Year of the Snake

Word of the Day

Abbone - The agony or severe pain caused by attempting to stand or walk when a person's knees have seized up, primarily after a prolonged period of inactivity. Most commonly suffered by travelers using trains, cars, and planes as methods of transportation.

Woodtick Count - 8

It was wonderful to have all HTP and ALL children AND grandchildren under one roof. It was a bit stress-full and we were really packed in here but...WONDERFUL! Aside from the treat of seeing my children re-connect, it was priceless to see my grandchildren connect. I pray that there will be LOTS of future opportunities for them to "connect". I pray that I get to see my grandchildren more often and that ALL my grandchildren get to get to know each other in the coming years. I cannot and will not blog about divorce and custody issues but I pray that the cousins, my grandchildren, will have LOTS of future opportunities to get to know each other.

So much is going on right now. My house is clean and ready for incoming. One of my best friends and her hubby and sole child will be coming to visit for a few days...tomorrow. I'm ready. My house is clean...even though #1 Son and #1 DDL came to visit this weekend and I had to wash and remake the bed they used along with towels. I don't regret the unexpected visit. They spent most of the weekend out in the boat and I rejoiced that they caught and I cleaned lots of fish. I was able to bait my crayfish traps and I ended up cleaning and cleaning LOTS of crayfish for future appetizer plates.

I've been trying to keep pace with all the happenings this summer. Not that I minded doing all the driving for JC and BW Babe but I was thrilled to hear the news...and I'm sure that JC was thrilled too...that I wouldn't have to be acting as chauffeur anymore this summer. I'm mainly happy for JC. I know that I wouldn't be happy if someone told me that I would lose that particular part of my independence. I've never really understood my sister's phobia about driving. I'd HATE it and I HAVE hated it when I couldn't drive. However, I picked up ALL the mail today after taking all the garbage up to the road....another story...and passed the mailbox keys back to BW's control when I dropped off their mail....and rolled their garbage barrel back in.

Story? We've been having problems with our garbage barrels. Bears?...I have no idea. Probably bears. What a mess! I tried weighting the top of the barrels with a heavy rock...Plan A... Fail. OK... Plan B. A friend told me that her friend who had similar problems and who owned a resort in the area, recommended drizzling diesel fuel around the barrels because bears don't like the smell of diesel fuel... Fail...well...maybe, at least I didn't have to clean up a mess. My plan C kept the remaining garbage that I had to clean up and remove, secure. Bungee cords. However, this solution is NOT a real solution when it comes to garbage pick up day. *sigh* I have no idea whether or not there will be a continuing problem until tomorrow. I didn't think to drizzle diesel fuel around the unprotected (bungee cords) barrel of stinky bear-bait garbage. Maybe I'd better put a shovel in the back of my car tomorrow, along with my saw.

The loggers are back. I'm really not sure how much hiking my friends and I can do in the coming days while they're here. ACK! Loggers! We'll see. I was thrilled that my old roomie and, of course, one of my best friends, called tonight. It was great to talk to her. She plans to call again tomorrow night so The Three Besties can get together and talk. I so miss that we haven't been able to get together for another Vegas Gal...or Anyplace Else Gal Get-together. I almost didn't pick up the phone tonight because I didn't recognize the number on my Caller-ID. We'll look forward to talking together tomorrow night.

Random Quote of the Day

Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo
- Robert Byrne