Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Day Two Hundred Forty Seven
New Year's Eve!!!! Wow :D Already 2014 is coming to a close. It's been a great year though. Lots of bad things came along with the good things though. I had a really crappy birthday this year. Also, Christmas Day was not very good because of all the craziness that was going on. Those are my two biggest regrets and two days I wish I could change. Next year though, I'm really going to do my best to make up for them!
Woke up this morning and did my 3 miles! I wanted to get in my walk today. I really want to do it tomorrow too. I don't want the first day of 2015 to be a slack day. No way man! Next year is gonna be bigger and better for me. I truly believe that!! Well today was kinda bland. Not much went on. Oh Lisa gave me $20 bucks last night which I used today to buy that movie 'The Equalizer'. Oh man, that is/was one AWESOME movie!! Denzel Washington makes the Best movies. That guy is a superb actor and he really brings out the best in the characters he plays. We got that and we bought some pizza to celebrate New Year's Eve. It was nice! I wish Lisa didn't have to work, but she did. She won't be getting off until 11:30 tonight.
After she went to work today I went down to Grandma and Grandpa's house. I took them that deer meat I wanted to give grandpa yesterday. That was a nice visit. My grandma was really happy about the deer meat. They were asking how the stove was running, which I told them it was running Amazingly great!! They were happy to hear that. We visited for a while. Unexpectedly, my mom showed up down there. I haven't spoken to her since Christmas Day and here she walks in. It was nice to talk with her again. Things have seemed really strained since that whole thing with my sister. My parents haven't really been talking to me. That's what made Christmas Day really bad for me. There was no family love, just anger. I was pissed at them and I know they were pissed at me. It was awful. To have to spend the holiday with those feelings, oh man that is hell pretty much.
Anyway, things are good now. Mom was there visiting with us for a bit, then she left. Afterwards, I left to because I needed to come home and feed my animals. My dad apparently went scouting for his elk hunt. I was supposed to go with him, but since he's not talking to me, I don't know if that's going to happen. I don't know and honestly, I really don't care. I'm not going to live my life worrying about other people's feelings anymore. I've done that all this time and it really doesn't help anything. It just makes things complicated and gets me taken advantage of. I'm sick of that! No More!!!
Well now I'm home and getting ready to clean up the place. I'm going to sit down and relax a bit first. When Lisa gets home, we'll celebrate the New Year! Up at the casino, there's the big spotlights shining bright in the night sky. That's crazy! I wish I could go up there. There looks like a big party going on up there. But, sadly I gots no money lol. Next week though, we're planning on cruising up there and playing our luck. For now, time to log off and relax. So, Happy 2015 to you! I hope you enjoy tonight and bring in the New Year with a bang ;} Goodnight!
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Day Two Hundred Forty Six
Today I worked on my wood pellet stove All Day Long!!
I got up, washed up and waited for Grandpa to call, or come by. Lisa wanted to go walk, but I blew it off for today. I really needed to get my stove working. Oh man it was cold last night and especially this morning. I hated that Lisa was freezing! It's my job to keep this place warm and I couldn't do that. I was up until 2:30am trying to get the damn thing working last night, but it would not come on. Grandpa was here until almost 10 last night. Anyway he said he'd come by today and bring that part he took that broke. It's complicated!
So he finally came by this afternoon. I kept working on the stove, trying hard to get it to come on. Then I just went and took a shower. When I got out, he was here. So we looked it over and I continued working on it. Lisa went to work. After she left, Grandpa took me up to town and we bought a new Thermocouple and cover, then we bought a brand new bracket to hold down that thermocouple since that other one broke. Grandpa also bought me 5 bags of wood pellets ;} I was very happy! Last night I was so angry and honestly I've been angry ever since that whole situation with my sister and my mom spilled over. I've just been so angry and hateful over everything. This morning, though, I prayed. I hadn't talked to God in a couple days and I was really feeling lost. I prayed this morning. A really good and long prayer. I said everything I needed to say and when I was done, I felt so uplifted. My anger was gone and I could totally concentrate. I did all the work on my stove today. Grandpa did not have to do anything! I wanted to learn about it and see exactly what I had to do. It was a blessing what happened. Because of it going out like it did, I was able to learn so much about this pellet stove. Things I had no idea about before. Now, I can practically tear that thing to pieces and put it back together. I know exactly where everything is now and I know how to clean it properly and all the little problems that could go wrong with it. I was very happy!
Anyway, long story short, I fixed it! I was right, it was the thermocouple. After I installed the new one, that thing fired up and got so hot, it was Awesome! There was one problem after I was done. It was making a really loud sound still. Also, the flame was really low and it looked like it was going to die out again, but this time it stayed on. So I called Raindrops back and asked them. They referred me to this dude who works with them. He gave me a call soon after and I asked him about it. Grandpa wanted him to come out, but that would've been more money and I thought grandpa had spent enough money on me and my pellet stove, so I wasn't going to do that. Instead, I asked him about it and told him what I could possibly do to fix it. He gave me a tip and said that it might be the latch under the firepot. He said if there was a gap under that thing, the flame would be weak and it would make a loud noise. So Grandpa showed me where it was and I got under there and sure enough, there was a huge gap between the bottom and the firepot. So I busted out my tools and closed that up. After that, Grandpa left. He needed to get home because he had his own stuff to do. So I thanked him for everything! My grandpa is such a wonderful man and a blessing to the family. I am so so so thankful to God that He blessed me with an Awesome grandpa! Both him and my dad have taught me so much about things. Anyway, after grandpa went home, I fired up the stove and BOOM it worked Awesomely and way WAY better than before! The flame was high and very hot. Now, it works like a dream and better than that, it's burning very clean now. Before, there was black ash everywhere and that firepot would fill up practically. Now, the ash is almost white and there's hardly any. I'm so so happy and glad that it's working great! So now my place is really heating up. I'm glad that when Lisa gets home tonight, it'll be nice and warm in here. Today turned out to be an Awesome day!
Well that's about all. That was my whole day. Just did lots of work on that pellet stove. I cleaned it really good and installed new stuff. It was a great learning experience. Now, I know that thing inside out so next time I have a problem, I won't have to bug grandpa about it. I can just tear it apart myself and fix it up ;} Ok, now I'm going to relax and enjoy a warm place ;} Goodnight!
I got up, washed up and waited for Grandpa to call, or come by. Lisa wanted to go walk, but I blew it off for today. I really needed to get my stove working. Oh man it was cold last night and especially this morning. I hated that Lisa was freezing! It's my job to keep this place warm and I couldn't do that. I was up until 2:30am trying to get the damn thing working last night, but it would not come on. Grandpa was here until almost 10 last night. Anyway he said he'd come by today and bring that part he took that broke. It's complicated!
So he finally came by this afternoon. I kept working on the stove, trying hard to get it to come on. Then I just went and took a shower. When I got out, he was here. So we looked it over and I continued working on it. Lisa went to work. After she left, Grandpa took me up to town and we bought a new Thermocouple and cover, then we bought a brand new bracket to hold down that thermocouple since that other one broke. Grandpa also bought me 5 bags of wood pellets ;} I was very happy! Last night I was so angry and honestly I've been angry ever since that whole situation with my sister and my mom spilled over. I've just been so angry and hateful over everything. This morning, though, I prayed. I hadn't talked to God in a couple days and I was really feeling lost. I prayed this morning. A really good and long prayer. I said everything I needed to say and when I was done, I felt so uplifted. My anger was gone and I could totally concentrate. I did all the work on my stove today. Grandpa did not have to do anything! I wanted to learn about it and see exactly what I had to do. It was a blessing what happened. Because of it going out like it did, I was able to learn so much about this pellet stove. Things I had no idea about before. Now, I can practically tear that thing to pieces and put it back together. I know exactly where everything is now and I know how to clean it properly and all the little problems that could go wrong with it. I was very happy!
Anyway, long story short, I fixed it! I was right, it was the thermocouple. After I installed the new one, that thing fired up and got so hot, it was Awesome! There was one problem after I was done. It was making a really loud sound still. Also, the flame was really low and it looked like it was going to die out again, but this time it stayed on. So I called Raindrops back and asked them. They referred me to this dude who works with them. He gave me a call soon after and I asked him about it. Grandpa wanted him to come out, but that would've been more money and I thought grandpa had spent enough money on me and my pellet stove, so I wasn't going to do that. Instead, I asked him about it and told him what I could possibly do to fix it. He gave me a tip and said that it might be the latch under the firepot. He said if there was a gap under that thing, the flame would be weak and it would make a loud noise. So Grandpa showed me where it was and I got under there and sure enough, there was a huge gap between the bottom and the firepot. So I busted out my tools and closed that up. After that, Grandpa left. He needed to get home because he had his own stuff to do. So I thanked him for everything! My grandpa is such a wonderful man and a blessing to the family. I am so so so thankful to God that He blessed me with an Awesome grandpa! Both him and my dad have taught me so much about things. Anyway, after grandpa went home, I fired up the stove and BOOM it worked Awesomely and way WAY better than before! The flame was high and very hot. Now, it works like a dream and better than that, it's burning very clean now. Before, there was black ash everywhere and that firepot would fill up practically. Now, the ash is almost white and there's hardly any. I'm so so happy and glad that it's working great! So now my place is really heating up. I'm glad that when Lisa gets home tonight, it'll be nice and warm in here. Today turned out to be an Awesome day!
Well that's about all. That was my whole day. Just did lots of work on that pellet stove. I cleaned it really good and installed new stuff. It was a great learning experience. Now, I know that thing inside out so next time I have a problem, I won't have to bug grandpa about it. I can just tear it apart myself and fix it up ;} Ok, now I'm going to relax and enjoy a warm place ;} Goodnight!
Monday, December 29, 2014
Day Two Hundred Forty Five
Today, not much to report. It was just another day! Got up this morning, heated up the place and then later on I went out and did my 3 miles. Lees came with me. It was a nice walk. Nothin like freezing like last night lol. I really want to get more exercising in, but it's just been so cold lately. I wish I had a bigger place but with all my Christmas decorations still out, it's pretty crowded, mainly my weight room. I have a piece of my couch in there so it takes up all the space. I can't wait until after the new year to put everything away, but with our Christmas 2 dinner planned for the 21st of January, we'll probably leave it up or atleast the tree anyway.
Well the rest of the day was pretty bland. This evening, I decided to install the new gasket that grandpa bought for the stove. I have NO IDEA how to put that thing in. Grandpa just doesn't want to do it for me I guess. He basically just gave it to me and gave me a quick 15 second verbal lesson on how to install it. He doesn't want to do it. I tried asking him to. I said that I'd feel more comfortable in him putting it in just this once so I could watch and see just how it's done to learn. Well, that didn't happen. Anyway, so this evening I decided to do it. Now it takes me about 3 tries to fire up that pellet stove. The damn thermocouple is going bad or is bad or something. So it tries to start, then shuts down and goes off. That whole process takes about 15 minutes to complete. Once it goes completely off, then I can try again. So the whole thing takes 45 mins to an hour just to get started. Anyway, I have that damn thermocouple set just right to where I don't have to move it and it comes on first shot.
I installed the gasket on the door to the pellet stove. After that, I could not close the door. I tried and tried, but I couldn't close the damn thing. I didn't want to, but I called Grandpa just to see if he had any tips as to why it wasn't closing. He offered to come over and look at it. I didn't want him to because it was close to 7pm and I'm sure he was getting ready to go to sleep. But, he insisted. Before leaving, though, he told me that the gasket adhesive can't be overlapping anywhere and I knew that was my mistake. I had it overlapping in each corner. So I quickly took the whole front window out and cut out the corners to where I did not overlap, then I put it back in and BOOM, the door shut and sealed. I quickly called Grandpa and my grandma answered. I asked her if Grandpa was still there and she said yes. She said he was just leaving. So I told her to tell him that I got it shut and he didn't need to come over. She did, but he insisted on coming anyway. So I waited.
When he got there, I showed him my handy work. He looked it over and I told him what I did. He said it looked good and that I did a great job on it. The door was sealing shut better than before. Then, omgosh, he made the WORST MISTAKE EVER and touched the thermocouple and wiggled it around really violently. I cried out, No Nooo nooooo oh crap!! I told him that it wasn't going to start now and that I had it perfectly set. He didn't listen and told me it would start. Well, it didn't and for the next two hours, we sat there trying to get it to start but it wouldn't come on. Then, he started fiddling around with it and I don't know what he did, but he made it worse. Now, I could not even get the damn stove to stay on. I was so scared because it was getting late and it was cold. He fiddled around with it more and the bracket that holds down the thermocouple broke :'( Oh man, it completely broke! I was so mad and angry! If he just did not touch it, everything would've been fine. He told me he was going to get my cousin to weld that piece back together and he'll bring it back tomorrow morning. He left and now I have to try very hard to get it going. I'm very scared and I'm angry! Right now, it's so cold in here and I really hope I can get it started.
So that was my day. I hope I have good news to write tomorrow :( Anyway, it's been real. Goodnight!
Well the rest of the day was pretty bland. This evening, I decided to install the new gasket that grandpa bought for the stove. I have NO IDEA how to put that thing in. Grandpa just doesn't want to do it for me I guess. He basically just gave it to me and gave me a quick 15 second verbal lesson on how to install it. He doesn't want to do it. I tried asking him to. I said that I'd feel more comfortable in him putting it in just this once so I could watch and see just how it's done to learn. Well, that didn't happen. Anyway, so this evening I decided to do it. Now it takes me about 3 tries to fire up that pellet stove. The damn thermocouple is going bad or is bad or something. So it tries to start, then shuts down and goes off. That whole process takes about 15 minutes to complete. Once it goes completely off, then I can try again. So the whole thing takes 45 mins to an hour just to get started. Anyway, I have that damn thermocouple set just right to where I don't have to move it and it comes on first shot.
I installed the gasket on the door to the pellet stove. After that, I could not close the door. I tried and tried, but I couldn't close the damn thing. I didn't want to, but I called Grandpa just to see if he had any tips as to why it wasn't closing. He offered to come over and look at it. I didn't want him to because it was close to 7pm and I'm sure he was getting ready to go to sleep. But, he insisted. Before leaving, though, he told me that the gasket adhesive can't be overlapping anywhere and I knew that was my mistake. I had it overlapping in each corner. So I quickly took the whole front window out and cut out the corners to where I did not overlap, then I put it back in and BOOM, the door shut and sealed. I quickly called Grandpa and my grandma answered. I asked her if Grandpa was still there and she said yes. She said he was just leaving. So I told her to tell him that I got it shut and he didn't need to come over. She did, but he insisted on coming anyway. So I waited.
When he got there, I showed him my handy work. He looked it over and I told him what I did. He said it looked good and that I did a great job on it. The door was sealing shut better than before. Then, omgosh, he made the WORST MISTAKE EVER and touched the thermocouple and wiggled it around really violently. I cried out, No Nooo nooooo oh crap!! I told him that it wasn't going to start now and that I had it perfectly set. He didn't listen and told me it would start. Well, it didn't and for the next two hours, we sat there trying to get it to start but it wouldn't come on. Then, he started fiddling around with it and I don't know what he did, but he made it worse. Now, I could not even get the damn stove to stay on. I was so scared because it was getting late and it was cold. He fiddled around with it more and the bracket that holds down the thermocouple broke :'( Oh man, it completely broke! I was so mad and angry! If he just did not touch it, everything would've been fine. He told me he was going to get my cousin to weld that piece back together and he'll bring it back tomorrow morning. He left and now I have to try very hard to get it going. I'm very scared and I'm angry! Right now, it's so cold in here and I really hope I can get it started.
So that was my day. I hope I have good news to write tomorrow :( Anyway, it's been real. Goodnight!
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Day Two Hundred Forty Four
Today was pretty good. Just another day, really. Woke up this morning, got ready and we headed into town. We had our sights set on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Blu-Ray, so we went up to Target and looked for it. Damn, nadda! We looked and looked but nothing. That really sucked. Afterwards, Lisa suggested to go to Hastings. It was there that we found it! Dang it was expensive though. Freakin $30 bucks for that crazy thing. The cashier who sold it to me really flirted with me though lol. That was Awesome!! I could really tell she liked me and that was really nice to see.
Afterwards, we went to get some food and then headed home. We watched the movie, ate some great chow and just relaxed. It was Awesome! I'm a huge Ninja Turtle fan. I've been a fan since the first ones came out back in the 80's. Leonardo is my favorite turtle and I like how in the old comics, he was the one who beat Shredder and by himself. I don't know why they didn't keep that in the movies. In every movie, Shredder kicks all their asses all the time. In the comics though, Leonardo killed him. No one else could beat him. Another thing, I hate how they always focus on Raphael. I mean, seriously, what's so damn special about him??!! That really gets to me!! I hate how they constantly focus on Raphael. He's just another turtle. Leo was the leader, yet they never focus on him. Pisses me off! Anyway, the movie was Awesome!! Megan Fox, oh my gosh that woman is so beautiful. She has the sexiest face I've ever seen on a woman. She could totally seduce you with her eyes alone and that thing she does with her mouth all the time....omg it's soooooo flippin HOT!!!
So this evening, since I was feeling guilty lol, we went out and did my 3 miles. Lisa came with me. We left pretty late and it got dark on us. Dang it was freezing out there after a while. The snow and everything just turned it into a huge air conditioner out there. Lisa's legs were numb and my face was really numb when we got home, but dammit, I got in my walk and that's the important thing! I was very proud of that. It was late, we were cold, but we got it done ;)
Well, that's pretty much my day. Now, I'm going to relax a bit then drift off to sleep. I am beat and my legs are really tired. So, until tomorrow ;) Goodnight!
