Monday, March 21, 2011

Yeah TOAST! French TOAST!

Today was a great Monday; if such a thing exists. Tim and I woke up early and went to Mom's to listen for turkeys at sunrise. There were turkeys EVERYWHERE! I cannot wait until April 27th when season comes in. As we were walking back to the house, Chuck was tormenting a field mouse in the driveway. The mouse got even though and bit him on the lip. He got down to business after that, and the mouse died shortly afterwards. I made French Toast for breakfast. It wasn't the best I've ever eaten, but it was my first time making it on my own, so I think it was just dandy. French Toast is one of my favorite foods, maybe even my favorite. YUM!

After breakfast, we were lazy for the rest of the morning. I didn't have to be at work until 3:30, so we had plenty of time to kill. We had a great morning. Dixie and Chuck were still in rare form. There was a lot of running and rough housing in our house. Tim even got involved in the fun, but they play hard and he is usually the one that gets maimed in some way. Today, he made it through unscathed. Nothing of consequence happened this morning, and nothing productive was accomplished. Yup -- Good morning.

Finally, it was time to head to work. I only had two massages today, which is super slow in comparison to a typical day, but it was kinda nice to have an easy day. After my two appointments, I made a trip to Subway to get a sandwich for Tim's supper. After getting my good-night kiss, I headed for home. There was just enough daylight left for a quick run with Dixie. She loves it almost as much as I do. I'm so glad that Tim taught her well. It makes it much more enjoyable to know that she will do what I tell her to. One good, blood pumping run later, I plopped down on the couch. I am watching a movie and messing around on the computer. I have a project that I am working on, but it's a secret so I'll tell you about it when I get it finished. For now, Good night! Have a great Tuesday! I know I will!! I just hope my Sammie feels better by tomorrow. She is feeling sickly, and I really missed seeing her today.   :^)

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Jason Clutter!!

Friday was a great day! I wound up with 4 massages that morning, so even though I took a day off last week, my hours didn't really suffer too terribly much. After finishing up my massages, I stuck around a little while to chat with Sammie. I don't usually get to see her on Fridays, so I just can't resist chatting with her when I do. Tim went fishing with Travis Friday afternoon, so I had the house to myself for a few hours. Now, my plan was to do some tidying up, but I wound up getting engrossed in my book and before I knew it, Tim was headed home and I needed to figure out something for supper. I didn't want to cook, Tim didn't want to cook, so I went to the Fish and Carry to pick up supper -- and that was the best idea I had all day. It was delicious! Tim had been awake for way too many hours, so he crashed out on the couch shortly after sitting down. I was watching the second Harry Potter movie, but once it was over, I transferred Tim to the bedroom and we got a good, long night's sleep. We were both really overdue.

Saturday was THE DEFINITION of a lazy day. Tim and I got up fairly early, but we were still able to sleep in til about 9:00. We made burgers for lunch, then spent the afternoon laying on the couch watching NCIS and catching up on our chill out time. I read quite a bit, but that is really all we got accomplished. Last night, we went down to the 4 Seasons in Washington to see Jason Clutter play some country music. He put on one heck of a show! He ain't bad looking either, but don't tell Tim that. They both have the cowboy thing going on, and every girl with hormones LOVES a man in tight jeans, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat. I sure do love my country boy! We had a great time listening to music and enjoying a couple drinks. I'm sure that was the smallest crowd that Jason Clutter has had in years. He grew up with Tim's cousin Adam, so we kinda had a small town connection to the entertainment. Anyway, we had an absolute blast last night.

My plans for Sunday are not too productive either. Tim and I ate leftovers for lunch (YES, no cooking again), then went to get his ground blind. Dixie loves running around the woods; there are so many smells and so many things to see. Next, I'm headed to Washington with Mom and Grandma Teddi for my cousin Sara's bridal shower. Should be a fun afternoon, but I'll be ready to get back home. The only other things I need to work on today is possibly vacuuming and sweeping the floors. I need to get some laundry done, but I don't think it's going to happen today. I have really enjoyed our lazy weekend. Tomorrow is Monday. No one really likes Monday's, but you can't stop em from happening. Oh well, just gotta make the best of it.   :^)

Friday, March 18, 2011

HELLO Spring!

