Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

Time is running out people. On Nov 4th we Americans vote to get ourselves a new leader, hopefully someone who lead us out of all the economic trouble we have been in. So I beg you, to please make sure you are registered to vote and more importantly to actually go to the polling station and cast your vote! Your vote counts, it really, really does!! It's your right and your duty to get out to the polls and voice your opinion on who should run this country. Now more than ever, it's important to please watch some TV, read some literature, watch a debate or two and get yourself caught up on the issues. Some bad stuff is happening in this country people and we can't take it for granted that we live in the greatest country on earth because it can all slip away if "We the People" do not stay informed and continue to vote to keep this country great. Food costs more, gas is climbing, people are losing their jobs, the mortgage industry collapsed and banks are c

Spent another weekend in the trenches a.k.a. our backyard. I wonder exactly how those Egyptians built all those pyramids back in the days? They certainly didn't do it with people like me. They must of had a ton of Hercules and a ton of Hubs! Heck, I only had to move some wood and I was beat! This whole project has shown me how weak I have become as a person. I really need to get back on the Wii and work my strength. What happen to the days when I could lift and carry two 35 lb film canisters? Well, apparently I am not 21 years old anymore, certainly not working at a movie theatre anymore and I have only gotten weaker in my advanced age as I push paper behind a desk. Anyhoo, despite me not being as helpful as I wanted to be I did help the hubby finish the pergola and I feel that while my strength may not have been up to game, my creative ideas were. I must say I am very proud of the pergola. The fencing will always be a secret laugh for The Hub and I but the pergola

This past Thursday night, the Hub, Caroline, Minh and I went to see the LA Dodgers. It wasn't any ole Dodger Game but the last home game of the season! What does that mean? It means the stadium was C-rowded!!! As in sold out. As in 52,000 people in the same spot craziness! I am in no way a patient person so having to wait 45 minutes in the car to even get to the stadium was exasperating! The stadium is only a mile or two from my house so you can imagine the super slow crawl to the stadium. After arriving we find that our preferred parking is only good if you get there before the stadium sells out. Having never been to a sold out game before this has never come up as an issue. We drove around, and around, and around and finally found a space. We got to our seats in time for the bottom of the 4th inning and lucky us, we got to sit by the biggest a**hole in the history of Dodger fans. Sorry to swear but really I had to use this word to describe this man. When we arri

Normally I am on a receiving line of a lecture but today, I am telling my mother to be careful! Last night I spoke to my mom and she had just returned from a trip to see my grandma "Up North" aka Tawas. She goes up to visit with my grandmother every couple of weeks now that my grandfather has passed away and helps her with errands, household chores and of course, just to visit. Mom and I were talking about everything when all the sudden she says "I almost died this weekend." I am like "What?!!!?" I guess during this past trip Mom was cleaning out the attic above the gargage. She was bringing items down a ladder as my grandmother can no longer get up there. She was making her last trip down when for some reason she just fell with a laundry basket of items. My grandmother, who's in her 80's saw her falling and inorder to block her fall and to prevent her from slamming into cement she put herself in the line of fire. So my mom falls on my gr

Yesterday, one of my roommates from the Burbank years gave birth to a little girl. This is her third child. While I am so completely happy for her this happy celebration has gotten me thinking about children and nosey people who ask me when I am going to have them. Some might think this subject is it too personal for blog talk but I figure if people want to bud into my business by asking me about kids then I can bud into yours by talking about them. I realize that I am physically old enough to have kids but being physically old enough isn't enough for me. Today, as I looked at my friend's blog describing her birthing experience, I realized the only reason I am thinking about children so much lately is because so many darn people are asking me about them. Every single friggin day I run into "Patty" at work. I have known her for a very long time and while I know she was super happy for me when I got married, I am so not happy about her enthusiasm about me having bab

"What have you been up to?" You know this phrase, as everytime you run into someone you haven't seen in a while they ask you the very phrase. Intead of writing in paragraph form about what we have been up to I am going to write in list form. This is what I do in my journal when I feel like writing but don't know what to say. 1. My parents are coming from Michigan Oct 7-14th. Yep, I am excited because I haven't seen them since my brother's wedding in Nov last year. I took off 4 days from work so I can properly visit with them. Normally when they visit, I have to work or they take a cruise so I don't get to spend that much time with them. 2. On Friday, we FINALLY saw our dear pal Montez. He has bought a fab new car ( you can see pictures on his blog) and he came and hung out with the Hub, me and our pal Danielle (minus the Regul, who was working - when is he going to get a day job so we can properly visit with him on a regular basis?) Both Daniel

You will be getting more curious about living life according to other philosophies --foreign cultures are intriguing, so it might be a wonderful time to learn something new about one of them. Exposing yourself to different cultures will not only fascinate you right now, it could bring you face to face with someone who will alter your life in a very significant way. So don't shy away from places where they don't speak your language. There are ways of communicating that go beyond words. Yes, I am a sucker for horoscopes, feng shui, and all that other mystical garbage. Why not? It's fun stuff. I really truly believe you can make anything happen if you believe enough and keep a positive attitude. So anyway, when I read the above I couldn't help but smile because I am getting ready to go to Europe again and I have been reading this very intriguing book called EAT, PREY, LOVE about this divorced woman, who is my age, who decides to go live in Italy, India and Indonesia (th

So this weekend Neil and Rosemary came for a second time to help with the backyard landscaping. Thank goodness they came because I am not sure I could have done all that work by myself. In fact I know i couldn't have because I felt like I was hardly any help compare to the Buller boys and we all know Rosemary can move stuff (Remember the story of when she picked up Montez?). I must say its been great having a "Hercules" around a.k.a. Neil. Not that my hubby isn't strong but Neil's got those strong arms. We couldn't stop laughing about Neil's strength for a good 5 minutes after digging in a flower bed and finding an old metal sprinkler pipe. Brian went to grab a pick axe but Neil stuck his hand in the ground and ripped the sucker right out of the ground! We couldn't stop laughing at how easy it was for Neil. Brian was telling his buddy at work all the cool treasures we have found in our backyard(old peanut butter barrel, old marbles, jars and

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. (2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, thismeans a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. (3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine. (4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It! (5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. Aloud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.) (6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay