Today I wish Martha Stewart lived here because I have ants in the pantry which flips me out and makes me want to scream and it’s not like I don’t have anything else to do, like, oh, yeah, MAKE ART! Good morning. *sigh* ~ Janean
August 23, 2012
Month: August 2012
the lunch menu
While looking at the school lunch menu, held by a magnet on the fridge, I asked my oldest son, “So, do you want pickled pigs feet and pepperoni popsicles for lunch today?”
He replied with a succinct, 12 year old boy, “Nuh, uh.”
I repeated my question, and was rewarded with a more complete response, “Mom, that’s NOT what it says.”
Oh, all right, “Do you want a cheeseburger meal then?”
Like I didn’t already know the answer’d be, “YES!!!!”
Easy for me.
Yummy for him.
Win-win.
~ Janean
August 23, 2012 a.k.a. the fourth day of the new school year.
it works for me
My idea of house keeping is to have the big dog with the muddy paws run through the dew wet grass before he comes inside of a morning. Martha Stewart doesn’t live here. ~ Janean
I ran barefoot
through the backyard
this morning
the grass still damp
from dew
right on through the neighbor’s too
I am not a runner
twas quite the sight to see
my arms waving in the air
and that big dog Blue following me
I had to get his attention
and distract him
from the scent of squirrel
he slipped his collar
ran off leash
faster than we knew
my wild pup tasted freedom
(and rather liked the flavor)
I bounded back to our yard
winded and wheezing
eyes on that running dog
when they saw my husband
standing straight and tall
I’d left the sliding door open
pup and I were nowhere to be found
then he sees us round the corner
sure
the dog goes to him when called
he holds the pup
I reattach his collar
add his blue leash too
back inside we file
one, two, three
man, dog and me
August 15, 2012
the best kind of day
It’s a day made for burrowing.
Brisk and damp outdoors.
Made for wearing fuzzy slippers indoors.
It’s August 13, 2012
…and only 62 degrees fahrenheit in Central Illinois.
Fall is in the air.
Hallelujah!
~ Janean
I love pink cloud sunrises the best of all. Today the clouds looked like pink stripes upon a sky of the palest blue. Glad I didn’t miss it! ~ Janean
August 8, 2012
The car
I think it’s time to let her go
I/we need a safe newer vehicle that we trust outside the city limits on the highway
The air is broken and it’s been hot this summer
Power locks busted long ago and it’s not worth repair costs
Even if we fixed her and parked her until My oldest son was 15 or 16, in three more years I’d worry about her safety
And his
The air bag light is blinking
It’s time
It’s just not easy
To let her go
She’s been my car for 13 1/2 years
That’s a long damn time to drive a car
She’s been A Good One
One of the best
My fifth car since I turned sixteen
Twenty four and a half years ago
Now it’s time to figure out
What’s next?!
~ Janean
August 6, 2012
poor Lola
My car is most likely totaled. Waiting to hear The Official Word. May take a few days. Estimated damage was $3,500. Kelly Blue Book for an intact ‘98 Corolla is much lower than that. Damn. Double damn. Poor Lola.
~ Janean
I am the crazy cat lady sitting in the waiting room of the auto body shop with the cat carrier on my lap because I took the cat to the vet before driving to get the verdict on my beloved ‘98 Corolla’s smushed in front end. =^.^=
~ Janean
eggs for supper
I served bacon and eggs to my family for supper tonight because we are out of most everything and I have yet to make it to the grocery store.
It’s Fair Week you know…
First it was gettin’ the projects done
Then it was gettin’ them judged
Now, finally it’s just goin’ to the fair for fun
And we’re goin’ quite often
We’ve been there four days in a row
With two more to go
And don’t you worry…
We’re goin’ those days too
Temps are in the 90’s
Middle mostly
With central Illinois humidity
And not a rain cloud in sight
That’s why I shouted from the kitchen, as I dished up eggs for supper, “I’m doing the best I can!”
For the 4-H motto is
“To Make The Best Better”
~ Janean
August 3, 2012
Turquoise Tangles 