Hi again....hopefully, this will be the last post of my 2006....
Let's see, just since I have talked to you, we have had "the King of Soul" (ok) die, Sadam Hung....yesssssssssss! and a dearly beloved great man who was one of our President's die, Gerald Ford. Also, my kitty had another seizure...she's still with us but due to the above mentioned events, we will not be getting her blood results back until Friday, so I hope she just stays quiet until then. Until we find out what is/was wrong with her.Gosh, my 2006 year sucked, big time! And, it doesn't help that I am growing older by the minute...lol I did, however manage to get a police report made for the fraud from Ebay, and was able to get in an MRI on the lumbar spine. Most of my year has been tied up....wishfully to burn...but, all in all, I am still alive and kicking, so it couldn't have been for not. We did have some good times and my surgery was a God send. I know I am truly blessed. But, I don't know if you ever heard the quote from Mother Theresa or not...this is how I feel, a lot of the time..."I know god doesn't give us anymore than we can handle...but, why does he trust me so much!!!!"With that in mind...I will close this little note with the other way I feel about life:"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but, Rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, SHOUTING"...HOLY SHIT .... what a Ride!!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!good night to all...and may we all have a better 2007!
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
KRISMESS ALMOST OVER
HI, well, it's almost done! This has not been a favorite year. If I had to list pro's (good things that happened) vs. con's (not so good things that happened this year)- I think the bad guys would win.
The best thing that happened this year would have to be my surgery. I have a lot fewer headaches, my neck pain is much less, and that is all great. Now, I don't mean to be ungrateful for all my many blessings, and I know I have many more than a lot of people, but there have been some difficult days, weeks, months, along this year. I have had two really great friends pass, plus the father of a really great friend, and I know this is part of life and I should let it go, but it's just dang difficult. And, it seems the older one gets in this life, the more life becomes fragile. I have a beautiful granddaughter (actually 4 beautiful g-daughters, but only one from a mother who seems to be really vengeful and with little empathy, or regard for the feelings of others.) Ok, I don't usually say things like that but I guess I just had to get it out. Anyway, I really miss my little girl. She is 15 now and has just been diagnosed with ADHD. I wish I could be there to help her. She is so giving, happy, loving and helpful. I just hope I can be here long enough to see her thru her life, thru her graduation, marriage, and her children.
Christmas was very quiet at our home. We didn't have the lights, the sounds, the presents. If it weren't for our good friends in Oklahoma, we would not have had any gifts. But it was fun, getting a package in the mail and some things that were "hand picked" just for us. I love my purse holder, it works soooooooooooo well. Everyone checks it out and asks where I got it. I have to laugh, it's quite the attention getter. And, the Ol' Coyote got this really cool camo ATV bag to go on his not so camo ATV. The bag is awesome, you unzip it and it has a magic red light that comes on so you can check out your stuff and not bother anyone else, so really cool. Now, as far as "family" goes, we got a tin of Mrs Fields assortment from my brother and his wife, woopie, and a box of candy from my sister and her husband....really "thoughtful" gifts. I'm sorry, do I sound negative?....hummmmmm, I wonder why.
Ok, enough of the "gift supply". On with the "merryment". We to dinner on night before Christmas eve, eve. Some friends invited us, and it was fun. Then, for Christmas day, we were invited to some other friends, and that was fun(?). We ate baked chicken with side dishes and then got to see Waynes gun collection.....that's what I live for on Christmas.
Today, I went and got an MRI on the lumbar spine, maybe something wrong there, we will find out next year. Yesterday, I pulled it together and finally made a police report of the $508.00 loss from an Ebay deal gone bad. So, I have had some closure for this sad year. I tell you, I am ready for the New Year to begin. I want some happy times and some good food, good friends (especially the ones that live in OKlahoma) and great memories.....I'm already looking forward to our trip in March to see the boys in Orlando and then, back to Oklahoma to have some real fun with lips, the midget and Ol' Bob....I'm ready!!!!
It's late now, and I am going to sign off so I can be more positive on the next post. I still have a lot to say, I have a lot to do. We have some friends coming to visit from Washington, they should be here on the 1st of January, for a couple days, on their way to Utah. I have rooms to clean, decorations to put away, sheesh, anyone have any speed I can have......just kidding!!!!
Good night!
