Digging

Well the construction outside stated today. There was a back hole digging up the plush green back yard!!!hehehehehe. We now have 2 holes in the yard one at either end of the house. It was such a great day to dig almost 70 degrees. And the best part of all none of the construction guys asked to use the bathroom:+) I can't wait until this is all done. Also today I tried to continue packing for our Christmas holiday in Germany. That is not going as well as the digging. We leave on Thursday I hope I can stuff eveything into these suitcases by then. The Body is upset about the suitcases. She already is crying and whinning. And to get back at me she slept on the couch last night!!!!BRAT. I hope she will be Ok when we are away.

Fog Delay

Coming from central PA the schools always had ice or snow delays. But fog delays are something new. This school district has had at least 6 since the start of school. I'm not sure where some of the sudents come from. Pehaps some of them live out at sea and can not get to school on time because of the fog on the ocean. BUT the land kids should really not have that much trouble. Now granted once or twice it has been really foggy. But it is getting out of control now. My man and I have come up with a theroy this morning since there was another delay and this cuts into our time. We figure that all the students got together and pool their money to pay off the person for calls for the fog delay. And that person lives on the sea somewhere maybe his name is NEMO:+) Or maybe whom ever calls for the delay goes out for Thirsty Thursday because I have noticed a pattern for Friday fog delays at least half so far. Now I ask you a conspiracy or coincidence?

Shopping

Today I think, well I hope, I have finished my christmas shopping. Shopping during the week is so much more enjoyable. No crowds, no pressure, no clothing laying all over the floor. Now all I have to do is finish wrapping. I hate to wrap gifts, however I do enjoy decorating them. And to make the day even better the weather is great again today in the 60's. I could shop in just a sweater.

holidays

Well we had the beach gang holiday party last night. I think it will be an annual event. But next year we should probably have it in the afternoon hours since the guys seemed to be asleep by 9:00pm. Yes they were sleeping in the living room with the TV on. Well at least 3 out of the 5 were. My man the oldest of the bunch stayed awake. It was nice to see everyone. And the anonymous christmas cards showed up again this year so they were a topic of conversation. Then today I started to pack for our holiday in Germany. Well that is not working to good. OF COURSE there is not enough room for all that I want to take, even with my space saver bags. But some how I will make it work. Hopefully the airlines will be a little relaxed on the suitcase weight since it is Christmas. I had to take some of the toys out of the baxes so they would pack better. That was fun because I got to play with them before I packed them. But the princess dresses are to small for me so I couldn't play dress up with them. But I did get to wear the crown for a while.

retirment

Well it is offical my husband is finally in the retirment mode, you ask why? Here is our conversation this morning.
K- They have hospitality night in Rehoboth tonight.(local business have food and refreshments)
J - what time
K - 5 to 9
J- thats good it starts early we can go in get free food and be back in time to watch our 8:00 pm TV show tonight.

Why??????

Why do people whom we have hired to do work on our home always have to poop in our bathrooms. Now I know that everyone poops. BUT this always happens in our house. Today the second air conditioning guy had to use the bathroom. The only diffenrence between this one and the other one is that this one asked to use the bathroom the other one just went in and did his business without even asking. And then did not spray or turn on the fan. Of course he did not get a call back from me. Now today the next A/C guy comes and does the same thing in the bathroom. He does not turn on the fan or spray either, but he does close the door behind him. Why do men not try to cover up the foul order they leave behind. Is the work we hire people to do really that bad that it gives them the shits? And I thought all men had poop control that they can wait until they get home.

Life

Sometimes life deals some ugly hands. This weekend a good friend told us he has colon cancer. A great guy only 50 years young. Why do people who are young and healthy get sick? Why do all the good people get the bad problems? He has a postive out look which is great but he also has a hard road to travel. It is times like this when you stop and thank God for all the good you have.

