What American City are you?

Today I wish I would be swished away and no one could find me. Hole up somewhere with my horses, no phone, no TV, nothing....***Sigh*** These days are so not good. When it says I'm weird in my own way, true nuff. And my new outdoor space proves that.

I found this on something to Blogthings and thought I'd try it.

I couldn't find a Canadian City Quiz, so this will have to do. I'm this if I was American:

You Are Austin

A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll.You're totally weird and very proud of it.Artistic and freaky, you still seem to fit in... in your own strange way. Famous Austin residents: Lance Armstrong, Sandra Bullock, Andy Roddick

Everything is Tickety Boo, Tickety Boo....How about you? NOT!

I’ve come to a point in my month where everything feels so terribly overwhelming. Riding lessons, pleasure riding with dlb, doing things with Jade, blogging, dlb working evenings, making trays for the truck box, having the truck somewhere at a certain time, chiro appts, friends immigrating, gymkhanas, movie nights, marriage counseling, church, parents, in-laws, family obligations, making suppers, this awful heat, making payments, deadline of a certain thing, our new house addition, I just want to get off the bus! Drop me off somewhere and let things slow down!

I long to blog, but no longer will I expose myself as I did before. I feel very sad about this. I edit my thoughts now.

It’s not always tickety boo in my life, and I don’t like blogging only about my tickety boo things. Every life has struggles, ups and downs, and I am just, unfortunately, normal in that department.

Maybe this is even just hormones’ talking, who knows. I really like blogging, I like seeing it on “paper” sort of speak. I like the comments, I like chatting about stuff to my non-comment readers, but I don’t always like the pressure of blogging. I want to blog for me, not for my readers.

Lately sitting down and blogging about nothing has me stressed. I sit here, ready to spout off a post and then realize it’s not something I want to post for all to read. I delete it or save it, get up and leave. The new post? Gone with the wind.

I will leave you with this though, Have you tried the cheap (1.00) cookies at Liquidation World? They’re greeeeeeat!

BTW- Fred Penner writes a song: "Everything is Tickety Boo" If you're familiar with it, that's where my title was inspireded from.

Nice legs...

So I basically spent the last couple of days shopping. Super Target, Tractor Supply etc. LOVE IT!
There were some deals to be had, but prices had to be watched. Just because we’re in the States doesn’t mean it’s always cheaper. It was a good time.

We were supposed to stay at the CanadInns for 2 nights but thought the ethics of using the swimming pool really sucked. On top of paying over 100.00 for the room, you had to pay an extra 15.00 to use the pool….Per person! And if Jade went in, she could only have 1 supervisor, the rest of us would have had to pay to just watch. Ridiculous! I am not paying an extra 15.00 each to have my mom and aunt watch my child swim…Why can’t they have 1 free swim pass for the hotel guests? Their excuse , it’s open to the public…..BLAH! BLAH!.......BAH! So having learned all this and getting to GF after 7:30pm, (very rough start here in STBH…more later…) we booked at the Holiday Inn for the next night, a poolside room.

Was my Jade ever thrilled to be staying poolside! Much better she thought than the brand new CanadInns, much better than the luxurious brand new pillows, or fresh smelling paint of the new CanadInns. This was poolside! Off we headed to the Holiday Inn. Now the Holiday Inn is not super gross by any means, (I have stayed in worse) but it was not super clean either. They were renovating. So there was drywall dust etc. The sheets were clean, the beds were clean, the bathroom so so, (why do they use tile?) and the air conditioner was 10 times quieter! The pool was fun and Jade had a blast. I thought it was a great choice. Would I stay there again? Yes I would, but I would check out other places to be sure….:)

Back to the rough start… We aimed at leaving around 1:30pm on Monday. Since I am travelling with known folks who aren’t the best at leaving on time… I knew this could be a lofty ambition…. We ended up leaving my house at about 2:30pm. Off to the bank to pick up some cash. We got just down the road in front of city hall and BOOM! The rear tire blows on my mom’s vehicle! Just like that, a 1 inch hole in the side of the tire. Well la-de-da! My aunt in the vehicle has CAA Plus, they came, (after a 20 minute wait) tried to change the tire, but couldn’t. The spare wouldn’t release from underneath! ARGH! Because we had CAA plus, we got towed for free to a nearby town for some new tires.

Jade and my Aunt walked to my house just down the block and vegged there whist we got things fixed. I also walked home and picked up my truck, (no not the new one quite yet….) drove out to Blumenort and waited with my mom at the tire shop. When we arrived there, they informed us it was officially coffee break and they could only start in 15 minutes or so….FINE! At this time, my mom and I discussed putting off our trip till the next day. Nah, we talked ourselves into still going. So we sat and waited for the tires to be fixed for about 45 minutes. 4pm rolls around, we’re still waiting, we still hadn’t gotten to the bank, it was closed by now. So much for that.

FINALLY at 4:30 pm the Envoy is done and we can proceed on our trip. But not before an 80+ year old man, in the tire shop waiting room, full of people, says to me “Oh my! you have nice legs…..”

Glorious Abandon

Today, I was outside watering the flowers when I heard this voice singing away. I looked but saw no one. I figured it to be one of the handicapped boys who walk by. The voice got louder. I looked and saw a man walking down the street, jovial as can be, singing a hymn. I wanted to join him! And he wasn’t even one of the handicapped boys that walks by! What glorious abandon.

I’m off for a couple of days to take in some hotels, shopping and maybe some R & R in Grand Forks. Can anyone guess what store Jade and I will patronage first? :)

Ciao!

Reflections of an evening...

So here I sit contemplating why on earth I don’t just park my butt and enjoy myself when all of my family is out for the evening and I am left alone. I love evenings like these, but in my head I plan them differently. I plan a great movie, milkshake or a piece of cake or whatever my fancy may be for snacking, sit back and watch a movie my dlb just wouldn’t like. Alas, it NEVER happens! I fold laundry, (yes right out of the dryer), put away laundry, wash my floor, tidy the main living spaces, etc. etc. By the time I realize I haven’t even begun to do what I wanted, it’s time for dlb to come home and my “dream evening” is gone.

Please don’t get me wrong, I love having my family home, but sometimes it just works out this way. Jade is gone, C-man works and I am left alone. I actually look forward to these nights if they are few and far between.

Tonight it struck me that I look forward to the idea of a “dream evening”; perhaps it’s the dream that keeps me from missing them too much. Heaven knows that my dlb used to work so many evenings a few years back, I had begun to resent him. I hated those evenings of loneliness, fights with Jade, a silent house and going to bed by myself. Even looking back these thoughts brings tears to my eyes and a bitterness to my mouth. I became so bitter I wouldn’t even want him to come some nights. Now it’s the opposite. I can’t wait for him to come home, I can’t wait to see him and I can’t wait to go to bed with him…..:)

For all this I’m thankful. God does wonders to a heart if you want Him to.
C-man and I are both thankful for this change and nothing but pray, a change of heart (thanks to prayer) and hard work got us here.

Some of my July Resolutions

• I will try to quit sticking my foot in my mouth. I really have good intentions, but it seems the minute my feet hit the ground in the morning, something strange happens to my mouth.
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  I will try to fold my laundry right out of the dryer (big one for me right dlb?)
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  I will try to work on accepting other people’s downsides
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  I will put more effort into my cooking
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  I will try to enjoy my new truck when we get it! :)

Keep checking...

Nope, no profound thoughts.

One thing...We are truck shopping. Our truck is having a hard time keeping up with the amount weight we are pulling weekly, campers, horses, tractor etc. So far the choices are Dodge Cummins or Ford Diesel. We don't know which one yet.

Ciao!