Society for the Preservation of My Sanity

Not tons of it, mind you. But definitely lots more than has been going on around here! Praise God for BIG favors!

I've got the p@intball gUn all packed up nice and neat, ready to ship as soon as the payment is finalized. I have a few more items lined up to list (H0me In+eri0rs retired prints - - I'm a bit paranoid about coming up in some random searches, ya think? *sigh*) but I have to do some research as to what they're going for these days. I am having a hard time finding some of them. They're not to be found on the company's website and some of them are flat impossible to track down on you-know-where. Sheesh!

I've almost got ALL THE LAUNDRY DONE!!! Wah-HOOO! Well, I always say the laundry's NEVER completely done unless everyone's goin' nekkid, and I can assure you, no one except for puppies is nekkid around here.

Sheesh.

Speaking of puppies...I still have them and they're still free for the takin'. I'm telling you guys, they are getting cuter by the day! ARGH! So fat and so playful. Lord help me!

Casey is working quite dilligently on his math right now. During lunch, we watched part of a documentary on Hi$t0ry ChaNNel about the (im)famous feud between the H@tfi&lds and M< C0ys. Having taken place right here in our very own state, and not far from our home, he took immediate interest. I was pleased to see how they emphasised the impact the media attention had on the people involved and the community. They even included how that stereo type from over 100 years ago still affects outsider's opinion of the people of this region and even the state as a whole.

Seriously I could rant for several paragraphs about how folks from outside the state and even just the northern parts think all us southern K------Y folk are just a bunch of ignorant hillbillies. Even though I brag of being a hillbilly myself, I've never claimed all us folk from the holler are stupid, toothless or violent. Come visit. You'll find yourself thinking differently by the time you leave.

Anyhows, I dug out the glanced-over state history materials I have and we'll be starting on that later today. I just hope he will take a genuine interest because if he doesn't, it's going to be a painful, ugly battle. Gah!

Tomorrow I take Tucker to a new groomer. Yes, we're trying another one. This time a pal from work recommended this gal. *wary expression* I just pray we don't have another Butcher Lady experience. I'm dreading it because this place is not even in this town! GAH! I'm going to have to drive about 25 miles to get the dog's hair cut and wait for TWO HOURS while it's done.

I say again....GAH!

Mom told me this morning she was going to come up and "help me". She's been coming about once a week lately and I'm not sure what the deal is. Used to, she'd come up here and just about kill me trying to do ALL the TON of stuff that needed doing, PLUS a bunch that wasn't necessary. (some of you will recall that my mother's penchant is to first clean the tops of all the cabinets and under all the beds and anywhere else only dwarfs and giants can see)

Lately, though, she just kinda does stuff that actually needs doing...well, sometimes. She washes the dadgone rugs way too much for my liking. I dunno how many I've had to toss because she's washed them to pieces. And bleach. My mother LOVES bleach and she will splatter at least one article almost every time. The other thing she does is misplace things. She constantly puts my jeans in Corey's closet and he will WEAR them to WORK IN!!! Gah! He'll later say, "I thought they didn't fit just right..." but he never stops to check. He just jumps right into the messiest material he can find. Urgh! Once she moved the pocket/strap thing that holds my pump at night.

That's the other thing I did today. Order another clip for my pump. I have a bigger one that covers most of the outside and it's so heavy I can't clip it on the lighter jammy clothing. I have to wear that blasted strap and I hate it! So, I bit the bullet and ordered the clip. This will be my third one in a year! They're much lighter, but do tend to get hung on things like arms of chairs or handles of car doors. Sheesh! At almost $15 a pop, I am loathe to order another, but it sure makes Life with Pumpy much easier.

So...there's the latest in my boring life these days.

Casey's done with math, so I'd better go....I just heard him go out the door for puppy love...AGAIN!

Heeeelllpppppp mmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeee!