Everyday Life

Mini Vacation

2009-09-21T17:11:00.001-07:00

Took me a mini vacation from work. I have been lazy the whole time.

Here's a pic of Baxter and me playing tug a war with a piece of raw potato which he dearly loves.

I hope everyone is well and having a good week.

Sharon

Bath Day...LOL

2009-08-16T13:26:00.000-07:00

Bath day for Baxter...Good thing we did it early also as it is pouring rain right now. Tony has gone to a soccer match and I would imagine he will come in almost if not wetter than Baxter was earlier...LOL
I hope evedryone has a Wonderful Week...
Sharon

Cardinals tonight...Woo Hoo !!

2009-08-10T10:33:00.000-07:00

Elantis gives out their Stadium seats to employees and tonight is Tony and my night to go to the ball park...

Cardinals play the Reds... Am sure hoping the weather cooperates. We woke to Thunderstorms this morning and it still looks like it could rain more.

I will be tired tomorrow at work but it is sure worth it just to get to sit at the ballpark and watch the game....

Two months since I have posted

2009-07-30T12:00:00.000-07:00

Gee the time flys...
I spend alot of time on my facebook now as they have a virtual farm game that I love to play. Also discovered my first cousin Duncan from Flint Michigan on there so we have been kinda catching up with what each other has been doing for the last 30 years.
My daughter text messaged me the other day and mentioned that I don't get on here anymore to let everyone know how I am doing.
Well just like everyone else just struggling to survive.
I did go back onto my celexa and all those problems I was having have straightened out.
My sister text messaged me yesterday that Mom had surgery on her wrist. I felt kinda left out of the loop on that one but I understand.
I let Baxter out front to run for a little while this morning and after we had been back in for awhile (me playing on my farm) . I went into the kitchen to pour me some more coffee and noticed that he wasn't in his recliner where he usually lays. I looked all over the house for him and even went outside looking... Starting to panic, I came back inside to decide what to do next and there he laid under the dining room table watching me the whole time I was calling out his name. Guess he thought "there goes that crazy lady again looking for me and right here I am".
Am beginning to wonder about myself since I can't remember where I left the dog at....LOL
I start back full time at work this next week and am really looking forward to it. Those 6 days off in a row can be rather boring and depressing.
Well the weekend is almost upon us and I hope everyone has a good one.
Sharon

Have a Great Weekend...

2009-05-29T10:25:00.000-07:00

Here it is my day off and I have a hundred and one things I should be doing but I am still drinking my coffee and lazying about. Going to catch up on the emails and then I am off to grocery shop. Not much going on here this weekend. Wouldn't ya just know it is suppose to be nice and sunny on my weekend to work.

I hope everyone has a Great Weekend....

Baxter got bored...LOL

2009-05-27T13:37:00.000-07:00

When I got home from work Baxter was laying across the back of his chair by the frontroom window. When he saw me get out of my car he jumped down, not to greet me but to run and hide....hahahahahaha

These were a pair of Tony's house shoes and last winter when he would wear them he would chase Baxter with them. Guess Baxter decided today to pay back them shoes and ripped the stuffing out of them...Am so laughing my back side off here...hahahahahaha

I took a pic and sent it to Tony at work.... It was his idea to finally leave Baxter out of his cage while we were at work....hahahahahaha

My daughters day with the family...

2009-05-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

Aunt Marsha and the girls

Grandma Walker

Memaw Donnie and the girls

Jim...Best Son-In-Law a Mom could get !!!

Auntie M

Beth and Sebastian

Beth called a few nights ago to let me know that they spent several hours with the family. She was so excited over it.. That is one thing my daughter is all about "Family". I could tell from her voice that she had a Wonderful day.

We spent the day yesterday washing vehicles, hoping the rain would wait until we were finished. It didn't but we finished them anyway...hahahahaha

Feels like Summer...

2009-05-21T08:35:00.000-07:00

Doesn't seem like I have much time to be on blogger like I used to.
Feels like Summer outside today. I had to turn the attic fan on early this morning. I have the next few day off
and plan on doing some major cleaning in the basement. Since I have moved here I have had to take one part of this house at a time to clean. It is a full size basement so this could take me some time to accomplish all that needs to be done. There is over 20 years of accumulated junk down there and I plan on having one big yard sale to get rid of all of it. Tony says we will do this but so far only one part of the we has been involved.. hahaha
I got to see Marsha this past weekend. Marsha came up for a Cardinals day game and we met her at Applebee's in Arnold for dinner. It was such fun. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Did me alot of good getting to see someone from the family.
Our neighbor has put their house on the market and they have had open house all week and Baxter has been busy greeting them all from his side of the fence.
I spent yesterday outside in the flower beds getting it ready for some plants this weekend. Had Baxter on his chain and when I went in the house for a break he decided to help. When I went back outside he had one whole corner of the flower bed dug up...hahaha Needless to say that chain has been shortened and he can no longer reach it. Don't know why he decided to do that as when he is off the chain in the front yard he knows not to go into that bed.
I hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day weekend.
Sharon

Grammy Bragging.....again....LOL

2009-05-14T13:44:00.000-07:00

Samantha

Ethen

Sebastian

Stacey

My how they are all growing.....

