Tomorrow is the "Big Game", at least, many here in the Valley say that phrase. Just because the Cardinals are finally in it. I am not complaining about their victories to get to this 'exalted' position, just sort of tired of hearing about it wherever I go in town. Seems like every commercial, news report, radio announcement, signs at restaurants, etc. Then again, maybe it is just me. More than likely that is the problem.
Either way, tomorrow I think will be spent up at my Sister's place. One of my aunts flew in from Indianapolis on Thursday to visit for a week, and she may be appearing there tomorrow. We had kept her visit in secret for my sister's birthday, and concluded with a surprise party Friday night. I believe this is my sister's favorite aunt.
Since the aunt is in town, I invited the Wife and Daughter to join Aunt, Reverend Mother, Sister, and Niece on a shopping expedition today. We are talking shopping at the malls, everyone getting pedicures, girly-girly convo and cackling and giggling I would not be surprised took place as well. The end result is nice though. The Wife is very happy I included her and that I watched the boys and let her have some "girl time". Plus she has pink toe nails now. The Daughter's are a reddish color.
Actually, the boys and I went to Fry's Electronics and picked up the HD converter box (had that $40 card from the Gov't) and hooked it up to the TV. Damn if we didn't get WAY better reception on regular channels, but picked up about 15 other HD channels. Kewl! Now if I ever get a chance to watch any TV shows considering the Wife and kids have each night planned out for the TV.... sigh. Can't win them all.
Tonight I managed to watch some show about the top 10 SuperBowl commercials ever, blah blah blah. They were able to show a very few seconds of some of the commercials to be shown tomorrow. Obviously they could not show the whole thing, but still.... $3 Million for 30 seconds, and no refunds - is the cost this year for an ad on TV. Are the commercials going to be any good? I am waiting to find out. If I can remember any by the time the game is over. I did leave that bottle of Maker's Mark over at the Sis's place...
Nothing else exciting. Kids seem to have most of their grieving over Spunky done now. I am going to wait and see if they bring up the convo of another pet. Hopefully they won't, but the Wife and have talked a bit just in case. For now we are going to wait on them.
It's getting to be after 10. I need to get my hiney to bed to be sure I am well rested for tomorrow. Good luck to both teams and their fans.
PeacE
Saturday, January 31
Tuesday, January 27
In Memory of ...
Our family pet of 16 1/2 years has finally reached the bigger potential for pets. After another seizure this morning, and I think another by mid-morning, it was time to take her to the vet. It was hard, but I think I was more pissed off at the $154.00 I had to spend to "put her down easy". I tried what I could to get more of a discount, but them animal fuckers are secure in their charging. At least I made sure she was going to be burnt, before someone nails her ass, that I don't know. I hope not. for the price I paid, I hope her body gets the best before being flamed.
Yeah, that sounds bad, but you deal with what I have today. The kids come home and we have to tell them the family pet is gone. Oh yeah, and they ask for details. She sat in your bed, and lost her stomach and bowels. I left it for you to clean up. Detail enough? Of course that did not happen, but I wanted to exclaim that. No, yer not gonna find her stomach remains. I already cleaned that up. Her bowels, though, you can do that duty. they are right in front of your room. Like that would be so easy.
Damn dog is dead. I need 4 pet rocks, for each kid to learn to take care of, etc.
SuperBowl is getting closer. yee haw. See ya again soon.
PeacE
Yeah, that sounds bad, but you deal with what I have today. The kids come home and we have to tell them the family pet is gone. Oh yeah, and they ask for details. She sat in your bed, and lost her stomach and bowels. I left it for you to clean up. Detail enough? Of course that did not happen, but I wanted to exclaim that. No, yer not gonna find her stomach remains. I already cleaned that up. Her bowels, though, you can do that duty. they are right in front of your room. Like that would be so easy.
Damn dog is dead. I need 4 pet rocks, for each kid to learn to take care of, etc.
SuperBowl is getting closer. yee haw. See ya again soon.
PeacE
Monday, January 26
Slow Down Monday
Yeah, here it is mid day already, and I still have not much to write about. The Monster Truck Jam was awesome, and I had more fun than I thought I would. Just seeing the joy and happiness on the son's face really made it a great experience.
Sunday was a so-so day. Our softball team played our usual level of play, and then I went down to the pub. I did get a double eagle on Golden Tee and pissed my buddy Smitty off. I am only mentioning it now because he commented about it I see.... But of course, the second game he came back and whooped my ass.
This week is going to be a rest up week I think. The Wife is wanting to move some furniture around the homestead, so I am sure I am getting drafted to do some of this during the day.
Okay, I am out of here to go do some reading.
