It’s Halloween

Friday my day off and I am lazing in bed. Watching some television and planning my day. The phone rings. Hey its Lori and she wants to know if I am coming to pick her up. I immediately think I forgot what day it is and am scrambling in my head to come up with a good reason not to go in today….Oh its my day off. I tell Lori that was a scary thing for her to do. I would of had to go in with no shower and no comb ran through my hair. I guess I could have gone as a zombie.
I have to dig into the shed for a cat kennel. Jen has adopted a kitty for Frank. I have trained my children well to realize that dogs run in packs and they are happiest with a brother or sister to boss around.
No word from the fence guy on the bid. And as for the character who worked on my bathroom, I was suppose to get a bid from him on the repair of the wall in my laundry room. I think he forgot.
My plans for the weekend? I hope to get to Lumber Liquidators. I suppose I am putting it off as it is directly across from where Rocky used to work. Ah me.
There is lots to do but lots of time to do it in. I am not on a time budget.
Okay now go get some fun size butterfingers for the ghosties and ghoolies and I might just be on your door step.
Trick or Treat!

Oh yeah, I forgot I did this

I am sitting at my desk yesterday and decided to send a rubber band to my friend upstairs. You see, I was forever shooting rubber bands at the ceiling only to let them drop in on my friends desk. Well I am now on the first floor and just can’t seem to do that anymore. So? I interofficed her a rubber band. Go ahead – use my idea.
The fence guy got my deck dimensions. So I will get a bid soon. Then I will need to make that final decision.
I talked to Rocky’s mom yesterday. She was not feeling up to snuff, I think she has the flu. Plus she is depressed about her only child being gone. She is quite angry at Rocky for not taking better care of himself. I hope she starts feeling better, she means the world to me. As for me and how I feel about Rocky. Well, it didn’t seem to matter if I were mad at him while he was alive. I am not going to waste any energy being mad at him for being dead.
So I will shoot rubberbands via interoffice envelopes and love for love’s sake. You? Well make it the best day that you can.

You want a what?

I know I have a room that is half done. I know I have a carpet that desperately needs replaced. And lets not even talk about manworld and the stuff that needs to be done in there.
I want a deck. I got out my can o’ paint spray yesterday and laid out the plans of my future deck. No I am not replacing the cobblestone patio that Rocky put in. I like it. I have a huge spot in my heart for that little slab of concrete. In fact, if the deck part happens I will have a pergola over the patio.
This is the plan. I will have decking put in from the patio to the middle of the house. One step up – no hand railing – just deck. Then I will have decking put in straight out from the patio directly in front of my wood shed – one step up – again no hand railing.
Why yes it will be in the shape of an L. No cover, no awning. You will like it really and if you don’t, well I don’t give a shit. Of all of the things that I had done in the last couple of months, this is my present to me. All the other stuff was improvements that needed to be done or face possible demolition by the city. No it wasn’t that bad but we put off doing anything for far too long. Its funny but Rocky and I sat down one day and made up a 3 page list of things that we needed to do around the house. My goal is to do as many of those things as possible. I think it is a safe and sane goal to have.
So far, a new fence was put in, the bathroom was remodeled, the interior doors replaced, the exterior of the house was painted, new gutters, new wood stove. Plus I have started on the guestroom. I have lots to do yet but thought a nice deck would add a little to my enjoyment of this place.
That is what I am doing. This week I have punched in early every day to get out early. Tonight I was invited to dinner, no I didn’t get an invite for you. I will bring home a doggie bag. Be good and drive careful.

Oh deer

Driving to work this morning I notice I need to get gas, so I decide Maverick on State street. I start slowing down to turn when all of a sudden a huge deer steps out in front of me and the truck I am driving. That could have been ugly. But hey? I paid 2.81 a gallon. Sweet!
I have probably seen more wild life in the streets of Boise in the last 4 years than all of the times driving across the desert. Why is that? Maybe it is nicer living in town. Theatre, the games, restaurants.
Have a nice day, I am off to get some coffee.

