I was thinking on July 4th all the stuff I wanted to write about, well I forgot all of it now. But it was gonna be so cool. Then I thought about Kharley's pig, all that was just gross, so I won't mention that either.
So Kent and I are on vacation or staycation as they say now. We stayed home for 2 weeks and he damned near killed me. So this is how I will update my blog..
We got the pool up and the the kids are having so much fun, Kent even put me up a life guard station (4ft 18 round pool with life guard station) okay okay Kyle is 3 foot nothing so It is very important I am out there at all times when he is here. I have my chair big umbrella and my nose is white, I look exactly like Pamela Anderson..................................................cough cough, maybe a lot like the main attraction at Sea World, but I don't care, its just me and my grandkids and other kids that show up and we are having a blast. Now the summer is almost over and I am going to have to go back to work, dang it!!
Jeannette came in for 10 days, we cooked and fished and shopped and watched movies and even went to an auction, it was so much fun. I am going down on Friday with Janie and Kharley to a pig show and we will stay there for 1 or 2 nites then back home on sunday. I'm sure Kent will miss me sooooooo muchhhhhh....more like his own 3 day staycation from me.
OMG!!! When Net comes in she shops like I don't, so she bought a tow sack full of lemons!? we made the best lemon pies and lemon cake I have ever ate. The only thing not from scratch was the pie crust. Paula Dean's recipe out of her magazine she is holding a lemon pie! Guys and Girls it was "to die for" OMG Good!! G double o D good, I'm telling you. I follwed that recipe to the letter, even figured out how to Zest a lemon, yeah me! Jeannette polished silver while I made the cake.. I bought this silver at a garage sale for get this $2 with the little box that they came in. When we got it in the car, Net about fell out, DO YOU KNOW what you just got??? I said forks and stuff...Well when she shined it all up, it is a beatiful place setting for 6 or 8 I think. We use stainless or plastic around here, not much of the silver type people, but I will agree it is a pretty set. I will put it out at Christmas, if Glenda will let me borrow her dishes again ;) Oh Lord I dont even want to think about Christmas now.
Good Things on my mind
My friend Susan's New Kitchen
Sarah's family fishing tradition
Air Conditioning
Groceries in my pantry
Morgan's happines
Old and New Friends
Retirement
Country Living Magazines..
happy trails, till we meet again!!! Nen
As I read back over this blog, I might be a little ADHD, you think? "SQUIRELL!!"
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Who turned off the fan?
July 6,2011
Damn it's hot! Not sure exactly what I want to write about today so random thoughts it will be..haha
My sweet Aunt Myrtle (deceased Jan 2007) had glacoma, scarry thought losing your eye sight so she kept up with all eye appts. for sure. One I will remember 4 ever!! Mid June 2003, She was to have surgery for the glacoma and cataracts. The night before the surgery I had her spend the night with me here in Alba. She was not in the habit of spending the night away from home so this was going to be an adventure. She packed her overnight case and away we came to my house. So much different than hers. She reminded me of how cold I keep my house 100 times in the course of the day, I finally kicked it up to 78 so I would not freeze her to death and gave her my heaviest quilt for the night. We watched a little TV and she was ready for bed at 830. June at 830 is still daylight, I get her all bedded down without an electric blanket and she wants a flashlight in case she has to go out (this means pee) So I tried to show her the lamp beside the bed and she just wanted a flashlight.. she didn't think about packing hers.., maybe she would be okay.. she went on and on about the flashlight, I know she was a little nervous but shit.. so .....yep you guessed it.. I found her a flashlight!! Okay here we go..... Kent leaves early for work and always has, well she was up sitting in the kitchen, scarred him to death, not used to people sitting in the kitchen at 400 in the morn, so he wished her well and off he went. Aunt Myrts appt was at 930 in Tyler which is about 45 mins from our house, but we would need to leave early in case......in case of what I never knew...So I got up early too and fixed her breakfast, she told me exactly what she wanted and I enjoyed fixing my Great Aunt's breakfast. 1 sausage, 1 egg over easy not to runny, 1 piece dry toast, 1 cup of coffee. Nothing more nothing less. I had the exact meal. I now know why she was so skinny all her life. (the lack of food is the secret) got the house in order as she would say and then got on the rode early for the surgery, every thing went as expected. They wanted to see her bright and early the next morning. So I thought we will just go get her some more clothes and back to my house....WRONG!!! She wanted to go home. I could not let her stay by herself after the eye surgery, we had a list of drops, pills, and every pill had a different time to take and a one drop in the left eye 2 in the right take a pill hold head back...Lord it was going to take a nursing staff to do all that, SO I got my clothes and spent the night with My Great Aunt. in a 100 yr old house with no A/C.
