Etc. Etc. Etc.

I’ve done it again … I hate giving into cravings.  Dinner tonight was BBQ ribs, loaded potato salad, sourdough bread, followed by Chocolate cake with wonderful chocolate buttercreme frosting.  As I sit here, I am regretting my lack of will power.  It tasted so wonderful, but I’m feeling like a beached whale. 

I’m stuck between knowing I need to watch my diet because of the problems that come with diabetes and the question of why bother.  No matter what I do, my sugar readings are still high.  So I throw my hands up and give in to what sounds good.    Then I get slapped in the face with the loss of 50 year olds.  I know it’s a wake up call to pay attention and stay on a proper diet, however, I want immediate results.  If I don’t get immediate results, then I have a tendency to give up.   Which is where I am again today, even with the wake up calls of the 50 year olds that have passed on.

I’m almost afraid to read the headlines, Billy Mays and now Fred Travalena are gone.  I remember Fred Travalena when he performed on the strip in Vegas.  So much of the Vegas I grew up with is going with the people and landmarks.  Granted Fred was 66, however, Billy Mays was 50 … MJ was 50 … I don’t even want to know who’s next.

I know I’ve fallen today, but tomorrow is another day, so we’ll see how I do.

On another note, I just flipped to the CMT awards where Taylor Swift is performing with Def Leppard.  I cannot get over how much our oldest grand-daughter looks like Taylor Swift.  LOL … too bad her parents won’t let me be a backstage grandma.  It could be fun!

Gene Simmons Family Jewels is back on A & E.  I LOVE watching this show.  I laugh so much at all the things he gets himself into.  He may be KISS and the guy that has slept with an very large number of women and a tongue that rolls down to his chest … but, considering all that he’s associated with, he is more normal than other rock groups.  If you get a chance, you should watch it on A & E … I always have a good laugh when it’s on.

Tomorrow is hump day … then Saturday in the Park, I think it’s the Fourth of July … lol … 4th of July will actually fall on Saturday and I will be in the park at the lake serving pancake breakfasts for the Lions Club.  Last year I helped with the breakfasts, then I walked across the street to the beach and cooked burgers.  I’m only doing the breakfast this year.  Hubby has to work at the lake from 8am until … who knows.  I may get off the mountain after the breakfast and wander either in Reno or come home and start packing.  Hmmm … wandering or packing … lol … such a hard choice!  Bad thing is it will be way cooler at the lake, however more crowded.  The valley will probably be quite warm.  Who knows what I’ll do … maybe catch a movie … or … dang, why can’t we have something cool here, like the Crown Center in KC?

Seriousely?!?!

Where did the weekend go? 

Well, we’ve found another house to rent and will be moving the last weekend in July.  I’m not looking forward to the packing and moving, but it has to be done.  With both of us working part-time hours, we had to down size the rent.  Unfortunately, with the down size in rent comes the down size of square footage and age of home.  Don’t get me wrong, there are good things to the new house, but there are also so-so things about it.  I’m definately going to like the location and that we will only have a neighbor on one side.  That will be nice.  I can have my TV on loud and make as much noise as I want when we’re having sex, so no one is disturbed.  Seriously, when one wants to let go and scream, and you have to hold back, it feels like your brain is going to explode.  (Did I say that out loud?  Dang, hate it when my fingers type what my mind is thinking BEFORE the filtering process!!)

Anyways …

It isn’t far from this house, however, more in the middle of town, near a park.  I’ve managed to give away our dining room table, chairs and bar stools along with our total gym.  We don’t use the dining room table, so I may put the treadmill in the dining room.  There definately isn’t enough room for the total gym, but they are going to a friend that could use the table/chairs and has been wanting a total gym.

The backyard is fenced for muttly and it reminds me of  a combination of the house we had in Lincoln and our first house in Vegas.   

Anyways ….

I have to laugh.  My most popular post is Saturday in the Park … does that mean I have to write more posts on pain killers??  GH, you are right, I have re-read this post and … I was definately influenced by the pain pills.   LOL … ya think?!?! 

Is it hot where y’all are?  For 5500 foot elevation, it is hot!!  Okay, not as hot as Vegas, Phoenix or the midwest.  I’m very thankful there isn’t as much humidity as the midwest.  But it’s hot, especially when you have no A/C.  Unfortunately, the new house doesn’t have A/C either, however, it does have alot of shade, which keeps the house cooler.  We were looking at the house at 2pm on a hot day and the house was comfortable.    Yay!  This house, gets plain hot and there is no way to get air circulating.  It just sits in the wrong direction.  Oh, but it’s a dry heat … ARGH!!  I truly dislike that saying.  I’m sorry, but when you walk outside and can feel your skin start to blister from the sun, it don’t matter that it’s dry.  You’re still being roasted.