Construction

Well today the contractor is here along with his merry band of men putting in the new sliding door. This is the smallest part of the contruction that is going to be happening here in the next few months. The smallest part and already my house is a mess. The body is scared also she hates the nail gun. She is hidding out in the beach jeep waiting for us to take her away from all this loud noise. Now today of course my retired husband decided to play golf and let me here with all the work men. They are a humorus bunch. Sometimes they forget I'm in here and I hear them talking about their mother:+) now of course they don't know me, or they would talk a little louder. When they were putting a hole in the wall and busting everything up in the middle of it I asked them if the could save the wallpaper boarder for me!!!!!! I loved it they looked at me like "lady are you crazy" I finally had to laugh and tell them I was just joking, but it was a good laugh for me. They said they had already used it to decorate their saw horses:+) at least they have a sense of humor.

holidays

We had a great time over the holiday. My man and I went out on Wednesday night and saw old friends. I was great. BUT i was a little hung over on Thursday. So I enjoyed my turkey dinner but not as much as i would have if I had not been boozing. But I enjoyed it. Then I drove back with Sandy and went Black Friday shopping. Only this year we did not get up at the crack of dawn. We figured there waw nothing we need that much so we slept until 8:00am. then went shopping and it was not that bad then. I got alot of Christmas shopping done. Which this year is very important since we are going to Germany for Christmas. so I have to have Christmas here early. Now the weeks will fly by because I have so much to do. Why is it the month of Decemeber seems like 24 hours long and the month of January is like 24 years long?????

Going Home

Well today I was packing to go back to PA for our first family official visit as out-of-staters. This seems really strange. First I have to pack everything. Not like when we lived there and came here where I had everything. Now I have nothing in PA I must trasport everything. I don't like that. It is way to much work, because I as the mother of the family need to pack for everyone. That is nothing new. So we will leave in the moring for a three hour drive to sit and gorge ourselves for Thanksgiving. I am looking forward to that:+) But like all other Thanksgiving holidays I will drive back to Delaware that night just so i can get up at 4:00am for Black Friday shopping!!!!!!!!!

Credit Cards

You have to love them. Today I order new kitchen cabniets and counter top and used a credit card. Now this credit card I just got. They sent me an application for a card and I don't even have a job. So I signed up. Charged my new kitchen and got flyer miles so my man and I can go on vacation for free. Only in America. Each month I plan to pay the bill then go charge the rest of the things we need to complete construction. By the time I am done I should have a trip around the world paid for in free points:+)

beach day

It was in the low 70's today in southern DE, so we went to the beach for a little this afternoon. I was great to feel the sand and hear the ocean. Everyone was fishing but no bites.

done

Well it's over the house in PA is no longer ours. Someone else now ownes the house that holds all of my memories. I'm sad:+( But now it is time to start living our retirement dream. I just have to think of that now. Now it will be time to make this house our home. Now this house will hold all of our memories.

Punkin Chunkin

In the great state of Delaware they have a tradtion the firtst weekend of Nov. People from all over the US gather in a large open corn field that has been recently harvested. They all come in their pick-up trucks and crampers. With their grills, coolers and kegs of beer they gather. You ask why? They gather to watch men, women and children roll in the chunkin machines they have been building and perfecting all year long. Now you ask what is a chunkin machine. Well a chunkin machine has many shapes, sizes, and colors. But they all have the same philosophy. To see who can throw a pumkin the furthest. Yes a pumpkin. I suppose the reason they do this the first weekend in Nov. is to use up all the pumkins that were not carved into Jack-O-Lantrens. This should be an olympic sport. There should also be prizes for the best dressed at the punkin-chunkin. It is really amasing how many ways the color orange can be used. Once a pumpkin is throw they have the chasers on four wheels who drive as quickly as they can and make lots of dust all to measure how far it was thrown. Everyone should experience at least one punkin-chunkin in life. It is right up there with attending a college football game.