It was going to be a really loooooonnnnnnngggggg nite..I asked her if she had a fan, she did have a fan, she would have to get it out of the closet. Lord. She brings out this pristine 1940 something model General Electric oscillating fan in the original box. Me: Does it work?? Her: It did the last time I used it. Me: when was that? Her: Can't remember. Lordy. Just sitting in her kitchen watching TV with her I have broke a sweat a middle linebacker would be proud of. She never plugged in the fan. Her: Well it is 830 time for bed. Me: What? I have just finished dosing her will all the meds and flushing her eyes with drops and now we just go to bed.. At this point I tell her: Aunt Myrtle I am melting! Can I take a shower to cool off before I go to bed? She reminds me it's only Thursday?! Me: It not about the hygenie its about survival. If I don't cool off before I go to bed I will burst into flames. She allows me to take a shower, I thank her from the bottom of my thermostat. I normally don't sleep in to many clothes, but some how I knew this would not fly well with Myrt so I get out of a cool shower only to put on a tshirt and underwear. I sneak my wash rag to bed with me so I can cover my face, or I should say eyebrow. (it was a rag, tiny little rag to wash my fat body with) I get to sleep in Aunt Lilly's room, this is where I will bake for the nite, and THE FAN IS ON!! Hell to the yes!!! WAIT.......the bed is on the far side of the room. the only electric plug is on the opposite side of the room with a 2 foot cord. Only 1 speed on the fan! Jesus Christ. NO AUNT MYRTLE I DON'T NEED A BLANKET!!!!!! but thanks for asking. I am her guest so it would not be good to drag the bed over closer to the fan, I am thinking about sleeping in the floor with my nose/head/body within inches of the scarriest fan you have ever seen. Machetie looking blades, and I would turn over and slice my ear off...No I will make this work....1 Oscillating fan, 1 speed, SLOW, seemed liked 50 feet away, sundown barely and it was 99 degrees in the house. She is snoring I peek in on her, she is under a sheet and light blanket, the windows are open and not a breath of air is stirring the curtains. Holy Mother of God. I will surely parish in this heat.
I am miserable. About ever 10 turns of the fan I feel a wisp of air A Wisp of Air!! My little eyebrow rag is trying so hard to comfort me..................Sweet Jesus, is that Aunt Myrtle cooking breakfast already??? I am exhausted I truly melted, my tshirt, underwear and sheets are soaking wet, and she has the burners on cooking breakfast. me: Hey, Aunt Myrtle, I will buy you a donut on the way to the dr. office? Just give me a few minutes and I................Her: Breakfast is ready.. 1 sausage, 1 egg, 1 piece of dry toast and 1 cup of HOT coffee.......Me: thank you be there in a minute. Her: Be sure and put that fan away I won't be using it.
Me: Yes Ma'am!
GOD BLESS AIR CONDITIONING..
Okay Carla, Net and Pam, I updated my blog! Love Love..
Mike and Penny, I hope you enjoy this.
Damn it's hot! Not sure exactly what I want to write about today so random thoughts it will be..haha
My sweet Aunt Myrtle (deceased Jan 2007) had glacoma, scarry thought losing your eye sight so she kept up with all eye appts. for sure. One I will remember 4 ever!! Mid June 2003, She was to have surgery for the glacoma and cataracts. The night before the surgery I had her spend the night with me here in Alba. She was not in the habit of spending the night away from home so this was going to be an adventure. She packed her overnight case and away we came to my house. So much different than hers. She reminded me of how cold I keep my house 100 times in the course of the day, I finally kicked it up to 78 so I would not freeze her to death and gave her my heaviest quilt for the night. We watched a little TV and she was ready for bed at 830. June at 830 is still daylight, I get her all bedded down without an electric blanket and she wants a flashlight in case she has to go out (this means pee) So I tried to show her the lamp beside the bed and she just wanted a flashlight.. she didn't think about packing hers.., maybe she would be okay.. she went on and on about the flashlight, I know she was a little nervous but shit.. so .....yep you guessed it.. I found her a flashlight!! Okay here we go..... Kent leaves early for work and always has, well she was up sitting in the kitchen, scarred him to death, not used to people sitting in the kitchen at 400 in the morn, so he wished her well and off he went. Aunt Myrts appt was at 930 in Tyler which is about 45 mins from our house, but we would need to leave early in case......in case of what I never knew...So I got up early too and fixed her breakfast, she told me exactly what she wanted and I enjoyed fixing my Great Aunt's breakfast. 1 sausage, 1 egg over easy not to runny, 1 piece dry toast, 1 cup of coffee. Nothing more nothing less. I had the exact meal. I now know why she was so skinny all her life. (the lack of food is the secret) got the house in order as she would say and then got on the rode early for the surgery, every thing went as expected. They wanted to see her bright and early the next morning. So I thought we will just go get her some more clothes and back to my house....WRONG!!! She wanted to go home. I could not let her stay by herself after the eye surgery, we had a list of drops, pills, and every pill had a different time to take and a one drop in the left eye 2 in the right take a pill hold head back...Lord it was going to take a nursing staff to do all that, SO I got my clothes and spent the night with My Great Aunt. in a 100 yr old house with no A/C.
