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I'm not going near the meat grinder.......just saying............
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Ladfee....called you today and left a message...did you go rock hunting?? And why woyuld you think I wouldn't want to go, too???? I'sd still make you coffee....with directions........

Puppies are still coming, but not till April and she SHOULD be coming in season about now.........now ler her have at least one of each sex......still undecided on names, but I really do like Pingo.....I mean, who besides us knows what it means......especially not here in the South.........leaning toward Pingo and Ditto......

No nap today and worked hard in the garage. Hubby set up "my" scroll saw......swept leaves and cobwebs and made more room in the man cave for the bike and mower and truck.

T-shirts, deer antlers.......OOOOHH, hubby's eyes lit up when I talked about the moose antlers WITH the cap......you just don't know.......he WOULD wear them......

huuuummmm........Pingo and Blink.......ttyl.........
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A tshirt, oh hell yes, I think the pic of Jo and the moose is great, but I think the lights should go on the meat grinder....ya know, for affect...and Jo am so happy to hear you need a BIG one.... that G is something special isn't he....
Jam you had me laughing out loud about drinking your diner... why not, Target will be gone.. you haven't had the house to yourself in ages, and I think him coming home to you drunk and singing "Rudolf the Red Nosed Moose" will be perfect.. .. and if he brings you home a foil swan with leftovers and it is mashed potatoes I would just kill him on the spot...but you'll be drunk so it won't upset you too much...
Seeme, Glad to hear "my room upstairs" is not full of puppy supplies... I would have loved to have seen the look on the girls face when you told her you don't even have a dog....!!!! Priceless..and M should have put a cigar in his mouth and did his eyebrows like Groucho Marx and said, "all this stuff is for US"....
And like Seeme says, am loving the tone of the thread... I can face anything if I have something to laugh about... we'll have to get Shawna busy on the tshirts... girl we'll make you a fortune just with the ideas we come up with for us....and I love to wear things that make people blink..... or think.....like ASG says, "blink blink ya think"....
Thank you all for making me laugh.... that's what friends are for... love my friends here.... hugs and angels...
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Oh yeah..we defininately need a t shirt...Starri what a great idea! ...
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Missed the other posts...geez emjo..know where your mind is! Hahahahahaha..sounds like a plan! A powerful meat grinder to boot..did G get the drift! Add the meat grinder to Kathy's Christmas party..that might make everyone a little crazy!
Lobster yuummmm..Jam can you not eat the crab au gratin? Soft and yummy..
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You guys are great! Seeme..two of everything! Hahahaha..use the stuff for the Christmas party for the boys! They will all be dressed for the occasion! Moose antlers deer antlers door and cat supplies...football for Jam..with mashed taters on top! Cow patties and more! Whew...sounds like a plan to me! Oh yea we can all meet up in the laundry room!
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talked to G and he said we need a powerful one - Oh yes!!! - or it won't grind the moose meat - Oh Lordy, I can't get this theme off my mind. I have always thought a slicer would be great - trying to keep a straight face here - he suggested Cabelas or a Halford Hide and Leather in Etown.
Lobster YEEEESSSSS! can i come? I LOVE lobster! Drinking dinner sounds like a plan. Mine is going to be soup - when in doubt - soup. Never heard of a chocolate martini - what a sheltered life i have led lol.
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And emjo wants a meat grinder for Christmas....*wink-wink*....we have always thought G was pretty terrific.............ooh lala...:)
You could probably find a grinder from Heartland USA....we bought a slicer from there several years ago, paid maybe $50 for it and have gotten our money back a long time ago. It has been great! Whenever we smoke it's always either a turkey boob or a ham, without the bone, so we can slice for sandwiches. I'll be so glad when I can eat again....I want some ribs or a lobster.....sorry ladee...:) Today's menu has been cheesy mashed potatoes with sour cream and I'm thinking for supper..............mashed potatoes! Maybe I'll just drink my dinner, then I won't give a crap whether I eat or not...:) Target is going to the hospital staff Christmas party tonight at one of our favorite restaurants and I'm sure he will have a steak. Their food is to die for. The 5-cheese crab au gratin dish is like heaven. And of course the meal is not complete without a chocolate martini......yummmmm.

