Ron's Spring Break Grand Finale

This year, Spring Break happened to fall on the week that Ron didn't have to worry about payroll so he put in to take off the whole week. He was also given "Good Friday" and "Easter Monday" so he ended up only needing 3 days and 3 hours of leave.

Oh he had talked of this and that he wanted to take care of and he actually made pretty good progress...until yesterday afternoon (Sunday, April 11). That's when he subconsciously decided he HAD to return to work with a boo-b00 to prove he'd been working! And boy did he end up with a good'n!

Earlier his buddy had changed out the blade on the utility knife they'd been using to cut the drywall when necessary and shortly ended up slicing his own finger! After bandaging him up, and eating lunch, I don't recall where exactly I was when I hear a "Annie...Ron dang near cut his finger off!" OH NO!!!! I dashed out and sure enough there was enough blood to make someone think a heinous stabbing had occurred. I told Ron to run to the bathroom and run cold water over his finger...that didn't work...hmmm...I ran and pulled several paper towels and grabbed his hand and while trying not to inflict further pain on him, thrust his arm up over his head trying to get it to stop that way...ehhh...at least it slowed down bleeding. I spritzed it with peroxide and that even helped more in stopping the blood flow until I was able to get a bandaid on it.

By the time we got to bed, I'd changed his bandage 2 more times (you can't keep a good, hard-working man down) and even this morning before I left for work, this time using some gauze UNDER the bandaid!

I can hear his co-worker's now... "RON...Good heavens...what on earth did you do!?!" when he got in to work this morning...POOR RON!!!

I'm just thankful that he didn't get hurt worse...

Spring Break

Sorry I've not posted anything here in a couple of months. Winter was brutal!

So far, my beloved RG has been busy putting up drywall. He and his buddy have completed our bedroom/closet to the point that it needs "mudding/sanding/painting" and have also put up drywall in the front foyer of the house. Plus they have gotten quite a bit of wiring done as well. And that has been just this week mind you!

Tune in soon for the next installment!

Winter Winter Go AWAY!!!

Good morning!

As I type this, I can see the wonderful warm sunshine but if I were to head outside...whoa baby...bone chill'n cold! Over the past month of January, we've experienced 2 decent snow storms. Not quite as "over the top" as the December 18th storm but still, noteworthy.

What is so amazing in this is that starting January 4th, I began a new journey in my job working 10 hour days. Most folks working 10 hour days take the same "day off" (and it's usually a Friday each week) but my boss requested that I take off the 1st Friday and the 2nd Monday of our payroll's "pay period". What could I say? He was permitting me to work the 10 hour days primarily because the big boss offered this work schedule to our inspectors and in my bosses eyes, being I support the inspector's, should be allowed to work 1o hour days if I ask, well...within certain parameters. So every other week end I have 4 days off (sweet huh?). However, the first "Friday" I was off, we got hammered with snow and the boss called a snow day. Yep, had I been working my old schedule, I'd have gotten the day off anyways. Then the next Friday I got off, we were expecting an ice storm and was even released early that Thursday (and YES! they did work that Friday!). Fortunately, where I live, it hovered around 36-39 degrees and we had rain.

Now this past weekend. Some of us where I worked quietly monitored the weather reports but we were blessed that we didn't get hit like all those folks did in Oklahoma. Wow, the photo's from there were amazing. Really did remind me of the weekend that Ron and I got married back in 2003...really REALLY bad ice. The weather folks said we'd get 4-6, mebbe 8 inches and yep, that's what we ended up with by Saturday night. Down in southern WV, where my boss lives, they picked up a cool foot of snow. Apparently it was bad enough in Mingo County (sw-WV) that school was cancelled for today but most other counties only did the 2 hour delays.

So now I'm up with the title of todays blog...I doubt I'm alone in my sentiments either...lol

I just double dog dare that wretch little groundhog to see his shadow tomorrow...

The day the lights went out on Christmas Day

If you were to ask me what my most special Christmas memory would be, it would NOT be for Christmas 2009.

My mother, husband and I were to meet my beloved Aunt Bill, cousin Abby and 2nd cousin Camille at a local diner (yes I said diner as in Mabels) just down from where my mother lives for "brunch".

