Victor's Birthday

Today is February 26th.

My Dad is officially 72 years of age. For his birthday we bought him a chipper.

Yes, a chipper!!

He is all giggles and filled with joy over his new toy. I swear the man is regressing in age. He is like an eight year old boy that just got his first bike. He and the husband are out playing with the new toy while I am left to clean house, do laundry, make a cake and prepare for my class tomorrow.

I want to be a boy in my next life.

Happy Birthday Papa. We love you!!!

Puppies, dogs, & cats

Recently I have found myself looking at puppies, dogs and kittens. Which usually means I am jonesing for a new addition to our already overfilled home.

I have determined I do not want another cat. I love my kitties but I am a dog person. Sad but true. I have great cats. Citrus, the cat/dog, is totally cool. He wants to be a dog. He sleeps with the dogs, he plays with the dogs, he even eats their dog food. Nickie on the other hand is all cat. She reluctantly tolerates the canine family members, even though every one of the canines are madly in love with her. Apparently, the boys don't realize she is a cat and NOT of their species. They just see a furry female and get silly. For example, I caught Riley just quietly lying next to Nickie scooting on his belly ever so slowly to touch nickie, all the time wagging his tail. He really wants to be her boyfriend. Sam, is just spastic. Every time he sees Nickie he runs up and smells her butt. Dog love.

Toby is our standoffish cat. He does NOT tolerate the dogs. He believes they are vile and should be executed. He watches them from a high perch in the basement, hissing every so often just to show his pure hatred of everything dog.

The question is why do I feel this need to bring another puppy into my already full house? Well, I am insane. That is why.

The first step is admitting the problem. The next step is solving the problem. I can not get another dog. I can't. But, I can help my friends and family acquire new family members.

My sister & Juliann's birthdays are right around the corner. Juliann wants a dog. Karen does not. Karen usually gets things her way in their house. Therefore, this time Juliann should get her way. This is where I come in. Birthday puppy. It needs to be a small dog. I have decided on a dachshund. It will bring years of joy into their home. And Nebby, Karen's surrogate child, will love it.

I am on a mission. A puppy for Juliann. Yippeeeeeee!!

OMG this day is never going to end!!!!

Today

Is a very Looooooooonnnnngggggg daaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

American Idol

I admit it I am an American Idol junkie. I love the show. I love the competition. Yet, this season so far I haven't found anyone of the singers to fall "in love" with yet.

Don't get me wrong they all are incredible singers. The talent pool is amazing this year. Maybe that is why I am having such a hard time finding a favorite. They really need to bring omething new & different to the table. I don't think it is enough anymore just to be a good singer.

Another issue I have is with the judges. They are very biased and seem to choose the singer THEY want as the next Idol. I hate being manipulated and I believe they are doing just this. So I have decided just to mute the TV once the performer is finished. Oh and has anyone noticed that Simon is rather NICE this year?

Thus stated, who do you think will be the first to get the boot?

Vitamins!!!

I HATE taking Vitamins.

I hate the smell of them.

I hate the taste.

I hate the way they get stuck in your throat causing that nasty gag reflex.

I HATE them.

But, here is the thing, I take them.

Handfuls of them.

I take a B-complex, for what I haven't a frigging clue.

I take Two huge calcium supplements. All to stave off bone decay. Hell, I am getting old. Everything is starting to decay.

I take Vitamin C, again no clue why.

I take ginseng, Memory???? Sorry can't recall why.

I take potassium. Some thing to do with something or other.

I take a multi-vitamin because apparently all the others aren't enough!!!

I take grapeseed extract. It is suppose to help with circulatory. Then why the hell are my hands so damn cold?

I take Vitamin E for soft supple skin and hair. My skin looks like a dried out lizard who sat too long in the Arizona sun.

I take Vitamin A because someone told me it helped with eyesight. Hmm... I can barely make out my car in the dark, let alone a sign post.

So, there you have it. Everyday at noon. I pour out a bunch of DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, gag them down all for the "benefit" of being more healthy.

God Love America!!!

O'What A Wonderful Weekend

Yes my weekend was FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

It began Friday. I only have to work one Friday a month. Thus, I did not work this past Friday. HAHAHAHAHA, AAAHHH life is sweet. I took care of household stuff freeing Kurt & I up for a weekend of togetherness. (yes, I like spending time with Kurt!)

Saturday began with a very yummy breakfast: French toast, bacon, fresh eggs (from our chicken) & fruit. Though the grease did wreaks havoc on my bowels it was worth it.

After cleaning up from breakfast, Kurt & I hopped into the little yellow car & headed East toward Washington Wine country.

The day was B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L.

The sun was shining, there was a perfect breeze and all was well in whoville.

The drive along the Gorge was phenomenal with the sun glistening off the Columbia. One could not ask for more perfect weather.

Our fist stop was at Bad Seed. Their specialty was hard cider. Mmmm... Good. We bought a shot glass.

Next stop was marshals Winery. This was located up an old dirt road. Upon approach it was kinda "interesting". Much like what I visualize our place would look like if we owned a winery. There was an old claw foot tub in the yard, and various other crap strewed around. It was reminiscent of things my father would do to a place.

Once inside we sidled up to the wine bar and began tasting. Usually wineries pour a wee bit into your glass, Ron, the owner, was not nearly so stingy. He started us off with a white that was ok. Then we began the reds. OMG!!

These were AMAZING!! And as I said, Ron had a very generous pour. The Cabernet frac was fantastic as was the merlot & Barbera. That man can make wine. We purchased the Merlot, which had scored a 91, for $20.00. A killer deal.

Needless to say we thourghly enjoyed Marshall's Winery.

Next we stopped at Maryville. A HUGE winery. Very upscale. The complete opposite of marshals.

There we had the privilege of tasting two incredible wines. A Zin & a to die for Merlot. Both beyond yummy.

After this we drove and admired the beauty of the gorge. We discovered a great camp site we plan on utilizing in May.

The day was growing short so we began the trek back. We crossed over to the Oregon side and stopped for dinner in Hood Rive. Chinese. Again our taste buds were blessed.

We had a pleasant drive home stopping off at Best Buy and picking up Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow. Thus, a perfect day was concluded with the perfect flick.

Sunday was spent puttering around the house, playing with the boys, and doing house stuff. It was a very relaxing day.

Today is Monday, back to work.

I work this Friday.

Bummer.