sunday

My friends Kelly and Erin came over last night for dinner.
I made a crock pot of bean soup and some corn bread. I also made cherry pie
because it's Kellys' birthday and cherry pie is her favorite.

The plan was to watch a movie but we ended up sitting outside and chit chatting.
It was a good time.
I'm thankful for their friendship!

Mr. Bojangles and Woody are doing fine.

Boyfriend hasn't come to me in a dream. At first I  was angry, and then hurt.
 But deep down I know he would come to me if he could.
So if he doesn't come it's ok.

I started my Christmas shopping yesterday.
I saw a few things that I thought would make nice stocking stuffers so I went a head and bought them.

sunday

So next month will be one year since boyfriend died.
If he doesn't come to me in a dream where we can talk
before that one year then I worry it will never happen.
I heard him call my name on the morning I closed on the old house....................and the morning I brought his ashes home I saw a chalk black van with our code word painted on the side and back....................................I wanted so badly to talk to him again......and I always thought I would in a dream.........I love him but....I'm so mad at him for not coming to me in a dream.

I was irritated the other day by a young woman who lives in the neighborhood..............I had never seen her before though........she was out walking her dog...........I was out doing yard work and the kitties were following me from spot to spot......................................................So she stops to talk to me and as she talked she repeatedly made negative remarks about cats.............I mean my cats were 4 feet away looking at her and her dog..............................she knew they were my cats because she asked me their ages....................................................................it's okay to not like cats................but don't come to the sidewalk in front of my house, in front of my cats and make disparaging remarks about them to me.
 Usually I would have just smiled and been polite and pretended she wasn't being rude...... But I wasn't having it that day.......
So me being the non quick thinker that I am says to her "yes my kitties have quite the following on Instagram. I think they're up to 156000 followers. (they have 6)
I could see by the look on her face that I got under her skin.  And you know what?
I was glad.

Daughter is out of town but will be home today and we're going to celebrate her birthday.
She didn't want a group thing..........so it will be me and her going out to dinner..........I bought her a water pix because it's what she wanted..................and I got her a cute Bamboo plant..........................................I'm going to bake her a lemon flavored cake and her brothers are going to stop over later on to say hey and to have cake.....
Daughter is spending the night so I'm sure we will stay up late talking and laughing. :O)

I worked yesterday.
The day was uneventful for the most part.

Thursday

I hung out with my sister today...........went to lunch and did a little shopping.........................yesterday I went to my dads house and did some routine cleaning and also cleaned some windows and drapes. We will finish the windows next week.

I saw a poster hanging today at one of the shopping centers. It was a missing dog poster. The dog pic was that of a German Shepard. I don't know why I felt compelled to call but I did, and so I did. I guess I just felt sad for the people who lost their dog. So I called them to let them know there are people keeping an eye out for him.....................the woman was nice and seemed to understand why I called.
 I was hoping she would tell me that their dog was back home. Unfortunately that's not the case. Bummer!

I do a 12 hour shift Saturday. Daughter is coming over Sunday and we are going to spend the day together and celebrate her birthday..................................so tomorrow I'll probably spend the day cleaning the house and mowing the lawn.
Daughters birthday is today.
About a minute after she was born she put her whole fist in her mouth...............and it was at that moment that I knew she would be an amazing daughter and person. lol     And she is amazing..............and I love her so much. :O)

Friday

Today I made it my goal to learn how to load and use the damn weed eater.
I watched a you tube video. Actually loading turned out to be quite easy. I don't know why I
fretted so much about it!
Now actually using the weed eater took a little more effort but nothing I couldn't handle....................and so I spent about 6 hours in the yard today working. It looks good. There's still some issues with a couple of down spouts that I need to correct.......but even those are better than they were yesterday!
I also emptied and cleaned the pool.
It's the first time I've had to do it since I set it up a couple of months or longer ago.

I just had a great salad and a hamburger for supper.
I had Greek olives and feta cheese in the garden salad. It was excellent.

My sister got me a light up rubber duck and frog for my pool. They're so cute. I put them in there today. :O)

I have a runny nose. Hopefully it's just allergies.

The kitties are good.
Mr. Bojangles is on the floor next to my bed. Woody is in the kitchen.

When my friend Kelly was here the other day for dinner she brought up my old baseball glove and how it was the biggest glove she'd ever seen. lol Cracked me up!
  I hadn't thought about that glove forever.
It was a birthday gift from my parents. I got it in the 6th grade. I remember telling my mom to get the biggest glove she could find.
I thought the large glove would help me to better field/catch/stop the balls.    And it did! It was amazing!  It was the best baseball glove ever. And each time I had a broken arm the glove size made it easier for me to catch the ball, throw it in the air while I shook the glove off and then finished the play. My nick name was "The One Armed Bandit." lol
I loved that glove.

thursday

After I finally got out of bed today  I cleaned up the house then showered.
I paid some bills, filled out a jury duty summons, then went to the mail box to mail everything.

Since stopping the Prozac I'm starting to remember my dreams from when I'm sleeping. I haven't been able to for quite some time.
I'm hopeful that if boyfriend comes to me in a dream I will remember it.

I had a moment today when I was so filled with gratitude. I took the moment to say thank you to the universe for family, friends, pets, and my home. I know it sounds corny.
 It's true though......

