Monday, December 31, 2012

Last Dance......

...ahhhhhh...
I mean Last Day...!!

What are you up to on this last day of 2012....?

I'm gonna run into work....
do about an hours worth of work getting ready for 2013..
talk and joke with the Rangers...
Then, run by the Wal*Marts for milk and after Christmas goodies...

Then home... and wait for the next snow and midnight...
but
I'll probably fall asleep before the "Big Ball" hits...
i usually do.....ho hummmm..!!

Live in the Moment

Friday, December 28, 2012

Finally....

...the Sun...!

Enjoy it today...tomorrow the snow returns...

Live in the Moment

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Side-ways....

Yep...
The little bit of snow we had was blowing side-ways...

It's the Wind...!!
70 mph gust....gust that you can almost set your watch by..
Just when you are sure the roof didn't blow off.....here comes another one...!!

Misskitty stuck her head out the door this morning..
her whiskers blew in several directions and she decided today was a litter box day...

As for Max & Mia.....
in - out....back to bed...
 
The power is off on the mountain....no estimate as to when it will come back on...
They'll call me...then i'll go in....hard to do any work without internet....

Soooo
Here i sit...

Live in the Moment


Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Hit Me Up....Side the Head...!!

Year after year all CityBoy has wanted for Christmas is cartoon sheets for the bed....
Year after year i've searched high and low trying to find king size cartoon sheets...
They don't make them...!!!!
Several years ago he said he would settle for cartoon pillow cases...
Try to find cartoon pillow cases sold seperately..
(not in those kiddie sheet sets)
Can't be done..!!

Then it hit me up-side the head...
I've got a sewing machine and a serger...
I've got a whole sewing room...
I've made dozens of pillow cases for other people...
Duhhhhhhh....
Make the boy some cartoon pillow cases...
Quick trip to the Wal*Marts .... one hour of my time....
And
CityBoy's a happy camper...!

Live in the Moment


Monday, December 24, 2012

Santa...!!

....Is that you....??!!!

Merry Christmas
from
Boomer, CityBoy & the MaleChild
plus
the Diva, the Mountain Man & the Watch Cat...

Live in the Moment

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Christmas Eve's eve.....

....the last day to finish up the "shopping!"
So
A little later this morning, the female parental unit and i will make the last run to Wal*Marts....
we'll go before church lets out and hope the crowds are small...

Then it's home again to do a little laundry....maybe a little baking....and figure out what to make for dinner...
I'm thinking maybe turkey Salisbury steak with onion gravy and mashed taters...
Something to stick to our ribs and hips..

Ohhh....oh...
Today's picture....a few of this weeks sun rises...
Enjoy

Live in the Moment

Friday, December 21, 2012

I'm Still Here.....

...darn those Mayan's...

Ohhh....Wait....

Maybe it'll happen at tonight's winter solstice..

Guess i'll miss that too..
It's to cold to dance on the mountain top at midnight...

Live in the Moment

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Do these.....

...look like snow clouds to you...?

Well....tryed to get all the preprep storm stuff done on my way home yesterday...
But,,,
The MaleChild appeared by my side as i was entering the Wal*Mart and i lost all train of thought.

I think i got everything except the male parental units gift...
i always have to ponder on that one...

What do you get a guy..who wears a Kermit the Frog knit cap in the winter?
Hummmmm....
 
I'll look for an Elmo after the snow melts..

Live in the Moment


Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Ya see this.....

...pretty empty field....the one west of the cabin....the one that the deer sleep in at night....the one that Misskitty plays in during the day.....the one where the stray beagles hunt for rabbits...?

By Saturday morning the weather gurus are telling me it will be covered with snow...
Yep
that fluffy p.i.t.a. white stuff should be here...
Don't get me wrong i "love" snow as long as i don't have to get out in it...

Soooo.....on the way home today..the last of the Christmas shopping will get done....i'll replenish the doggie/kitty treats and buy the ingredients for the casserole i plan on taking to Thursday nights staff party, even if the roads are too icy to go....then come home and pray i'll get off the park mountain before the snow gets to blizzard conditions on Friday...

Live in the Moment

Monday, December 17, 2012

Frightful....

...that's a good word for what the weather was yesterday....
so down to the basement i went...
in search of the Christmas decorations...
there they were right where i stored them last January..

Let's check the list:
outside lights up - check
mantel decorated - check
Christmas tree - check
Cards and stockings hung - check
gifts/gift cards bought and mailed - check

That's it......i'm done!

Live in the Moment

Friday, December 14, 2012

Got Nothing....

Just another ho-hum Friday...

Oh
Did i tell you that one of the stray beagles, that live under my Mom's front porch, had puppies....?
Yep
Four of the little critters...
They'll be ready for adoption the end of January...

Anyone want a pure bred beagle pup....?  No charge....

