| Stormdancer Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 07:50 am: |   |
Nice cool start to the day, wish it would stay like this, but there's no way that will happen. At 7:00 am its already 73 degrees...the skies are overcast, but the sun is beginning to break through the clouds. We are having storms across the state around us, but not directly in our area. The forecast is for highs in the 90's today with 50% chance of afternoon rains.
We watered everything last night after the sun began to drop. My GF who housesat had said my cukes weren't looking too good while we were gone...checked the garden and it just looks like they could have used a bit of water...they are all still hanging on though and should perk back up.
The vegetable garden looks terrible at this time...DH asked me last night why I don't just till it all under and re-plant...might just do that if I can find a cool enough day. Hmmm, something that might just happen now that I don't have to go down to the farm...
In the front beds things are looking pretty good...the Lavender has had something gnawing at it, noticed the white foamy looking sappy stuff between some of the leaves while I was watering...hard spray knocked it off and I "washed" it down as good as I could. The Cannas still haven't set blooms, but look very nice as they are filling in their space.
Looks like something has eaten two of the Basil plants down to ground...had four when I left and now there are two...
The mint is spreading out a bit, I just think it has grown way too hot too quick and most of the gardens are beginning to suffer from the heat and lack of rain.
Checked my Sweet Potato vine when I was in the garden and something has been feasting on that as well...every single leaf has been nipped off. When we left, it was blooming and full of leaves, growing like a weed.
DH came in with some pretty interesting news last night...his boss had asked about the trip and while they were talking, mentioned that he knows of a fifth wheel camper for sale very cheap. We shall have to take a look and see if we think it will do. Will still have to get a vehicle to tow it as nothing we own is set up for fifth wheel towing. We are also looking into picking up a small 4x4 jeep type vehicle for leaving on the mountain. Just something that we can use while we are there to run stuff up and down.
Speaking of the mountain...when I told DH what the landlord had said about why don't we just move up there, it almost made him mad...can't say as I blame him, it almost made me mad. I mean, I could understand the landlord saying something like that if I was always late with my rent or he was having to chase me down for it...but, I've been there like clock work with my rent check the first of the month and he hasn't had any problem with my checks. I think the man is just pissed because it didn't bother me when he said he was replacing me. He just doesn't realize how much of a relief it was to hear those words...he is the one who begged me to come down and help them, even after I told him it was an area I wasn't familiar with. Actually, its his loss...I'm the one who has been making his airline reservations when he and the wife want to travel. So, now he can use a travel agent or have his son do the booking for them. Pretty sad, the man has five kids, four of whom live in the area and only the oldest, who doesn't live in state right now, comes to visit his dad or comes in to help out. None of his grandkids, who are adults, even come out to the farm....sounds to me as if they all have realized that the man wants everything done for nothing.
More mountain pictures:
DH at Second campsite
Middle of second campsite before clearing
Second site after cleared and getting setup
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I don't even know you two and it made me mad. LOL! I've always despised people who make assumptions about other people. But now you are FREE!! Hooray! 
(Your story reminds me of when my husband and I were looking for a house to buy. We had found one in NH that we liked, on a river. We decided that we also wanted the adjacent lot; I have no idea why the homeowner was selling it separately. The homeowner told our agent that we needed to put X amount of extra money down on our loan. His reasoning was that we had never owned a home before and he didn't think we'd be able to make the payments without putting more money down. I was ticked and couldn't figure out what business that was of his, what he was basing it on, or how he'd even be able to make such an assumption, especially since we were already pre-approved. I was royally ticked, so we took back the deposit we'd already put down to hold the house and said no thanks. Our agent called us a few days later to say that the homeowner had changed his mind and we could have both properties without putting any extra money down. We said no thanks again. We bought our current house (for a whole lot more money than that house and lot were going for) just shortly thereafter, and that other house and the adjacent lot just sat around on the market. The guy reduced the price after awhile and it still sat there for months. Meanwhile, he'd already bought a house somewhere else, back before we'd even looked at the house, so he was paying two mortgages that whole time. Served him right, IMO. Some people apparently have a lot of nerve and no brains. LOL.) |
| Valia Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 10:11 am: | |
Re: the landlord -- What goes around comes around.
