Birthdays...

I have nothing to say except it's my birthday.

I have been as sick as a sick dog for 3 weeks. I'm on my 2nd course of antibiotics. I am running a fever yet the X-ray shows no pneumonia. I am fucking miserable.

This is not fun.  I can't even read. I'm not happy.

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 76

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 76

The Grand Canyon, Arizona, April 24,2014 

By Amulbunny   

May 26,2014

Outside my window. . 73º, sunny and breezy at 15:52

I am thinking…  A month ago, we were on our way to IL. 

I am thankful for…  a very safe trip across the US.

From the learning rooms …  I might make an appt with a counselor for the community college.

I can't believe . . . I got a new phone and I love it!

From the kitchen . . . BAT on white!

I am wearing…  shorts, tank top, and bare feet

I am creating . . .not much of anything, I took a pain pill though.

I am going…   to get my rice neck thing  

I am reading . .  The CEO of the Cockpit by Kevin Garris

I am hoping…  that the pain in my shoulder and trapezius muscles will resolve.

I am hearing…  River Monsters

Around the house. . . 2 dogs, husband and me

One of my favorite things… Remembering the cool things we saw on our Trip!!

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Old bank to talk about safe deposit box!

2.  Mop all the tile floors

3. Call my daughter.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

A female elk grazing in the visitors area at the Grand Canyon. 

Tomorrrow I promise

I'll have a post tomorrow. Just so many things happening that my little fingers are stiff from the keyboard.

Road Trip

Just for a start:

4951 miles over 13 days with 1 day off.

LA-Flagstaff AZ==== Grand Canyon

Flagstaff AZ- Tucumcari NM===== Meteor Crater

Tucumcari NM- Tulsa,OK====== 2nd largest cross in Western Hemisphere and Verns Steakhouse and Saloon in Shamrock TX.

Tulsa OK- Springfield IL===== How to deal with food poisoning  on the road.

Springfield, IL to North Park Chicago to Wheaton, IL==== dropping off the baby girl to start her new life.

Wheaton, IL to Wausau, WI.......that 5th season in the midwest , Road Work!

Wausau, WI to Mayer MN..... Amish carriages and real summer sausage

Day off to recuperate.

Mayer Mn to Grand Island NE----- National 4H trap shooting contests. Teenagers with shotguns.

Grand Island NE to Rawlins, WY. ... Roller derby girls at Breakfast.

Rawlins, WY to Lehi, UT==== dinner and desert at Culvers

Lehi, UT to Las Vegas, NV ==== Mom won money. I lost. Why doesn't the Excalibur have a coffee shop instead of all those fast food places?

Las Vegas, NV to da beach!!!  Fallen bridge on I-15, downpour in Rancho Cucamonga, home sweet home!!

And people wonder why I'm tired today??????

It's a lot different at ground level than it is at 38K.

da tired bunny

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 75

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 75

By Amulbunny   

April 10,2014

Outside my window. . 63, hazy with fog coming in.

I am thinking…  Nice change of pace from the 89º earlier

I am thankful for…  the fact my husband got a real good job.

From the learning rooms …  I found a great dane puppy site. 8-)

I can't believe . . . taxes are done, e-filed and money in hand for the kids

From the kitchen . . . best guess? Grilled cheese.

I am wearing…  jeans, flip flops and a comfy shirt

I am creating . . .getting ready to repot my lemon tree.

I am going…   to start making my travel list.  

I am reading . .  Magdalene Rising by Elizabeth Cunningham

I am hoping…  that I don’t ever have to apply for food stamps again. How degrading.

I am hearing…  Channel 5 news at 1pm.

Around the house. . . 2 dogs, and me

One of my favorite things… Planning trips.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Groceries tomorrow!

2.  Think about getting a new Kindle?

3. Hug my kids.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Quick, quick, the engines on.....

1. G*O*T --- OMG Arya, you're gonna be a wild woman when you grow up.
                      Tryion, you try and try and still get to be like a mushroom.
                      Danys...... let dem dragons go!!!

2. T*B           Starts in June. Not enough time, only 10 eps, and the grand finale.

3. Roadtrip    If I have any sanity after 4000 miles of US highways, I'll be surprised.

4. Movies:     NO I don't want to see Captain America, Noah, or anything else right now.

5. Kindle       I do want to upgrade my Kindle and will tell my husband it comes in 4 easy payments

6. Rental Cars     It would cost us $600 to drop the rental car in MSP. That's more than the cost of 2 one way tickets home. So we have to drive it back to SoCal.

7. Taxes        This is the first time I did all our taxes and Efiled. My children love me and the IRS got it's money from us that much sooner.