Afterwards, we went to get some food and then headed home. We watched the movie, ate some great chow and just relaxed. It was Awesome! I'm a huge Ninja Turtle fan. I've been a fan since the first ones came out back in the 80's. Leonardo is my favorite turtle and I like how in the old comics, he was the one who beat Shredder and by himself. I don't know why they didn't keep that in the movies. In every movie, Shredder kicks all their asses all the time. In the comics though, Leonardo killed him. No one else could beat him. Another thing, I hate how they always focus on Raphael. I mean, seriously, what's so damn special about him??!! That really gets to me!! I hate how they constantly focus on Raphael. He's just another turtle. Leo was the leader, yet they never focus on him. Pisses me off! Anyway, the movie was Awesome!! Megan Fox, oh my gosh that woman is so beautiful. She has the sexiest face I've ever seen on a woman. She could totally seduce you with her eyes alone and that thing she does with her mouth all the time....omg it's soooooo flippin HOT!!!
So this evening, since I was feeling guilty lol, we went out and did my 3 miles. Lisa came with me. We left pretty late and it got dark on us. Dang it was freezing out there after a while. The snow and everything just turned it into a huge air conditioner out there. Lisa's legs were numb and my face was really numb when we got home, but dammit, I got in my walk and that's the important thing! I was very proud of that. It was late, we were cold, but we got it done ;)
Well, that's pretty much my day. Now, I'm going to relax a bit then drift off to sleep. I am beat and my legs are really tired. So, until tomorrow ;) Goodnight!
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Day Two Hundred Forty Three
Just another day in paradise! Still snow on the ground and pretty slick, but I got my 3 miles in today! Lisa came with me. She's really been good about exercising. She's starting to pick up her DDPyoga workouts again. I'm proud and I've gotta keep pushing her to continue them. So much to do in the coming year.
Well I don't got much else to say. Lisa made a really great breakfast this morning while we watched my favorite Christmas movie, 'The Christmas Candle'. If you haven't seen that movie, you're missing out. It is a very inspiring movie and it makes you laugh, cry, think, cheer, and just about everything! I really enjoy watching it. We first watched it last year when I took my parents out for their birthday dinner and movie. My dad chose the restaurant but my mom chose the movie. We watched 'The Christmas Candle' and at the time I didn't want to watch that one, but when I did, I was very interested it in. I waited a year before it came out on dvd so just about a month ago, I bought my copy. Really great movie! Definitely my favorite Christmas movie now ;)
Well, that's really all I've got to say. Nothing much else happened. Now I'm going to just relax and enjoy the rest of the night. So, until tomorrow ;) Goodnight!
Friday, December 26, 2014
Day Two Hundred Forty Two - Snow Day
IT SNOWED TODAY!!!!!
Dang and I mean it flippin snowed today!!! I woke up this morning to a complete Whiteout!!! There was a few inches on the ground and it was still coming down hard. I quickly got dressed, then headed outside. I bundled up really good and took my camera. I took pictures of everything. It was so funny, I was watching Sebastian from the window before I went out. He was looking at all the snow and started playing with it. I love my cats! Anyway I went outside and Cody was excited, playing around. Cooper was happy, but he's always happy when he sees me. I think he wanted to go walking, but nope not today. It was snowing way too hard and it was kinda breezy so that made the weather worse. I didn't wanna get sick out there. I guess we got hit with a winter storm.
So after Lisa woke up, we both got ready and headed to town because we wanted to catch some movies today and I needed to go to the bank. It was so cool, we headed out to the highway and started going to town. There was so many ppl on the road going really slow. The roads were icy! I mean, really icy. Ppl had slid off the road and they were digging themselves out. Every person out there was driving slow. Here I come in my badass Toyota T-100 ;} Yeah laugh it up, but I know how to drive and handle my truck really good. I zoomed by EVERYONE! I drove like a champ. Ppl had their tire chains on and were driving 15mph. I came by and passed everyone. My truck did so great! Did not slide once. There was even a cop on the side of the road. Guarantee his little cop car couldn't do Anything on that road. That was really cool though. Lisa was scared, of course lol. She couldn't believe I did that. Not to worry though. I got us to town and to the bank safely. We headed to the mall afterwards and watched two movies. We saw 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' finally and honestly I didn't like it. I hate those movies because that idiot girl Katniss, played by Jennifer Lawrence, is so damn WEAK!! I mean, the people are at war with the capitol and so many ppl are dying and being killed because they are tired of living as slaves, technically, and all this stupid Katniss girl does is cry and worry about her stupid boyfriend, Peeta. She doesn't care about anything and doesn't get the point that everyone is trying to get her to realize, which is she needs to put all her shit aside and help the people! but Nooooo she just cries and worries about Peeta throughout the whole damn movie. It makes me sick! I wouldn't never follow someone like that. Almost makes me not wanna see Part 2 next year. It'll probably be even worse than this one!
After watching that, we went to see 'Horrible Bosses 2'. Oh my gosh I can't begin to describe how STUPID those guys were. I mean, after the first movie you'd think they learned something. The first movie was really funny because they were these unexperienced guys who tried to take down their bosses and they did it in the most funny ways because they had no idea what they were doing and it was hilarious. Well in this second movie, they were supposed to have some kind of smarts given their last situation...but oh my gosh they were even stupider in this movie that the last one! I mean, it was so frustrating watching them and seeing how bad they were screwing up! It was so frustrating that it was not funny to me at all. I mean, they really overdid it! They were acting so stupid, and the whole time I'm thinking, these guys are just too stupid, there is no way that would actually happen unless they guys were too stupid to be alive, in which case they would be too stupid to actually build a product and make money off it in the first place. So yeah, it was just frustrating! Oh and you sit there watching them screw up for a whole two hours and they don't even get their goal accomplished, which is even worse! Dang I was really disappointed!! I can't wait until TAK3N comes out. I loved the first two movies, but this one looks really good.
So after the movies, I took Lisa over to her aunts place because they had some Christmas gifts for her. So we did that. I waited outside because I'm not really close with her family. Weird huh. She's my best friend, yet her family and I don't really know each other. That's because of the past. There's a really long story there. I'm not going to get into that, but honestly I'd like to build a relationship with them. We'll see how that goes in the coming years. Anyway afterwards we came home. Dang my truck was running low in antifreeze so my engine was getting hot. Had to race home right away. That and my fuel filter is really bad. Soon as this snow melts and we have a really nice day, I'll need to crawl under it and fix it up. Lots of work to do on my truck! We're planning on going to California in March, so that'll be Awesome. Need to get my truck in tip top shape by then.
The rest of the day was spent just relaxing at home. We played some more Mario games on the Wii U. That was really fun. We also watched some old movies. All in all, the day after Christmas was a very fun day! And it was a Snow Day, which was even more Awesome!! All month we'd just been getting nothing but rain here. Everywhere else in the state was getting snow, but us. Now we finally got it. Too bad it was a day late though lol. One day earlier and we would've had a White Christmas! That would've been really nice. Oh well, maybe next year. It was still beautiful to see no matter what day it came on. Ok, well that's about all for the day. Now I'm going to turn off the stove and head to sleep. Been a long day! So until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Dang and I mean it flippin snowed today!!! I woke up this morning to a complete Whiteout!!! There was a few inches on the ground and it was still coming down hard. I quickly got dressed, then headed outside. I bundled up really good and took my camera. I took pictures of everything. It was so funny, I was watching Sebastian from the window before I went out. He was looking at all the snow and started playing with it. I love my cats! Anyway I went outside and Cody was excited, playing around. Cooper was happy, but he's always happy when he sees me. I think he wanted to go walking, but nope not today. It was snowing way too hard and it was kinda breezy so that made the weather worse. I didn't wanna get sick out there. I guess we got hit with a winter storm.
So after Lisa woke up, we both got ready and headed to town because we wanted to catch some movies today and I needed to go to the bank. It was so cool, we headed out to the highway and started going to town. There was so many ppl on the road going really slow. The roads were icy! I mean, really icy. Ppl had slid off the road and they were digging themselves out. Every person out there was driving slow. Here I come in my badass Toyota T-100 ;} Yeah laugh it up, but I know how to drive and handle my truck really good. I zoomed by EVERYONE! I drove like a champ. Ppl had their tire chains on and were driving 15mph. I came by and passed everyone. My truck did so great! Did not slide once. There was even a cop on the side of the road. Guarantee his little cop car couldn't do Anything on that road. That was really cool though. Lisa was scared, of course lol. She couldn't believe I did that. Not to worry though. I got us to town and to the bank safely. We headed to the mall afterwards and watched two movies. We saw 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' finally and honestly I didn't like it. I hate those movies because that idiot girl Katniss, played by Jennifer Lawrence, is so damn WEAK!! I mean, the people are at war with the capitol and so many ppl are dying and being killed because they are tired of living as slaves, technically, and all this stupid Katniss girl does is cry and worry about her stupid boyfriend, Peeta. She doesn't care about anything and doesn't get the point that everyone is trying to get her to realize, which is she needs to put all her shit aside and help the people! but Nooooo she just cries and worries about Peeta throughout the whole damn movie. It makes me sick! I wouldn't never follow someone like that. Almost makes me not wanna see Part 2 next year. It'll probably be even worse than this one!
After watching that, we went to see 'Horrible Bosses 2'. Oh my gosh I can't begin to describe how STUPID those guys were. I mean, after the first movie you'd think they learned something. The first movie was really funny because they were these unexperienced guys who tried to take down their bosses and they did it in the most funny ways because they had no idea what they were doing and it was hilarious. Well in this second movie, they were supposed to have some kind of smarts given their last situation...but oh my gosh they were even stupider in this movie that the last one! I mean, it was so frustrating watching them and seeing how bad they were screwing up! It was so frustrating that it was not funny to me at all. I mean, they really overdid it! They were acting so stupid, and the whole time I'm thinking, these guys are just too stupid, there is no way that would actually happen unless they guys were too stupid to be alive, in which case they would be too stupid to actually build a product and make money off it in the first place. So yeah, it was just frustrating! Oh and you sit there watching them screw up for a whole two hours and they don't even get their goal accomplished, which is even worse! Dang I was really disappointed!! I can't wait until TAK3N comes out. I loved the first two movies, but this one looks really good.
So after the movies, I took Lisa over to her aunts place because they had some Christmas gifts for her. So we did that. I waited outside because I'm not really close with her family. Weird huh. She's my best friend, yet her family and I don't really know each other. That's because of the past. There's a really long story there. I'm not going to get into that, but honestly I'd like to build a relationship with them. We'll see how that goes in the coming years. Anyway afterwards we came home. Dang my truck was running low in antifreeze so my engine was getting hot. Had to race home right away. That and my fuel filter is really bad. Soon as this snow melts and we have a really nice day, I'll need to crawl under it and fix it up. Lots of work to do on my truck! We're planning on going to California in March, so that'll be Awesome. Need to get my truck in tip top shape by then.
The rest of the day was spent just relaxing at home. We played some more Mario games on the Wii U. That was really fun. We also watched some old movies. All in all, the day after Christmas was a very fun day! And it was a Snow Day, which was even more Awesome!! All month we'd just been getting nothing but rain here. Everywhere else in the state was getting snow, but us. Now we finally got it. Too bad it was a day late though lol. One day earlier and we would've had a White Christmas! That would've been really nice. Oh well, maybe next year. It was still beautiful to see no matter what day it came on. Ok, well that's about all for the day. Now I'm going to turn off the stove and head to sleep. Been a long day! So until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Day Two Hundred Forty One - Christmas Day
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!
Wow Christmas Day of 2014!!!! Seems like just last year it was 2013 ;} lol jk. Anyway, today was a wonderful day. A day to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This was the day that God sent his son down to earth to die for our sins so that one day we may be with Him in heaven! You know, whether you believe that or not, it's very Very true!!
Well it was a surprising day. I started talking with my mom and family again. Honestly though, there's still tension between my mom and I. I could very clearly tell that she was really forcing herself to be normal toward me, but I could feel it that there was something just not right. My mom and I have this strained relationship. Most of the time we're ok and we get along, but there are times when something I do or say just really pisses her off. That's when that tension comes up and she really sux at trying to hide it because there is so much anger inside her. She's like that with everyone. When she gets mad, she is mad intensely! Anyway, I didn't care much. I just tried to enjoy the day mainly for Lisa. She was happy today and she did everything she could to keep me positive.
We went to breakfast at the usual IHOP. We go there every Christmas. Tension though. My dad and I were talking pretty good, but my mom and I were quiet. My grandma joined us and she kept things lively. I couldn't imagine what it would've been like if she wasn't there. My sister, of course, didn't join us. We didn't see her the whole day. Can you believe it? Christmas Day and she did not spend it with her family. Crazy. But, I'm totally done trying to help and care for her. She's digging her own grave with the stuff she's involved in. No one, well not me, is gonna be there when she crumbles and mark my words, that day is coming. It's already came before several times, yet she keeps right on running back to it all. Anyway, she texted me. She told me that she loves me. I told her the same and that she'll always be my little sister. That's true! She will always be my sister. I can't change the mistakes she's doing, but I will always love her. I'm not full of anger and hate like my mom. I'm not saying my mom hates her. My mom was pissed off at me because I got after my sis for letting all of us down, especially her and my dad. Yup, that pissed her off and she stopped talking to me. Some mom, huh! Oh man, that still makes me angry.
Anyway, the rest of the day was great. They bought Lisa and I some presents. I thought we were gonna open them up at their house, but my dad started loading them all up in my truck. Dang I felt really bad though because we didn't get any presents for anybody. Lisa and I totally coined out and didn't even have the money to get each other presents, much less some for anyone else. So yeah, I felt really bad. We did what we could though. We gave everyone a Christmas Card. They had Christmas lunch at their house and invited my grandparents, so when we went there we gave everyone their cards and our Christmas gift to them is to invite them over for dinner at our place on January 21, 2015. We're gonna make dinner and give them their Christmas gifts then. That'll be nice, we thought. So yup, that's the plan. Our gifts were really nice too. My favorite was an air compressor that my dad bought me. I know it was him because I told him I don't know how many times that I'd love to have one of those things. Lisa got lots of pots and pans and several other things. I was so glad she got to open presents this year. I swear, next year I'm going to get her LOTS and LOTS of presents! Christmas is NOT about gifts though, but it really is nice to have others open up presents I bought them. That is a gift in itself for me! I love that.
After lunch we came home. It was close to 5pm. I ate one really big plate of food and I felt really guilty lol. So after coming home, Lisa and I bundled up and we went out and did our 3 miles ;} Yup, Christmas Day and I put in my exercise! Now that is dedication, huh?!! Yup, three miles and it got dark on us too, but God brought out the moon just long enough for us to get home. That moonlight really helped us see the road. Lisa tripped several times lol. She's not a night walk person. Cody and Cooper came along and they loved it, especially Cody. That dog loves getting out there no matter what time of day. Anyway, when we got home we just relaxed the rest of the evening. We wanted to go see a movie, but it had already started and Lees decided to wait until tomorrow. So, we're just gonna relax here and play some Wii U games, watch a movie or two, then head to bed.
It was an Awesome Christmas Day! I look forward to 2015. I'm very sad we missed the Christmas Eve dinner at my Grandma and Grandpa's last night though :( apparently it was really good. Grandma said they missed us there. Damn! If only this SH*T didn't happen with my idiot sister and my mom, then everything would've been so nice :'( That makes me so mad!!!! Ok I'm getting angry again so I'm gonna sign off and get my mind off things.
Merry Christmas and Goodnight!
Wow Christmas Day of 2014!!!! Seems like just last year it was 2013 ;} lol jk. Anyway, today was a wonderful day. A day to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This was the day that God sent his son down to earth to die for our sins so that one day we may be with Him in heaven! You know, whether you believe that or not, it's very Very true!!
Well it was a surprising day. I started talking with my mom and family again. Honestly though, there's still tension between my mom and I. I could very clearly tell that she was really forcing herself to be normal toward me, but I could feel it that there was something just not right. My mom and I have this strained relationship. Most of the time we're ok and we get along, but there are times when something I do or say just really pisses her off. That's when that tension comes up and she really sux at trying to hide it because there is so much anger inside her. She's like that with everyone. When she gets mad, she is mad intensely! Anyway, I didn't care much. I just tried to enjoy the day mainly for Lisa. She was happy today and she did everything she could to keep me positive.
We went to breakfast at the usual IHOP. We go there every Christmas. Tension though. My dad and I were talking pretty good, but my mom and I were quiet. My grandma joined us and she kept things lively. I couldn't imagine what it would've been like if she wasn't there. My sister, of course, didn't join us. We didn't see her the whole day. Can you believe it? Christmas Day and she did not spend it with her family. Crazy. But, I'm totally done trying to help and care for her. She's digging her own grave with the stuff she's involved in. No one, well not me, is gonna be there when she crumbles and mark my words, that day is coming. It's already came before several times, yet she keeps right on running back to it all. Anyway, she texted me. She told me that she loves me. I told her the same and that she'll always be my little sister. That's true! She will always be my sister. I can't change the mistakes she's doing, but I will always love her. I'm not full of anger and hate like my mom. I'm not saying my mom hates her. My mom was pissed off at me because I got after my sis for letting all of us down, especially her and my dad. Yup, that pissed her off and she stopped talking to me. Some mom, huh! Oh man, that still makes me angry.