Honest, I haven’t had a pain pill, even though I am all over the place with my thoughts … lol … I guess I haven’t posted in a while and I am having a hard time pinpointing a train of thought … so it’s all spewing out as it pops into my mind.   Y’all know that can be dangerous … there have been several posts that have jumped back and forth, yup, horizontal yo-yo … lol … that’s me … did I mention some of the guys I knew is high school called me “Yo-yo” … I’ve forgotten why that is … Hey Jill, if you are out there, do you remember?  I’ll have to send Bill a note in FB and ask him. 

LOL, I had better sign off before I say something even more embarrasing … hhmmm, feeling feisty … where did hubby go?  (Dang, too late!)

R.I.P.

First of all, my condolences to Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson’s Family and Friends. 

When “Charlie’s Angels” was on the air, what girl didn’t want to be one of them?  How many of us were influenced by Farrah’s hair?  Yes, I am raising my hands to both questions.  I also thought it was cool that she was married to ”The Six Million Dollar Man” and then significant other to Ryan O’Neal.  I am so impressed by her strength to fight the cancer she had.  Not one that I would want anyone to have.  Just the “C” word in itself is a worry, but to actually watch someone deteriorate each day is heart breaking.   I watched that documentary she did just recently about her treatments.  The pain she endured along with the travel to get those treatments shows how strong her faith and fight was to survive.  I pray that her family and friends are comforted and so thankful that she is no longer in pain.  Rest in Peace, Farrah.

I was shocked, along with the rest of the world, to hear of Michael Jackson’s death.  I loved the Jackson 5 and watching Michael when he went out on his own.  His “Thriller” albumn and the videos that came from this albumn were the best, in my opinion.  He was an extremely talented artistic person.  Unfortunately, along with the rest of the celebrity world, an icon that he was, he became different.  So many influences can plague a celebrity along with good and bad press.  But when you think of how many lives, how many generations, how many people around the world have been influenced by him and his talent, it is truly mind blowing!  As I sit here listening to “The Early Show” play his songs, Harry of this show is right, with every song, you remember not just the song, but where you were as well as who you were with at the time the song was out.  I feel for his children and the possible battle that may be brewing for custody.  I hope it won’t … but … that’s the way of this world and well, you know.  I pray for comfort for his family and friends at the loss of their loved one.  I pray that he has found peace and freedom since he is no longer bound by his earth suit.

I know the press is anxious to get out there and get the story of what’s next, the service, the family and all that.  But, I hope they remember that both of these people have family, children and friends that need to mourn without the whole world watching.  They need the privacy to come to terms with their loss.  So if you are a reporter or a tabloid photographer … my question to you is … “If roles were reversed, how would you feel?  Would you want to constantly be hassled by cameras and questions?”

Happy Father’s Day

It’s always a blast to meet a blogging buddy.  Yesterday I met Sweetiegirlz and her hubby, Pinoy Boy.  It was wonderful meeting and visiting with you.  My son and his family had a nice visit also.  (I cannot believe I didn’t take a pic of you … D U H ! ! !   The gray in my hair is actually platnum …. yes, I’m a blond!!)  Thank you so much for the magnet, it will be on my fridge.   Here is my son’s blog and website .  Wish there were more hours in the day to hang out.  This weekend has flown by.

Tomorrow in the afternoon we fly home.  My Vegas sis and I will be together on the flight to Vegas, then I change planes and fly back to Northern Nevada.  I’ll miss everyone here, however, I definately will NOT miss the humidity! 

KC sis is doing great.  She’s walking up and down the stairs and is pretty much holding her own.   Yesterday late afternoon I went to the park with my nephews, their wives and their children along with my son, his gf and my grandbabies.  I’ll post the video when I return home, since I can never remember my sign in info to You Tube.

Other than that, these four days have flown by as usual.  I’m bummed since I missed spending father’s day with hubby, but … I’ll make it up to him someway. 

To all that are fathers out there, I hope you had a great day with your family.

Nighty night and I’ll talk at you when I return.

What’s up

KC sis is doing great.  We hung around the house most of the day, except for the trip to Costco and the grocery store.  We must have been hungry since we came home with several already prepared items.   Definate eye bigger than the stomach thing!

Today my Vegas sis and I watched our nieces (KC sisters grandbabies)  We took them to the lake behind our sister’s housing division to feed the fish.  The to Bass Pro Shop to look at all the stuffed animals, the fish and the ducks.  Then off to the park across the waterway from the store to play at the playground.  We stayed for just a little bit, since it was so humid.  Then off to the mall to play in the childrens area and ride the carousel.  After that, it was snack time and back to the house for nap time.  

Marci, Vegas sis, is asleep in the basement where it is cooler.  I probably should take a nap also, since our nephew is taking us on a ride along.   LOL … I get to see cops in action … hmmm … could be a good or bad thing … I’ll have to let you know tomorrow. 

