Blink

Well here it is the Friday before July 4th. Where has the time gone? To use a quote from the movie Meet Joe Black, "The years, don't they go by in a blink?" It amazes me to think that I am married and a mom. I never thought that day would come. When we are young, time seems so slow and yet as we age, we want it to slow down. It would be sublime if we had the option to freeze time. Hey that rhymes. Hah hah. But for now, I'll try to live each day as if it were my last. That's how I want to be remembered when I'm gone.

Rosco

Well we finally got our puppy Rosco. He loves it at our house I think. He is always happy and playful. He eats great too. The collar I bought for him last week is too big for him right now so we need to get a small halter one for him. That should work. He is so cute. He is brownish and grayish with the markings of an Alaskan Husky on his face. Totally adorable. It is nice to have a puppy again. He is so curious and loves to run around and jump and play. Bennett is not so fond of the jumping. We will work on teaching him to stay down. Rosco that is.

Our Own Little World

Most of us have our own little world that we live in. A world where no one can hear our innermost thoughts and we are secluded. However, if we only existed in that world, we would have no friends. I think that is what is causing all the problems today. People are too caught up in their own worlds without realizing that there are other people in the real world. We treat each other like dirt, to put it nicely. Common courtesy has gone out the window. We act as if no one else has feelings. All that matters is ME, ME, ME! Take a moment to think about how you would feel if someone treated you the way you are treating others. If we only would stop and look at each other as human beings, we could change the world. Patience and understanding, people. That's what I'm talking about.

Pieces Everywhere

Well Kurt got out his chainsaw for the first time last night. We hacked off a lot of branches and one spindly pine tree that should have been put out of its misery a long time ago. It was great. We were outside a long time picking up the branches. Bennett loves to help outside so he got into it too. One small step toward making the place look nice. Wahoo! Next project will be to get out the camper and clean that out. Then we can go camping! Sweet.

Thoughts

It has occurred to me that elderly people get crabby a lot. Why is that? What is the problem? Does aging frustrate people? Yesterday I went to buy flowers from the Schulze's location across from Langes. I simply asked this older lady if she knew how the pricing thing worked and she looked at me with this "are you stupid" gaze and said, "Uhh, I don't work here." I wanted to say, "DUH, I know that." How rude! I asked a simple question... I did not say, "Hey you look like you work here. Can you explain this pricing to me?" Common courtesy people, that's all I ask for. RESPECT goes both ways, old people. If you want my respect, you need to give me some in return.

Just Another

Well today is just another day. Work and then Bible school tonight. I think it's the last night. It will be nice to get back into a routine soon. If you can consider life routine.
Tuesday we went to Granite Falls to the ethanol plant grand opening. It was neat to see but all the old, er, "elderly" people should I say, were pushing to get in the lines. Seriously, they think the world owes them everything. I was standing in line to get some mini donuts and this guy walked up and stood next to the cart and said "I'll take a bag of those when you get a chance." Obviously he felt he did not have to stand in the long line and could just butt in whenever he wanted. The girl gave him his donuts and apologized to me for it. I was like, "Not a problem. Completely understandable." I figured I wouldn't make a big deal out of it so she didn't feel bad. The old guy should have been apologizing. Not her. Then we stood on a freshly paved BLACK parking lot in 90 degree heat to hear the governor speak. He was good but not worth the sweating and burning of my feet. I went in the building to cool off. Smartest move of the day. We proceeded to get back on the bus to leave and were surrounded by people in the most hilarious clothes I have seen for a long time. There were free hats available and I believe most of the "elderly" people took around 5 or 6 of them. Because apparently one hat just isn't enough for one head. Anyhow, we made it home in one piece.

Manic Monday

I am at work today. I switched because we are going to Granite Falls tomorrow. Fun fun. Shouldn't have stayed up so late last night. But we're not too busy here so it's not so bad. I am listening to Alabama's Greatest Hits. Good tunage. Makes the day go faster. Tonight we have Bible School and I get to teach little kids about dyeing during Bible times. We smashed flowers last night. Luckily no little fingers got flattened. I was a little worried. Gonna look for some more flowers to smash tonight. At least I can take out my frustrations on the flowers.

Only 3 more weeks until we get our puppy Rosco. He is so cute but really rowdy. Hopefully he doesn't chew up everything. Bennett likes him a lot. There will be lots of opportunities for cute pictures I am sure.

Tribute to Brian

"I'll watch as the cold winter melts into spring
And I'll be remembering you
Oh and I'll smell the flowers and hear the birds sing
And I'll be remembering you
I'll be remembering you

I'll watch as the sun fills the sky that was dark
And I'll be remembering you
I'll think of the way that you fill up my heart
And I'll be remembering you
I'll be remembering you"
-Steven Curtis Chapman "Remembering You"

Days Like These…

"Mother said there would be days like this but she never said there would be so many."

Well here it is another day. Work seems mundane today. Dropped Bennett off at daycare and once again he cried when I left. Poor kid has to get used to a new place again. I wish daycare was easier to find. And cheaper.

Last night was great. Stayed home for the first time in like a week. Bennett was glad too I think. When I get off schedule, I get tired. And today my eyes feel like they have bricks on the lids. Anyhow, I better get back to work.

SUMMER

All of my irises are done blooming now. They are always done early. But they are beautiful while they last. I have 3 rows of sweet corn in my garden this year and am hoping to keep the weeds down. That is my goal. It should be easier this summer with Bennett walking and running around instead of crawling. We got our swingset put together and Bennett just loves it. So do the birds to sit on it and poop. Oh well. The sounds of wood cutting will soon be heard from our yard as we trim some trees with our new chainsaw! Exciting! I also recently purchased a steam cleaner for my carpets which I am excited to try out. Whoever thought of carpeting a kitchen should be tortured.

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I just created this blog today. I will try to keep updating it as often as possible.