Retirement

Well my man is officially retired, but i have not seen him much. He is too busy cleaning out the house in PA. The house that should have been cleaned up and out weeks ago. I just wanted to serve him breakfast in bed on his first day of retirement. But instead he got up and drove the u-haul back to PA. So now the garage is so full you can not get any cars in it. The house is busting at the seams, the oldest son got kicked off the football team because of his big mouth. The youngest son has his period AGAIN. Well retirment can only get better from here, I hope...

cold and windy

It is a cold and windy day in southern Delaware. But the sun is shinning so that helps. Yesterday was report card day. The oldest son still does not care. The youngest son did OK but still not great, considering I pay for a tutor every week. My gorlfriend is coming down this week, to visit and stay with the chirldren while we go to a wedding in new castle. it should be fun. I just got off the phone with the cell phone company I talk to them every month when the bill comes out. People who do not check their bill and just pay it are getting ripped off because every month I find at least 20.00 in charges that should not be there. Also today I have sent e-mails to best buy for ripping me off via a gift card that was suppose to be 50.00 and was only 20.00. Of course they said go back to the store which I have already done so I will just keep e-mailing them until they get tired of me and give me another 30 dollars. I guess this is why my children are a pain in the butt because their mother can be also.

settlement

My man just called and we have a settlement date a final date. The date that I will leave the only home I have ever known in my married life. Our first married home. The home with all our Christmas trees are planted in the front yard. The home with my lilac bush that grows sideways. The home were our children first lived. The home were Nicky our fisrt dog is buried. The home were all of our family gatherings were held. The home were all the pool parties were. The home were Elvis drowned in our pool. The home that we got snowed in at, several times. The home were my goddaughter first wet my bed. The home were I cooked my first dinner. and the home were my man and i did------in front of the fireplace. The home were I always ran in to the garage wall because I could never judge the distance correctly while parking the car. The home were Stefanie first came into our lives. The home were the mice would try to live at in the winter. The home with so much storage space, and the coolest laundrey room. The home with sleepless nights because our children were up all night. The home with the nicest yard in the neighborhood. The home with my weeping cherry tree, a mothers day gift from my children. I could go on forever but just know it is a home that has a lot of love in it. 25 years worth of it. I will miss our home in PA it was the best.

Frost is on the Pumpkin

Well we all know what that means. Yes it did frost in the great state of Delaware this weekend. We had to turn the heat on. Well my husband and children did I would still have the windows open if it was up to me. because I'm always hot. It was a busy weekend. Moving things and we had visitors for the weekend. It is suppose to get warm here by Thursday in the 70's yea. Maybe a beach day.

coach

This is a raw breed of human. Especially if the coach is a male. My son's football coach is about to get on my B list. He thinks that he can over rule me (a parent) when it comes to benching a player who's grades are not up to standards. He told my son that he will only play him if he needs too. I have instructed that he not play until his grades are improved. He told my son to tell me that if i need you yell at him for playing my son, well then so be it. Spoken like a true male egotistic, what female is going to tell me what to do IDIOT. Now I have already spoken to the VP at the school about this coach. he told me that he is a little shallow!! Yea tell me something i don't know. So now what I'm I as a parent suppose to do? I would love to wave my magic wand and banish this person from the earth, but I'm all out or magic these days. Also the team is not the good. They try hard but AGAIN the coach is not very good. This guy is so out of shape i could probably beat him in a race. So not only is his brain out of shape so is his body. So i will go sleep on this and try to come up with some logic to the male coach species.

Last Day of summer

What a great day in the mid 80's. Too bad for me I didn't get to go to the beach, the day just got away from me. But i did get to go to the OC boardwalk yesterday and that was a good time it was nice weather yesterday also. We go home to PA this weekend for a few things. But after this weekend it will be Thanksgiving until we get home again. I have dinner in the oven James is cuttting the grass and Matthew is at football practice. And the body is up and about. I wish this weather would stay all winter long. That's why I need to live in mexico when the kids are in college.