Ugh, I'm way behind on blogging again. I've been so busy lately, and by the time I get shut down in the evenings, I'm just ready for bed. I'll try to get you caught up to speed -- It's not going to be easy.

Tuesday afternoon, I was able to fill up the empty spot in my massage schedule and have a full day. It's nice that my people keep me busy. I like being busy. After finally making it home after work, I made lasagna and Texas toast for dinner. While the lasagna was cooking, Grandma and Grandpa came down to finish up some plumbing work in the basement. We got rid of some unnecessary pipes and changed the filter on the whole house filter. You would not believe how much rust was caked into that thing! It was ridiculous! I bet that helps with our water situation quite a bit. I sure hope so anyway.

After dinner, Tim fell asleep on the couch while I watched our shows on the History Channel. He has been working like crazy lately and not getting much sleep at all -- So, when he sleeps, I let him sleep. I went to bed after Top Shot was over, and slept like a champ. The only problem we had was that Dixie was being clingy, and we had to fight her for bed space. Sometimes, our bed just isn't big enough.

Wednesday was a very busy, very good day. I was productive in the morning at the front desk, even though we had patients in and out all morning. After lunch, my day was completely booked with 5 massages. By the time I finished up the last one, I was totally worn out. Five massages in one day is completely do-able, but it sure does wear me out. I have to make sure that I get a good night's sleep or else I risk burning my candle at both ends. Burn out is common among massage therapists, but I still love, love, LOVE my job -- So I think I'm okay.

Wednesday evening, I helped Grandma and Grandpa finish up the plumbing stuff in the basement, then Dixie and I went for a run. The weather has inspired me to exercise more -- Hooray for motivation! I need to try to tone down some of the squishy-ness and get back into shape. Momma stopped by a little later that evening to have a look at my vacuum. It hasn't been working at all, and I was debating buying a new one because I couldn't get it working. I figured that I had a plugged filter or something, but it turns out the whole thing was backed up with dog hair and dirt. No wonder it wasn't sucking up anything. We spent about a half hour getting it unclogged. Now I have clean floors again. Having a Lab means that I have to deal with hair -- Lots and lots of hair. Chuck sheds quite a bit too, but nothing like Dixie does. Her hair (and mine; I shed too) is everywhere. Other than that, I didn't do much the rest of the night and went to bed early after reading for a little while. I wasn't working the next day, but I needed to be up early for a dentist appointment.

Today (Thursday) was my day off from work. I don't take very many days off, but I needed to go to the dentist so I took advantage of a good excuse to play hooky. I had my 6 month cleaning appointment at 9:00 and then I had three fillings replaced and one repaired. I dread going to the dentist, but I love my dentist. He does such a great, great job. He made sure that I was good and numb before he started working on me. The shots are always the worst part anyway, but nothing can ever be as bad as last Spring when I had my wisdom teeth pulled and they gave me 12 shots! I only had three shots today, so that wasn't so bad. My mouth got REALLY numb though; I couldn't even talk because my tongue was useless. The numbness went all the way up my face to my cheekbone. I was still a little numb four hours later! Have you ever tried eating or drinking when your face is numb? It's not a pretty thing.

After my trip to the dentist (It wasn't that bad really), I spent the day piddling around the house. I washed a load of dishes and tidied up the basement a bit, but I also read quite a bit and relaxed. That's what days off are for anyway. The weather was nice, but it was very windy outside today. I opened the windows of the house to let in some of that nice Spring air. I'm so looking forward to the weekend! We are supposed to have great weather for the next several days. About dang time!