The best thing that happened this year would have to be my surgery. I have a lot fewer headaches, my neck pain is much less, and that is all great. Now, I don't mean to be ungrateful for all my many blessings, and I know I have many more than a lot of people, but there have been some difficult days, weeks, months, along this year. I have had two really great friends pass, plus the father of a really great friend, and I know this is part of life and I should let it go, but it's just dang difficult. And, it seems the older one gets in this life, the more life becomes fragile. I have a beautiful granddaughter (actually 4 beautiful g-daughters, but only one from a mother who seems to be really vengeful and with little empathy, or regard for the feelings of others.) Ok, I don't usually say things like that but I guess I just had to get it out. Anyway, I really miss my little girl. She is 15 now and has just been diagnosed with ADHD. I wish I could be there to help her. She is so giving, happy, loving and helpful. I just hope I can be here long enough to see her thru her life, thru her graduation, marriage, and her children.
Christmas was very quiet at our home. We didn't have the lights, the sounds, the presents. If it weren't for our good friends in Oklahoma, we would not have had any gifts. But it was fun, getting a package in the mail and some things that were "hand picked" just for us. I love my purse holder, it works soooooooooooo well. Everyone checks it out and asks where I got it. I have to laugh, it's quite the attention getter. And, the Ol' Coyote got this really cool camo ATV bag to go on his not so camo ATV. The bag is awesome, you unzip it and it has a magic red light that comes on so you can check out your stuff and not bother anyone else, so really cool. Now, as far as "family" goes, we got a tin of Mrs Fields assortment from my brother and his wife, woopie, and a box of candy from my sister and her husband....really "thoughtful" gifts. I'm sorry, do I sound negative?....hummmmmm, I wonder why.
Ok, enough of the "gift supply". On with the "merryment". We to dinner on night before Christmas eve, eve. Some friends invited us, and it was fun. Then, for Christmas day, we were invited to some other friends, and that was fun(?). We ate baked chicken with side dishes and then got to see Waynes gun collection.....that's what I live for on Christmas.
Today, I went and got an MRI on the lumbar spine, maybe something wrong there, we will find out next year. Yesterday, I pulled it together and finally made a police report of the $508.00 loss from an Ebay deal gone bad. So, I have had some closure for this sad year. I tell you, I am ready for the New Year to begin. I want some happy times and some good food, good friends (especially the ones that live in OKlahoma) and great memories.....I'm already looking forward to our trip in March to see the boys in Orlando and then, back to Oklahoma to have some real fun with lips, the midget and Ol' Bob....I'm ready!!!!
It's late now, and I am going to sign off so I can be more positive on the next post. I still have a lot to say, I have a lot to do. We have some friends coming to visit from Washington, they should be here on the 1st of January, for a couple days, on their way to Utah. I have rooms to clean, decorations to put away, sheesh, anyone have any speed I can have......just kidding!!!!
Good night!
Saturday, December 09, 2006
BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS
Hello again....first off I want to give you this fantastic site. It begins in French, but he is only presenting the act....and what an act. I felt it was so calming and quaint. Hope you enjoy it.
Go here to see it.
Ok, now about the rest of the day. It was a fun day. Ethel and I went to Adriano's for lunch, yum, the lasagne was wonderful. Then we drove over to the dollar store and had a great time laughing at all the cutsie tiny clothes for all those anarexic daft little brainless teenagers. There was some cute and fun Christmas items there, so we really had a good time.
Then we had to come home so Ethel could get ready to go out for the weekly Saturday dinner with relatives....boring......
So, I thru Skip in the car and we went to wally-world. I got some really fun stuff to decorate the Christmas trees we have growing in our yard. But, by time we got home, the Cody breeze had matasdasized to an almost gail...on pun there. I couldn't find anything to nail the stuff down, so I came in.
The Ol' Coyote had worked in his shop today. He had determined that his ATV was not as straight as it should be. So he started with a pole and I don't know what all, to push the bend out. Well, I guess things got so harried, that he had to call Fred to come over and stand on the ATV to hold it down while the Coyote pushed. Evidently, he was pushing Fred and the ATV all over the shop. After they finished, Coyote informed Fred that usually for a ride like that, you would have to surrender an "E" ticket!!!!
Hummmm, it's after midnight, I guess I should give in and go to bed. Need to get some rest before we go to church. We are singing in the Christmas choir, so we have rehersal tomorrow evening. WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE (drum roll, please) The Coyote's birthday.....it's his "06" birthday. So, I have ordered the cake and bought the ice cream for a little paraty after our rehersal.....
ok, ni-night, lynne
Go here to see it.
Ok, now about the rest of the day. It was a fun day. Ethel and I went to Adriano's for lunch, yum, the lasagne was wonderful. Then we drove over to the dollar store and had a great time laughing at all the cutsie tiny clothes for all those anarexic daft little brainless teenagers. There was some cute and fun Christmas items there, so we really had a good time.