Somewhere I have found a little ambition and before it disappears again I'm off to get things done. Hope it's a good day for y'all...........

Happy Trails,
Jam
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Yeah I've pretty much convinced my Mom that those that do not communicate with her during the year do not warrant she nor I getting stressed over getting cards/gifts out in time for Christmas. One niece calls ONLY when it is "birthday" time to remind my mom to send a card AND money and that's getting old. My mom has never forgotten (been late maybe but not forgotten) and this niece is annoying my Mom. So this Christmas oh well is my philosophy to my niece (who does not acknowledge me at all these past few years). My daughters who do not call or visit my mom can wait on their cards/gifts as well. There are only so many hours in the day and I plan on enjoying mine. After all, those that do not care enough during the year reap what they have sown right?
One class studied for today, mom still in bed, and I will get her up and start studying for another class while my laundry gets "magically" done ha ha
Good tidings to all
SDPeg
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glad things r getting done sdpeg - it will happen or it won't
seeme - u and your hubby deserve special mention - scroll saw, meat grinder -in the same category - hahahahaha you really had the cashier going
hope the cow pattie did the thing and he is feeling better - the pets are coming - right?
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A little quiet around here this morning. I heard Mom up multiple times during the night so I am letting her sleep in this morning while I arrange my study notes for finals on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Then I am finished with this semester. Can't wait for a break. BREAK? I have ten days to complete any and all gifts, cards, mailings etc that Mom and I have on our list of things to do. If they don't get done, oh well, that's MY philosophy since I returned to school a year or so ago. I used to be finished by now, not this year, oh well. At least I have a few ordered!!!
She went to church with male caregiver and wife and then dinner and had a great time. Maybe praying for my patience with her wore her out ha ha
Shawna (the one who has my holiday shopping order!!!): I am looking forward to giving out the gifts you are making for me. That really took a load off. How exciting to give handmade gifts and not store bought. Woo hoo. I am excited!!!
Hope all have a great day.
SDPeg
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starri - sounds like you have a bit of work ahead of you. The rest of the moose will come home tonight - hopefully alone. Now you did give me an idea - moose burger! We don't have a grinder, but I expect one of the grocery stores would grind it. Last time I ground up moose - many years ago - I did it with one of those hand grinders you fasten in the edge of the counter, and got spasms in my back muscles for my troubles, and a permanent dent in the counter. You usually add some fat as the moose is so lean. Having some ground would reduce my work and even if it costs a bit would be worth it. I used to have an ex student in one of the meat departments but don't think he is there any more. Think you can buy an electric one for about $100 but don't know if it is strong enough. Would love to be able to make sausage too. With my food issues there are few sausages I can eat. Woohoo - all I want for Christmas is a meat grinder -and you can go anywhere you like with that!!!! Yup, Gary provides good meat. Did I say that? Will I get banned??? Am I shocking u??? Starri - it is all ur fault - u started this! lol No more deer heads puh-lease!
Think Shawna is too busy for our crazy projects. How about a Christmas card of the GoWW with moose horns lit up and wired for sound, so Christmas carols play from it?
ladee, I hear u about your granddaughter - the warrior woman arises within -glad you said what was on ur mind -hopefully somewhere, somehow it will sink in but meanwhile u know u have done what you can and what u had to
jan -spewing green?????? mashed potatoes????? - get a meat grinder and you can have some real food!
vic - new wardrobe - hmmm - might be worth it - nah! I'd give up my long johns anyday for a bikini - got to shovel the car out today and get to the store - no need for me to hide in the laundry room - everyone has gone - YAY!!! I can hide anywhere I want to - preferably in bed with the covers up
my goodness i am going a little crazy here -we need to do that to stay sane
no emails from mother for a while. She saw the surgeon at the end of November and I suspect he told her off for still using the walker -you know, the one that means she has to have help warming up meals in the microwave. She had her surgery in June. Don't think you need a walker for 5 months when you are basically healthy. She needs to weight bear on that hip and leg for it to strengthen, but no one could tell her that or she has selective hearing - hears what she wants to. Oh well, sure she will build up strength again. We seem to have good bones.
Have a good one all and appreciate your warm weather and Starri don't even think of coming this far north till the spring, Often we have a massive snow storm in May even which stops the busses running -and I am not talking up here, but further south. Late May and June are good before the bugs come out. Did I tell you about the June bug that hit a guy, riding a motorcycle up the highway, smack in the middle of his forehead and knocked him clear off his bike? Nasty things and they bite too.

