What a day!

Woke up this morning to quite a few inches of snow on the ground already. Got the oldest out of bed and told him he had to uncover the car and shovel the steps and a walkway to the car so I could leave for work. I figured why should I do it because I'm going to have to uncover the car before I leave work. He did everything but the walkway to the car. He never shovels a path to the car, I don't know why. I hate driving to work with wet boots. Well, my 10 minute drive to work took 40 this morning. My road, which is a rather main road, was plowed, but once I hit the side road my lady lives on, forget it! There had to be at least 6 inches on the ground when I left for work. When I finally made it to work, of course I couldn't get up the driveway in my car. Hubby's cousin took the truck to his business in Ohio, he's due back sometime this week I think. Not doing me any good. Well, I was determined I wasn't walking up that steep driveway in 6 inches of snow, so I backed out of the driveway, went up the road, and went as fast as I could and floored it up the driveway, lol. I did a lot of sliding and spinning of tires. I thought the car was going to end up in the yard a few times it was swerving so bad, but I made it up! My lady's daughters boyfriend was in his truck, I didn't know it, he was watching the whole thing. He got out of his truck laughing his butt off at me, lol! All I told him was "I ain't walking up this driveway, lol!" He says he thought that's what it was because I looked very determined to get the car up, lol. Wouldn't you know it, after all that, 10 minutes after I get there, the driveway gets plowed! I also get a phone call from the office wanting me to stay because the other woman who comes when I leave didn't want to come out in the snow in the afternoon. I told them I wasn't staying because the roads were not plowed and really bad. I figured I made it here, she could have at least tried or had someone give her a ride there. Of course hubby wanted me to stay home today, but since I have tomorrow off for the dentist, I went. I should have stayed home, it looked like everyone else did, lol.

Came home and gave the boys their orders and I'm hiding. I wanted to work on my course some more so I chased the boys away and told them not to disturb me for at least an hour or so. The oldest is going to make dinner, probably with the youngest help. So now that they are leaving me alone and I have this time, guess I should use it wisely, lol.

More snow and ice on the way

It seems every time I watch the weather, it reports something different with this coming storm. As of tonight, we are supposed to get snow first, then ice. Just snow already and be done with it! Snow and ice, snow and ice, I'm getting tired of the combination, lol.

I got home from work and only found one kid in the house. Cool. The other one was out with the neighbor. He never called me to let me know either. Usually he does. Hubby was walking out the door as I was walking in. I did do a little shopping before I came home since the boys are here and need something for lunch. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or cereal for lunch gets old fast.

While I was cooking dinner tonight, I kept hearing this funny almost popping noise at the stove. I opened the door thinking maybe it was my chicken, but it usually doesn't do that. Then I listened closer and realized it was down in the drawer part of the stove. I thought it was a mouse walking around in the drawer. I got the oldest and told him to wait while I got the cat. He heard the noise to. I get the cat and told him to open the drawer (I'm expecting to see a mouse) and I would put the cat in the drawer, lol. She had no interest in the drawer. Then the oldest says the noise is coming from under the drawer, so he pulls the drawer out and there's the mouse, all the way in the back. He grabs the cat and this time she sees what she's there for, lol. She crawls under the stove and eventually the mouse runs out with her right behind it. She chased it behind the entertainment center. Meanwhile, I'm standing on a kitchen chair, because I don't do mice. I finally get down because I realize that dinner will never get finished with me standing on a chair, and if the mouse moves, I'll see the cat and I can hop back up. I'm watching and watching and I don't hear anything. All of a sudden I look up and there's the cat sitting on the arm of the sofa just looking at me. If there was ever a time I wished the cat could talk, that was the time. She was just sitting there looking bored. I have no idea what happened to the mouse. I don't think she got it, but she has a habit of playing with them for a while before she actually will kill it. I think she gets to rough with them. This mouse wasn't that fast, so she might have already had a hold of it earlier and is just toying with it. Personally, she just needs to do her job and be done with it, lol!!

Not such a bad day

For a day that started out kind of rough, it did get better as it went on. Only problem is it just went to fast, lol. I asked hubby why my work days can't go as fast as this day went. Hubby informed me that he is probably leaving for India the end of February. If someone can work for him, if it doesn't interfere with the fools plans, who also says he has to go to, and if he can get the money together. Well, at least I got more notice this time that I did last time. He says it will be for 30 days. I told him to stress the 30 days to his cousin who will probably be making the arrangements for him. Last year the 30 days was 6 weeks which became over 9 weeks. I didn't appreciate that.

