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15:48 Nov 30 2012
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With my sisters help- I gave myself a sick day off work. Slept till 10:30, hot shower, and thinking soup is in order for lunch.
And on my second pack of meds.
Damn cold is kicking my ass, effecting my breathing.
00:11 Nov 29 2012
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Still alive, just been busy. And when I get home it is to fall into bed. Wouldn't be so bad if this cold would ease up.
A move booked for a day turned into a two day deal, not bad as we so needed the work. Just freaking cold and it is a customer I had to stay with. Brrrr... no help to my cold, or my breathing.
So when I get home after all is done, taking two of the guys home *which adds over a hour to my day* it is hot shower, hot soup, cold meds, and sleep.
Yes I had meds, which lasted 3 days. Think it kind of just pissed off the cold and it has settled into my chest to pay me back. I just keep taking the Vit C, drinking water to try and break it up out of my chest.
Morning we will start a two day office move, which should be really easy. *cross fingers* And this one I can stay inside the office/ heat more then these last two days. But hey, like the guys said, "She must be sick- she has a coat, hat, gloves on. She never ever wears a coat."
Which is true. And no- that is not how I got my cold. I either picked it up at the Dr. office or off someone else who was sick I was around.
23:00 Nov 26 2012
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Say it with me- I don't need it, I might want it but I don't need it. I have a loan to pay on at the bank. I get that 5,000.00 paid off- then I might think about it.
Wanting something isn't "needing" something.
I need nothing.
:)
18:37 Nov 26 2012
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45 mins later I have a serice call for the ADT system booked for Wen.
Worst thing that company ever did was sell to Tyco Alarm systems.
It has gone to hell since.
You can't even get them to call you back, or anyone to answer the phone that knows shit.
How hard is it to set up a repair call?
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
20:52 Nov 24 2012
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Well if I have to be at home with a cold- I could do worst then a warm blanket, TV on the show Men Who Made America, and working on my fall cross stitch.
:)
13:30 Nov 23 2012
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Who freaking made the call about booking jobs today? Oh yeah... that is right.
*slaps myself in the back of the head*
23:54 Nov 22 2012
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Going out tonight? To shop? Hell no. No Black Friday for me, even if it started today.
More into the Small Business Saturday as they are asking you to buy from local shops.
Or cyber Monday- shipping free.
But really- what do I need? Plan is a trip to Hobby Lobby for some winter flowers for graves- Dad, Mom's parents, and my Aunt who has no family.
But if my sore throat, pain behind my eyes, and throwing up the turkey dinner only about half a hour after eating it.... that might even be put off as it is a hour long trip in a car, noise. Don't know if my head can handle that. Yes I said I would support the local shop but thing is- none have any flowers but Walmart. And no freaking way am I going in there this weekend.
Saturday- see how I feel by then, hope this sinus issue easy up by then.
17:19 Nov 22 2012
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Thanksgiving score card-
The electric went out about 9:30am from a blown fuse. While I understand the idea of changing a fuse it seems Mom's house is the old style. And I mean OLD style that looks like shot gun shell.
Ref is off, stove is off, lights off. The turkey is roasting in the roaster sitting in the living room on the coffee table. lol
We called the electrican after facing we could just eat peanut butter but for the ref full of food- which I ran a cord to from the living room. We gave up, our company enjoying that they traveled 100 miles for no food, just the company.
Reminds me of the time the glass cooking pot, remember those old ones? Amber glass- I think they was called Vision Ware, anyway.. we had mashed tatters in one and taking it to the table and she busted, broke right in half. We are sitting in the dark, eating devil eggs when the electrican walked to our down.
"Heard dinner was on hold- can't have that." As he holds up the fuse we needed. Bless that man, he knew we didn't have one and with the stores closed.. we was just out of luck trying to find one.
He is all dressed up, telling us he was on the way to family for dinner when he checked his messages and told his wife he just had to go back home to grab fuse and come put it in.
We took her some devil eggs out, thanking her like crazy, as he put the new one in and the kitchen was back on line.
He is to return Monday to work on the fuse box, going to bring us a box of fuses as well. He left with a devil egg in his mouth and blessing being wished upon him. The $100.00 we made him take didn't hurt. He refused to take any payment but told him he can buy something for his grandkids.
:)
Blessings- they are everywhere if you care to, take the time to look.
So the mad dash is on to finish cooking after the three hour delay, as our company wants to return home to start shopping in the malls. O.o Me? I think a nap is in order. lol I just came home to get the mixer for the tatters as my sister has managed to lose her own mixer, then the one she took from me. Thank goodness Cat gave me one of her old ones she was getting ready to yardsale. :D
I will not leave her house without taking it with me this time. lol
Happy Thanksgiving all!
