Everyday Life

2009-11-09T09:18:00.001-08:00

Mini Vacation

2009-09-21T17:11:00.001-07:00

Took me a mini vacation from work. I have been lazy the whole time.

Here's a pic of Baxter and me playing tug a war with a piece of raw potato which he dearly loves.

I hope everyone is well and having a good week.

Sharon

Bath Day...LOL

2009-08-16T13:26:00.000-07:00

Bath day for Baxter...Good thing we did it early also as it is pouring rain right now. Tony has gone to a soccer match and I would imagine he will come in almost if not wetter than Baxter was earlier...LOL
I hope evedryone has a Wonderful Week...
Sharon

Cardinals tonight...Woo Hoo !!

2009-08-10T10:33:00.000-07:00

Elantis gives out their Stadium seats to employees and tonight is Tony and my night to go to the ball park...

Cardinals play the Reds... Am sure hoping the weather cooperates. We woke to Thunderstorms this morning and it still looks like it could rain more.

I will be tired tomorrow at work but it is sure worth it just to get to sit at the ballpark and watch the game....

Two months since I have posted

2009-07-30T12:00:00.000-07:00

Gee the time flys...
I spend alot of time on my facebook now as they have a virtual farm game that I love to play. Also discovered my first cousin Duncan from Flint Michigan on there so we have been kinda catching up with what each other has been doing for the last 30 years.
My daughter text messaged me the other day and mentioned that I don't get on here anymore to let everyone know how I am doing.
Well just like everyone else just struggling to survive.
I did go back onto my celexa and all those problems I was having have straightened out.
My sister text messaged me yesterday that Mom had surgery on her wrist. I felt kinda left out of the loop on that one but I understand.
I let Baxter out front to run for a little while this morning and after we had been back in for awhile (me playing on my farm) . I went into the kitchen to pour me some more coffee and noticed that he wasn't in his recliner where he usually lays. I looked all over the house for him and even went outside looking... Starting to panic, I came back inside to decide what to do next and there he laid under the dining room table watching me the whole time I was calling out his name. Guess he thought "there goes that crazy lady again looking for me and right here I am".
Am beginning to wonder about myself since I can't remember where I left the dog at....LOL
I start back full time at work this next week and am really looking forward to it. Those 6 days off in a row can be rather boring and depressing.
Well the weekend is almost upon us and I hope everyone has a good one.
Sharon

Have a Great Weekend...

2009-05-29T10:25:00.000-07:00

Here it is my day off and I have a hundred and one things I should be doing but I am still drinking my coffee and lazying about. Going to catch up on the emails and then I am off to grocery shop. Not much going on here this weekend. Wouldn't ya just know it is suppose to be nice and sunny on my weekend to work.

I hope everyone has a Great Weekend....

Baxter got bored...LOL

2009-05-27T13:37:00.000-07:00

When I got home from work Baxter was laying across the back of his chair by the frontroom window. When he saw me get out of my car he jumped down, not to greet me but to run and hide....hahahahahaha

These were a pair of Tony's house shoes and last winter when he would wear them he would chase Baxter with them. Guess Baxter decided today to pay back them shoes and ripped the stuffing out of them...Am so laughing my back side off here...hahahahahaha

I took a pic and sent it to Tony at work.... It was his idea to finally leave Baxter out of his cage while we were at work....hahahahahaha

My daughters day with the family...

2009-05-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

Aunt Marsha and the girls

Grandma Walker

Memaw Donnie and the girls

Jim...Best Son-In-Law a Mom could get !!!

Auntie M

Beth and Sebastian

Beth called a few nights ago to let me know that they spent several hours with the family. She was so excited over it.. That is one thing my daughter is all about "Family". I could tell from her voice that she had a Wonderful day.

We spent the day yesterday washing vehicles, hoping the rain would wait until we were finished. It didn't but we finished them anyway...hahahahaha

Feels like Summer...

2009-05-21T08:35:00.000-07:00

Doesn't seem like I have much time to be on blogger like I used to.
Feels like Summer outside today. I had to turn the attic fan on early this morning. I have the next few day off
and plan on doing some major cleaning in the basement. Since I have moved here I have had to take one part of this house at a time to clean. It is a full size basement so this could take me some time to accomplish all that needs to be done. There is over 20 years of accumulated junk down there and I plan on having one big yard sale to get rid of all of it. Tony says we will do this but so far only one part of the we has been involved.. hahaha
I got to see Marsha this past weekend. Marsha came up for a Cardinals day game and we met her at Applebee's in Arnold for dinner. It was such fun. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Did me alot of good getting to see someone from the family.
Our neighbor has put their house on the market and they have had open house all week and Baxter has been busy greeting them all from his side of the fence.
I spent yesterday outside in the flower beds getting it ready for some plants this weekend. Had Baxter on his chain and when I went in the house for a break he decided to help. When I went back outside he had one whole corner of the flower bed dug up...hahaha Needless to say that chain has been shortened and he can no longer reach it. Don't know why he decided to do that as when he is off the chain in the front yard he knows not to go into that bed.
I hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day weekend.
Sharon

May 15th....already?

2009-05-15T07:51:00.000-07:00

More rain and thunderstorms today... We have a lilac bush by the front window that I know some people love to smell it when it is in bloom but now me.. I am so thankful that it is not blooming anymore. Everytime I turned the attic fan on to bring a breeze through the house that smell filled the house...Yuk !! I think it is time this fall to think of transplanting it else where in the yard...LOL

I am off today but I have to work the weekend. Come July I am going to take some classes through the hospital and change over to Personal Care Associate . I am looking forward to that even though I have to go downtown Saint Louis for the first four weeks of classes. That part I am not too thrilled about...

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend...

Sharon

Grammy Bragging.....again....LOL

2009-05-14T13:44:00.000-07:00

Samantha

Ethen

Sebastian

Stacey

My how they are all growing.....

Tuesday

2009-05-12T13:18:00.000-07:00

Tony left Baxter out of his cage today... Surprisingly he didn't destroy anything...Maybe he is settling down some...
I had a small sewing kit that he got off of the table and opened up but left it alone after that...Am glad I moved my flowers to higher ground this morning....LOL Last time he was left out he totally destroyed them as they were on the dining room table where he can reach.
Today went alot better for me as working takes my mine off going home...
It is gorgeous outside so I plan on getting into the flower beds after dinner and deweeding a bit...
Hope everyone had a nice day
Sharon

Mother's Day

2009-05-11T13:52:00.000-07:00

Hmmm talk about a fuzzy picture...LOL My card I got from Beth and the flowers I got from Baxter...
Was a good Mother's Day although I am very homesick right now. Talking to family members should help but at this point I just want to go home for a visit. The pills I take for depression do not help with homesickness.
I go back to work tomorrow so at least I will be busy and not having as much time to think...
Tony is off for an afternoon game of golf and Baxter and I are thinking of playing dress up, well at least one of us is thinking about it...hahahahaha
I hope everyone has a good week
Sharon

Friday

2009-05-08T08:58:00.000-07:00

8 a.m.