It was going to be a really loooooonnnnnnngggggg nite..I asked her if she had a fan, she did have a fan, she would have to get it out of the closet. Lord. She brings out this pristine 1940 something model General Electric oscillating fan in the original box. Me: Does it work?? Her: It did the last time I used it. Me: when was that? Her: Can't remember. Lordy. Just sitting in her kitchen watching TV with her I have broke a sweat a middle linebacker would be proud of. She never plugged in the fan. Her: Well it is 830 time for bed. Me: What? I have just finished dosing her will all the meds and flushing her eyes with drops and now we just go to bed.. At this point I tell her: Aunt Myrtle I am melting! Can I take a shower to cool off before I go to bed? She reminds me it's only Thursday?! Me: It not about the hygenie its about survival. If I don't cool off before I go to bed I will burst into flames. She allows me to take a shower, I thank her from the bottom of my thermostat. I normally don't sleep in to many clothes, but some how I knew this would not fly well with Myrt so I get out of a cool shower only to put on a tshirt and underwear. I sneak my wash rag to bed with me so I can cover my face, or I should say eyebrow. (it was a rag, tiny little rag to wash my fat body with) I get to sleep in Aunt Lilly's room, this is where I will bake for the nite, and THE FAN IS ON!! Hell to the yes!!! WAIT.......the bed is on the far side of the room. the only electric plug is on the opposite side of the room with a 2 foot cord. Only 1 speed on the fan! Jesus Christ. NO AUNT MYRTLE I DON'T NEED A BLANKET!!!!!! but thanks for asking. I am her guest so it would not be good to drag the bed over closer to the fan, I am thinking about sleeping in the floor with my nose/head/body within inches of the scarriest fan you have ever seen. Machetie looking blades, and I would turn over and slice my ear off...No I will make this work....1 Oscillating fan, 1 speed, SLOW, seemed liked 50 feet away, sundown barely and it was 99 degrees in the house. She is snoring I peek in on her, she is under a sheet and light blanket, the windows are open and not a breath of air is stirring the curtains. Holy Mother of God. I will surely parish in this heat.
I am miserable. About ever 10 turns of the fan I feel a wisp of air A Wisp of Air!! My little eyebrow rag is trying so hard to comfort me..................Sweet Jesus, is that Aunt Myrtle cooking breakfast already??? I am exhausted I truly melted, my tshirt, underwear and sheets are soaking wet, and she has the burners on cooking breakfast. me: Hey, Aunt Myrtle, I will buy you a donut on the way to the dr. office? Just give me a few minutes and I................Her: Breakfast is ready.. 1 sausage, 1 egg, 1 piece of dry toast and 1 cup of HOT coffee.......Me: thank you be there in a minute. Her: Be sure and put that fan away I won't be using it.
Me: Yes Ma'am!
GOD BLESS AIR CONDITIONING..
Okay Carla, Net and Pam, I updated my blog! Love Love..
Mike and Penny, I hope you enjoy this.
Friday, June 24, 2011
No ladder and an Antique Radio.
June 23, Thursday
Well I took Kentlee and Kyle to Jenny's to swim with Kharley and Hagen. Yeah I wore my suit!!, just in case it looked like fun. Well it did and I did......getting in no problem, just fell right in, getting out big problem.....I tried really hard to push myself up on the edge and flip around like Kharley did hundreds of times, and just step over to the ground, in fact she kept showing me just how easy it was......................................hell Hagen and Kentlee even showed me how easy it was..........................and believe me it looked so much easier than the way I finally got out of the pool with no ladder. :(
Yes I considered calling MGVFD at the suggestion of Hagen, but then thought I am 50 something years old, that is not the way I want to make the local paper. So Kharley says, Nen you think you can get in that inner tube? (don't that sound easy) I was thinking the only size inner tube I could fit into was a tractor inner tube, and the onw they had was just almost my size..... So all 4 of the children do their best to push my fat ass up into that inner tube.............success, at least now I was level with the side of the pool.
I forgot to tell ya'll we had been running/walking in a circle in the pool making a whirlpool and the kids would just float around on there backs, we were having the best time.........so now I am in a inner tube, trying to go over the side of the pool w/no ladder and can't get the whirlpool to stop so I cna just flip over the side. This is becoming a long story I know, but ppl need to consider all aspect of swimming....., the hazzards to fat ppl before taking the plunge!!.................
so finally, Hagen stands on one side of the innertube to stop it from taking another lap around the pool , Kentlee and Kharley are trying like hell to flip me and this tube over the side......Kyle is still just floating around the pool in a circle, yes face up...singing Donkey and my Dog...........oblivious to the trama his Nennie is experiencing or could have cared less...probably the latter.......
SUCCESS!!!! tHE children manage to flip me out over the edge of the pool.....It was not that far a drop, but a little unexpected jar. After I assured my self nothing was broken and nobody witness this NON- Ester Williams move, I got to the porch and Thanked the good Lord for looking out for me who is suppose to be watching the children, you would think Janie would quit asking me to watch the little darlings? HUH??
Now I want to take you back to that same day but the morning activities at the house.........
Kentlee and Kyle are with me, you remember Kharley was with Hagen, so I thought I could handle it ok, so the boyz and me are gonna spend the day together, I get them breakfast, we start playing and Kentlee has to go poop...(a pattern with him right) Kyle follows him into the bathroom to keep him company, I don't think anything about. I am puttering around the house washing drying clothes, all of a sudden I hear a HUGE crash!!! from the bathroom????!!!!! I run to save the children from the UFO that has crashed into the bathroom....WTH!!! right?? what has happened??? I get the door, I hear the boyz talking not crying, I hear Kentlee say "Nen is gonna be so mad KYle" about the same time I open the door...............................................
Laying in the floor is Kent's GG Great somethings really old antique Radio, with the glass tubes, shattered on the floor. Now this radio was on TOP of the bathroom cabinet, as a display piece, I had to get a ladder to put it up there. HOw in the WOrLd could it just fall??? Been there for 15 years..........Kyle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kentlee what happened??, KYLE says I bok it Nen...with a frown on his face. Kentlee is still sitting on the pot, them eyebrows shoot up on this forhead again and you can tell he is thinking Nen is gonna kill him 4 sure!!
