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This morning was rough on all of us. I slept on the couch for about two hours, maybe three. I stayed in the living room to be next to Shottie. I remember being awake when the other half came out to go to work. I heard him say goodbye to the dog. I remember Tom coming out to be with with Shottie when his alarm went off. I don't know if he went to class this morning or not. I told him to wake me about 9, which is after he gets back, so he might have. Wasn't expecting Himself to come back until lunch, but he came home from work about 10. Said he couldn't stay there.

The staff of the vet hospital came out to the car and took Shottie in on a stretcher. I think he knew... I think he was ready. The vet didn't give us much hope and it was his opinion that the possibility of cancer that he'd mentioned was now a reality. People often forget that doctors or all kinds are human and not miracle workers; they don't always know what's wrong. He told us that we had other options for treatment, but didn't offer us much hope for recovery.

What hurts so much right now is that Shottie was awake, he was aware, he was his wonderful sweet self and yet we still let him go. The family decision was that none of us wanted him to be in pain. He didn't complain and the fight had gone out of him. So it was clear that if he wasn't in pain and was practically dragging himself about instead of walking, that he was heading toward or was already at a paralysis stage.

We stayed with our dog until he had passed on. It was sad and somehow moving. I got to thinking that he could easily have ended up in a shelter as a puppy and not have found a home, but ended up with us. The hands on him when he left us were those that had cared for him the better part of his life. He just slipped away. It was just quiet.

This has been hard on all of us, but hardest on Tom. Shottie has been with him about half of his life. Saddest thing I have heard from him is ... "I wanted another dog, but not like this." He wanted to have two dogs, but we told him no.

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Winter is coming, but I'm already looking forward to next spring. Sounds goofy, I suppose. However, I can't remember finding so much joy in something as simple as opening the back door in years! ZOMG ... there were stars out there!! At some point between 7:30 and 10 PM, the view of Canis Minor from my patio is spectacular!

I managed to get all but one thing done on my list that I had planned for Wednesday. When we were coming back from Wal-mart, the light was off in the sign for Goodwill, so I missed the turn off into their parking lot.

I still have my scrapbook box to look through and sort, but other than that and the laundry that needs to put away in there, it's done. I figure that box is a several hours job. However, considering my cluttering packratting tendencies, two garbage bags of clothes that no longer fit and a bag of about two dozen books for donation and about four bags of trash cleared out of there is a big step forward! Mr. Pessimist, of course, grumbled at my moment of triumph and said, "You'll just find other things to put in there."

I did a few minor repairs on clothes that I wanted to keep. The real fun is waiting. I have several sweaters that have small holes in them. Much to my annoyance one of them was purchased in the last couple of months in preparation for the cooler weather. My best guess is that they got caught in my dresser drawers in some manner and tugged. But, as I said, the fun is waiting. I have a bunch of beads (as previously noted in other posts) and am going to try to come up with some sort of design to try to hide tiny holes. A butterfly is fairly easy to make.

The only thing I don't fit in that's not being donated is a black suit. I'm sending that to Liz.

I'm still reading Dragonfly in Amber, but at the rate I'm going, I should be done by Christmas. And I'm also reading In Praise of the Crone by Dorothy Morrison.

My weekend project is that box. Maybe the beading, I dunno. Shopping for Friday. Woot!

Saturday, we made a trip to Austin. (We go, maybe, twice a year anymore.) Dragon's Lair and Half Price Books were the main stops for the day. We came home with a shameless haul. My birthday isn't until next month, but I already got my gift from my husband. I've had my eye on the Chronicles of Narnia unabridged audio CDs for some time now, but they list at about 75.00. Half Price Books had them for 35.

Sunday is likely to be busy. The dog needs a bath as he's going to the vet on Monday. Nothing serious, an allergy shot. He does apparently have a touch of arthritis. In a nine year old dog, that's not all that rare. Monday, we also need to get Tom's school books squared away. His online classes begin at the end of the month.

