WWWOOOO!!! HHHOOOOO!!!
Is there anybody out there? Just holler if you can hear me. Is there anyone home?? (Pink Floyd, The Wall)
Okay, I guess I should just continue to write for me, myself & I, but about what?
Friday, July 27, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
In My Bathroom
Well, we finally did it. We had our bathroom remodeled. Completely gutted and revamped. No more 60's blue toilet & tub, no more yellow tile 4 foot high on every wall.
Everyone who really knows me, knows that I am not a decorator, but I figured since the bathroom hadn't been updated since 1960 & we were spending a butt load of money that I would make an effort. I went with bone fixtures, not white! In the shower/tub area there is a glossy tile with light beige & gray accents and on the floor a rough tile that is gray with some beige throughout. My toilet, tub and vanity counter top all match perfectly! I had to special order the vanity,which cost a lot, but the one I received was not the one I ordered! My vanity had to be 54" wide & only 18" deep. I wanted drawers on both sides and doors in the center. I was told "NO CAN DO" Only 1 drawer on each side and then the rest cabinets. But when I got home Friday evening & vanity was installed, I saw that the wood was WAY darker than 'honey oak', but there WERE DRAWERS ON BOTH SIDES!!! (exactly what I wanted to begin with even though, not what I ordered) I would have complained & returned the vanity, but the darker wood does work and I got my drawers! WOO HOO!!
The bathroom is usable but not finished (almost).
When it is complete, I will have to entertain people...in my bathroom!!!
Everyone who really knows me, knows that I am not a decorator, but I figured since the bathroom hadn't been updated since 1960 & we were spending a butt load of money that I would make an effort. I went with bone fixtures, not white! In the shower/tub area there is a glossy tile with light beige & gray accents and on the floor a rough tile that is gray with some beige throughout. My toilet, tub and vanity counter top all match perfectly! I had to special order the vanity,which cost a lot, but the one I received was not the one I ordered! My vanity had to be 54" wide & only 18" deep. I wanted drawers on both sides and doors in the center. I was told "NO CAN DO" Only 1 drawer on each side and then the rest cabinets. But when I got home Friday evening & vanity was installed, I saw that the wood was WAY darker than 'honey oak', but there WERE DRAWERS ON BOTH SIDES!!! (exactly what I wanted to begin with even though, not what I ordered) I would have complained & returned the vanity, but the darker wood does work and I got my drawers! WOO HOO!!
The bathroom is usable but not finished (almost).
When it is complete, I will have to entertain people...in my bathroom!!!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
You know what sucks?
You know what sucks? My sis is the only one who takes the time to read my ramblings and right now her computer is on the outs...So my ramblings are JUST ramblings, without an audience... Okay, (inhale, exhale) WHATEVER!!!!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Our Fun Outing
Well, the big bus trip outing to the baseball game was not that bad.
We went up an escalator instead of trudging up the big long-ass ramp. Drinks were expensive, but I could get an Absolute for almost the same price as draft bud.
The Devil Rays were winning until about the 5th inning. After we saw the Yankees go ahead with 2 home runs, we left. We went to a place called Ferg's which is across from the stadium. At that point, my buzz was gone, so I did 3 shots of Cuervo Gold chilled and ordered a Stoli & diet coke. ten minutes later I had another shot of Cuervo Gold; then I started dancing. Boy I had fun. After a few hours we got back on the bus and went back to the bar, then Pete & I left and went home.
Boy, I'm getting old, the next day I was so hung over that it took me all day to eat my breakfast! Which I finally finished at 5:00pm. Sh*t, I used to go to all day/night at outdoor concerts and be fine for 2 days! (remember Foghat, Molly Hatchet or Blue Oyster Cult?)Anyway, I made Shepard's pie and Pete said he had an awesome birthday!!
We went up an escalator instead of trudging up the big long-ass ramp. Drinks were expensive, but I could get an Absolute for almost the same price as draft bud.
The Devil Rays were winning until about the 5th inning. After we saw the Yankees go ahead with 2 home runs, we left. We went to a place called Ferg's which is across from the stadium. At that point, my buzz was gone, so I did 3 shots of Cuervo Gold chilled and ordered a Stoli & diet coke. ten minutes later I had another shot of Cuervo Gold; then I started dancing. Boy I had fun. After a few hours we got back on the bus and went back to the bar, then Pete & I left and went home.
Boy, I'm getting old, the next day I was so hung over that it took me all day to eat my breakfast! Which I finally finished at 5:00pm. Sh*t, I used to go to all day/night at outdoor concerts and be fine for 2 days! (remember Foghat, Molly Hatchet or Blue Oyster Cult?)Anyway, I made Shepard's pie and Pete said he had an awesome birthday!!