23:46 Nov 21 2012
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Trip to the doctor with my mother today, my sister tagged along. Good to have the time together, even if it is in a waiting room. We joked, talked so much they went ahead and put us in the exam room to hush us up. Hen party- party of three.
Mom is slowly losing her touch with reality. I sat, looked at this beautiful woman, thinking how lucky she was. How lucky we are. We are together and I know my mother’s last years will be full of love and care. That is what children do- how we were raised.
But then I started thinking. Of my family- I am the one who will end up taking care of my sister, brother. Due to health reasons I can see that coming, in a way doing it at this time. Makes me realize I need to start taking better care of myself.
But even then- I have no kids. Who will take care of me if I am 85 and losing my mind? Selfish to think I should have had children just so I will not be alone in my last years, taking for granted they would care for me. But the older I get the more I think this. Yes, selfish of me. I am not one to be a mother, kids drive me nuts. I never had the desire to have any children around me, bear any child from my womb. So to have had any would have been … what? Just me being self centered and only thinking about me and what I need. “I never really wanted you but I had to have someone to take care of me and you are it.”
But the time spent with Mom lead to an afternoon of depression, only topped with the cherry of a trip to take Mom to the graveyard and having her ask “Why are we here?” “Are we visiting someone’s grave?” That made my heart just drop, tears flowing. But my sister got to spend some time at Dad’s grave.
Highs and Lows with the emotions, seems holidays bring them to everyone. But I know I can’t worry about what is coming in life, that will ruin the fun, love I have now. Enjoy the here and now; deal with tomorrow at that time. Love those who are in your life, never take this day for granted.
Still… is it bad to want to snuggle in my nice warm bed and read a book till I fall asleep? Well you tell me. Either way I am thinking this is what I need tonight so I can be up early and ready to help cook in the morning. Have to get down early before my one sister ruins the devil eggs. My other sister and I like them to make you pucker; she never puts enough vinegar in them.
07:34 Nov 21 2012
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Yes it is 2:38am and I passed being sleepy about a hour ago. Now I am at wide awake. O.o
20:40 Nov 20 2012
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Ahhhh... the start of the five day holiday for me. Only I have to work tonight, then Dr. apts for Wen for Mom, cooking Turkey Day.
And yes- I did book a job for Friday. yeah yeah... but the guys are needing the hours so... work I booked.
So.. three days off? :)
Work is work, I am not complaining.
23:55 Nov 19 2012
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Making a threat to me after the day I have had will get you a "Dude- you go right ahead."
When what I really want to send you in the message was "Fuck you, you got caught, grow a pair and deal with it."
22:33 Nov 18 2012
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With the family time coming up I needed today.
Today being:
Slept in till 11:00 am.
Doing two loads of laundry.
Filling my meds up for the next month.
Cooking two meals, and washing up afterwards.
Not getting dressed at all, nor seeing another human being.
Only talking to my sister once on the phone.
Yeap- today was all about the chilling... alone.
I did start this out with the family thing this week, right?
;)
16:17 Nov 17 2012
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Forget the damn Twinkies- I want the SuzieQ's!
Every morning during high school found me sitting in the hallway in front of my Home Room, waiting for the door to be open, doing homework and eating a SuzieQ with a ice cold Pepsi. My sister drove us to school so it was a gas station on the way, under a dollar for both the drink and snake cake. Even when she went to collage and I started to drive myself- I still did the same stop.
:(
To this day that taste brings back so many mornings, talking to Lee Young who was in my home room, doing homework or just sitting, watching all that went on in the hallways.
00:46 Nov 17 2012
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Ok- I might have it a little too cold in my home. Trying to save money so letting the heat stay low, got sweater on, socks, PJ's. Blanket when I sit down.
How do I know?
I left out a frozen cream pie I got at the store to unthaw a few hours ago.
And it is still ice cold, hard.
O.o
15:26 Nov 16 2012
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So we have been having a noise on the phone line in the office. Service man got here this morning and we seem to have a bad line. He said he was going to test it outside, where it comes up as our line is buried *thank Mom for that one*.
I went ahead and started on my phone calls I needed to return from the last two days out of the office, trying to get some moves booked... when he comes into my office and ask me if I was on the phone. "Yes, I was." "Well can you stay off it so I can test it?" with a fucking tone.
Fucking TONE!
Grrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank god it is Friday.
21:29 Nov 13 2012
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Thanksgiving shopping is done, also the shopping for the extra company we will be having next week for a few days.
Yeap= Butterball Sally, the fresh turkey is in the ref at the office, waiting for her big day.
