CROSS YOUR FINGERS!

I've got an interview tomorrow at the community college. FINALLY! There's no guarantees but I'm delighted none the less. Just getting an interview is encouraging. I was beginning to doubt myself. This is for the cosmetology receptionist/clerk position. I'm definitely qualified, and the pay is way better than what I'm getting at Hyland.

And even if they have the same kind of drama (I know, it's everywhere) at least it will be new drama and I won't be involved. Not that I'm really involved in anything at Hyland anymore....

So anyhow, fingers crossed and wish me luck!
-m

Hippity Hop Hop

Just got home from the hospital. Kim's doing really well. She's still a bit of a pin cushion with tubes going in and out of her lung, but she's recovering faster than other patients who've had the same procedure. This is fantastic news. I had an awesome visit and almost feel bad that it had to happen while she's in a hospital bed. But that's just almost, it was fun and I probably stayed too long.

I was up until 3:00am last night finishing Raechel Rust's wedding flowers. Yesterday was just one of those days. All day long. But the flowers turned out awesome, and even I loved them (sad how many I don't love). Can't believe little Raechel is all grown up....that's just crazy! It makes me feel old. Lyndie's in college, Jamie's driving, Kelcee's chasing boys.....it's all just crazy.

Oscar is driving me nuts!!! He can fly now and thinks it's fun to make me chase him back and forth. We are going to the wing choppers next week for sure. Still can't decide rather to go to the same place Judy takes her birds, or to have his vet do it this first time....every time I make up my mind I change it again. I just know I'm sick of chasing, sick of not being able to cage him when I need to. Sick of him crash landing in my hair!!!

It's Kitty Bird birthday this week. Everbody put on hats and get out the whistles and confetti. Well maybe not hats, just snuggle blankets. And not whistles just rubber bands and twist ties. And not confetti, just catnip. Either way, that's just what does it for them.

Heard from my nomad family, they're getting ready for the next push north. Very soon they will be here!! Can't wait, and just might haul south to camp with them before they get this far. Depends on the weather and how many projects we can get done.

Scott and I are finally ready to face our mandatory bathroom renovations. It's all needed to happen for a while but was too big a project to take on. Now it's too big a project NOT to take on. Funny how that works. I've been measuring, and plotting, and sketching and researching, and re measuring, and .... all week. We've got the master bath figured out, but I'm stalled on the hallway bath. Can not find a bathtub we like. I know I'm ridiculously picky about some things, but I'm really not being about this, just can't find the right kind of tub in that size. Grrrr. Anyhow must have a plan for both before we can start on either, so that project isn't gonna get done any time soon. Maybe if we watch enough episodes of "bathtastic" the right thing will magically appear. Can't hurt to pretend. Well can, but doesn't yet.

Oscar says "Meow meow, Bawky Bawky." that's a direct quote. It means (I think) "Me attention NOW." and Yahzi's laying ON the mouse again. Seems like most of my entries end this way lately. But they are my keepers (that's what they think anyhow, and all my time is theirs).

Happy Bunny Day Ya'll!
-m

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Spent Friday and Saturday night on Antelope Island. It was fun, but cold and WINDY! Spent most of the time inside watching the sights out our kitchen window.

Oscar was delighted. He loves camper time because he gets a lot of one on one attention and more people food than is good for him. However he couldn't really fly much in the cammper and that really put a crimp in his fun. However he's making up for it now that we're home again. He flies around and around the house just for fun. Drives the cats crazy. Only bugs me when it's cage time and he doesn't agree.

I must have been craving fresh ginger when I went to the grocery store, everything we ate this weekend had ginger. Poor Scotty I don't think he enjoyed all of it.

Have had a migraine the last couple days...no fun. Not sure if it's a bug or side effect of the headaches but I've been running a fever too. I hate being sick. I hate not being in control of my pain. Pretty sure it's the stress too.

Talked with mom this afternoon. She's got a nasty cough but hasn't been to the doctor. Gee I don't know anyone like that...

My cousin Kim's in the hospital with a collapsed lung. She's been on kemo for a year now...there just isn't any really good news. They're checking her lung to see if they can remove the tumor, possibly the whole lung, but since the tumor started in her sinus they're being very careful about how much hope they give. Include her and her cute family in your prayers tonight.

I'm off to fill out more job apps and play the catnip game with Spazzy.

Live long and prosper!
-m

Awesome Day, no reason.

