I am trapped!!!
Like a caged animal would be.
I run to the first corner, no way out. My lack of vehicle eliminates ANY of the possibilities that await me.
I scramble to the second corner. The limited funds that are coming into my bank account make the above corner harder to leave. How can I dig my way out of this one? No money means no way to escape from the first corner.
I trip and fall as I make my way to the third corner. I hang on to the fencing as I look through and see what I could have if I had the vehicle with the money that I don't have.
With my head hanging in disappointment I shuffle slowly to the last corner and find that it too is blocked. Not only is it locked it is also covered so that I cannot even see past the rusted metal bars.
Dropping to the ground and leaning on the cold hard fencing that makes my escape impossible I look around at my cage.
Those I love come and go not leaving me entirely alone and for that I am grateful, making my time here a little more bearable.
One day I shall find the energy to climb these walls.
One day
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
KILLER BUNNY
Someone in Canmore has a great sense of humour
I found this flyer in town when I was there last week. I have no idea who put it out, but I can tell you I will continue to look for others.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Blowin' (dog hair) in the Wind
It is that time of year again. The one where we eat, breath and live dog hair. And in our house we like to do it one dog at a time, just 'cause it is so much more fun that way.
Rocky is the first to start and he LOVES being brushed and scratched. It makes me feel like the process is an itchy one. Keep in mind he has just started.. just wait a few days when it really blows.
"Oh yes!! under the collar, ohhhhh.. harder!! Wait, I'll just push my head into your hand harder.... ahhhh."
"Now the butt, under the tail please!! Come on lets go, it's sooo itchy!!!"
"Whatcha stop for?"
"Fine, I'll just sit here with my new baby"
"UH,,, What about me??? Your not paying any attention to me!"
Hubba Bubba.. Your too close!!
"Uh.. okay is this better?"
Still a little too close, come on Hubba, give me some space.. kay?
"Uh.. kay... there... space right? I love you"
The Challenge of Challenges
It feels like I've been avoiding doing these challenges.. and how many are there? 184? No, seriously, I think it was 64... yeah, gonna be awhile before they get done.
Life has sort of woven it's way into my free time, and although that is a good thing, it has exhausted me as well. Although saying that, I cannot think of anything important that I've done besides work and dog chores.
I do know that I have avoided getting the room ready for my daughter (who comes home tomorrow!!) and will be organizing and cleaning like a mad woman tonight and tomorrow in order to move her in for the summer.
Some things will never change, I've always been one to wait until the last minute. I believe that by doing so it is possible to avoid doing 'it' altogether... which is never the case, but you never know.. one day.
Anyhoooo... on to the challenge at hand... doing the next challenge which I believe is #23, 5 good things that have happened to you since beginning this challenge.
Besides waking up every morning and taking a breath?
1. I held a 2 week old puppy that had just opened her eyes... and decided that she should become a member of our pack.
2. I was able to see my son perform on stage, not once but twice!
3. Got me a new lap top!! Good thing for me, bad thing for housework however.
4. Fell asleep in the sunshine while the dogs laid beside me, all of us enjoying the warmth and companionship.. now if that isn't a 'good' thing, I don't know what is.
5. Found me a second hand scooter for the dogs... that is stupid exciting for me, you have no idea.. I cannot wait to pick it up.
Isn't this the most beautiful thing you have ever seen? Well.. to me it is!! Holy crap I'm so excited I think I almost peed my pants!!!
Life has sort of woven it's way into my free time, and although that is a good thing, it has exhausted me as well. Although saying that, I cannot think of anything important that I've done besides work and dog chores.
I do know that I have avoided getting the room ready for my daughter (who comes home tomorrow!!) and will be organizing and cleaning like a mad woman tonight and tomorrow in order to move her in for the summer.
Some things will never change, I've always been one to wait until the last minute. I believe that by doing so it is possible to avoid doing 'it' altogether... which is never the case, but you never know.. one day.
Anyhoooo... on to the challenge at hand... doing the next challenge which I believe is #23, 5 good things that have happened to you since beginning this challenge.
Besides waking up every morning and taking a breath?