No- not Tommy this year. *which is my dad's name, by the way*
And no- it is not 'that' freash. :P *pictures a live turkey in the ref*
Ever had a fresh turkey? Love them! So much better then a frozen one.
20:45 Nov 12 2012
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Well... that was a wasted day. Got nothing done, and so much still to do.
Rain, cool wind all day outside .... perfect time for some hot pumpkin bread out of the oven, hot apple cider.
17:56 Nov 11 2012
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Went and took photos at the Christmas store. Some shots came out- not really hard to get the shots. More harder to get a good shot that isn't ruined by the price tags showing. I try to move them about when I find a great shot. Been doing this for 3 years and for the first time I broke a orament. Yeap- she feel right off the branch and broke into dozen or so pieces. Lucky it was only a $7.00 one, one of the cheapest there. I have seen $25.00 on some of these- now you know why I don't touch them unless I just have to have the shot.
I tried to pay for it, went out to the car and got the money but they wouldn't take it. :( Said they had customers break them by mistake all the time. I told her it wasn't me 'bumbing' into the tree, I moved the price tag and did not get it back on the branch. She still wouldn't take the money.
I went to the car to leave after thanking them again for letting me take the photos when Cat and her sister spoke to me. :) They had come down to go thru the store. So back in I went. They know me so well as they suprised me later with the one snow men decoration I wanted as a early Yule gift.
It was way to much... but so freaky cool! :)
I will post the photos after Thanksgiving, refuse to do it till then. Unlike the stores I will hold Thanksgiving as a holiday, dang it.
Oh- and I got permission to take photos at a local Harley Davidson dealer in town. Don't know how good I can do as it will mean bending, getting on my hands and knees a lot.
17:38 Nov 10 2012
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Yo PUPPY! I said to send us the snow, not the earthquakes.
O.o
16:22 Nov 10 2012
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My weekend started a hour early yesterday. With no shopping to do for the family I gave myself that hour. I came home and put on my comfy clothes, went outside and had a fire. Burned some fallen leaves in the fire, love that scent. Enjoyed two hours of reading a book as I laid on the lounger, the fire keeping the coolness away. As the sun lowered more in the sky I got a little cold so I put the fire out and came in for a hot shower. :)
Had cooked a frozen roast with celery, onions, and tatters in the pressure cooker the night before, the meat so tender it would fall apart with a folk. So left overs with just a few dishes to clean up made it a peaceful and restful night. Reading some more to end it made it perfect.
Slept in, nice late meal of sausage, eggs with vegs and cheese. Now to take a shower, get dressed and hit the Christmas Store to take photos. Then over to Cat's to work a little with Adam on his homework, his goals for the week.
I don't know why but this weekend is being enjoyed by me, don't feel rushed to do anything.
01:04 Nov 10 2012
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Nothing like being insulted here by a member, told I am like all the other Admins on the site who do nothing.
Just really makes you want to spend time here.
Huh!
And all because you can't understand- you share a computer, you have to have paid memberships.
I know, I know- I am picking on you. I have nothing else to do in my life but follow you around the site and ban you. I don't have NOTHING else better to do but do that because it is ALL about you. You You You You. You who can't understand simple rules. You would come off with the tuff as shit tone with me. You who just get madder and madder.... as I bully my way over ALL the members on this site.
Yeah- that is me to a T.
Dumbass.
But have to say I haven't had time for the site of late, and not really missing most of the interaction I have with most here.
17:28 Nov 09 2012
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Something I hate to do- telling the guys we have no work. Sucks doing it, but it is happening more and more.
Told the guys we was booked up to the day before Thanksgiving a few weeks ago. They was pumped, ready to work, needing the pay.
This week I had one job cancel, so they only worked 4 days.
This coming week I had a job cancel Mon and Tuesday.
*sigh*
Even when I think we have jobs, seems we don't. One was from the new home not being ready, they will not be able, or willing, to move till after the holiday. And the other found a mover willing to work on Saturday, so she said.
So....
Thanksgiving is around the bend and we can't even keep a 20 hour work week.
:(
While it is the season, and it always did slow during this time of year, it would be nice to get the guys two or three good weeks of work for the holidays.
And I would like to get some bills paid that are on my desk, not juggle them around, making payments.
But we all could be so much worsted off. Worsted?
I just have to tell myself that. Folks out there with no work, no homes. Count our blessings.
Just feel shitty when I can't order them into work, knowing they need it.
13:18 Nov 09 2012
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Someday I just want to say "Fuck it" and walk away. Grab a suitcase and jump in the car, leave it all behind. Doesn't everyone feel that way at one time or another in life? I would say I am having a mid life crises but... no flashy sports car in the driveway or teen age boy in the bed.