Kids

Well today first of all was a Monday not my favorite day of the week. Then #1 son deciced he was too sick to attend school. I left him stay home only because he also complained yesterday of an upset stomach. So I was not on vacation today I was on Mom duty today. Usually from 7:35am to 4:15 pm I 'm on vacation, Monday thru Friday. Well on Tuesday things will be back to normal because he is better now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy days

i booked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we are going to germany for chritmas and new year's. i'm so excited right now. i already talked to stef and the palnning has begun. I e-mailed Klaus and Rosie, so i'm sure he is already charging up his video camera!!!!!!!!!!! i can't wait to see my girls. I miss them so much it has been a year. Why does germany have to be so far away? Well now i will have to figure out what to do for the boys, shall we have x-mas in Delaware before or after? that is the big question right now. well i have some time to figure that one out.

Monday

Well another week closer to my man retiring. The weather is getting cooler. my girlfriend Nin is coming to visit for a few days. YEA another women to talk to and hang with. My dad and Kathy were down last week. We ate and went to the slots. no winning this time. Still own two houses which really sucks. Althought we did find someone to rent this one if we need too. nin's sister was diagnosed with breast cancer this past week. She was a very positive out look which is half the battle. I told nin I would shave my head with her if they need me too. Since the youngest sister won't I'll step up to the plate. i always wondered what my head looks like. I'm looking for plane fare to germany for christmas but have not found anything yet. Since gas prices are going down, why isn't airfare????????

Sunday Afternoon

Well today I attended a bridal shower for a friend's daughter. She is a very nice girl, good drinker too. Well I had to drive to New Castle county. That is the upper most county in Delaware. Now remember there are only three counties in Delaware. It takes about 90 minutes to drive from the top of the state to the bottom. I find that is just another Sunday afternoon drive, but people here think it is long. Well anyway how showers have changed over the years. No longer are you at your mother's house or you best frined's. Now you are at a resturant with a full course meal. No more finger sandwiches and fruit punch. Also forget about only close friends and family. There were about 70 people at this shower. I can't imagine what the wedding is going to be like. They are going to need a U-Haul just to take the shower gifts. But gone are the days of games at the shower and stories of when the blushing bride was a baby. I was still an enjoyable Sunday afternoon. What really made it a great day was that the Eagles lost today also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Almost Heaven

Well things are finally starting to settle in. The children and I are settled in the great state of DE. My man retires in six weeks, the kids are back in school, and "the body and i have all day to do what we want. She sleeps. I on the other hand am trying to consolidate two homes into one. not an easy task. The weather is changing, the days are shorter and the nights cooler. I can now walk on the beach anytime I choose. It is a great feeling. So I am now almost in heaven, once my man is here and the houses are settled into one house I will be in heaven.

hot!!!!!

today is another hot day in delaware. we can not even go to the beach becuae the sand burns your feet and it is not fit for man or beast outside. today i only went outside to put the garbage out for pick-up thursday morning. and that little work made the river flow between my cleavage. the kids were ok today considering they do not want to go outside either. the heat is holding us prisoner in our home. just like a blizzard would do in winter time. so i ask myself which is worse?????? i think the blizzard is. I would rather be hot then cold, and have a swimming suit on instead of a winter coat.

on-line again

finally we are hooked up on-line. it was a long hard computer break for me. i couldn't play poker for over a month. or read any blogs. now i know how herion addicts feel. the summer has been great. it is soooooo hot here, even i the sun goddess have been sweating. on tuesday it is suppose to be 100 degrees and humid. i may have to stay home and not go to the beach it may be too hot. the body is hot even in the A/C. it has been so hot that even as i am getting ready for the beach there is a river flowing between my cleavage. not just a stream i mean a river. the sand has been so hot you can not even walk on it without shoes.

back again

well we spent some time at the beach house. we are getting ready for our move to Delaware. school is out and my children are at each others throat. big surprise there!!!!!! right now they are swimming in the pool. i changed the name of our blog, i just didn't like our name on it. summer is finally here and i love it. i think it should be summer all the time. just being warm and seeing the sunshine all the time makes everything OK. well time to get the laundry out of my re-built washer.