Then we had to come home so Ethel could get ready to go out for the weekly Saturday dinner with relatives....boring......
So, I thru Skip in the car and we went to wally-world. I got some really fun stuff to decorate the Christmas trees we have growing in our yard. But, by time we got home, the Cody breeze had matasdasized to an almost gail...on pun there. I couldn't find anything to nail the stuff down, so I came in.
The Ol' Coyote had worked in his shop today. He had determined that his ATV was not as straight as it should be. So he started with a pole and I don't know what all, to push the bend out. Well, I guess things got so harried, that he had to call Fred to come over and stand on the ATV to hold it down while the Coyote pushed. Evidently, he was pushing Fred and the ATV all over the shop. After they finished, Coyote informed Fred that usually for a ride like that, you would have to surrender an "E" ticket!!!!
Hummmm, it's after midnight, I guess I should give in and go to bed. Need to get some rest before we go to church. We are singing in the Christmas choir, so we have rehersal tomorrow evening. WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE (drum roll, please) The Coyote's birthday.....it's his "06" birthday. So, I have ordered the cake and bought the ice cream for a little paraty after our rehersal.....
ok, ni-night, lynne
Monday, December 04, 2006
MUNDANE MONDAY
wELL, yesterday's color did not look really good, so we can try this. My day began with the usual Monday, physical therapy.....since I had such a rough weekend, I pleaded with my therapist to go easy today. He did. Even tho his dearly beloved Broncos lost, he was in a way good mood. So he was extremely gentle, however, he did have to put the electrical stim on....don't ask, I hate it....anyway, I got out of there by noon-thirty, came home, got the mail and Coyote was chompin' at the bit to get on over to wallyworld. So we load up and sure as shooting, yep, he had to make a stop at the ATV shop BEFORE we could go to Wallyworld......how come they always have to be first, it makes me so upset.
Well, we forgot most of what we wanted to get....yes, we had the list...the important items where not on the list (go figure) The Ol' Coyote heard from his friend Fred, that WM had a winch on sale and it was really a good one, they used it today, as a matter of fact. Wait 'til you hear why.......Well, when we were at WM coyote forgot to find/look at it (I was amazed, he never forgets to look at something he wants, it's usually the first stop, no matter what!...lol)
Oh well, back to using the winch...This Ol' Coyote is really sly, for a coyote. We have been talking about finding an old VW bug and making another Baja bug or Dune Buggy. Long story short, coyote's barber had a 1987 Suzuki Samuri taking up space. He wanted to get rid of it coyote offered $100 bucks, Frank/barber countered $500, Coyote said sold. Coyote came home and told Fred about the deal and they got Fred's big truck, the trick winch and trailer and went over and picked it up.
Now, I don't begrudge him the vehicle.....but let's look at reality. It's Christmas time, gifts are to be bought for OTHER people, and only when one has money. (well, two outa two, not bad) It's going to be interresting to see how the rest of the Joyous Season will go.
My venture today brought some closure for me. I bought some new pans in Phoenix and I was so excited. The brand name is Cooks. The are wonderful heavy stainless steel and a good selection of sizes. The really neat thing is that just last year, My friend Judy and I went to the True Valule hardware store and bought new Krona stainless pans. In order to justify me getting the Cooks pans, I needed a good home for my new Kona pans. Well guess what....I found just the place, my best friend in Miami, Oklahoma. Lips is really gonna be pleased when she sees HER new pots and pans. They are in the mail!!!!
Wish us luck or say a prayer that we are safe tomorrow, we have to drive thru deer/elk country to and from Billings to shop. Our optomotrist is there and we both have been having eye/glasses problems. With any luck, this will be the last time to take this trip before Christmas. Oh yum, I just thought of something, we can get a great pumpkin pie and some more avacadoes from Costco...I can charge there, yipeeeeeeeeee
Ok Chickidee, this confussed cruella is gonna be shutting down, it's tired out, and we gotta hit the pavement early. BTW Update on Daysee, our dufus rotty....she is doing a lot better, she only peeed in one bed today....and she is maneuvering much better. She still can't back-up. She is still funnier than ever....ok, I'm outta here, good night
Well, we forgot most of what we wanted to get....yes, we had the list...the important items where not on the list (go figure) The Ol' Coyote heard from his friend Fred, that WM had a winch on sale and it was really a good one, they used it today, as a matter of fact. Wait 'til you hear why.......Well, when we were at WM coyote forgot to find/look at it (I was amazed, he never forgets to look at something he wants, it's usually the first stop, no matter what!...lol)
Oh well, back to using the winch...This Ol' Coyote is really sly, for a coyote. We have been talking about finding an old VW bug and making another Baja bug or Dune Buggy. Long story short, coyote's barber had a 1987 Suzuki Samuri taking up space. He wanted to get rid of it coyote offered $100 bucks, Frank/barber countered $500, Coyote said sold. Coyote came home and told Fred about the deal and they got Fred's big truck, the trick winch and trailer and went over and picked it up.
