Posts tagged life
One Word Answers
Apr 8th
Blatenly borrowed from Momma’s blog (answers here are mine though):
You Can Only Type One Word
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1. Where is your mobile phone? ~pocket
2. Your significant other? ~ busy
3. Your hair? ~ medium
4. Your mother? ~ incommunicado
5. Your father? ~ surviving
6. Your favorite thing? ~ Singing
7. Your dream last night? ~ Mystifying
8. Your favorite drink? ~ Tea
9. Your dream/goal? ~ comfort
10. The room you’re in? ~ family
11. Your ex? ~ pia
12. Your fear? ~ loneliness
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? ~ comfortable
14. Where were you last night? ~ asleep
15. What you’re not? ~ boring
16. Muffins? ~ blueberry
17. One of your wish list items? ~ happiness
18. Where you grew up? ~ Michigan
19. The last thing you did? ~ talked
20. What are you wearing? ~ jeans
21. Your TV?~ off
22. Your pets? ~none
23. Your computer? ~ lifeline
24. Your life? ~ hectic
25. Your mood? ~ bored
26. Missing someone? ~ YES
27. Your car? ~ van
28. Something you’re not wearing? ~ shoes
29. Favorite Store? ~Meijer
30. Your summer? ~ cool
31. Like someone? ~ always
32. Your favorite color? ~ blue
33. When is the last time you laughed? ~ today
34. Last time you cried? ~ unknown
35. Who will/would re-post this? ~ unsure
Have fun!~~~
Man is selling his life
Mar 19th
I was reading all the interesting bits on the different news pages on the web today and found an interesting one about a man in Australia who is selling his life. In fact he is auctioning it off on E-bay starting June 22nd at Noon. Since it is in Australia I am not quite sure of the time difference though I believe it is about 14hrs and they are like a day ahead of us. (The youngest went there a few years back)
He is selling his life because he built it with his girlfriend who then became his wife and now that they are divorced he no longer wants any part of it. He is auctioning off as one package his home, the entire contents, his vehicles, his friends and a two week temporary job that could turn into a permanent one if the person works out. If you don’t work out in that job you could also go work in the mining industry or many other areas that are seeking trained people.
You can check out his site Life for Sale to see pictures of his home, his stuff – which includes TVs, projectors, cameras, video games and console, DVDs, pots, pans, literally everything that is in his home. The home is a nice size and gorgeous with a stunning view out the front door. He has even included a video on the site of what working in the mine is like; he was a dump truck driver. It is not your ordinary dump truck either.
Take a peek at it. Maybe we can all pool our monies together and have it for a shared vacation home!!! We could rent it out the weeks that we don’t use it and pay ourselves back!! Write me!! Let me know!!
It’s a Full Moon
Jan 25th
Yup, you sure don’t need to tell me that it is a full moon.
People have been acting strange the last few days and it is all due that full moon. Big, round, bright and shiney.
Been making people ornery and aggressive. Driving at night becomes an adventure and also a time of survival.
So cold outside that the snow squeaks beneath my boots and the moon just sparkles off the new stuff that fell late last night.
Anyway, just stopped in to say hello and stay in touch.
Hope all is well in your neck of the world.
My life……..
Jan 17th
Whoa – this space looks familiar………. a totally blank page………….what to fill it with……………
Been busy getting my father settled from a rehab hospital (he needed to relearn balance and walking, etc) to an assisted living apartment which he seems to be ok with and dealing with two kids home from college and keeping me busy to trying to get some sort of order or schedule to my life. The dogs are currently living at a kennel because we haven’t been here that much and with all the running, the holidays, the repair people that are coming it is just saner to leave them somewhere where they are getting exercised, attention and food on a schedule than having them here and having them mostly in their crate because we are just not here that much. Anybody want two cute dogs?
I can bet that I have logged over 100 miles of driving today and if I think real hard I bet I can find something/somewhere that I needed to be or to get today.
The oldest one leaves for college in the early morning; a long drive to get back to her school in NY……………ah, miss her already.