Well, I finally did it. I signed up for a class today. Online. I should be getting my books in the next week or so. That also means that I will be getting a new printer. We have to take the car to the shop next week for an oil change and have them check for a power steering leak. I think it's my car, not sure. There's spots where I usually park so don't think it's the truck. Anyway, since we will be in town we will go looking for a new printer. Hubby can't fix the one I have now and no one I've asked knows anyone who can. The normal response is it's less hassle to buy new. Printers are very hard to get apart. Seems like a total waste to me, but the only thing I can do with mine now is scan to the computer. I guess they aren't made to last very long, like everything else these days.

But I'm really excited about this course, it's work at your own pace. Great for me, I can take a day or two to do other things and not feel stressed about missing a deadline or anything. I''ve been playing around on the computer most of the day today just looking for different things. Spent way to much time on the computer, guess I'm making up for lost time, lol. I was looking for something specific and I'm amazed at just how much there is out there. I was really good, I only bought one thing to, lol.

The youngest is all happy that his one day of school is finished for the week. I'm sure by Wednesday I'll be wishing for this week to end, lol.

Hubby was telling me about something he saw on his news yesterday. This just happened the day before in an neighboring country. There is a law over there about what the length of your pants should be if you're a man. Someone didn't follow that particular law and lost his life because of it. I won't go into the barbaric details, but he was singled out based on his particular religion. There is an predominant religion in that country, which he didn't follow. Hubby said seeing that really bothered him. Things like that happen in his own country, he grew up with that going on, but it just made him realize that nothings changed, and probably won't.

Sunday

This weekend is shaping up to be rather non eventful. Spent most of yesterday cleaning and more cleaning. So tired when I was done, but the house looked nice, lol! Until hubby spilled something on my not clean for even an hour kitchen floor! If it wasn't him, it would have been someone else. Got caught up on all the laundry and turned the machine over to the boys. I think they are all caught up to. I hope, lol. Tomorrow is the only day they both have school and I'm off. Looking forward to a peaceful few hours. Of course, hubby wants me to go the the bank and then the post office first thing in the morning. Yeah right, when I get up and get moving, lol. He won't know, he'll be sleeping until I wake him.

Finally had church this morning. The oldest got ready for work late, which means he got to work late, which means I had to hurry up and eat and get the youngest ready, which made us late for church. At least I got there, lol. The elder that was preaching this morning was joking that he has two more sermons left on the book of Judges, which means we should be done sometime in March with the way the weather has been going, lol. The forecast is predicting snow for Wednesday, but right now it's so so. Not predicting any accumulations, which means they have no clue. It's been about a week and a half since we have had any snow. We're probably due, this can't last forever, it's to early yet.

Since I worked my butt of yesterday, I did basically nothing today. Felt so nice to not have anything that had to be done. I did get some knitting done. Dentist appt on Thursday. Since this dentist only works one day at the office I go to, I couldn't be choosy about the time I got, so I made it far enough ahead of time to get the day off. I don't make appts around work any more unless I work for a few hours in the morning and have the rest of the day off. You just never know how long you are going to end up sitting in the waiting room.

The cat has spent the past 2 nights chasing a mouse all night. I wish she would either catch that thing, or chase it into a trap and be done with it. Every time she goes ripping down the hallway I hear her. Why is it sometimes cats can be so quiet you don't know they are there, and then other times, they sound like a heard of elephants? It that like pay back or something??

Ok, going to put this in here, just won't let me put it where I want it without moving everything around and leaving spaces. I had found a neck warmer pattern online that I thought would be pretty cool to make. Sometimes I want something around my neck, but just don't want to deal with the hassle of a scarf. Since what I'm working on can be frustrating, especially when I've knitted rows and rows only to realize that they all have to be ripped out because I either made a mistake or dropped a stitch like 4 inchs ago. That's when I need something fast and easy to work on to make me feel like I've accomplished something. Finished this in 2 nights and sewed the buttons on this afternoon. Hubby was looking at me like I've lost my marbles, and maybe I have. I showed it to him and asked him if he thought I was crazy. He just grinned and said yes and he ran out the door, lol. H has to live with me, guess he would know, lol. Oh well, I keep his life interesting, lol.

