IT MUST BE MONDAY.....

I have an asstastic zit right on the top of my nose. (Thank you for that new word Miss Nikki...) I thought this issue would have disappeared with menopause. I guess not. So now I get to go to work like this - looking like Rudolph. Yay....
It's going to be another 1100000 degree day outside. Looking forward to that too. I have been struggling with wanting to move from this house - I don't really want to face another winter with no heat. I wish I could just bottle up the crap that's happening outside and just release a gallon of it every couple of days when it's cold out. I have even thought about just buying one of those pentair heat pumps myself, and then taking it with us when we move. If we ever move. There is really nothing any better to rent in this town. An apartment I guess. But I love my neighbors, love my yard, and holy cow do I have a ton of junk to move when I do. Six years of life - not looking forward to packing that up......


Such random things that run through my head at 4 am.... missing my Dad. The butterflies are here, and it's almost been 2 years now since he's been gone. I wish I could tell him all this stuff - on the porch, watching the sun come up, with coffee. Like the good ol' days....

SUMMER.....

This is a photo I took at the recent "Bullmania" event I attended this weekend....

This summer, I have taken my children to two rodeo events. The first one - well it was our first real one ever. Both were a lot of fun, very exciting, and I have never seen so much horse equipment in my life!! I would have to say the same about the poor broken cowboys. I don't believe I have ever seen that many beat up people all gathered in the same place before. While the show was mostly entertaining, there were a couple of times I found myself gripping the bottom of my chair in complete anxiety. The first time, one of the bullfighters got mangled and knocked out by a bull, and the second time, a cowboy got thrown off his bull, trampled by it, and knocked around some more. He lie there, perfectly still on the ground, for far too long. I honestly thought he was dead. That - was distressing to me, not entertaining.
On the ride home, I found myself wondering why these boys do this kind of thing. I guess it's mostly for the money, but I can't believe anyone would find risking your life for a few bucks to be a good thing. I mean, we all want money, but I don't want it bad enough to put my life in jeopardy. I'd still rather be poor - and just alive!

LIKE THE WIND....

...... The summer is just gone......

The kids start back to school today. Grade 6 for the boy, grade 4 for the girl. My granddaughter is almost 3 months old. And a cutie for sure. Time just flies by doesn't it? The song "Remember When" by Alan Jackson, woke me up out of a dead sleep. (I keep the TV on at night because I can't stand the silence.) The lawn needs mowed and the house needs cleaned. The laundry is piled high and the cat needs a good brushing. So much to do, but all I want to do is play in the rain....