Tuesday

2009-05-12T13:18:00.000-07:00

Tony left Baxter out of his cage today... Surprisingly he didn't destroy anything...Maybe he is settling down some...
I had a small sewing kit that he got off of the table and opened up but left it alone after that...Am glad I moved my flowers to higher ground this morning....LOL Last time he was left out he totally destroyed them as they were on the dining room table where he can reach.
Today went alot better for me as working takes my mine off going home...
It is gorgeous outside so I plan on getting into the flower beds after dinner and deweeding a bit...
Hope everyone had a nice day
Sharon

Mother's Day

2009-05-11T13:52:00.000-07:00

Hmmm talk about a fuzzy picture...LOL My card I got from Beth and the flowers I got from Baxter...
Was a good Mother's Day although I am very homesick right now. Talking to family members should help but at this point I just want to go home for a visit. The pills I take for depression do not help with homesickness.
I go back to work tomorrow so at least I will be busy and not having as much time to think...
Tony is off for an afternoon game of golf and Baxter and I are thinking of playing dress up, well at least one of us is thinking about it...hahahahaha
I hope everyone has a good week
Sharon

Friday

2009-05-08T08:58:00.000-07:00

8 a.m.

Stormy morning here. We had a really loud crack of thunder a few minutes ago and Baxter jumped out of his chair and hihg tailed it into the bedroom. He is now sitting on top of the bed, wide eyed and I guess waiting on the next roll of thunder...LOL

Beth wrote on her blog last night and it can be found Here .

Well the weekend is almost here and it will be too damp outside to do to much of anything so it looks like we will be working on the inside of the house.

2 p.m.

Well the back yard is a mini flood but all the bad weather passed south of Saint Louis. We had some pretty stong winds there for a little while.

I hope everyone has a good weekend

Sharon

Wednesday

2009-05-06T09:22:00.000-07:00

Cloudy, damp day here in Saint Louis. This is my day off and with still not feeling well, I am just puttering around the house.

When I got home from work yesterday Baxter had his face up in the front window looking out...Oops...Someone has discovered how to get out of his cage...LOL Fortunately the house was not a big mess. He had cleared off everything from the kitchen table and the bedroom dresser and had it scattered all over the house. Tony and I had been discussing leaving him out of his cage and seeing how he did. Well now we know, he still wants to get into everything. Guess he gets bored..LOL When I came into the house he was cowering at the end of the hallway. All I could do was laugh about it especially when I saw how he was reacting. His cowering was short lived once he found out I was not upset over it. Guess it is time for a new cage or to start leaving him out during the day. Today he is running all over the house because I am home and he doesn't have to go into the dreaded cage.

I hope everyone is having a pleasant week.

Sharon

Slowly springing back

2009-05-01T11:39:00.000-07:00

Still feeling the effects of bronchitis, mostly just alot of coughing and the headaches that go along with it. Tony has it now... Baxter is the only one running around here with any amount of energy...LOL

Although this next week he might not have all that energy as we are taking him to the vet to be Neutered. The vet is recommending this as she found some abnormalities and doesn't want to take a chance on it turning into cancerous cells.

I am scheduled to work double shifts this weekend. I will definitely be dragging come Monday... A lot of remodeling going on at the hospital due to the Swine flu in the U.S. now. They are adding on reverse air flow in several rooms on every floor to accommodate the need if it arises. I just hope they don't need them.

Tony's daughter-in-law is in Mexico right now. She already had her trip to Cancun scheduled and decided to take the chance and go ahead with her plans.

I hope everyone has a pleasant weekend !!

Sharon

Weekend

2009-04-27T07:53:00.000-07:00

Was a very warm weekend here. Today we have rain and cooler temps...
At least I am feeling better. We had all kinds of cook out invites but chose to stay at home and work in the yard and on the house and we just cooked out ourselves here. Was a lovely weekend.
We gave Baxter a bath with the water hose yesterday...I wound up more soaked than him...He just doesn't like that spray action...LOL
I hope everyone has a Great Week.
Sharon

Hello

2009-04-24T08:46:00.000-07:00

Wow..It feels like months since I have been on blogger... Reality check it has only been a week...

