I’m Changing My Will

Today, while standing at the worlds slowest elevator with the UPS man, we started to chat. He was a late twenty something man, with a nice smile.
Him: Will I be glad when this day is over.
Me: I know, me too! It’s so humid!
Him: Yeah, my wife just called me and she wants me to get groceries on the way home. She says it’s too hot for her to drag out the kids.
Me: My husband told me to go to the grocery store too, even though I wanted to wait.
Him: What are your kids getting hungry?
Me: (laughing) My kid is 28 years old!
Him: (looking truly startled, dear boy!) You have a 28 year old?
Me: (still laughing) Yup! And she would think this was funny.
Him: Wow! You don’t look old enough to have a 28 year old daughter!!!
Me: Thanks. I’ll tell her that.

As I walked away from the elevator at the bottom of the building, I could feel a little spring in my step! It’s not that I’m ancient or anything, but well, I know my days of people not believeing I am A.M.’s mother are limited. Anyday now they will be seeing me with small children and calling me “granny”!!
Yup. I’m changing the Will. That UPS man deserves something for making my day!

Great Day

Yesterday was one of those great days. It started with a trip to see my hair stylist, Melanie, where I got a super short summer cut. I love it! I think it will take me all of 5 minutes each day to blow it dry.
After that I set out for a day of shopping. The Liz Claiborne Outlet shop, was having a big sale and I got three wrinkle free short sleeve shirts, for $9.99 each! One blue, one coral and one white. I also got two pretty polo shirts for $8.99 each! I’m still adding into my wardrobe things that I simply do not have since losing weight. So today was a BIG day.
While shopping I saw a mother and her 20 something daughter shopping together. It made me think of my daughter, A.M and miss her. Shopping together is something we really enjoy. Anyway, I decided to call her and we had the nicest visit. She is out in L.A. on business and I think she was as surprised as I was at the call! I just love the fact that our cell phone coverage allows us to call each other anytime, anywhere with no charge.
Then it was off to BJ’s for gas, and laundry soaps. I don’t know what you all are paying for gas, but at $2.21 a gallon I felt like I had found a real deal!
Then it was off to the grocery store.
Now by this time, I was in such a good mood. Smiling like some lunatic, as I walked through the store. Today I seemed to talk to strangers more, joke with the service people and really had a good time.
Tonight we went out for dinner with our neighbors. We all had Lobster rolls and it was delicious! Somehow a great way to end a really nice hot summer day.
Tell me what you think of the hair cut.

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Doggie Condo???

I wonder if they make doggie condo’s? Ever since I brought home a new bed for Shubi, the other two have wanted to be in her bed with her.
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I’m not sure if it is because they like the new bed, or if it is because they can’t stand to see Shubi have something just for herself! Most of the time it is Greta who jumps in and plays with the old girl.
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But then there are actually times that they hunker down and snuggle up together.
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All in all, it was the best $18.99 I have spent in a long time, even if it was just for the sheer entertainment value!

Some More About Me (From Loup)

Do you like to cook? Very much. I love to make things up.
Have you gone to the Eiffel Tower? No, but saw it from the air. Does that count?
Have you considered plastic surgery? With my luck, No.
What famous people would you choose for your mom and dad? Not sure, um, mythical, maybe Mike & Carol Brady. They were so understanding.
Have you been to your ancestor’s homeland? Yes, England, Germany and Canada.
A delicious dessert: Okay, aside from Cherry Garcia, I love, chocolate cake with butter cream frosting!
Piece of clothing you love to wear: I love my pajamas
Smell that you associate with fond memories: the ocean. Some of my best memories were at the beach.
A non-traditional animal you’d like to keep as a pet: I had a Hawk, when I was a kid, but they made me give it to a Wildlife preserve when it’s wing healed.
Favorite foreign accent: British