Stormy morning here. We had a really loud crack of thunder a few minutes ago and Baxter jumped out of his chair and hihg tailed it into the bedroom. He is now sitting on top of the bed, wide eyed and I guess waiting on the next roll of thunder...LOL

Beth wrote on her blog last night and it can be found Here .

Well the weekend is almost here and it will be too damp outside to do to much of anything so it looks like we will be working on the inside of the house.

2 p.m.

Well the back yard is a mini flood but all the bad weather passed south of Saint Louis. We had some pretty stong winds there for a little while.

I hope everyone has a good weekend

Sharon

Wednesday

2009-05-06T09:22:00.000-07:00

Cloudy, damp day here in Saint Louis. This is my day off and with still not feeling well, I am just puttering around the house.

When I got home from work yesterday Baxter had his face up in the front window looking out...Oops...Someone has discovered how to get out of his cage...LOL Fortunately the house was not a big mess. He had cleared off everything from the kitchen table and the bedroom dresser and had it scattered all over the house. Tony and I had been discussing leaving him out of his cage and seeing how he did. Well now we know, he still wants to get into everything. Guess he gets bored..LOL When I came into the house he was cowering at the end of the hallway. All I could do was laugh about it especially when I saw how he was reacting. His cowering was short lived once he found out I was not upset over it. Guess it is time for a new cage or to start leaving him out during the day. Today he is running all over the house because I am home and he doesn't have to go into the dreaded cage.

I hope everyone is having a pleasant week.

Sharon

Slowly springing back

2009-05-01T11:39:00.000-07:00

Still feeling the effects of bronchitis, mostly just alot of coughing and the headaches that go along with it. Tony has it now... Baxter is the only one running around here with any amount of energy...LOL

Although this next week he might not have all that energy as we are taking him to the vet to be Neutered. The vet is recommending this as she found some abnormalities and doesn't want to take a chance on it turning into cancerous cells.

I am scheduled to work double shifts this weekend. I will definitely be dragging come Monday... A lot of remodeling going on at the hospital due to the Swine flu in the U.S. now. They are adding on reverse air flow in several rooms on every floor to accommodate the need if it arises. I just hope they don't need them.

Tony's daughter-in-law is in Mexico right now. She already had her trip to Cancun scheduled and decided to take the chance and go ahead with her plans.

I hope everyone has a pleasant weekend !!

Sharon

Weekend

2009-04-27T07:53:00.000-07:00

Was a very warm weekend here. Today we have rain and cooler temps...
At least I am feeling better. We had all kinds of cook out invites but chose to stay at home and work in the yard and on the house and we just cooked out ourselves here. Was a lovely weekend.
We gave Baxter a bath with the water hose yesterday...I wound up more soaked than him...He just doesn't like that spray action...LOL
I hope everyone has a Great Week.
Sharon

Hello

2009-04-24T08:46:00.000-07:00

Wow..It feels like months since I have been on blogger... Reality check it has only been a week...

I have been recuperating from Bronchitis. I still have a nasty cough that leaves me with headaches.

Spring is definitely in the air and my allergies are telling me all about it...

We are hoping this weekend to get out and plant grass seed in the back yard. The electric company did it in the front yard and where they planted it has turned out beautiful. I went out and asked them what the trick was and they told me to get hay and toss it out and then spread the grass seed on top of it. So this is what we will be trying.

I hope everyone has a Great Weekend...

Sharon

Bored...LOL

2009-04-17T11:15:00.000-07:00

Tony has gone golfing this afternoon so Baxter and I were left at home to do dishes and laundry and we had some time in between loads to get out the camera and play dress up...LOL

He has such a serious look about him in these pics...LOL

Go Cardinals !!!!!!

Just some more Grammy Braggin" LOL

2009-04-16T13:14:00.000-07:00

Beth sent me this pic early this morning..
She said that they are 9lb11oz and 9lb 14oz.

Sammy is on the left and Stacey is on the right...

We are planning on going to see them the second weekend of May.

Monday

2009-04-11T20:15:00.000-07:00

I went into the kitchen for a small bowl of ice cream last night. Walk back to the computer room and sit down and began to read some more on the Internet. (It was one of those insomnia nights) . I was enjoying my little treat...all of a sudden...I realized my lap was really getting cold for such a small bowl..DUH! I glanced down at my lap, here I had brought the WHOLE pail of ice cream with me and stuck my bowl in the freezer! LOL

Tony mentioned yesterday about trying to leave Baxter out of the cage while we are at work soon. He doesn't like leaving him in that cage all day long.. Well I don't like it either but I like it better than coming home to a house that is destroyed...LOL That is one thing that Baxter sure can do and has done on a few occasions.

I hope everyone has a pleasant week ! I go back to work tomorrow and am sure looking forward to it.

Friday

2009-04-10T06:35:00.000-07:00

Tony and I are both off today, Tony and Baxter are already taking a nap this morning...Although they won't be doing that in a few minutes as I am fixing to start vacuuming the house..LOL

It's a chilly, rainy day here in St. Louis. We won't be doing any outdoor activities today. Tony still has a few electrical outlets to change out and I am planning on using the carpet cleaner in the bedrooms.

I talked to Beth yesterday and she says they are all doing well although her back is still hurting her. She sent me this picture yesterday. Such Cuties. We are hoping to go down to Arkansas for a visit in a few weeks. I miss those grandbabies.

That " N" This

2009-04-07T14:54:00.000-07:00

Beth sent me this picture on my phone yesterday. Stacey is on the left and Samantha is on the right. They are sure growing.

Tony and his buddy are back to working on the house this afternoon. All of the guys went on a golfing trip at Lake Of The Ozarks over the weekend.. Baxter was very upset the whole weekend.. He is still upset today as he is left in the house while all the of activity is going on outside..LOL

We had frost and freeze warning last night but the day has warmed up considerably with the sunshine.

Weekend....

2009-04-03T12:55:00.000-07:00

Well it's just Baxter and I for the weekend. Tony has gone off on a golfing trip with his buddies. I have to work this weekend :-( Baxter is a good guard dog so I don't really worry about staying by myself.

We have a chance of snow come Monday. I haven't planted my flowers yet. Keep hoping it will warm up and stay warm.

I hope everyone has a great weekend...

Sharon

Just Grammy Bragging...LOL

2009-03-31T13:49:00.000-07:00

Stacey and Samantha at 2 months old...My they are growing...

03-30-09

2009-03-30T07:38:00.000-07:00

Winter one day and

Spring the next......

The seasons just can't make up their minds yet...LOL

Weekend....

