Updates

I have been writing a lot. Not here, obviously, but have been working on a story. I was talking to a friend and she said that her therapist suggested that she try journaling, but she thinks it is a bad idea. So, I took that idea and am writing a story as if I am the patient who was told to journal. I am having fun with it, but, it is causing me to remember some things I would rather forget.

I finally found Bro O2. I signed up for a myspace page just so I could message him. He is such a talented kid. And, of course there is Shane. I loved to listen to his music while I am writing or, well, actually, doing anything.

And, I have decided to give cafepress another try. I am doing things a tad bit differently this time around. I also bought a new digital camera, which I honestly could not afford, but, hey, if I waited till I could afford things I would never get anything. This is a video, digital camera and cam for the computer, plus has an mp3 player. Guess what I will add to the mp3??

I have been tossing an idea for a video around for a while now. I am going to try to make it. It will involve puppets, hand-type puppets.

Ok, sweet dreams everyone.

Stuff

First, the Justice for Kirsty link over on the sidebar. Please click on it and do whatever you can to help her family find out what happened and who the real culprit is. And, most importantly, bring him to justice.

Well, I suppose there isn't going to be a second tonight. I do want to begin posting more regularly and hopefully I will. I tried to setup a myspace page, and good lord the mess I made. Then, when I went over to forums.....where you are sent for help.....I find that I have to be a member for seven days before I can post there. So, as of now my page is dumb looking and what I want on there is not on there. Well, there are two Shane MacGowan's linked to me. I found the pages when I was looking through the site and clicked to be added to both. And, I was. Not sure which is the real one. Maybe neither.

Watched If I Should Fall From Grace With God today. Liked it.

I want to try to add a music link to this blog and change music weekly or more often.

Ok, it is cold here and Gumbo is looking too pitiful so I suppose I will turn on my audiobook and crawl....not literally....into bed.

Sweet dreams

It's me again, Ethel....

Well, here I go again. This time the crazy gene put up a good fight but....I won the battle again. I am just afraid that I will win the battles but lose the war.

Not much news to talk about with me. I am keeping my youngest grandson while my daughter is in school. That is a hoot. Reese is so smart. I know, I know, but he is really. He is two years old and knows all the colors, ABCs, recognizes his name when I write it amd can count to 20. He surprises me every day. They were over for a bit yesterday. Reese stayed with me while Mike went to a welcome home party for one of her old friends. Reese and I were out front and he saw some other kids riding thei bikes in the street, so he wanted to go out there. He has this old pink buggy thing that he loves to push around. So, he takes it out into the street and runs up and down pushing it. I was with him and after a few minutes I said something about him making me exercise. He gave me a big grin and then turned around an took off down the street. I was fairly close behind him when he looked over his shoulder and said...'pma, you hineing me?'....So now we are all saying that we are 'hineing' someone when we are behind them. (Sounds odd, now that I think of it) A mocking bird flew down and landed on a telephone wire across the street and started singing. Reese stopped and looked at the bird for a few minutes, then asked me if I heard the 'knocking' bird. Mike said she didn't know that he knew a mockingbird from any others.

No, I won't be spending all my time talking about Reese, even though I could. I am startng back with my exercising and dieting. The diet was mainly for lowering my cholesterol, but I have lost 30 some odd pounds and no feel like keeping on till I get to 130.

I am also signed up for guitar lessons....boy howdy! I will play Wildwood Flower on PT or Stickam one night soon.

I have been listening to the Pogues and Tom Waits a lot. I had stopped listening to music for some reason. Tom Waits has a song, Broken Bicycles, that makes me tear up every time I hear it. He is so good. He is such a visual artist. I mean, it isn't just the music. It isn't just him standing in front of a mic and singing. He puts all of himself into the songs. And, the Pogues...well, Shane McGowan is the only sexy, no front tooth man I have ever seen. I will try to find a picture of him to post below so ya'll can see what I mean. Ok, so the pic is on top there.

Ok, ya'll. Sweet dreams for the dreamers and peace for everyone else.

