No I'm not going to get all sappy and start singing that old song by Paul McCartney...
Actually, yesterday was a great day.... I finished 2 questions on level 4, went out for a walk in the beautiful warm sunshine, got some really lovely cinnamon Tussah silk in the mail, and had an awesome evening at Knit Night.
On the down side, (which I'm debating whether I should even talk about since I hate dwelling on not so good things) I found out about a couple of friends who are separating and thinking about a divorce after almost 20 years of marriage. They have a daughter and a son, one of which is disabled... I hate to see them going through such trying times. Also I didn't get a call back about some hay I'm trying to purchase, I discovered that Fanny is about to drop a lamb in January which is not good, and discovered that Benny (alpaca) has an eye infection.
As a result of these things I'm going to continue to work on the level 4 homework, go for another walk if it is not too slippery, stroke my cinnamon Tussah silk in glee, and bask in the pleasure of a good turn out at Knit Night.
I will also think hard about my friends... and say a prayer for them... (if my prayers are any help at all). Then I will try again to get in touch with the hay guy, Hope that Fanny will carry for another few weeks before she drops, and call the vet about Benny's eye and hopefully get some drops for it.
All day yesterday the water was dripping from the roof which pleased me greatly because the Chinook had ended and still it remained balmy. Perhaps a nice January thaw. It was an absolutely lovely day. Gorgeous in fact. The kind of day that you just can't pass up... and so out into it I had to go... a walk was what was needed. I didn't go far as there was quite a bit of ice under the snow and several times I felt myself slipping but at least I didn't fall down. After that I confined myself to the yard where the ice hasn't formed. Still it was a reprieve indeed.
In other parts of B.C. I hear that the Dafodils are starting to poke through the ground but we are a long way from that. Still with warm air stirring, it does make you think of gardening. Teapot came home after school and brought with him the mail and there in front of me were seed catalogues. What a pleasure to look through their pages. It made me think of florists and vases of flowers... and colour blooming everywhere.
There will be colour in this house too, as another of my Christmas cactus' are putting out buds in an effort to become glorious for spring. Now that a few weeks have passed, it feels like the colour and sparkle of Christmas was all a dream. We need some colour in this house.
I passed a house last night on my way driving to Knit Night and there was a Christmas tree standing in the front room in all its winter splendour.... and I thought about the family (who I do not know) and thought how difficult it is to let go of all that sparkling glory. To trudge onward through the dark days of winter until the next bright spot of cheeriness... what will it be?
Since the solstice we have gained just less than an hour of daylight. 1 month today since the solstice. That means that our daylight is equivalent to that of Nov. 21... 2 more weeks and it will be much more bearable. Perhaps I will decorate the house in groundhogs...Wireton Willy Day maybe!
Slowly, slowly the light is creeping up the sky... and so the day begins.
I hope your day is full of warm breezes and bright colours.... though I know someone laments the joys of Las Vegas!... you know who you are : )
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Oh Dear!
Is there anything so heart rending as seeing two friends in distress... I wish I could help but then all you can do is stand back and watch because interference from the outside will only add to the problems... my thoughts have no place there.
I say a prayer that all will come right in the end...
Divorce is such an ugly word...
I say a prayer that all will come right in the end...
Divorce is such an ugly word...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Short Posts
Due to illness I have been having a hard time staying up. Stomach issues again. There may be a few very short posts here over the next little while.
To update a few things...
1. The washer is fixed.... it was nothing more than heavy lime and calcium build-up that was blocking the filter and pump.
2. Level 4 is progressing though very slowly since my constitution makes me want to sleep lots.
3. The snow in our area has come to an end and the temperatures have returned to a normal -5 to -10 degrees.
4. The Daughters are home today as there was no school bus running though I'm not sure why. Teapot had already headed off to FSJ for work and I have no vehicle to get them to school. They are watching the BBC version of Pride And Prejudice right now which I have watched some 50 odd times.
Well... there's not really a lot to write about so I'll check back here tomorrow and see if there's something to write about then.
Snore....
To update a few things...
1. The washer is fixed.... it was nothing more than heavy lime and calcium build-up that was blocking the filter and pump.
2. Level 4 is progressing though very slowly since my constitution makes me want to sleep lots.
3. The snow in our area has come to an end and the temperatures have returned to a normal -5 to -10 degrees.
4. The Daughters are home today as there was no school bus running though I'm not sure why. Teapot had already headed off to FSJ for work and I have no vehicle to get them to school. They are watching the BBC version of Pride And Prejudice right now which I have watched some 50 odd times.