2009-03-27T11:55:00.000-07:00

The weather outside right now is Sunny and warm but according to the news we are suppose to get a cold rain ending in snow tomorrow and tomorrow night. What few flowers I have budding are not gonna like this. Am hoping most of it goes either north or south of us...

Took Baxter with me to the store awhile ago and he is finally figured out how to keep his footing on those leather seats.
If I start braking for a stop sign he sits down immediately...LOL Otherwise he winds up in the floorboard. LOL

The weekend is finally here and I am off for it...Thank Goodness.
Tony and I plan to start prepping the front room walls for a coat or two of paint. One wall is papered and I still haven't decided if I want to strip it or just paint over it.

I hope everyone has a nice, relaxing weekend.
Sharon

Baxter says Hello.....

2009-03-25T10:23:00.000-07:00

I have several days off from work and Baxter and I have been cleaning carpets this morning. Rather I have been cleaning, he has been chasing the shampooer barking and growling at it..LOL

Tony has been busy the last few days trying to find siding that matches what is on the house so they can finish it up this next week.

I have been busy the first part of this week working a double shift everyday as they had quite a few people out sick with the flu. Considering the hospital made all of us get a flu shot this year, alot have still gotten it.

Was watching the weather this morning and we have a chance of snow this weekend...What...I thought Spring was here !!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope everyone is having a good week.

Sharon

Before and After...haha

2009-03-20T08:22:00.000-07:00

We have been busy around here this week. Tony and his buddies have been busy everyday after work finishing putting siding on the back of the house. They ran out of siding so it looks like Baxter and I will get a break from all of the noise for a few days. They still have to do the side of the house over the garage and then it will all be complete...Thank goodness.....

Me a Doofus.....LOL

2009-03-20T06:54:00.001-07:00

Whoever looks at the end of your clear plastic wrap box? You know when you try to pull some wrap out and the roll comes out of the box. Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The darn roll always comes out at the wrong time. Yesterday I went to throw out an empty clear plastic wrap box and for some reason I turned it and looked at the end of the box. And written on the end it said, Press here to lock end. Right there on the end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in place. How long has this little locking tab been there? I then looked on the front of the box and it plainly states "With PUSH 'N LOCK Tab on each end panel." I can’t count the number of times the Saran wrap roll has jumped out when I was trying to cover something up.

Gonna have to chalk this one up to one of my Doofus moments....hahahahahaha

This -N- That

2009-03-19T15:13:00.000-07:00

We cooled off considerably last night. Sure am not running the attic fan this afternoon...
Tony and his buds are still hanging siding...Baxter is whining as he is not allowed into the back yard when they are working. He is just downright miserable.
Tony came in a few minutes ago looking for a bandaid, guess he mistook his finger for a trim nail...Ouch !!

Was another adventure at work today as a few co-workers and I got stuck on one of the elevators. I have discovered that this will cause me to panic big time. We were only stuck about 30 minutes but that was 30 minutes too much for me. I am definitely ready to take my meds today...hahahahaha

I have the day off tomorrow and I plan on not setting my alarm clock and sleeping in.

Sad Day.....

2009-03-18T15:16:00.001-07:00

Whew...What a day...

I think I was on automatic pilot from the minute my head lifted off the pillow.

My feet sure didn't want to get put into my shoes this morning...Poor things...They feel abused...LOL

I had to play housekeeper today, I haven't had to do that in weeks since I have been made a official floor technician.

About lunchtime I remembered just exactly why I moved from housekeeper to floor tech. I was in a patients room cleaning talking with the lady and she was chuckling at all we were talking about and a few hours later they were paging "Dr. Heart" to her room.. I stood by and held her daughters hand while they worked to resuscitate her. Alas it did no good and she was gone. I still feel sad over it.

Tony and his buddies are still hanging siding on the back of the house today. They are hoping to get done before it starts to rain.

An Irish Blonde In A Casino..Happy St. Paddy's Day !!

2009-03-16T16:48:00.001-07:00

An attractive blonde from Cork , Ireland arrived at the casino. She seemed a little intoxicated and bet twenty-thousand Euros on a single roll of the dice. She said, 'I hope you don't mind, but I feel much luckier when I'm completely nude'. With that, she stripped from the neck down, rolled the dice and with an Irish brogue yelled, 'Come on, baby, Mama needs new clothes!' As the dice came to a stop, she jumped up and down and squealed...'YES! YES! I WON, I WON!' She hugged each of the dealers and then picked up her winnings and her clothes and quickly departed. The dealers stared at each other dumbfounded. Finally, one of them asked, 'What did she roll?' The other answered, 'I don't know - I thought you were watching.'
MORAL OF THE STORY - Not all Irish are drunks, not all blondes are dumb, but all men...are men.

Weekend...

2009-03-16T05:26:00.000-07:00

Stacey

Samantha and Stacey

Samantha

Samantha and Stacey and their glow worm

Tony, I and Baxter went to a dinner at his son's house Saturday. Everyone got drunk, except for me I was drinking my coke and coffee.. I can't drink along with the meds I am taking. Being the sober one, I had to walk several of the neighbors there home otherwise no telling where they would have wound up...hahahahaha Tony got so blitzed that I decided that we would just stay there Saturday night or at least what was left of it... Yesterday was a lazy day, I had several naps throughout the day, just not used to late nights..hahahaha Baxter and Tony slept most of the day...

Now Today I am catching up on housework and laundry and grocery shopping as I go back to work tomorrow.

I hope everyone has a pleasant week

Sharon

The weekend is here.....

2009-03-13T11:04:00.000-07:00

Ah the weekend is finally here and it is suppose to be a nice weekend temperature wise...Well the 50's but that will be nice enough. Not nice enough to take the bike out but we will be able to go around town and sight see. Tony usually takes me to different places on the weekends. Last weekend I was off, we went around to all his old neighborhoods where he grew up here.

We went by lumiere place, which is a hotel and casino and traveling down I70 they have a gigantic screen outside their building that shows movie advertisements at night. Tony says he just can't see how that is legal because it is very distractful when driving by as you can't help but look at it. It is a sight to behold. When I am sitting with patients at the hospital, if their room is on the North side, I can see this building very clearly off in the distance as the colors change.

No sitting tonight as Tony does not like it when he comes home and it is just him and Baxter for the night. Guess he gets bored and he says all Baxter does is sit by the window and whine.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend

Sharon

One of those days.....

2009-03-12T09:04:00.000-07:00

When if it can go wrong it will....... I think I just got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning...LOL

I make my coffee first thing this morning and the liner apparently wasn't in the basket right and my whole pot was full of coffee grounds. Then I took the garbage out to the curb for pickup and on the way there I dumped the whole container. The phone has been at a constant ring with crap that I don't even care to answer (surveys), so I put the phone on ignore. Baxter is whining constantly... I call my prescription into the pharmacy and because of a computer glich they won't be able to get it filled until the technician gets there to look at their computers, which might be tomorrow.

