Walmart at midnight

So last night I'm leaving Walmart just after midnight. My brother & I have done Mom's grocery shopping to see if it works out to be any cheaper. It didn't really. I'm riding one of the scooters and he's pushing the cart beside me. This is the conversation we had on the way to the door.

Him: "OH MY GOD!"
Me: "What?!"
Him: "You need your hair colored."
Me: "I don't have hair color money."
Him: " I'll give you some next week."
Me" " We're cutting out non-esentatials and hair color is non-esentatial. So I'm letting it go gray."
Him: "Well that wouldn't be too bad, but that stripe down the middle doesn't look right. "
Me: "STOP LOOKING AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD!!"
Him: " I can't help it, you're way down there." ( he says this even when I'm standing, he's 6' 5")

So should I kill him or what? LOL

Do you believe in fate?

I got a letter from my grandpa yesterday. He wrote pretty much the same stuff as always. His mind is more in the past now than the present. He talks about Grandmother a lot, mostly how he doesn't understand how they ever found each other. That's where the question comes in, here's the story.

He was born in the very small town of Adair, IA, raised on a farm. He didn't want to be a farmer, he hated milking the cows. So he left the farm for, mechanics school, he worked for Lockheed in CA before WWII. During the war his air crew flew 26 missions. After the war he settled in Lee's Summit, MO, about 20 minutes from Kansas City. He worked for TWA, married, divorced, and raised a son.

Now cut to Grandmother. Born in the equally small farming town of Agency, MO. As a child she passed out handbills to help make money for the family. She met and married a man from St. Joseph, MO, had 5 children, moved to Lee's Summit, MO. She was widowed young and had to go to work to support her children.

Now these 2 people lived in the same town for many, many years without ever meeting. Then she starts dating a loser, who gets arrested. She asks one of his cousins to give her ride to bail him out and that's how they meet. They date for a couple of years and eventually marry, they were together over 30 years.

So what do you think, was it fate or just coincidence?

P.S. They're lives were much more interesting, I just didn't want to bore you all. ;-0

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen things I find romantic.

1. Holding hands

2. A man who hold the door for you

3. Sitting on a porch swing at dusk watching the sunset

4. Old couples who still hold hands-- I know I said that already. ;-0

5. An expected gift --- it doesn't have to be anything big

6. Snuggling on the couch in front of a fire while and storm rages outside

7. Slow dancing

8. A light touch as he passes

9. Having someone cook a nice dinner for you

10. Someone who loves you even after seeing you at your worst.

11. Having a 'Honey Do' done, just because, not because you asked

12. Laying on grass looking at the stars

13. A moonlight stroll on the beach, or just sitting on the beach watching the star shine off the water.

Too Fat to adopt!

I've been following this story and think it's totally ridiculous! Taking a child away from the only home he's known and parents who love him because they are overweight. Okay so the man weighs 500 pounds, I know that's really really big. But he still does his job and plays soccer with his other son. The reason given on the news tonight for the judge removing this child was that the man 'might' develop diabetes or sleep apnea! So now you're saying that diabetics can't be parents? This has me so pissed off, and I know it doesn't have anything to do with me. But if that judge gets away with this can you imagine what will be next? The baby was born to his cousin, who realized she could not take care of him. So she asked him and his wife to adopt him, to keep the baby in the family. Now it's turned into a media circus and they can't even see the baby at foster home. The foster parents are afraid the media will show up and they don't want that at their home. Which I understand but, still keeping the baby away from people who love him and are totally capable of raising him in a good home is just about the stupidest thing I've heard. Here's a link to the article I hope it works. http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=3878236&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

Look at those curls!

I wish I had some of those curls now. This was summer of '67. That lovely cake is for Mom and my uncle's birthday. He was born the day before her 8th birthday. We were in Jacksonville, Fl at this time and Mom's baby brothers were staying with us for the summer. The boys drove down in Grandmother's car. I remember fishing, catching crabs, because they wanted a crab dinner. Dad was out at sea, for most of the summer. I think he was in Cuba or some place like that. We spent most of our time at the beach, of course. I have very good memories of that summer.

All I want

Is a couple of days of peace. No crisis and no one to bring me down, I don't need help being depressed I do just fine on my own.

All I want is:
a nice quiet room somewhere, with room service, a view of the ocean.
a cabin in the woods
a massage, my hair, nails done
a huge tub full of bubbles to soak in
a man to snuggle with on the couch
a horse ride on the beach
to go sailing for a few days
to take a road trip
a quiet place to do some primal screaming
thighs that don't rub together
a flat tummy
clothes that fit
a moonlight walk on the beach
a little poofy puppy
the horse I was promised but never got
to be loved for me, even when I'm acting crazy
to lay on a hillside and watch the clouds
to feel free
to go ghost hunting
to finish my family tree
to find what I'm searching for
to decide what I want to be when I grow up
to be able to feel joy again

Going to the Vet

Today Miss Scarlett had to go and see the vet to get her beak and nails trimmed. Now this involves getting her out of her cage into her carrier. She pretty much only goes in the carrier to go to the vet. So she's not real happy about it, plus it was first thing in the morning. She's not a morning person any more than I am. LOL As I put her in she whips around and tries to bite the crap out of me, this is just to show me who's the boss. Miss Scarlett believes she's the boss of me and everyone else in this house. ;-0

In the car, I sing with the radio and she talks to me, saying whatever pops into her head. She does this to get my attention because I'm ignoring her and that is not allowed.

As we sit in the lobby, she yells "Help!", everytime a dog walks in. We meet a very cute little yellow lab. And a huge great dane puppy that's as big as my full grown lab. LOL She's plays peek-a-boo, hiding her face and then popping out. They finally take us back only it's going to be a wait. I tell them fine I don't want to have to come back tomorrow. The vet comes and takes her away to work on her, they never let me watch. I think they're afraid I'll freak if she fights them, hell I expect her fight them. They give her a shot of laughing gas so it's easier to handle her without injury................to them. LOL This vet is new to working with birds, so she brings Miss Scarlett back wrapped in a towel and doped up to see if her beak is the right length. Have you ever seen a bird on laughing gas? When they give her back to me not only can't she stand on a perch she can't even stand period. She's kind of on one side with a foot in the air. The poor thing, she looked so pitiful. ;-0 But her beak is done and her toe nails are no longer lethal weapons.

We get back to the house and I can't even get in the door. Sunshine is halfway out the door inspecting the bird carrier to make sure that I brought Miss Scarlett home andd she's okay. Sunshine never pays any attention to the bird unless there's food involved. I make it in past her and Louie is waiting for me, now he plays with the bird. So I let him inspect her too just to make sure she alright. That's how I get caught, he discovers that I petted the cute little lab puppy. He is not happy at all. It took him hours to get over the insult. And then he only forgave me because of the raging thunder storm. LOL