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starrie- that's just too funny. lol
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good morning Ladies, hope that all have had a good nights steep, took a sleeping pill but I finally got one. This time of year is tough on all caregivers or not. We all need a little humor in our lives.

Maybe we all need to chip in and get Shawna to use her skills and make a Tee-shirt showing Jo doing a wild dance with a knife and a set of moose antlers in her hand..lol.. maybe put a set of deer antlers on to boil in behind her.
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I am loving the tone of things here.........I think I may have to hide in the laundry room today.....minus the chair.....no room.....

Went shopping with hubby today for one of my Christmas presents....the scroll saw.....stopped by a PetSmart also.......If I thought I was nuts over puppies we don't even have, hubby was much worse yesterday. If we had bought everything he had his eye on, no telling how much he would have spent. He wanted 2 of everything, wire kennels, kennel pads, food thingies up off the floor (we got one), enough grooming supplies to open up a shop (I got one rake), big beds (when a $5 blanket at Walmart will do), and on and on. When we got to the register, the cashier wanted to know if we had a PetSmart card for discounts and we said we don't even have pets!!!!! I told her the food tray thing was for him!!!!! Poor girl couldn't think straight after that......and said she couldn't concentrate for listening to us........we had a good time...............course he had been up for 24 hrs and that is something that will get him gooooooiiinnnnggggg.........

He just got up and can't talk for a sore throat.....too much bullshit coming out of it yesterday.......may need to shove a cow pattie back in it..........better go see what is happening.............
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To moose or not to moose! Just thought that was funny! Emjo dancing with butcher knife! ..spewing pea soup! Meat or no meat ....We are a happy bunch! Hahahaha. Oh yeah ahhh.. Sitting it he the middle of the laundry room floor hiding out..yep that's for me! We sure need laughter in our lives!
Ladee...good for you..sometime us moms just have to let it out and let it be what it is! We love so deep and pray so hard for our kids ...
We had a decent night here..yea! It is cold brrrrrr... Black ice and deep snow..would have to have a whole new wardrobe NOT!
Jam..if your son doesn't get the hint..well like all of us we do what we can it it is what it is... Just cook up mashed taters and you will have a feast! Haha
Love you guys
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Notlikemom, he is going to be 42 in a few days... he may be hurting also, but this mess with him has been going on since he was 17, so I blew a gasket last night... there are some steps he could be taking to at least start getting his life in order... I have stayed"on my side of the fence" so to speak, for a long long time... but when my granddaughter suffers because if his selfishness and closed mind, then that tears a new hole in my 'mama heart'....this has been a long time in coming...subtle does not work with him and the bottom line he is going to do or not do as he pleases.... It has enabled me to let go AGAIN... his abject selfishness just went too far this time... so he will move forward or he won't.... but he does have a few things to think about.... or not... and I live my own life with having no regrets, and everyone was 'afraid' to say the things I said to him... if it makes no difference, then that will speak volumes about how he is in the world... I am so tired of people calling with "concerns" yet they won't confront him.... my plate is full right now, and has been all year long, just like so many of us.... and sometimes a good blow out just helps to clear the air...and believe me, I appreciate your concern for him... he needs lots of prayers....I love him with all my heart, hence the over the top actions...hence the passion of the encounter.... love makes things get loud sometimes.... and believe me, he gave as good as he got.... so we'll see what happens next, if anything....
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I have this vivid imagination, so I could just picture her sitting in the middle of the floor, laundry all around and talking on the phone, was a funny picture.