Anyway, the rest of the day was great. They bought Lisa and I some presents. I thought we were gonna open them up at their house, but my dad started loading them all up in my truck. Dang I felt really bad though because we didn't get any presents for anybody. Lisa and I totally coined out and didn't even have the money to get each other presents, much less some for anyone else. So yeah, I felt really bad. We did what we could though. We gave everyone a Christmas Card. They had Christmas lunch at their house and invited my grandparents, so when we went there we gave everyone their cards and our Christmas gift to them is to invite them over for dinner at our place on January 21, 2015. We're gonna make dinner and give them their Christmas gifts then. That'll be nice, we thought. So yup, that's the plan. Our gifts were really nice too. My favorite was an air compressor that my dad bought me. I know it was him because I told him I don't know how many times that I'd love to have one of those things. Lisa got lots of pots and pans and several other things. I was so glad she got to open presents this year. I swear, next year I'm going to get her LOTS and LOTS of presents! Christmas is NOT about gifts though, but it really is nice to have others open up presents I bought them. That is a gift in itself for me! I love that.
After lunch we came home. It was close to 5pm. I ate one really big plate of food and I felt really guilty lol. So after coming home, Lisa and I bundled up and we went out and did our 3 miles ;} Yup, Christmas Day and I put in my exercise! Now that is dedication, huh?!! Yup, three miles and it got dark on us too, but God brought out the moon just long enough for us to get home. That moonlight really helped us see the road. Lisa tripped several times lol. She's not a night walk person. Cody and Cooper came along and they loved it, especially Cody. That dog loves getting out there no matter what time of day. Anyway, when we got home we just relaxed the rest of the evening. We wanted to go see a movie, but it had already started and Lees decided to wait until tomorrow. So, we're just gonna relax here and play some Wii U games, watch a movie or two, then head to bed.
It was an Awesome Christmas Day! I look forward to 2015. I'm very sad we missed the Christmas Eve dinner at my Grandma and Grandpa's last night though :( apparently it was really good. Grandma said they missed us there. Damn! If only this SH*T didn't happen with my idiot sister and my mom, then everything would've been so nice :'( That makes me so mad!!!! Ok I'm getting angry again so I'm gonna sign off and get my mind off things.
Merry Christmas and Goodnight!
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Day Two Hundred Forty
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!!!
Ok, I got back out there this morning. Did my 3 miles ;} It felt great! Cody and Cooper were happy to be out there exercising again. Lisa came with me. She almost didn't want to go because it was so cold outside. The wind was slightly breezy when we first started and it was really icy out there. Then, after about an hour, the wind died down and it was calm. The sun was out and it was nice. We finished out the walk, then came home. I wanted to do some work outside this morning, but I decided since it's Christmas Eve, that I didn't want to do any work today and just take it easy.
Dang, after we got home, I took a really long hot shower. Oh man, my heal really started acting up after that. It was hurtin something awful. I was like an old man again hobbling around everywhere lol. Lisa cleaned up the place pretty good then she got ready. Afterwards, we headed into town because yesterday I had forgotten to buy dog and cat food. I needed to get that right away. Oh man, it was a mad house in town today! So many cars and ppl everywhere, doing last minute Christmas shopping I suppose. That's the sad thing. This year, Lees and I have No Money for Christmas gifts so we're not getting each other anything. But, it's cool because we have a fridge full of food, our animals have food, we have a nice warm wood pellet stove heating up our house, and our place is decorated with Christmas lights. Also tomorrow we're planning on going to see a movie so that'll be good. I'm just so glad we have food, we're warm this year and we have so much thankfulness and joy in our home. It's been a great year, especially with my weight loss. I've lost so much weight since my Fyrescape started on April 29th this year. I'm very thankful to God for giving me the strength to continue on everyday and never give up, ever! I plan on really beefing up my workouts come January. I've only got 4 months left until my year is up ;} It's gonna be Awesome!
Well my family didn't contact me at all today. Not surprised though. My mom acting like a child still. I hate when she's like this, but dammit, I'm not going to let it bring me down. She can be mad all she wants. I'm not fixing this again like I always do. I'm sure that's what they're expecting, but it's not happening. No way no how!!! My grandpa and grandma are having a Christmas Eve dinner down at their house tonight. I'm not going this year though. I don't want to see my mom and see her act like nothing is wrong. Screw that! She's not getting out of this one that easily. Family turmoil always seems to bring a drab feeling to the holidays. So nope, it's actually going on right now, but Lees and I are here at home. She made cookies this evening and Rice Crispy Treats. We're gonna have some yummy snacks here in a bit and watch Christmas movies and play Mario Kart on the Wii U. That'll be fun!! So that's gonna be my day. Tomorrow, we shall see ;}
Merry Christmas everyone! Enjoy your night and be safe. Always remember the true meaning of Christmas, which is the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is because of His sacrifice, that we are able to be with God one day. Keep that in your hearts forever! God Bless and again, Merry Christmas!! Goodnight.
Ok, I got back out there this morning. Did my 3 miles ;} It felt great! Cody and Cooper were happy to be out there exercising again. Lisa came with me. She almost didn't want to go because it was so cold outside. The wind was slightly breezy when we first started and it was really icy out there. Then, after about an hour, the wind died down and it was calm. The sun was out and it was nice. We finished out the walk, then came home. I wanted to do some work outside this morning, but I decided since it's Christmas Eve, that I didn't want to do any work today and just take it easy.
Dang, after we got home, I took a really long hot shower. Oh man, my heal really started acting up after that. It was hurtin something awful. I was like an old man again hobbling around everywhere lol. Lisa cleaned up the place pretty good then she got ready. Afterwards, we headed into town because yesterday I had forgotten to buy dog and cat food. I needed to get that right away. Oh man, it was a mad house in town today! So many cars and ppl everywhere, doing last minute Christmas shopping I suppose. That's the sad thing. This year, Lees and I have No Money for Christmas gifts so we're not getting each other anything. But, it's cool because we have a fridge full of food, our animals have food, we have a nice warm wood pellet stove heating up our house, and our place is decorated with Christmas lights. Also tomorrow we're planning on going to see a movie so that'll be good. I'm just so glad we have food, we're warm this year and we have so much thankfulness and joy in our home. It's been a great year, especially with my weight loss. I've lost so much weight since my Fyrescape started on April 29th this year. I'm very thankful to God for giving me the strength to continue on everyday and never give up, ever! I plan on really beefing up my workouts come January. I've only got 4 months left until my year is up ;} It's gonna be Awesome!
Well my family didn't contact me at all today. Not surprised though. My mom acting like a child still. I hate when she's like this, but dammit, I'm not going to let it bring me down. She can be mad all she wants. I'm not fixing this again like I always do. I'm sure that's what they're expecting, but it's not happening. No way no how!!! My grandpa and grandma are having a Christmas Eve dinner down at their house tonight. I'm not going this year though. I don't want to see my mom and see her act like nothing is wrong. Screw that! She's not getting out of this one that easily. Family turmoil always seems to bring a drab feeling to the holidays. So nope, it's actually going on right now, but Lees and I are here at home. She made cookies this evening and Rice Crispy Treats. We're gonna have some yummy snacks here in a bit and watch Christmas movies and play Mario Kart on the Wii U. That'll be fun!! So that's gonna be my day. Tomorrow, we shall see ;}
Merry Christmas everyone! Enjoy your night and be safe. Always remember the true meaning of Christmas, which is the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is because of His sacrifice, that we are able to be with God one day. Keep that in your hearts forever! God Bless and again, Merry Christmas!! Goodnight.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Day Two Hundred Thirty Nine
Woke up this morning and my heal was still hurting. Dang, this sux. I could've probably still walked though, but damn it was COLD outside!! The wind was blowing so hard and it was blowing this cold, icy wind. The animals water was frozen. Cody was even huddled up in his house, as was Cooper. Oh yeah, last night I had an adventure. I let Cooper yesterday since he'd been tied up all weekend. Well he ran off, and last night he brought back my parents dogs and some stray female dog and I think she was in heat. Cody was goin to town on her lol. Crazy dog! Anyway, late last night, they came back. Cooper was asleep with Cody in his house, so I tied him back up. My parents dogs ran off. Then, that female dog came back and just stayed around my place. She was a really pretty dog. She had a collar on with a tag on it. This was at 3am this morning. I loaded her up in my truck and took her out away from my house. I had no idea where she was from so I took her to a place not too far away and dropped her off, hoping that she lived in the vicinity so she'd hopefully find her way home. I didn't get home until almost 5am. I was so tried this morning, so that was another reason I blew off my walk today. I was tired, grouchy and cold lol. Bad combo!
We just hung around home this morning. We headed up and got some groceries later on. I can't believe that tomorrow is Christmas Eve. This year will be very different because of what my sister did and with my mom being pissed off and ignoring me. I just can't believe this crap! I was talking about it with Lisa today and telling her how angry I was. She reminded me to not let it bring me down and continue on with my life. She's a wonderful best friend.
Ok, not much else to say. Just that it was so so cold today. The wind is still blowing, but hopefully it stops tonight. I'm getting sick of it lol. Ok, Goodnight!
We just hung around home this morning. We headed up and got some groceries later on. I can't believe that tomorrow is Christmas Eve. This year will be very different because of what my sister did and with my mom being pissed off and ignoring me. I just can't believe this crap! I was talking about it with Lisa today and telling her how angry I was. She reminded me to not let it bring me down and continue on with my life. She's a wonderful best friend.
Ok, not much else to say. Just that it was so so cold today. The wind is still blowing, but hopefully it stops tonight. I'm getting sick of it lol. Ok, Goodnight!
Monday, December 22, 2014
Day Two Hundred Thirty Eight
Well, back from an Awesome trip in Albuquerque :D
We left on Friday morning, but didn't actually head out to Albuquerque until Friday afternoon because we were so busy in town getting things done. It was ok though. We still had a heck of a time out there. Before actually going into the city, we stopped at the casino in Bernalillo. That was so fun! I won about $53 at the slot machine so the casino technically paid for our dinner and traveling snacks lol. We ate there at the casino. Afterwards, we headed into the city and got a hotel.
The next day was spent at the flea market after eating a nice big breakfast. We walked around forever in there. We bought lots and lots of stuff. Things we'd been lookin for forever it seems. Oh man, my heal was really hurting though. Dang, all that walking on that hard cement ground, that really did my foot in. I tell you though, I was pretty worried when we got out of there. We had spent lots of money and it was only Saturday. We weren't planning on leaving until Sunday evening. Oh and another sad note, Lisa lost these knee pads I had bought there. Really nice, heavy duty knee pads. There were two of them together. When I gave them to Lisa to carry, she accidentally dropped one of them. We went looking all over for the other one, but never found it. We got reports from some of the sellers that they had seen in laying on the ground and that someone was kicking it around. We never found it though :( Sux too because those were Awesome and I really needed them for when I'm doing work outside and up on the roof. Darn! Anyway, I just tossed the other one. No point in only having one. I'll get some brand new ones sometime soon. Anyway, so we had spent lots of money in there. We had plenty left, but I had planned on coming home with atleast $400 dollars so we were on a budget of about $300 and almost all of that was spent. So, I took a chance. Next to the flea market, there was a brand new casino. Lees and I went there. We walked around in there playing at regular games I usually play at. Well this time, I tried something different. I played a game I had never played before. I learned how it was done and used my speed and I won $326 :D Woohoo!!! Oh man, just when we were low on money too. So Lisa was so excited and happy. She was screaming constantly after we left saying how awesome that was. She was very happy the whole evening. We got another hotel room then we went to Walmart. Afterwards, we ate at this really nice Pizza Pub called Rosario's or something like that. Really good pizza but super expensive. After that, we went to watch 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'. That was ok. Not quite what I expected after the buildup of the last movie. I was kinda disappointed, but it was good to watch it at the IMAX theater. So we went back to the hotel. Lisa spent the night dyeing her hair. I totally zonked out. I was so tired and omg that bed was so so so soooooo comfortable! I was out like a light soon as we got back.
The next day, we checked out and ate another big breakfast. Then, we headed to this movie theater. Oh yeah, it was the same theater we went to on Friday night. We watched a movie on Friday night after getting a hotel room. We watched 'Scrooged'. The old one with Bill Murray. That was so neat to see that in theaters. They were showing it at this theater in Albuquerque. So we watched that and it was Awesome!!! Now I can say I actually watched Scrooged in theaters lol. I love stuff like that. Anyway, we went back to that same theater after breakfast on Sunday and we watched 'John Wick' and 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'. We loved both of them. Lisa wanted to watch 'Mazerunner' but it wasn't starting until later. After that, we decided to head out because it was late afternoon. On the way out, we stopped at the casino again in Bernalillo. That was a mistake, honestly, because I didn't win anything. Instead I ended up losing $100 :'( I was so disappointed in myself, but we did have fun. Lisa was very happy and stayed positive. We had fun, just didn't win any money this time. After that, we got gas and headed home. We stopped in Cuba to get some food because we hadn't eaten anything all day. We just got a bag of chips and a burrito. Oh man, scary moment, my truck wouldn't start. My fuel filter is so bad that it took me 30 minutes to start my damn truck. I thought we were gonna be stranded there, but thankfully I got it started and we raced home. Oh man, I was so tired that I started swerving so about half way home, I pulled off the road, rested my eyes and really woke myself up, then we continued on home and got back about 30 mins later. The dogs were so happy. Cody got loose again and was hogging all the food so I fed everyone. I bought Cody a new leash in Albuquerque so I tied him back up and we warmed up the house because it was freezing. That was our trip! We did have lots of fun and I wish we were still out there.
This morning my heal was really hurting. We did so much walking around out there in Albuquerque that my foot really took a pounding. So I called off my walk for today. I'm hobbling around like an old man here lol. Well other than that, nothing happened today. My parents still aren't talking to me. Oh another angry note, apparently they went out there to Albuquerque too over the weekend. Not ONE DAMN CALL from them nor a text. NOTHING! I was so upset about that. Sure sounds like my Christmas will be spent with just Lees and I. Oh well, don't bother me none. I'll still enjoy it either way. Well, time for bed now. Until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
We left on Friday morning, but didn't actually head out to Albuquerque until Friday afternoon because we were so busy in town getting things done. It was ok though. We still had a heck of a time out there. Before actually going into the city, we stopped at the casino in Bernalillo. That was so fun! I won about $53 at the slot machine so the casino technically paid for our dinner and traveling snacks lol. We ate there at the casino. Afterwards, we headed into the city and got a hotel.
The next day was spent at the flea market after eating a nice big breakfast. We walked around forever in there. We bought lots and lots of stuff. Things we'd been lookin for forever it seems. Oh man, my heal was really hurting though. Dang, all that walking on that hard cement ground, that really did my foot in. I tell you though, I was pretty worried when we got out of there. We had spent lots of money and it was only Saturday. We weren't planning on leaving until Sunday evening. Oh and another sad note, Lisa lost these knee pads I had bought there. Really nice, heavy duty knee pads. There were two of them together. When I gave them to Lisa to carry, she accidentally dropped one of them. We went looking all over for the other one, but never found it. We got reports from some of the sellers that they had seen in laying on the ground and that someone was kicking it around. We never found it though :( Sux too because those were Awesome and I really needed them for when I'm doing work outside and up on the roof. Darn! Anyway, I just tossed the other one. No point in only having one. I'll get some brand new ones sometime soon. Anyway, so we had spent lots of money in there. We had plenty left, but I had planned on coming home with atleast $400 dollars so we were on a budget of about $300 and almost all of that was spent. So, I took a chance. Next to the flea market, there was a brand new casino. Lees and I went there. We walked around in there playing at regular games I usually play at. Well this time, I tried something different. I played a game I had never played before. I learned how it was done and used my speed and I won $326 :D Woohoo!!! Oh man, just when we were low on money too. So Lisa was so excited and happy. She was screaming constantly after we left saying how awesome that was. She was very happy the whole evening. We got another hotel room then we went to Walmart. Afterwards, we ate at this really nice Pizza Pub called Rosario's or something like that. Really good pizza but super expensive. After that, we went to watch 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'. That was ok. Not quite what I expected after the buildup of the last movie. I was kinda disappointed, but it was good to watch it at the IMAX theater. So we went back to the hotel. Lisa spent the night dyeing her hair. I totally zonked out. I was so tired and omg that bed was so so so soooooo comfortable! I was out like a light soon as we got back.
The next day, we checked out and ate another big breakfast. Then, we headed to this movie theater. Oh yeah, it was the same theater we went to on Friday night. We watched a movie on Friday night after getting a hotel room. We watched 'Scrooged'. The old one with Bill Murray. That was so neat to see that in theaters. They were showing it at this theater in Albuquerque. So we watched that and it was Awesome!!! Now I can say I actually watched Scrooged in theaters lol. I love stuff like that. Anyway, we went back to that same theater after breakfast on Sunday and we watched 'John Wick' and 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'. We loved both of them. Lisa wanted to watch 'Mazerunner' but it wasn't starting until later. After that, we decided to head out because it was late afternoon. On the way out, we stopped at the casino again in Bernalillo. That was a mistake, honestly, because I didn't win anything. Instead I ended up losing $100 :'( I was so disappointed in myself, but we did have fun. Lisa was very happy and stayed positive. We had fun, just didn't win any money this time. After that, we got gas and headed home. We stopped in Cuba to get some food because we hadn't eaten anything all day. We just got a bag of chips and a burrito. Oh man, scary moment, my truck wouldn't start. My fuel filter is so bad that it took me 30 minutes to start my damn truck. I thought we were gonna be stranded there, but thankfully I got it started and we raced home. Oh man, I was so tired that I started swerving so about half way home, I pulled off the road, rested my eyes and really woke myself up, then we continued on home and got back about 30 mins later. The dogs were so happy. Cody got loose again and was hogging all the food so I fed everyone. I bought Cody a new leash in Albuquerque so I tied him back up and we warmed up the house because it was freezing. That was our trip! We did have lots of fun and I wish we were still out there.