back to work

IK school is over for the summer so now my job begins. taking care of two teenage sons who know everything. i'm glad 7th grade is over. it was so hard for everyone. what a change from grade school. and now i know next year will be even worse because we are moving to a new school district. but we will have to make things better. (yea OK) the body is down for her mid afternoon nap. We are going to the beach this weekend. and the men are going crabbing, i can't wait. i'm so hungry for crabs. well i just got called for a poker game so i gotta run. but after today for a least 3 months the school will not be calling me because onemy sons is in trouble. so maybe today is better then i thought.

help

well i just received a call from the school again. this time it is number 2 son. someone dared him to steal something off a teachers desk(some candy) so he did........ i guess brain surgon is out of the question for him...now for the last three days of school he has in-school-supension. someone please help me..... good thing i am going away for a few days with a girlfriend. my son better hope i am all rested and relaxed by the time i get home. i just don't know where i went wrong. we have tried to be good parents and teach our children right from wrong. WHY do they do stupid things????????????

great

what a great holiday weekend. first it didn't rain:+) the sun was hot, the company was great, good food and the beer was cold!!!! it can't get any better. happy summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my children how ever were bad. both had their periods, yes boys do get it and it is ugly. sometimes i wish i could put them on a fishing rod and throw them into the ocean, and then when it is time to go home bring the line in!!!! but i guess that could be considered abuse. but if i bring then in at the end of the day would that really be abuse??????

holiday weekend

well the holiday weekend is almost upon us. i have been on holiday for over a year, but that is beside the point. the summer will officially start this weekend. we will all flock to the beach with our grills, beer and fishing poles. i can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was born to be a beach bum. this evening my husband and the oldest son are golfing. the youngest son is out playing with his glued check, and swollen eye, but he is happy. i am hear all alone with the body, packing for our long weekend. it is amazing all the things i need to take even when i live there part time. also the weather may co-operate this weekend also. it usually rains this weekend. so i hope you all have a good holiday. i know i will because the sand will be between my toes and a beer bottle in my hand.

children

tonight i was playing on-line poker in a game that could get me a free trip to Aruba for my honey and I. in the middle of the game my youngest son, was doing something with the go-cart and of course got hurt. it hit him in his handsome face. SO as mother of this house hold i hear my husband saying, "go down to your mother and see what we should do." what would they do with out me. it needed more medical attention then i could give, and i was in the middle of a poker game!!!!!!!! i told my husband to take over and i would take care of our son. but he decided he would, take him to the hospital for stiches. BUT being a great mother i instructed them to call the local doctor and see if they are still in. And yes they were, so instead of sitting in the ER for endless hours they glued his cheek up and gave him a tetus shoot. my husband was so impressed and happy that he did not have to sit in the ER. I bet i could get a new piece of jewery out of this. somedays it is so nice to be appreciated.

mom's birthday

today is my mom's birthday she is 39 again today. she has been that age for many years. i finally explained to my children how i can be 48 and grandmom can be 39. today i spent one hour and thiry minutes in the dentist chair that sucked. but when i got home i did three loads of wash in a row and did not see "F11" that was the fault that would come up and then it would not run. so I think the washer is finally fixed. YEA!!!!!!!!!!! thursday afternoon i'm going to the beauty shop for some maintence. i started to meet my sister there now for some family bonding. i think i will take "the Body" along also since the girls in there would like to meet her. now there is a good question for the day why do't we have beauty shops for us and our pets together for a one stop shop? maybe i should open one. i could do that at the beach!!!!

a new day

well hopefully today will be the first day of a better life here in this house. the washer is finally fixed, the first service call went in on 4/9/06. the oldest son is off of in-school-supension. the house is up for sale, and summer is coming. sounds good to me. it is hard to believe that these simple things are the things that make me happy now. me the material girl. oh well all things do change. speaking of change i guess the voting public sure changed american idol around last night. i really like chris but you know he was just acting like he was the winner already. i really hope elliot or taylor wins. two down to earth guys.