1. I held a 2 week old puppy that had just opened her eyes... and decided that she should become a member of our pack.
2. I was able to see my son perform on stage, not once but twice!
3. Got me a new lap top!! Good thing for me, bad thing for housework however.
4. Fell asleep in the sunshine while the dogs laid beside me, all of us enjoying the warmth and companionship.. now if that isn't a 'good' thing, I don't know what is.
5. Found me a second hand scooter for the dogs... that is stupid exciting for me, you have no idea.. I cannot wait to pick it up.
Isn't this the most beautiful thing you have ever seen? Well.. to me it is!! Holy crap I'm so excited I think I almost peed my pants!!!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The Day Lenny and Matthew Saved my Life
Without going into too much detail as to who, what, where when and why I have to 'try' and detail the events that led to how Lenny and Matthew saved my life, and ultimately the life of my 'co-worker'.
I share a small capsule with a fellow space traveller that orbits us around the planet for way too many miles which has recently put a strain on my lower back and a twinge in my sciatica. I'm dealing with this by trying to configulate (not a real word, I know) the seating system to accommodate the many hours spent in one position.
Not much communication goes on between the two of us as we spend many hours in deep concentration at the task at hand, so instead music is played to pass the time.
However there is a chain of command that follows the order within our capsule that does not easily allow for all types of music to make it's way to the state of the art CD player on our dash. I will not go into the whys as explained above.... and I don't know if I could easily explain it anyway.
The problem with this music lately is that a very skinny screechy Canadian (sadly) woman has been blaring her nasally, and did I say screechy, voice through the speakers. The singer (and I say that term loosely) is Celine Dion. I really HATE Celine Dion.. I cringe when I hear her. I'm not sure I could explain easily as to why I feel this strongly but guess that it has to do with the fact that she yells in every freaking song she sings.
The other problem is that this singer *cough* is a favorite of my fellow space traveller and is played LOTS.
Today was the worst day yet. I kept track and the speakers crackled with this horrible noise for a total of 4.5 hours today!!!! Add this auditory torture to the pain running down my right leg and you have a recipe for disaster.
Thank my lucky karma I remembered to put my ipod in my bag today.
Lenny Kravitz was the first to help me drown out the killer sounds, and then Matthew Good joined the saviour party.
I'm not sure who invented the ipod... but thank you!!!!!!
I swear if I actually had to listen to this'music' noise I would have driven the car off the side of the road to end it. Seriously... either that or killed someone, and I'm sure I could have found a lawyer to get me off by pleading insanity caused by Dionism... I'm sure of it.
Just thinking about her has my blood pressure boiling.. I need to calm myself down.....
hmph... so much for that idea, I was gonna post a Lenny video here, or even a link to one of his songs, but I am not allowed to do so it seems.
In that case, I shall leave you dear reader as I head off to put my ipod back on.... later.... peace and all that.
(but how about a couple pics.. one a little risque.. nice abs!)
I share a small capsule with a fellow space traveller that orbits us around the planet for way too many miles which has recently put a strain on my lower back and a twinge in my sciatica. I'm dealing with this by trying to configulate (not a real word, I know) the seating system to accommodate the many hours spent in one position.
Not much communication goes on between the two of us as we spend many hours in deep concentration at the task at hand, so instead music is played to pass the time.
However there is a chain of command that follows the order within our capsule that does not easily allow for all types of music to make it's way to the state of the art CD player on our dash. I will not go into the whys as explained above.... and I don't know if I could easily explain it anyway.
The problem with this music lately is that a very skinny screechy Canadian (sadly) woman has been blaring her nasally, and did I say screechy, voice through the speakers. The singer (and I say that term loosely) is Celine Dion. I really HATE Celine Dion.. I cringe when I hear her. I'm not sure I could explain easily as to why I feel this strongly but guess that it has to do with the fact that she yells in every freaking song she sings.
The other problem is that this singer *cough* is a favorite of my fellow space traveller and is played LOTS.
Today was the worst day yet. I kept track and the speakers crackled with this horrible noise for a total of 4.5 hours today!!!! Add this auditory torture to the pain running down my right leg and you have a recipe for disaster.
