Jan. 30, 2010 Oh Happy Day!!
Ding...dong...the critter is dead!
Who do I have to thank for it?
 You will notice that my brave, fearless dog (ha ha) is laying on the heat vent. That is where she lays when we do school in the dining room. I suppose I will not remove her from there from now on...she has earned it! It doesn't matter that the rest of us are wearing three layers to keep warm....
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Jan. 21, 2010 Paper Whites
I bought these paper white bulbs last year and never used them. When we were moving in to our house, I ran across the unopened box. I let my in-house gardener (Darling Daughter Number 1) have a crack at them. They all grew but only one has bloomed and we are waiting to see if any more open. What a bright surprise!
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A few weeks ago, we heard a scratching sound by one of our bedroom heat vents. It was the obvious sounds of some four-legged critter who should know better than to build a home in my home. The next day, my big, strong Man and his two little men went under the house to see what was going on. They found traces of the big-eared, four-legged creatures. Traps were set and the little men had the job of checking them.
Only one mouse was caught and it has been some time since the traps were up. I am quite hopefully that we caught them before they decided to make their residence permanent! Yet, the title of this post was RATS, so I suppose I have been digressing.
Darling Daughter Number One has noticed that when she walks past a certain area in the yard, by the side of the house, there is a scurrying sound in the undergrowth. One day, she and the dog noticed a sizable creature sitting on the stone edging. The dog went crazy and started hunting for it. As I asked her to describe what she saw, I tried to coax her into describing a mouse.
Alas, it was not to be. The creature she saw was a rat. I have shivers just thinking about it! Darling Daughter Number Two has confirmed the sighting. She not only saw the rat, she decided to lift the underbrush and watch it run! Then she ran up to the porch to grab the cat and carry him over so he could hunt it!
Yes, we have a cat now. I don't know for how long, though. He certainly has not been earning his keep. Good grief, she carried the dumb thing over and he still didn't hunt it. What do we need to do...skewer the rat and serve it with a white wine (is that even what color you would serve with rat???) .
Thankfully, it would appear that nothing has gotten into the house so the perimeter is secure for now. I cannot say that my sanity will be. I need a trap that will catch rats but not cats, dogs, raccoons, skunks or any other lovely which may decide to walk along that side of my house.
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Well, I had a first tonight. For the first time in my life...I took books to a bookstore and traded them in. Maybe I should have had you sit down. Sorry! Now pick yourself up off the floor and let me continue. For those of you who know me, you know that I buy books, I don't bring them back. With the move, I had several books I just simply did not need. I know, I should have told you to sit down again. Just sit down now for the rest of this post.
I went in with my big box of books and almost dropped them when I tried to lift them to the counter. The kind gentleman took my name and said they would be done in about ten minutes. I walked around the store (of course) and started my armload of books (of course).
When I went to the counter (overloaded because I forgot a bag!), he remembered me (yes, I had been there long enough to be forgotten). He retrieved my order amount and added up my armload. Both totals came to $28!!! Can you believe I actually came home with a load of books I didn't have to pay for? I might have to try this again...not with my own books, mind you. Do you have any books you would like to donate?
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Jan. 7, 2010 Oh The Weather Outside.....Ya, You Know The Rest
It is snowing! Dashing Son Number One prayed for it. Secretly, he is hoping it will keep Grandma and Grandpa here! I don't think it is going to work, but bless his heart for trying!
This is our first real snow in the foothills. My Darling Husband was told to go home early before the roads got bad. That was 4:00. Thirty minutes later....he called and said the roads were a parking lot, but he was going to try to leave by 5:00. He rolled in around 7:00 with quite a story to tell. So much for leaving early.
His adventure coming home had him attempting to drive over two hills. I say attempting because no one could make it over the first hill unless they had four-wheel drive. Picture it, $80,000 cars sliding down the hill into a heap at the bottom of the hill. Needless to say, there was lots of yelling and gnashing of teeth!
He slid down the hill after his attempt and decided to drive around several miles to try his luck with a different hill. After helping one car over the hill and wading through the row of cars which came next, he took his turn and made it home. There are benefits to knowing what to do when driving in snow!
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Jan. 4, 2010 I Am Cardboard Man
Well, we are finally almost unpacked. After living for a year with all our household goods packed up in the basement, during Thanksgiving we were able to start moving into our house! Very exciting! It feels like Christmas without all the wrapping paper and elves!
My boys found a good use for the boxes. We have Cardboard Man and Cardboard Monger. I only got a photo of the superhero. The villian wore his costume once and the camera didn't make it out!
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