I just think there's something very wrong with a Raggedy Ann and Andy Nativity Set, or "Raggedytivity Set" , as the person selling it calls it .They even call the, what should be the Baby Jesus figure, The Raggedy Baby.

My Mom & Dad with my dog "Bitsy"

I just adore the weblog "Go Fug Yourself". Shit like this is priceless.......

This is hysterical!

Road trip Bitsy!

Well I'm leaving in the morning, with my faithful side-kick Bitsy, and heading down to "da 'Burgh" to visit the parental units for a couple of days. It should be a very nice visit, as I haven't been down to see them in a loooooong time, alone, and I have a box full of little goodies to surprise them with, just because. So it should be alot of fun. Plus, they always get a kick out of the "Bits" and her quirky antics, so she's not only going with me because I'd miss her like crazy if she didn't, but for pure senior citizen entertainment. She's a riot! So anyway, I don't plan on being back 'till sunday evening, and I have no computer access there, *shudder*, sooooooo, have a super fantastic weekend, and I'll be back here on Sunday night. Ta, Ta!

I'm not fond of change. I don't like it's unpredictability. At least within things staying the same, you tend to know what's up with what. There's a wonderful cushy comfort that goes along with the same ole, same ole, whatever. Now don't get me wrong, looking back, I can recall many times that , yes indeed, change did result in some wonderful encounters, journeys,life lessons, etc. I can also recall, just as vividly, the times when things turned out like shit. So ya see, with me not being the gambling type, I just like to leave stuff alone, not tempting fate one way or the other. I know, I'm boring at times. Deal with it. This is one of those times. What all this blabbering is about is, my best friend of like, 15 years is moving. Away. Where I don't know yet. She lives next door, and seeing the "For Sale" signs in her front yard is surreal to me. Very Twilight Zone-ish to say the least. I guess I always thought we'd be neighbors forever, like 'till we were old ladies, talking through the pine trees about all the goings on in the neighborhood. I had written in an earlier post that her ex husband the asshole, is forcing her to sell... I don't have all the details though. Greedy bastard. I will find out. She is heart broken. She doesn't want to leave her house, especially since she has put so much of herself into it. I'm in there too, with the mushy memory stuff. We have alot of good memories, of laughing, having a few drinks (well, many) , a smoke (too many) out on the patio on a summer afternoon, talking about everything and nothing, and loving every second of it. Just being friends with nothing to prove to eachother except that we were each happy to be in eachothers company.....if only for a few minutes. It was refreshing. There are some people that you can totally be yourself with, the good, bad and ugly, and they don't give a damn. They always smile when they see you, they always make you feel special, and they always make you feel lucky to be their friend. My bestfriend next door is one of those people. In fact, she's my only "one of those people". And she's moving away from our Hundred Acre Wood. (Long story there.) I am not happy about this at all.

I caught the two Sex and the Cities that I missed last night. The Bon Jovi one wan't as wonderful as I expected. But then again, I always set my expectations too high. *Sigh*

I missed Sex and the City tonight, and to make matters worse, Jon Bon Jovi was on it. Good thing it's on again tomorrow, eh?

Another one of those huge "$$Richie Rich$$" travel busses that seem to flock to Wal Marts parking lot for some R&R.

I had my 1 year stress test done this morning at 7:45 am (ugh, way too fruggin' early for my ass to be driving anywhere with only apple juice in my veins!), and the initial reading was very good! I returned at 1:15pm to see my Cardiologist, Dr. Smith, and he also said that everything looked great, not just good, but great damn it! And he took me off of two of my meds, and possibly the cholesterol meds will go next, after some bloodwork tells the tale. I'm so psyched, because for the past year, I didn't know if all was really well with my ticker. I mean I took my meds, quit smoking, try to walk everyday for some exercise...but all in all, I didn't know for sure if things were going to be fine or not. I know of a few people that had the stents put in and the damn things clogged up right away. I was worried about that shit happening to me. I really was. I am going to slep like a baby tonight knowing that all is well in the pipes. Now I just need to lose the poundage I've put on from stopping smoking. I think the cooler months will be a good time to do it. Sweaters are my friends right now. A big butt loves a big sweater!

