Wednesday I had to take off from work. Brittni & I had an appointment at the U of A to set her schedule. (I didn't realize that's what she was doing, or I probably wouldn't have went) except that I want to support her going back to school every way I can. We had to park a looong way from where our appointment was at Old Main and walk up the hill to get there. It was about 85 degrees & very humid & I thought I was going to die. We fed the meter every coin we had in the truck, which bought us an hour. We got back to the truck in about an hour and 5 minutes...and I had a $20 parking ticket on my windshield. Aaarggh! Then I had to come home & get a bunch of paperwork ready to take to my new tax accountant, so he can help us get this whole tax mess taken care of. I have a LOT of work to do getting stuff he needs, and he gave me 2 weeks to get it done & back to him. Lots of things he asked me about I didn't even know the answers to, about the trucks, drivers, IFTA, things like that. Guess what David's statement was when I told him how the appointment went? He said, "Well, you can work on all that on the nights I have to work!" Great! Just great.
Thursday was a crummy day. Eddy called at 6 am & David had just fallen asleep. Of course he couldn't go back to sleep, and I had to go to work. The good - no GREAT thing about that day, was that the kids came home. Just for the holiday weekend. They've gotta be back in Kansas Monday night. They were supposed to be here when I got home from work today, and spend a little time with David before he had to go to work at 9. BUT - other things came up, and they ended up spending the night with Kim tonight. So that left me home alone & feeling pretty sorry for myself. David caught on real quick to my mood, and suggested that I go shopping for Cancun. I told him I wasn't really in the mood to shop (you know sometimes you like to just mope around & feel sorry for yourself), so he asked me to go buy him some new dress shoes for work (he forgot his good pair & left them down at his dads last time he went). So off I went to look for mens shoes. But - he knew what he was doing, and I ended up coming home with a new pair of capri's, 3 new shirts, and - and.....a BATHING SUIT!!!! It's not perfect. But, I actually kinda sorta like it. Of course, I'm not going to take the tags off or anything until I've looked around & made sure it's the best I can find...but - it's not too bad. I realize that the suit itself can't alter the body...no suit is going to make me look like Cindy Crawford. All this is not to say that I didn't try on several, but, I'm happy with the one I chose. We leave in less than a month, and I haven't even started tanning. The clubhouse was closed by the time I got done shopping. So, I'll try again tomorrow. Tanning is VERY important to me. Like I've always said, "Tan fat looks better than white fat"...if you don't believe me, try a mental picture of....BACON! ;-) me
Friday, May 28, 2010
Hunter Visiting Grandma Purser
*******************************Top: My Aunt Bev. She is a SAINT! She takes care of everybody, always has. Every person in our family at some time or another has depended on Bev (or Bevie as some call her) and she has never EVER let us down. Now, Grandma is at home, on hospice, and Bev is there 24/7 taking care of her.
Middle: My Dad with his great-grandson Hunter. Interesting note: I was Dad's first child, Eddy was his first grandchild, now Hunter is his first Great-grandchild. Oh-and my dad? He's the oldest. He was the first too!
Bottom: My grandma with Hunter.
Family is everything. I wish I had known that ALL my life, instead of learning it in my later years.....me
FIVE Generations!
I think it's rare to have five generations together! This is me, my dad, Eddy, my Grandma Purser - and of course, Hunter-man! He is fast asleep & didn't know a thing!
Rundown of the week - Part 1.
Once again I find myself behind on my blogging. Well heck, it's not JUST on my blogging...I feel and AM behind in my LIFE! It has been a crazy week. Sunday night David had to work. So I picked up Brittni & we went to see my Grandma. Got home LATE of course. Worked Monday, David & I didn't do much Monday night, he mostly slept...to be honest, I can't even REMEMBER what we did...wait - went to Macadoodles & that was it. Tuesday...was crazy. Boogie & Bam had an appointment with Dr. Halbert. Bam needed to get his shots, and Boogie? Well, we took her in for a PREGNANCY TEST! Yes, that's what I said. David IS NOT HAPPY! The only thing we can figure out is maybe, somehow, Rope (Elvis' stupid little Red Heeler) maybe got ahold of her. We were SO careful. I remember telling Elvis he HAD to keep him away from her. I told him if something happened somehow that 2 things would happen. First & Foremost, David would be LIVID. You're not supposed to breed a dog the first time they go into heat. Not to mention the fact that we don't want random breed puppies. (Boogie is super purebred, very highly registered). Secondly, if...IF she got pregnant, he'd be the one sitting in the parking lot at Wal Mart with a box full of FREE PUPPIES! Anyway, at first the vet told us a test would cost $600. Then she found one for $100. But after we got there & they started doing the math, they decided we needed to wait a couple weeks before doing the test....so...we are waiting. One more thing to mention about this little catastrophe is that IF she's pregnant, she is due on June 25th! (The day after we leave for Cancun!). God help me! Anyway, went back to work for a couple hours after that, then got a call from my aunt. She needed me & David to meet her at her house immediately, Hospice was coming out & she needed help moving furniture. Yes, my grandma went home Tuesday evening on Hospice. Wed. me & Brittni went out & did laundry, cleaned, grocery shopped...visited etc. I didn't get home until midnight. There's waaay more to tell, but I'm out of time here at work...follow ups to come - me
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Update on my grandma
My grandma is getting worse every day. Today the doctor came in & talked to her about authorizing a DNR. He told her she just has SO much going on, he needed to know if her heart stopped, or if she stopped breathing, what her wishes were. She told him she did not want to be kept alive on a machine, and if that happened, to let her go. She is so very weak. And getting weaker every day. I went up last night & stayed for about an hour and a half with my dad. Tonight, as soon as David left for work, I went & picked up Brittni & we headed out to my grandma & Aunt Bev's house. We met Bev out there & tried to help her do a few of the things she hasn't been able to do since she's been at the hospital with Grandma practically 24/7. We did some laundry, vacuumed, swept, did dishes, cleaned out the refrigerator, took out the trash....just little things like that. It didn't take me & Pudge long at all, and Bev had to get back to the hospital. But we did what we could, then ran by the hospital to check on Grandma & kiss her goodnight. She looked worse to me tonight, than she did last night (if that's possible). Then I had to call Eddy & let him know that she's not getting better. Poor baby, he feels so far away, and so helpless up there. I know it's hard on both my kids....me too! My grandma has been there all our lives. Hopefully, she'll come out of this & be okay. She's the sweetest/toughest woman I know! Please keep praying for her. me
Thursday, May 20, 2010
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE HERE!
Tonight, at exactly 7:00 p.m. we had another earthquake! And this time, David & I were both at home. And both felt it. I was in the kitchen making coffee & there was this huge loud boom and I could feel the tile --the floor beneath me shake. The walls shook, the WHOLE house shook. David was in the bedroom & he yelled "What was that?" I ran to the front door & went outside & everyone...EVERYONE in our neighborhood started coming out of their houses trying to figure out what just happened. Three weeks ago, to the day, we had the first one EVER here. It was a 2.5 magnitude. Tonight's was a 2.6! I remember saying last time that I wish I'd been home instead of at work, and that I was sorry I missed it. Nope...changed my mind. If that's what a little one feels like, I don't want to EVER be around when another one hits. It's kind of scary actually. And of course, David had to go to work, so me & my over active imagination are here all by ourselves tonight! So, I'm gonna put Boogie & Bam in bed with me, say my prayers, and call it a night! Another earthquake? Seriously? Kinda creepy. me
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