May 28, 2009
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It’s a skippity doo da day!
Oh yes, I am the happiest girl in the world today!! Good morning and how the hell are ya on this fine Thursday morning?! I hope you are all doing well, probably most of you are still slumbering away, catching those last moments before the alarm clock screams at you to wake up!! I hope you are sleeping soundly. And I hope, the second you open your eyes you know it is going to be a great day.
Wow, I can’t believe today is finally here. I have been counting down the days for a month, and a month before that trying not to think about how long before this day got here. It’s gonna be a fantastic weekend, I just know it.
Yesterday you all know about my shopping excursion and getting it all home and put away. You also know how freakin’ tired I was for almost the entire remainder of the day. I managed to get the laundry done, dishes done and dinner cooked. Tancy walked in the door and we sat down to the table, I know… eating a meal at the table… CRAZY! Haha. Once we were done we started picking up everything from dinner and getting to the last items on the list. She took the stuff in the carport, and by the back door, out to the shed for me first. I cleaned the kitchen so that I didn’t have to contend with this morning. I also set the coffee pot for this morning so that it would be ready when I got up, I do so enjoy that.. .when I can remember. She came inside and put the curtains back up for me in the back bedroom. I took the trash out and set it on the landing. She got started on the floors. I cleaned our bathroom. Once I finished our bathroom I worked on cleaning the couch and love seat, removing dog hair… She wrapped up the floor and put the trash in the can (what would fit). She rested while I finished the furniture. Once I was done we headed to the back. We folded the clothes and put them all away and then we got baths. We were both exhausted and over it all. We watched the new episode of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey”, my newest favorite reality show. LOVE IT!! She was asleep before it was over. I was asleep shortly after.
I woke at my usual times, 1:40 and 4:30. Aside from those times though I slept soundly. I actually woke feeling more rested than I have previous mornings. Not sure why. Probably the excitement about the day. No matter, I am thankful to not feel so worn down and exhausted. I made our coffee, let the pups out, did our normal routine. I talked to Mom briefly, she sounds great and really excited… I am too. I keep watching the clock to see if its time to get ready. LOL. I have a few things to complete this morning, just because I want to and it will help to kill time. Then I am getting a shower, getting ready and heading to the airport.
The dogs new bed for the living room came in yesterday. So we’ve been working with them… keeping them off the couch and teaching them to get on their bed. I am tired of the hair all over the couch and subsequently on your clothes. Not to mention with guests its just a pain to have a dog think that’s their spot. So, they have a bed now… that’s their spot, a place they can go if they are feeling stressed or just want to chill and a place I don’t have to worry about hair and/or dirt for the time being. I have always worried about the hair on stuff, especially when we have people stay that don’t have inside dogs, but considering a baby makes me like it alot less. We’ll get it worked out though. After hundreds, I am not exaggerating, of “No’s” and “Off’s” this morning alone both dogs are actually laying on their new bed. Scout has been incredibly skittish of it. It makes unfamiliar noises and has a funny smell (new). I worked with them yesterday with treats… but they focus more on the treats and just get too excited. So the only way to teach them to go to their bed is to keep them off of the furniture and not pay attention past that. I was saying “Good boy Hemmi” if he got on the bed… but then he thought I wanted him to come to me. So that doesn’t work. I haven’t said one word and their are both chilled on their new bed, probably already sleeping. Good puppies. It’s really hard to teach them new things. It’s our own fault, but we learn as we go too. It’s definitely teaching me patience! And treats are great rewards for some things, but not when it ends up distracting them from what you want them to actually be doing.
I will fold the towels and make our bed here in a minute and hope that helps time pass so I can get ready. The dogs will stay inside while I am gone. I’ll drag their new bed into the hall way, (usually put their old bed in the hall for them) which should help them get more comfortable with it, and put the gate up to keep them there while I am gone. They seem to actually do well with what ends up being a bit kennel. And from a safety perspective, they hear anything… if someone even drives up they are barking. It echoes down the hall way and they sound like they would tear your ass up! I don’t know if they actually would. Labs aren’t exactly known for being guard dogs, but she sure is protective. Terriers can be known for being aggressive, but he’s pretty skittish sometimes. I hope we never find out what they would do if someone broke in.
After the shopping trip yesterday the fridge, freezer and pantry are so full it’s almost embarrassing. I was going to take a picture to post, just to give you an idea how much stuff I got yesterday, but that just didn’t seem right. I am very thankful to have so much. We don’t do without much of anything, thats for sure and we also have family that help out for things like this weekend… we didn’t foot the grocery bill alone. But its moments like yesterday, looking into our fridge that is crammed full, that I can’t help but feeling a little guilty to have that much when I know there are people who have nothing. I am not sure what to do with those feelings when they hit.
It’s raining cats and dogs here. Suppose to stop today or tomorrow? I can’t remember right now. We have gotten so much rain in the last week… its really been alot. Not just rain, not even steady rain for a week, we have had some real gulley washers. They hit hard and fast and then it’ll stop for a bit. Then it’ll rain constant for a while, then another gulley washer. It’s been so humid, I think that’s another thing that made yesterday so difficult for me… the air was so thick. I have enough trouble catching a breath with Lillie in my lungs, add that much moisture to the air and it feels like breathing soup. I am hoping that Saturday is a nice day. I know it isn’t suppose to rain, the high is 84, I am just hoping that the humidity will not be bad. We’ll be basically on the water and should have a good breeze, so I am hopeful.
Well kids, I think I am going to wrap this up and get those few small things done. It is 6:00 here and I have decided to get in the shower at 8:00. I have plenty of time, but I am ready to get moving in one way or another. I hope you all have a fantastic day today. Don’t be surprised if I don’t blog again until Monday, I will be very busy soaking it all up. Today is spa day, tomorrow is doctor and then everyone here, Saturday is the shower and then everyone here and then Sunday everyone leaves (I am trying not to think about that because I anticipate it being a very difficult day for me). Monday Tancy’s back to day shift and I’ll be by myself again. Maybe Lillie will decide to make her appearance soon.
Anyway, have a wonderful day. You can reach out and touch the weekend from here! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I plan to enjoy mine!
Love to all!