Kyle How did you get up there???? Kentlee explains it but not in these same words. Well the little shit climbs up on the counter opens the cabinet door swings around and climbs the shelves inside the cabinet like a ladder, you can see where his feet had pushed the stuff over in the cabinet!!!!
This to me IS UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!! This child has no FEAR of anything...... I pick/clean up all the parts on the floor ask Kentlee to please finish his job and go outside and play.........He ask me if I am going to take Kyle "to PA's ROOOM?" Yes I am, they hate to be talked to in our bedroom, thats where Kent disciplines them, NOT ME, but I know the room has a fear from them. So I sit Kyle down in a little chair in Pa's Room and make him stay in the corner looking at nothing for 30 mins. I am not against beating the children, they all should be beaten until morale is restored, I just don't do the beatings! So we talk, and talk, and talk, he cries and cries and finally says he's sorry.....I say okay lets go swimming....................................!!!!!! gonna be a long long summer!!!!!!!!
Nen
Well I took Kentlee and Kyle to Jenny's to swim with Kharley and Hagen. Yeah I wore my suit!!, just in case it looked like fun. Well it did and I did......getting in no problem, just fell right in, getting out big problem.....I tried really hard to push myself up on the edge and flip around like Kharley did hundreds of times, and just step over to the ground, in fact she kept showing me just how easy it was......................................hell Hagen and Kentlee even showed me how easy it was..........................and believe me it looked so much easier than the way I finally got out of the pool with no ladder. :(
Yes I considered calling MGVFD at the suggestion of Hagen, but then thought I am 50 something years old, that is not the way I want to make the local paper. So Kharley says, Nen you think you can get in that inner tube? (don't that sound easy) I was thinking the only size inner tube I could fit into was a tractor inner tube, and the onw they had was just almost my size..... So all 4 of the children do their best to push my fat ass up into that inner tube.............success, at least now I was level with the side of the pool.
I forgot to tell ya'll we had been running/walking in a circle in the pool making a whirlpool and the kids would just float around on there backs, we were having the best time.........so now I am in a inner tube, trying to go over the side of the pool w/no ladder and can't get the whirlpool to stop so I cna just flip over the side. This is becoming a long story I know, but ppl need to consider all aspect of swimming....., the hazzards to fat ppl before taking the plunge!!.................
so finally, Hagen stands on one side of the innertube to stop it from taking another lap around the pool , Kentlee and Kharley are trying like hell to flip me and this tube over the side......Kyle is still just floating around the pool in a circle, yes face up...singing Donkey and my Dog...........oblivious to the trama his Nennie is experiencing or could have cared less...probably the latter.......
SUCCESS!!!! tHE children manage to flip me out over the edge of the pool.....It was not that far a drop, but a little unexpected jar. After I assured my self nothing was broken and nobody witness this NON- Ester Williams move, I got to the porch and Thanked the good Lord for looking out for me who is suppose to be watching the children, you would think Janie would quit asking me to watch the little darlings? HUH??
Now I want to take you back to that same day but the morning activities at the house.........
Kentlee and Kyle are with me, you remember Kharley was with Hagen, so I thought I could handle it ok, so the boyz and me are gonna spend the day together, I get them breakfast, we start playing and Kentlee has to go poop...(a pattern with him right) Kyle follows him into the bathroom to keep him company, I don't think anything about. I am puttering around the house washing drying clothes, all of a sudden I hear a HUGE crash!!! from the bathroom????!!!!! I run to save the children from the UFO that has crashed into the bathroom....WTH!!! right?? what has happened??? I get the door, I hear the boyz talking not crying, I hear Kentlee say "Nen is gonna be so mad KYle" about the same time I open the door...............................................
Laying in the floor is Kent's GG Great somethings really old antique Radio, with the glass tubes, shattered on the floor. Now this radio was on TOP of the bathroom cabinet, as a display piece, I had to get a ladder to put it up there. HOw in the WOrLd could it just fall??? Been there for 15 years..........Kyle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kentlee what happened??, KYLE says I bok it Nen...with a frown on his face. Kentlee is still sitting on the pot, them eyebrows shoot up on this forhead again and you can tell he is thinking Nen is gonna kill him 4 sure!!
Kyle How did you get up there???? Kentlee explains it but not in these same words. Well the little shit climbs up on the counter opens the cabinet door swings around and climbs the shelves inside the cabinet like a ladder, you can see where his feet had pushed the stuff over in the cabinet!!!!
This to me IS UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!! This child has no FEAR of anything...... I pick/clean up all the parts on the floor ask Kentlee to please finish his job and go outside and play.........He ask me if I am going to take Kyle "to PA's ROOOM?" Yes I am, they hate to be talked to in our bedroom, thats where Kent disciplines them, NOT ME, but I know the room has a fear from them. So I sit Kyle down in a little chair in Pa's Room and make him stay in the corner looking at nothing for 30 mins. I am not against beating the children, they all should be beaten until morale is restored, I just don't do the beatings! So we talk, and talk, and talk, he cries and cries and finally says he's sorry.....I say okay lets go swimming....................................!!!!!! gonna be a long long summer!!!!!!!!