Normally, I do my cleaning on Monday, but with the appointment scheduled, I might crank up Sims 2 in the afternoon and do the pick work during my loading times. Just basic stuff like laundry and dishes. Since we went out today, the yard was put on hold again. So, I might get that done after we get the dog home on Monday. Might have time for some of it after I get done inside. Have to wait until 4 PM or so when the sun is lower and the heat isn't so much.

Seems funny to be discussing heat when much of the US is getting colder and preparing for snow or, in at least one place, has already had it! I'm very much looking forward to the delivery and installation of our new back door. I think it will be nice to be able to sit out on that little cement slab that's supposed to be a patio and have natural light for reading and maybe needlework as well. I have a small folding table that can be hauled around easily. I've been discussing an awning or some other type of overhead cover for the patio with the other half. He wants one of those porch swings. I can deal with that! I still want overhead cover because the back of the house is in direct sunlight most of the day; in summer it gets very hot. This IS Texas after all.
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So, I spent Sunday sleeping, except an hour, I think. Late Saturday night was not pleasant. I think I won't be going to that Mexican place again anytime soon. Kevin didn't get sick, so we aren't 100% certain it was the food, but better to not take the chance again.
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My son is home for lunch between getting off work and going to class. I'm just going to enjoy the peace and quiet for a little while before I get to cleaning and whatnot.

We heard from both of our girls on Sunday. Things seem to be ok, but we'll see.

Apparently, I enjoyed the peace and quiet so much that I left this entry until 5AM on the next day! I'll try to write more later, but in the meantime:

For those of you that write stories and/or role play, do you ever dream about your characters?

The fan in my computer case has gone stewpid. It's not essential to the machine, it's more of an extra precaution. However, should I disappear from the internet for a while, you'll know why. There's a shop in the next town where I can buy the part and replace it, but not until Tom has the day off. It's a matter of replacing four screws and plugging it in. Oh, yes, as friend said, gotta wear shoes. It's an inside joke.

( The Daily Babble and boy do I ever! )

There are still 3 quotes on the movie quote meme that were not correctly identified.

Some of you that participated it this poll (Yes, I know old post) still have yet to receive something. Three remain on the "What can I make" list. Here's the seventh of ten. After searching and searching, I finally found something to make for the brand new grandma in Florida. I had started a similar piece for my niece, Samantha, and realized that grandmothers should have something to keep baby pictures in.

http://community.livejournal.com/pegasusartists/182405.html?mode=reply

I rarely post public photos, but eh ... here we go.
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It's 5:30 in the AM. Here I sit with my China Rain incense burning and drinking my tea laced with St. Brendan's cream.
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Current Music: The Godfather Soundtrack - Speak Softly Love

I'm having a bit of tea while listening to disc 3 of the Golden Compass and doing a bit of needlework before bed. Yes, I know, I should have been in bed long before now (6 AM).

I sent off Mom and Dad's gifts as well as Aaron's belated birthday gifts. I still have two large boxes to mail and one smallish one. I sent a bunch of the wedding DVDs off and still have a few more to make and mail out.

I would like to get Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to add to the other two and complete the set.

Wednesday's to do list:

UHBS (Laundry, dishes, dinner, etc.)
Christmas cards, etc.
Needlework
RP
~~Sort through mail pile~~

Tom has church today. Going to send him with the water bill to drop it off. Also he needs to ask his pastor to make an announcement about a friend of his. We got a call a pastor in CA asking us to contact the family of Tom's friend, Ryan, if we hear from him. I told the pastor that I would be glad to have Ryan contact him and/or contact him or have Tom do so if we hear from him. No luck. I'm sure the parents are worried, but I can't put them in touch with their child if he doesn't show up here. Today a letter arrived in care of Tom for Ryan. I'm assuming this means he never contacted his family. He was supposed to be either moving back here or coming for a visit.

More later.

It's nearly nine. I have dinner cooking and the second load of laundry in the dryer. I did no cards, yet, but I did get some needlework done. I watched an episode of Bones - Season 2 while folding laundry and have disc 5 of 9 of the Golden Compass in the machine right now.

On my library trip yesterday, picked up The Subtle Knife, The Dark is Rising, Chamber of Secrets, and Eldest.

