EASTWICK = PAUL GROSS is back on TV!!!!!!!

Yay! yay. YAY. YaY!!!!!

Feel free to imagine me leaping for joy cuz that's what I did when I first saw this promo. And yes I have the first episode recorded and have watched it twice (really bugged Scott the first time cuz i had to keep pausing in order to squeal and giggle). I don't get wound up about celebrities very often, but Paul is my FAVORITE. So I'm slightly excited about this show. Though I'd prolly be a fan even if it didn't have PAUL GROSS in it...prolly. But it does, so EVERYBODY WATCH! Yay. yay. yay, yay....YAY!

Yay!
-m

Hit the Ground RUNNING.

Life has been crazy. I'm finally getting back to normal, sorta. Have yet to finish cleaning out the camper, but have made progress. I'm so tired and soar once I get home from work that I haven't been able to get much done. I believe my big goal for the weekend will be changing the water in the hot tub so that i can soak away some of my owies and perhaps get more done. Kitties are adjusting to being at home, and Oscar is LOVING having space to fly in (wing trimming comes soon).

Scott's made several batches of jam this week, and I've found an awesome breadmaker recipe, for amish bread (lol, amish bread in an electric bread machine). Not much can bead fresh home made bread slathered with butter and fresh pear jam. Oscar approves. Scott's had a bunch of use it or lose it vacation time this week, so he bought a couple computer games (so I've had a LOT of time to myself. Fortunately I've had more than a little catching up to do and haven't had a hard time keepin myself entertained. A lot happens in 3 months.

I'm gonna go find some kind of leftovers for dinner, tuck Oscar into his cage (he's helping me by sitting on top of the computer screen right now), and then start a batch of laundry. Should be just about all the mobility my back can handle for one night. Grr.

Y'all be good!
-m

Back to Flowers!

Today I reported for work at Tulip Tree. It was awesome! I love being a florist. And though a bit rusty, I haven't forgotten what I know. And tomorrow, Oscar gets to go with me. He really loved the flower shop over Mother's day

I really miss the canyon though. Had a hard time sleeping last night because of all the NOISE here. And though I think I'll very quickly appreciate my job being a metered specific thing, I'm actually missing my work coming to me, and not having to stress a time schedule (other than the gate).

We have a huge project getting the camper cleaned out, and I still have to go get my bike this weekend (weather permitting). But when that's done I believe we're gonna go play a bit before the season's over. Wendover, the geode beds, antelope island, and whatever else comes up.

I'm about 8 kinds of worn out tonight.
Be well y'all.
-m

Just a Quick Update

I'm camped in Perception on my way home. Many bitter sweets leaving Willows. But my awesome pickup campers the Stephensons came to help me finish the season and get moved home. They're awesome people and I'm looking forward to camping with them in the future. They have a Lance camper, dually truck, motorcycles, fast cars, and cats....gee we have almost nothin' in common. *NOT* They're awesome! I'm having all kinds of feel bads about leaving my canyon home and losing my daily contact with Thom & Judy, and other AL&L people. Not to mention the neat campers I keep meeting. I have so many permanent friends now that began as campers. And the cool thing is that I can go camp with them because they're CAMPERS. So Scott & I don't have to drive each other crazy camping by our selves...not that we have a big problem with that. Having other people to try our food experiments on is always good. Sounds like we're gonna go camp Antelope Island with our NY friends the Whitmans sometime soon. Mike was a chef for a while, so you can imagine us starving to death on that trip. Or not. Mike has officially relegated me to cobbler duty when he's around. I don't mind at all. In fact it's kinda fun, and very yummy. Collard greens and campfire ham have been promised. I have discovered this week that camping when I'm NOT in charge ROCKS. Not that I didn't have a lot of fun hosting. I'll be back.

Running out of battery and didn't bring my cord over from the camper, so I'm gonna end here. Pictures soon.
-m

And The Countdown Begins

Found out yesterday that I'll be leaving the canyon sooner than I expected. Not really a bad thing, but a little bittersweet. It's really been a grand adventure, and I'm going to miss all the cool things that have become part of my daily life up here. I will NOT however miss getting up at 6:45 every morning to open the gate, or going out after 10 at night to tell campers to be quiet. I will miss the wildlife, the cottontail bunnies I run into almost every morning, and the moose who wanders through my camp almost every week, the wild cats that have taken to leaving me presents, my cats pestering me to open the blinds so they can watch smellavision every morning, and the humming birds dive bombing my head to tell me that the feeders are empty. I might even miss the damn raccoons.

This has really been an awesome summer. But I'm ready to go home I think. It'll be nice to have clothes that don't smell of woodsmoke, and a real live couch I can snuggle into and power any ol time without worrying about running a generator or how much sun the solar is getting. I'm also looking forward to being a florist again. That's a creative outlet I miss.

I haven't decided exactly what my plan is for going home, I'd really like to go camp somewhere just for fun for a few days, maybe Monte Cristo, or even just camp at Perception for a few days. Camping without being "in charge" seems like an awful lot of fun at this point. We've also talked about cashing in on a couple of my Wendover freebee coupons and spend a few days over there. Might be real nice to have someone else clean up, cook, and just not have to worry about stuff.

Anyhow, I'm counting the days, and packing up for the move. I'm a little melancholy and a lot tired. But all good things come to an end, and there will be another adventure soon enough. Perhaps I can even work things out to get back here next year. That would be AWESOME.

I'll try to post again soon, but if I don't it's because I'm busy getting moved. Perhaps when I get home I'll have time and bandwidth to post all the cool pictures I've taken up here.

Y'all take care and keep smilin'!
-m