Nen
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Summer Week 2
It is all gonna be OK. Not as bad as I thought it might be. Kharley is so grown up when it comes to the care of her brothers. Her cryptonite is thunder, I have decided. The past few days has been so HOT, and then out of the blue it thunders and rains.....much needed rain. Thank you Lord. Janie brought them to the house this morning and she thought they would be gone when the storm blew by, well right now they are still here. It is 3 pm and I have threatened them within an inch of each life. Up early, played hard, even played in water, so a nap is needed, I think more for me, but I am determined they take a nap, the argueing had started and I was fixin to loose it. So all of a sudden I am turning into Bobbie Jo.... Take a nap, if you don't sleep, fine just lay still. Well I have my bluff in on the boyz, but not Kharley. She waits for both of them to go out and she comes downstairs. Oh Well!!
Tonight is her LAST softball game for regular season. 8 oclock in Mineola....so glad this season is winding down. Alba has asked about picking her up for All Star tourney, yes you heard me sigh!! How in the world is Janie gonna be able to do that. Kentlee;s team won there division in Tball, they now go to the all star tourney and if they win that, (which is all the Rains team they have beat already) they will advance to state. Rmember Kharley just got back from the BIG tourney in Levelland! and they say the Tball State tourney is in West...OMG, I have never heard of West either. My Mom had 4 kids and I never remember her bouncing all over the state with kids like Janie is doing. And we were pretty active kids. Or so I thought.
I have been asked to help with a wedding for a very sweet couple we know. I told her I had boo coo's of tableclothes and they could be used, she was so excited, I could not find the TC's anywhere I thought I had left them at Susan's house, she told me I had came and got them. Okay did she remember where I took them? She did not...so the hunt is on. I was preparing to go door to door looking for those damn TC's. I called one friend she remembered me getting them from her to take somewhere else, but couldn't remember whre I was taking them. I called everyone I knew, No one had them, I called Susan back and told her that I thought her mom might have them, Susan said no that her Mom had used them but brought them back to Susan's house but that I had came and got them. Okay so what do I do? I started looking thru the storage building I got from my Mom. This storage bldg has the entire household of furniture from Aunt Myrtles in it and it all has to come out so I can see if those damn TC's are in there. This involves Kent's help............................................................yeah well he ain't to happy about it either. So he begins to tell me where all I needed to look, like I had not already looked there, but to shut his ass up I looked again. I kept telling him they can not fit under the bed, the tub they are in is to tall. What color tub is it? Well Kent it the big blue one you have got down for me hundreds of times.....Oh that one well I know where it is, he says! Where? It is on top of the storage room that has the Christmas decor in it....No it ain't!! Look up there, there it is. The big blue tub. Kent That Is Janie's Christmas decorations!! It is NOT! It those damn TableClothes!I knowI would not store my linen and lace tableclothes outside on top of a storage bldg! We are going at each other and right before I get the ladder out to drag my ass up on top of that storage bldg to PROVE him WRONG............Rob and Susan pull up. Thank you for saving our marriage I tell her, she says Do You love me? yes Susan I always have, Why you asking and looking like that? She says" I have had your TC's all this time" Why you want to do me that way Susan? She had told me that she didn't think I believed her when she told me I had come and got them...And really I didn't ever remember coming and getting them, but Susan told me I did and I did not question her. She said she did not have them and that was that. Well Come To Find Out, she was using my big blue tub of TC"S as a end table for a TV. Toys is what was in there...She never thought it could be my TC's. Well it don't really matter they are home now and I will forever keep a sign in and out log on them! OH yeah this also PROVES KENT WAS WRONG!!! (licking my finger and marking another one in the air) Carla this does not mean I aint coming to visit you sometime, so keep looking for me!
Okay remember this is only week 2 of my Summer Vacation, and Jack calls me at 1:00 and tells me again, that his satelite is broken. I get a call about 2 times a month to fix his TV. Kent and I thought we were doing he and Hughlene a big favor by giving them our old system and upgrading ours. We pay for his service so it was just a gift that keeps on giving thing................................................................................................
Well I am fixing to reposses the system, and let him go back to VHF. He has over 200 channels and will only watch the History channel. Then he gets a wild hair to use the TV remote to change channels and when the screen goes snowy white, he calls me. It is never him it is always something to do with the satelite. I put the tv back on channel 3 and I am the repairman of the DAY!! Ta Da! I cna fix anything. Good Lord. Technology is Not Jacks friend. Kent Tony and the family thought it would be good for Jack to have a cell phone, and convinced him to take it with him everywhere he went. And believe you me he goes everywhere. Will he answer the cell phone if it rings.....no, will he make a call if he locks his keys in the car, again..NO. What good is a cell phone if you dont use it? Somethings just ain't right, and Jack with a satelite TV system and cell phone in one of them..
Stayed tuned to Week 3, should be _ool time they is no P in the pool!!!! funny funny ha ha ha..get it!!!
Love to all and to all a good nite no day no afternoon, Wake up Kids YOur MoM is HoME!!! thank you lord!!
