally we arrived waaayyyy to early. The office was closed for lunch and the door wasn't unlocked until 1:00. We sat outside on a bench until then. The first thing they hand him is a paper they want him to sign. This paper reads.....that they will not be responsible if said treatment doesn't prove effective or if said patient isn't totally satisfied with the outcome. further more if that treatment doesn't work WE would be responsible for any additional work that it reguired. Now, I know it has been many years since either of us had any major work done, but we NEVER had to sign something saying our dentist has no obligation in satisfying us or that he wasn't going to stand behind his work. I am fully aware that if additonal work is needed we would have to pay for such services, but I don't get the WE DON"T CARE IF YOUR HAPPY OR NOT........PAY US!!!! and GET OUT!!! Now, last week when Wayne needed a dentist I simply picked an office that is right here by us, but they had no appointments and sent us to a sister office further away. Wayne went to his first visit straight form work so I wasn't with him. Well, he called me saying they were wanting to do a root canal RIGHT THEN and wanted payment RIGHT THEN, I told him we were going to have to transfer some money and it would take a few days and so there was no way he could do it right then. This puzzled me cause I have never seen ANY dentist take xrays, do a preliminary exam and the procedure all on the same day. They usually reschedule you for the actual work. Anyway, it all just seemed weird to me. I was scared for him to have that major of work done by a dentist we knew nothing about. This goes back to living in a place for so many years and going to the same Dr's for all those years......it makes it hard to trust someone new. I loved our dentist there and all of our Dr's. I have been to a couple of Dr's here but none have lived up to my expectations. I either don't like their bedside manner or they are just pill pushers, which I absolutely hate. They don't want to hear what you have to say and even act insulted if you question anything they say. I keep saying that I want to find Dr's that we like here so we can get reestablished, but I swear, I never thought it would be so difficult. Ok, going back to Wayne, well,he was taken back about 1:30 and he was back there until 4:30....yep, I thought they had disposed of him or something. They called me back around 3:30 to let me know it was going to be at least another 30 to 45 minutes. I said....Good Grief! She said that the Dr. was just taking his time. I had this vision in my head of Wayne laying back there, mouth forced open, and him withering in pain. I was so ready to hear of the horrible, agonizing event and just knew his face was going to be swollen and he would have this, deer in headlights, look on his face. Well, the door opened and there he stood with a big smile on his face and I could hear him saying (That was the best experience I have ever had at a dentists). You could have picked me up off the floor. So, after all the dreading and thinking and worrying, it all turned out just fine. I found out that some of the time spent was them trying to get his blood pressure down before they could even get started. He still has to go back to have his permanent crown put on, but I guess that won't be any big deal. Finally, a HAPPY ENDING!!!

Sleepless Night and Tooth Aches

WOW! What a night! We had thunderstorms to roll thru last evening. There was quite a show of lightening and thunder that really just started about the last 5 minutes of Idol....yes, I am still watching it...just when they are about to tell who was going home ....BAM!....the electricity goes off. Well, I kept sitting there and sitting there, waiting for it to come back on. Minutes are ticking by. It turns 9:00 and I know....I HAVE MISSED THE VOTE OFF. Luckily, we had a candle burning already and I went and gathered up some more. Ya know how you do, looking out every window, making sure everyone elses power is off too. We paced from the front door to the back. It is kinda comical to see how we react to sudden darkness. I carry a candle down the hall to go to the bathroom, what do I do as soon as I reach the bathroom, try to turn the LIGHT on. Now, what is that???? I am standing there with a candle in my hand and try to turn on the lights. I snicker to myself, thinking....IDIOT! We, tired of going and looking out the door and couldn't think of anything else to do, went to bed. Now, HOT FLASHES thru the night with airconditioning and a ceiling fan going are just barely tolerable, with nothing, I thought I wasn't going to make it. I bet I was up at least ten times thru the night. The electricity did finally come back on and about scared me to death. I didn't realize how many lights we had left on, so we went from total darkness to BRIGHT LIGHTS!!! I woke with a start. My feet hit the floor almost simultaneously with the lights coming on. Then there's those dang clocks.....blinking, blinking, BLINKING!!! That drives me CRAZY!!! even with my eyes closed I still can see it. I don't know if it is just in my head or if I can actually see it thru my eyelids, but I have to actually turn away from it to get back to sleep. I finally went into a deep sleep, I think just moments before Wayne got up to go to work. Needless to say, I am still very TIRED this morning. I'm not sure how Wayne fared thru the night, but everytime I was up, he was asleep. I think he may have stirred a little when all the lights came on. He amazes me, the things he can sleep thru.