PeacE
Sunday was a so-so day. Our softball team played our usual level of play, and then I went down to the pub. I did get a double eagle on Golden Tee and pissed my buddy Smitty off. I am only mentioning it now because he commented about it I see.... But of course, the second game he came back and whooped my ass.
This week is going to be a rest up week I think. The Wife is wanting to move some furniture around the homestead, so I am sure I am getting drafted to do some of this during the day.
Okay, I am out of here to go do some reading.
PeacE
Friday, January 23
Pre-Weekend Errand Madness
Welcome to Friday! If I had a normal M-F job, I would probably be really happy about today. In the meantime, since I am not working, I get stuck doing errands and whatnot.
What is my day going to be chock-full of? Oh, little things. Run to the store to get chips for tomorrow's birthday party. Run by the library and drop off the books I have, plus see if any new ones are in. Then I suppose I am going to the bookstore and picking up a novel or two for the nephew's bday, and maybe a couple from my list as well.
Just typing that much makes me feel tired, and thirsty, so after all that, I will probably head to the pub for some beers.
Spunky is doing better. Seems she is pretty much back to her regular self, just maybe sleeping a bit more. No idea how much longer she'll hang around this plane of existence.
Saturday night is the monster truck jam. The oldest son is getting anxious. My sis said something along the lines of Pit Passes, but I don't know if she meant for sure or not. I'll have to be sure to take the camera when we go.
Double header of softball on Sunday morning. And no football games to watch. I ain't counting the Seniors Bowl for college. Though, SuperBowl Sunday I have been invited to what I think is going to be a pretty big party. Heck, any party here will be big since AZ Cardinals are in it.
Okay, I am off to watch "Appaloosa" before I head to do errands.
PeacE
What is my day going to be chock-full of? Oh, little things. Run to the store to get chips for tomorrow's birthday party. Run by the library and drop off the books I have, plus see if any new ones are in. Then I suppose I am going to the bookstore and picking up a novel or two for the nephew's bday, and maybe a couple from my list as well.
Just typing that much makes me feel tired, and thirsty, so after all that, I will probably head to the pub for some beers.
Spunky is doing better. Seems she is pretty much back to her regular self, just maybe sleeping a bit more. No idea how much longer she'll hang around this plane of existence.
Saturday night is the monster truck jam. The oldest son is getting anxious. My sis said something along the lines of Pit Passes, but I don't know if she meant for sure or not. I'll have to be sure to take the camera when we go.
Double header of softball on Sunday morning. And no football games to watch. I ain't counting the Seniors Bowl for college. Though, SuperBowl Sunday I have been invited to what I think is going to be a pretty big party. Heck, any party here will be big since AZ Cardinals are in it.
Okay, I am off to watch "Appaloosa" before I head to do errands.
PeacE
Wednesday, January 21
Spunky is Losing Her Spark
I don't recall offhand if I really ever mentioned anything about our family pet. I guess the word "pet" doesn't really cover it, as she has been a part of our household for 17 years almost - almost as old as my daughter. Her name is Spunky. She has a black fur coat with white belly, and now, quite a bit of gray around her muzzle. She is a mixed breed of Chihuahua and Daschound.
Yeah, I can see you trying to picture this dog. Imagine a chihuahua, then grab its hips and stretch them back about 7-8 inches, and you have Spunky. She is chihuahua in seemingly everything, except body length - fur type, bark, excitability. I remember back when she was around 6 months, and we took her in to be spayed. The Vet explained she had a heart murmur, and that we should not get her excited at all for any reason. Yeah right. A chihuahua NOT getting excited at something? Hell, someone knocks on the door there goes 5 minutes of extensive barking and charging at the entrance!
Anyways, over the past several years, Spunk and I have seen differently. She thinks she is queen bitch, and I think she is just a bitch. We take it out on each other in whatever way we can, she and I. Nothing better than first thing in the morning getting out of bed and stepping into a WARM puddle of dog pee, on the way to the bathroom. Or snapping her jaws at me if I roughhouse with the kids. Well, it's been a while since she has done that one. The Wife and kids love her to death though, and she is always underfoot with the Wife.
Bottom line is, age has finally caught up with her, and last night it really started to show. For months now, the Wife and I had been noticing her sight tended to be getting worse, plus her hearing. Some of her teeth had started falling out, and we had to change her diet a bit from just dry foods. Each time we would be sure the older kids were aware that signs of aging were catching up. Last night Spunky ended up having some sort of seizure, or attack. The Daughter came screaming for me (I actually thought one of the boys had finally killed one of the others). I saw the attack had pretty much subsided and Spunk couldn't move - seemed very disoriented.
