January 2009

Alayna called me last night just before 10 to tell me the ambulance was headed to my mother-in-laws house because she thought she was having a stroke…I called “him” at work and we both headed to the hospital.       Her language was very garbled but she seemed to be in good spirits..the cat scan showed she Read more

I can’t stay awake…everytime I sit on the couch, I dose off…well don’t sit on the couch, Nina…I got a lot of computer work done today – I actually started listing some of the things I did but then realized you surely didn’t want to know the details….I finished another Christmas stocking this morning…I’ll take Read more

I had a near perfect Thursday…if I’d gotten a little more sleep, it might actually have been a perfect Thursday.  I spent the day – at least 7 hours – scrapbooking with Deb and Karen…I had a great time – very relaxing…what is better than sitting around doing something you enjoy with 2 of your Read more

I had myself worked into a funk this morning … “his” aunt – age 65 died.  I don’t know what the cause of death was but I do know that she smoked like a chimney, had a little alcohol problem and was no bigger around than my little finger and poss had some osteoporosis going on…but Read more

Benny roomba’d twice today Read more

 The Super Bowl is on my mind.  We are going to Carl and Jane’s house to watch the game..no party at our house this year.  Dinner and Long Island Ice Tea is on the line…Marc has taken Pittsburg and I’m holding out for the Cardinals and Kurt Warner… I look forward to the Super Bowl Read more

So the train goes thru on the tracks…blows snow all along the track including on the highway…roads are drifting with the wind….Doof chooses to drive thru the drift made by the train….in doing so, he rips off his bumper and damages his radiator…he thinks the railroad should have to pay for his damages…I mean…if the Read more

I changed yesterday’s ranting to private because Jenny didn’t want her friend to read it and have her feelings hurt…that’s my girl…above all treat people kindly…So much for the January thaw, which by the way only made it up to the 40’s here in central Iowa…it is back to cold today…the temp is still 18 Read more

I have blogged protected…. Read more

President Obama is spending his first night in the white house.  What a wonderful thought…I had to laugh out loud when Katie Couric made the comment that lots of people were cheering as W and the Mrs. lifted off in the helicopter and did their last tour of DC and people were cheering…some were probably Read more