Some people "dress" their house up to look festive during Halloween. They have pumpkins around, cobwebs, and decorative spiders (as opposed to the real ones I see at church). Everyone drives by their house and thinks, "Hey this would be a great place to trick or treat. I'll just bet they will have lots of yummy treats." Then when Halloween comes around the decorative house goes dark and the occupants do not hand out treats. What a rip off! If you are not going to hand out treats or even be home, why are you decorating your house? Don't do it.
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One Halloween (1991) it snowned!! It was icy and we were living somewhere north of our present location. We had like three kids come by. I couldn't believe ANYONE would dare to come out to trick or treat. So when they came to our house we only gave them boxes of raisins. Talk about a rip off! I feel ashamed for even admitting that I did this.
Since having kids I have bought zip-loc bags and stuffing them with at least 3 items. (Kit Kats, M and M's, or 3 Musketeers, sometimes Oreo Cookies and Teddy Grahams). I find this so much easier than handing the kid one measly piece of candy and sending them on their way. No one gets ripped off, everyone gets treated equal.
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S went to A town and got a variety of treats. Doritos, crackers, candybars, and one person had a treat bag with penny candy in it. My age is showing when I use the term "penny candy." This includes teeny tootsie rolls and teeny gum. Back in the dark ages when I was a child we used to get that penny candy, something like 5 little piece of candy for a penny! Ah, those were the days.
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Since coming to this town I always noticed that the kids soap the bank and the fountain on main street. When I lived in the bigger H town that was unheard of to do this. But, my mom who grew up in a little town told me this was a common practice. The only thing was, that sometimes in this town is the "words" they write and that's not too common. So tomorrow morning I will have to tour the town and and see the shaving cream and toliet paper covering main street. The city crews will be busy!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Restrictions lifted
I got all of my restrictions lifted today and can go officially back to work. Dr. C wasn't there, but his assistant, Dr. S told me that I could do the things I did before surgery, but to ease into it. YEA!! I can take tub baths again (if I want to) as I got used to taking showers. So I've been working out at church today and my kids are so happy that they don't have to work out there anymore.
I've made some little minor changes since coming back. I am letting L still handle the big vacs at work and he's in charge of doing any moving of tables, etc., mostly the things I don't like doing or feel is a little heavy in lifting. I am listening to my MP3 player instead of my radio, so therefore, I'll be downloading more music on it as I know the order of songs on what I currently have.
The 6 weeks vacation was a nice rest. I think next time if I want a vacation like this then I should just take it without going through major surgery! LOL!
I'm baaaaaack!!!
I've made some little minor changes since coming back. I am letting L still handle the big vacs at work and he's in charge of doing any moving of tables, etc., mostly the things I don't like doing or feel is a little heavy in lifting. I am listening to my MP3 player instead of my radio, so therefore, I'll be downloading more music on it as I know the order of songs on what I currently have.
The 6 weeks vacation was a nice rest. I think next time if I want a vacation like this then I should just take it without going through major surgery! LOL!
I'm baaaaaack!!!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
9 more weeks
Nope J did not get his appliance or braces off. He has to wait 9 more weeks to get the appliance off and probably another 9 months or more to get the braces off depending on how quick he looses his teeth, which isn't going very fast. One baby tooth needs to be extracted in about 3 weeks (or sooner). I don't know why these baby teeth are sticking around but the tooth fairy is getting anxious for them to pop out!
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Tis the season...It's Christmas time!! It's not Halloween tomorrow, not according to the stores that I shop in. Stockings, ornaments, trees, and wrapping paper are in stock. Don't lose your chance to get some "Spongebob SquarePants Wrapping Paper," for your kids this year, that print could sell out anytime!
Also, I was walking around Target today and saw some plastic tongs that will scoop up the snow for you to make the perfect snowball. Now you don't have to worry and get frostbite on your hands to make the perfect snowball, you get these plastic tong things and it will make your snowballs for you. Then, I saw plastic forms to make "bricks" for your igloo. Gone are the days where you actually formed these bricks with your own two hands. Mom won't have to worry anymore if "Billy" or "Cindy" will get frostbite playing in that awful snow. No more wet mittens or gloves, you've got your plastic snowball maker and your plastic igloo brick maker. It kind of takes out the fun though, doesn't it?
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Too bad the Pony Express isn't still up and running. The mail these days (anyway my bills) seem to be getting lost between the post office and the companies. I have had two in the past week where a company claims that they haven't gotten paid. Someone is loosing the bills. Is it the companies or is it the US Mails? Maybe the Pony Express could have done better. I guess this is a vote for doing all of your bill paying electronically. But, if you put a certain set payment in, you really couldn't pay extra, could you? Writing a check, varying the payment is easier, anyway, I used to think so untl now.
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Tomorrow I get to see if I'm cleared to lift or vacuum. It is still painful if I lift my feet really high to kill a fly. (This is if I'm on the phone and my hands aren't free). Guess next time I should use a fly swatter and quit going with my instincts. Check in with me tomorrow.
Hope I don't see Bambie crossing the road. On the way out to Wichita today I saw two dead deer. Two too many, in my opinion.