So far the vacation has been since about the 24th of August and we're still here in CA, as far as I can figure it's going to be February at least before we can consider getting out of here, we get the new motorhome on the first of the year, after Nick the guy we're buying it from gets back from the desert with his son.

Since the car trailer we had made arrangements to buy got stolen, we are now back in the market to get a trailer that will haul both the bike and the truck, we have the camper and the little trailer to sell.. so we have our work cut out for us before we can consider getting out of here and working our way back to SC.

We're both still bouncing on if this is going to be a full time thing, or just extensive travel. I'm not sure of either one. Did you get the rest of your moose chopped up? would love to try some one time.. maybe have to wander up your way and have a moose burger with you.
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I thought it was funny too. Some one else's troubles always make me feel better too - I know that doesn't sound good but you know what I mean - starri - how long is this vacation? or is it the rest of your life?
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lol, that is funny, the things that we do that bring back memories.. glad to hear that hubby has a good sense of humor as well. Sweet dreams.
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Had a good time shopping today. My friend's having "man" troubles and it was nice to hear about different problems for awhile.
Ladeeda...how old is your son? You don't need extra stress from him, but is he hurting too? I'm not judging, just asking, because I worry about my own son.
Hubby caught me sitting on the floor of the laundry room tonight, talking to my sister on the phone. Felt like a teenager again, hiding from Mom! Safest place in the house, though, where she can't hear me. What a husband I've got...he laughed, then offered me a chair. Sometimes he handles this better than I do. :)
Goodnight all.
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Jam there are times that people think that I ought to be spewing green stuff.. Ladee, you have just won Glenn's heart, a trip to the blue bell factory will make him a very happy camper, now I love Mexican Food and BBQ, but you do not and I repeat DO NOT have to eat any meat.. I'm sure they have to have something there that you would like...

Besides I do cook, lol, not a gourmet but I do make a reasonable meal.
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ladee - sorry to hear about the sister drama - not called for. Sis who lost a son is hurting big time. Sorry too about a blow with your son, but maybe he had it coming and u let off some steam. I'll keep the meat - prob wouldn't cross the border anyway. We will see about getting the horns to you to decorate the GoWw. Prob could get Gary to wire them for electricity and maybe for lights LOL! -
listening sounds good.
jam -too much going on for you to carry much of a load this Christmas - can u come out and tell son that and ask him to do it this year? You need a break. Rum cake sounds awesome.
sdpeg -a good hairdresser is worth her weight in gold in my books
just woke up from a nap, listening to Michael Buble -Christmas special
-staying in as we have a snowfall warning - no point brushing off the car, it will be covered again by tomorrow. Quiet evening, methinks
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Why am I not surprised that your head spins Jam??? But guess you needed to let everyone else know too... ok, gotcha...
And Carmen... I love all things veggy... but I am not a vegan... I do eat cheese, shellfish, fish, milk products... Gotta keep an open space there for seafood gumbo...
When I have to cook for the families I work for, I almost puke when I have to handle meat or especially if it is bloody,,, ughhhhhghhhgh... oh, the sacrifices I make for a paycheck....but I will compromise and take ya'll to my favorite bbq place and I may have some meat on the baked potato they have there...And my favorite Mexican food place in Bastrop... and to the Blue Bell Ice cream factory in Brenham... all about 15 miles from here... no long trips... can't wait, feels so good to have something to look forward to.... get's my mind off all the here and now heartache.
Son and I had a MAJOR blow out this evening, been coming on for awhile... I know the neighbors weren't playing thier music so they could hear me hollering... and holler I did.... what's the kid going to do, get drunk and get stupid... hmmm, I am a force to be reckoned with feeling all the things I am feeling.... lead me, follow me or get the f**k out of my way.... life is too short and ya just can't fix stupid... but you can sure as hell ignore it.....
Oh my goodness, I feel so much better... thanks for letting me vent, blow off steam, share my craziness, curse like a sailor, and be a Betsy Bad Ass, we know it only lasts for a little while, but when you get stupid around me when I am hurting and confused, it's gonna splash on ya... you would think he would know better by now.... Ok, am going to go read and calm down.... too cold to go rock hunting today, so maybe I need to be on the country roads tomorrow talking with God, NO, I think I need to LISTEN.... but I am not afraid to say how I feel, love me or hate me, you can always count on REAL.... hugs to my friends..... angels to help carry the load....
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starri...........I keep throwing hints to my son to do Christmas this year..........something like "wouldn't you guys like to have Christmas at your house"......I think he should get that hint.......I have no ambition this year to get decorations out and I usually love to do that. And we smoke a turkey and ham and I make my famous rum cake and cookies and fudge and this year is going to be a complete bust. I think it's just a combo of the first anniversary of Mom's death, the idiocy of daughters, the col's failing and whatever else I can think of to blame it on.

