April already in flow

Well, it looks like I haven't kept up with this blog as I proposed to do in early March lol

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Wow, I can't even remember much from March now except knee injury on the 21st for my Honey and then re-injured it on the 25th where he had to take my leftover 800mg Motrin from my surgery last year. Wouldn't you know it we had box seats & court-side seats for the Spurs/Clippers game but lucky me I found a walking cane at the Salvation Army store to help Honey walk. X-rays taken on the 3rd and the doctor appointment in on the 9th. The injury made for a trying trip to AZ. Mainly because we had to load the weight bench and all the weights and then while there unload to only reload the bow flex to bring back. You never realize now much you use your knees on a daily basis until their out of order. But it's finally looking normal after two weeks of issues but there is still some discomfort.

Also:
~ Happy Birthday Honey ~ 29th
~ Happy Anniversary Honey ~ 31st
~ Happy Birthday Me! ~ April 2nd
~ Road Trip to Tucson beginning the 28th returning before my birthday of course
~ meet DWB blogger and introduce the doggies on the 31st
~ Congrats Honey for your bonus & your promotion
~ a sister had a birthday ~ 27th
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Now for April: last night the wild kid neighbor and his crazy gram were out late and making noise which, of course caused my kids to bark sooooo I stood out on the deck to watch and be seen. If the owners of that house only knew how the people allow their kid to act... last night he was using the garage doors as a soccer goal and I forgot to check to see if there were dents today. The gram was screaming unnecessarily at their puppy Charlie (sweet doggie but not for long I'm afraid). This is not a rental neighborhood, they should move. Oh look at me not being nice ~

We did the lawn work yesterday and it looked wonderful.

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I worked in the rock garden today getting ready fur the wood that we must pick up this Friday. My dad called (rare but nice) and oh my dad remembered to call me on my birthday that must mean I am going to have a fabulous year! Hmmm I choose to believe that it means I'll finally loss all the weight I hope to woohoo! Totally enjoyed my birthday and am still celebrating. Oh when we went to the steak house Wednesday we had a way fun waitress Brenda and she really did up our desert when she found out all that we were celebrating, way fun. The best gift though was Honey's mom giving a load of pictures of my Honey from birth to graduation totally priceless.

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I was rejected fur low iron blood but since Honey donated 2 units I feel no guilt for the t-shirt they gave me. We thought it was Greenfest Saturday and got up early to go get some free trees but we were wrong so we went to our favorite restaurant and then to donate some blood.

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okay now lets see if I can keep this blog up since the kids is keeping overly occupied.

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January gone?!?

Boy did I break my resolution to update this blog regularly right off the get-go
so... now it's January in review or at least what I can remember lol.
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I decided I need to use this blog as a memory jogger because it's easier and faster to type instead of writing a journal. However, I'm still going to try and stay positive...
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Well, the year began quietly and safe at home. We watched the downtown fireworks from the deck while being serenaded by the TV version. Some neighbors chose to break the law and pop some works, so I let the dogs go out for a bit and bark to their hearts delight.
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We upgraded the phones since the handsome hubby was to travel to the frigid area of the country for a week, MN, IL, OH plus TX and then home for the weekend and out to CA for another week. We are rarely apart so it was not the most enjoyable time. Good thing we had room on our charge card to cover all the expenses. The only war story besides altered itineraries from cancelled or delayed flights along the way was the loss of my souvenir. Good-hearted hubby lent his wool coat to a co-worker in IL, since it was 6 degrees with an even worst wind chill when one of their flights were cancelled and the group had to stand out in the weather waiting for a car rental shuttle. His associate who checked his luggage along with his coat on the flight that got cancelled was informed that he could not get it back till they arrived in OH which, was not going to happen till the next morning. So dear hubby took out the emergency fleece I packed for quick grab and put it on and gave his coat to the co-worker that only had on a cotton shirt. Needless to say, even though hubby asked him to be careful because there were things in the pockets well, when the coat was returned the bag with my dolphin was no longer in the coat pocket. According to the hotel it was not left there so it either ended up left on the next mornings' flight or on the shuttle but to my dismay and someone else's joy my dolphin with blue crystals is well... who knows :( At least in CA honey was able to visit with his brother over breakfast since they have not seen each other in a couple of years. Anyways, honey usually doesn't have to travel but maybe one weekend a year so this was out of the ordinary.
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Haven't heard from the sisters since Christmas but to my surprise my dad called out of the blue; unusual but a nice surprise nonetheless. Ran into one of my sisters at one of our favorite restaurants and it's not surprising that she failed to recognize us. We said hello as she passed so she stopped and we chatted for a bit. It's a shame how a death in a family can change so much of the dynamics within a once close family but honey and me choose to believe that God has his plan even if it makes me/us sad.

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Our dogs are now calendar pinups, of course the calendar was pricey but the proceeds go to a good cause. They have made so many wonderful friends all over the world and how pathetic are we... the dogs received way over a 100 Christmas cards and we got 2 or maybe 3... don't laugh.