This morning my heal was really hurting. We did so much walking around out there in Albuquerque that my foot really took a pounding. So I called off my walk for today. I'm hobbling around like an old man here lol. Well other than that, nothing happened today. My parents still aren't talking to me. Oh another angry note, apparently they went out there to Albuquerque too over the weekend. Not ONE DAMN CALL from them nor a text. NOTHING! I was so upset about that. Sure sounds like my Christmas will be spent with just Lees and I. Oh well, don't bother me none. I'll still enjoy it either way. Well, time for bed now. Until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Sunday, December 21, 2014
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
Day Two Hundred Thirty Four
Well I have definitely calmed down from yesterday, but I'm still pretty mad. I'm mad at my mom, and I'm mad at my sister.
I woke up this morning, got washed up and went out and did my 3 miles. Lisa came with me again. Afterwards, we just stayed home and whipped up some lunch. Our pastor got wind of everything because of a post I put on facebook yesterday after it all happened. He was concerned so he's been trying to get in touch with my mom and sister. I guess no one is answering him though, so he calls me but when he did, I was taking a shower. When I got out, I called him back. BIG MISTAKE! Now I love our pastor. He's a good man...but I swear this guy does NOT listen!!!! He does not listen to anything! That is his flaw! He'll only listen to a tiny portion of your story and from that tiny portion, he creates this big huge scenario in his head and he just assumes that's what you're going thru so he goes on that and starts telling you what you need to do! It's all wrong too!! He didn't actually hear you out so he has no idea what the actual situation is. He only knows this big bogus scenario that he built up in his head. That's his problem! So it was really frustrating talking to him. He wouldn't listen to me and he had no clue what I was actually talking about because of it. I was mad because I got pissed on just for standing up for my parents feelings and telling my sister what she needed to know. I have been getting pissed on by my family for years and years. I'm so damn sick of it all! That's the problem. But pastor, he wouldn't listen to me. Instead what he had in his head was the me and my sister had an argument and that I NEEDED TO APOLOGIZE to her! WTF!!!! I mean W T F!!!!! I was so mad and frustrated when I was talking to him, I couldn't think. So I just gave up talking to him. I tried telling him about my mom, but again he didn't really listen. He's just going off on his assumptions. Anyway, he wanted to organize a meeting with my family to try and just hash everything out and resolve this. "Buddy this has been going on for years and years. You honestly thing you're going to resolve it in a short little Thursday night meeting?!" I'm sorry but that is NOT going to happen!
Well the rest of the day was pretty mellow. I didn't go to any meeting. I'm so done with all this shit. You know, honestly I have been there for my sister for so long. Ever since she was a teenager, she was getting in to shit over and over. She started drinking at a very young age and she would come home drunk. My mom is so hell bent on rage and anger so she can't help anything. Nobody likes my mom when she's like that. She's been that way since she was a kid, according to my grandpa. So because of that, and because my dad is quiet most the time, I was always the only one who could talk to my sister. I'd been there for her so many times. These last two times she pissed all over me when I tried to help her. Now, she cusses at me in a text and disrespects Everything I'd ever taught her and the relationship that we had as a trusting brother and sister. I am so disgusted with her! And my mom, I'm so very fucking pissed off at her! She had no damn right getting mad at me for anything. I flat out told her "HEY DON'T GET MAD AT ME, I'M NOT THE ONE CONSTANTLY SCREWING UP!!!" I was really pissed off! This is such a mess and my sister doesn't care. She's off being a lesbian now and happy with is so whatever I guess! She just pissed all over the family. She broke all those promises she made to all of us. She doesn't care either! As long as she's happy, she doesn't give a shit what happens to any of us and she doesn't care that Christmas is in a week. Just as long as she's happy that's all that matters.
Well fuck it! I'm done. I'm done with being the guy who apologizes all the time. I'm done with being the guy who fixes everything all the time. I'm done with being the guy who is ALWAYS there for everyone, putting all my wants and needs aside for the family. I'M DONE!!!!
Tomorrow Lisa and I are still going on our trip to Albuquerque. It's our Christmas Getaway and we'd been planning this for a month now. My family was supposed to come out with us...but now all that is shot to shit. Thanks a lot, Brie!!!!!
So for the next 3 days, I'll be gone. I hope to get away from all this craziness and just have fun out there! I'm very much looking forward to it. So until Monday ;} Goodnight!
I woke up this morning, got washed up and went out and did my 3 miles. Lisa came with me again. Afterwards, we just stayed home and whipped up some lunch. Our pastor got wind of everything because of a post I put on facebook yesterday after it all happened. He was concerned so he's been trying to get in touch with my mom and sister. I guess no one is answering him though, so he calls me but when he did, I was taking a shower. When I got out, I called him back. BIG MISTAKE! Now I love our pastor. He's a good man...but I swear this guy does NOT listen!!!! He does not listen to anything! That is his flaw! He'll only listen to a tiny portion of your story and from that tiny portion, he creates this big huge scenario in his head and he just assumes that's what you're going thru so he goes on that and starts telling you what you need to do! It's all wrong too!! He didn't actually hear you out so he has no idea what the actual situation is. He only knows this big bogus scenario that he built up in his head. That's his problem! So it was really frustrating talking to him. He wouldn't listen to me and he had no clue what I was actually talking about because of it. I was mad because I got pissed on just for standing up for my parents feelings and telling my sister what she needed to know. I have been getting pissed on by my family for years and years. I'm so damn sick of it all! That's the problem. But pastor, he wouldn't listen to me. Instead what he had in his head was the me and my sister had an argument and that I NEEDED TO APOLOGIZE to her! WTF!!!! I mean W T F!!!!! I was so mad and frustrated when I was talking to him, I couldn't think. So I just gave up talking to him. I tried telling him about my mom, but again he didn't really listen. He's just going off on his assumptions. Anyway, he wanted to organize a meeting with my family to try and just hash everything out and resolve this. "Buddy this has been going on for years and years. You honestly thing you're going to resolve it in a short little Thursday night meeting?!" I'm sorry but that is NOT going to happen!
Well the rest of the day was pretty mellow. I didn't go to any meeting. I'm so done with all this shit. You know, honestly I have been there for my sister for so long. Ever since she was a teenager, she was getting in to shit over and over. She started drinking at a very young age and she would come home drunk. My mom is so hell bent on rage and anger so she can't help anything. Nobody likes my mom when she's like that. She's been that way since she was a kid, according to my grandpa. So because of that, and because my dad is quiet most the time, I was always the only one who could talk to my sister. I'd been there for her so many times. These last two times she pissed all over me when I tried to help her. Now, she cusses at me in a text and disrespects Everything I'd ever taught her and the relationship that we had as a trusting brother and sister. I am so disgusted with her! And my mom, I'm so very fucking pissed off at her! She had no damn right getting mad at me for anything. I flat out told her "HEY DON'T GET MAD AT ME, I'M NOT THE ONE CONSTANTLY SCREWING UP!!!" I was really pissed off! This is such a mess and my sister doesn't care. She's off being a lesbian now and happy with is so whatever I guess! She just pissed all over the family. She broke all those promises she made to all of us. She doesn't care either! As long as she's happy, she doesn't give a shit what happens to any of us and she doesn't care that Christmas is in a week. Just as long as she's happy that's all that matters.
Well fuck it! I'm done. I'm done with being the guy who apologizes all the time. I'm done with being the guy who fixes everything all the time. I'm done with being the guy who is ALWAYS there for everyone, putting all my wants and needs aside for the family. I'M DONE!!!!
Tomorrow Lisa and I are still going on our trip to Albuquerque. It's our Christmas Getaway and we'd been planning this for a month now. My family was supposed to come out with us...but now all that is shot to shit. Thanks a lot, Brie!!!!!
So for the next 3 days, I'll be gone. I hope to get away from all this craziness and just have fun out there! I'm very much looking forward to it. So until Monday ;} Goodnight!
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Day Two Hundred Thirty Three
Omg...i'm sorry but this won't be a very long blog. I am so so SO SO FUCKING MAD!!!!!!!!!!
I got up and did my 3 miles this morning. Before I left, however, I got a text from my damn sister. She tells me that she is gonna go have a talk with my parents. Then, I texted her back and told her that they knew what she did and that she really let them down and that they were so proud of her just this past Sunday night and all the great stuff that my mom said about her, only to have her to all this crap all over again. Well, after we got back from the walk, Lees and I were digging around in the storage shed and I got another text from my sister. She was pissed off at me and cussed me out!!! My own sister. A dumb ungrateful idiot who I have been there for every step of her mistake filled life, cusses at me and says shit to me. I was so disgusted. So I copied her text and sent it to my mom, just to show her what she sent. Guess what my world class mom does? She gets pissed of at me and wanted to know what I sent her to get that kind of response! Can you fucking believe that?!!! I get bitched at, the my mom gets mad at me! I have been dealing with this shit for so damn long and I am so fucking sick of it.
....well I'm too mad to write anymore. The rest of my day was shit. Enough said.
I got up and did my 3 miles this morning. Before I left, however, I got a text from my damn sister. She tells me that she is gonna go have a talk with my parents. Then, I texted her back and told her that they knew what she did and that she really let them down and that they were so proud of her just this past Sunday night and all the great stuff that my mom said about her, only to have her to all this crap all over again. Well, after we got back from the walk, Lees and I were digging around in the storage shed and I got another text from my sister. She was pissed off at me and cussed me out!!! My own sister. A dumb ungrateful idiot who I have been there for every step of her mistake filled life, cusses at me and says shit to me. I was so disgusted. So I copied her text and sent it to my mom, just to show her what she sent. Guess what my world class mom does? She gets pissed of at me and wanted to know what I sent her to get that kind of response! Can you fucking believe that?!!! I get bitched at, the my mom gets mad at me! I have been dealing with this shit for so damn long and I am so fucking sick of it.
....well I'm too mad to write anymore. The rest of my day was shit. Enough said.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Day Two Hundred Thirty Two
Well....today was supposed to be good, but it didn't go all that great :(
This morning I went out and did my 3 miles. Lisa came with me. Since her classes are over, she can exercise with me daily now. I figure the roads were good now, which they were. A lil muddy in some places, but definitely walkable. Just before we left, however, I got a call from my brother. He was wondering if I had known were my sister was. Apparently last night, she left and didn't come home all night. My brother said he saw her pack a bag, then she left. When he asked her where she was going, he said she didn't answer and left. Oh man...so yea we were worried all morning. As mentioned before, my sister just got out of this crazy lifestyle. I sure hope hope hope she is not relapsing :(
Throughout the day, we were wondering about my sis. We hung the last of our Christmas lights outside. I lined my deck out back with lights and now it looks really nice and pretty out there. We waited patiently for the night to come because we'd been lookin forward to it. My brother was calling me and said he'd get my mom's van ready. We had planned on taking that rather than my truck because in my mom's van, we had so much room and everyone can see the lights better. Anyway, at five o'clock, I got a text message from my sister. She told me she was NOT going to make it out tonight to see the lights with us. Dang I was so mad. This was her idea in the first place. She wanted to do this and we had planned it to be tonight since last week. Anyway I was really upset with her. She asked me if we could do it tomorrow but I flat out told her no because Lisa has to work tomorrow. She was supposed to work tonight, but since we had planned for it to be tonight, she switched days off with her friend. She has to work tomorrow! So yea I was really mad. We got ready anyway and went to pick up my brother. When we were there, I found out the horrible news. Apparently my sister ran back to the freakin shit girl she was seeing before! She ran right back to her. We had just pulled her away from that lifestyle. She got out of it all and said she wanted to be better. Well, she broke every promise she made. My mom and dad were so upset and pissed off at her. My dad especially! He was really mad. My mom was so upset that she was cussing. They had so much faith in her and they put so much trust in her, thinking she was doing great! Just the other night after the Christmas Program when I was driving my mom home, she was talking about my sister and about how proud she was of her. Now she pulls this crap and runs right back into that old life. Omg everyone is so let down. So I texted her and told her that my parents were really upset with her. Then what does my mom do, she gets mad at me for sending that to her. Well I don't give a sh&t because she's my sister and I can tell her whatever the hell I want. I'm not my mom's puppet. I Never do what she wants and after all these years, she should know that!
Anyway after that, my brother, Lees and myself went ahead and left. We were gonna go look at lights anyway, without my stupid sister. What really sux is that she was supposed to help out with dinner. They wanted to go out and eat afterwards but I didn't have enough money to pay for everyone at a restaurant. Well my mom hears about it, then gets after ME telling me that I shouldn't be planning these things if I can't afford it. Once again, I told her that this was NOT my idea! It was my sister's!!! She's the one who wanted to do this. She was the one who brought this all up and planned it out. I just agreed, here my mom is over here getting after me like it was all my idea. Anyway when I told her that, my dad got really mad and said that I should've told my idiot sister that she should've left us some money to help pay for everything SHE planned. Dang, they were really mad.
Well that's the story there. We went out and looked at Christmas lights. It was ok. Not exactly the same without my sister. We were really upset all evening. My brother was mad, I was really mad and Lisa was feeling let down. Nevertheless we made the best of it. We went out and saw some really neat houses with lights on them. One house in particular that was synchronized with music. It was so Awesome! We sat there for about twenty mins just watching that house and listening to the music. It was all programed with a radio station so that was really neat to see. Afterwards, we all went to eat at IHOP. That was good! Then we want home, where I dropped off my brother and my mom's van, then Lees and I headed home. Now, we're gonna just try to forget all the crap that happened today with my sister and get some much needed rest.
Until tomorrow...Goodnight!
This morning I went out and did my 3 miles. Lisa came with me. Since her classes are over, she can exercise with me daily now. I figure the roads were good now, which they were. A lil muddy in some places, but definitely walkable. Just before we left, however, I got a call from my brother. He was wondering if I had known were my sister was. Apparently last night, she left and didn't come home all night. My brother said he saw her pack a bag, then she left. When he asked her where she was going, he said she didn't answer and left. Oh man...so yea we were worried all morning. As mentioned before, my sister just got out of this crazy lifestyle. I sure hope hope hope she is not relapsing :(
Throughout the day, we were wondering about my sis. We hung the last of our Christmas lights outside. I lined my deck out back with lights and now it looks really nice and pretty out there. We waited patiently for the night to come because we'd been lookin forward to it. My brother was calling me and said he'd get my mom's van ready. We had planned on taking that rather than my truck because in my mom's van, we had so much room and everyone can see the lights better. Anyway, at five o'clock, I got a text message from my sister. She told me she was NOT going to make it out tonight to see the lights with us. Dang I was so mad. This was her idea in the first place. She wanted to do this and we had planned it to be tonight since last week. Anyway I was really upset with her. She asked me if we could do it tomorrow but I flat out told her no because Lisa has to work tomorrow. She was supposed to work tonight, but since we had planned for it to be tonight, she switched days off with her friend. She has to work tomorrow! So yea I was really mad. We got ready anyway and went to pick up my brother. When we were there, I found out the horrible news. Apparently my sister ran back to the freakin shit girl she was seeing before! She ran right back to her. We had just pulled her away from that lifestyle. She got out of it all and said she wanted to be better. Well, she broke every promise she made. My mom and dad were so upset and pissed off at her. My dad especially! He was really mad. My mom was so upset that she was cussing. They had so much faith in her and they put so much trust in her, thinking she was doing great! Just the other night after the Christmas Program when I was driving my mom home, she was talking about my sister and about how proud she was of her. Now she pulls this crap and runs right back into that old life. Omg everyone is so let down. So I texted her and told her that my parents were really upset with her. Then what does my mom do, she gets mad at me for sending that to her. Well I don't give a sh&t because she's my sister and I can tell her whatever the hell I want. I'm not my mom's puppet. I Never do what she wants and after all these years, she should know that!
Anyway after that, my brother, Lees and myself went ahead and left. We were gonna go look at lights anyway, without my stupid sister. What really sux is that she was supposed to help out with dinner. They wanted to go out and eat afterwards but I didn't have enough money to pay for everyone at a restaurant. Well my mom hears about it, then gets after ME telling me that I shouldn't be planning these things if I can't afford it. Once again, I told her that this was NOT my idea! It was my sister's!!! She's the one who wanted to do this. She was the one who brought this all up and planned it out. I just agreed, here my mom is over here getting after me like it was all my idea. Anyway when I told her that, my dad got really mad and said that I should've told my idiot sister that she should've left us some money to help pay for everything SHE planned. Dang, they were really mad.
Well that's the story there. We went out and looked at Christmas lights. It was ok. Not exactly the same without my sister. We were really upset all evening. My brother was mad, I was really mad and Lisa was feeling let down. Nevertheless we made the best of it. We went out and saw some really neat houses with lights on them. One house in particular that was synchronized with music. It was so Awesome! We sat there for about twenty mins just watching that house and listening to the music. It was all programed with a radio station so that was really neat to see. Afterwards, we all went to eat at IHOP. That was good! Then we want home, where I dropped off my brother and my mom's van, then Lees and I headed home. Now, we're gonna just try to forget all the crap that happened today with my sister and get some much needed rest.
Until tomorrow...Goodnight!
Monday, December 15, 2014
Day Two Hundred Thirty One
Woke up this morning and decided that it was still too muddy out there to go walking, so I called it off again today. It's cool though because I definitely got another form of exercise in today!