Well... there's not really a lot to write about so I'll check back here tomorrow and see if there's something to write about then.
Snore....
Monday, January 17, 2011
Sick Today
I've not really been doing much of anything... a little spinning this morning but after that I wasn't feeling too good. I've had a stomach ulcer for a while due to medication I take for my back... it is flaring up quite badly today... argh... will be back soon I promise.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
The Sun Will Come Up Tomorrow
I've been told that this very long stretch of cold and snow will be over soon... but in the meantime a little warmth in my blog would be nice I think. I'm dreaming of a warm sunset over a lovely beach.... Hawaii would be good eh?!
A Case Of The Grouchies
It's interesting how not getting enough sleep can make you over sensitive and grouuuouchy! We finally had Daughter #1's birthday celebration on Friday night.. She had wanted a sleepover where she would have her friends over and they could talk and yak until the wee small hours of the morning. 6 teenagers kept yaking until 3:37 a.m. and that was when the light went off. I know because I was awake when it did.
Teapot and I had our supper in the kitchen letting the girls have their fun in the dining room. After dinner had been served and cake too Teapot and I made our way up stairs to avoid the gab about boys... sometimes there are things that you just don't want to know and having your head firmly ensconced in terra firma is good with me in those circumstances. We had our tea a la bedroom while reading and generally passing the time. At 10 p.m. we decided that we were ready for bed and so Teapot made his way down into the sea of giggling girls to tell Daughter #1 not to forget to put the cat out and to turn the heat back.
Obviously the cat took priority because somewhere around 2 a.m. I woke feeling like a Raygo roller had just gone over me and left me looking like Flat Stanley only with a dead rat in my mouth. I managed to get to the sink where I poured myself a glass of water and downed like a camel who hasn't seen an oasis in 6 months. Once that was done I seemed to have my wits around me a little better. I covered the vent where the warm air from the furnace circulates from and crawled back into bed. I had already been having disturbing dreams about giving Daughter #1 a birthday party and not having enough food and other likely dreams where her birthday turned out to be a disaster. At this point I mumbled something to Teapot about being really hot and maybe we should open a window.... meanwhile Daughter #1 and her giggling band of friends were still to be heard downstairs with no end in sight. I rolled over and put it out of my head as Teapot mumbled something about baking to me.
3 a.m. I couldn't stand it any longer! I had just woken once again from a disturbing dream about my father and mother requiring home care..... and they came to live with us (a horrible dream for sure... probably as much for them as for us)!!! I had to go figure out why Teapot and I were baking in our oven like bedroom. I sneaked downstairs in my nighty... and peaked into the kitchen.... they weren't even in their jammies yet!!! I whispered to Daughter #1 to please turn back the heat... and she informed me that it was reading 24 degrees in the kitchen... no wonder the dear boy and I were dreaming bad dreams. About a half an hour later they settled down as one after the other got into the pjs and crashed on the foamies on the floor of the living room. I was upstairs trying desperately to regulate the heat in our room with open windows where -32 degrees temperature poured through the window... however, the temperature Gods were not having anything to do with it... the room was warm and would remain so for quite a while by which time I was wide awake. And that was it.. no more sleep for me for the whole night.
As a result of our night of no sleep... we have all been super grouchy yesterday and even this morning I still feel like stomping on the head of anyone who looks at me...
Reasons to be grouchy:
1. It has been snowing here for days...
2. I have a three day head ache happening...
3. I feel fat and ugly after a Christmas of eating, eating, and more eating....
4. Teapot complained about nothing being done in the kitchen and I was feeling sensitive about being lazy yesterday.... so I snapped at him and he snapped at me. (this is a rare occurrence).
5. I snapped at Daughter #2 for complaining about a head ache that she wouldn't do anything about. (Like take a Tylenol)
6. There were piles of dishes that needed to be done.
7. Teapot was late getting home from the JCR shoot and so we were late for a dinner at our friend's house... I hate being late.
8. I felt like a pork barrel after eating pizza and ice cream cake at Daughter #1's birthday and then eating sushi, and shrimp jambalaya at our friend's house.
9. Because I was really tired and didn't want to go out at all
10. The dog chewed up a catalogue all over our bed while we were at our friend's house for dinner.
11. The cat kept running away every time I went to put him out...
12. The other cat slept on the couch all night long when he knows he's not allowed up on the furniture and he has a lovely bed of his own in the form of a footstool under the steps...
And the most important reason for feeling grouchy....
13. I was really really tired!
It didn't help that we are coming up to the full moon here in just 4 more days... that means that the werewolf is almost upon me... I bet I'm sprouting hairs on my back!!!