Guess i did have something after all....hummmmm...

Live in the Moment

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Little finishes...

With several Christmas parties in the near future...
i've been working on a few "dirty Santa" gifts..
Todays get together is the Quilters Guild..
we're having a pot holder exchange...
Can't decided which pair to give up..
sooooo
i'll take them both..
or
maybe i'll take this little mini quilt...hot pad...table topper....big pot holder...
whatever you want'a call it...
All these projects were quick and simple...
churned them out in the one hour aday the fur babies allow me to sew....

They are soooooo demanding...!!

Live in the Moment

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Issues....

Mia is searching....
and Max is thinking....
of a solution to the issues i'm having with my laptop computer...
It will not stay connected to the internet ...!

CityBoy was having the same issues...
soooo
we moved the router from downstairs to upstairs...
reconnected and his works like a charm....

But.....not me...!!

Maybe we need a new router....maybe i've got a bug-a-boo...
I'll let the MaleChild look at over the holidays...then we may be in for a trip to the computer Dr.

If i disappear don't worry..
I'm just having more issues...!!

Live in the Moment

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

It Went Well....

...until we got in the car...

Then they let me know how unhappy they were...
Ohhhh....
When i picked them up.....they were sooooooo happy to see me...
lots of barking....wiggles.....kisses....
but 
once in the car......cold shoulder time....

Max is so handsome.....and i now know he has eyes and ears...plus he's got a lot more silver in his coat than i thought...
Mia is bright white....no more dirt orange....and had a pedicure...
she would not hold still for a picture...

They were so pissed....they slept all afternoon...

Live in the Moment

Monday, December 10, 2012

Confusing Weather....

As you may know we have a 25' flagpole in the front yard.
It was CityBoy's birthday gift to me in 2001...my BD is shortly after 9/11.

It proudly flew our flags in Florida for several years and then when we moved to North Carolina we dug it out of the ground and it rode in CityBoy's truck for the 875 mile trip.
It slides into itself to a manageable 6'.....thank goodness...

Up here in the mountains at the first show of winter high winds or snow....
CityBoy removes the flags and telescopes the pole down for the winter...
But....Looky....looky....
CityBoys putting the flags back up...!!
The weather has been sooooo warm and nice he decided the flags needed to fly...
They're up.....they're flying...

I'm not telling him about the cold front coming in today...
the one with high winds and lots of rain...
 
The fur babies and i are off to the groomer...
Wish us Luck..!!
 
Live in the Moment


Sunday, December 9, 2012

Spirt of Spirit....

For some reason "stars" are seeking me out this year...
Last week these two sparkly silvery guys jumped in my basket at Wal*Mart...
So i brought them home with no idea what to do with them...
They ended up on this wreath...
Maybe the bird feeder had something to do with it...
Hummmmm...

Live in the Moment

Friday, December 7, 2012

A Reprieve.....

Yep...
the call came about 6:45 yesterday...

The groomer is having issues with her car and must get it taken care of...
sooooo...
the Diva and the Mountain man get a reprieve until Monday..!

Max was so excited he took a nap...

Live in the Moment

Thursday, December 6, 2012

ewwwwwww....!

...fluffy..!!

Yesterday afternoon looked like this and what did i do instead of going out and enjoy it....?
Well
The Christmas cards are all signed, sealed, labeled and soon to be stamped...
CityBoy's job for the day is stamping and mailing...
 
I seem to have found some "spirit" this year..!

Live in the Moment

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Poor Max.....

He just over heard me talking to the dog groomer...
Max...is a neighborhood terrier....we're not sure what sort of mix is in his blood line..
but
somewhere along the way there were some long hair genes....
as a result his coat is fine...very uneven...thick in some place and thin in other areas....plus it's hard to find his mouth...eyes...and ears...
Now that he has developed skin issues, the cute vet suggested that we get him groomed, which should enable us to keep a closer watch on his problem areas...

He's never been groomed and is scared of the noise made by CityBoy's beard trimmer...
So
the groomer is gonna scissor clip him - with just a little clipper action in certain areas...
He's goin on Friday and i'll post pictures ...
Oh Yeah....!
Mia the Diva is also going.....just a bubble bath and nails...

Live in the Moment

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Heat Wave......

64* yesterday...!!

Heavy frost that quickly disappears...
then temps start raising and according to the little weather gurus this should last allllll week..!

It was soo warm we put up the outside Christmas lights.
Never thought i'd be looking forward to cool weather and snow...

Live in the Moment

Monday, December 3, 2012

Outt'a the Barn....

...or should it be "Box?"
Yep...
The Christmas Zebras are out of the barn again...
Guess i'll wait till after the New Year to round them back up and put them away...

Live in the Moment

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Adult Education....

Look what i taught myself last night...
It's amazing what you can learn when you've finished your book and TV is boring...!

Live in the Moment