Tonight is her LAST softball game for regular season. 8 oclock in Mineola....so glad this season is winding down. Alba has asked about picking her up for All Star tourney, yes you heard me sigh!! How in the world is Janie gonna be able to do that. Kentlee;s team won there division in Tball, they now go to the all star tourney and if they win that, (which is all the Rains team they have beat already) they will advance to state. Rmember Kharley just got back from the BIG tourney in Levelland! and they say the Tball State tourney is in West...OMG, I have never heard of West either. My Mom had 4 kids and I never remember her bouncing all over the state with kids like Janie is doing. And we were pretty active kids. Or so I thought.
I have been asked to help with a wedding for a very sweet couple we know. I told her I had boo coo's of tableclothes and they could be used, she was so excited, I could not find the TC's anywhere I thought I had left them at Susan's house, she told me I had came and got them. Okay did she remember where I took them? She did not...so the hunt is on. I was preparing to go door to door looking for those damn TC's. I called one friend she remembered me getting them from her to take somewhere else, but couldn't remember whre I was taking them. I called everyone I knew, No one had them, I called Susan back and told her that I thought her mom might have them, Susan said no that her Mom had used them but brought them back to Susan's house but that I had came and got them. Okay so what do I do? I started looking thru the storage building I got from my Mom. This storage bldg has the entire household of furniture from Aunt Myrtles in it and it all has to come out so I can see if those damn TC's are in there. This involves Kent's help............................................................yeah well he ain't to happy about it either. So he begins to tell me where all I needed to look, like I had not already looked there, but to shut his ass up I looked again. I kept telling him they can not fit under the bed, the tub they are in is to tall. What color tub is it? Well Kent it the big blue one you have got down for me hundreds of times.....Oh that one well I know where it is, he says! Where? It is on top of the storage room that has the Christmas decor in it....No it ain't!! Look up there, there it is. The big blue tub. Kent That Is Janie's Christmas decorations!! It is NOT! It those damn TableClothes!I knowI would not store my linen and lace tableclothes outside on top of a storage bldg! We are going at each other and right before I get the ladder out to drag my ass up on top of that storage bldg to PROVE him WRONG............Rob and Susan pull up. Thank you for saving our marriage I tell her, she says Do You love me? yes Susan I always have, Why you asking and looking like that? She says" I have had your TC's all this time" Why you want to do me that way Susan? She had told me that she didn't think I believed her when she told me I had come and got them...And really I didn't ever remember coming and getting them, but Susan told me I did and I did not question her. She said she did not have them and that was that. Well Come To Find Out, she was using my big blue tub of TC"S as a end table for a TV. Toys is what was in there...She never thought it could be my TC's. Well it don't really matter they are home now and I will forever keep a sign in and out log on them! OH yeah this also PROVES KENT WAS WRONG!!! (licking my finger and marking another one in the air) Carla this does not mean I aint coming to visit you sometime, so keep looking for me!
Okay remember this is only week 2 of my Summer Vacation, and Jack calls me at 1:00 and tells me again, that his satelite is broken. I get a call about 2 times a month to fix his TV. Kent and I thought we were doing he and Hughlene a big favor by giving them our old system and upgrading ours. We pay for his service so it was just a gift that keeps on giving thing................................................................................................
Well I am fixing to reposses the system, and let him go back to VHF. He has over 200 channels and will only watch the History channel. Then he gets a wild hair to use the TV remote to change channels and when the screen goes snowy white, he calls me. It is never him it is always something to do with the satelite. I put the tv back on channel 3 and I am the repairman of the DAY!! Ta Da! I cna fix anything. Good Lord. Technology is Not Jacks friend. Kent Tony and the family thought it would be good for Jack to have a cell phone, and convinced him to take it with him everywhere he went. And believe you me he goes everywhere. Will he answer the cell phone if it rings.....no, will he make a call if he locks his keys in the car, again..NO. What good is a cell phone if you dont use it? Somethings just ain't right, and Jack with a satelite TV system and cell phone in one of them..
Stayed tuned to Week 3, should be _ool time they is no P in the pool!!!! funny funny ha ha ha..get it!!!
Love to all and to all a good nite no day no afternoon, Wake up Kids YOur MoM is HoME!!! thank you lord!!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Rysa Little Dribblers ( History makers)
All Star Basketball Season is over for the RYSA Jr. Girls. These girls have made Rains County
Ten girls were picked from all the groups of girls playing basketball in the regular RYSA Little Dribblers season. My belief, as a grandparent, was that this would give them a little more experience for the next year and it would not interfere with softball to much. Remember this was my belief.
So practices begin and tournament play starts. It is all going great, we are winning games, every time we turn around and the girls seems to be having a great time. The coaches are beginning to see more than just winning a few games. Eyes are looking at our team and the skills they possess. The other teams are now whispering about Rains. These girls are having a blast and winning is just part of the fun. So this starts the beginning of history making, lots of games and lots of gyms and lots of miles. One game keeps coming up and I just have to share it with you. Our girls played at Crossroads. Never heard of this little town and still not to sure it’s not the area where the guitar player met the devil, anyway… When we entered the gym it was unlike any facility we have ever played at. No score board, No possession light, No time clock equipment, No buzzer. Basically, 2 goals, 1 basketball and a hard floor is all it was. The following is what was used for the above missing items: Score Board—Dry Erase board with a dried up marker, you had to spit on it to make it mark. Possession light—Honey Bun box with an arrow drew on it with black crayon. Time Clock—Cell Phone if you had one with a timer. Buzzer—the loudest air horn ever made. Each team was responsible for providing there own score keeper, that day it was me. So don’t tell me our girls can’t overcome obstacles, because they have played under the worse conditions and come out winners. After winning that game we advanced to a better facility that had all the right equipment to make it a true basketball game. Did I mention this was the same tournament my daughter and I got ejected from? That’s another story…
Okay so the final tournament to name the Regional champs rolls around in Teague. This is where we make history for the RYSA! We win the title of Regional Champions. In 3 short weeks we will be playing for the Little Dribblers National Junior Girls Championship. In Brownfield. Brownfield? Where is that? Ever heard of Levelland? Nope. How about Lubbock Lubbock
RYSA Basketball Commissioner Jason Campbell, held a pep rally for the girls on Monday night at the Emory City
All the team members arrived safely at the Holiday Inn in Levelland. This motel was the closet one that could be found at the time the arrangement had to be made. Levelland was about 30 miles from Brownfield where the actual games would be played. The Wildcats first game was at 445 pm on Wednesday June 8.