I was home the morning, but once noon hit, Lees and I went into town. The church had asked me to go and pick up the gifts from the Shoebox Ministry today so that's what I did. We went up to my old work, Albertsons, and met the people in the parking lot. Oh my gosh there was a LOT of stuff. I got a huge amount of flour, beans, cooking oil, gifts and clothes. It was Awesome! They loaded up my truck for me. Luckily, we got everything packed in there so I didn't have to make two trips. Just one! My back seat was loaded down, and my entire back bed was full to the max with gifts, apples, oranges and clothes. Those people are so nice! Afterwards, I thanked them all and we headed to the church. I spent the next hour unloading the truck by myself. I took all the bags with shoebox gifts inside, as well as the boxes of oranges and apples, then I unloaded all the flour bags, bean bags, and boxes of cooking oil. Lisa had to go to work so she was cooking some lunch at the church during this time. I didn't mind though. I got my workout! It was tough unloading. There was so much stuff. By the time I was done, I was sweatin bullets lol. My grandma and grandpa stopped by when I was unloading. They helped a lil, but I didn't want my grandma lifting those boxes. They were too heavy for her, as they were for grandpa as well so I did most the work. At that point, Lisa lended a hand too and we got it all done. So that was my workout! Lots of bending, lifting, carrying, and stacking.
I visited with grandpa and grandma for a bit, then Lees and I left because she had to go to work. Since we were already in town, I just went ahead and took her. After dropping her off, I headed back to the church. I had to take down the entire puppet stage from last night's program and clean up the place. I did that all by myself also. No one stopped by to help. But, I got it all done, which I was glad of. I packed the puppet stage out in the shed and reminded everyone afterwards to be careful with it because I'm sure we'll use it for next year's Christmas Program also. That'll be fun!
Well that was my day. I came home after church and cleaned up the place. Definitely lookin forward to tomorrow because in the evening is when me, Lees, my brother and sister are gonna head out to look at Christmas lights. My sister wanted to do that so we planned for tomorrow night. That should be fun. For now, I'm going to relax the rest of the evening and watch some Christmas movies. Until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
I was home the morning, but once noon hit, Lees and I went into town. The church had asked me to go and pick up the gifts from the Shoebox Ministry today so that's what I did. We went up to my old work, Albertsons, and met the people in the parking lot. Oh my gosh there was a LOT of stuff. I got a huge amount of flour, beans, cooking oil, gifts and clothes. It was Awesome! They loaded up my truck for me. Luckily, we got everything packed in there so I didn't have to make two trips. Just one! My back seat was loaded down, and my entire back bed was full to the max with gifts, apples, oranges and clothes. Those people are so nice! Afterwards, I thanked them all and we headed to the church. I spent the next hour unloading the truck by myself. I took all the bags with shoebox gifts inside, as well as the boxes of oranges and apples, then I unloaded all the flour bags, bean bags, and boxes of cooking oil. Lisa had to go to work so she was cooking some lunch at the church during this time. I didn't mind though. I got my workout! It was tough unloading. There was so much stuff. By the time I was done, I was sweatin bullets lol. My grandma and grandpa stopped by when I was unloading. They helped a lil, but I didn't want my grandma lifting those boxes. They were too heavy for her, as they were for grandpa as well so I did most the work. At that point, Lisa lended a hand too and we got it all done. So that was my workout! Lots of bending, lifting, carrying, and stacking.
I visited with grandpa and grandma for a bit, then Lees and I left because she had to go to work. Since we were already in town, I just went ahead and took her. After dropping her off, I headed back to the church. I had to take down the entire puppet stage from last night's program and clean up the place. I did that all by myself also. No one stopped by to help. But, I got it all done, which I was glad of. I packed the puppet stage out in the shed and reminded everyone afterwards to be careful with it because I'm sure we'll use it for next year's Christmas Program also. That'll be fun!
Well that was my day. I came home after church and cleaned up the place. Definitely lookin forward to tomorrow because in the evening is when me, Lees, my brother and sister are gonna head out to look at Christmas lights. My sister wanted to do that so we planned for tomorrow night. That should be fun. For now, I'm going to relax the rest of the evening and watch some Christmas movies. Until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Day Two Hundred Thirty - 2014 Christmas Program
Happy Holidays ;} Today was our Christmas Program at our church. It's been a tough week practicing, organizing and getting everything ready! I chose to not walk today because all day yesterday it rained and it rained last night too. Yes rain, no snow :'( I was not going to risk slipping in the mud and hurting my foot like I did last time, then be out for another week or so. That's why, No Walking today! It's cool too because I was busy the morning getting things done around the house.
We went to church and that went well because I got everyone cleared on when we were meeting at the church and what order we'd like to go in. Pastor really put me on the spot again and recognized me as Program Director, which he's been doing since I did Hallowed Eve 7 back in October and I really Really appreciate that, honestly. I have never had that before! I do things at the church every year but no one ever recognized me for my efforts. Times that I would bring it up, I would get the same words from my mom (who ran most things in the church before) that we're not supposed to do things to get credit and that we do it for God. I get that, I always did! I wasn't wanting credit and praise, all I ever really wanted was to be recognized for the hard work I do for the church, that's all. Because it is hard work! I just wanted to know that everyone knew that I did it and they appreciated it. That's all! I never thought that was too much to ask. Anyway, Pastor has given me that since I started and I didn't ask for it either. I never mentioned anything to him. He is just a very respectful man and always thanks everyone! I'm just so happy that he has done that.
Anyway, church went great and I planned for everyone helping with the puppets to be there at 5:30pm. The program started at 6. My mom text me this morning and said they had just got to Amarillo, Texas. I expected them home around 1 or 3pm. They were at the program tonight, which I was so glad of. My sister, who was doing our main puppet acts, wanted to do it tonight. My brother was filling in for her, but he graciously stepped aside and let her go ahead and do that act, which I was proud of him for doing. All the kids did great tonight! We practiced on the puppets all week long, since Tuesday. They did superb tonight and all their mouth movements were on point. It looked good and the audience really took to them. There were ppl laughing, taking pix and recording video and that's what I loved to see! Pastor did great announcing everything. We all had a good time! After the program, we had refreshments with all the visitors and members who attended. I didn't eat very much. I'm just glad everyone got food and go to take some home.
So that was our Christmas Program. We did 2 puppet skits and 2 songs with the puppets. Pastor's wife, Faye, did her own puppet song with her family. That did that before my kids did their acts. I didn't have everyone there though, which was a bummer. I asked this other church about 2 weeks ago to come help out with music. They said they were going to and I left my number with them. I waited and waited, no call. Never heard from them again since that night she said they'd help. Either they forgot or they changed their mind. Either way, I thought that was very classless and rude!!! So because of that, I didn't have a full card of things for the Program. Mainly just the puppets, that's it, but it was still really great and everyone still had a great time!
Well that's about all for the day. Dang it is really cold tonight! I got my pellet stove burning and it's been on since 9pm, but it's still cold in here. So now I'm going to put on a sweater and wrap myself up to get warm. I hung Christmas lights outside tonight, finally! They don't look the best, but I didn't care. Just as long as I got them up. I wanted to celebrate a superb Christmas Program in my own way so I did that lol. Anyway, Happy Holidays and to all my kids who helped out with the puppets this year, You all did a totally Superb job!! Thank you very much for your hard work!! Goodnight ;}
We went to church and that went well because I got everyone cleared on when we were meeting at the church and what order we'd like to go in. Pastor really put me on the spot again and recognized me as Program Director, which he's been doing since I did Hallowed Eve 7 back in October and I really Really appreciate that, honestly. I have never had that before! I do things at the church every year but no one ever recognized me for my efforts. Times that I would bring it up, I would get the same words from my mom (who ran most things in the church before) that we're not supposed to do things to get credit and that we do it for God. I get that, I always did! I wasn't wanting credit and praise, all I ever really wanted was to be recognized for the hard work I do for the church, that's all. Because it is hard work! I just wanted to know that everyone knew that I did it and they appreciated it. That's all! I never thought that was too much to ask. Anyway, Pastor has given me that since I started and I didn't ask for it either. I never mentioned anything to him. He is just a very respectful man and always thanks everyone! I'm just so happy that he has done that.
Anyway, church went great and I planned for everyone helping with the puppets to be there at 5:30pm. The program started at 6. My mom text me this morning and said they had just got to Amarillo, Texas. I expected them home around 1 or 3pm. They were at the program tonight, which I was so glad of. My sister, who was doing our main puppet acts, wanted to do it tonight. My brother was filling in for her, but he graciously stepped aside and let her go ahead and do that act, which I was proud of him for doing. All the kids did great tonight! We practiced on the puppets all week long, since Tuesday. They did superb tonight and all their mouth movements were on point. It looked good and the audience really took to them. There were ppl laughing, taking pix and recording video and that's what I loved to see! Pastor did great announcing everything. We all had a good time! After the program, we had refreshments with all the visitors and members who attended. I didn't eat very much. I'm just glad everyone got food and go to take some home.
So that was our Christmas Program. We did 2 puppet skits and 2 songs with the puppets. Pastor's wife, Faye, did her own puppet song with her family. That did that before my kids did their acts. I didn't have everyone there though, which was a bummer. I asked this other church about 2 weeks ago to come help out with music. They said they were going to and I left my number with them. I waited and waited, no call. Never heard from them again since that night she said they'd help. Either they forgot or they changed their mind. Either way, I thought that was very classless and rude!!! So because of that, I didn't have a full card of things for the Program. Mainly just the puppets, that's it, but it was still really great and everyone still had a great time!
Well that's about all for the day. Dang it is really cold tonight! I got my pellet stove burning and it's been on since 9pm, but it's still cold in here. So now I'm going to put on a sweater and wrap myself up to get warm. I hung Christmas lights outside tonight, finally! They don't look the best, but I didn't care. Just as long as I got them up. I wanted to celebrate a superb Christmas Program in my own way so I did that lol. Anyway, Happy Holidays and to all my kids who helped out with the puppets this year, You all did a totally Superb job!! Thank you very much for your hard work!! Goodnight ;}
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Day Two Hundred Twenty Nine - HAPPY 12/13/14
Happy 12/13/14 !!!!!! Crazy huh?! I hear this will be the only time in our lifetime that we'll see this happen. Pretty neat ;}
Woke up early this morning, got ready and did another 3 miles today ;} Feels so good to be back out there!! Lisa came with me. She hasn't exercised in about a month. Yes she really slacked off. She's been busy with school and work, but I told her she really needs to fit daily exercise in there. I think she kinda got lazy there. I know she can balance it all out because she's done it before. She just let the "rest days" pile up and turn into weeks, then months. See that's what I was afraid of. I was complaining of Not exercising all week when my foot was injured. I'm so glad that I'm back at it. My heel is still kinda bothering me, but not when or after I walk. Just when I sit down after standing up for a while, or if I put too much pressure on it. Other than that, it's pretty good.
So it was pretty cloudy today...and it rained :( I don't mind rain, in fact I love the rain...but only in the summer time!! Right now, I'm hoping for SNOW!!! I really want snow, but for some reason, in the area I live, it never snows. And just in this particular area too lol. Crazy!
Well we had our final practice at church tonight for the Christmas Program tomorrow night. It went really good. The kids all did great! A few things they need to fix, but I got with them on all of those tonight. Tomorrow night is the dance!! I'm sure it will go great. I got the whole thing lined up and know what we're gonna do. Pastor asked me something tonight. He asked me if I thought about doing this kind of thing as a separate ministry and going to different churches and places like Child Haven and performing puppet skits and stuff like that for them. I have to admit, it was rather intriguing! I never thought about that before. It was just an idea he gave me. Definitely something to think about! All in all though, the practice went very well and I'm proud of my kids out there. They're all doing great!!
After I got home I fed my animals, which I do every night. I'm so glad my animals get food every night no matter what. I also constantly made sure they were dry today during the rain. I fixed up Cody's place over there and made a hut for him with a tarp over it so he was super dry there. So was Cooper, he has a really dry and nicely made doghouse. The cats have their own house with a heat lamp installed and they love it. They're both always in there sleeping and just lounging. I put some plastic over the top of their house as a rain guard just to assure no water got in there. So they're really secured for the winter. I had a German Shepherd back in 2011. He was my first Shepherd. I named him JETT. He was a huge pure-bred Shepherd and he was all black. The only brown were his feet. He was the coolest looking dog. I paid lots of money for him and bought him from these breeders out in Colorado. His ears were so tall and everyone said he looked like a werewolf because he was all black and had tall ears, plus he was huge! He was so gentle though. Just a big baby! I bought him t-shirts and stuff to wear, especially during Halloween. I had him from when he was a puppy up till about 8 or 9 months, I can't remember now. But he was actually stolen from me in November of 2011. The last I saw him was that day. Lisa and I went up to have dinner. He came over to the truck and jumped up on my window. I lowered my window and pet him, then rubbed his huge feet and long claws. He looked at me all sad that I was leaving, but I told him I'd be back and that he needed to stay home. We left about 4pm that day. When we got home it was around 6:30pm. I didn't see him when we got home. He had a bad habit of running off and playing in the area between my place and my mom and dad's place, sort of over there where I walk everyday. I didn't think anything of it, I just thought he'd be home but when 8pm and 9pm came around and he was not home, I began to get worried. He never stayed out that late. Well the next day nothing so I went looking for him. We searched and searched. For days, weeks we looked for him every where. We never found him :( I am 100% sure that somebody stole him and it angers me everytime I think of it. I just hope whoever took him is giving him a wonderful life. I hope they weren't some assholes who used him for dog fighting or some prick who just took him home and tied him up to a 5 foot chain in their shitty trailer park backyard where he'll probably spend his whole life wondering why he's there :'( I miss my JETT so bad. I hope wherever he is, if he's still alive, that he still thinks of me and I hope to God that he knows I didn't give him away and that I will always love him. He was my dog and a part of my family that was taken from me. Anyway, the point of all this is about a week or so prior to losing him, I bought him this Christmas collar, well it's not a collar, but rather this stretchy red collar looking thing that has bells on it. It's really Christmasy and for animals. I don't know what it is, but anyway I bought it for JETT. He was wearing it a couple days before he was stolen. He always took it off somehow. Anyway I found that collar thing over by my mom and dad's place. I wanted to put it back on him, but never got the chance. Anyway I packed it away with the Christmas stuff. Tonight I found it as I was finishing decorating the tree. So, I took it outside and gave it to my champ, Cody. I let Cody smell it, then I asked him to wear it. I said it was JETT's and that I want him to have it now. He let me put it on him and he looks really good wearing it. That red really matches his coat. Cody is the typical German Shepherd color. He's Big too and I know he's bigger than JETT was. Cody is Huge!! The only black on him is on his back and a little black on his face. He's really protective now. He gets really mean when strangers come around, mostly my brother. He does not like my brother for some reason. But yeah I gave him JETT's Christmas Collar thing and he's out there wearing it right now. I hope he doesn't take it off. Now's he's got a little bit of his older brother with him. They weren't related, but they would've been if I still had JETT. I'll always miss him, but I never neglect Cody. He gets just as much love as JETT did and more, so does my little man, Cooper. I love my animals so much!
Ok I kinda went on a bit there lol. Well that was my day. Tomorrow will be good because it's the Christmas Program. I'll be so happy when it's over and I don't mean that in a bad way. I'm just tired and ready for a long Christmas break from doing this all. So much work in Hallowed Eve 7, the Christmas Float, and now the Program. I'm glad I did it all this year. Last year, so much problems arose that I had to cancel the Program. Not this year though ;) I'm sure it'll go Awesome!! Lookin forward to it very much. Ok, time for sleep. Until tomorrow, Goodnight!
Woke up early this morning, got ready and did another 3 miles today ;} Feels so good to be back out there!! Lisa came with me. She hasn't exercised in about a month. Yes she really slacked off. She's been busy with school and work, but I told her she really needs to fit daily exercise in there. I think she kinda got lazy there. I know she can balance it all out because she's done it before. She just let the "rest days" pile up and turn into weeks, then months. See that's what I was afraid of. I was complaining of Not exercising all week when my foot was injured. I'm so glad that I'm back at it. My heel is still kinda bothering me, but not when or after I walk. Just when I sit down after standing up for a while, or if I put too much pressure on it. Other than that, it's pretty good.
So it was pretty cloudy today...and it rained :( I don't mind rain, in fact I love the rain...but only in the summer time!! Right now, I'm hoping for SNOW!!! I really want snow, but for some reason, in the area I live, it never snows. And just in this particular area too lol. Crazy!
Well we had our final practice at church tonight for the Christmas Program tomorrow night. It went really good. The kids all did great! A few things they need to fix, but I got with them on all of those tonight. Tomorrow night is the dance!! I'm sure it will go great. I got the whole thing lined up and know what we're gonna do. Pastor asked me something tonight. He asked me if I thought about doing this kind of thing as a separate ministry and going to different churches and places like Child Haven and performing puppet skits and stuff like that for them. I have to admit, it was rather intriguing! I never thought about that before. It was just an idea he gave me. Definitely something to think about! All in all though, the practice went very well and I'm proud of my kids out there. They're all doing great!!