Friday, July 13, 2007
Kill-The-Keg, or my headache...
Pete's birthday is this Sunday, July 15th. He won't tell me what he wants for a present, so, SURPRISE! I'm his present (and he WILL like me, whether he wants to or not!!!)
Tomorrow, we're going on a party bus trip to a baseball game with the crew from the pub where he hangs out. I really didn't want to go, but he kept asking me & asking me, so I finally broke down & agreed. It's a kill-the-keg trip. (Yuck, draft beer, hang-over city!) also we have to hike way the heck up to the top of he stadium (nose bleed seats) then pay $9 for draft beer, because we're thirsty from the long hike.
The Devil Rays are playing the Yankees & at least I can have fun razzing all of the Yankee fans!!! (especially Big Bad)
Pete just traded his boat for a motorcycle, sight unseen, been talking about it for 2 years. I told him he had to have better life insurance first, which of course, not. But not to worry, I heard the motorcycle was more of a piece of crap than his boat was...so no worries there for quite sometime!Gotta love them
Tomorrow, we're going on a party bus trip to a baseball game with the crew from the pub where he hangs out. I really didn't want to go, but he kept asking me & asking me, so I finally broke down & agreed. It's a kill-the-keg trip. (Yuck, draft beer, hang-over city!) also we have to hike way the heck up to the top of he stadium (nose bleed seats) then pay $9 for draft beer, because we're thirsty from the long hike.
The Devil Rays are playing the Yankees & at least I can have fun razzing all of the Yankee fans!!! (especially Big Bad)
Pete just traded his boat for a motorcycle, sight unseen, been talking about it for 2 years. I told him he had to have better life insurance first, which of course, not. But not to worry, I heard the motorcycle was more of a piece of crap than his boat was...so no worries there for quite sometime!Gotta love them
Thursday, July 12, 2007
That thing on my window
Well, anyone who knows me, knows that our/pete's daughter, Courtney, passed away in a car accident in 2003. Well, our daughter, Mallorie, had decals made for our cars..."In loving memory of Courtney..." which I love! Last week, someone at work asked, "The red jeep is your car, right? The one with that thing on your window...
"The saddest thing is that, this is someone who has worked in my office with me since I started over 2 years ago. Now there are only 5 of us in my department, besides management Although I appreciate that no-one wants to gossip about my family, I am astonished. (NOT, I'm sure they talk when I'm not there). We talk about everyone else. Noone ever asks.
I remember about 2 months after I started working there, one girl went off about cremation, about how she thought it was so wrong and who would ever do such a thing...needless to say, she was young (twenties); we had Courtney cremated (Lord knows, when I pass I want to be cremated too!!) I bit my tongue & didn't say a word, which was very hard, 'cause I didn't want to be pegged as "the bitchy woman", which is how it would have come across, so I smiled & sucked it up. (cried inside a little).
Well, not now!!! F*CK that!! cremation, whatever, our souls all end up where they are supposed to. There is a greater purpose. Death comes to us all!
Other people know about that thing on my window, my real friends....and they remember & I remember & we always will...
"The saddest thing is that, this is someone who has worked in my office with me since I started over 2 years ago. Now there are only 5 of us in my department, besides management Although I appreciate that no-one wants to gossip about my family, I am astonished. (NOT, I'm sure they talk when I'm not there). We talk about everyone else. Noone ever asks.
I remember about 2 months after I started working there, one girl went off about cremation, about how she thought it was so wrong and who would ever do such a thing...needless to say, she was young (twenties); we had Courtney cremated (Lord knows, when I pass I want to be cremated too!!) I bit my tongue & didn't say a word, which was very hard, 'cause I didn't want to be pegged as "the bitchy woman", which is how it would have come across, so I smiled & sucked it up. (cried inside a little).
Well, not now!!! F*CK that!! cremation, whatever, our souls all end up where they are supposed to. There is a greater purpose. Death comes to us all!
Other people know about that thing on my window, my real friends....and they remember & I remember & we always will...
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
remember when?
I think it sucks that I have to admit to remembering this far back...but I remember when...
- My allowance was a quarter and I would go to the corner store and get a weeks worth of candy for just 25 cents.
- penny candy was a penny
- a pack of smokes was 25 cents
- at 6 years old, you could leave the house and didn't have to be home until dark.
- we used to thumb everywhere and we were never worried about crazies & sickos.
Now I think it sucks that I have to know that...
- it is common practice to give an allowance to a child for absolutely nothing; and it has to be a minimum of $3
- penny candy - no such animal
- smokes? over 4 bucks!!!
- there is no leaving the house alone, well maybe when she is 10 I will let her out, with maximum supervision.
- thumbing? What's thumbing...(that's my story & I'm sticking to it!!!)
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