Nothing much

I do have things I want to write about, but I have not been taking the time to do them. After playing with Reese three days a week, and let's not forget Annie (the puppy), I usually need a day alone to just read or watch a good movie. Then, it is time to really clean house because I don't do that much serious cleaning while he is here. So, that takes another day.

Then, too, I start thinking that this is a silly thing to be doing, but, after arguing with myself awhile, I will start thinking of what I want to write about. Then, Reese is back.

So, while I have the urge and the time, I will try to catch up with my life. I am still taking the cholesterol meds and still losing weight. I have finally gotten all the junk my older son left here cleaned up and thrown away. One of my neighbors actually told me that my yard was looking pretty good. I need to cut the grass, probably for the last time before next June. I started to Monday, but my mower died, so Leslie came over and got it and fixed it for me. Now, tomorrow I will cut the grass and continue my war against the ants. I was using some ant killer....can't remember the name...and Leslie told me that she had gotten the best (which usually means the most expensive) and gave me some. The ant beds got larger. Then, I heard somewhere that bleach is a good ant killer. First you pour some bleach over the bed then stir it up with a shovel and pour more bleach. When I did that to the biggest antbed out back the inside was full of the little yellow pellets of the 'best' ant killer. Anyway, bleach works, but you have to put it on the beds everyday till they are absolutely gone. Poor Reese has gotten bitten so many times, bless his heart.

Ok, this is really boring but it is what I have been doing for the last few weeks. So............

sticks and stones

My kids are having some good laughs over me. I do a lot of things at night. I don't like going out during the day. People call this house the Addams Family House. Anyway, the other night, I got a wild hair to take the small wicker waste basket and exchange it with the larger one that is sitting on the back porch. It was about 3am-ish. I went out to get the larger one, but someone had put some trash in it so I was taking it out and putting it into the smaller basket and I just fell. Just, whop. And, broke a clay planter at the same time. My first thought was that I was so happy that my kids were not there because they would have laughed themselves sick. Sick kids....just like me. Anyway, I finally got up and walked, stiffly, into my bathroom to see there was any visible damage. I have a horrible scrape on my elbow and some bruises on my side. But, nothing to write home about.

Other than trying to break my leg or arm, I have been trying to fix my rocks and posters from my trip to the GrandCanyon. I finally fixed on it today. It looks pretty good if I do say so.

Sweet dreams and don't forget 'Lost'.

this and that

Well, it looks like I might have taken a longer waller time, but I have not either the time or the inclination to write here. I think it is the change in the weather. That and coming back from our trip to Utah and beyond. I saw so much beauty out there that I want to go back. I am trying to save for a car so I can take my grandsons with me. I don't think either of my daughters will let them go across town in a car that has almost 230,000 miles on it. It runs good though, which means that I will get another Nissan when the time is right.

Reese and I are getting things together to start making Christmas presents. Remember, he is the only Seymour boy carrying the line on down the road, so anything he makes will be kept for years.

First thing we are going to make will be bread dough angels and stars and Reese will be the painter and the glitter sprinkler. Then we are make 2 imprints of his hands and feet. The hands we will paint and glitter and put a pic of him on it. This will be for the tree. The foot impression I will have to work on a little bit to get it ready, I will put maw maw on one side and pawpaw on the other side, then fill it up with candy corn. It is going to be a candy dish, but only candy corn will be allowed in it

I have two crochet things to finish. These will be framed and hanged on the wall. I forget what the symbol is for, but, oh well.

Ok dudes, see you in a bit.

A Waller Weekend

Ever have a waller weekend? I did this weekend. It's easy to have one and I highly reccommend that you have at least one every month or so.

First, you have to be alone. Get all the snacks you want and take them to your bedroom. You can have it in the living room, but it is so much better in the bedroom. Get some books or several movies, put on some sweats or go nekid if you want, just be comfortable.

Then, get in bed and read or watch movies and eat and sleep. Either turn off the phone or just don't answer it.

Try it, it will make a better you a better person. Trust me.