I think it's about time for bed. I am working tomorrow morning, then I'm free for the weekend. Tomorrow is Jean Day and Red Friday. I will be wearing red in support of Dwain (and jeans because they are comfortable). I can't wait to see his face again, and I am so proud of him. I will be wearing red every Friday until he comes home for good. Okay, time to round up everyone and hit the hay. It's past time for some shut eye! Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!  :^)

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

That Groundhog Was FULL OF IT!

What an absolutely BLAH day! I'm sick to death of this gloom and doom weather we are having. That dumb groundhog should be fired!  "Spring is coming early this year" -- What a bunch of malarkey! Please, please, please let the sun shine soon. My sanity can't take much more!

The last two days have been pretty average. The time change is kicking my butt, but I'll get used to it. Waking up at what used to be 5:30 was murder this morning though. Yesterday at work, I had a full schedule of 5 massages then I was headed home for the day. I made nachos for supper, and Tim and I went to bed early. Very typical of a Monday. I still need to figure out what's going on with my vacuum cleaner (for some reason it's not picking anything up), but I can work on that some other time.

My afternoon today looks pretty good. I have one opening, but I have made a couple calls so I hope that it fills up. I'm taking a day off this week, so I would like the hours. I've been working all morning on the filing cabinet project, but the phone has been ringing like crazy so I haven't gotten a good run at it. I'm headed to lunch next, then back for our staff meeting at 1:00.

Tim is going to be home this evening, so we are going to enjoy a nice evening on the couch. Our next Netflix movie should be in the mailbox, and Top Shot and Larry the Cable Guy's Only in America are on tonight. Should be a great evening! I might even get creative for supper -- Who knows? Guess you will find out tomorrow. This is all the time I have today for blogging. I'm a busy girl!   :^)

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Goodbye Winter Feet -- Hello Spring!

I don't really feel motivated enough to write much tonight -- So this will not take long. It's been a busy weekend, and I'm really enjoying having a lazy day. Besides, that's what Sundays are for.

Yesterday, I went on a trip to Vincennes with Momma and Caitlin. They wanted to stop at the Yarn Shop (ugh, knitters lol), but Dwain called me while we were there so I talked to him instead of shopping for yarn -- I'm not much of a knitter; I prefer to sew. We wound up talking for over an hour. It always makes my day to talk to him. He usually does most of the talking, and part of it is over my head, but I don't care one bit. I'm so proud of him.

After the yarn shop, we got some Hardee's for lunch then went to Classy Nails for pedicures. It felt so good to get rid of my winter feet. I would have gotten a manicure as well, but I figured the cut on my finger would sting a little bit, so I passed. Now, my toes are pretty and pink -- Just in time for Spring. One more stop at Rural King and we were headed back to Washington. After dropping Caitlin off, we went to Subway so I could get a sandwich for Tim's supper. Finally, we were headed for home. My next chore was to help Mom with her feeding and work on some laundry. I got all but one load done, and we watched the new Robin Hood movie with Russell Crowe. I also texted Dwain for most of the night -- He was being his usually Dwain-y self. I was so tired when I finally made it home and into bed -- I crashed almost immediately.

I slept in this morning for a little while -- Not too long, and then took a nice, hot shower -- Complete with an appearance from Chuck. Tim evidently fell asleep watching a Primos turkey hunting video, so I sent him to bed so he would be more comfortable. I then spent a good deal of the afternoon reading and watching River Monsters on TV. I did spend a little time outside working on the porch -- It was really dirty -- So, I feel good about that.

After making supper and helping Tim cut his hair, I got him sent off to work. Now, I'm parked on the couch again. I need to run up to Mom's to finish that last load of laundry and run the vacuum over our floors. Chuck and Dixie are both shedding like crazy and there is hair everywhere. Other than that, I don't plan on doing anything productive the rest of the evening. I'm going to thoroughly enjoy the rest of my weekend. It's back to work tomorrow -- Back to busy-ness!   :^)

Friday, March 11, 2011

Happy Birthday Grandpa Marvin

My plan to go to bed early last night failed miserably. Tim and I made a pizza for supper -- at 10:00 -- then watched The Sorcerer's Apprentice. By the way, Nicholas Cage has got an inner nerd that he gets in touch with in that movie. It's a great movie, but he takes the wizard idea way too seriously. I bet he had fun making the movie though. We finally went to bed at about 1:00! I definitely didn't want to get out of bed this morning, but Friday's are usually pretty easy for me.