I love your camping pictures. Reminds me of our spot on Huckleberry Mountain. I sure hope we get to spend more than 4 days up there this year. The plan is 10 weeks, but I'm not counting on it.
The trailer sounds like an answer to a prayer, if only you could find a way to get  it there. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 12:19 pm: | |
LOL...thanks DJ...hearing that makes me feel much better, sometimes I think that I'm just being too critical or opinionated about things, but hearing from others that my feelings are justified about things like the landlord is uplifting to say the least.
If I hadn't already been down this road prior to renting this place I might have been a bit blindsided by this man...our old house before this one had similar circumstances...the owner who we originally rented from had told DH that once we got the house fixed (we had to totally rebuild the inside)he would apply ALL of the money towards the purchase of the house...we had over ten years of remodeling and around 60k in that house and it was needing about 30k more to make it finished. Actually lived in the place for nine years while we continued to work on it. We were married in that house three years before we moved in. The last year we were there, he decided he wanted triple what we had in it already...no written contract basically meant we were screwed. Told DH I'd live in the truck before I gave the man one more dime and began looking for a new place at that time. We walked away from the place and all of the hard work we put in it. That was the year everything in Florida jumped crazy high property wise...he thought he was going to make a million dollar sale on that piece of land...took him over two years to get someone else in it and HE had to spend cash to get it completed. Told DH I'd never go that route again...I'm a firm believer in paper...my current landlord did write a lease for us, but I think it expires this fall...this Nov will mark our third year here. He also has known since day one that I really wanted to purchase this place eventually...just needed a price to see if it was something we would be able to handle...taxes here are so outrageous that while I might be able to handle the mortgage, taking care of the crazy taxes could have been the stopper. Looks like I won't have to worry about that now...he can continue to pay the higher tax because its a rental instead of being homesteaded.
Glad you enjoyed them Anne...this is the first trip we've made to the mountain since July of 2003...I'm hoping you get your ten weeks on your mountain...I'm also hoping that we get the chance to go back up in July as planned...I'm missing it very much as the heat increases daily here. You are also very right about the camper...I'm hoping it will work out and as for a vehicle...not really an issue...DH is a mechanic and we seem to live a bit of a charmed life when it comes to horse trading...if his boss knows of the camper, could be there's a fifth wheel setup that we will be able to use either on DH's worktruck or another vehicle we are currently putting together to sell....and of course we also have junkyard connections and both of us love going through junkyards looking for usable parts....might be able to find what we need in a broke truck. Otherwise, could just have to make an offer to a couple of friends with fifth wheel connections on their vehicles to haul it up the mountain for us...we shall just have to wait and see.
More mountain pictures to be posted soon...I think I have about 200 to go through and edit so I can post a few of the better shots...got a good many of the dash in the truck and my grimy windshield with streaked trees whizzing by that no one but me would know what and where they were taken. Guess that's what happens when you try to slide under the dash to keep from seeing the cars zooming down the steep, narrow mountain roads heading at what seems like straight at you!! As I said...looks like I've been in low country waaaayyyy tooooo long...once loved flying around those mountain curves...about twenty years or so ago...hahahaha...age is taking a toll on this old woman...hahahaha...just can't seem to stand the sight of a ravine dropping straight down right outside my window as we whiz around a curve....told DH I'd have to drive that road every day for a month straight before I got comfortable on it again. I spent over fifteen years in Indiana driving on snow and ice when I was much younger...but I'm not too sure I want to really drive on snow or ice just yet...definitely need to be up there for several months (ok, YEARS)...before I attempt that type of adventure. Will take a bit of time before I am comfortable on those steep, twisty roads again. I know it comes right back...but it sure is a long slide down the mountain if I happen to miss a curve up there!! |
| Stormdancer Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 12:51 pm: | |
Sis stopped in on her way to pick up a friend coming in to town by bus...seems the gal got bumped due to over booking on the bus and won't be here now until after 2pm...joy of joys...we could always run over to Orlando and pick her up, but neither of us even has a clue where the bus station is in Orlando...doing good to keep up with where they've moved it in Daytona.