Mixed Emotions

MaryAnn had asked me what I had seen in you when we first met. My initial thought was that you weren’t Dennis. But that wasn’t it, you were so intelligent. You had all of this knowledge and the thirst for more. I wanted to see what it was that you knew and I never even scratched the surface.
I remember you getting so irritated with me when I would ask if you could do something for me. I found out later is was all in the wording. It wasn’t could but would. You could do just about anything and for that I am grateful.
But I am ashamed to find that there are moments of relief. Moments of freedom. Which they say is normal. I find that anything I experience is normal.
I continue to love you.

W.I.G.D.N???

My new fence – view from the back door.
My new fence – side view
I have a new catch phrase. You know like what would scooby do? or where in the world is carmen san diego or where’s waldo. Mine is what is Gale doing now? I like it. I painted in my bathroom till midnight last night. It is a very light cool blue not unlike what was in there. But now it is fresh and clean. And no flubs on the caulking. The bathroom is officially finished. Except for the glue from the tape that is on the floor. I will get to it eventually.
I was going to stop in at Lumber Liquidators but I was exhausted after sitting for 2 hours getting my hair done. What did I have done? The same, so it looks the same. Well the same with 3 months of growth. And you don’t care because???
Today I am staying home to rake the yard, groom a dog and clean out the shed a little.
I am also going online to look for some prints to hang in the guestroom. Street scenes of Paris, Ireland, Tuscany or whatever strikes in that genre.
If you call leave a message.

One more Down

outback
side
I have fence!!!!I am so excited! It looks so cool, take my word for it as I am taking this picture at about 4:30 in the morning. Morgan did such a grand job, I may have yet another one up my sleeve. We will see what the bid is.
I am going to go get paint for the bathroom this morning. Color? As close to the old color as possible, I like light blue.
The floor in the bedroom? If I have time after my hair appointment today, I am wandering up to Lumber Liquidators.
Last night I watched Extreme Makeover, the one they did in Idaho. The one about the Stockdales. My friend Kathy Bailey helped with that, so I spent pretty much entire time trying to find her in the vast crowd of volunteers.
I better go get dressed, Morgan is stopping by this morning to get paid. You have a nice day and if you have time? Stop by and help me rake the yard.

Juke Box Hero

Don’t Fence Me In

I came home to a driveway full of wood. A nice huge pallet of cedar fencing and long long I don’t know how long 2by4s. Wood!!!! The old fence is gone. by by. Morgan and his cohort had already put in the galvanized posts. It is so pretty. Pretty!!!
Why don’t I have pictures? Because it is dark thirty when I get home and it just isn’t kodak moment material.
The singing ca’boy from nextdoor came over as soon as I got home last night. Chatted me up, then proceeded to ask if I knew if anyone wanted to buy about 15 to 20 dollars of horse tack. Now mind you he is standing there with all his ca’boy garb on and his spurs. I don’t see a horse anywhere. I think he may have fell off one too many buckaroos. I told him nope, I don’t know any cowboys. I went back in, I think he was looking for a loan. Again, I am not the national gawd damn bank!
Here is a rule of thumb, if someone is spending money. They don’t have any to give. My rule.
Back to the fence. I wish I didn’t have to have one. It looks so nice and open. It scared Cola, once he realized there wasn’t anything holding him in, he went and sat as close to the house as possible. Butters wanted to go explore. Get back in here!
Friday, I am not working. I am however as busy as a guy in a butt kicking contest. So don’t look for me at dinner.

Working Wednesday

Got home last night to a message on my phone from the marble gargling ca’boy who blew me off because he had a job in southern Idaho. Seems that the job doesn’t start for a couple of weeks and could he put up that fence for me???? No. Then I stepped out the front door and found that he had been by the house and left a business card. Again? No. Can’t have my bidness fool!
Are you doing anything special for Halloween? Dressing up as a pink elephant to scare the kids? I am grabbing up the dogs and going over to Jen’s house. Evidently she is making goodies that I must try out.
Hey? Wear the pressed suit – have a nice day.