Hmmmm....... Thinking of going back to bed and starting again...at least until 2 as I have to go into work at 3.

This n That

2009-03-09T13:18:00.001-07:00

March 9th.

Surprisingly this week has been uneventful here. Tony took Baxter to the Vet Saturday for his shots and he weighed 69.8 lbs. It was my weekend to work so I was lazy everyday after I got home from work. We had storms all around us here in Saint Louis but they fell apart as they approached us and we just got a light sprinkle out of them. (Just enough to mess up my windshield on my car at work) I have to work one more day and then I have several off. I was looking forward to getting a little spring cleaning out in the yard done but it is suppose to turn off cooler after tomorrow. So it looks like any spring cleaning will be done inside instead. LOL

March 10th.

Haven't heard too much from my family this week so I am assuming everything is going well. As Mom always says "No news is good news". I have the rest of the week off unless the hospital needs a sitter. We reached 80 degrees today. I will be glad when Spring is here to stay...

I hope everyone is having a good week so far

Sharon

It is I, not events, that have the power to make me happy or unhappy. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. -Groucho Marx

Scamp...5/02/91-03/06/09

2009-03-06T05:56:00.000-08:00

My daughter's cat Scamp passed away this morning. He was almost 18 years old.

I remember the day she went and picked him out. He was in a cage with alot of other kittens and he was off to the side by himself and his meow was really gravely. She fell in love with him instantly. When we brought him home, along with all the accessories she was trying to decide on a name and as luck would have it we had purchased a bag of Scamp kitty litter. He was named after a bag of litter. Within a few days we realized he was sick and took him to the Vet and come to find out his voice was so gravely because he had a cold.

He had quite a personality...Beth would sit at one end of the living room and shoot rubber bands across the room and he would jump and chase them.. He always was one who demanded alot of attention. He would yowl in your face and talk to you until you finally paid him his due attention.

I will miss "Gampers" and my heart breaks for my daughters lost of her dear companion of 18 years.

Bye-Bye

2009-03-02T10:56:00.001-08:00

Had to go to the Market and Pharmacy earlier and looked at Baxter and said "Come on and let's go Bye-Bye". Now everytime you say this to him he starts jumping and squirming and spinning in circles...Not this morning he went and sat down in his cage... After this past weekend, I guess he has had enough of Bye-Bye's...hahahahaha

Well my work week starts tomorrow and it will get pretty busy around here so I won't have much time to be online.

I hope everyone has a good week. We are suppose to warm up this week, sure hopes it stays that way. I for one have had enough of the cold temperatures. And I have definitely had enough of Snow for this Winter Season.

Weekend....Grandchildren

2009-03-02T05:40:00.000-08:00

Ethen

Stacey and Samantha

Sebastian, Baxter and Me

What a wild weekend Tony and I had. We decided to go to Arkansas and take the babies their Swing, Playpen and Double Stroller. We decided to take Baxter with on this trip. Talk about a exciting trip.

About halfway from Saint Louis to Arkansas it started raining on us.

We let Baxter outside in the back yard when we got to Mom's and before the visit was over he was a muddy mess. We had to clean him up before he could go back into the car for the trip to Beth's.

When we arrived at Beth's it started sleeting outside and before long it was snowing hard.

We got to visit with the family for a few hours before we had to head back to Jonesboro to the Motel for the night because it was starting to stick to the roads. We had just put Baxter into the car when my daughter yelled out her front door for me to come back in for a minute. Sebastian was panicking because Grammy was leaving without him. I had thought about taking him with but figured with the roads getting bad my daughter wouldn't allow it. Needless to say he packed a bag and we took him with us overnight.

Sebastian and Baxter ran each other down in the Motel. We ordered pizza and had a great time. When we settled down for bed, Baxter decided it was time to go on guard duty and kept us up for hours barking every time a door closed or someone walked by the door.

It was a very slippery ride back to Trumann from Jonesboro. We dropped Sebastian off and got back out on the road. The roads in Arkansas were bad, we saw a Semi without his trailer go off spinning into the median. That was shocking as he wasn't very far ahead of us. From Trumann to Paragould we saw numerous vehicles off in the ditches.

Once we got into Missouri the roads were fine and about 50 miles into Missouri there wasn't hardly any snow on the ground. Guess we took the snow to Arkansas and left it...hahahaha

We were definitely tired once we got home. Baxter immediately jumped into his recliner and went to sleep.. I told Tony he can't keep up with us and Tony said that we can't even keep up with us....hahahahahaha

Another day...

2009-02-26T11:36:00.000-08:00

69 for a hight yesterday and 39 is the high predicted for today. Thunderstorms rumbled through last night which means the back yard is a mess and whenever Baxter has to go outside I will have to put him on his leash and take him out front. I don't mind just tired of the winter temperatures, I am so ready for Spring warmth.

Started Laundry early this morning and fell up the stairs, so this tells you how my morning so far is going..LOL

I am sitting with a patient at the hospital tonight so hopefully by then my day will be going alot better :-)

The pic above is of Baxter after he got in trouble this morning. Apparently he decided to pull all of the covers off the bed and make a bed for himself at the foot of it. Wasn't so bad but he decided everything on the dresser should be there also...I was in the basement folding clothes when all of this was going on. When I cam up stairs and went to the room to put the clothes away I found a mess on the floor and he was laying up on the pillows in the bed. I swear he had a smug look on his face that said...See what happens when you leave me alone !!!

I hope everyone has a Wonderful Weekend.

Sharon

Irritating....

2009-02-26T07:56:00.000-08:00

Grrrrr.. This really irritates me. Phone solicitation has really been taken to a higher level of annoyance.. Now they call and a recording asks you to hold for a representative of ______... What is up with this? I actually wonder just how many people hold on until the live person gets there. I did this the other day and was on hold for 10 minutes and it was an announcement from some public official with a survey.

I called Charter last week over a cable problem and the woman put me on hold for about 30 minutes...Guess I called during her lunch time. What really got me was after holding that 30 minutes when she came back on she told me she would have to transfer me to a technician, which by the way took up another 15 minutes on hold.

Baxter and I went to the market this morning. When I came out of the store a man was standing by the car and Baxter was snarling and baring his teeth at the man. I had to ask the man to step away from the car because Baxter was all over the window on that side while he stood there and I couldn't get into the car afraid Baxter would charge out. The guy said I have a pretty mean looking Pit Bull there. How anyone could think a Boxer looks like a Pit Bull is beyond me.

Whew....

2009-02-25T10:38:00.000-08:00

Well the gum balls are raked up into many piles scattered all over the yard. I will wait for Tony to come home so we can fill the yard refuse can with them. I figure there is no sense in me having all the fun. LOL

I can sure tell I don't do manual labor at work. Old age is not gently creeping up on me, it is slamming into me. I had to rake a pile and take a break and rake a pile and take a break and so on..