8.  Jobs          Finally the husband found a job that is right.

9. Inventory   I still hate doing it.

10. Packing:   My kid is moving in 2 weeks and not a thing has been thrown out, donated or boxed to go.

11.  Mom's Chauffer   We need another car.

Why I love libraries. . . .

When I was a little girl, I used to run up ancient wooden stairs to a musty old library that was above our village hall. What wonders it held. 

Stereo-optic viewers much older than the Viewmasters that languished in our toy box. But the pictures I beheld were of a time long past in our little corner of Wisconsin. Pictures of rough looking men holding huge hand saws felling trees that were more than 100 years old. Logs filling the ponds at the paper mill. People dressed in their finest to have photos taken of them for a special occasion. 

The library was a place of refuge for me. Books took me on journeys that I never dreamed I would go on. Reading about the Champs Elysees and later going there in the winter time when the trees sparkled with tiny white lights. 

It's where I discovered Dickens and Austen and books that were supposedly above my reading level. 

Then one day we left our little town to come to Los Angeles. 

I didn't go to a library except at school for research. Those days you searched through card files and wrote information down on paper and hoped that the book you needed was there. Once you got your information then you wrote it out in handwriting and hopefully you had a typewriter to type your paper. A manual one that didn't self correct. By the time college came, I had bought my own typewriter. An electric one from Sears that had correction tape. 

I still read a lot but bought the books out of my salary as a sales clerk.

Now days nearly everything is available at your fingertips via the computer and e-reader.

 I love to read. 

VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY!

YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED.

da bunny

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 74

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 74

By Amulbunny   

March 13,2014

Outside my window. . . 66, partly cloudy and a wisp of wind.

I am thinking…  Temps are going up. Water plants soon.

I am thankful for…  a pickup job for the husband.

From the learning rooms …  I like art history!

I can't believe . . . Still no 1099. Oh well I’ll go ahead and file anyway.

From the kitchen . . . I have no idea.

I am wearing…  sweat pants, long sleeved shirt and slippers

I am creating . . .a place to meditate

I am going…   get ahead of the dishes.

I am reading . .  Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy

I am hoping…  that our SNAP goes up.

I am hearing…  Gordon Lightfoot radio on Pandora

Around the house. . . 2 dogs, and me

One of my favorite things… Listening to music from my high school and college days

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Weeks almost over

2.  Maybe buy Frozen

3.  Get over the fact that my daughter will be moving 1800 miles from me in May.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Random and then some more…..

Well back to the dole. I hope the DPSS will think better of us and give us more than $15 a month. Especially since my meds went up and my disability went down. But since the congress in it's war against women and children and disabled on food stamps I bet we get zip.

Watched the end of True Detective. Wow. Wow. Wow.

Beginning of OUAT: wow, wow, wow.

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 73

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 73

By Amulbunny   

February 16,2014

Outside my window. . . 66, sunny and windy

I am thinking…  Tomorrow is water the plants day.

I am thankful for…  a nice surprise on Valentines Day

From the learning rooms …  Time to hit the recipes book

I can't believe . . . that that asshole still hasn’t given us the 1099 so I can finish the taxes

From the kitchen . . . Leftover heaven

I am wearing…  tee shirt, jeans, and slippers

I am creating . . .good will

I am going…   to do a room clean out this week

I am reading . .  Soul Survivor about a plane crash

I am hoping…  that even though NGC didn’t work, something else will.  

I am hearing…  bad sci fi movies in the living room.

Around the house. . . 2 dogs, True Blood, husband and son and friend.

One of my favorite things… Listening to the rain fall but it hasn’t happened lately.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.   Take the meds to stop my back and shoulder ache

2.   Get Turbo Tax and the State edition. (still)

3.   Wait for my Burt’s Bees package!

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 72

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 72

By Amulbunny   

January 27,2014

Outside my window. . 60º and a little breezy at 1849.

I am thinking…  Boy I wish we had some rain and soon.

I am thankful for…  the wedding going off without a hitch.

From the learning rooms … The Maeve Chronicles. Book 4 to come.

I can't believe . . that we are on pins and needles again.

From the kitchen . . . Beef Stew and Biscuits.

I am wearing…  mid sleeved shirt, jeans and slippers.

I am creating . . . I made 3 bouquets for my BIL’s bride, attendant and flower girl this weekend.

      

I am going…   on a road trip in April.

I am reading . . . so much that I have to take a day or two off.  

I am hoping…  that the new job comes through.

I am hearing…  the dog snoring behind me.

Around the house. . . 2 dogs, Pandora, and beef stew smell.

One of my favorite things… Watching the planes take off from the 24’s while standing on the roof of the Ralph’s parking structure.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.   Get the tax info organized

2.   Get Turbo Tax and the State edition.

3.   Shave my legs. 8-)

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

 This is the actor Alexander Skarsgard sitting on an outside loo at the South Pole, reading his book.