Meet Me on Monday

Welcome to Meet Me on Monday sponsored by Java

Blogging is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, "who is this person!?" I know them...but yet I don't know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so Java thought of a great way for all of us to "meet" each other! Every Sunday she posts five get-to-know-you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!

Questions:
1. What do you put on your hot dog?
2. Do you play Sudoku?
3. What is your favorite vegetable?
4. Do you color your hair?
5. What is your favorite brand of clothing?

My Answers:

1. What do you put on your hot dog?
Normally, relish and mustard, but if I'm in New York at a hot dog stand I must have the barbecue onions with mustard, Yum!
2. Do you play Sudoku?
No, I'm not very good at it.
3. What is your favorite vegetable?
Spinach I love it in salads, sauteed with onions and I guess what ever way you cook it.
4. Do you color your hair?
I haven't in awhile so my gray shows, but I am still contemplating a different color. It was a very light brown and that has grown out.
5. What is your favorite brand of clothing?
Hmm another one of those gee I have to pick one, this is hard questions...I'll say Jones New York.

Welcome Home!

This morning my dog woke me up at about 3:30am. I rolled over when I realized what time it was, just yelled at him to lay down. But he kept whining & was at the side of the bed with his paws on the edge of the bed so he could look in my face. I thought about it & realized that since he was whining & persistent I should get up & take him out.

I am glad I did, because he did have to go. He takes care of business and back in the house we go. So I can get that last hour of sleep before work. He was still whining a little, but he laid down and I dozed off until the alarm went off.

Out we went again his normal time, but really it's only been an hour. He takes care of business again.

Now I am into my normal morning frenzy, and he was acting a little unusual. As I am getting my lunch together I look at him and see that he still looks sick because he starts as if he is about to throw up. I run to the door leash in hand, "D-O-G come on!" Too late! (he used to run to the door in our other house.) OK so now I go to the kitchen to get paper towels. When I come back to the spot...I see that my conscientious dog has cleaned up his mess. Umm, yeah he licked the carpet. Note to self will shampoo the carpet this week.

I have to get to work. Oh if only someone made doggy saltines. I get all my stuff together and leave the doggy and the house for work.

Hours later I'm Back home! Oh boy my doggy is happy and he's better. The spot on the carpet appears to be the same size...I don't see any more spots. Cool! And then I turn around. Woe is me. Doggy diarrhea on the carpet. My last thought on the way to work, "I should put him in the bathroom & close the door."

But I must have really wanted to shampoo my carpet today. Oh, what a wonderful way to end a long work day. I pretty much hit the spots with the shampoo-er. I'll have to do the whole thing this on my off days.

So the lesson of the story. Stop! Do what your mind tells you to do.

At least I own a carpet shampoo cleaner. No vet bill that I can't afford. It was a nice almost 70 degree day. And I'm sure I provided entertainment for anyone that could see me on the back porch washing the back half of the D-O-G. It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood!

Just Regular Remnants

You know I have started to post something so many times this 1st month of 2011, but I didn't. I have done the Monday meet up posts, that I missed yesterday. But every time I started to post something other than that...I thought what I had to say was rather boring, so I didn't post. And you know what today it's the same thing. I don't have any profound revelations, but just a few observations & just what's on my mind. Hey, when I do have a revelation or an a-ha moment, I'll post that too.

I really have no idea where I'll be this time next year. Well I know that I will have to move because of changes being made at my job. I just don't know WHEN it will happen. I love Atlanta, but I think I am ready to leave. I moved here 18 years ago from Tex. It's going to be a few months before I know dates. I guess the hard part is sorting through the rumors & waiting for the real info.

This article about a Georgia state agency reminds me that I wouldn't have to deal with them ever again. I'm glad to know they didn't just randomly make a mistake with JUST my account. Fortunately I haven't done my taxes for 2010 yet, so they didn't deposit money in my account to yank it back without warning.

So there will be some changes in my life at some point this year...I just don't know when.

Meet Me on Monday

Welcome to Meet Me on Monday sponsored by Java

Blogging is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, "who is this person!?" I know them...but yet I don't know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so Java thought of a great way for all of us to "meet" each other! Every Sunday she posts five get-to-know-you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!

Questions:

1. Do you like your ice cream in a dish, waffle cone, pretzel cone, sugar cone or cake cone?
2. Do you read the newspaper daily?
3. Marinara or meat sauce?
4. Last time you cried?
5. What word/phrase do you find really annoying?

Answers:

1. Do you like your ice cream in a dish, waffle cone, pretzel cone, sugar cone or cake cone?
I didn't realize there were so many types of cones. I'll say in a dish or on a warm piece of pie.
2. Do you read the newspaper daily?
No, not daily and when I do read it, I read the online version.
3. Marinara or meat sauce?
I love the meat sauce.
4. Last time you cried?
I really don't remember. It isn't because I haven't cried in a long time, but I just don't remember. I'm sure I was watching a movie.
5. What word/phrase do you find really annoying?
What had happened was...

2011 Randoms

I didn't know that snow could make the night look so bright. I must have tried to turn off my patio light about 3 times the night it snowed. Shoveling snow ice is hard work, first I had to break the ice then I could move the chunks. My whole body ached this morning & it looked like I hadn't done any shoveling.

Those trees that make it a little cooler in the summer with the shade keeps the snow in my driveway while all my neighbor's snow melts. At least today my son & his roommate came & finished breaking up the ice. We laughed that his roommate was able to practice, because he is moving back to Buffalo next month. He started remembering right away.

I am definitely tired of alll the Atlanta weather people. They were on all night & all day. No "Early Show"; no "Today Show" & no "Good Morning America", just Atlanta weather. Ha! Ha! And then I blogged about weather. Oh well I had weather overload, I had to get rid of it.

I even missed the Meet Me on Monday this week, and I didn't work my normal 10 hours. Well, next week I should be back on track.

Speaking of normal, I had my eyes dilated today. They are finally working like they should. I felt like I had tunnel vision.

Meet Me on Monday

Welcome to Meet Me on Monday sponsored by Java

Blogging is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, "who is this person!?" I know them...but yet I don't know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so Java thought of a great way for all of us to "meet" each other! Every Sunday she posts five get-to-know-you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!

Questions:

1. Do you have any New Year's resolutions?
2. What food item are you craving right now?
3. When is your birthday?
4. What were you doing an hour ago?
5. Last thing you cooked?

My Answers:

1. Do you have any New Year's resolutions?
No, I've learned that I don't keep them. But I am trying to be more organized. Although...I've tried to do that all last year.

2. What food item are you craving right now?
Desert! Cake or cookies, chocolate.

3. When is your birthday?
Early December...Yes, I expect a separate Christmas gift! Well, I can hope can't I?

4. What were you doing an hour ago?
Eating the last thing I cooked, see below. LOL!

5. Last thing you cooked?
Meatloaf made with ground turkey