Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Ignorant About Feathers...
Seems lately I can't see past my own little crazy world to post anything uplifting, charming or witty. Someday... I promise to be spectacular! spectacular! (Okay so I stole that line...) Another sleepless night where I felt bone cold and just plain empty. Finally got out of bed about 5 a.m. dead tired but completely pointless to lay there thrashing about. (um...I don't know how I manage to lay and thrash at the same time but I think I did!) Cancelled singing again b'cuz got another teaching job and needed to write up a course outline. Got a death call tonite so had to go back to work and find some paperwork. Good thing I got the course outline done beforehand. I bought feather pillows as a gift for myself this Christmas. I had to put 3 pillow cases on them before I found plastic covers so the feathers would quit pricking me. My dad told me a story about when he was a child. His mother gave him the job of replacing down feathers in the beds & pillows. He never knew what the difference was between down and regular feathers so he used to throw them all in there. He thinks someone else might suffer from the same ignorance...
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Monday, March 01, 2004
I've decide we all need to have an S for life so we can exit when its not going so great. I mean, I don't want to exit like be dead rather just be able to walk out of a room, re-enter and start over. FIL changed the locks on the PO Box again ...oh, because he's being his charming alzheimer's self... <big sigh>. Oh, and let's not forget the POA he had done again for the thief/user! Can anyone imagine what its like to watch a member of your family get taken advantage of by people professionals.. doctors and lawyers alike? Mind numbing, mind shocking. This topped the day off... The state troopers stopped by work to see if could account for all of our formaldehyde. Seems they found some in an abandoned car people are using to party in...Geez! First of all, duh...IT'S BEEN LIKE 10 DEGREES & BELOW...obvious. Secondly... an abandoned car as party central? deserves another, duh... Apparently these losers are dipping cigarettes (or joints) into the solution for a buzz. Okay, now...besides the fact that it has GOT to be killing brain cells I believe one would have to be missing a few cells to begin with to think putting formaldehyde to your lips is a good idea! So, okay...now I understand the duhs... And my parents thought we were rowdy drinking a six pack and smoking a few pallmalls! This is only a portion of the day....It was a total charmer!
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Sunday, February 29, 2004
Today is as Sundays should be (sounds like something Forest Gump would say) GS and I are going to see Jewel in May. All the way to Albany! Last time I saw her she was performing with acoustics only. I hope this concert is as good. She is a clever and witty performer who's been mistaken for a brainless twit. If you read her poetry & check out her musical abilities you will learn otherwise. Who yodels and sings opera in the SAME concert? In Jewel I see someone not afraid of hard work, somone who's experienced hardships and pressed on.
Taught a computer class this a.m. I don't just do one thing in case you are wondering exactly what my "job" is. It is a hodge podge of a million things. Private class for a Doctor and his wife. Even I had fun! They are interesting and clever people and I very much enjoy people like that. They have these two HUGE dogs who are absolute babies and must be piled up in a small office with the 3 of us. It is hilarious. Next week they will be models for the class when I cover digital photography. Should be fun.
Today is Bro's B-day. He is 28, or 7, depending on the way you look at the calendar!! Went and got a straightener for my hair yesterday and an XBox for my son's bday on the 4th. He flipped! It was so cool!;
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Friday, February 27, 2004
Even though I didn't have anyone to cover the phones at work today I still kept my hair appointment at 10 a.m.. I know...you are now judging me to be this selfish & insanely irresponsible person to leave work for, uh, hair care...
And if I didn't know me & how seriously I take work, I might think that about me too... however, when I start to get weepy because my daughter didn't put the dishes in the dishwasher and I cry because my son forgot to bring his clothes to the laundry room....I know at this point that I have lost control of something deep inside and I start to finally see reality and the fact that I have been working everyday for I don't know how with starting/researching/building my own business & w/ all the other companies I'm managing...and, my inlaws and family...and, the phone that rings off the hook 24/7 b'cuz if it isn't bad enough I'm a landlord too.. So, I did this small thing for myself... and I'm glad I did! My hair looks awesome. (How's that for vanity?) It is straight with razor edge bottom that turns up ever so slightly above the shoulders and highlighted red and blonde. So cool! Sophisticated yet young enough to suit my taste. I don't even look the same! I walk into the shop so eighties with my spiral curled hair that had too much gel in spots and too dry in others and left there with a better outlook on life. It was worth missing a few phone calls!
Shh! Don’t tell my customers!v
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Thursday, February 26, 2004
The day was good at least the part I spent laughing with GS. She is chicken soup for a friends soul. We had a good time in spite of our job duties. Trying to watch CSI while I type this...and it just isn't working out well. I wish I'd gone to the movie with GS but ended up having to go show a house on Route 8. It was actually so comical. Everything the woman touched fell apart. She went to draw up a mini blind and it fell to the floor. She went to turn on a tub faucet and it fell off...so on & so forth.. wonder if she'll take the place anyway?
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Wednesday, February 25, 2004
FIL is not having the back surgery. The Dr. called this morning to tell us to postpone. Nothing like giving us advanced notice. The operation is scheduled for tomorrow! Apparently, FIL did not do well on the stress test taken several weeks ago and they want him to see a cardiologist pronto. I don't know the complete specifics yet. Will write more later... but leave you all with this thought...in the dead of winter...remembering a slice of summer...
A Day To Save
Misty breeze upon my face
Sand cushioning these bones
Sandals swinging from one hand
As I watch
The seagulls land and pose
The ocean calling us ashore
Via the sound of lapping waves
I find driftwood as a souveneir
And a smile for my face
If I could capture but one day
To save for winters woes
I'd take this one out and feel again
Warm sand between my toes.
Crescent Beach, Cape Elizabeth, ME 1999
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