KC sis is doing great!!  She’s up and moving and eating again.  By the time we leave, she’ll be ready to go up and down the stairs. 

My son and his family are driving down for the weekend.  It will be fun to see them.  We  have a new generation of babies, two more of our clan will be born this year.  I’m glad the younger generation will have more cousins to hang with. 

Well, I’d better go, the older niece is up and wandering, while everyone is sleeping.   LOL … hmmm, I guess we’ll go see what kind of mischief we can get into … ;-D

It’s alive!!

Tonight while driving  out of Incline, by the sanitation department, we both looked up a side street because we saw, what we thought was a large dog.  Turned out to be a black bear about three years old just meandering across the street from the dump.  I’m guessing he just finished dinner and was going to see what other mischief he could get into.  We pulled a U-ee and went back, but as slow as he was walking, he sure disappeared fast.  Into the trees and down the culvert he went.   Probably to the other side of the highway where all the dogs were barking.  He was way cute!!

This is the first alive AND walking bear I have ever seen, with the exception of those in a zoo.  I did get up close and personal to a bear a few years back, however, he was sedated and out like a light, lying in the blade of a small CAT. 

So on another note, my KC sister’s surgery went well.  Just a minor side effect to the anesthesia, but as of tonight she is doing better.  I told her tomorrow she’ll be hurting, but Thursday will be better.  I fly out tomorrow night after work and will be in KC from midnight Thursday morning until 4pm on Monday.  It will be a nice visit.  Always is when the three of us sisters get together.

I hope you all have a great humpday and the rest of the week as well as the weekend.  If I get a chance, I’ll talk at ya from the midwest.

Y’all take care now, ya hear?!

How cool is that

I went to my son’s facebook page and saw that he became a fan of a business.  Then I realized the logo for this business was one he had done for them.  I wandered to their facebook page and saw the pictures … it’s pretty cool to see his work in lights at night as well as on their website. 

Boy, I know Lincoln was not your first choice to live, however, you are making the best of where you are.   I can’t wait to see what’s next for you.

Home alone, part deux

I’m a bit hesitant to be home alone today.  Hubby has to work at the lake, since his boss had back surgery and their office has paperwork to catch up.  For those of you that don’t know about the last time I was home alone, click here.

I’ve never worried about being home alone before.  Actually I enjoyed it, however, now I’m concerned I’ll do some other crazy thing and be stuck again.  So, what am I doing today?  Cleaning the carpets.  Now it’s not usually a big deal, but the carpet cleaning machine is in the garage.  Me, the garage and the door between the garage and house along with the steps … well, we don’t get along too well. 

Hubby’s helped me move the treadmill out of the front room so I just need to move the other stuff out so I can get the front room done.  Depending on how much time I have left, I’ll try and do the halls and our room, but, I’m not going to make myself crazy if I don’t get them done.  My main concern is the front room to take care of the kitty accidents she had during her last month.  I’ve spot cleaned them, but ya know, you gotta get in there with the carpet cleaning machine to really get it cleaned up.  Hah … dobegil vs carpet cleaning machine … any guesses who will win???

Mish Mash

I tweaked my back somehow last Thursday.  By Friday I was hurting, so I didn’t carry very many things out from the shop.  Friday and Saturday night I took muscle relaxers and pain pills.  Sunday mid-day I took another muscle relaxer and had a nap.  Thankfully, Monday morning, drying off from the shower, I felt my back pop in the section that was in pain.   Oh, sweet relief … I was able to move more freely, but then the nerves started coming back to life.  By noon, I was feeling so much better.  Amazing how a bone out of place can mess up the way one feels.

Monday evening I went to a Dream Dinners Sneak Peak.  I had a blast and it was really an interesting concept for those of us that don’t have time to put dinner together.  Dream Dinners is nationwide, check out their website.  It may be something that would work for you and your busy schedule.

My KC sister is having gallbladder surgery … it runs in the family.    Her surgery is on Tuesday, 6/16.  My Vegas sis will be there on the 15th and I fly out on the 17th.  What are we going to do?  LOL … well, laugh is probably what we’ll do.  We always laugh when we are together, so I’m sure Marci and I will have pillows thown at us for making Dino laugh.  It will be nice to hang with them for a few days.  Marci and I leave on the 22nd.  Hopefully Dino will be moving around better.

Sweetiegirlz … Since I’ll be there for 4 full days, call me if you want to go for coffee or a non-soda.  If you need my number, let me know.

Well, it’s bedtime and I still have to check my blood sugar.  Ya’ll have a great humpday … talk at ya later.

A success!!

I understand there was quite a crowd at Screen Ink in Lincoln last night.  What an accomplishment for my son. 

He was surprised to see family from KC and LV.  I’m so thankful they were able to go and show their support.

He’s posted pictures of each individual boards as well as pictures from the actual event.  Click here.