After I got home I fed my animals, which I do every night. I'm so glad my animals get food every night no matter what. I also constantly made sure they were dry today during the rain. I fixed up Cody's place over there and made a hut for him with a tarp over it so he was super dry there. So was Cooper, he has a really dry and nicely made doghouse. The cats have their own house with a heat lamp installed and they love it. They're both always in there sleeping and just lounging. I put some plastic over the top of their house as a rain guard just to assure no water got in there. So they're really secured for the winter. I had a German Shepherd back in 2011. He was my first Shepherd. I named him JETT. He was a huge pure-bred Shepherd and he was all black. The only brown were his feet. He was the coolest looking dog. I paid lots of money for him and bought him from these breeders out in Colorado. His ears were so tall and everyone said he looked like a werewolf because he was all black and had tall ears, plus he was huge! He was so gentle though. Just a big baby! I bought him t-shirts and stuff to wear, especially during Halloween. I had him from when he was a puppy up till about 8 or 9 months, I can't remember now. But he was actually stolen from me in November of 2011. The last I saw him was that day. Lisa and I went up to have dinner. He came over to the truck and jumped up on my window. I lowered my window and pet him, then rubbed his huge feet and long claws. He looked at me all sad that I was leaving, but I told him I'd be back and that he needed to stay home. We left about 4pm that day. When we got home it was around 6:30pm. I didn't see him when we got home. He had a bad habit of running off and playing in the area between my place and my mom and dad's place, sort of over there where I walk everyday. I didn't think anything of it, I just thought he'd be home but when 8pm and 9pm came around and he was not home, I began to get worried. He never stayed out that late. Well the next day nothing so I went looking for him. We searched and searched. For days, weeks we looked for him every where. We never found him :( I am 100% sure that somebody stole him and it angers me everytime I think of it. I just hope whoever took him is giving him a wonderful life. I hope they weren't some assholes who used him for dog fighting or some prick who just took him home and tied him up to a 5 foot chain in their shitty trailer park backyard where he'll probably spend his whole life wondering why he's there :'( I miss my JETT so bad. I hope wherever he is, if he's still alive, that he still thinks of me and I hope to God that he knows I didn't give him away and that I will always love him. He was my dog and a part of my family that was taken from me. Anyway, the point of all this is about a week or so prior to losing him, I bought him this Christmas collar, well it's not a collar, but rather this stretchy red collar looking thing that has bells on it. It's really Christmasy and for animals. I don't know what it is, but anyway I bought it for JETT. He was wearing it a couple days before he was stolen. He always took it off somehow. Anyway I found that collar thing over by my mom and dad's place. I wanted to put it back on him, but never got the chance. Anyway I packed it away with the Christmas stuff. Tonight I found it as I was finishing decorating the tree. So, I took it outside and gave it to my champ, Cody. I let Cody smell it, then I asked him to wear it. I said it was JETT's and that I want him to have it now. He let me put it on him and he looks really good wearing it. That red really matches his coat. Cody is the typical German Shepherd color. He's Big too and I know he's bigger than JETT was. Cody is Huge!! The only black on him is on his back and a little black on his face. He's really protective now. He gets really mean when strangers come around, mostly my brother. He does not like my brother for some reason. But yeah I gave him JETT's Christmas Collar thing and he's out there wearing it right now. I hope he doesn't take it off. Now's he's got a little bit of his older brother with him. They weren't related, but they would've been if I still had JETT. I'll always miss him, but I never neglect Cody. He gets just as much love as JETT did and more, so does my little man, Cooper. I love my animals so much!
Ok I kinda went on a bit there lol. Well that was my day. Tomorrow will be good because it's the Christmas Program. I'll be so happy when it's over and I don't mean that in a bad way. I'm just tired and ready for a long Christmas break from doing this all. So much work in Hallowed Eve 7, the Christmas Float, and now the Program. I'm glad I did it all this year. Last year, so much problems arose that I had to cancel the Program. Not this year though ;) I'm sure it'll go Awesome!! Lookin forward to it very much. Ok, time for sleep. Until tomorrow, Goodnight!
Friday, December 12, 2014
Day Two Hundred Twenty Eight
DID 3 MILES THIS MORNING, WOOOHOOO!!!!!!
Yup I could not go another day without exercise! My body really craves it now. These last few days of resting my foot...oh man, total agony. My mind runs off with me, makin me think I'm putting all the weight I lost back on lol. Crazy! My heel still hurts, but not as bad. In fact, it's not quite pain, but more like strain. I was telling Lisa this morning that it feels like I lifted my foot up and slammed it down really hard on my heel and how you get that shock that goes up your foot after the impact of the slam. That's what my heel feels like. When I put pressure on it, I feel that tension shock, or whatever it is. When I lift that pressure of my foot, I feel it too. Crazy.
Anyway, I'm so glad to be back on the road again. I want to do it again tomorrow, but I'll see how my heel feels. If it's ok, then I'm definitely goin out again, but if it's painful because after resting it all night, I'll feel everything in the morning, we'll see how it is. I'm not goin to go pushing myself and end up on the injured list for the next month..no way man!!! Or as Lisa says, "No Spankyou!!!" hahaha :D
Well just two more days until the Christmas Program. Did our practice tonight! It was good, except for ppl pulling me in different directions and confusing everyone. I'm the program director, but our pastor keeps getting in there telling ppl what they should do and it's just confusing everyone. I had to re-correct him several times today because he was confusing my kids out there! Anyway, it went pretty good. It sure hurts not having 3 of my characters though in my mom, dad, and sis. I guess they made it out to Oklahoma ok. I got a text from my mom this morning. Nothin else from them all day but I'm assuming that things are good.
During our practice, some of our other members sacked candy. There was quite a bit of ppl at church tonight. It's always great when that happens. To hear lots of voices and laughter in God's house is always a wonderful thing. Well, one more practice tomorrow at 5:30pm. I can't wait until the Christmas Program is over. It's been tough and really stressful, but not in a bad way, just so much planning and I've been doing this nonstop since September! I can't wait to get a break. Well, that's all for today. So glad I got my walk in today. I'm very proud! Oh and Lisa got her grades back finally from college. She Aced both of her classes. She has once again earned a 4.0 GPA. I am so so very proud of her!!!! "Way To Go, Lees!!!!"
Goodnight!
Yup I could not go another day without exercise! My body really craves it now. These last few days of resting my foot...oh man, total agony. My mind runs off with me, makin me think I'm putting all the weight I lost back on lol. Crazy! My heel still hurts, but not as bad. In fact, it's not quite pain, but more like strain. I was telling Lisa this morning that it feels like I lifted my foot up and slammed it down really hard on my heel and how you get that shock that goes up your foot after the impact of the slam. That's what my heel feels like. When I put pressure on it, I feel that tension shock, or whatever it is. When I lift that pressure of my foot, I feel it too. Crazy.
Anyway, I'm so glad to be back on the road again. I want to do it again tomorrow, but I'll see how my heel feels. If it's ok, then I'm definitely goin out again, but if it's painful because after resting it all night, I'll feel everything in the morning, we'll see how it is. I'm not goin to go pushing myself and end up on the injured list for the next month..no way man!!! Or as Lisa says, "No Spankyou!!!" hahaha :D
Well just two more days until the Christmas Program. Did our practice tonight! It was good, except for ppl pulling me in different directions and confusing everyone. I'm the program director, but our pastor keeps getting in there telling ppl what they should do and it's just confusing everyone. I had to re-correct him several times today because he was confusing my kids out there! Anyway, it went pretty good. It sure hurts not having 3 of my characters though in my mom, dad, and sis. I guess they made it out to Oklahoma ok. I got a text from my mom this morning. Nothin else from them all day but I'm assuming that things are good.
During our practice, some of our other members sacked candy. There was quite a bit of ppl at church tonight. It's always great when that happens. To hear lots of voices and laughter in God's house is always a wonderful thing. Well, one more practice tomorrow at 5:30pm. I can't wait until the Christmas Program is over. It's been tough and really stressful, but not in a bad way, just so much planning and I've been doing this nonstop since September! I can't wait to get a break. Well, that's all for today. So glad I got my walk in today. I'm very proud! Oh and Lisa got her grades back finally from college. She Aced both of her classes. She has once again earned a 4.0 GPA. I am so so very proud of her!!!! "Way To Go, Lees!!!!"
Goodnight!
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Day Two Hundred Twenty Seven
Ok on lighter news, my foot feels a lil better today, but in no way was it ready for walking. I could still feel that pain when I put pressure on it. I walk like a crippled old man when I get up from sitting down lol. Oh man, I so can't wait for this pain to pass.
Well sadly Lisa had to go back to work today and what really sucks is that she'll be working on the night of the Christmas Program...which really sux!!! So tonight, tomorrow night I'll be running the practice on my own. Lisa isn't helping me run it, but just having her there with me is really good and helps me concentrate. She's my best friend and it's always great to have my partner in crime next to me when I'm out on the job! She offers good ideas and helps relieve my stress when I get overworked. Anyway, so tonight at practice she wasn't there, but it still went ok.
I gotta say though...last night I had this really intense dream about someone. I really shouldn't like her but I've liked her since I was a kid. It was just this really nice, beautiful dream that went really sour because it turned out we couldn't be together in the dream. I was so mad when I woke up this morning. I mean, I have liked Roberta since I was a kid. She's only a few years older than me, but she was with my uncle, who's also only just a few years older than me. We were both kids together, he was just a bit older. Anyway one day he brought home his rocker girlfriend and she lived in my grandparents house. During the summer, she and I spent lots of time together because she watched over us during the day, mainly my sister because she was just a baby at the time. Anyway, I really liked her back then and that likeness never faded away over the years, it just got bigger. Now we're both adults...ugh I hate thinking about it, nevermind. It's just something that'll never be and to think about it is..well pointless. Anyway, that dream just made my mind crazy lol.
Ok moving on, practice tonight was canceled. Some of my ppl couldn't make it so since I didn't have every one of my puppeteers there, I called it off. Practice again tomorrow before every sacks candy. It was still a good meeting, though. Everyone was in high spirits. Not so foggy today, but it was a bit cloudy. Ok now I've got the fire going and it's warming up so I'm gonna watch a movie then snooze ;} Goodnight!
Well sadly Lisa had to go back to work today and what really sucks is that she'll be working on the night of the Christmas Program...which really sux!!! So tonight, tomorrow night I'll be running the practice on my own. Lisa isn't helping me run it, but just having her there with me is really good and helps me concentrate. She's my best friend and it's always great to have my partner in crime next to me when I'm out on the job! She offers good ideas and helps relieve my stress when I get overworked. Anyway, so tonight at practice she wasn't there, but it still went ok.
I gotta say though...last night I had this really intense dream about someone. I really shouldn't like her but I've liked her since I was a kid. It was just this really nice, beautiful dream that went really sour because it turned out we couldn't be together in the dream. I was so mad when I woke up this morning. I mean, I have liked Roberta since I was a kid. She's only a few years older than me, but she was with my uncle, who's also only just a few years older than me. We were both kids together, he was just a bit older. Anyway one day he brought home his rocker girlfriend and she lived in my grandparents house. During the summer, she and I spent lots of time together because she watched over us during the day, mainly my sister because she was just a baby at the time. Anyway, I really liked her back then and that likeness never faded away over the years, it just got bigger. Now we're both adults...ugh I hate thinking about it, nevermind. It's just something that'll never be and to think about it is..well pointless. Anyway, that dream just made my mind crazy lol.
Ok moving on, practice tonight was canceled. Some of my ppl couldn't make it so since I didn't have every one of my puppeteers there, I called it off. Practice again tomorrow before every sacks candy. It was still a good meeting, though. Everyone was in high spirits. Not so foggy today, but it was a bit cloudy. Ok now I've got the fire going and it's warming up so I'm gonna watch a movie then snooze ;} Goodnight!
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Day Two Hundred Twenty Six
Woke up this morning and was Ready to walk...but my foot :'( :'( :'( Damn! Still in pain. I'm startin to worry, I don't wanna be out of commission for weeks! No siree. Anyway, today was pretty easy going. Dang I forgot to mention yesterday that we got this really dark fog that rolled into town. It was foggy like crazy last night. The fog was so dark that you couldn't see the town lights from my home, which is just right across the river. You couldn't even see the casino lights up the hill. That fog was so thick. This morning it was still foggy. The whole day was cloudy and then this evening, it got foggy again! So right now, it looks spooky out there lol. I'm just glad I got my boys outside lookin after us (Cody and Cooper). Those champs aren't afraid of Nuthin!
Anyway, the day was pretty mellow. I been wanting to decorate but everytime we get the chance too, we're always too tired and lazy. So mostly we just hung around the house today. This evening we had practice again. It went pretty good, but my dad wasn't there. Things sure changed after the passing of our former pastor, Jim Foreman. His funeral services will be this weekend and they requested that my mom and dad be there. So tomorrow, mom dad and my sis will be heading out to Oklahoma for the funeral. It's a 14 hour drive to get out there. That definitely takes away from my puppet skits for the Program. They are going to try to be back here by the Program @ 6pm on Sunday. I'm sure they'll make it but even if they do, they might be too tired to perform, but we'll see. I'll have to work on that.
So practice today went well. We didn't practice for too long, just went thru a few. Then, we had a prayer meeting with the pastor and other members. That was different, but pastor said it was something that God had put on his heart to do.
The rest of the evening was pretty mellow again. Just sat around watching Christmas movies. Tomorrow is another practice. Same time, then on Friday they will be sacking Candy. Oh man, it's been a long week. I can't wait for next week to get here lol. Goodnight!
Anyway, the day was pretty mellow. I been wanting to decorate but everytime we get the chance too, we're always too tired and lazy. So mostly we just hung around the house today. This evening we had practice again. It went pretty good, but my dad wasn't there. Things sure changed after the passing of our former pastor, Jim Foreman. His funeral services will be this weekend and they requested that my mom and dad be there. So tomorrow, mom dad and my sis will be heading out to Oklahoma for the funeral. It's a 14 hour drive to get out there. That definitely takes away from my puppet skits for the Program. They are going to try to be back here by the Program @ 6pm on Sunday. I'm sure they'll make it but even if they do, they might be too tired to perform, but we'll see. I'll have to work on that.
So practice today went well. We didn't practice for too long, just went thru a few. Then, we had a prayer meeting with the pastor and other members. That was different, but pastor said it was something that God had put on his heart to do.
The rest of the evening was pretty mellow again. Just sat around watching Christmas movies. Tomorrow is another practice. Same time, then on Friday they will be sacking Candy. Oh man, it's been a long week. I can't wait for next week to get here lol. Goodnight!
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Day Two Hundred Twenty Five
Woke up and no change in my heel :( Rats!!! Oh man I was so tempted to walk this morning :'( I miss it! Well instead of walking, I got Lisa outside and we finished work on my back road entrance to the property. We cleaned up the road really good and picked up a ton of old nails, which my dad scattered all over when he bladed my land back in September lol. Now, it's looking so great out there! We finished it up and I drove over it, packing the dirt down really good and opening my gate! I'm so happy that it's done. Now, I'm ready for Christmas decorating! Hopefully we do that sometime this week. I've been wanting to do that since the day after Thanksgiving, but we haven't yet. Been so busy with church and planning.
Well the rest of the day we stayed home and relaxed. I rested my foot once we were done outside. Then, this evening we had our first practice at church for the Christmas Program this Sunday. I'm doing some puppet skits with the kids. I did this a couple years back. I wanted to do it last year, but because of certain circumstances, and because I was working, I didn't get to do it. This year, since Hallowed Eve 7 went Awesome and our Christmas float was great, I wanted to get the Program in there also. It was fun tonight! Everyone got their parts and I directed them thru it. I'm really looking forward to the Program on Sunday. I think everyone will love what we got for them. It's gonna be Awesome! Next practice is tomorrow at 6:30pm. It's really cool because my mom and dad got involved. They're doing puppets also haha. I can't wait to see it all out on Sunday!
Well it's been a long day. Work and church practice. Now I'm going to rest a lil then hit the sack. My foot is really worn out. I need to elevate it and just doze off into a deep restful sleep. So, until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Well the rest of the day we stayed home and relaxed. I rested my foot once we were done outside. Then, this evening we had our first practice at church for the Christmas Program this Sunday. I'm doing some puppet skits with the kids. I did this a couple years back. I wanted to do it last year, but because of certain circumstances, and because I was working, I didn't get to do it. This year, since Hallowed Eve 7 went Awesome and our Christmas float was great, I wanted to get the Program in there also. It was fun tonight! Everyone got their parts and I directed them thru it. I'm really looking forward to the Program on Sunday. I think everyone will love what we got for them. It's gonna be Awesome! Next practice is tomorrow at 6:30pm. It's really cool because my mom and dad got involved. They're doing puppets also haha. I can't wait to see it all out on Sunday!
Well it's been a long day. Work and church practice. Now I'm going to rest a lil then hit the sack. My foot is really worn out. I need to elevate it and just doze off into a deep restful sleep. So, until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Monday, December 8, 2014
Day Two Hundred Twenty Four
Our family and church family had some really sad news today. Our former pastor, Jim Forman, passed away this morning :( He lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Just over a year ago, his wife, Katherine Forman passed away. It was so sudden, his death. I mean he seemed fine just a few days ago. My mom was talking about him. He was feeling stomach pains, last I heard, and they took him to the hospital after it got worse. Hospital kept him there...then all the sudden this morning, they called my mom and told her he passed. That was such sad news! You know, I never really saw eye to eye on things with this man. He and I had a few bad arguments (one really bad time in particular) when he was pastor here back in 2000, but I Always had respect for him as a pastor. Any man who takes on the job of preaching God's word, deserves the utmost respect. After a while, things settled between us and I didn't hold anything against him. He left our church back in 2002 I believe it was. His wife, Katherine, got really close with our family especially my mom. It was sad when she passed. My mom was devastated. They kept in constant touch over the phone and facebook. Well, the one comfort that we all have is that now he's back with his wife. He was missing her ever since she passed and to know they're together again, that brings comfort to everyone, especially their family. So that's the positive in this sadness.
But to Jim, I say "I will miss you Mr. Foreman. I know we had our bad experiences in the past, but I do take some of the blame in that and I'm very sorry. I've always respected you as a pastor and I've thought of you and your family as part of mine, especially our church family. Thank you for the time you were here and the time you took to pastor our church. The whole church has great wonderful memories of you and your family helping out. We shall miss you and we shall Never forget you. As long as we're around, your memory as well as Katherine's memory, will live forever! Vaya Con Dios, my friend."