Alaska

We sat down this morning with all the stuff the cruise-line sent to us concerning our trip with them to Alaska this fall. I knew we needed to do some paper work, after all, we will cross into and out of Canada and then back again, so we will need customs forms and now because of Homeland Security upgrades passports. Okay, have that.
Then they sent along a 100 + page book that tells all about the different side trips you can take off of the ship. I started reading. Mini cruises, helicopter rides, train rides, coach rides, whale watches…
Oh they all sound so wonderful. How do you chose what you want to do. Actually, it’s quite easy. You decide what you want to see and then you look at the price of the “little side trip”. Then you select the mode most affordable to you.
I think the biggest splurge we will take is a train ride in Scagway. We love railway trips and this one looks to be quite beautiful!
It also “suggests” attire for the cruise. I can see a few days of shopping coming up and a little cash spent on those. I’ve got plenty of “day wear” but no evening wear.
I’m quite excited about this trip. I’ve never done a cruise, never been to Alaska, and never done the let someone else pamper you for 8 days kind of trip. I have to wonder if I can handle this?

Evil Thoughts

This morning I drove Fritz to the Vets for his teeth cleaning. I got to a stop light and I glanced at the truck in front of me. It was then that evil thoughts permeated my mind. I could see myself on a desert island alone with these two wonderful men and a spoon. Yes, it was Ben & Jerry!
As I sat there I could feel my mouth begin to water. cherry-garcia.jpg
Images of Cherry Garcia flashed before me and I could almost taste those chunks of chocolate whipped together with the sweetness of cherries. Oh, a nice desert island, with a beach lounge chair, a tanned cabana boy named Juan rubbing suntan lotion on me, and another bringing me endless dishes of ice cream…
“HONK!”
I was brought back to the present by some jerk in a jeep who wanted me to move! I pulled my tongue back into my mouth and noticed that the Ben & Jerry truck was gone. So much for hi-jacking the truck to the nearest desert island!!!

Random Sunday Thoughts

The Poison Ivy is on the ebb. Thank the good Lord! When it started to spread on Friday I popped some strong antihistamines every 6 hours to stop it. I’d been avoiding it because unlike everyone else in the world, when the label reads, “Caution: Causes Drowsiness.” it’s just the opposite for me. These darn things rev me up and put me in hyper drive. But I could not stand the itching any longer and the spreading of the rash was getting worrisome. Thankfully, now I think I can stop taking those and just let it all dry up.

The sun is out today after a couple of gray rainy days. However the wind is up, with gusts of 20-25 miles an hour. I was out earlier with the pups and felt the warm air blowing around me. It felt good!

Shubi seems completely healed at this point. I need to go in and get some food at the Vets for her to try. It’s food specifically for dogs with liver disease. I plan to do a study myself and see what’s what.

Fritz goes in tomorrow for a teeth cleaning. This is the first shepherd I have had who doesn’t like to A) eat and B) chew bones. Thus he has all this crud on his teeth already. I keep trying to entice the boy, but he is just not interested in food stuff period!

Greta however, has no trouble chewing. I get 8 inch compressed rawhide bones and she reduces them to almost nothing in less than a day! She also insists in sleeping with her rawhides. When we go to bed, I carry her in to our room, with a rawhide bone clenched in her teeth! It is too funny!

Busy week here in the country. Monday, Fritz to the Vet, Tuesday, me to the eye doctor, Wednesday, me to the hairdresser, otherwise known as the “Fountain of Youth”!!! And Thursday, me to my other doctor. That leaves Friday for sort of vegging and doing things like laundry and stuff.

Enjoy the day!!!!

Poison Ivy

I just hate Poison Ivy. It starts out with the smallest bumps, gets a bit red and then the skin swells and the itching becomes almost unbearable. At least it does for those of us who are fairly allergic. My Poison Ivy started a few days ago, when Greta, ran through the field above us, (which is loaded with it) and came into the house and wanted to cuddle. At first it didn’t look too bad, and I thought I could make it through without it spreading or getting too bad.
WRONG!
Today my arm is swollen, the rash goes from my wrist to my upper arm, and I would sincerely love to claw my flesh for relief!
Hubby says, “Oh, that doesn’t look too bad. Slap a little Calamine lotion on it, you’ll be fine.”
I glare at him as I pour the lotion on my arm, searching for some sort of relief. Greta walks by me and wags her tail and I look down at her and snarl, “You! You, did this to me!”
Dogs are just faithless beasts!