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Tis the season...It's Christmas time!! It's not Halloween tomorrow, not according to the stores that I shop in. Stockings, ornaments, trees, and wrapping paper are in stock. Don't lose your chance to get some "Spongebob SquarePants Wrapping Paper," for your kids this year, that print could sell out anytime!
Also, I was walking around Target today and saw some plastic tongs that will scoop up the snow for you to make the perfect snowball. Now you don't have to worry and get frostbite on your hands to make the perfect snowball, you get these plastic tong things and it will make your snowballs for you. Then, I saw plastic forms to make "bricks" for your igloo. Gone are the days where you actually formed these bricks with your own two hands. Mom won't have to worry anymore if "Billy" or "Cindy" will get frostbite playing in that awful snow. No more wet mittens or gloves, you've got your plastic snowball maker and your plastic igloo brick maker. It kind of takes out the fun though, doesn't it?
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Too bad the Pony Express isn't still up and running. The mail these days (anyway my bills) seem to be getting lost between the post office and the companies. I have had two in the past week where a company claims that they haven't gotten paid. Someone is loosing the bills. Is it the companies or is it the US Mails? Maybe the Pony Express could have done better. I guess this is a vote for doing all of your bill paying electronically. But, if you put a certain set payment in, you really couldn't pay extra, could you? Writing a check, varying the payment is easier, anyway, I used to think so untl now.
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Tomorrow I get to see if I'm cleared to lift or vacuum. It is still painful if I lift my feet really high to kill a fly. (This is if I'm on the phone and my hands aren't free). Guess next time I should use a fly swatter and quit going with my instincts. Check in with me tomorrow.
Hope I don't see Bambie crossing the road. On the way out to Wichita today I saw two dead deer. Two too many, in my opinion.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Back to work...sort of..
I went out today to church to clean up. I had been doing a little bit before like "supervising" how the work was going, etc. and picking up some trash. But today I actually did a little more than supervising. I was out there for an extended time wishing that I had my MP3 player with me.
Then I saw an "old friend" Mr. Spider in one of the rooms (flute's room to be exact). I greeted him with a "Agggh!!" You know, the normal greeting, that I give to spiders. But this spider was Gihugic! Ginormous! It was like a small version of a tarantula...I am not kidding. (Should have trapped it for Ed V. and /or Brad S.) I tried stomping on it and this stealthy thing kept on moving. Then I threw down a book, it was heavy enough that it wiped out the spider!! I kept the book against the creature until L came out to church to pick it up.
I thought about vacuuming or lifting something and I thought, "Eh, I better not." As I am not officially cleaned to lift anything. It about kills me to lift a gallon of milk out of the fridge! So I'm not sure what and when I'll be able to lift anything.
Two more days and I'll be back in full force, maybe. It's nice to be back on the job...sort of.
Then I saw an "old friend" Mr. Spider in one of the rooms (flute's room to be exact). I greeted him with a "Agggh!!" You know, the normal greeting, that I give to spiders. But this spider was Gihugic! Ginormous! It was like a small version of a tarantula...I am not kidding. (Should have trapped it for Ed V. and /or Brad S.) I tried stomping on it and this stealthy thing kept on moving. Then I threw down a book, it was heavy enough that it wiped out the spider!! I kept the book against the creature until L came out to church to pick it up.
I thought about vacuuming or lifting something and I thought, "Eh, I better not." As I am not officially cleaned to lift anything. It about kills me to lift a gallon of milk out of the fridge! So I'm not sure what and when I'll be able to lift anything.
Two more days and I'll be back in full force, maybe. It's nice to be back on the job...sort of.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
KU Football record 8---0!!
The last time KU football had a record of 8 wins and no losses was back in 1909!!! My grandmother was a mere 20 years old and graduated from high school that year!! She had not yet met my grandfather, a Welsh immigrant.
A record held since 1909!!! WOW!! KU is really doing great. They were ranked number 9 in the country in this weeks poll. ESPN announcers say that KU has played some "cupcake" teams to get to this ranking. Call it what you want, but KU football is a force to be reckoned with! This team staring Reesing, Talib, and Meier are doing so well. The offense works well and the defense seems to come through each gameday. Mangino can really coach this team!
The final score tonight was KU 19 and Texas A and M 11.
One final side note...Texas A &M's mascot...Reveille..is a cute Collie (she looks just like Lassie)! They have had many past "revilles" and they are all buried at the A&M stadium...strange but true! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reveille_%28Texas_A%26M%29
One final note: ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK! :)
A record held since 1909!!! WOW!! KU is really doing great. They were ranked number 9 in the country in this weeks poll. ESPN announcers say that KU has played some "cupcake" teams to get to this ranking. Call it what you want, but KU football is a force to be reckoned with! This team staring Reesing, Talib, and Meier are doing so well. The offense works well and the defense seems to come through each gameday. Mangino can really coach this team!
The final score tonight was KU 19 and Texas A and M 11.