About the time sis left to pick up her friend the weather started moving in...the power actually flipped off for a few seconds as she was pulling out of the driveway and again just a few minutes later. Of course it just had to start storming when she was leaving...thunder had been rolling in for almost an hour before she left, but around here, sometimes that is all we get...noise.
The storm only lasted about fifteen minutes, dropped a tiny amount of rain and gave us some pretty sky to ground lightning strikes...ok, I can live WITHOUT the lightning thank you. A couple of those cracks were pretty close. As dry as we are...lightning is NOT welcome...just another way for wildfires to start. According to the weather...we are back up in the high 600's on the drought index again...not good if we are having lightning. Come on tropical storms...bring us some good rain!! From the looks of things, the afternoon rains should be coming our way all week...of course this also means the humidity will be miserable as the sun turns it to steam...uuuuggghhh...Mountains, take me AWAAAYYY!!!
The A/C is still cranking and the fans are on...with the rain outside, its almost comfortable inside at the moment...but I do need to get the yard mowed...our first morning back, DH let the dogs out only to have to call them back in due to a pygmy rattler who was being investigated by my youngest dog Mojo...DH spotted the snake next to the foundation at the front steps and chased it off into the brushy stuff to keep the dogs away from it...two days later we heard a tourist was bitten by a rattler in Orlando at one of the resort hotels...just because they are in town doesn't mean they are safe from snakes...there are numerous tropical plants around the landscapes and the snakes have to live somewhere. The one DH ran off was pretty fair size for the species...about 18 to 24 inches and probably as big as my thumb at his widest area. I'm not real scared of the snakes, but I do have a healthy respect for them and try to watch where I'm walking out in the yard because I know they are around. Later yesterday, DH and DS spotted a three or four foot black snake in the back pasture...looks like everyone is either looking for a mate or water to shed their skin...we've found several full skins out back...each has been over three feet long.
Got the laundry started while sis was here...it's ready for the second wash now...I'm not taking ANY chance of spreading PI/Creeper by coming in contact with it through our clothing or camping gear the next time we use it. Everything is getting washed in HOT water and ran through with an extra rinse and then ran through the wash cycle again before it goes to the dryer. Now all I have to do is figure out what I'm going to use on my boots which are leather and have padding on the inside...the sneakers are getting tossed into the washer and if they live good...otherwise they'll be replaced as I have several pi blisters across the top of one foot.
By the time its all over, I'll probably be just getting this bout of pi cleared up about the time we decide to head back to the mountain...at least if we go back in July this year it won't be near as overgrown and I'll be able to SEE the stuff before I get near it!! |
I love it! LOL!
Anne hit the nail on the head: what goes around, comes around. That guy got it really bad. LOL!
I know what you mean. Sugar and spice and everything nice... Some people apparently know how to drag out the spice in us. LOL! 
Have you ever been to Bok Tower in Lake Wales? It isn't anything like the mountain, but when you've been living in the flatlands for so long, it's quite a treat to finally have a bird's eye view. It's one of my favorite places.
One of my earliest memories is of riding in my Grandma's lap in an old red truck with my Mom and Dad on some curvy mountain road in CO. There was an indentation in the road, as in part of the dirt road had slipped away down the mountain, and my Dad managed to hit the nothingness with one wheel of the truck. I thought we were all going to die, either from falling down the mountain or from banging our heads on the ceiling of the cab. That was traumatic enough that I guess I will never forget it. (Maybe I should have kept that story to myself, what with you already dreading the curves and dropoffs. LOL.)
I think you can buy that kind of relief in a store. It's called Calgon. LOL!
You know it. HAHA! |
| Stormdancer Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 09:15 am: | |
Hahaha...I can relate to that very well...I've been riding on these mountain roads in NC since I was about three or four years old...we lived in NC when I was young and my father would take us on day trips to the mountains...he was a cop at the time and loved to show off his driving abilities...ie: taking the curves as fast as possible...with four very young kids in the car. This was in the early 60's when the interstate roads were nothing like they are today...the route we used to travel between NC and KY/IN where my grandparents lived is a very treacherous route...DH and I ran that road in 1998 and I can tell you it is one twisty road. The last time I travelled it as a kid, I was in fifth grade and it was winter when we moved back to IN...many accidents that time due to heavy snow and ice...my mom was an emotional wreck because of my father's driving.