Today the electrician was here on his own today (with his helper) to install a new panel (making it bigger), some more outlets, a few switches and at long last a beautiful, wrought iron pole light for outside the front door to illuminate the porch and the driveway. Wait a minute! Did I type wrought iron pole?? Well, that is what we wanted – it is not what we got. Right now we are sporting a four by four with two flood lights screwed to it on the side farthest from the driveway which is illuminating the whole front of our house. Can you say major tacky?? I am so going to holler at that man. He thinks that I am such a sweet person; ha, don’t mess with this one.
Had fun at Meijer (while the electrician turned my front yard into something out of the Beverly HillBillies) seems that the store has a whole boatload of stuff on clearance. Walked in there for dog food and walked out of there owning a steam cleaner, kitchen stuff for the oldest, steam cleaner solution and a magazine. Sweet hubby liked that trip so much he wanted to see what the other Meijer had; so when the girls went to the hairdresser we dropped him off at the other Meijer. Now we own a George Formin grill (Saved over $70 off original price), got a pasta pot for the oldest and boot socks. Girls want to keep sweet hubby out of stores – he has been dubbed the shop-aholic…… at least it isn’t me…….yet.
Get a day off from doing normal errands, caregiver duties and doctor appointments and you just read above how we can get into trouble.
Keep ya posted.
Just dropping by to say Hello
Oct 5th
Hi Gentle Readers
Never knew that life would be so busy once we moved back here.
Trying to do so many things leaves me exhausted, yet weirdly unable to sleep most nights.
My father has been in and out of the hospital again. He has good days and bad days. We drive up to see him a couple times a week and this last time went with him to his “see the doctor 5 days after you have been discharged” visit. He argued that we weren’t driving to the right place; so we read him the directions that the office had given us. He still argued. We got there and waited almost 2 whole hours before we could see the doctor. What fun that was.
The poor guy is really losing his hearing – even with hearing aids in both ears he has a hard time. He, of course, decides to discuss personal stuff/sensitive stuff in the waiting room. (Picture old man with booming voice and daughter – trying to hide in chair – while rest of waiting room is hanging on his every word) Oh, getting in to see the doctor couldn’t come soon enough.
Still working on getting the front room painted. Have been working on filling in areas with some sort of caulk that one can paint over. Have 1.5 more walls to do, then more base coat/primer stuff, and finally the painting part. Then on full press to the boxes. At this rate we might get done by Christmas. Of course, the oldest has given us the week before Thanksgiving as the deadline to be done as that is when she will be home again. hehehe I feel oh so ‘threatened’……..
Bought some bulbs to plant outside – really – when did we think that we would get the time??? If it doesn’t rain this weekend, perhaps it will get done then!! Keep your fingers crossed.
Well, time to head up the stairs to see if I can at least have a nodding acquaintance with Mr. Sandman. Good night all.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!
Mar 17th
A Wish for a Friend
Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!
Thank you friends and gentle readers.
Just wanted to share a recipe for Irish Soda Bread. I was looking for an easy recipe for Irish Soda Bread and was given this one by a co-worker many years ago. Enjoy!
Irish Soda Bread
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons caraway seeds (I omit these as we don’t like them, except in rye bread)
1/2 stick margarine (or butter)
1 1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Stir in caraway seeds. Cut in margarine (butter) until mixture is crumbly. Add raisins and sugar. In a separate dish combine buttermilk, egg and baking soda. Stir into flour mixture until just moistened.
Turn dough onto a floured board and knead a few times until smooth. Shape into a large ball (or two smaller ones) and place in the center of a well greased 9 inch cake pan. Press down slightly. With a sharp, floured knife, make a 4 inch cross, 1/4 inch deep in the center of the dough.
Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees, or until loaf is nicely browned.
Cool on rack
We bake ours on a cookie sheet on top of parchment paper – much easier to clean up.
Hope your St. Patrick’s Day is full of laughter and friends.
[This was supposed to be typed and submitted earlier today. It was delayed by shoveling and chopping ice covered snow on top of more ice; then cooking dinner for the in-laws.]