I had the Wife get a couple old towels to get under her (in case of bowel/bladder failure) and explained that Spunk was probably dying, and I had no idea how long she would last. That brought on the tear fest. The Wife and daughter won Academy Awards, Emmys, and Golden Globes for their portrayals of grief. The oldest son was a bit misty eyed, the middle son wasn't sure how to react, and the youngest - heck, he kept right on playing with his toys. I made sure the Wife knew to have the kids say goodbye (just in case) before bed, and we would see how Spunk was doing in the morning.
This morning, she is doing better. Back to walking seemingly okay, control of bodily functions, eating good, and just giving me bitchy looks. All most as if she is saying "Fooled you asshole. I ain't going on yet and making you happy." Bitch. The Wife and I decided we would wait the next few days and see if Spunky retains her normal self, or if we need to finally put her to sleep. I would rather do that than see her become some floppy floor mat in front of the kids.
So, once she does finally go, be it sooner or later, people always ask me if I would get another dog to have around the house. I usually say hell no, the kids are getting a pet rock - one for each of them to take care of on their own. But after last night, I don't know. Maybe if we got another dog, it and I would get along. I'll just have to think about it, and see how things go.
So, now we can change the subject from dying family pets, to - OH! It's my sister's 40th Bday!!! What a segue in topics! I have already called her and wished her a good day. Though our convo was filled with many "Huh? What was that? I couldn't hear you..." jokes. And she has hearing aids... If she wore them...
I think that is it for today. It is Hump Day, but I couldn't find any decent pics to place here. Well, I did find some, just too lazy to do it right this instant. Maybe later I will put them up. In the meantime, it is getting close to time for the pub to open, and I think I may go down and have a few.
PeacE
Yeah, I can see you trying to picture this dog. Imagine a chihuahua, then grab its hips and stretch them back about 7-8 inches, and you have Spunky. She is chihuahua in seemingly everything, except body length - fur type, bark, excitability. I remember back when she was around 6 months, and we took her in to be spayed. The Vet explained she had a heart murmur, and that we should not get her excited at all for any reason. Yeah right. A chihuahua NOT getting excited at something? Hell, someone knocks on the door there goes 5 minutes of extensive barking and charging at the entrance!
Anyways, over the past several years, Spunk and I have seen differently. She thinks she is queen bitch, and I think she is just a bitch. We take it out on each other in whatever way we can, she and I. Nothing better than first thing in the morning getting out of bed and stepping into a WARM puddle of dog pee, on the way to the bathroom. Or snapping her jaws at me if I roughhouse with the kids. Well, it's been a while since she has done that one. The Wife and kids love her to death though, and she is always underfoot with the Wife.
Bottom line is, age has finally caught up with her, and last night it really started to show. For months now, the Wife and I had been noticing her sight tended to be getting worse, plus her hearing. Some of her teeth had started falling out, and we had to change her diet a bit from just dry foods. Each time we would be sure the older kids were aware that signs of aging were catching up. Last night Spunky ended up having some sort of seizure, or attack. The Daughter came screaming for me (I actually thought one of the boys had finally killed one of the others). I saw the attack had pretty much subsided and Spunk couldn't move - seemed very disoriented.
I had the Wife get a couple old towels to get under her (in case of bowel/bladder failure) and explained that Spunk was probably dying, and I had no idea how long she would last. That brought on the tear fest. The Wife and daughter won Academy Awards, Emmys, and Golden Globes for their portrayals of grief. The oldest son was a bit misty eyed, the middle son wasn't sure how to react, and the youngest - heck, he kept right on playing with his toys. I made sure the Wife knew to have the kids say goodbye (just in case) before bed, and we would see how Spunk was doing in the morning.
This morning, she is doing better. Back to walking seemingly okay, control of bodily functions, eating good, and just giving me bitchy looks. All most as if she is saying "Fooled you asshole. I ain't going on yet and making you happy." Bitch. The Wife and I decided we would wait the next few days and see if Spunky retains her normal self, or if we need to finally put her to sleep. I would rather do that than see her become some floppy floor mat in front of the kids.
So, once she does finally go, be it sooner or later, people always ask me if I would get another dog to have around the house. I usually say hell no, the kids are getting a pet rock - one for each of them to take care of on their own. But after last night, I don't know. Maybe if we got another dog, it and I would get along. I'll just have to think about it, and see how things go.
So, now we can change the subject from dying family pets, to - OH! It's my sister's 40th Bday!!! What a segue in topics! I have already called her and wished her a good day. Though our convo was filled with many "Huh? What was that? I couldn't hear you..." jokes. And she has hearing aids... If she wore them...
I think that is it for today. It is Hump Day, but I couldn't find any decent pics to place here. Well, I did find some, just too lazy to do it right this instant. Maybe later I will put them up. In the meantime, it is getting close to time for the pub to open, and I think I may go down and have a few.
PeacE
Monday, January 19
The Eve of the End of the World
Sounds drastic, doesn't it? Realistically, it is not true, but in theory, I could believe it. After all, Obama is being inaugurated tomorrow. But to get out of that depression mode, let's move on to other things...