Hahahahah...yeah, but it just don't feel the same!! |
| Stormdancer Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 09:27 am: | |
Another muggy, humid,day here in central Florida...85 degrees and somewhat overcast skies at the moment. Our forecast is for afternoon storms again...hope we do get some decent rain...the lightning sparked a few fires yesterday and there were some very heavy storms west of us in the Orlando area that caused quite a bit of damage. NO MORE LIGHTNING!!!
My Sunsprite is really beginning to pick up speed in the way she is growing...only a little over a week ago, she was just over 8 inches tall...when we got home, she had shot up to almost 18 inches tall and had produced a little bud!!!! I'm so pleased with the recovery she has made in such a short time.
this cage is 17 1/2 inches tall and she's almost to the top!!
Her little bud should open in about a week or so...
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That's a nice cage you have for Sunsprite. What kind of mesh is that? I'd like to find something like that for my cucurbit seedlings. Some of them have already gone missing. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 11:09 am: | |
Its some type of what is called Screen cloth and you are correct in that it is pretty fine. I've only seen it here in very small quantity lengths at Lowe's and the Tractor Supply. For some reason ya can't seem to find the stuff in any type of real "roll"...like about 25 to 50 feet...only seems to come in less than ten foot pieces here.
This cage was already here when we moved in...lots of this type of stuff hidden in the grass, and left in the shed...who knows what they were trying to "capture" with all of the cage stuff...I'm still trying to figure it out...lol |
| Stormdancer Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 11:49 am: | |
Although the rain has held off, the skies are beginning to fill with more clouds...its 87 degrees, but with the cloud cover, not too bad.
Managed to get half of the front side yard cut before I ran out of gas...ooopppsss!...I'm sure DH will fuss about that, although I did managed to get the mower back pretty close to the shed area before it stopped completely. This is one of the mowers we picked up for free just before we left and was my first time on it today....not a bad mower, but still isn't my Yazoo...the 'zoo has a four foot deck out front and this is about a three foot belly deck...the 'zoo is still my favorite.
The yard is looking much better on that side, so I can hardly wait to finish the front...just have to locate the gas and see if I need to go get more...may have to "chirp" DH and see if he recalls what they did with the can. Ah, well, can always fire up the weedeater and do some of the trimming that this mower leaves...at least I know where that gas can is...grin. I'm sure I'll be hearing DH fuss about the tree debris I ran over...its ok if HE mows over it, but I must pick it up...yeah, right...been running over pine cones and little branches since we moved here, and I ain't about to stop now. Besides, when I'm done, the yard doesn't look like a fresh mown hayfield...I prefer the more manicured look and will ride over the clippings repeatedly until they are spread pretty thin. Just a difference in how we mow... If I don't get the backyard done soon, I'll be having to break out the big boy...tractor and brush hog mower...its getting pretty thick and high as well. GF told me we got a pretty good amount of rain here while we were gone...figures...now the grass is really growing, in spite of drought conditions.
I've decided that I'm going to go ahead and till under everything in the garden, except the tomatoes, which are still producing. The cukes are looking pretty sad and the Broccoli, well who knows what's going on there. Since the Sweet Potato vine has been stripped, I'm not sure it will do anything either. The remainder of the garden I've already chopped out with the hoe, with the exception of the few carrots that remain. They shall be plucked out in the next couple of days.
SIGH...looks like I really need to break out the weedeater and run it along the back side of the trailer...the grass and weeds are taking over and have surrounded the A/C unit and back patio area. Snake haven for sure...just hate to hack out the fern that grows there, but I am not sticking my hands in that wild growth to weed it out. Can't wear my gloves at this point with a huge, whelpy, pi blister on my one finger...already tried to knock it open while I was on the mower. Will sure be glad when this stuff is gone...tired of the blisters already...grin. I know the fern will just come back that much thicker once its cut out...been cutting it out since we've been here and its come back thick as ever...its a wild growing species here. At least I won't have to miss the fern when I move to the mountain...I have several varieties growing wild there as well.