This next part is where the party begins:
As they enter the gym, images of Crossroads immediately comes to mind for the parents. Really? This is where we are to begin fighting for the National title? To say something nice about this facility is hard and the only thing I can think of to say is the air conditioners worked and it was cool inside the gym. The girls played that game for all it was worth. At the end of the game tied up. Overtime!! At the end of that 2 minutes…tied up. Overtime!! (again) With only a few seconds left on the clock we foul, Bowie
After the game against Bowie Texas
Thursday June 9 300 pm, Rains versus Fairfield
Final score Fairfield Wins Rains Youth Sports Assoc. Makes History……..
#1 Jaylee Sims # 13 Kharley Silva
#2 Heagen Steed #14 Dempsey Horton
#3 Leo Terry #15 D’Kaela Hill
# 10 Natalie Potts #20 Peyton Potts
#12 Vivian Bradshaw #21 Makenzie Potts
Coaches:
Chris Horton Scott McGowan
A season well played girls.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
The day after.
I am sure I said thanks for the invitation to the after graduation party for Morgan, but in case I didn't, THANK YOU James and Mary Helen for having me over. I had the best time. It was good to see James being hisself, asking tons of questions, I never know exactly how to answer, afraid he will use it against me in a court of law ;) It was good to know Morgan and Dylon was not at some pasture party, getting high. (oops Carla did I say that!) It was good to see Presley nd Audie at graduation for there big sister. It was good to finally get the meet the CD and Asst CD!! It was good to see Pam's tat, and it not be rotted flesh with angry red streaks on it, it was beautiful and very tasteful. It is good to know that Paul and Katelynn are always happy. It was good to see the other side of Mary Helen family, I don't get to be around much. IT WAS JUST GOOD! And I had a blast, riding home with Uncle Sam and Martha. You know Carla...And I hope you know I only want the best for you and your family.
I really wanted to sleep in late this morning, Kent had to work and all I thought I had to do was go by Brookshires and get my car washed for a small donation.
Well Janie called me at 7..you ready to go? UHH NO! Mom we have to set it all up? No one told me that. Did I forget to tell you that? UH Yes Jane, a minor detail, I will be there as soon as I have my coffee.
I think if anyone ever suggest we have a car wash for a fund raiser I will run. We put out a few signs and the cars started stacking up before we even had the water hose hooked up. It was Janie, Kharley and ME..where was everybody else.....I was in panic mode...then all the gang showed up and the water fights began...A cool spray of water is not bad on an old fat granny, that was in charge of cleaning wheels. After it was all put away, the team did pretty dang good. It stopped at 2 the hottest part of today and the BEST part of the day. A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THAT DONATED SO GENEROUSLY. And I know it had to do with the elbow grease I was putting in on the wheels, had nothing to do with 10-12 young cute little girls in bathing suits and pony tails. I had those WHEELS SPARKLING!!
Needless to say I am spent, exhausted, wore out, and tired...so looking forward to my pillow.....
happy trails to you, to ALL a good nite. Nen
I really wanted to sleep in late this morning, Kent had to work and all I thought I had to do was go by Brookshires and get my car washed for a small donation.
Well Janie called me at 7..you ready to go? UHH NO! Mom we have to set it all up? No one told me that. Did I forget to tell you that? UH Yes Jane, a minor detail, I will be there as soon as I have my coffee.
I think if anyone ever suggest we have a car wash for a fund raiser I will run. We put out a few signs and the cars started stacking up before we even had the water hose hooked up. It was Janie, Kharley and ME..where was everybody else.....I was in panic mode...then all the gang showed up and the water fights began...A cool spray of water is not bad on an old fat granny, that was in charge of cleaning wheels. After it was all put away, the team did pretty dang good. It stopped at 2 the hottest part of today and the BEST part of the day. A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THAT DONATED SO GENEROUSLY. And I know it had to do with the elbow grease I was putting in on the wheels, had nothing to do with 10-12 young cute little girls in bathing suits and pony tails. I had those WHEELS SPARKLING!!
Needless to say I am spent, exhausted, wore out, and tired...so looking forward to my pillow.....
happy trails to you, to ALL a good nite. Nen
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
School (is almost) Out for the Summer
Right now, this very minute I could be getting ready to go back to the Bahama's. :( how sad. Back when Cord ask me if I wanted to return I turned him down because of the new job and I was just not comfortable asking to have the last week of my contract off. WELL it turns out I am going to be off the last week of my contract, not going to the Bahama's but to Brownfield,,they both start with a B, but it aint the same. Although I have never been to Brownfield, it may just turn out to be PARADISE. ( I will post my decision after my return).