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I've been wrapping and preparing gifts for mailing. I have Mom and Dad's stuff ready to mail as well as everything to go to Jess and Aaron. I have Tyler and Logan's stuff boxed but I don't have the packing material in it, yet.

I have a lot of my cards ready to roll. I hope to have all family packages out by Monday and all cards out by next Friday. Note that I said hope. The earlier the better, less lines at the PO.

Still working on the photo album. The front is coming along nicely! I'm about halfway through with it. Mother Goose is starting to take shape and I have all the lettering done. I'm going to either sew a lining inside it or make a backing out of plastic canvas.

Tried listening to a few audio books, but for some reason they didn't capture my attention. Current one is The Golden Compass. I think I'm going to look for the Dark is Rising as well as the Harry Potter books I don't have on CD.

Tuesday's to do list

UHBS

~~Grocery store trip (need more CD mailers, milk, lunches for Kevin, and laundry soap, possibly other things)~~

~~Library drop off and switch out.~~

~~Might get a couple of boxes mailed~~

~~Need to record Bones and House so Kevin can watch them when he gets home.~~

Dinner will be Chili Mac and some kind of rice and corn dish that I have in the cupboard. I plan on eating early and leaving plates in the oven for the boys.

Hopefully, there will be time for RP once my list is done for the day.

It's a semi-normal day around here. However, it's not everyday that you have spent 27 years with someone. Anniversary 27. Scary, huh?

Last night I sat out with the candy as I usually do. We got at least 60 trick or treaters, but we live in a primarily military neighborhood so there are lots of kids around. I sat out for two reasons, dog and ditch. No doorbell or knocking means the pooch stays relatively quiet. Sitting out means that the kids don't cross the yard, where we have a drainage ditch they can fall into. Thankfully, in Texas it's warm in October to someone that grew up in PA. I ended up with a sweater on. Not because I was cold, but because the mosquitoes wanted to eat me!

Cutest costume was a tie between a toddler girl dressed as a poodle and a four or five year boy old dressed Harry Potter. Most adorable trick or treater was a little girl dressed as Jeannie (I Dream of Jeannie). She did that crossed arms and popped the ponytail thing just like Barbara Eden did in the TV show! Most original costume I saw was a reporter, she was dressed to the nines in heels and carrying a microphone and interviewed people. Prettiest one was a salsa dancer, the dress reminded me of Rose's ball gown in Titanic.

The Jeannie thing prompted me to look up Barbara Eden. Ms. Eden, IMO, is a classic beauty. I doubt she's ever had a bit of plastic surgery and is still lovely in her seventies. Brittany Spears and a few others should take a lesson there.

Mattel's Jeannie Barbie is one I'd like to get my hands on some day.

And who knew that that the "I Dream of Jeannie" theme had lyrics? Doesn't really surprise me since Star Trek and Bonanza did. That brings back memories. My grandfather used to watch Bonanza and Gunsmoke every Sunday night. Anyone of the family was welcome to watch, but it was an unspoken rule that you didn't talk while in the TV room. If you wanted to socialize, you went into the kitchen.

My Uncle Bill, my mother's brother, passed away Saturday morning about 6 am. My letter, thanks to Sue, was passed along and read to him by his wife, Aunt Martha. I suppose she's his widow now, feels odd to say that. Sue said that he was ready to go and face what he believes comes after, heaven. While the letter was very short, I said things that should have been said and hadn't been before.

My mother called about 7 last night to tell me. She was surprised that I already knew. I wish I could get her to understand that she's not protecting me by not telling me that family members are ill or have been told that it's their time to go. Honestly, I'd rather know, it gives me the time to send a letter, make a call or something, anything, to have that one last contact.

I heard from my brother-in-law, Calvin. His daughter's name is Samantha and she's just precious! He sent pictures.

Bagging and tagging up to Nov 30, 2004 is done. 20 filters that are slower being reabsorbed into other ones or being set as private posts.

I watched Ray. Finally finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Listening to If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern (disc 5 of 5). I still have several audio books that are going to come in handy.