what's a mother to do???????

being a mother is possibly the hardest job in the world. i have two teenage sons. one son is driving my to the edge of the universe. this is the child whom i have changed his dirty diapers, wipe his runny nose, sat with him through numerous hospital visits, got up in the middle of the night to help him through his bad dreams, while all the time loving him. now all we do is argue, he has become lazy, a poor student, and he has no respect for his parents or his once happy home. so the question is what is a mother to do???????????

dress day

well today my goddaughter, and her two mothers went to find the most important dress of her life. "the wedding dress" i have to admit i was not sure what kind of dress this my only daughter would want to wear on her special day. this is the child who in her colorful life has, worn clothing from goodwill for a class picture a work shirt of someone named craig, dyed her her a very bright pink, always worn colorful underware, and has had ponytails on the top of her head often resembling horns:+) i was so impressed with the very classy dresses she picked out. she look stunning, like a bride. even the viel looked good although she is not confortable in that yet..... she even had all the correct hardhare on under the dress......now the task of picking out her favorite will take place in the next few months. it will be analyzed in every way know to man or women in this case. but in the end no matter which one she choose she will look like the princess she is, under all that ruby dirt.

home

we have returned from our vacation in punta cana in the dominican republic. it was great. the beach is one of the best i have seen, and i have seen alot of beaches. the water was blue, the sand fine and white, the sun hot, and the women topless!!!!!! just the way men like them. of course when i returned my washer was still not working. but all seems to be well now. back 1 week and i finally i'm getting caught up on laundry. hopefully it will not break anymore since it has all new parts now. and yes when we returned i the one who packed everything unpacked it all also. but it was ok because i could take my time and not have to run off to the 9 to 5 grind and worry about the things at home to do. i love retirement. "the body" did not eat for two days while we were gone and she stayed in the basement and howled for another two. she missed her family. but all is well agian she is back to eating and sleeping 22 hours a day. today i baked a chocolate cake for my family it seems like forever since i used my fine Kitchen Aid mixer. now it is time to pack up and sell this house and move to the great state of delaware. it is kind of sad but exciting at the same time. we have lived here for 26 years. i wish we could keep both houses but it just makes now sense to do that. and retired people should not have to take care of two houses. they should enjoy life.

almost time

Tuesday night we leave for vacation,,,, finally....but one could say i have been on vacation for a year already. we go to the airport hotel tuesday night hopefully before 8:00pm so i can catch AI. the at the crack of dawn and i mean crack 6:00am we leave for the dominican republic. for a fun filled week of r&r. my arms will be on OT lifting my cosmo glass and beer bottles. the only problem with vacations is packing for everyone. because i live with three men and do i need to say anymore. the body will also be in for a week of r&r with aunt lisa. althought she will get to sleep 23 hours a day instead of 22 for a week, she will miss someone being loving to her...and talking to her during the day. well i least i think she will maybe she can't think because she is a dumb old dog. but i will miss her. hopefully the day after we return the washer repair man will be here with the long awaited part that we wre in need of. if not there will be trouble with sears......because i will have a vacation weeks worth of dirty clothing. this vacation will be especially nice because we are going with another family that also have two children and that love the beach as much as we do. also what will be nice is I will not have to go back to the 9-5 grind when i return, i will return to my postion as domestic goddess of the house. and i will be able to then have as much time as i want to catch up on anything i want. i am so lucky.....but of course i earned it:+)

broken

Last week on tuesday my mega washer that i love...stopped working. I called a repair man who could not come until yesterday. he was set to arrive sometime between 8am & 2:30pm he finally arrived at 6:00pm. Only to tell me that he has to order the part and that would be another week!! So remember it has already been a week since my last load of clean clothing was produced. I have 2 teenage boys who wear clothing for 30 minutes then put it in the laundry basket. So today I gathered up all the dirty laundry all 4 baskets of it and went to my sisters. i was painting her bathroom for her today so i used her washer also. Since grandma and grandpa live next door to my sister i also used their washer. Well actually grandma did three loads for me, and i did three loads. then i had to load it all up in the car, bring it home and put it away!!!! How do people go to the laundry every week. why would you have a home without a washer? I remember now the days that I didn't have a washer and it was terrible then and still is. please let my washer be fixed soon!!!!!! then today i had to explain to grandma my theroy on the one-legged sock people. and how they have followed my from my house to hers.......