Brownfield is where we are playing for the National Champs Title. (Little Dribblers Basketball Kharley's age group) Has anyone ever heard of Brownfield? didn't think so. Anyone ever heard of Lubbock, heard about it in a song and rear view mirror...so we will see.
T-Ball update: Red Sox Undefeated. As Kentlee walks up to homeplate with bat in hand, he is playing the air guitar. Every Time. So Cute, the crowd roars with laughter and he smiles and eats it up!
Kharley has been commissioned to keep the boys for the summer. So the first day she had them, she calls her mom at work...MOM Kentlee is saying the P word when I make him mad. Mom......Put Kentlee on the phone......Kentlee are you saying bad words? Kentlee.......are you going to whoop me if I say it? Mom......No, what are you doing? Kentlee...She is pissing me OFF!
Next day...Kharley goes to a friends house, boys go back to Donna's. Not sure how much Kharley will make this summer....Hope Kentlee and Kyle can out run her.
At Kyle's 4th bday party, the wind was blowing alot. We went to the Alba park early was there at 10 it was really nice, but the wind was so high. When it came time for cake and presents, we all sang HBTY and it was time to blow out the candle. This was Kyle's time to get pissed...WHAR MY CANEL??? MOM??? WHAR MY 4 CANEL??? Explain high winds and tiny candles to a 4 year old. priceless..
We (I say we) moved some more dirt for the pool. The ground is semi concrete and takes a pick maddox to persuade the dirt to move. I got home from work on Memorial day, yes I worked on Mem. Day. and James and Kent were hard at it. Sweet was pouring off of Kent he looked pale and needed a break. James on the other hand had just got his second wind and could see the finish line. I, being the little helper that I am, grabbed a shovel and told Kent I would take his place and help James get this job finished............................
When I woke up from the heat stroke I had suffered (kiddin) all the company had left, must have scared the pjeezies out of them. I don't know what happened. I thought I was making some kind of head way out there. It was hot, hot hot but I was doing okay, vaguely I remember Kent saying U O K? just needed a drink, then everyone was gone..............................
Looking forward to graduation on Friday, glad to see Morgan closing this chapter in her book of life. I can't wait to see what the title of the next chapter will be.
Wishing I could introduce my grandsons to Pam grandsons and see who survives! LOL
Can you tell it is Wednesday? Kent is at Prayer meeting at the man hole and the rest are somewhere, all alone here by myself......somedays I love it, somedays I don't....Today it is love!
Don't fence me in and Happy trails to all and to all a good nite. love, nen
Brownfield is where we are playing for the National Champs Title. (Little Dribblers Basketball Kharley's age group) Has anyone ever heard of Brownfield? didn't think so. Anyone ever heard of Lubbock, heard about it in a song and rear view mirror...so we will see.
T-Ball update: Red Sox Undefeated. As Kentlee walks up to homeplate with bat in hand, he is playing the air guitar. Every Time. So Cute, the crowd roars with laughter and he smiles and eats it up!
Kharley has been commissioned to keep the boys for the summer. So the first day she had them, she calls her mom at work...MOM Kentlee is saying the P word when I make him mad. Mom......Put Kentlee on the phone......Kentlee are you saying bad words? Kentlee.......are you going to whoop me if I say it? Mom......No, what are you doing? Kentlee...She is pissing me OFF!
Next day...Kharley goes to a friends house, boys go back to Donna's. Not sure how much Kharley will make this summer....Hope Kentlee and Kyle can out run her.
At Kyle's 4th bday party, the wind was blowing alot. We went to the Alba park early was there at 10 it was really nice, but the wind was so high. When it came time for cake and presents, we all sang HBTY and it was time to blow out the candle. This was Kyle's time to get pissed...WHAR MY CANEL??? MOM??? WHAR MY 4 CANEL??? Explain high winds and tiny candles to a 4 year old. priceless..
We (I say we) moved some more dirt for the pool. The ground is semi concrete and takes a pick maddox to persuade the dirt to move. I got home from work on Memorial day, yes I worked on Mem. Day. and James and Kent were hard at it. Sweet was pouring off of Kent he looked pale and needed a break. James on the other hand had just got his second wind and could see the finish line. I, being the little helper that I am, grabbed a shovel and told Kent I would take his place and help James get this job finished............................
When I woke up from the heat stroke I had suffered (kiddin) all the company had left, must have scared the pjeezies out of them. I don't know what happened. I thought I was making some kind of head way out there. It was hot, hot hot but I was doing okay, vaguely I remember Kent saying U O K? just needed a drink, then everyone was gone..............................
Looking forward to graduation on Friday, glad to see Morgan closing this chapter in her book of life. I can't wait to see what the title of the next chapter will be.
Wishing I could introduce my grandsons to Pam grandsons and see who survives! LOL
Can you tell it is Wednesday? Kent is at Prayer meeting at the man hole and the rest are somewhere, all alone here by myself......somedays I love it, somedays I don't....Today it is love!
Don't fence me in and Happy trails to all and to all a good nite. love, nen
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