Just a good day.

Scotty didn't though. But tonight he made up for it. Loaded the camper all by himself while I was at the grocery store (usually it takes an hour at least and a LOT of patience, and some swearing from both of us). Then he made dinner, and here's the sound track:

"THUMP, thump ThumP, thump..." (banging things on the counter) then "K, that's it.
From now on, whenever I have to deal with the -tards I had to deal with today. We're making something with paillards."

Thought it was funny. And paillards were good (paillards are pounded flat chicken breasts).

Heard today that our good friends are on the road and headed north! Yipeee! we're looking forward to seeing them all, and having a good excuse to haul ourselves up Ogden Canyon on a regular basis.

Yahzi's just inspired Scott to help him start his own blog. Will be called KittahTumahEpiphanies and Spazz & Yahzi will co-author. They both have super talent for knowing when I'm doing something important and lending their help. I joke about it, but sometimes I actually have to take things they've ordered out of my Amazon shopping cart. Not quite as bad as Oscar chewing up my mice though. At least the cats mean well.

Abandoning them all this weekend though, looks like we're going camping hoooraaaayyyy! Might be a little chilly but it'll be fun.

Here's an oddity of the day, for some reason I'm craving Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons...no idea why. Perhaps we'll hit a video store on our way to the campground.

Yahzi's trying to help again. He's laying ON the mouse, and I think this face means "you're done now!"Gonna go be obedient.

Ya'll take care and don't let any kitties drool on ya.
-m

Nothing Noteworthy

It's been a rather uninteresting few days.

I've done some cleaning, carving, and applied for jobs. Scott's been drilling holes in the engine of Truck Boat Truck and installing his gauges. We hope to get in a camping trip real soon.

Oscar has decided that flying is FUN and now spends as much time as he's allowed going from one part of the living room to another, sometimes from one end of the house to the other, and is currently experimenting with carrying things in his beak while he flies. The cat's are fascinated.

Went to lunch with Lynn today, always fun, but especially useful today because she's coaching me on applying for a job in her department. Will be waddling about with all fingers and toes crossed for a while here. It would be a really good opportunity for me.

Mom went back to work yesterday, three hours was plenty for her, but she did well. Hopefully things improve from here on in and she can get back to doing what she loves. I think she's missed work.

Grandpa's off oxygen (with the doctors permission this time) and is doing well. Worst part of the whole deal is that he can't have popcorn anymore.

Like I said uneventful. Kinda nice. I'm enjoying the calm.

Live long and prosper!
-m

ALSO, HAVING BEEN INFORMED THAT THE HUSBAND ~SOMETIMES~ READS MY BLOG (LOL IF I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE THAN THAT) i MAKE THE FOLLOWING POSITIVE AMENDEMENTS:

POOKIE I LOVE YOU, NO MATTER WHAT!!!!
AND duh, like I'd type anything I didn't want you to read *hacker boy*

k MAYBE IT'S A MECHANIC WHO TOLERATES ME FOR THE SAKE OF BEING SCOTT'S WIFE. I know I'm not easy to understand, but I do love ya. EITHER WAY I'M GRATEFUL AND CAN'T DO ENOUGH.
*KIRK I OWE YA* (that boy got mad skills).

And as Scott says, The motorcycle rescue Squad was AWESOME *way more than I expected*

-M

p.s. I have eucalyptus where do you want it? I'll get more, say the word!!!!!!!

No Bus, Just Fuss

And really not that bad. Or maybe that's all the helium & latex fumes I inhaled today talking. Either way, I'm feeling pretty buoyant tonight.

Could be the 3 hour carving session I had this afternoon in the sunshine. It was wonderful, until my hands went numb from cold :). But I got a lot of the spirals on the bottom of my stick started, I'll post a picture when I have them finished. That's been a fun starter project, and I've really enjoyed all the time I've spent (even the blisters I've earned) learning from the process.

Also got in some fun visit time with Oscar's alter ego, Oscar the dog (our neighbors' puppy). He true to form, started his visit by running for Scott's sticky leg and trying to knock him over.

Bird brain is helping me type now, and I really don't want to clean poop out of my keyboard. Yes, BIRD SHIT, ewwwwwww. Doesn't smell, and isn't anything like changing diapers, so consider before you have a fit. Anyhow, gonna go, and be attentive for a while.

Keep on the sunny side!
-m