Thank my lucky karma I remembered to put my ipod in my bag today.
Lenny Kravitz was the first to help me drown out the killer sounds, and then Matthew Good joined the saviour party.
I'm not sure who invented the ipod... but thank you!!!!!!
I swear if I actually had to listen to this
Just thinking about her has my blood pressure boiling.. I need to calm myself down.....
hmph... so much for that idea, I was gonna post a Lenny video here, or even a link to one of his songs, but I am not allowed to do so it seems.
In that case, I shall leave you dear reader as I head off to put my ipod back on.... later.... peace and all that.
(but how about a couple pics.. one a little risque.. nice abs!)
Sunday, May 15, 2011
If Pride is a Sin.. then I shall Sin today
I'm a proud mommy today.
My baby girl graduated with a BA in English from Acadia University today.
I could not be there to share this milestone with her, and for that I feel so sad. Instead I had to watch it live online... but how amazing is that! I even took pictures (the scrapbooker in me coming out)
However she will be home in 6 sleeps for the entire summer!!!
We can do a celebratory supper when she is here.... and I can hardly wait.
I've had so many proud mommy moments over the years, but this past year seems to have been full of them, between my girl and my boy I feel so much joy in how well they are both doing.
And I look forward to more proud mommy moments!
My baby girl graduated with a BA in English from Acadia University today.
I could not be there to share this milestone with her, and for that I feel so sad. Instead I had to watch it live online... but how amazing is that! I even took pictures (the scrapbooker in me coming out)
However she will be home in 6 sleeps for the entire summer!!!
We can do a celebratory supper when she is here.... and I can hardly wait.
I've had so many proud mommy moments over the years, but this past year seems to have been full of them, between my girl and my boy I feel so much joy in how well they are both doing.
And I look forward to more proud mommy moments!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Wishy, wishy, wish
Challenge #22
Name 3 wishes
Three wishes?
Wishes depress me, they all have to do with what stresses me most which I 'kinda' talked about in the last post.
So... here are my 3 wishes that I would ask for as of right now, at this moment in time.... Tuesday evening on May 10th while I sit in my living room on my green couch while watching re-runs of my favorite TV show, Six Feet Under.
Hmmm wish #1... let's see. I really felt like dessert after dinner tonight, which we didn't have as we are trying to be good and healthy... so my wish is to 'screw' healthy and have a huge banana split placed in front of me with 1 huge scoop of vanilla ice cream, 1 huge scoop of Strawberry ice cream and another of chocolate.. all smothered in caramel sauce with fresh strawberries and whip cream and cherries.
Wish #2 ... I wish, wish, wish... hmmm... honestly... the banana split right about now is all I can think of... so how about a large mug of hot chocolate with a good portion of Caramel Baileys mixed in to have along side.
Wish #3... Well... honestly I'm not really sure.... oh wait I know.. how about that my wish #1 and #2 be zero calories and no fat.. how awesome would that be??
Name 3 wishes
Three wishes?
Wishes depress me, they all have to do with what stresses me most which I 'kinda' talked about in the last post.
So... here are my 3 wishes that I would ask for as of right now, at this moment in time.... Tuesday evening on May 10th while I sit in my living room on my green couch while watching re-runs of my favorite TV show, Six Feet Under.
Hmmm wish #1... let's see. I really felt like dessert after dinner tonight, which we didn't have as we are trying to be good and healthy... so my wish is to 'screw' healthy and have a huge banana split placed in front of me with 1 huge scoop of vanilla ice cream, 1 huge scoop of Strawberry ice cream and another of chocolate.. all smothered in caramel sauce with fresh strawberries and whip cream and cherries.
Wish #2 ... I wish, wish, wish... hmmm... honestly... the banana split right about now is all I can think of... so how about a large mug of hot chocolate with a good portion of Caramel Baileys mixed in to have along side.
Wish #3... Well... honestly I'm not really sure.... oh wait I know.. how about that my wish #1 and #2 be zero calories and no fat.. how awesome would that be??
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)