I am seriously considering taking a nap and I never take naps. Besides the electric company is back to working on the holes they dug in the yards and they are making quite a racket. No one could sleep through that.

Gum Balls.....

2009-02-25T06:04:00.000-08:00

Baxter and I are gearing up for an attack on the gum ball seeds in the front yard this morning...

I am sitting here eating Ruffles potato chips and French Onion Dip for breakfast...Baxter is just eating the chips...no onion dip for him...LOL

Never said I was one for eating a sensible breakfast.....

Up Late...

2009-02-24T23:08:00.000-08:00

Or early...which ever way ya wanna look at it....

I was suppose to sit with a patient tonight but they got released from the hospital. So I am back home and sitting here wide awake tonight.

Making me a list of "To Do's" as I have the next several days off. Baxter will love this as he won't have to go into the dreaded cage during the day...LOL Right now he is laying at my feet content that I am home...

I have a yard full of gum balls that need to be raked tomorrow. With 60 degree temperatures predicted tomorrow that will be a good day to get them done.

I am anxious for Spring to arrive.. I am ready to start working in my flower beds.

Sisters

2009-02-22T13:26:00.000-08:00

This is the last picture we had taken together of us...As you can see from my face I was told to hold still and act nice for the camera....LOL Older sister still threatening....Nothing has changed....LOL

My Older Sister...

2009-02-21T15:11:00.000-08:00

Marsha (age 3 1/2) ---- Me (age 2)

We might have had alot of differences growing up but when push came to shove she would put herself between my Dad and me to stop what was being done to me. I remember the last time my Dad was beating on me and she got right in the middle of it. I moved out with my Cousins not long after that one, then with my Grandmother.

A few years ago when I had my emotional breakdown I moved in with my Mom and Grandmother. They helped me through alot of what I was going through. Marsha also moved back home...

I met Tony on the internet and we dated long distance for several years until I decided to move here to Saint Louis to be with him.

I miss my kids but I love Tony and I love living here... We plan on when he retires to move back home to Arkansas.

Dysfunctional...maybe

2009-02-19T19:12:00.000-08:00

I am still struggling to learn the balance of self-love in my adult life

I still distrust others

I have difficulty expressing emotions

I have low self-esteem or have a poor self image

I have difficulty forming healthy relationships with others

I feel angry, anxious, depressed, isolated from others, or unlovable

I have learned it is easier to live far away from my family.

One does not choose this lifestyle. I come from a family that allowed me to be physically and mentally abused. Some say it is just an excuse putting blame on how one is raised. I know I am a survivor in more ways than one. It wasn't until I got into therapy that I realized just how far back my depression went. As a child I tried overdosing twice and both failed but not because it was caught by my parents, my method didn't work. My parents didn't even realize I was trying to commit suicide. I didn't even know I was trying to commit suicide, I just knew I wanted the beatings and scolding to stop.

When ever we did something wrong our Mom would let our Dad handle the punishment.. Usually this meant a beating with a board. How wrong is that? Although I usually got what ever was handy and that depended on if it was within the sight of my Mom or not. If Mom wasn't around it usually was a fist.

My Dad and I have discussed my growing up and why he was like that. He is apologetic now as he knows what he did has affected my life. His only excuse was he was raised with being beat by his father. I can understand that now. I didn't understand it when I was growing up and I never understood why my Mom never intervened. I don't remember ever feeling love from either of my parents when I was growing up. My Grandparents who lived in Rockford, Il and came down for frequent visits showed me the meaning of unconditional love.

I love my parents just in a very distant way. My sisters are much closer to them than I. I am most definitely out in left field when it comes to my family.

As my children get older, my daughter and I get closer and my son and I grow farther apart. Strange how that is because when they were little it was the opposite.

Grandbabies...

2009-02-16T12:50:00.000-08:00

Today was one of those days where I wish I had of stayed in bed all day... Although what that would have accomplished is beyond me...

I got to talk to my daughter and listen to my twin granddaughters. They are all doing fine..I am really anxious to go home in a few weeks to see them and my Grandson.

Dog Training...

2009-02-13T10:12:00.001-08:00

Obviously you need to get it from the door mat to the DVD player for it to be effective...

Cannon Balls..

2009-02-12T17:41:00.000-08:00

It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on old war ships.

But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was a major problem.The best storage method devised was to stack them as a square based pyramid, with one ball on top, resting on four, resting on nine, which rested on sixteen.Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon.There was only one problem-- how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling from under the others.

The solution was a metal plate with 16 round dimples, called, for reasons unknown, a Monkey.But if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls quickly rusted to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make the plates of brass - hence, Brass Monkeys .

Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and contracts more rapidly than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey.

Thus, it was quite literally, cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey .

And all this time, you thought that it was just a vulgar expression,didn't you?

Original Post found here: http://honeyimhome-honey.blogspot.com/

"What Storm?"

2009-02-11T06:31:00.000-08:00

Woke up this morning to flooded roads and wondered when the heck did it storm??? Feeling for the folks in Oklahoma. Living in Arkansas most of my life, dealing with Severe Storms and Tornadoes is a way of life. It won't be much different here in Saint Louis either as last year we had two sitings near where I live now. Tony mentioned the other night that if it ever happens we will have a very difficult time getting Baxter down into the basement...

The rain has started again and is suppose to last through this afternoon and then our temperatures are suppose to drop significantly. Guess they are right about more winter precipitation to come.. Chance of snow flurries tonight.

So I had decided to stay indoors and clean today. I have one bedroom here upstairs here that I have not tackled yet and after what happened earlier I am not sure I will do it again..LOL

I decided to vacuum under the bed and had to crawl under to reach the backside, well I didn't have to crawl under I could have pulled it out but decided since I was already down I would just use the attachment and reach the backside. I got it done and went to crawl back out and a hook from the bed caught on the belt loop of my jeans, so here I am unable to reach behind me and unhook myself and Baxter comes crawling under the bed and decides my face needs washed at the same time. Here I lay thinking... only me...I seem to get myself in these messes quite often. It took some doing but I finally unhooked myself and the whole time Baxter is thinking I am playing so he is scooting all over the place under there trying to chase my hand and growling at me the whole time...Whew.....

I am tired now and in desperate need of a nap :-)

Feeling much better...

2009-02-09T12:55:00.000-08:00

The clock strikes 3 and I have slept most of today away. The wind whipping around hitting the house woke me up. No rain yet so I have put Baxter out in the back yard to get some exercise as when it does start raining he refuses to go outside. Honestly the neighbors more than likely get a big kick out of all they see in this yard. On rainy days you will see Tony walk outside carrying a big umbrella...What? You say that isn't so unusual...well I think it is because he is carrying the umbrella over Baxter and not over himself just so he will go out. Otherwise that dog will sit down at the front door and just look up at you like you are crazy... Smart Dog !!!!