a family again

well the man of the house is home after a week of male bonding and golfing down south. i often wonder what they do on a man week. i imagine that it is pretty boring. i bet they never meet movie stars like we do on girl's week. they never shop either all they do is golf, eat, and sleep. i bet they don't even talk about anything except for golf and cigars. the bathrooms in the condo are probably a pig pen and i bet their beds are never made. but i guess they enjoy it because they do it every year. Now the question for the day is...who has more fun on their vacations the men or the women?

sandals and no socks.

What a great day weather wise finally some warm days. It was so wonderful today i even got to wear capri's and and new birks. I got all these new sandals for christmas from my german family. And finally after months of looking at them in the closet and wishing for warm weather the day arrived. Sandals and no socks day. It is always at this time of year when I question myself on why i live in a place were the climate changes so much. I'm a warm weather girl. If I lived in a place were the weather was warm all the time I could wear sandals and summer clothing all year long. Then I would not have to stress over the winter months asking myself all the time the same question over and over. "Will I be able to fit into the same size summer clothing as last year?" And the answer this year is "yes" I can still wear the same size as last year. So my day was a pretty good day.

poop and puck

sunday all ready..where does the time go. since thursday the house has been in termoil. everyone was sick. everyone but me that is. thanks goodness for small favors. getting sick is no fun for anyone. the ones who are sick or the one cleaning up the mess. each time someone went in to the bathroom i had to follow behind with lysol cleaning supplies, to clean up the mess and rid the room of all germs. then of course were ever anyone traveled to in the house i had to follow and clean it. so my question is who suffers the most when sickness invades your home?????? I think it is the mom. she is the one who has to clean up and take care of the sick people. she has to make soup and strip all the beds. she has to clean all the poop and puck. and through all this she has to stay healthy.

tuesday

well spring is finally here. today is the first full day of spring and it is cold here in the northeast. the flowers and trees are starting to bud but the weather is not showing spring. i'm so ready for it. please hurry. i played on line poker today and lost. that is so fixed. as soon as you get to many chips you loose. and that is why i would never use real money. the body slepy all day. but the man of the house did take her for a walk yesterday and today. it says she needs to get in shape......she is in fine shape just the way she is. Also today i left a negative feedback on ebay, my first negative. why must people try to ripe others off? Is that just the american way or are there just some bad apples in the bunch? i like to think the second statement is true.

kk

monday - wash day. hopefully there are others out there with the same problem that i have on wash day. SOCKS. were do they all go? now i have heard the stories of the one legged sock people that live in the dryer. but please how many can live in there? But the real perplexing question I have is ....when there is only one sock left, what do we do? Now if we bought all the same kind of socks it would be easy. but not everyone is a boring as my husband who wears all the same work socks.....but for those of us who do not have all the same socks what should be done? would society accept the wearing of mis-matched socks? or would they say hey those goes that kersey kid with two different socks on? so the dilemma continues week after week and my pile of socks without partners grows larger. maybe we should create a socks without partners socitey. after all they have a parents without partners maybe these people would want my recently singled socks.......