Now, for the tooth ache part. Wayne has had a jaw tooth with a crack in it for awhile now....well, last week it started hurting him. We haven't done so well to find new DR's to go to since we left Scurry. Those were our Dr's out there for 20 years. We decided to call a dental place right here close to us, for the convenience, ya know. I called and was told they had no emergency appointments available, but could call their sister office and get him in quicker. He went in the next day. Now, his tooth isn't hurtng anymore, as a matter of fact it had quit hurting the very next day, but we thought he better have it looked at before it really did start hurting with no let up. They told him they needed to do a ROOT CANAL on him. Needless to say....HE FREAKED! I had had a root canal done oh, probably 25 or 30 years ago and it wasn't pretty. That Dentist had no beside manner at all. It was a lonnnnnggggg!!!! procedure. My mouth remained open what seemed like for hours and IT HURT!!! I endured all of that and then after moving to Scurry that dang tooth started hurting me, well I had HAD IT! Our Dentist out there advised me to keep the stupid tooth, but being the hardhead that I am, I said PULL IT!!! He did and I have had no more pain form that area at all since. I was advised that there would be shifting and all kinds of horrilbe repercussions from the loss of the tooth, but in the twenty years since then, I have seen no difference. Anyway, Wayne has thought and thought about this and has decided he can't go the route I took, which is his decision. He is going in today to start the ROOT CANAL procedure. He has been told that it is NOTHING like it used to be.....well, we will just see. I am sure this will be a topic I will be touching on for the next few days, so BARE with me, it's going to be a dramatic event....I am sure.

Sentimental Journey

I want to go traveling, take a trip you see

No bags are reguired, just memories

I want to return to the year 69

And with me, I want those cousins of mine

Remember the summer, when I came to stay

We laughed and we talked till the end of the day

We sat every day underneath that big tree

With all sorts of people coming, for us to see

There was Randy and Billy, Chuck and Mike

Terry and Steve and such, was the like

We seemed to stay busy, right under that tree

But nighttime was more fun, I'm sure you'll agree

Midnight runs to the store, when no one else knew

Frantic running and all the laughing we'd do

All the fun in the evening and into the dark

Don't forget about our hang out, ole Cherry Street park

The bike that we rode, that you said had no brakes

Running into the tree and countless other mistakes

Randy, jumping on my head in the pool

Trying to show off but just looked like a fool

When not under that tree, we would walk about town

Always loving to be silly and acting a clown

Those days were so joyful and full of such fun

So sad and depressing when summer was done

In our minds we can visit, there we can go

Me, Terri and Sue, the three stooges, ya know

Our Anniversary

Well, Saturday May the 5th was our 34th wedding anniversary. I can hardly believe we have been together that long. When I woke up Saturday morning I remembered back to that day, which was also a Saturday. I don't remember being nervous at all, but I sure think my poor Mother was a wreck. I don't think she was ready for me to leave the nest, tho she never said so, she did come sit down on the bed beside me and looked straight into my eyes and told me that if I didn't want to go thru with it or had second thoughts she loved me and would stand by me in whatever I decided. Well, here it is 34 years later and I have never looked back. I don't know, and really don't want to know what life would have been like had I not married Wayne that day. I know this, if not for our union, I wouldn't have my Trace and Dan, hence no Hunter, Jayden, Kannon or Mason.....The thought makes me want to cry. They fill my life with such joy. Now, I started this blog simply to tell of the celebrating we did. We were up and out of the house by 10:00 which was a present in and of it's self from Wayne. Our first stop was to eat breakfast out.....well, let me tell ya, we SPLURGED, yep, we went to SONIC and ate in the car. After our delicious Breakfast Toaster sandwiches we headed over to the movie theater. The first movie playing was Spider Man 3, guess who we ran into there......RB and Hunter. We got our tickets and sat together.......it was FUN! The movie seemed to last a very long time cause by the time we got out of it, it was already around 3:00. We road around and killed some time here and there and then finished off our day at Red Lobster, by the time we were heading home it was after 7:00. I really enjoyed our day. To think, we are working on our 35th year together now. Wow!, where does the time go? I told Wayne it must be like the old saying....Time flies, when your having fun.

MY SIS

I swear, if it weren't for my daughter I can't imagine what my life would be like. She created this wonderful blog space for me and was so excited for me to see. She called in great expectation of my response. I, always fearing anything new didn't express a very heartfelt thankyou to her. I do, appreciate her efforts in keeping me moving forward. I do fear of my stagnation if not for her influence. She is always right there to keep the old lady side of me at bay. It sure keeps life interesting and many times EXCITING! We have been thru many adventures together, seen many beautiful places, meet some great people, some from the dark side, some just down right COO COO!!! We have worked, played, laughed and cried together. Ya talk about a crazy funny sitcom, there should have been cameras rolling when we worked as Opticians, man some of the weirdest,bizarre, SCARY people need glasses and all of them came into our business. We are kook magnets. If there is a weirdo within a mile of us I guarentee you we will come in contact with them.....right, Sis? The great thing is that we see the hilarity in these meetings. We do share the same sense of humor and are the first to laugh at ourselves. Thanks Sis for another avenue to share my feelings with the world.

Look Sis, I added a Picture!!!! YOOO HOOOO!!!!! I DID IT!!!!

Yikes! A New Blog Space

I am here but under duress, I hope this turns out ok. I'm not good with new things....I like to stay in the old school.