End of the work week

My work week has finally come to an end. This week just seemed to drag and drag. Glad my weekend has officially started and I can relax some. Did most of the local errands today so that only leaves food shopping in town for tomorrow.

The boys come home and informed me that next week they don't have to go to school part of the whole week. What!! Why!! It's to early for any breaks yet, lol! Next week the school has testing and they both have to go to school on Monday, Tuesday the testing starts. The youngest has the rest of the week off, and the oldest only has to go to school Thursday and Friday. This is turning out to be one of those school years where they are out of school more than they are in it, lol.

Since they boys are going to youth group tonight, it's movie night for me, and the cat, lol. It's our down time. Last night I went to knit. I had told hubby that if the oldest wasn't done working by the time I left for class, then he would have to wait until I was done class and then I would swing by and pick him up. I told both of them this. Hubby calls the house and the youngest tells him I left. So..........the youngest has to call me and tell me this and let me know I should probably call hubby back. Few minutes after that my cell rings again. It's the oldest wanting a ride. I told him he had to wait or get a ride with someone he knows going this way. He's having a fit because he has to wait. I told him his options and hung up on him, lol. A few minutes later the cell rings again. This time I shut if off completely. This is my time just for me. This class is my socialization time with other females. Living with all males, I need that. It's only 2 hours long, once a week. It runs for 8 weeks in the fall and 8 weeks in the winter. Why, why can they not give me this?? So, the conversation at home was basically for those 2 hours you don't have a mother, lol. Hubby can deal with things. I am to only be called in an extreme emergency during that time. They are 17 and 18, I think they can do without me for 2 hours. Kids!

Time to get the boys moving if we are going to be out the door in the next hour and a half. No snow storms in the forecast so it looks like there will actually be church this week. There was no bible study this week because of a broken pipe in the social hall. It feels like forever since I've been to church. I'm missing it. I just might be able to talk hubby into going with me now that he's working nights again. He used to go with me before. Since he's from another country this is all new to him, but he likes it. He says going makes him feel better, so he must be getting something out of it.

There's a cat fish in my tank

I was listening to something the other day, and I realized it described my situation perfectly.
There were these fishermen who fished for cod ( I think). At first when they caught the cod, they would freeze them before they brought them to market. This changed the way the fish tasted. Not fresh. So, then they decided to just let the cod be in their tanks on the way to the market. Again, the cod, just weren't as good as expected. Since the cat fish is a known enemy of the cod, they decided to put a few cat fish in the tank with the cod. The cat fish were constantly chasing the cod. When the cod got to market, they were fresh and tasted great. Sometimes God drops a cat fish in your tank to keep you fresh. He put one in mine. It's been one thing after another. First the computer, then the printer, then frozen pipes, washer springs a leak, new washer has issues, and for the past 2 days, no phone. Ok, ok, I get the point, lol!! I'm fresh now, this all can stop, lol. I finally have a phone so I can get online. It took 2 trips out to the house. The first time only one jack in the entire house was working. Today they were out to hook the rest of the jacks back up. For some reason, there are 2 separate wires connected to the one line. I asked them to put all the jacks on one wire. Hope he did.

As for the washer. Well............... the guy was telling hubby that these things have an anti-theft device preinstalled in them. That was the problem. We left that in. I remember hubby and the boys trying to remove this thing and they couldn't budge it, so they thought that maybe if it wasn't coming out, maybe it's not supposed to. The guy who came to check the machine couldn't get it out either. He ended up having hubby hold onto the machine while he pulled it out, lol. Guess that one was really in there.

Since the temps are back to normal for a few days, hubby's going to go under the house and put insulation around the hot water pipe that needs it. I told him he has only tomorrow to do this now because starting Sunday we are going back into the teens during the day and below zero temps at night. The printer he said he will take a look at, probably over the weekend to see if he can replace the rollers. If not, he'll see if he knows someone who might be able to do this. Still printer less.

The oldest had to order his gown and any other stuff he wanted for graduation. I could not believe the prices of that stuff! I'm in the wrong line of work, lol!! I knew it would be high, but not that high. I decided that if I'm going to send out announcements, I would make my own. Much cheaper since every package had anywhere from 60 to 100 invitations and what not. I don't need that many. If I print them up myself, I can print out just what I need.

Needless to day I haven't been around to any journals lately. I'll try over the weekend.

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See what happens when I get bored?? This is our cat, Miss Melinda napping on the youngests laptop.