Before I moved up here with Tony, he had lived by himself for quite a few years. This morning I went into the bathroom cabinet looking for some Pepto Bismol for my stomach virus and found some tablets and took me a few of them. Then he reminded me that he had no idea what was in the cabinet or how long they had been there. Turns out they expired Jul of 2004. Medical emergency email to my sister wanting to know if that will effect me... She reassures me that they are "dead ....capoot... fizzled out...no worries"... Whew... I am now going to go through all of it checking expiration dates....hahahahaha

After all of that I was able to lay down and rest and now that I am up from a very long nap. I feel much better.

With today being Baxter's Birthday we will take him out later to McDonald's for a large order of their French Fries. These are his favorite human food and the only ones he gets besides gravy from the dinner table with his dog food.

Twins with their Great Grandma and Great Great Grandma

2009-02-09T09:12:00.000-08:00

Stacey Lee and Sammy Jo with their Great Memaw and Great Great Grandma Walker.

Quirky....LOL

2009-02-08T11:33:00.001-08:00

A lady at work told me the other day that I am Quirky...

So I went in search of the definition of quirky...

Deviating from the customary: bizarre, cranky, curious, eccentric, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, singular, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird. Slang kooky, screwball. British Slang rum, rummy2. See usual/unusual.

Wow quite a few of them describe me...LOL

I am still at home with a stomach virus...running a temperature and feeling puny.

It is suppose to start raining here this afternoon, that will be a nice change from sleet and snow... All the snowmen and the piles of snow on the corners of the neighborhood are all melted as of yesterday. I am having to wipe off Baxter's paws when he comes inside as the back yard is a muddy mess from the ground thawing and he doesn't like that one bit. Today is Baxter's 2nd Birthday.

Baxter

2009-02-06T06:31:00.000-08:00

I always fix Tony's lunch for the day every morning and leave it in the fridge, as I leave for work first. Yesterday morning I get a phone call at work from Tony telling me that he remembered his lunch but he wouldn't be eating it. A long pause on the phone while I digested this information, strange as it was. He proceeded to tell me that he sat his sandwich and pizza rolls on the table and went about finishing getting ready for work.. When he returned to the table to grab his sandwich to leave for work it had disappeared. He thought well maybe I didn't get it out of the fridge. Nope it wasn't there either and then he noticed the plastic baggies on the floor and Baxter was standing in the corner of the hallway peeping around. LOL... Guess that Pork Chop sandwich was just too much to resist...
Amazingly enough the plastic baggies were not shredded at all...
Now you would think that Tony would have learned the first time around a few weeks ago when he left a burger on the coffee table and Baxter gobbled it right down.
So this morning as Tony is leaving he sits his sandwich on the dining room table again while he put on his coat and before I knew what was happening it was a sandwich tugging match between Baxter and Tony... Tony won !!!!!
Baxter turns 2 this next week and he acts like a very small child... They say they start settling down around 2 years old and from how it looks Baxter is far from that...LOL
Today is my day off and I have soooo many things to do... and here I sit still drinking my coffee....

2009-02-05T19:56:00.000-08:00

I just got home from pulling a double shift. We have inspections at the hospital this next week and they have turned me loose with the buffer in the patients rooms...

I am overtired and can't sleep.

And they say Blondes are dumb...hahaha

A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LAto NY. The lawyer asks if she would like to play a game. The blonde,who's tired and just wants to take a nap, politely declines and rollsover to the window to catch a few winks.The lawyer persists and says the game is easy and a lot of fun. He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vice versa."Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep.

The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5.00,and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.00."

This catches the blonde's attention; and figuring there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, she agrees to the game.The lawyer asks the first question: "What's the distance from the earthto the moon?"The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a $5.00bill, and hands it to the lawyer.

"Okay," says the lawyer, "it's yourturn."She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs but comes downwith four legs?"The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references--no answer. He taps into the airphone with his modem and searches the Net and the Library of Congress--no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers, to no avail. After an hour, he wakes the blonde and hands her $500.The blonde says "Thank you" and turns back to get some more sleep.

The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks,"Well, what's the answer?"Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer$5.00, and goes back to sleep.

Grandbaby's

2009-02-04T16:36:00.000-08:00

Pics of the Twins and their Older brother....How adorable....Am going home to see them in a few weeks....Yeah

Warm day...

2009-02-01T14:30:00.000-08:00

Some of our snow has melted today. Our outside thermometer read 61 degrees about an hour ago.

The squirrels have been scampering all over the yard digging in the snow. Baxter has been in the window whining most of the day... If I let him out he goes and runs around all the bases of the trees. I guess he figures he is running them all back up them...LOL

Got a text message from my Sister telling me that the power is back on at my Mom's house. Sure was glad to hear that.

Tony has gone to his Son's house to watch Superbowl with their friends. I decided I would rather stay at home.

Electrical....

2009-01-31T18:41:00.000-08:00

JONESBORO — The question in the minds of people without electrical power is: “When will mine be back on.”

Called my Mom this afternoon and they still are without power.... My daughter in Trumann has hers back on so some good news there especially since she has the new little ones at home now.

Tony and I were suppose to start back on the basement today but other projects kept popping up and we never got down there today.

I spent part of the day getting my taxes done. Whew, glad I got part of it done. Hopefully will get the rest done tomorrow. I didn't want to have all the fun in one day....hahahaha

Stressing......

2009-01-30T10:18:00.000-08:00

This pic was taken from the front Page of the JonesboroSun.com in Jonesboro Arkansas where alot of my family live. Talked to my Mom this afternoon and they are still without electricity.

Tax time again.....I always get stressed out this time of year... This year I get the added bonus of filing my State Taxes in two different states...Yee haw !! Like I wasn't stressed out enough already.

The weekend is upon us and Tony just called to inform me that this weekend will be devoted to finishing getting the basement in order.... We are moving the computer room downstairs...Not quite sure if I like this plan yet or not... The basement kinda freaks me out most of the time. It has a room down there that has a habit of turning it's own light on and off. Baxter absolutely refuses to go down there...Ya know they say dogs and cats can sense things where we can't .... LOL

Not quite sure if I will be back online this weekend or not so if not I hope Everyone has a Wonderful, Relaxing Weekend.

Sharon

TMI Wireless

Snow...

2009-01-29T09:47:00.000-08:00

We totaled out with 9 inches of snow on the ground. Baxter and I took out the Trash Can to the curb this morning and between going out there and coming back he jumped on me and knocked me down 4 times. I was covered in snow from head to foot by the time I got back into the house...LOL

Snow !!!!