Almost have all of the laundry from the trip caught up...sleeping bags are the last of the things left to wash. Everything went on a super long wash cycle, with an extra rinse...then I re-ran the same load in the same cycle a second time before drying. Should make it safe to use once more...was washed in hot water as well.
My hands, arms and legs are shiny tight from the drying effect of the soaps I'm using to wash the pi areas...I'm considering cutting some Aloe and see if that helps...I thought I recalled reading somewhere that Aloe does relieve the pi itch and helps moisturize the skin as well...always seem to forget about my Aloe being such a great source for healing...I already know how useful it is for other skin issues. For now, the use of the Tecnu (I always seem to misspell it, but this is the correct spelling from the label) and I'm also alternating with good old Ajax for dishes (grease releaser should work on pi oils)...slather that stuff on and let it sit before I rub it in while rinsing in very warm water...holding the itch to a minimum and very little new spreading of the pi due to weeping. That stuff really dries my skin out...hopefully its doing the same to the pi...lol. |
Thank you very much. I'm going to have to see if I can find that around here.
LOL. Sounds like some of the stuff we find lying around this place. Mostly sheep torture devices, as far as I can tell. LOL. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 09:31 am: | |
My computer crashed on Thursday morning...lost everything once I had to re-format the hard drive...jeez, you'd think after all these years and the number of computers I've owned that I would be a fanatic about backing up the system...but, sigh...I'm not and as a result have now lost roughly a thousand or so pictures that were on the system when it crashed. still limping along, but will hopefully be back up and running well in another couple of days.
Posting may be a bit sketchy until I get things back to normal |
UGH!! What a nightmare! I am so sorry to hear about that. You seem remarkably calm, though. You must have had quite a nice little tirade to let it all out. LOL. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 - 06:12 am: | |
Hey DJ...no, calm is not a word to use when describing me...lol...I fussed and cussed for four days before I finally caved and took it to the Geek Squad...by that time, the computer its self was giving me the message that the hard drive was failing and to replace it...my saving grace...the system is still under extended warranty until next summer...WOOHOO! They replaced the drive with a much larger one, went from 80 gig to 240 gig...works for me. I did have them upgrade the memory while I was there, so now should run much quicker. On the plus side, if it dies again....my extended warranty with Best Buy will replace it completely, the entire computer. I LIKE that in a warranty...grin. This has been my year for extended warranty replacements. Just glad I have them! Got lots to post to catch up the journal so be prepared to have tired eyes when I'm done... |
LOL. I am glad to see you back. You were out of commission for quite a while. It's summer already. LOL! |
| Stormdancer Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 07:06 am: | |
Hey DJ...felt like an eternity without the computer...had to laugh when I took the laptop in to the Geek Squad...one of the comments on the service form was regarding the "heavy use marks on the keyboard"...well DUH...I'm only on the thing like most of the day...and why shouldn't there be use showing after two years? Just struck me odd that the wear would be unusual...
will try to get my journal caught up later today. |
Sounds like my laptop. When I gave it to my son, I had to explain that the keyboard really DOES have an 'N', it's just been worn off. LOL. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 10:41 am: | |
Computer Crash Journal...part 1
Thursday June 12:
Computer crashed…have attempted to recover the system…finally found all the software…SIGH…have forgotten how long loading software can take.
Sad part…I’ve lost pictures, almost 2000, some of which are not replaceable. You’d think after all of the computer issues I’ve had over the years that I would be backing up my system daily…Unfortunately, I had just uploaded several discs while we were on the mountain and the computer crashed before I had a chance to burn any of them to a cd.
Sunsprite continues to grow like a weed in our high humidity and heat. We’ve been getting some afternoon rains…WOOHOOO!! Temps are in the low 90’s during the day and low to mid 70’s at night.
Friday June 13:
Still working on the computer…Seems its having issues loading some major component- GREAT- on the plus side, its still under warranty, so if this doesn’t work, I’ll be taking it to the Geek Squad at Best Buy. Will Re-format the drive and see if I can get it up and running.