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I learned of the selected location for the 2009 England HS reunion and I am not pleased. Not sure if I want to attend now that it will be held in SC instead of FL. On the other hand the US HS reunion is this summer and here in town but I am not sure if I want to attend that either.... what is up with me?
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I was terribly sad about the passing of Heath Ledger; A true shame.
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I'm so pleased Idol is on again and Lost and hopefully 24 real soon too. I hope to get my house organized and even inventoried if possible, I know weird but it sure would make life easier. I know where most everything is even if it's not in its place but that makes it hard for the honey. Oh and I want some galoshes! Pink if I can find some reasonably priced.

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As far as December: I did have lunch with one of my Aunt's and it was real pleasant. Some time this month we found a phone and decided to make sure it got back to the owner since it was an international phone that had no service. It was challenging but it was our good deed and I know the elderly man was grateful. He was from Australia and very pleasant. We had all our Christmas shopping completed before the month began, I didn't have the desire to wrap though so I was rushed at the last minute. I/we were not feeling the socialness of the season but the honey's department party was nice even though he told me it started at 6 PM and it really started at 7 PM. It was embarrassing to be the first to arrive even before the host & hostess but it was nice to pick our seats (best in the room) and turns out honey drew letter 'A' gift so he went first at the gift opening and we received a really wonderful assortment of gifts compared to last year. However, it is so sad to see how easy it is for the majority of people to forget what the celebration is all about or rather whom we are celebrating. Part of what most likely contributed to my sadness throughout the season was that I missed my mother even more then the past couple of years. My father was not very pleasant on Christmas as if it was a burden to make time for his family. There was lots of tension and it was a relief to leave once the dinner and gifts were opened. That is not how Christmas is supposed to be or even use to be but if we didn't put up with it and we were to lose a family member there would be that horrible regret to live with. Very trying is all I can say but it seems that December went by quickly and lucky for us honey did not have to travel; who knew what was waiting in January!
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Well yeah Giants! I believed from the start that God would have the Giants win for the sake of Eli. He has dealt with so much ugliness from New Yorkers, his teammates and even the media yet he handled it all with true dignity; never an ugly word and look, he led his team to a win of the biggest game ever and was MVP to boot! You go Eli!
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So February is already here so lets see if I can keep this up a little bit more regularly. Even though I visit lots of blogs I should probably comment from time to time as well, huh? Well, at least I wrote you one long letter Queen One; I've caught up with the robin and the lisa but I am lacking on the e-mails... note to self... try to improve k?

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friday...

this day went completely off schedule
plus a cross between cool and warm... just can't figure it out
memory stamp: ordered

History in The Sky

How awesome ~ we witness history last night. The neighbors most likely though we were peepers! If they saw us standing out on our deck in the cold dark night with binoculars :) lol

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They either were not interested, did not know or didn't care... whatever we care... for more reasons than I need to list... we both worked at Boeing CA. I on the International Space Station program and the honey managed the building of the Delta Rockets that put the shuttle into space! Well Tuesday night both the International Space Station (ISS) was visible by the human eye for a short bit and of course longer with binoculars or a telescope but man did it move fast! Shortly after it pasted the Space Shuttle was behind it by about 10-minutes also visible by the human eye. I have to say though, you couldn't miss the ISS because it was BRIGHT! The Shuttle was not so bright, a little harder to see but slower moving in comparison. It was at an obvious angle so in due time it would catch the ISS so to speak and dock. What is extra special about this event is that women were in the pilot seats of both vehicles! How spectacular is that!

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Oh, a bit of info... the next time the full moon is on Halloween is in the year 2020

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agenda in review

woke up and made coffee ~ rare event
dad played with the kids in the cool morning weather ~ I only watched
Ginger couldn't help but bark at jumpin bean kids in back
made a drive thru bank deposit and the teller didn't even speak to us; hmph
finally made the party city returns
headed for the movie and yeehaw popcorn & soda always tastes better!
saw "Ten Commandments" especially made to reach out to children
headed to Office Max to use my fabulous coupon before it expired
returned home with energy and began the under deck project
took a break for a Whataburger mmmmm
honey watched the college games, especially his Alma-mauter who lost by 1 :(
the cool weather helped me finish the outside stuff and the kids loved it!
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all that and couldn't sleep... sigh

Tuesday Tid Bits

very cool weather ~ I wish I had spent more time outside

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got a bit of morning rain so, I re-fertilized the front

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Craving PINK lemonade ~ did you know that lemon water preferably hot is great for combating cholesterol? Provided you don't add sweetener!

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I was a slacker most of the day... shame on me

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The misty weather was fun for our evening playtime with the kiddos

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Honey finished off the fertilizer on the last half of the backyard

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Cooked up some turkey treats for dinner

we watched the tube and then...

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I should of realized honey didn't feel like walking

I got him out of the house but that didn't go well...

we had a disagreement which, is very unusual for us

100 yards up the road he turned around and headed back home

Crikit & I continued on through the neighborhood

the still damp night made me feel so very alone

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but when we returned home sigh

he was no where to be found downstairs

so I got the dogs ready for bed, cleared up the kitchen

headed up to find that he was already asleep...

I don't like going to bed without clearing things up first but

that's life sometimes... sigh

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MONDAY notes: planted the ivy's and called the niece for a chat