I've been working off and on all day trying to get the col's dog groomed. He will only let me do a little at a time....so in between he rather looks like a little goat has been chewing on him. We've tried to call the col several times in the last couple of hours, she is opening the phone and we can hear her cough but she can't figure out how to answer it I guess. I will have to go over the steps on how to answer with her again tomorrow.

Hope it's been a good day for all..............I'm still having visions of emjo dancing around her kitchen with a butcher knife in her hand and antlers on her head......

Happy Trails,
Jam
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my head will spin ladee......does that count? And sometimes I might even spew pea soup......:)
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Emjo, so sorry to ruin my Christmas gift, uh, maybe just a card will do... lol....or the illegals will jump on it before I get home... either way it was a 'sweet' thought, but no thanks.... now if you send me some antlers, I'll put them on the front of the GoWw (Grapes of Wrath wagon, for the new ones who don't know what I call my house..) with an electric charge on it so no one will steal it....
Brandy, I am so sorry you got so upset today, but you made a good choice to work it off, My "antlers" off to you... nothing gets me so upset I will excercise...spin and twirl maybe, but no time at the gym.... just atta girls for you today... you will put some of us to shame....
I didn't need validation for not going to Howards funeral, but after talking to one of my sisters and a nephew today, I have no doubt I am making the right choice.... When that sister said, "you reap what you sow", I thought I was going to be sick.... I know no matter what the oldest sister has done, nothing, and I mean nothing justifies that kind of bitterness... she is still a mom who has lost her son... I feel such deep shame for even being a member of that family.... it will be a war zone down there... I know my mother is looking down with sadness that words can't express... so, no, I will do what I feel is right for me, this makes me even sadder.... As long as I live I will never understand that kind of bitterness and lack of forgiveness...
Thank God for most of you, and that you care about a man you never met, and a mom who has lost her son...and an aunt that can only pray for a civil outcome for everyone.... hugs to my friends....
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Looks like everyone has been hard at it, getting things ready for Christmas.. haven't even done a thing and beyond maybe helping with Christmas dinner don't know that I am.. not really in the Christmas Spirit and no place to decorate if I was..

Love my SIL and my BIL but truth be told, I am soooo ready to get out of here and into our motorhome. Want to start fixing it up, making it home, have thought about getting some Christmas lights to either put on it or maybe around it, lol, but we won't get it till after the 1st of the year.

Missing Mom alot, been thinking about checking with her if anyone else in the family had talked about doing Christmas Dinner. As a family we've never really been all that enthused about holidays. Dinner has been about it. Glenn and I get each other presents during the year, so we don't really do it on the holidays, Valentines day is one day, we end up getting each other stuffed animals.. I like getting him the ones that sing and dance..

Hope everyone has a wonderful day, Ladee, thanks for letting me know that you do not eat meat... I need to find a vegetarian meal to fix.. Was thinking about cooking you a dinner when I get out there..
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Ladeeda I knew what ya meant. I read between the lines.

I'm wondering how many of us has the Wii or any other gaming system to keep our loved ones limbered up. We have the Wii and Grandma will bowl with us and play some other sporting games. She does pretty well when we can get her to play.
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thanks for no one pointing out my typo.... it was supposed to say, "blink blink, ya think"..... too much on my mind.... love ya'll
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