Another HOT, miserably HUMID day of 90 degree heat. The A/C is cranking, but sure doesn’t feel like its doing much….GREAT…now I’m just running it so I can fork out more cash to the Electric Company. DON’T THINK SO!! DH will need to look at the stupid thing…it acts like its freezing up again. Just had the A/C guy out at the end of last summer for this very reason. He just gave it a shot of Freon.
Hope to get more mowing done, began last night. The mower is on the battery charger for now…got part of the front yard done yesterday evening before the rains began. HOORAY!!! The mower decided to start for me!! Got the rest of the front yard cut and part of the back yard before it got too hot and the mower ran out of gas. Good enough for now. By the time DH gets in, the heat should be starting to drop some. No rain today, just heat…low 90’s most of the day.
9pm: Got the rest of the back yard cut and the front portion of the pasture. Had to stop when I ran out of daylight as the mower does not have lights! Made sure to tuck the chickens in…something killed a Dove in their pen overnight…same way as Goldie…just feathers everywhere.
Saturday June 14:
My GF who house sat is coming in to have DH do her brakes…part of her payment for house sitting. Guess I need to go pick up the parts.
OH JEEEEZZZZ!!! Can’t believe I made the trip all the way in to town WITHOUT taking my wallet…NO DRIVER LICENSE, NO CASH, NO CARDS!! Didn’t even realize it until I went to pay for the parts! DUH!!! Where IS my brain today? I picked up my keys and phone, but totally missed my wallet, which was UNDER my keys! SIGH…must have been a “senior” moment…OH NO!!! SAY IT AIN’T SO!!!!
By the time I got home to pick up my wallet, the oldest son was here wanting me to take him to the bank and cash a check for him…Off to town one more time!
My GF was here when we got back…DH can finally start on her brakes. The oldest son left to pick up his younger brother...JOY…they brought the dogs with them and the GD’s pup…who was here earlier and pottied on the area rug in the house…DH and DS pulled the rug outside…YUCK!!! DH plans to pressure wash it later.
Turned the A/C off, it isn’t doing much…barely feel any air…must be frozen again. The youngest son came to work on his project car out back…hope he gets it out of here soon. It was only supposed to be a TWO WEEK project and has now been here over THREE MONTHS. GRRRRRRR….his dogs are Destroying my front flower beds and it seems I’m the only one who cares!! I’m ready to take a STICK to them and HIM!
Great…NOW WHO is in my driveway?? Looks like the guy DH has done work for in the past who has been calling for the last month….CAN YOU NOT TAKE A HINT???? If you don’t get the calls returned or answered, do you NOT understand that WE ARE NOT interested in doing work for you? DH had stopped doing work for him after having several items, which were supposed to be part of his payment, sold before he could pick them up from the guy. The last was a truck that the man sold to a scrap yard we deal with. The man told DH that the crew who did the demolition had destroyed the truck…found out from the scrap yard that the man contracted with them to remove the truck…even though he knew DH was coming to pick it up…The man SOLD it for scrap and DH was just out the cash that was owed…I get VERY evil when people do things like this to my man. Double dealing, two faced people don’t need to expect an answer when they call wanting more work done. Makes me mad when DH gives a price, which is usually WAYYYY below everyone else and then the person wants it done even cheaper…LOSE THIS PHONE NUMBER!!! These are my first words to them!!
DH agreed to look at the machine the man had towed out here…and left in my yard….I AM NOT happy with DH over this.
Finally, the kids and their dogs have left. I told the youngest if he isn’t going to keep them under control then he doesn’t need to bring them out here. A VERY STRESSFUL day.
On the plus side, DH pulled the A/C unit apart and discovered it just needed cleaned…had about an inch thick “fur coat” on the inside coil…got that cleaned off with the shop vac and he cleaned the area around it as well.
WOOHOO!! Back to blowing ICE COLD AIR!!!! Hasn’t worked this well since we’ve been here! I am truly surprised that the A/C guy who was here last year didn’t even bother to see “WHY” the darn thing was freezing, especially as I had told him it had been ran WITHOUT a filter for God knows how long and I had just installed a new one. Shouldn’t surprise me though, we’ve had to repair the vent system from one end of the house to the other.