House needs a general clean up. Hopefully, after the wedding, I can get into cabinets and closets.

I managed to get several pieces of writing done over the weekend.

Today, I need to get shoes to go with my dress, hit the library, and do the grocery shopping.

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My desk is in a state of what some might call organized clutter. Craft things tossed about in various stages of completion are on and behind my workstation. I have several sets of drawers and a small old desk that holds things as well. I keep saying "one of these days." Let me tell you, people, one of these days is going to be very busy!!

I have discovered that if I set up my needlework and play a bit of mood music that it does encourage my writing to flow a bit. Two of my characters have been poking at my muse and saying.. "Wake up and get moving!" I have ideas for them that need to be sorted into coherent sentences rather than disjointed ideas. A third is strangely silent, but that's a more subject (rant?) for the BF Board at ME.

Kevin and I stopped at Wal-mart, but only grabbed a couple things as he wasn't feeling well. I still need to get gift cards for Tyler and Logan. I think cash for the older two. Aaron's birthday isn't until next month.

I need to call to request an increase in my CC limit so I can make sure we are covered for buying tickets and renting a car while in GA.

Need to edit pictures for posting.

More later!

Current Music: Loreena McKennitt - Stolen Child

I'll be a lot of things, but mostly, I feel tired. The boys are out back in the game room being it's a holiday. I'm going to stay in my little hidey hole today. I'm not up for the scrolling words on the chat screen and those cursor stealing ads. Ugh. My head hurts and that will make it worse. :(

For some time, I was trying to remember the name of an audiobook that I enjoyed that was part of a series. Well, kids, having a journal does indeed pay off! While tagging my entries from Aug 2004, I found it. The series is by Andrew Greeley and is about a character called Nuala Anne McGrail. There are at least four other books in the series. Nuala Anne is fey, you see, hence my attraction to the book.

I'm going to fend off this foul mood that's brewing and go create something beautiful.

Current Mood: drained

Heh.. Brain Droppings was used, so ... there you have it.

I need to get a few lists together for Liz's wedding stuff and personal things that need doing.

On disc 4 of 6 of Templar Legacy by Steve Berry.

Thank you for the post card, mummm! :)

FIL called today. Long talk.

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Current Music: Mustang Sally - Joe Cocker

And so... the kitchen is scrubbed down and I'm waiting for the washer to stop so I can toss the carpets in. Once those are washed and clean the kitchen is done ... until next time.

Flashback moment ... washed and clean.. my cousin, Pam, was about five and instead of singing, "Here comes the bride, all dressed in white," she used to sing either, "Here comes the bride, all dressed and clean" or "Here comes the bride, all washed and clean." Either way, cracked me up... I was about 12.

Tom is going to make a store run in a bit. Meatloaf tomorrow. Today... hopefully ribs from HEB's deli.

I have one bedroom, one bathroom, and my office left. Eh... there's always laundry in some stage or other around here.

7:01 PM

Catching up on Bones at http://www.myspace.com/bonesonfox It's nice not to have to drop what I'm doing to watch and watch when I want to.

Tom went off to the store and should be back shortly with dinner. First load of carpets is running.

7:44

Tom back. Load two carpets running. I still have an office to clean .. and Tom has a bedroom and bath to do. The office will have to wait. My knee is cranky at this point.

8:23 PM

Dinner was pot roast and potatoes. No ribs at the deli.

I am still getting holiday projects in order. Four projects to do today (Pillow, blanket, locket, and gift box) and hopefully get three large boxes in the mail by Tuesday.

Can't find the tracking receipt for the pictures we sent out to Kevin's mother. Yes.. he sent her picture of the kids and grandkids. It's around somewhere.

I have a letter, some in depth thoughts, a story or two to write. Should be interesting.

Can't sleep, so I write... I suppose babble is a better word for this.

Once Liz's family's things are gone into the mail, I get Jessica's in gear. Some of those things have been purchased, but the handmade things, like the bracelet, need to be done. So.... if you see me on AIM, contact info is open to friends on my profile, feel free to sling an IM, but be warned that I might be slow in answering. Those of you that have done stitchery or any kind of jewelry know that some techniques are tedious.