SuperBowl - Damn! Surprised the Cardinals made it, but they did. Too bad it wasn't last year when the Bowl was here. I am not big on jumping onto the bandwagon, so I won't be really cheering for The Cards or Steelers. I guess I will be mostly be looking forward to the batch of new commercials to come out. That, and wondering how bad will Bruce sound at the halftime show....
Today has been a quiet mellow Monday here at the house. MLK day. Yee. Haw. Kids were off school, and most people are as well. I still wish the State had not voted to be off today - but there was no other way for us to get the Superbowl in AZ without it.
I spent quite a bit of time at Amazon.com running through what they recommend for my reading based on other purchases, etc. I am trying to create a list of books to be watching for when I go to the library, plus getting reserved for me, or if I decide to purchase some books. A bonus to having my list I can throw the author sites to the faves folder and keep on eye out if there are additional books in the series, or any other new releases. I guess I am finally trying to get organized in this aspect.
Over the weekend we received our coupon for the DTV device. I suppose I should get out this week, or maybe next Saturday and go shopping for it. What's nice is there are a good number of stores close by that are on the list to purchase at.
Here it isn't even the 20th yet, but AZ state has sent out our tax form/book in the mail. I haven't gotten my W-2 from last year yet and probably will not expect it until mid-February. End of January for the Wife's as well I am sure. That's okay - we don't have the Fed forms yet, plus the Wife usually doesn't sit down and figure them all out until April 14th anyways.... well, maybe not he 14th, but it seems that way sometimes.
The Sis hits 40 on Wednesday. I know she is not excited about it, but I am going to get in all the teasing I can. I know she'll be doing the same when I get there in a couple more years. The family will probably get together on Saturday to celebrate her day, plus her son's (which is the week after). Then Saturday evening us Men & Boys will head to Chase Field to watch the Monster Truck Jam.
Welp, I been sitting here at the computer for too many hours now. But I got a lot of surfing done, and went thru a bunch of game discs and whatnot sitting around here. Actually got to throw away quite a few!
I am outta here as the Wife is now home.
PeacE
SuperBowl - Damn! Surprised the Cardinals made it, but they did. Too bad it wasn't last year when the Bowl was here. I am not big on jumping onto the bandwagon, so I won't be really cheering for The Cards or Steelers. I guess I will be mostly be looking forward to the batch of new commercials to come out. That, and wondering how bad will Bruce sound at the halftime show....
Today has been a quiet mellow Monday here at the house. MLK day. Yee. Haw. Kids were off school, and most people are as well. I still wish the State had not voted to be off today - but there was no other way for us to get the Superbowl in AZ without it.
I spent quite a bit of time at Amazon.com running through what they recommend for my reading based on other purchases, etc. I am trying to create a list of books to be watching for when I go to the library, plus getting reserved for me, or if I decide to purchase some books. A bonus to having my list I can throw the author sites to the faves folder and keep on eye out if there are additional books in the series, or any other new releases. I guess I am finally trying to get organized in this aspect.
Over the weekend we received our coupon for the DTV device. I suppose I should get out this week, or maybe next Saturday and go shopping for it. What's nice is there are a good number of stores close by that are on the list to purchase at.
Here it isn't even the 20th yet, but AZ state has sent out our tax form/book in the mail. I haven't gotten my W-2 from last year yet and probably will not expect it until mid-February. End of January for the Wife's as well I am sure. That's okay - we don't have the Fed forms yet, plus the Wife usually doesn't sit down and figure them all out until April 14th anyways.... well, maybe not he 14th, but it seems that way sometimes.
The Sis hits 40 on Wednesday. I know she is not excited about it, but I am going to get in all the teasing I can. I know she'll be doing the same when I get there in a couple more years. The family will probably get together on Saturday to celebrate her day, plus her son's (which is the week after). Then Saturday evening us Men & Boys will head to Chase Field to watch the Monster Truck Jam.
Welp, I been sitting here at the computer for too many hours now. But I got a lot of surfing done, and went thru a bunch of game discs and whatnot sitting around here. Actually got to throw away quite a few!
I am outta here as the Wife is now home.
PeacE
Wednesday, January 14
Wimpy update for the masses
I got nothing for you today. The back is doing better. I figure another day or two and I should be back to normal. Mainly hurts when I sneeze, or cough, or try to take a dump. Yeah, I know - TMI. Oh well. Gotta have quantity not quality here, huh?
It's been warming up here in the valley with temps in the low 70's. I feel for all you in the midwest. Trust me, I used to live there too, I know how bad it is this year.
It is hump day, and since I have nothing else for you, here's a couple humps for the guys (and the girls that like 'em too).
PeacE
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