well kent is finally taking connie for a ride, so i have a few moments of ahhhh.
the man maketh me mad, coming outside after the race went off and telling me how he did NOT take a nap. i guess im hallucinating. why deny the obvious? hard to deny you were sleeping when 3 people saw you as such. irks me.
im sure i ticked him off asking him why he didnt do anything he said he would do on his 'days off'. he names off the 2 miniscule things he did, moved my swing, and put up the 2 shepherds hooks. what about the other 999 things? the things hes put off forever and ever. gah!
whatever, anyway. earlier connie and i settled down for art class, or sort of art class. she didnt want to paint so i said, ok ill paint. once i got started, here she came. and so i listed my new piece on etsy, its so ugly, it looks like a child did it. but hey i have only been painting for one day, so give me a break. LOL im a newborn!
anyway, have a look, if you like it, PLEASE buy it. thats my car fund right there LOL
hopefully connies laptop wont die before i get this done LOL im outside, i filled all my tiki torches, and checked on my peppers, the wind is getting up, and the dog is barking her butt off at every body who walks by, new people look offended, but they best get over it, shes protecting her territory. kent is asleep in front of the tv, 'watching' the race. gah what a lazy beast, he promised connie a bike ride today.
i have been enjoying the cooling off its done this afternoon, earlier it was right damned hot. i came outside with the intention of moving kents 3 toolboxes out from under my bar, and cleaning them. opted to leave them for him, he has much to do, and has been off this weekend and has done none of it. when hes here he cant stay off the computer, or he cant hold his eyes open. he was asleep out here in front of the fire last night, i debated leaving him there, eventually he came in on his own and fell asleep again on the couch.
he needs to tear this engine down and get it to the recycler, he is apparently not worried about it. he did get the gas out of the truck, and i emailed the hateful ones and told them to come get it. called and took insurance off the damn thing too, i actually am being blessed with a big ol' 6 dollar refund. weeeee.
and a plus today, ive been very productive. ive done dishes, vacuumed, swept, and finally fixed the flash issue with this laptop, yay! this week looks to be stressful, with the prospect of possibly the lowest paycheck kents had in the last 10 years coming this week, im going to ask the goddess to help him bear his load. notice i said his. i talked to him yesterday while we were at the beach, about everything and how i am feeling. who knows if it had an effect.
i am not cooking today, a passive aggressive coping move. yesterday i made dinner and expected it to motivate my husband, he responded with nothing, so today i offer....you guessed it....nothing. ill make connie dinner, ill skip it tonight, my belly's been cramping with the tide, and i just dont feel like eating. my kitchen being a mess with the washer in pieces waiting to be fixed has thrown me out of whack, the place i spend the most time is the most disheveled right now and it is making me crazy, i did find a cheaper pump from an ebay store, less than half what i was quoted here locally, just have to wait until friday to order it, and then wait who knows how long for it to arrive. im trying to have patience, if all else fails ill do what i did last night and get on my knees in front of the bathtub and sing like mad while i wash only my own clothes. everyone else has enough to last them weeks, if not months.
one shining star potentially in all this BS lately: the union here is talking strike if they cant bargain what they want in their contract, they are already doing a show of force. if they strike, my husband will be in overtime up past his eyeballs, cause hes not in the union, and he will work 24-7 if they ask him to.
well my battery is low. i may post more later, if i'm lucky.
we spent the afternoon at the beach, figured we'd enjoy the transportation since we still have it LOL it was nice, not too hot, hot too cold, rachel was able to come so connie had someone to play with. and i got to strut my stuff in my new swimsuit!
after wed been there a while, we saw something washing up, i thought it was a funky jelly, we went out into the water to investigate, and it was the top of a barrel. i was checking it out and it hit me: hey! we are always scrapin the bottom of the barrel, now i know where the top is! i laughed so hard i had to pee. ok so maybe its not funny, but it cracked me up at that moment.
we also found the remains of a horseshoe crab and showed it to the kids, it was pretty cool but yet gross, we didnt think to take pics of it. there were lots of sail boats out and we really had a nice time.
since i wasnt in on the full spell covenspace was doing, i did my own, and sent some rockin energy to heather, i fell out of my circle(dont ask, please LOL) so i had to make another one. right at 5:16pm a wave took out the circle. i hope thats a good sign!
and after we got home, connie got her shower and then kent captured me in the shower enjoying the water. i always connected to the Goddess in the shower in the house, but i really feel her better outside. thought ya'll might enjoy the view i had. sorry its so dark, the sun was going down, kent almost made me a dishonest woman and took some when i was facing away from the water *oops* ; - )
*all the more poignant, because he passed away on 06-06-06. billy preston is in me this morning.
I got a song that ain't no melody, I'm gonna sing it to my friends
I got a song that ain't no melody, I'm gonna sing it to my friends
Will it go round in circles, will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
Will it go round in circles, will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
I got a story ain't no moral, I let the bad guy win every once in a while I got a story ain't no moral, I let the bad guy win every once in a while
Will it go round in circles, will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
Will it go round in circles, will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
I got a dance that ain't got no steps, I'm gonna let the music move me around I got a dance that ain't got no steps, I'm gonna let the music move me around
Will it go round in circles, will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
Will it go round in circles, will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
we had some mighty mighty storms here last night. the rain is needed but im hoping it dries up nicely today. dog in mud+ white carpet= unhappy witch.
rachel spent the night, the girls opted to sleep on the sofabed and they are still in there, snoring. kent is still snoring too, i hit the bed and completely shut out the entire world, my phone rang beside my head and i never knew it until this morning.
yesterday evening i found a bank issue that reared its head. i cannot make sense of how banks operate and im not stupid. they showed our direct deposit yesterday morning and let me draw off it, but then last night they show a check dated for thursday that supposedly overdraws the account? im confused and i cant even think about it, i cant do a damned thing about it all, as when all the charges i made yesterday come through i was supposed to have 3 bucks and some change left.
makes me want to close yet another account and tell them to kiss my butt.
im not thinking about that any more today. im going to do my hair this morning, and then i have to go and pick up a buttload of worksheets that a lady from craigslist is giving me. that might be an issue, because she has been shady about telling me where to meet her, and i think i may drag kent with me, just for security.
i woke up thinking about connie and rachel. i am so thankful that my child has a best friend in rachel. rach is such a good kid, she and connie get along so well; they are a lot alike but yet different. rachel is quiet, connie is loud. they both listen well, theyre both mature for their ages, they have great imaginations. i love it when they make their tent city with all the umbrellas and blankets, cause they have all this elaborate set up with a few toys and a whole drama unfolding. i delight in watching kids use their brains, and i am so glad my child doesnt fall into the trap of being constantly attached to her gameboy or the computer. she has her moments, too. but im really happy for my child. when jt went with crusty, connie lamented that she would have nobody to play with, even though she didnt want jt back. she misses rachel terribly if she goes elsewhere for a weekend, but she has her as a friend, and they are inseparable at times. everytime i hear them whispering and giggling, i think about some of the BFF's i had growing up: some of them i am still in touch with, some im not. i miss the ones i dont hear from anymore. theres a handful i dont miss. some of my best friends taught me not to trust them, some taught me unconditional love among friends. they stood by me when blood did not. they held me up when i couldnt stand and sat me down when i stood too tall.