kk

saturday

a day to spend away from the 9 to 5 grind with your family. here is my day so far. one son is at a birthday party, the other son is playing video games and burping for me, this son only got out of bed at noon. my husband is watching golf, even though he will be leaving next weekend for a week on a male bonding golf trip down south. and the body is sleeping, surprise, surprise. I played poker this morning did ok, then i cooked for a party we are attending this evening. and now i'm blogging. sunday another family day i will spend after i make my children go to sunday school, at my girlfriend's house watching howard stern on pay tv. we will eat , drink and be merry because there will be no men or children within shouting distance. this is a wonderful example of my family time for the weekend. I wish they could all be this relaxing. so in conclusion do we really need to be interacting with our family all weekend to enjoy our family time?????

st. patty's day

today is st. patericks day and everyone is irish today in some way shape or form. They are either wearing green, drinking green beer, or eating cornbeef and cabbage as i did this evening. I met my best girlfriend tonight at a local club, her sister, and her family. her mother, her in-laws and her husband. her husband reserved the table since he is the member of this club. being that communication skills are not always up to par for everyone the table was set and reserved for six and there were 13 of us. so we over came that hurdle. then we all sat there and ejoyed our st. patty's day dinner in a smoke filled room drinking beer with a bunch of drunks. Oh and the women next to us telling her children to SHUT-UP all the time. thank heavens they finally left. We also enjoyed the father-in-law of my friend sitting there fantasizing about having sex with everyone, and talking about hard things. he is so gross!! And let's not forget the urnial in the ladies roon which is always an interesting topic of connversation. But being the simple minded people that we are we enjoyed the evening. so to sum up things. i guess we can tolerate anything to show the little bit of irish in all of us.

kk

again

well i will try again. i typed earlier and it did not posted sometimes i am challenged on a pc. well i was just playing on-line poker and did oretty good today...i was hot. but of course they shut down for maintence when i was winning. i could write a book about on-line poker. some of these people have no life. they play poker all the time. some play for real money and some play for play money. i do play money. i'm retired....and then there are some people who don't know how to p[lay at all. and some jerks on also. but I like when the jerks play with the people who are n all the time because then they start a verbal war. BUT " no foul language and all chat must be in english." so they have all these codes for naughty words, and for certian types of people. it is very interesting. you can also order food and drinks on line. my lucky drink is lemonade. but you can get beer, cosmo's and even hot dogs. speaking of dogs "the body" is taking her morning nap. this morning i baked cupcakes and banana bread. so it smells really good in here. Katy last night i made a killer meatloaf. and no i didn't have my pearls on. i don't always wear them to cook. katy also thanks for you comment i get so excited when there are comments from you and your mother. i also left a comment for you today. and i know my typing and spelling will not be a great as yours on blogging but please forgive me. i am old and reited and forget some spelling and grammer things. time to go taste my banana bread.

kk

2nd entry

I got my first comment from nin. It was so exciting. Only thing is it took me forever to get back on here because I forgot the name and password I used!! so now I made a copy of it. this is going to become addictive just like on-line poker. Jack went to pick up the kids from track practice. The wind is still howling here in central PA. Dinner should be done soon. about 5:30pm and it is smelling good. Oh yea and "the body" is sti;; sleeping!!!!

2nd entry

I got my first comment from nin. It was so exciting. Only thing is it took me forever to get back on here because I forgot the name and password I used!! so now I made a copy of it. this is going to become addictive just like on-line poker. Jack went to pick up the kids from track practice. The wind is still howling here in central PA. Dinner should be done soon. about 5:30pm and it is smelling good. Oh yea and "the body" is sti;; sleeping!!!!

starting

today i started a family blog. i got the idea from my goddaughter katy. Her blog is so much fun to read so I thought i would try it. Today i went to the grocery store. that is always so much fun. today all the seniors were there. So I have to pass them all to get my shopping down. Then when they are at the check out it is even worse. Lucky thing I'm not in a hurray. Tonight we are having meatloaf for dinner. i mixed it again in my fine kitchen aid mixer that thing is so great. Jessie (the body) the dog is sleeping again for her 15 hour today. the rest of our family includes my husband Jack and our twin 13 year old boys Matthew and James.They are still in school today. They also have track practice today. They will freeze their butts off today since the weather has turned cold only about 38F.