One final side note...Texas A &M's mascot...Reveille..is a cute Collie (she looks just like Lassie)! They have had many past "revilles" and they are all buried at the A&M stadium...strange but true! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reveille_%28Texas_A%26M%29
One final note: ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK! :)
Friday, October 26, 2007
I Smell Smoke!!
I smell it in my house!! The next door neighbor has started up his smokey stove pipe tonight!!! UGH!! I hate this thing! I have hated it ever since I have smelled it in my house!! I love my neighboorhood but hate fall/winter because of their "heating" oils.
I know this is not healthy at all if I can breathe it in my house. My windows and doors are completely closed!! Yet, I still smell this stuff. Now we have to look into getting new windows on my north side, IF indeed that will stop the nasty fumes from coming in.
Why can't the city just take this thing down and condemn it? Flute, be expecting a call into J from us because I just can't take the smell. It is especially bad at night when I am trying to sleep and in the morning when I am taking my kid to school. The smoke just billows into my backyard...we have pictures to prove it.
These people either need to raise their stove pipe, burn clean wood in it, clean it, and/or knock it off. I would love to get a great big fan (if only I could do this) and blow it back in their house just to see how they like to smell it.
I wish we could build a huge wall around our house so the clean air can be seeping in instead of this smoky stuff.
I don't want to move, but yet what would be the solution? They could take it down, they could raise it up. But for us to accept how it is now is just ridiculous!
I hate this time of year especially because of my neighbor's smoke stack. Why don't they move?
I know this is not healthy at all if I can breathe it in my house. My windows and doors are completely closed!! Yet, I still smell this stuff. Now we have to look into getting new windows on my north side, IF indeed that will stop the nasty fumes from coming in.
Why can't the city just take this thing down and condemn it? Flute, be expecting a call into J from us because I just can't take the smell. It is especially bad at night when I am trying to sleep and in the morning when I am taking my kid to school. The smoke just billows into my backyard...we have pictures to prove it.
These people either need to raise their stove pipe, burn clean wood in it, clean it, and/or knock it off. I would love to get a great big fan (if only I could do this) and blow it back in their house just to see how they like to smell it.
I wish we could build a huge wall around our house so the clean air can be seeping in instead of this smoky stuff.
I don't want to move, but yet what would be the solution? They could take it down, they could raise it up. But for us to accept how it is now is just ridiculous!
I hate this time of year especially because of my neighbor's smoke stack. Why don't they move?
Taking a leap of Faith!
Since my operation I have had a lot of time to think and read about what kind of project to take on for my church. They are currently doing various fundraisers around the church to raise money to remodel the kitchen and beautify the front entrance. Granted, I didn't have to think of a project to help raise money as I am not on the committee at all.
But as I was sitting around, laying on the couch getting this wonderful food from various church members, I was wanting most of these dishes with recipes. I went to my cookbook area and noticed that I had two cookbooks from my church. One was published in 1983 and the last one in 1988...nearly 20 years ago!! Now, there has been many different people who have been going to church after 1988 (myself included). It got me thinking that a great fundraiser for the church is to create a NEW cookbook.
So I checked into the publisher of the 20 year old cookbook plus another publisher of a church cookbook. I have two different companies to choose from OR we could just put it together here in town. I told one of the persons who is on the fundraising committee and decided to go ahead and pursue it further. I guess, I just do not like to sit on an idea for very long. So I put my idea as an announcement in the upcoming church bulletin hoping that I'll get some help, etc. After talking to the previous chairman of the 20 year old cookbook, I felt like yes this was a good idea to begin asking for recipes.
Today I get an email from the fundraiser person who suggest that I go to another group to get it going. But, I have taken a "leap of faith" so to speak to just go ahead and drum up support starting on Sunday.
I wasn't planning on spearheading this project. It just happened. So flute, if you're out there reading this, help me!! Or whoever else is reading this. All sales that we make on the prospective cookbook will be going toward the building fund. I just want to contribute something and hope I don't fail! :)
But as I was sitting around, laying on the couch getting this wonderful food from various church members, I was wanting most of these dishes with recipes. I went to my cookbook area and noticed that I had two cookbooks from my church. One was published in 1983 and the last one in 1988...nearly 20 years ago!! Now, there has been many different people who have been going to church after 1988 (myself included). It got me thinking that a great fundraiser for the church is to create a NEW cookbook.
So I checked into the publisher of the 20 year old cookbook plus another publisher of a church cookbook. I have two different companies to choose from OR we could just put it together here in town. I told one of the persons who is on the fundraising committee and decided to go ahead and pursue it further. I guess, I just do not like to sit on an idea for very long. So I put my idea as an announcement in the upcoming church bulletin hoping that I'll get some help, etc. After talking to the previous chairman of the 20 year old cookbook, I felt like yes this was a good idea to begin asking for recipes.
Today I get an email from the fundraiser person who suggest that I go to another group to get it going. But, I have taken a "leap of faith" so to speak to just go ahead and drum up support starting on Sunday.
I wasn't planning on spearheading this project. It just happened. So flute, if you're out there reading this, help me!! Or whoever else is reading this. All sales that we make on the prospective cookbook will be going toward the building fund. I just want to contribute something and hope I don't fail! :)
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