It's interesting how we change and so do the people around us. So.. things have changed in a particular relationship for the better. Chances are being taken.

For the interested parties, my TDL thing is done for the week, I should be able to RP on Sunday night. RRT is open 10-2 ET unless something goes weird again.

And on the home front... am I the only one who thinks their spouse can sometimes be as clueless as a bunch of the stereotypical Valley Girls that fluff their hair and say... "Like ok... like fer sure... like... uh.... like... I fergot cause I'm an airhead?" Just once I wish Kevin would grasp the concept the rude words are going to get him whacked upside the head. It's called provocation, Brainiac, and it's been standing up in court for years.

So... now I can sleep.

Current Music: Loreena McKennitt - The Highwayman

Today is Veteran's Day. A day for remembering and being thankful for the sacrifices made on our behalf by the men and women that have served in the Armed Forces. Nanny used to refer to this day as Armistice Day, until I was older, I didn't know why. When you are a kid, what you understand most is ... day off from school. Armistice Day commemorates the signing of the treaty (or armistice) that ended World War I.

A bit of trivia, in my senior year of high school, the last football game of the season was at the homefield of our arch rival on Nov. 11, 1977. The score was 19-18. We won. I just find it interesting that the score was the same as the year the war ended and the game was on the same day.

Now.. to get all Emily Littella on this... What's all this fuss about the pledge of allegiance again? It seems student leaders at Orange Coast College have decide to restrict the Freedom of Speech of their fellow students. Oh, yes, I know... only Congress is not allowed to do that according to the Constitution and these young people have opted to ban it at their meetings. Apparently it only applies to meetings of the student board of trustees and no other groups on campus.

A school official had this to say:

Martha Parham, a spokeswoman for the Coast Community College District, said her office had no standing on the student board and took no position on the flag salute ban.

"If their personal belief is that they don't want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, the district certainly isn't going to dictate what they do," she said.

I just want to know when colleges started being in districts like public schools.

Isn't California where the atheist doctor was from that tried to say making his daughter say the pledge violated her rights? What scares me about that is we have a doctor that didn't bother to do the most basic research into his case history. His daughter didn't object to saying under God because she was raised as a Christian, therefore, it wasn't really violating her rights at all. I think it's freaking hilarious that a man who calls himself the Rev. Dr. Michael Newdow is an atheist.

Wasn't it also in California where all this mess started about one man/one woman after the rumblings in Washington? California had it built into the state constitution and there was San Fransisco, one of its own cities challenging it.

The Declaration of Independence has this nice little thing in it about "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." As long as someone's pursuit of happiness does no harm to anyone else, I just don't see the fuss. I mean really... all this crap now has probably set off a chain reaction that wasn't expected. In some state, it's now a nono to marry and/or have a domestic partnership with a person of the same gender. Well, how does one define a domestic partnership? Does this now mean that parents will have to worry their college student offspring needing to be bailed out at same point for having a roommate of the same gender? I bet they weren't thinking about that when they went to the polls to say no to gay marriage, etc.

And people laughed when we, here in Texas, voted for allowing concealed handguns with permits? Statistics have proven that crime has gone down. We hear far less about car jackings. Why? Well.... if you have any working brain cells, you'd be wondering if you do try to jack a car on the highway if it will be the last time you ever do anything. I'm surprised that more states didn't jump on that bandwagon and say... "Hey, this could work for us." This not to say that handgun ownership is the solution to everything, it's not. It's just... in most cases laws just keep honest people honest.

The spark plug for the passage of that law was a massacre in a local cafeteria. All they wanted to do was have lunch. Many people were touched by that event in many ways. I know a girl that lost her father, she was in our Scout troop.

Anyway... getting back to my point, I have to wonder how many more things that start in California are going to end up shaking up the country .... aaaaaaaaaaagain.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you my new grandbaby, Logan Howard!

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Entries tagged with family

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What's Today Again?

Restless Night...

What's Up With California Anyway?

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