Maybe today will be better.... I've had a good sleep, there's soup in the pot, there's bread in the oven, there's peas soaking for another pot of pea soup, the dishes from yesterday are done and the nicest thing of all is that everyone is avoiding me because I was so grouchy yesterday which means I have peace and quiet to read the news and blog here... I just had a cup of coffee which was really good and now I'm going to go make some more bread.
See ya tomorrow and I hope you are having a nice Sunday.
Teapot and I had our supper in the kitchen letting the girls have their fun in the dining room. After dinner had been served and cake too Teapot and I made our way up stairs to avoid the gab about boys... sometimes there are things that you just don't want to know and having your head firmly ensconced in terra firma is good with me in those circumstances. We had our tea a la bedroom while reading and generally passing the time. At 10 p.m. we decided that we were ready for bed and so Teapot made his way down into the sea of giggling girls to tell Daughter #1 not to forget to put the cat out and to turn the heat back.
Obviously the cat took priority because somewhere around 2 a.m. I woke feeling like a Raygo roller had just gone over me and left me looking like Flat Stanley only with a dead rat in my mouth. I managed to get to the sink where I poured myself a glass of water and downed like a camel who hasn't seen an oasis in 6 months. Once that was done I seemed to have my wits around me a little better. I covered the vent where the warm air from the furnace circulates from and crawled back into bed. I had already been having disturbing dreams about giving Daughter #1 a birthday party and not having enough food and other likely dreams where her birthday turned out to be a disaster. At this point I mumbled something to Teapot about being really hot and maybe we should open a window.... meanwhile Daughter #1 and her giggling band of friends were still to be heard downstairs with no end in sight. I rolled over and put it out of my head as Teapot mumbled something about baking to me.
3 a.m. I couldn't stand it any longer! I had just woken once again from a disturbing dream about my father and mother requiring home care..... and they came to live with us (a horrible dream for sure... probably as much for them as for us)!!! I had to go figure out why Teapot and I were baking in our oven like bedroom. I sneaked downstairs in my nighty... and peaked into the kitchen.... they weren't even in their jammies yet!!! I whispered to Daughter #1 to please turn back the heat... and she informed me that it was reading 24 degrees in the kitchen... no wonder the dear boy and I were dreaming bad dreams. About a half an hour later they settled down as one after the other got into the pjs and crashed on the foamies on the floor of the living room. I was upstairs trying desperately to regulate the heat in our room with open windows where -32 degrees temperature poured through the window... however, the temperature Gods were not having anything to do with it... the room was warm and would remain so for quite a while by which time I was wide awake. And that was it.. no more sleep for me for the whole night.
As a result of our night of no sleep... we have all been super grouchy yesterday and even this morning I still feel like stomping on the head of anyone who looks at me...
Reasons to be grouchy:
1. It has been snowing here for days...
2. I have a three day head ache happening...
3. I feel fat and ugly after a Christmas of eating, eating, and more eating....
4. Teapot complained about nothing being done in the kitchen and I was feeling sensitive about being lazy yesterday.... so I snapped at him and he snapped at me. (this is a rare occurrence).
5. I snapped at Daughter #2 for complaining about a head ache that she wouldn't do anything about. (Like take a Tylenol)
6. There were piles of dishes that needed to be done.
7. Teapot was late getting home from the JCR shoot and so we were late for a dinner at our friend's house... I hate being late.
8. I felt like a pork barrel after eating pizza and ice cream cake at Daughter #1's birthday and then eating sushi, and shrimp jambalaya at our friend's house.
9. Because I was really tired and didn't want to go out at all
10. The dog chewed up a catalogue all over our bed while we were at our friend's house for dinner.
11. The cat kept running away every time I went to put him out...
12. The other cat slept on the couch all night long when he knows he's not allowed up on the furniture and he has a lovely bed of his own in the form of a footstool under the steps...
And the most important reason for feeling grouchy....
13. I was really really tired!
It didn't help that we are coming up to the full moon here in just 4 more days... that means that the werewolf is almost upon me... I bet I'm sprouting hairs on my back!!!
Maybe today will be better.... I've had a good sleep, there's soup in the pot, there's bread in the oven, there's peas soaking for another pot of pea soup, the dishes from yesterday are done and the nicest thing of all is that everyone is avoiding me because I was so grouchy yesterday which means I have peace and quiet to read the news and blog here... I just had a cup of coffee which was really good and now I'm going to go make some more bread.
See ya tomorrow and I hope you are having a nice Sunday.
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