2009-01-27T05:37:00.000-08:00

Woke up to about 2 inches of Snow this morning...They are expecting another 2 or 3 inches to fall today. I switched days off with a co-woker so I am at home today.. Baxter and I have already been out in it playing....LOL

In the top picture...I couldn't get Baxter to leave the cat alone that hides in this bush....Such growling from the bush....Quite funny. I had to literally drag Baxter into the house and we stood at the open door as that cat came out and walked across the yard, still growling at us...LOL All Bxter did was whine as he wanted to play with it...Grumpy Ol' Cat....LOL

The twins are here !!!!!!!

2009-01-26T16:33:00.000-08:00

Beth had the twins this morning...
Sammy Jo arrived at 8:10 am weighing in at 4 lbs. and 15 ozs. and was 18 and 1/4 in long
Stacey Lee arrived at 8:11 am weighing in at 5 lbs. and 10.2 ozs. and was 19 and 1/2 in long.
Both babies and Mother are doing fine...
This Grammy is grinning from ear to ear...hahahaha

What a blast from the past....

2009-01-23T11:59:00.000-08:00

I still remember the day this picture was taken....hahahaha... We were all sitting on the trunk of the famly car.
Life was so simple then...

That-N-This

2009-01-21T14:05:00.000-08:00

Patient count (census) at the hospital is still down so our hours still remain low. I work tomorrow but have Friday off. Tony has gone to Southern Missouri with his Son for a Funeral. So it is just Baxter and I dining in this evening. Heard from my old friend Max in Australia today, he is doing good considering he had surgery again on his hand.

I can't help but shake my head at alot of the people I work with, talking about the first African-American elected into office...Apparently they have just by passed the fact that he is half White-American... They scowl at me when I mention this into the conversations...hahahaha

I go Friday to the local nursing home to talk to Human Resources. Looks like I will be changing places of employment soon. One thing I dislike is changing jobs and starting a new one causes alot of Anxiety. They already know I cannot start until after the 17th of February because of my Doctor's Appointment.

I hope everyone is having a Good Week

Sharon

Nice Day

2009-01-19T11:22:00.000-08:00

Has turned out to be a bright sunny day here. The Electric Company is digging up the yard some more today. In fact they have our driveway blocked with their equipment. Baxter is ever present at the front window keeping a wary eye on them. When I let him out in the back yard he goes up to the fence growling at them...LOL

The little red fence in the corner of the yard in the pic is where they have a huge hole dug and tomorrow they will be tearing up that whole corner of the lot, laying down pipes.

Going to be a big mess come Springtime.

Sunday Fun ????

2009-01-18T12:52:00.000-08:00

"The cure for boredom is Curiosity. There is no cure for Curiosity." Dorothy Parker

Well there might be a cure for curiosity...I was in the basement earlier trying to straighten up some more and the curiosity got the best of me about an Cabinet that I have not been into since I moved here. It is way back in a dark corner of the room with various boxes in front of it. I am hoping it is empty so I can store things in there. I work my way through the boxes and move them so I can peek into this cabinet and just as I open up the door, something makes a rattling sound and springs off of the top shelf and bounces off of me. You have never seen someone skedaddle over boxes and rush to the other side of the room like I did. Eyes bugging out and heavy breathing I stand still listening for a scurrying sound. Nothing. I strain looking over the boxes to see if I can see anything and all there is for me to see is a furry baby rattle laying on the floor. Color me Red at this point. I almost had heart failure from a baby's rattle. Whew !!!!

Enough fun for one day...hahaha

2009-01-17T18:39:00.000-08:00

Tony and I have been quite busy today...I would watch T.V. while he was on the Computer and then he would watch T.V. while I was on the computer and the rest of the day has been spent playing Gin and I didn't win one game...LOL

I hope everyone is having a Great Weekend.

Sharon

2009-01-15T06:15:00.000-08:00

Tony brought me fresh flowers . I adore the colors! They seem so fresh and bright--they bring a smile to my face everytime I pass them.

Woke up to wind chills of -15 this morning. Brrrrrrrr.... Both of our vehicles started.

I have a long list of "To Do's" for my days off and finishing straightening the basement is still my current project.

Only In America...

1. Only in America... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

2. Only in America... are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.

3. Only in America... do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

4. Only in America... do people order double cheese burgers, large fries, and a diet coke.

5. Only in America... do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.

6. Only in America... do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

7. Only in America... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

8. Only in America... do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

9. Only in America... do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.

10. Only in America... do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille.

2009-01-13T13:29:00.000-08:00

Brrrr. We are back into winter again. Thursday it is suppose to be 15 for a high and 5 for a low that night. Sure am glad I am not working that day and I get to stay indoors.

Woke up this morning and found the remains of a Lemon Creme Cake container on the living room floor. Yep that is right apparently Baxter got up in the middle of the night and had himself a midnight snack of the cake that we had forgot and left on the dining room table. hahahaha.. It has left him with alot of gas which tends to scare him and he runs all over the house from it...hahahahaha

I have the rest of this week off except for a few nights of sitting with patients.

I hope everyone is having a Great Week.

Sharon

2009-01-09T07:15:00.000-08:00

Tis Friday and I am off and it always seems like I am doing laundry on my day off :-)

Today Baxter and I are going out into the back yard and rake up the last of the fall leaves and those nasty gum balls. He has a hard time walking because they stick to his paws. It is suppose to reach 50 degrees today.

I am looking forward to the 13th of February as Tony and I have it scheduled to go home on. My Doctors appointment is the 16th. Baxter will be visiting the Kennel for those few days.

I have to work this weekend and the first few days of next week. With how the economy is I consider myself lucky to have this job. Tony's daughter is getting laid off from her job today.

Have a Great Weekend....

2009-01-06T09:23:00.001-08:00

This is how I look and feel after my wild ride on the ice this morning...hahahahaha

The road I live on and main roads had been salted but when I hit the few hills on Dunn Road it was like a ice skating rink.

There were about 15 cars off the road and I was one of them. I came to rest on a steep embankment looking down in a Gulley. Luckily I missed hitting one car and slid right in between two others...I laugh now but at the time I wasn't. They finally salted one side of the road after about a hour and a half of all of us sitting there. No one needed medical help just a few fender benders.

The Police were directing us one by one helping us get back up on the road. Those with rear wheel drive did not make it out. I was one of the lucky ones with front wheel drive and I barely did make it out and back up on the road. I came home and called in to work and since they had enough help there to cover the floors they told me to just go ahead and stay at home for the day.

Needless to say Baxter was excited getting out of the cage early. He went right outside and slid down the driveway...

Took me forever to coax him back up the front steps and into the house. Now when I say "Outside!" to him he just lifts his head and stares at me (like I am crazy). He is not too eager to try that one again. I heard on the news this morning that if you put children's no skid socks on their paws that they can manage the ice. Right !! I can just see me trying to put booties on that 80 lb. Boxer...hahahahahahaha

2009-01-05T07:56:00.000-08:00

Tony went back to work today after having the past two weeks off. I am off today as I sat with patients until 11 last night but I work the rest of the week in Housekeeping.