I have been recuperating from Bronchitis. I still have a nasty cough that leaves me with headaches.

Spring is definitely in the air and my allergies are telling me all about it...

We are hoping this weekend to get out and plant grass seed in the back yard. The electric company did it in the front yard and where they planted it has turned out beautiful. I went out and asked them what the trick was and they told me to get hay and toss it out and then spread the grass seed on top of it. So this is what we will be trying.

I hope everyone has a Great Weekend...

Sharon

Bored...LOL

2009-04-17T11:15:00.000-07:00

Tony has gone golfing this afternoon so Baxter and I were left at home to do dishes and laundry and we had some time in between loads to get out the camera and play dress up...LOL

He has such a serious look about him in these pics...LOL

Go Cardinals !!!!!!

Just some more Grammy Braggin" LOL

2009-04-16T13:14:00.000-07:00

Beth sent me this pic early this morning..
She said that they are 9lb11oz and 9lb 14oz.

Sammy is on the left and Stacey is on the right...

We are planning on going to see them the second weekend of May.

Monday

2009-04-11T20:15:00.000-07:00

I went into the kitchen for a small bowl of ice cream last night. Walk back to the computer room and sit down and began to read some more on the Internet. (It was one of those insomnia nights) . I was enjoying my little treat...all of a sudden...I realized my lap was really getting cold for such a small bowl..DUH! I glanced down at my lap, here I had brought the WHOLE pail of ice cream with me and stuck my bowl in the freezer! LOL

Tony mentioned yesterday about trying to leave Baxter out of the cage while we are at work soon. He doesn't like leaving him in that cage all day long.. Well I don't like it either but I like it better than coming home to a house that is destroyed...LOL That is one thing that Baxter sure can do and has done on a few occasions.

I hope everyone has a pleasant week ! I go back to work tomorrow and am sure looking forward to it.

Friday

2009-04-10T06:35:00.000-07:00

Tony and I are both off today, Tony and Baxter are already taking a nap this morning...Although they won't be doing that in a few minutes as I am fixing to start vacuuming the house..LOL

It's a chilly, rainy day here in St. Louis. We won't be doing any outdoor activities today. Tony still has a few electrical outlets to change out and I am planning on using the carpet cleaner in the bedrooms.

I talked to Beth yesterday and she says they are all doing well although her back is still hurting her. She sent me this picture yesterday. Such Cuties. We are hoping to go down to Arkansas for a visit in a few weeks. I miss those grandbabies.

That " N" This

2009-04-07T14:54:00.000-07:00

Beth sent me this picture on my phone yesterday. Stacey is on the left and Samantha is on the right. They are sure growing.

Tony and his buddy are back to working on the house this afternoon. All of the guys went on a golfing trip at Lake Of The Ozarks over the weekend.. Baxter was very upset the whole weekend.. He is still upset today as he is left in the house while all the of activity is going on outside..LOL

We had frost and freeze warning last night but the day has warmed up considerably with the sunshine.

Weekend....

2009-04-03T12:55:00.000-07:00

Well it's just Baxter and I for the weekend. Tony has gone off on a golfing trip with his buddies. I have to work this weekend :-( Baxter is a good guard dog so I don't really worry about staying by myself.

We have a chance of snow come Monday. I haven't planted my flowers yet. Keep hoping it will warm up and stay warm.

I hope everyone has a great weekend...

Sharon

Just Grammy Bragging...LOL

2009-03-31T13:49:00.000-07:00

Stacey and Samantha at 2 months old...My they are growing...

03-30-09

2009-03-30T07:38:00.000-07:00

Winter one day and

Spring the next......

The seasons just can't make up their minds yet...LOL

Weekend....

2009-03-27T11:55:00.000-07:00

The weather outside right now is Sunny and warm but according to the news we are suppose to get a cold rain ending in snow tomorrow and tomorrow night. What few flowers I have budding are not gonna like this. Am hoping most of it goes either north or south of us...

Took Baxter with me to the store awhile ago and he is finally figured out how to keep his footing on those leather seats.
If I start braking for a stop sign he sits down immediately...LOL Otherwise he winds up in the floorboard. LOL

The weekend is finally here and I am off for it...Thank Goodness.
Tony and I plan to start prepping the front room walls for a coat or two of paint. One wall is papered and I still haven't decided if I want to strip it or just paint over it.

I hope everyone has a nice, relaxing weekend.
Sharon