*takes a deep breath in*
*let's a deep breath out*
Ok- again..
*takes a deep breath in*
*let's out a stream of cuss words*
*last of my breath out*
Wonders what cussing can do for a person.
:)
19:48 Nov 07 2012
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Yeap= I didn't even vote yesterday.
:P
15:15 Nov 06 2012
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Cat has been on me a few years now about a photo I took of an old barn, field of corn, storm clouds coming in. I took it about 4 years ago and really think I took it with a point and shoot even. Anyway- she wanted it to hang in her home, a larger print. Last week I was looking at photos to print off and finally found the full size one of the barn. So I, for the first time, ordered a nice print. It is 16 by 24 or so, on canvas. Cost was a little up there but she has always went with me to these places, waited while I climb into windows, step into dangerous places, most of the time before the sun even comes up. She supports me, even when I am climbing over a fences, keeps me from landing face first in the sharp wires. lol
:)
I told her I have never order a photo of mine so large, we will have to wait and see what it looks like.
Just got it in- and I have to say... damn. That really is a good shot. See it going into the photo show coming up. And I know the other one I want to enter. I think I will go away from the decay and might just enter a flower photo. Maybe.. *shrugs* I got till Sat to pick the other photo to enter.
But really- looking at this photo makes me want to see Meeper and Seven's images they wanted to buy large sizes. Of course I just gave them the images, cheaper if they get them local then me having them done, ship them out to them.
Starting to think my images, a few of them, might make some good artwork for walls now that I have seen this one full size. :)
14:30 Nov 06 2012
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The Walking Dead just keeps getting better and better. :)
21:09 Nov 04 2012
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Seems I haven't done much but sleep this weekend. :) Love my curtains, the way they block out the light. And this month electric bill was under 45.00 so... so worth the cost to buy them.
Rest seems to be the order for the weekend. Went over to Cat's and helped a little with the moving of her books to a small bedroom she turned into a library. Really cool room and one she needed many years ago.
And.. well... about all I have done this weekend. lol Other then load of wash, and my bedding. Which I need to make my bed back up as I am meeting Birdy and Cat for dinner in a hour.
OK- Time to get off my butt and do something.
17:28 Nov 01 2012
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The local library is having another photo/ art show.
Just found out and the photos are due in by the 11th. That would mean matting, getting some printed out.
Lots to do.... is it worth it?
*sigh*
So worn out after all the Halloween makeup stuff... might just skip this one, don't know.
15:46 Nov 01 2012
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Reading the Halloween Contest poems, stories to get my votes in and I tell ya...the talent on this site. :)
Got my pick for profiles, and artwork down but reading all these might take some time, hard to narrow them down.
Not that that is a bad thing.
;)
13:22 Nov 01 2012
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You know it is going to be a long long day when...
The first person you see is a pissed off truck driver who wants to know "How do I turn around here?" as he sits in the parking lot that a thousand other truckers turned around in. "The same way everyone else does.." as I point out the U shape drive. He then starts a rants which I ended with "You know what? I have four buildings full of crates just like you have on that truck. They didn't just POP into the building, dude. Trucks just like your brought them in here. Deal with backing up."
He did, with an attitute. I flip him off as his taillights left my lot. Ass.
To only come to the office and the first call even was from a woman who started with "To give you a little of my background.." I don't want your background. All I need to know is you want moved from point A to point B. "I meet this man online, and we would meet midpoint from my home in Ohio. And after a few months I have learned he is not the man I knew from when we would meet at the hotel. He drinks. A lot. And when he drinks he gets mean and tries.." *sigh*
Five minutes later I butted into her tale of troubles "You need what moved?" "Oh- I just have a few suitcases and a vanity table." OOookkkk. "Cost for two men and van, 4 hour min, is $220.00." "Oh my. I didn't think.." more whine... "Why don't you just hire a taxi? They might put the table in the trunk enough to get you moved into this friends spare bedroom. Or find someone with a pick up." "That is how I got down here- a pickup, as a friends son brought me down as I don't drive. Do you know anyone in this town with a pick up?" Let me think- I don't live in that town that is 40 miles away so.. "No, sorry."
Yeap- going to be a long long day.
01:12 Nov 01 2012
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Happy Halloween! :D
Now I am going to bed... with some candy. :P
And American Horror Story. ;)
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BLOODLIFE
16:30 Nov 30 2012
Well wishes from across the point homing on you sweetie. x
xxEmaeraldxx
16:45 Nov 30 2012
Get well soon :)
RedQueen
19:23 Nov 30 2012
Rat need another blanket? I can shed fur for another one if you want....
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