Well the pain in my foot was still there when I woke up this morning! Darn, I hate this!! I really want to walk, but my heel is really bothering me. I don't know what the hell I did to it. Feels like shock going up my foot when I put pressure down on my right foot. So, another day of rest. I mean, don't get me wrong it's nice to take a break and not have to go out there and do 3 or 6 miles, but when I don't do it, I feel like I'm doing something really bad lol. I've been hard at it since April 29th. But, it's because of that that I feel confident and I know that I will continue my exercises once my foot feels better.
Well my foot may have been hurting, but I didn't just hang out inside though. I got out there and did some stuff today. After so long of wanting to do this, I finally did it! I tore down the ceiling in my storage room, I cut out half of Cooper's pen and pulled some of those tposts out, and I gathered all the trash from the storage as well as sweeping it out and makin it look nice in there. I also put up my back gate to my property and got it set to where I can open my back road entrance to my property. I have been wanting to do this since September, but hadn't really got the chance. So today, since I'm sidelined because of my foot, I went out there and worked, getting my exercise in another form.
I went out there right after Lisa went to work at 2:30. I was out there until 7 tonight. It was cold, but I was working so hard that I didn't notice it. My yard is lookin really nice now! Still some work to do tomorrow but I'll let Lisa help out with that since she's off. My heel was really acting up tonight. Mom and Dad invited me over for dinner tonight, so I headed over there after getting my fire started. Busy busy, but it felt good to work today. Ok now, I'm beat and ready for bed. Goodnight!
But to Jim, I say "I will miss you Mr. Foreman. I know we had our bad experiences in the past, but I do take some of the blame in that and I'm very sorry. I've always respected you as a pastor and I've thought of you and your family as part of mine, especially our church family. Thank you for the time you were here and the time you took to pastor our church. The whole church has great wonderful memories of you and your family helping out. We shall miss you and we shall Never forget you. As long as we're around, your memory as well as Katherine's memory, will live forever! Vaya Con Dios, my friend."
Well the pain in my foot was still there when I woke up this morning! Darn, I hate this!! I really want to walk, but my heel is really bothering me. I don't know what the hell I did to it. Feels like shock going up my foot when I put pressure down on my right foot. So, another day of rest. I mean, don't get me wrong it's nice to take a break and not have to go out there and do 3 or 6 miles, but when I don't do it, I feel like I'm doing something really bad lol. I've been hard at it since April 29th. But, it's because of that that I feel confident and I know that I will continue my exercises once my foot feels better.
Well my foot may have been hurting, but I didn't just hang out inside though. I got out there and did some stuff today. After so long of wanting to do this, I finally did it! I tore down the ceiling in my storage room, I cut out half of Cooper's pen and pulled some of those tposts out, and I gathered all the trash from the storage as well as sweeping it out and makin it look nice in there. I also put up my back gate to my property and got it set to where I can open my back road entrance to my property. I have been wanting to do this since September, but hadn't really got the chance. So today, since I'm sidelined because of my foot, I went out there and worked, getting my exercise in another form.
I went out there right after Lisa went to work at 2:30. I was out there until 7 tonight. It was cold, but I was working so hard that I didn't notice it. My yard is lookin really nice now! Still some work to do tomorrow but I'll let Lisa help out with that since she's off. My heel was really acting up tonight. Mom and Dad invited me over for dinner tonight, so I headed over there after getting my fire started. Busy busy, but it felt good to work today. Ok now, I'm beat and ready for bed. Goodnight!
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Day Two Hundred Twenty Three
TODAY IS MY DAD'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!! WOOHOO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!
It's really crazy, my dad is exactly 20 years older than me and my grandpa is exactly 20 years older than him. This year, I turned 33. My dad turns 53. My grandpa turns 73. hahaha that's so cool! They're both still really healthy, and my grandpa is doing great especially since his knee surgery this year. It's been an Awesome year for all of us. I'm so thankful to God for my dad and my grandpa. My dad had his heart surgery and he's doing great! Grandpa had knee surgery on both his knees and he's doing really awesome, so good in fact that he's working again building decks, ramps and remodeling bathrooms and doors. I'm so proud of both of them!
Anyway, we went to church today. I put my dad on the spot. Pastor called on me to stand up and talk about the Christmas Program coming up Next Sunday night. So when I did, before sitting down, I announced that it was dad's birthday! Everyone sang to him. He was very embarrassed LOL. It was a long service and we had our business meeting afterwards. I'm the new moderator for the meetings. I'm very no nonsense kinda guy and I get to the point. My mom didn't like being moderator anymore because I guess she couldn't really maintain control. Everyone always drifted off talking amongst each other instead of doing the meeting so they would last forever. Me, I make darn sure that we stick to the meeting. Anyway, it was my first meeting and it went pretty well. I kept everyone in line and made sure that we got all the business out of the way! It was Awesome. Can't wait for next month ;}
At 4:30pm I met mom, dad, my sis and bro at a restaurant of dad's choice, which was the exact same restaurant that I took him to last year on his birthday lol. Becoming a tradition maybe! We ate there! I was really checkin out the waitress, and I think she was checkin me out also. That was very cool. We had a good dinner. Afterwards, I followed them to Lowes to get their Christmas Tree. I had my truck so they asked if I could haul it home for them. After we got back, my mom had cake and ice cream waiting so we all sat down together. I wish Lisa was there with us, but she was working. Back to work after her long Thanksgiving break. She'll be working until the 19th of December, then she'll have her Christmas Vacation, yay!! Anyway, while having cake, I told everyone that I'd be taking a few days off from walking. I told them about my hurt foot. Dad told me I shouldn't have walked when it was muddy out there. They all agreed that I need to not walk for a while. Today, my heel is still hurting. I feel it when I get up in the morning, really bad! So another day of rest.
Today was a great day! Dad had a great birthday, I think. I bought him a Harley Davidson calendar and Season One of that show 'The Following'. He really liked them! He's so lucky his birthday is in December. He gets two chances for gifts hahaha :D Ok, well that's all for the day! Goodnight and again, Happy Birthday to my dad! God Bless.
It's really crazy, my dad is exactly 20 years older than me and my grandpa is exactly 20 years older than him. This year, I turned 33. My dad turns 53. My grandpa turns 73. hahaha that's so cool! They're both still really healthy, and my grandpa is doing great especially since his knee surgery this year. It's been an Awesome year for all of us. I'm so thankful to God for my dad and my grandpa. My dad had his heart surgery and he's doing great! Grandpa had knee surgery on both his knees and he's doing really awesome, so good in fact that he's working again building decks, ramps and remodeling bathrooms and doors. I'm so proud of both of them!
Anyway, we went to church today. I put my dad on the spot. Pastor called on me to stand up and talk about the Christmas Program coming up Next Sunday night. So when I did, before sitting down, I announced that it was dad's birthday! Everyone sang to him. He was very embarrassed LOL. It was a long service and we had our business meeting afterwards. I'm the new moderator for the meetings. I'm very no nonsense kinda guy and I get to the point. My mom didn't like being moderator anymore because I guess she couldn't really maintain control. Everyone always drifted off talking amongst each other instead of doing the meeting so they would last forever. Me, I make darn sure that we stick to the meeting. Anyway, it was my first meeting and it went pretty well. I kept everyone in line and made sure that we got all the business out of the way! It was Awesome. Can't wait for next month ;}
At 4:30pm I met mom, dad, my sis and bro at a restaurant of dad's choice, which was the exact same restaurant that I took him to last year on his birthday lol. Becoming a tradition maybe! We ate there! I was really checkin out the waitress, and I think she was checkin me out also. That was very cool. We had a good dinner. Afterwards, I followed them to Lowes to get their Christmas Tree. I had my truck so they asked if I could haul it home for them. After we got back, my mom had cake and ice cream waiting so we all sat down together. I wish Lisa was there with us, but she was working. Back to work after her long Thanksgiving break. She'll be working until the 19th of December, then she'll have her Christmas Vacation, yay!! Anyway, while having cake, I told everyone that I'd be taking a few days off from walking. I told them about my hurt foot. Dad told me I shouldn't have walked when it was muddy out there. They all agreed that I need to not walk for a while. Today, my heel is still hurting. I feel it when I get up in the morning, really bad! So another day of rest.
Today was a great day! Dad had a great birthday, I think. I bought him a Harley Davidson calendar and Season One of that show 'The Following'. He really liked them! He's so lucky his birthday is in December. He gets two chances for gifts hahaha :D Ok, well that's all for the day! Goodnight and again, Happy Birthday to my dad! God Bless.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Day Two Hundred Twenty Two
Well, today is a sad day for me :( Yesterday when we went walking, I don't know when exactly it happened, but I hurt my foot really bad! I twisted it or something. My heel on my right foot is really bothering me. I was really limping this morning when I got out of bed. I could feel it when I walk and especially after I sit down and take the pressure off my foot, then get up again and walk, I practically almost fall over. It's pretty painful, so no walking today or for a while! It's funny how I didn't feel the pain until today. Strange! Yesterday I walked down the steps and one of our blocks that we got laid out as a walkway, was twisted a bit so when my foot came down, it landed in the crease and my ankle twisted really bad. I couldn't move because it was so painful. Then, the other time was when we were out walking. Because it had rained yesterday and last night, it was pretty muddy out there. I slipped in the mud while talking to my dad on the phone yesterday morning. So one of those two times was what did me in, yet it wasn't until this morning that I felt it. Dammit!! I made the decision to take a few days off and just let my foot heal. I'm not going to go pushing myself and end up injuring myself really bad to where I gotta take a month or longer off. No way man, I could never do that!!! So yeah, I'm going to be taking a few days break until my foot feels better. Then again, you never know. Tomorrow it might feel better! We'll see ;}
So today Lees and I went to the church and took apart the Christmas Float. All that work we did building it up only to have it all come back down today! Ugh it sucked that no one came by to help. I announced it and told everyone on Saturday morning, we'll take down the float. Nobody came! Dad called me, but he was off the hook because he was doing some work for his sister, my aunt and cousin, clearing off their driveway or filling in a hole with his tractor. Somethin like that! Anyway, no other church members showed up to help. Guess who did though? That annoying kid from Hallowed Eve 7 lol. Yup, that one, if you remember, that just caused trouble and wouldn't leave us alone. Yes, him, he actually showed up with his little sister and right away wanted to help. I welcomed his help though because I didn't want to be there very long, here we ended up staying there the whole morning taking that float completely apart. We didn't get done until it was time for Lisa to go home and get ready for work at 2:30pm. Sucks! But, we got it all done. Lots of trash to haul off though. It was so much work. I took Lisa home at 2:30, but I took my dad's trailer back to his house, then had to go back up to the church to drop off the van and clean it out. I came home afterwards, then took some stuff over to dad's that he had left there.
So yes, a long day! Now I'm just relaxing for the rest of the night! My dad's birthday is tomorrow. Tonight, my mom and dad invited me over for dinner. It was nice! I was really hungry after working all day at the church. It was a real treat for me and it's always great to spend time with my family. My sister was there and it's just like old times. She's doing so well now and I'm very proud of her! Ok, until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
So today Lees and I went to the church and took apart the Christmas Float. All that work we did building it up only to have it all come back down today! Ugh it sucked that no one came by to help. I announced it and told everyone on Saturday morning, we'll take down the float. Nobody came! Dad called me, but he was off the hook because he was doing some work for his sister, my aunt and cousin, clearing off their driveway or filling in a hole with his tractor. Somethin like that! Anyway, no other church members showed up to help. Guess who did though? That annoying kid from Hallowed Eve 7 lol. Yup, that one, if you remember, that just caused trouble and wouldn't leave us alone. Yes, him, he actually showed up with his little sister and right away wanted to help. I welcomed his help though because I didn't want to be there very long, here we ended up staying there the whole morning taking that float completely apart. We didn't get done until it was time for Lisa to go home and get ready for work at 2:30pm. Sucks! But, we got it all done. Lots of trash to haul off though. It was so much work. I took Lisa home at 2:30, but I took my dad's trailer back to his house, then had to go back up to the church to drop off the van and clean it out. I came home afterwards, then took some stuff over to dad's that he had left there.
So yes, a long day! Now I'm just relaxing for the rest of the night! My dad's birthday is tomorrow. Tonight, my mom and dad invited me over for dinner. It was nice! I was really hungry after working all day at the church. It was a real treat for me and it's always great to spend time with my family. My sister was there and it's just like old times. She's doing so well now and I'm very proud of her! Ok, until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Friday, December 5, 2014
Day Two Hundred Twenty One
Woke up this morning and fired up my pellet stove. It warmed up really quick. When Lisa got up, she got ready and went with me to do my 3 miles. It was nice out there! It was all muddy everywhere because of the rain and it was cloudy again this morning. There was a mist all over the place too so it was a very nice scenery. I was so rested! I got 8 1/2 hours of sleep last night. I went to bed at 10 and didn't wake up till 6:30 this morning. I haven't slept that long in a while. I was so beat last night.
Well the rest of the day was pretty mellow. Lisa and I went up and paid bills. We were supposed to go to the church and take apart the float, but we didn't end up doing that. Tomorrow morning maybe. My deer was done at the meat processor. They called me this morning so my dad and I had planned on picking it up later, which we did. It was cool too because when we got there, they were closed. I called the guy who runs the place and he said to come on back Monday. So we were about to leave, then he called me back and asked if that was me in the white truck. I said yes, so he said that if I wait about 10 mins, he'll come on back and open up shop for me and give me my deer meat. So dad and I went back and waited, then he came on back. We were very thankful and we thanked him several times. He's a really nice dude! He said it was no problem and that he lived just up the road. That was Awesome! So I got my deer meat in the freezer right now. This morning, dad let me use an old freezer he had. It was one they had long time ago, I didn't know they still had it. But we cleaned it up and brought it over to my place. So now I have a place for my meat now. Good thing too because my fridge freezer was too small lol.
That was my day! Now Lisa is on her way home. We'll probably head up town. We blew all our money on bills...which sux because we didn't pay anything but our cell phone bill and her school. How we went from $880 to $175 after paying only two bills...I have no freakin clue :( Hopefully we'll get thru it ok though. Anyway, that's all for now. Until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Well the rest of the day was pretty mellow. Lisa and I went up and paid bills. We were supposed to go to the church and take apart the float, but we didn't end up doing that. Tomorrow morning maybe. My deer was done at the meat processor. They called me this morning so my dad and I had planned on picking it up later, which we did. It was cool too because when we got there, they were closed. I called the guy who runs the place and he said to come on back Monday. So we were about to leave, then he called me back and asked if that was me in the white truck. I said yes, so he said that if I wait about 10 mins, he'll come on back and open up shop for me and give me my deer meat. So dad and I went back and waited, then he came on back. We were very thankful and we thanked him several times. He's a really nice dude! He said it was no problem and that he lived just up the road. That was Awesome! So I got my deer meat in the freezer right now. This morning, dad let me use an old freezer he had. It was one they had long time ago, I didn't know they still had it. But we cleaned it up and brought it over to my place. So now I have a place for my meat now. Good thing too because my fridge freezer was too small lol.
That was my day! Now Lisa is on her way home. We'll probably head up town. We blew all our money on bills...which sux because we didn't pay anything but our cell phone bill and her school. How we went from $880 to $175 after paying only two bills...I have no freakin clue :( Hopefully we'll get thru it ok though. Anyway, that's all for now. Until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Day Two Hundred Twenty - Farmington Christmas Parade
Parade Day!!!!
Well this was it! I was busy most the day. This morning I put weatherized plastic on my windows to keep the heat inside. It's been cloudy the last couple days. Today it was raining all day long, since last night! When Lisa got back from school, we headed up to the church and covered the float. It was raining harder in town, but we got everything covered. Afterwards, we got some lunch, then headed home for a couple hours until 4pm, then we had to meet everyone at the church and get ready to head to the lineup at 5.
When we got there, ppl were starting to show up. Right away, we got to work and begun hanging our signs and putting the finishing touches on the float. We worked until about 4:50 then we loaded up and headed over there just after 5. I tell ya though, I had a problem. Most the afternoon, everyone was calling me complaining that it was still raining. I even had someone suggesting that we cancel our float. I flat out said, We Only Cancel if the Parade Itself Cancels!!! I hate when ppl just want to give up like that. I'm not like that! I finish everything I start, one way or the other. Anyway, just to ease everyone's minds, I called the Chamber of Commerce and asked if the Parade was still on, and they said YES! They even posted it several times on their facebook page. Well, we still went over there. We were very blessed though because once we got to the lineup...the rain stopped! It was nice out there. Cloudy, but there was zero wind and no rain. I had two ppl pull out from helping me, which sucked. Their lame excuse was "because it's raining and they didn't want to walk in the rain"..oh please! They're just LAZY!!! I had young kids helping me and they were ready to roll. These two are grown up, young adults...so ya they were just lazy.
Anyway, the parade was Awesome!! A lil different from last year. We were all bunched up at the starting point for a while, but it didn't take as long as last year because we were toward the front of the parade. Last year, we were dead last, just before the Santa Claus dude on the firetruck. But yes it was great!! Everyone had a great time. Our Pastor's wife sang, The Little Drummer Boy in front of the judges booth. It was really good! When we to the end, everyone jumped into the van and we headed back to the church. Some of our members met us there and we all had dinner together at the church. Great food and laughs. We all talked about the other floats and we even started tossing out ideas about what we want to do next year! It was all so great :D
Dang I am super tired. I can't wait to sleep. After church we came home. I dropped some stuff off at my dad's, oh and I had to take my brothers car home because he went out with his buddy. Now, I'm going to go to bed. I am so so so sleepy. So, until tomorrow, Goodnight! it was a great day ;)
Well this was it! I was busy most the day. This morning I put weatherized plastic on my windows to keep the heat inside. It's been cloudy the last couple days. Today it was raining all day long, since last night! When Lisa got back from school, we headed up to the church and covered the float. It was raining harder in town, but we got everything covered. Afterwards, we got some lunch, then headed home for a couple hours until 4pm, then we had to meet everyone at the church and get ready to head to the lineup at 5.