Now, I don't begrudge him the vehicle.....but let's look at reality. It's Christmas time, gifts are to be bought for OTHER people, and only when one has money. (well, two outa two, not bad) It's going to be interresting to see how the rest of the Joyous Season will go.
My venture today brought some closure for me. I bought some new pans in Phoenix and I was so excited. The brand name is Cooks. The are wonderful heavy stainless steel and a good selection of sizes. The really neat thing is that just last year, My friend Judy and I went to the True Valule hardware store and bought new Krona stainless pans. In order to justify me getting the Cooks pans, I needed a good home for my new Kona pans. Well guess what....I found just the place, my best friend in Miami, Oklahoma. Lips is really gonna be pleased when she sees HER new pots and pans. They are in the mail!!!!
Wish us luck or say a prayer that we are safe tomorrow, we have to drive thru deer/elk country to and from Billings to shop. Our optomotrist is there and we both have been having eye/glasses problems. With any luck, this will be the last time to take this trip before Christmas. Oh yum, I just thought of something, we can get a great pumpkin pie and some more avacadoes from Costco...I can charge there, yipeeeeeeeeee
Ok Chickidee, this confussed cruella is gonna be shutting down, it's tired out, and we gotta hit the pavement early. BTW Update on Daysee, our dufus rotty....she is doing a lot better, she only peeed in one bed today....and she is maneuvering much better. She still can't back-up. She is still funnier than ever....ok, I'm outta here, good night
Sunday, December 03, 2006
CAN'T THINK OF A TITLE
How's that for a title, great beginning, eh? Well, give me a while to warm up. I haven't blogged since the 17th of September, wow, that's a long time ago. I've been from one side of the continent to the other and back home just since then. I've gotten to see my daughter, her three little girls, Emily, Abigail and Kathryn. I got to go to my girlfriends in Glendale, AZ and go shopping, I mean REALLY SERIOUSLY SHOPPING, at real stores. See here in Cody, Wy, we have wallmart, k-mart and specialty shops. It's fun to visit. It's fun to know all the shop owners. And, you really know who your friends are. The name of the game here is Quality, not quantity. What friends you make and have are the best.*
Anyway, back to AZ. I got to buy my favorite candy, it's called See's...it's wonderful. (The dark chocolate is the best.) I got to go to In-N-Out and have a great burger with fries and a chocolate milk shake, oh yum! We went to Penneys, I got a padpadracha ring in the checkerboard faceting, it's beautiful, firey orange, totally not me, Carolyn made me buy it because of the great deal. I guess under all this dust and denium there really is a female that likes flashy girly things, don't let that out tho...my hubby would never believe that. I've always been the tomboy from the getgo. Oh, I also got a new two tone gold bracelete, we had fun. She always spends my money...lol Then I got to go to Trader Joes's. If you haven't been to a Trader Joe's and you ever have the opportunity, go. They have the neatest stuff. And, their vitamins and antioxidents are so good for you and so much less than in other stores. We went to Ikea and bought a new chest and two of their only poang chairs, wow, so cool. After visiting with our daughter and Carolyn and her family, we flew from Phoenix to Orlando, FL. We got to visit with our boys and my oldest grandaughter (15 going on 25) flew in from San Antonio, Tx for three days. We had a ball!!! Then we flew back to AZ. got in the car and drove up to Bullhead City to visit with my brother and his wife. We were going to stay for 2/3 days, but, by the time we got there, we were so pooped, so broke, so wanting to get home....we went to dinner with them, spent the night and drove home.
So now, we have Christmas. It's a good thing that we don't do presents, we don't have anything left to do presents with. So we are staying home for the first time in 5 years. Just the two of us, Christmas, home, food, lots of wood for lots of warm fires. We will sit and read the Christmas story and watch my favorite animated "Small One"...I cry everytime. this will be an interesting Christmas. With the world so messed up and everyone calling it Happy Holidays, so they don't offend anyone, so they can leave Christ out of Christmas, whatever....to each his own.