It's hard for me to believe that at this same time last year, I was driving home from work on the interstate, having a heart attack. One year. Wow. Crazy huh? Needless to say, it kinda drew my attention away from the tragic events that happend in New York. Chest pains will do that, ya know. Anyhoo, with that behind me, I go for my yearly stress test on Tuesday. *rolls eyes in dread* Until then, I'm a bit nervous.

It rained like all hell Wednesday night, and even though I loved the way it sounded, I knew there were gonna be serious problems from so much water coming down, so hard, in so little time. And there were. Lots of flooding all around the area today, and even though I didn't see the worst of it, first hand, I did see it on the news. All I know is that I had to take alot of detours around alot of flooded roads. I'm so glad that we live on the high ground around here.

Hubby and I just kinda hung around the house today, doing a hella lot of nothing. Nice, in my opinion. For some reason I felt out of sorts today in a way that I just can't put my finger on. I just felt a little left of center. Maybe it was because I slept in really late today. I dunno. We watched Kill Bill 2 after dinner, and even though I found it mildly entertaining in a surreal sort of way, I certainly didn't find it as whooping wonderful as the people who were raving about it when it first came out. Maybe with around, hmmmm, lets say 4 or 5 shots of tequila in me I might find it fucking wonderful, but not with any less. To me the movie was just one big mind fuck. Period. And there were scenes that just dragged on f-o-r-e-v-e-r. I don't need Quinten ugly ass I can't spell his last name to make a movie to piss with my mind. The popcorn was excellent though.

Picture of my car, "Baby"

Hubby and I went for a wonderful back-road cruise in "Baby" tonight, and it was soooo nice and relaxing to just drive along looking at all the cute houses tucked here and there in the woods, and drive through a bunch of tiny little towns that are no bigger than a bridge and a gas station. We ended up getting ice cream cones, he had plain old chocolate (boring) and I had strawberry cheesecake, yummy indeedy!! We just drove, laughed, enjoyed the night air and a pretty sunset, all for less than a tank of gas. I really hope we can fit in a few more nights like this before the weather gets too cold. I really do.

I wasn't in the mood for celebrating today. Now don't get me wrong, it was a perfectly beautiful day, and I enjoyed being home with my fellas and all, but I really find it hard to be happy about the ending of Summer. Or, the season that we called Summer this year, but it really wasn't, because it was either raining or just too cool to be an "officially enjoyed" type of Summer. Our Summer here sucked ass majorly. Sorry, but I'm a bit bitter about the whole thing. Luckily I adore Fall, so I will be enjoying the crisp nights and beautiful leaves as they change. And hey, only about 8 months 'till next summer. Ahhhh. Bite me.

I think I really like this layout. The colors are soothing on the eyes and the concept is clean and simple, with room to embelish, as I want to. Finally! I was getting so damn frustrated trying to find something that appealed to me. When you're a coding retard like me, nice blog pages don't come easy. Well, I need to check around the new place, and make myself at home. It has a good vibe. I think I'm gonna like it here.

Our backyard

I swear I missed summer this year, because all I know, is that the kids have started back to school this week, Labor Day weekend is this weekend, and I sure as hell don't feel like I enjoyed any kind of sweet summer days around here. Man did we get ripped off or what? What kind of bitch is Mother Fuckin' Nature to make us endure relentless Winter bullshit, including blinding snowstorms, arctic temperatures, darkness at 4pm, dreary grey days that go on for god damn ever, ice storms, people bitching every waking moment about the weather, and then she goes and screws us out of a decent Summer. I can't stand it. I will do my best to enjoy Fall, though. After that, I'm not to be held responsible for my reactions to Winter.