When we got there, ppl were starting to show up. Right away, we got to work and begun hanging our signs and putting the finishing touches on the float. We worked until about 4:50 then we loaded up and headed over there just after 5. I tell ya though, I had a problem. Most the afternoon, everyone was calling me complaining that it was still raining. I even had someone suggesting that we cancel our float. I flat out said, We Only Cancel if the Parade Itself Cancels!!! I hate when ppl just want to give up like that. I'm not like that! I finish everything I start, one way or the other. Anyway, just to ease everyone's minds, I called the Chamber of Commerce and asked if the Parade was still on, and they said YES! They even posted it several times on their facebook page. Well, we still went over there. We were very blessed though because once we got to the lineup...the rain stopped! It was nice out there. Cloudy, but there was zero wind and no rain. I had two ppl pull out from helping me, which sucked. Their lame excuse was "because it's raining and they didn't want to walk in the rain"..oh please! They're just LAZY!!! I had young kids helping me and they were ready to roll. These two are grown up, young adults...so ya they were just lazy.
Anyway, the parade was Awesome!! A lil different from last year. We were all bunched up at the starting point for a while, but it didn't take as long as last year because we were toward the front of the parade. Last year, we were dead last, just before the Santa Claus dude on the firetruck. But yes it was great!! Everyone had a great time. Our Pastor's wife sang, The Little Drummer Boy in front of the judges booth. It was really good! When we to the end, everyone jumped into the van and we headed back to the church. Some of our members met us there and we all had dinner together at the church. Great food and laughs. We all talked about the other floats and we even started tossing out ideas about what we want to do next year! It was all so great :D
Dang I am super tired. I can't wait to sleep. After church we came home. I dropped some stuff off at my dad's, oh and I had to take my brothers car home because he went out with his buddy. Now, I'm going to go to bed. I am so so so sleepy. So, until tomorrow, Goodnight! it was a great day ;)
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Day Two Hundred Nineteen
I was off to a late start today mainly because I didn't get much sleep last night. I went to bed about 3:40am this morning, then I woke up at about 6am. I turned on the stove because it was pretty cold, then I went back to bed. Lees went to school early. I woke up around 9am finally and I had a headache...ugh :( Anyway, I got ready then went out and did my 3 miles. Got in a good walk today. I only took Cooper with me because as you know, Cody was being punished so he had to stay home. I'll take him tomorrow.
Well the rest of the day was pretty busy for me. That damn headache was very mild but it just lingered in my head all day! I hated that! I got my place cleaned up but ended up spilling a big bowl of water that Lisa apparently left on the oven. Ugh that really got me angry. So I was moping up the floor when she came home around noon. We ate some lunch, then just sat around and watched a movie. When 5pm came around, we got ready and headed to the church. We were late getting there. We worked on the Christmas float all evening until after 8:30pm. It looks Awesome!! I'm excited for tomorrow night at the Parade, as is everyone. It's really lookin good. We got lights put on it and one of our church members, Lawrence, drew these really nice signs for the float that we're going to tack on there tomorrow. He's a very gifted artist and those banners look amazing! I hear it's supposed to rain tomorrow. It sprinkled a bit today and was cloudy all day long. We'll see. I don't mind rain or snow, but I really hate the wind. I hope it doesn't get windy out there. One year, the wind blew so hard that on the way over to the Parade Lineup, this sled we had built on the float, fell off and shattered in the middle of the street. Dang that was so bad :( We kinda fixed it, but it looked terrible. Anyway, so yeah I hope it's not windy tomorrow night.
After we were done working, everyone went home. Lisa's mom gave her some money afterwards and we went and bought some dinner. It was sooo good and we were very thankful. I'm totally dry on cash and oh my gosh we are so sick of turkey!!! We did not want anymore turkey tonight, but that's like all we have in the fridge until Friday. Then we can finally get some groceries. Anyway, so that was a real treat for us. Well, that was my day. Busy busy! Tomorrow is the Parade. The Float is done, just a couple of final touches on it tomorrow including putting up those banners Lawrence made and after that we're done! I'm sure it'll be Awesome!!
Until tomorrow ;} Have a great evening! Goodnight.
Well the rest of the day was pretty busy for me. That damn headache was very mild but it just lingered in my head all day! I hated that! I got my place cleaned up but ended up spilling a big bowl of water that Lisa apparently left on the oven. Ugh that really got me angry. So I was moping up the floor when she came home around noon. We ate some lunch, then just sat around and watched a movie. When 5pm came around, we got ready and headed to the church. We were late getting there. We worked on the Christmas float all evening until after 8:30pm. It looks Awesome!! I'm excited for tomorrow night at the Parade, as is everyone. It's really lookin good. We got lights put on it and one of our church members, Lawrence, drew these really nice signs for the float that we're going to tack on there tomorrow. He's a very gifted artist and those banners look amazing! I hear it's supposed to rain tomorrow. It sprinkled a bit today and was cloudy all day long. We'll see. I don't mind rain or snow, but I really hate the wind. I hope it doesn't get windy out there. One year, the wind blew so hard that on the way over to the Parade Lineup, this sled we had built on the float, fell off and shattered in the middle of the street. Dang that was so bad :( We kinda fixed it, but it looked terrible. Anyway, so yeah I hope it's not windy tomorrow night.
After we were done working, everyone went home. Lisa's mom gave her some money afterwards and we went and bought some dinner. It was sooo good and we were very thankful. I'm totally dry on cash and oh my gosh we are so sick of turkey!!! We did not want anymore turkey tonight, but that's like all we have in the fridge until Friday. Then we can finally get some groceries. Anyway, so that was a real treat for us. Well, that was my day. Busy busy! Tomorrow is the Parade. The Float is done, just a couple of final touches on it tomorrow including putting up those banners Lawrence made and after that we're done! I'm sure it'll be Awesome!!
Until tomorrow ;} Have a great evening! Goodnight.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Day Two Hundred Eighteen
Today was another busy day for me! As yesterday, I didn't walk today. This morning oh man it was frustrating! Cody broke his damn leash again...and again he ran off, grabbing someone's trash and brought it back to the exact same spot as yesterday and shredding it to pieces. I was so mad at him this morning. So as his punishment, he's not going to come on a few walks with me. Not only did he do that, but he also lost his food bowl. He carried it off somewhere and I looked and looked today and could not find it. I don't know what that crazy dog did with it :( Yesterday he took Cooper's bowl out of his pen and carried it way over on the other side of the property. Damn he's just being really naughty today, ugh!!!
Well I cleaned up my yard. Most the day I was outside cleaning. This evening I finally finished up cleaning my storage room. Well, it's not super clean, but since we patched the roof, it's actually pretty good in there. Dang there's so much I need to do in that place, but I'm thinking not until spring time and I'm hoping to hire a couple of guys, maybe my brother and cousin, to clean up that place for me. Good way to have them earn some money. That's the plan.
Lisa went to school today. Blah we're getting sick of turkey hahaha. That's all we've been having. That chicken last night was good because it tasted different. Today it was back to Turkey lol. Oh man, I can't wait to eat a big salad. I miss those! Well it's coming up on the Christmas Parade. Just two more days. Today everyone was calling me asking me about the lights on the float and if I did it already. I told them tomorrow because today I was just too busy here at home. So that's the plan for tomorrow. Getting lights put on that thing, as well as the sign, then we're in business! I think it's goin to be great this year, plus we'll have the church van pulling it, so that'll be even more Awesome.
Ok, that is about all I've got for today. Another busy day tomorrow, that's for sure. Hope it's goin great for those reading. Until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Well I cleaned up my yard. Most the day I was outside cleaning. This evening I finally finished up cleaning my storage room. Well, it's not super clean, but since we patched the roof, it's actually pretty good in there. Dang there's so much I need to do in that place, but I'm thinking not until spring time and I'm hoping to hire a couple of guys, maybe my brother and cousin, to clean up that place for me. Good way to have them earn some money. That's the plan.
Lisa went to school today. Blah we're getting sick of turkey hahaha. That's all we've been having. That chicken last night was good because it tasted different. Today it was back to Turkey lol. Oh man, I can't wait to eat a big salad. I miss those! Well it's coming up on the Christmas Parade. Just two more days. Today everyone was calling me asking me about the lights on the float and if I did it already. I told them tomorrow because today I was just too busy here at home. So that's the plan for tomorrow. Getting lights put on that thing, as well as the sign, then we're in business! I think it's goin to be great this year, plus we'll have the church van pulling it, so that'll be even more Awesome.
Ok, that is about all I've got for today. Another busy day tomorrow, that's for sure. Hope it's goin great for those reading. Until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Monday, December 1, 2014
Day Two Hundred Seventeen
The First Day of December!!! Wow, already!!!
This morning started out hectic. My crazy dog, Cody, broke his leash...again. I don't know what comes around here at night, but whatever it is, it causes my dogs to go crazy. Cooper broke his leash the other day, and now again Cody broke his. Then, he goes off and steals someone's trash....and I have no idea who, and scatters it all over the place. Oooh I was pissed off!!!! He knows when I'm mad at him too and I was pretty mad.
I needed to do some work in my storage room today so I put off my walk. Since we got that roof all patched up yesterday, I need to clean up the room, well mainly under that part of the roof that was open. There is so much dirt and water on top of the stuff I had on a table in that corner of my storage. It's just a mess, I have two tables that I need to put in there. I cleaned out my place the other day. Since we got the Pellet Stove, we had to make room so I got rid of two tables, but they're still good and I don't want to trash them. I'm sure we'll use them sometime. Plus, I need to make room for the Christmas tree. Anyway, I got the tables sitting outside on my porch and sometime today or tomorrow, it's supposed to rain or snow. That was why I needed to get that roof fixed yesterday and why I need to clean it out before I put this other stuff in there. So lots of work to do!
Needless to say, I didn't get it done. I'll have to finish it up tomorrow. It was a nice day today though. Lees was kinda pissed about that hahaha. She's like, "I thought it was supposed to rain and we were out there till 10 last night freezing working on that roof" lol. Well, tough beans Lees!!!
Tonight I went to the Parade meeting in town. A representative from each place doing a Christmas float, has to attend the meeting. It's just a safety meeting. Lees came along with me. It was good. Same stuff they usually talk about and it was fairly short. Afterwards, we stopped by the church. I wanted to check on the float and make sure everything was ok, which it was. Oh man, I did not want to eat turkey again tonight, so instead, we ate chicken haha :D We went to this new place called 'Chesters'. Apparently they have the Best chicken in town. Well...they do!! oh man, it was really good. Tasty and a bit spicy! So it was a good dinner and a very different taste from the turkey lol. Well, I guess when you think about it, it's not that much far off from each other. They're both birds haha. Oh well, it was a good meal.
Well, that's all for today! Got more work to do outside tomorrow. I didn't walk today because of the work I needed to get done. It's ok though. I really need to get everything finished and I'm still getting physical out there. Lots of things to do around here before the "apparent snow" comes around, or wait rain. I think it's rain. Anyway, until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
This morning started out hectic. My crazy dog, Cody, broke his leash...again. I don't know what comes around here at night, but whatever it is, it causes my dogs to go crazy. Cooper broke his leash the other day, and now again Cody broke his. Then, he goes off and steals someone's trash....and I have no idea who, and scatters it all over the place. Oooh I was pissed off!!!! He knows when I'm mad at him too and I was pretty mad.
I needed to do some work in my storage room today so I put off my walk. Since we got that roof all patched up yesterday, I need to clean up the room, well mainly under that part of the roof that was open. There is so much dirt and water on top of the stuff I had on a table in that corner of my storage. It's just a mess, I have two tables that I need to put in there. I cleaned out my place the other day. Since we got the Pellet Stove, we had to make room so I got rid of two tables, but they're still good and I don't want to trash them. I'm sure we'll use them sometime. Plus, I need to make room for the Christmas tree. Anyway, I got the tables sitting outside on my porch and sometime today or tomorrow, it's supposed to rain or snow. That was why I needed to get that roof fixed yesterday and why I need to clean it out before I put this other stuff in there. So lots of work to do!
Needless to say, I didn't get it done. I'll have to finish it up tomorrow. It was a nice day today though. Lees was kinda pissed about that hahaha. She's like, "I thought it was supposed to rain and we were out there till 10 last night freezing working on that roof" lol. Well, tough beans Lees!!!
Tonight I went to the Parade meeting in town. A representative from each place doing a Christmas float, has to attend the meeting. It's just a safety meeting. Lees came along with me. It was good. Same stuff they usually talk about and it was fairly short. Afterwards, we stopped by the church. I wanted to check on the float and make sure everything was ok, which it was. Oh man, I did not want to eat turkey again tonight, so instead, we ate chicken haha :D We went to this new place called 'Chesters'. Apparently they have the Best chicken in town. Well...they do!! oh man, it was really good. Tasty and a bit spicy! So it was a good dinner and a very different taste from the turkey lol. Well, I guess when you think about it, it's not that much far off from each other. They're both birds haha. Oh well, it was a good meal.
Well, that's all for today! Got more work to do outside tomorrow. I didn't walk today because of the work I needed to get done. It's ok though. I really need to get everything finished and I'm still getting physical out there. Lots of things to do around here before the "apparent snow" comes around, or wait rain. I think it's rain. Anyway, until tomorrow ;} Goodnight!
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Day Two Hundred Sixteen - REST DAY
I woke up early this morning and damn it was COLD!!!! I was freezing so I fired up the stove early and just stayed inside. I had lots of files to organize on the computer so I did that all morning. I decided to take it easy today because it was just too cold and I didn't want to get out there and freeze like I've been doing lol. The other morning when I walked, there was a slight icy breeze and my nose was so numb coming home, so was my forehead. Crazy!!
Went to church today by myself. Lisa had to work on her homework because tomorrow she's got a big presentation in one of her classes. So, that's what she did most of today. I went to church but it wasn't all that great. I think some ppl (family members) are mad at me because I tried to get them to participate in the Christmas Eve gift exchange at my Grandparents house this year. Like I said though, they're all too cheap and no one wanted to participate. They all kept texting me "count me and my family out" ugh! I mean come on. That is just lazy and stupid, I don't care how you look at it. We used to do this every year, but now everyone is so cheap and don't want to buy gifts for anyone. It's just stupid. Anyway, I think that's why they're probably mad at me and since they're church members also, I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to not help out at the parade this Thursday either. Some of them volunteered to walk in the parade and hand out candy to the audience. We'll see how that goes. So, needless to say I didn't have a very good time at church. Then, I got hustled by the pastor's idiot son. Get this, the kid comes up to me and saw there was lots of straw in back of my truck from yesterday when we worked on the float. The float will have straw on it so I bought a big straw bail. We tore it apart and put some on the float so there's a lot of it left in back of my truck. Anyway, he sees that and says, "wow there's still straw back here", so I told him yup and that he should clean it for me. I was just joking! He says, "only if you pay me". Again, JUST JOKING, I told him "ya I'll give you two whole dollars" then I laughed. We both went inside. Well during church service, I guess he went out there. After service, he comes to me and says in his little boy pouting voice, "you said that if I cleaned out your truck you'd give me two dollars". AAArrrrgggggh!!!!!! I'm like, did you clean it? He said, yes. So, because I didn't have my wallet with me, I asked my mom to loan me 2 dollars. I gave it to him and he's all happy bouncing off. Well when we get ready to leave, I gave a guy from church a ride home. I get out there and look in the back. The damn thing is still dirty!!!! He only brushed off a few handfuls of straw, that's it! There was still a lot left in there!! Oh man, I was pissed OFF!!!!!! So when I see that kid again, I'm gonna make him get his skinny butt out there and clean my truck! He ain't gettin away with this one! I was mad, really mad. So yeah, I came home and didn't bother going back for evening service. I was so fed up and irritated by everyone. Really cruddy day!!!
This evening was cool because Lisa helped me outside. We patched up the roof on my storage house. There was a huge area that didn't have any shingles on it, so I wanted to patch it up really good with tar paper and the works. We did that. Lisa was such a trooper. She was up there crawling around, putting tar up there and hammering nails lol. I was so proud of her. She got her whole hand covered in tar though so I had her get inside and wash all that off. It took her a while because for those of you who know, tar will not come off for nothing. I gave her some of my shop wash and it got that stuff right off. Then, we got up there and finished it. It looks Awesome and now I don't have to worry about snow and rain getting in there. I hear that this coming week, it's supposed to rain or snow, one of those. Now, no worries ;)
Oh man, another awesome thing was tonight while we were working up there, my sister came over. She showed me the new tattoo that she got on her left arm. She put the tattoo that I designed, on her arm!!! I was so happy. I designed this tattoo for her to wrap around her arm a couple years ago. She'd been looking around for ppl to do it since but all these idiots around here couldn't do it. She goes to Durango and some guy out there who has a shop, told her he could do it no problem. So she made an appointment last Friday and got it done. It looks so nice! I did a great job making that thing. Now, my designs label has some serious stride behind it :D Great Christmas gift for me!!
Ok, well that was my day. Tomorrow I want to clean out my storage room now that I got that roof patched. So I might go ahead and skip my walk tomorrow so I can get that done. We'll see what happens. Right now, I'm goin to relax a bit then head to snoozeville ;) Goodnight!
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