Today turned out to be a shorter day than usual at the office. I only had 3 massages, so I was done with that by 11:00. Then, I worked on some paperwork and such for about an hour, but I was headed out the door for the weekend by 12:00, which was totally awesome. I went to see Miss Holly of Hair by Holly to get the caterpillars that were growing in place of my eyebrows taken care of. I am usually pretty handy with the tweezers, but sometimes you just need some professional help. I made another trip to Wal-Mart for a couple things, and placed an order at the Sportsman's Mall for Tim's turkey vest. Finally, I was headed home. Tim had lunch waiting on me when I got home -- So wonderful of him. He is the best.

After a quick nap, I was headed out the door again. This time I was going to North Daviess to help out with an open gym. Coach Burkhart is having me help the hitters and blockers, but they had softball practice today so there weren't that many girls there. It is always fun to play though, even if it's just for an hour. I'm hoping to keep helping them over the summer. I miss playing so much -- Someday when my schedule is more flexible, I will be a coach. I can't wait til that day.

After open gym, I got Tim sent off to work. Today wasn't over yet, however. Tonight was my Grandpa Marvin's birthday party -- So, after a quick shower, I was headed up the hill to Grandma's House. Dinner was great, but the guests weren't really from my generation. I still had a really good time, even though the conversations were more about grandkids, winter trips to Florida, and Weight Watchers than anything I usually talk about. Poor Dixie was really upset with me for leaving her at home by herself though, and she was really glad to see me when I finally made it home. I was really glad to just be home. It was a very long day, and it feels awesome to be sitting on the couch in my PJ's. Chuck and Dixie are already sleeping, and I will be joining them shortly. I have big plans to be productive this weekend. We will see just how much I get done. For now, I'm going to be lazy. Good night!  :^)

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Grandma Sara's Doggie Daycare

The plan for this morning was to work on some things that needed done in the office -- Change of plans: I made an awesome brochure to promote massage therapy. It is totally freaking amazing, but I got a little bit too carried away. The over-achiever in me kicked into overdrive. I suppose that still counts as a productive morning, but there are some things that I am gonna have to finish up tomorrow before I call it a week.

Tim took me out for lunch at Mi Pueblo today. How awesome is that? He is so good to me. I ate entirely too much and was miserable for the rest of the day, but it was delicious! After lunch, I had a full schedule of 5 massages. My first one was a new patient. She was upset after the massage, because she didn't get an "hour" massage. It's my fault for not explaining to her that I have to allow time between appointments to get my table ready and complete my notes, but when you are at least 10 minutes late, I think you should expect your massage to be a little shorter. Not much I could have done differently, but she still complained about it. She was totally thrilled with the actual massage, but wanted it to last longer. Well, DUH! Everyone wants a massage to last longer. I feel just as rushed with only an hour to work on people. I prefer to have an hour and a half or two hours. That really gives me time to work on everything and do a good job too. The rest of the day went without a hitch. Only one more day -- And it's Friday, so that means I get to wear jeans tomorrow to work! YES! -- then it's the weekend!!!

After work, I came home and gathered up our trash. I took it with me to burn at Mom and Dad's when I collected Dixie from Grandma Sara's Doggie Daycare. Other than that, the only thing I have done is load the dishwasher. I need to figure out something easy and quick for dinner -- It's really late, but we are hungry. Pizza sounds good. I'm going to try to get to bed again early today. I have a big day tomorrow. That's about all I have to share today -- 24 is just not enough hours to get everything done. I'll try write more tomorrow.   :^)