I went to the grocery store at like 9:30 PM tonight.
I just wanted to be out.
I bought some chlorine tablets for my pool, 2 dark chocolate caramels with sea salt on them, sunflower seeds and I think that's it.

Wednesday

I hung out with my sister a year younger today.
It's my mom's birthday so we went to the cemetery and I placed some flowers there...............actually I put a small bunch of cattails there.......because I like them and my sister said mom would get a kick out of them. :o)

wE ALSO  went out for lunch..................a pizza place..................it was only OK................but the company was great.
I took younger sis to a couple of my favorite dumpsters. The treasure found was a artificial plant for a fish tank. I'm happy with the find........have been planning on buying a Popeye goldfish. The plant will be perfect for the container I already have for my future fish.

I was baptized today.
I'm not particularly religious.
I remember my mom teaching me to pray and I remember
her taking me to Sunday school.
Mom didn't believe in God. So it's quite the contradiction that she taught me
to pray,and took me to Sunday school. She didn't go with me.......just dropped us off................and I would say that maybe she just wanted a break from 5 children but why then would she teach me to pray.
I'm glad she did though. Prayer is a good thing.
I do believe in God.
I dislike organized religion.
I believe in life after death.
I just want to get to heaven with boyfriend after I die, if there is a heaven.

It was a good day.

Monday

We moved into our new home a year ago today.
Boyfriend had been in the hospital for at least 4 weeks and then in a rehab facility for a couple of weeks. During that time I bought the new home and moved us in as he got better and stronger.
He loved the new house so much.
We had separate bedrooms so that all of his medical equipment would fit in his bedroom. Both of our headboards were against the same wall just different room. We could talk through the wall and I had Walkie Talkies set up just to make it more fun.
 Some of the time  I still tell him goodnight through the Walkie Talkie.
That first night here though I spent the night in his room. We shared his extra long twin bed! We stayed up late into the night talking. It was a wonderful night.
 The next day he asked if we could do it again........and so we did.
It's a good memory. It's a wonderful memory. :O)


I got up before sunrise and showered.
I fed and loved on the kitties, dressed,then went to Wendy's for a breakfast sandwich and a Dr. Pepper.
I sat in the car in front of the house with Woody and ate my breakfast.
After breakfast I pulled weeds and transplanted one of the plants. I also dug up two dead plants and threw them away. I tried to keep them going but the universe had other plans.

My microwave died.
I didn't realize how much I depended on it until it
stopped working. It's the kind that's above the stove, screwed into the wall
I guess.
I guess I'll figure out how to remove it and put in a new one. I'm not in any hurry though.

I think son comes home today from Arizona.
His cat misses him. He keeps climbing the curtain on my kitchen door. I guess he's trying to get out.He only does it during the night.

I had my friends Kelly and Erin over Saturday for dinner.
I served potato soup and corn bread. I also made a garden salad.
We had a great time.
Friends are the best,yes?

Friday

I stopped taking my Prozac yesterday.

I haven't been able to sleep and I suspect it's

the Prozac. I also know it causes a little restless leg about half hour after taking it.

But my biggest concern is forgetfulness and loss of words.

It has me freaked out.

I haven't talked to my doctor yet.

I will talk to her

after I give this a try. Especially if it doesn't help.

On the good side my Cologuard and Mammogram both came back negative.

I'm babysitting my middle sons cat while he's visiting friends in Arizona.

Usually his cat warms right up to me but this time not so much.

He hisses at me and my 2 cats, and growls.

It hasn't been 24 hours yet since he arrived here so maybe he will warm up to us.

I went dumpster diving yesterday with my sister.

We found about 50 boxes of Christmas cards. They're pretty. It was a good score.

I also got about 8 tubes of lipstick still with the safety seal intact and a few bottles of nail polish.

Monday

The police knocked on my door last 11 PM.

They had reports of someone screaming and "is everything ok there?"

Everything was fine. They asked if I had heard anything. I hadn't but told them I'd keep my eyes and ears open.

The rest of the night was quiet and uneventful.

My toilet was clogged this morning, all morning. It would not flush no matter how I plunged it.

I remembered reading somewhere to put like an ounce of dish soap

in a clogged toilet. So that's what I did with Palmolive dish detergent.

I let it sit for about a minute, then plunged and boom! It flushed! Yay!

Sunday

I had sons, daughter and grandpa over yesterday to celebrate middle sons' birthday.

We had a late lunch/early supper of spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread and salad.

I also made a devils food cake with white icing. It all turned out pretty good.

My toilet was leaking into the basement.

Son fixed it while he was here. He cursed like a sailor while he worked. My dad was

laughing.   :O)~

Everyone was out of here by 6 PM yesterday. After they left I cleaned the mess, scrubbed the bathroom, and cleaned the kitchen and bathroom floors.

Today I have a turkey breast in the roaster.

They had them for 99 cents a pound a Kroger. Meat is very expensive anymore so whenever I find a deal

on meat, and if I like the meat I buy it.

I plan on making some Kentucky Hot Browns with some of the turkey. If you've never had them you should give them a try. They are so delicious.

.It's poplar around here during Kentucky Derby time.

                                              PS

I asked Suri to repeat after me because I wanted to hear him say Peter Peter pumpkin eater. I don't know why, I just did. So Suri's response in his Irish accent was something like I'm an intelligent assistant, not a Parrot with beautiful plumage.

I said fuck you Suri, you're fired. He said "that's not nice."lol