Oh, I forgot to tell you about one of our dogs. Daysee...we refer to her as dufus daysee, she is such a cluts...she has lost weight, she is now a very trim 90 lbs. rotty....she got a staff infection. We have no clue from where or when. We took her to the vet, he examined, did his thing, she came home with us in the morning, by afternoon, she was so swollen and very lethargic. So the Ol' Coyote (after copious amounts of pleading by me)loaded her into the truck and took her back to the vet. He kept her overnight and when we went to get her in the morning, she was not nearly as swollen and she looked like she was going to make it. We also brought a "cone" collar for her. She is hysterical. She bumps into something and she is like one of those battery operated robots....she stops completely. She doesn't look around, or move. She just stands there. Then when you go to put her out side she tries to walk thru the door, but the collar proceeds her and clunks her back...again, she just stands there waiting for the wall to move for her.....what a trip.
Well, I think I have pretty much caught you up to date. At church we are practicing for the Christmas program. Oh, the other news here in Cody, we have a Japanese Restaurant. Shiki....it's wonderful, delicious, one more reason to think about coming out to visit...
Let's see, it's 8:30 pm Dec 3 and our temp is -1, at least the wind has calmed down. Between the freighttrain wind and the coyote snooring, I got no sleep last night, maybe tonight will be sleep tight, so, I will say good night, until another day...
Anyway, back to AZ. I got to buy my favorite candy, it's called See's...it's wonderful. (The dark chocolate is the best.) I got to go to In-N-Out and have a great burger with fries and a chocolate milk shake, oh yum! We went to Penneys, I got a padpadracha ring in the checkerboard faceting, it's beautiful, firey orange, totally not me, Carolyn made me buy it because of the great deal. I guess under all this dust and denium there really is a female that likes flashy girly things, don't let that out tho...my hubby would never believe that. I've always been the tomboy from the getgo. Oh, I also got a new two tone gold bracelete, we had fun. She always spends my money...lol Then I got to go to Trader Joes's. If you haven't been to a Trader Joe's and you ever have the opportunity, go. They have the neatest stuff. And, their vitamins and antioxidents are so good for you and so much less than in other stores. We went to Ikea and bought a new chest and two of their only poang chairs, wow, so cool. After visiting with our daughter and Carolyn and her family, we flew from Phoenix to Orlando, FL. We got to visit with our boys and my oldest grandaughter (15 going on 25) flew in from San Antonio, Tx for three days. We had a ball!!! Then we flew back to AZ. got in the car and drove up to Bullhead City to visit with my brother and his wife. We were going to stay for 2/3 days, but, by the time we got there, we were so pooped, so broke, so wanting to get home....we went to dinner with them, spent the night and drove home.
So now, we have Christmas. It's a good thing that we don't do presents, we don't have anything left to do presents with. So we are staying home for the first time in 5 years. Just the two of us, Christmas, home, food, lots of wood for lots of warm fires. We will sit and read the Christmas story and watch my favorite animated "Small One"...I cry everytime. this will be an interesting Christmas. With the world so messed up and everyone calling it Happy Holidays, so they don't offend anyone, so they can leave Christ out of Christmas, whatever....to each his own.
Oh, I forgot to tell you about one of our dogs. Daysee...we refer to her as dufus daysee, she is such a cluts...she has lost weight, she is now a very trim 90 lbs. rotty....she got a staff infection. We have no clue from where or when. We took her to the vet, he examined, did his thing, she came home with us in the morning, by afternoon, she was so swollen and very lethargic. So the Ol' Coyote (after copious amounts of pleading by me)loaded her into the truck and took her back to the vet. He kept her overnight and when we went to get her in the morning, she was not nearly as swollen and she looked like she was going to make it. We also brought a "cone" collar for her. She is hysterical. She bumps into something and she is like one of those battery operated robots....she stops completely. She doesn't look around, or move. She just stands there. Then when you go to put her out side she tries to walk thru the door, but the collar proceeds her and clunks her back...again, she just stands there waiting for the wall to move for her.....what a trip.
Well, I think I have pretty much caught you up to date. At church we are practicing for the Christmas program. Oh, the other news here in Cody, we have a Japanese Restaurant. Shiki....it's wonderful, delicious, one more reason to think about coming out to visit...
Let's see, it's 8:30 pm Dec 3 and our temp is -1, at least the wind has calmed down. Between the freighttrain wind and the coyote snooring, I got no sleep last night, maybe tonight will be sleep tight, so, I will say good night, until another day...
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