Sunday June 15: Happy Father’s Day!!
Ok…the computer is now giving me a very Familiar message…”Hard drive failure imminent- Back up your information and Replace the Hard Drive”…GREAT, just what I figured…SIGH…Looks like I will be heading to Best Buy at the beginning of the week.
DH slept in and was only out of bed for a short time before the boys, granddaughter and three dogs showed up. Of course the first place the dogs head for is my flower beds….I AM SOOOOO over this crap! Spent my entire day screeching at the youngest son’s dogs and MINE about the flower bed. Finally DEMANDED that the boy get up and deal with his dogs….after six hours of me screeching and him ignoring his dogs’ behavior.
Told BOTH boys…DO NOT BRING YOUR DOGS out here again.
DH got mad at me because I was mad over the dogs…her ran OUR dogs off the porch out in the rain because I was still yelling at the BOYS’ dogs.
WHAATTT???? Why are you mad at ME? THEY are YOUR sons and its THEIR dogs that are destroying MY plants. Don’t I count? NOW I AM FURIOUS!!!!!
Monday June 16:
Same ol same ol…Still upset over yesterday. DH left for work without saying a word…this only makes me more upset as he is refusing to deal with the problem.
Spent my morning on a rant, screeching to myself about the situation. Got to get this anger out. Mostly its hurt feelings, but the lack of support over things the boys do that upset me really makes me mad.
Have decided to go shopping…make me mad…ok…now I’m spending YOUR cash!
Had to go to the bank anyway to make a deposit that WASN’T made when DH cashed his check….another sore spot with me.
Have decided to really work on cleaning the house…something I’ve let go because of working. DH doesn’t help much when I’m working…SIGH….amazing sometimes just how much changes over the years….DH used to help keep things up when I worked. Any more though, it seems its expected that I do the yard, the house, the bills, the shopping and WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME….I NEED a husband WHY??? We’ve had this discussion several times.
So as he has stopped helping out, I’ve stopped cleaning the house. Figure when HE”S tired of looking at the mess HE can clean it. Right now though, I’M the one who is tired of seeing the clutter.
Went and bought a NEW Vacuum cleaner so I could begin the hated chore. My old canister model is such a pain as it barely sucks dirt, let alone dog hair. The ancient Kirby upright that DH brought home from a motel Demolition job is an even bigger pain to run. I’m tired of having to fight the machines to clean the house, so I bought a new one that I think will work out just fine. Picked up a Eureka Capture…has the cyclonic action…works extremely well getting the dirt and hair out of my carpet. I am tickled to be able to clean without aggravation!!!!
DH came home in a better mood…still won’t speak about the boys though.
Seemed surprised to see the new vacuum box, and even more so when I told him I got it because I was through fighting with the old ones….his remark “I didn’t know we needed a new vacuum cleaner”…told him the others…ALL of them…were junk as far as I was concerned and he could do whatever he wished with them. I understand his not wanting to throw away working appliances, but I’m over having to dismantle and work on them just so I can sweep a floor.
As I had spent the entire day moving furniture and using the new sweeper, he didn’t say much more…Guess HE’S just glad I’m in the mood to clean. |
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LOL!
Too funny. I read something just recently that said that women do about 16 hours less housework per week than X number of years ago (don't remember how many X was), but that husbands have added 7 hours of housework for women to do per week in those X years. LOL!!
Yeah, you should probably get used to that. I've read that men don't see the clutter. *snort*
I wonder how long it'll be before you change that tune. LOL! All I've wanted for years is an old Filter Queen like my Mom and Grandmother used to have. Modern day vacuums are garbage, IMO. We just had our Oreck repaired. I've had it for several years, which is more than I can say for most other modern vacs I've had (well, since a Singer I had as an undergrad, anyway).
*snort* Pfft! ROFL!!
Do you have one of those inflatable punching bag clowns? My husband says I need one, and after reading these last entries of yours, I think you sound a lot like me. LOL!! (No offense meant, obviously! LOL!) |