We are suppose to get some snow and freezing drizzle tonight and tomorrow. I just want a BIG snow...LOL

Beth is home and I am glad for that. Guess I worry too much especially with the distance that is between my family and me.

The Electric Company is making a lot of racket this morning, they are fixing to put the electric lines underground. Our yard is dotted with all kinds and colors of flags showing where they are going to be digging.. This could get quite messy..

2008-12-30T15:54:00.000-08:00

2008-12-28T14:22:00.000-08:00

Baxter has a cut on his ear that I have a hard time keeping a bandage on. He is really tolerant of me when I am playing nurse with his ear. LOL He goes back to the Vet this next month to have it looked at along with his annual shots.

I have the day off tomorrow so I will be playing catch up on housework. Tony is off for the week. He is working on the Van today.

The weather man says we have a chance of snow this next week. I am anxiously looking forward to more of it. Everyone at work calls me "crazy" for wanting more snow...LOL

I hope everyone has a Great Week !!!!

2008-12-22T07:39:00.000-08:00

Woke up to temperatures of 14 below 0 this morning. Brrrrr... Baxter and I got out and braved the cold to go to the Post Office and Store. Bet the kids are thankful for Christmas break so they weren't standing out in that cold waiting on the school bus.

I go back to the Doctor today and hopefully get released to return to work tomorrow. I only have to work a few days this week with the Holiday here. Tony starts his two weeks off for the Holidays tomorrow.

Wishing everyone has a Happy Holiday !!!!
Sharon

2008-12-20T12:51:00.000-08:00

Baxter was cold....hahahahaha... I can't believe he let us put that blanket on him and actually sat still long enough for the picture to be taken.

We spent the day running all over Saint Louis and I am wore out.

I hope everyone is having a Great Weekend.

Sharon

2008-12-19T07:23:00.000-08:00

Almost all of the snow is melted off from these warmer temperatures we have had overnight. We are suppose to get another winter mix before Christmas. I sure hope so. I love the snow on the ground.

I am bored being stuck at home with my injured back. Baxter loves it because he doesn't have to go into the cage for the day.

I go back to the doctor on Monday and start some therapy on Tuesday. Although I go back to work on Tuesday. I am looking forward to that going back to work part...LOL

I miss my friends from work although they call me everyday. I have gotten in touch with some of my friends from Jonesboro at the University also this past week. We kept in touch with emails but I finally found their phone numbers so I can call them now also.

Wish I was going to be home for Christmas but I have to work the weekend after it so that makes it hard to make it to Arkansas and back in that short of a time. I will wait until I go down for my psychiatrist appointment and spend a few days with my family then.

Beth wrote in her blog that the twins are doing well...http://fainscamp.blogspot.com/ I still find it unreal that we are going to have a set of twins in the family. I am looking forward to it though.

2008-12-17T09:47:00.000-08:00

When I got home from work yesterday, Baxter and I decided it was time to play in the winter wonderland that was provided for us. Was a nice break on my nerves from having to drive in it for the first half of this week. He sure ran all over the place kicking up the snow with his paws, sliding all across the yard. Hahaha a few times he lost his footing and when he tried to get started again all he did was run in one place.

I definitely love where I live. I love the Winter Season and all that comes along with it. Everyone around me here is groaning and moaning about the precipitation but not me !!!!

Monday when the Hospital told me I was going to have to go to Barnes Care West (which is about 20 miles away) I sorta freaked out because the roads were icy and I called Tony and he just took off work and drove me over there. One thing I can count on is Tony. He takes good care of me. Driving in that stuff to work was one thing but getting out on the interstate in all that traffic was another story...

I don't go back to work until next Tuesday, so I am going to enjoy my mini vacation this week.

2008-11-30T10:13:00.000-08:00

Waking up to the first dusting of snow for the season this morning was nice. The snow is still falling as I type. Although I have to go grocery shopping in a little while in it. The roads are just wet so it won't be so bad.

I am catching up on laundry and Tony is suppose to be watching the Rams football game but is taking a nap in front of the T.V. instead...hahahaha

Grabbed a few pics of the snow while Baxter was outside playing and chasing a few squirrels. He never gets close enough to actually catch one of them but he sure runs them back up the trees all the time.

2008-11-25T05:44:00.000-08:00

I still have good intentions to try and write on this everyday although up until now it seems that it will just be a weekly event.. hahaha

This is a wierd week for working I work Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Tony and I have decided to have our Thanksgiving dinner this Saturday. We will go out to his Son's house for a little while on Thursday. I don't mind going somewhere for Thanksgiving Dinner just the fact that I don't have any leftovers to munch on is my problem. I like those leftovers from the fridge.

We are installing new smoke detectors this evening. Over the past few weeks we have had fire trucks visit the neighborhood here several times. Two of those visits were houses right next to us. The smoke detectors that are up are many years old and in need of replacement.

C C C Cold this morning

2008-11-18T14:01:00.000-08:00

It was 26 when I left for work. Brrrrr. Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week. Where has this year gone? I keep really busy with the housekeeping and sitting at work. The days just fly by. We had snow showers on Saturday morning. Not much but was pretty to look at. Preview of the up and coming weather.. hahahaha

Tomorrow is the last day to smoke at work. They have told employee's that they can go to their cars, but not management. There are going to be a lot of grumpy employee's for awhile...

2008-11-11T09:12:00.000-08:00

I am beginning to think I really don't have any days off...hahahaha I am always catching up on something on those days, today it is the laundry.
Baxter is whining at the front window as the squirrels are scurrying all over the place collecting food for the winter. When the wind blows the leaves he whines really loud, I haven't quite figured out what that one means yet. Although at this time last year he was just a pup so it might be that this is something new and different for him.
As you can see from the picture, the yard needs raked again. This weekend will be a busy time outdoors for Tony and I even though we have a chance of snow flurries this Saturday. Personally I am looking forward to some snow. Guess that is the one thing I miss the most from when I lived in Chicago. I am anxious to see how Baxter reacts to the snow.

I have decided

2008-11-06T07:33:00.000-08:00

To add on a third blog. Sharon's Village is on a mailing list and I don't want to write on it everyday and flood email boxes. Coming out of depression is not one I write on everyday. This will be my everyday blog site, more like a journal.

I am off work today and it will be my last day off during the week over the next several weeks. I am going to do some extra patient sitting on my days off. Extra money for the Holidays that are coming up. We are still hoping to get to go home sometime in December.

Fall is back in the air today. For the past week, we have had exceptionally warm weather but with this front coming through, our highs are suppose to go back into the mid 40's during the days.

I have plenty here at home to keep me busy today. All the Halloween decorations have to be put up and start decorating for Thanksgiving. Still haven't decided on if I will decorate for Christmas as I have a feeling Baxter will try and take down the Christmas Tree once I get it up. He is like a two year old, into everything.