Ron and I had both gotten up around 7am and actually had a wee bit of breakfast and then went about doing things until the "appointed time" to go and collect mom. I had noticed that the wind seemed to be blowing quite hardy and was very thankful that the electricity hadn't gone out...OOPS! Spoke too soon! Just as Ron and I were getting ready to head over to mothers, the power went out...sigh..."NO MABELS!" I said...Ron agreed...

We collected mother and drove down to Mabels. Abby popped out of her Jeep and came over to tell us she'd already confirmed what I prophesied "Mabel's doesn't have any electricity and are not serving food." She then ask Mom if she would like to go over with them (they have power over in Summersville (different power company...NOT AEP) and I highly recommended she go (otherwise, she'd be just sitting around with no TV, no records/DVDs to play and NO radio or lights for that matter. Fortunately she agreed.

Ron and I ran an errand and made it back home around noon. He looked at me and said "Honeybunch...what's for lunch?" I proceeded to go raid the fridge and came back with bread, velveeta cheese (he can eat that easiest) and peanut butter and jelly. So we feasted on sammiches (my name for sandwiches), some Christmas cookies our neighbor gave us and I indulged in a really tastie naval orange. Then we did a BIG no no! We took a nap (we had nothing else to do remember!).

Around 3pm, Mom called to have us come and collect her and take her home. "Mom, there still is NO power, are you sure you don't want me to bring you some things so you can just stay over there?" "NO, I want to come home now"...oooook

We went and collected mom, got her back home and by the time we got home, it was just getting dark...no other option left, we went to bed...it was 6pm.

Oh and the electricity did come back on around 8pm...Merry Christmas...It is my hope that New Years goes WAYYYYY better...lol

T'was the night before Christmas...

Well...we have made it to Christmas Eve.

Had a really nice day actually. The only thing we did on the house was to drop by Lowes this afternoon and purchase outlet boxes and ceiling boxes for Ron to run the wiring into when he gets time.

We had a really wonderful time at our friend's Christmas Eve Brunch/Yankee Swap party. I feel I did rather well. Ended up with a mixing bowl set from Swiss Colony and a topsy turvy planter. Can't complain about getting another mixing bowl NOR another planter!

Ron and I then took my mother into "town" for a couple of hours and overall, had a good time. We made it back home and haven't amounted to a hill of beans since...hehehe...I love Christmas...

Who needs turkey?!?! Bring on the PB&J!

Apparently I don't.

Well, at least not this year. Mom is feasting down at my brothers and Ron and I are going to enjoy a nice couple of days at home (hopefully). Then off I go to meet up with my brother somewhere around Knoxville, TN and collect my Mom.

This will be the first year I have spent w/o mother/John at Thanksgiving. I am SOOO thankful I have my husband! But I did have to chuckle last night when my mother had the dawn of realization hit that there prolly won't be any turkey on the table down at my brothers (psst...they are all veggies but my brother WILL eat turkey) so I had to promise Mother that I would cook a BIG turkey when she gets home so we can have our "traditional" Thanksgiving dinner...lol

Well, not sure what Ron and I will eat tomorrow...but I think I can almost guarantee you that it won't be turkey...:) Oh and don't feel bad for us, a very, VERY dear friend has invited us over for dinner (turkey no less) but, quite honestly, I think I would just as well stay home. I am on the go so much that I truly love love love staying home.

Hope you and yours have a most wonderful Thanksgiving!

Hi Ho Hi Ho, tis today the day I must mow

Yeah I know...lame but gimme a break. I have mowed my entire 1.87 acres plus went to my mothers and cut "multiflora rose" brambles and wild black berry brambles plus mowed up some leaves for her. Oh and removed all the "bird seed that grew into whatever it was" weeds and moved her bird feeder.

My beloved husband was covered up with paper work so no workie on "the manor" today much to our friends chagrin. They really enjoy helping and we love having them help! lol

Overall, I've had a glorious day. I love making memories with mom. I know with her getting ready to hit the big 8-O that our time together is getting shorter so I try to make the most of our times together.

Hopefully my next post will expound all the new updates that we've been able to do...but until next time...patience is needed.