EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS

posted about 7 hours ago

Wednesday edition
2010*6*30

Welcome home, dear hearts, welcome home

Today started off purty well… sort of. I woke up! It has been down hill since… lolol I rolled out of bed.. I do my normal field running down the hall way. I get to the kitchen. Can I stop now?

No, I cannot stop!

How bout the first thing that meets the eye is trash? All over the kitchen trash! Good grief… I wade through it! I am heading for the coffee pot… neither man nor beast will keep me from my coffee! (you may quote me here!) I stuff mug in micro… turn around to scan the mess…

Well, no body parts… No weapons, no empty booze bottles… no baggies… no finger nor paw prints. No warrants or summonses… (whew, that was close) But there were wads and piles and rafts of Newbie hair in that trash bag. ( according to Joey, the vet, the Newbers isn’t getting any smaller. Trust me, I’ve noticed) I swept up, broom wise, another 3 whole dogs worth of hair on the floor…

Coffee ready… I go into the living room.. looking for a spot to set up camera for still life pic. WOOOOO HOOOO! I received a package yesterday – delivered by Fedex. Life flowers… Peruvian Lilies… and a really unusual clear vase. Delivery guy is really cute but I left him alone. (I would have too hard a time trying to ditch the truck)

Anyway, out to the kitchen again. Unwrapped the flowers…cut an inch off the bottom of each stem (per instructions) after I filled the vase with water… again per instructions. Put some flower food in the water and followed up with the flowers. Looking good. I rush to thank Secret Admirer.

Back to the living room… I took a black sheet and hung it on the wall… Put flowerful vase on table in front and snapped away. OMG! I uploaded the pix… sumfin not quite right… How bout cam was set on 8m? Whatever that is. It translated to 44 inches for the original pic. Lololol Well, I redid all the sizes… each pic is now 5’ by ?. Have I mentioned I am a mechanical, camera, puter whiz? Good! Cause I’d be lying! Lolol

Well, after uploading all this stuff and resizing, I went after the cam. It was flinching and shivering… not lying! I played with the buttons and finally managed to resize its innards. I think! LOL

While I am on this whiz roll, I think I discovered a puter thingy yesterday. CHECK THIS!
I lost my temper a couple of weeks ago. I banned/blocked a person who shall remain nameless. Shame on me. I know better but I did it anyway. Hurt me? I react with anger. Well, then I started feeling guilty. I unblocked the person. They were only being who they were.

Sometime after the unblocking, I was forced to do several System Restores. (Last resort) In some manner, the SysRest reinstalled the block. Soooooo… Please remember to check your privacy section on Eons if you do a SysRest. Will save a lot of hurt feelings. I don’t know if this is standard on Eons or if it is in my system set up. Just thot I would pass this on.

The dogs and cats will eat for another few weeks… lol You ain’t gonna believe this… Phone rang while I was asleep. Woke just enuf to hear it … went back to sleep.

When I rolled out, I went to the caller ID.. I didn’t recognize the name. OK so I check the messages… 19 messages waiting. Hmmm… suppose it’s been a while since I checked my messages?

OK, so I finally get to strange name’s message… It starts… male voice…”This is BUBBA! You’d better get back from where ever you are… I will be out there at six” OK… lolol I fall off the chair… crackin’ up… serious case of hysterics! I’ve finally received my very first call from the infamous BUBBA. He’s gonna be here at six?

I have a couple of hours to wait… No, I didn’t call the number back. I decide that maybe I should clean up, comb my hair, put my teeth in and use a little Eau de Off! Just in case… As I am perfectly comfortable in my Kangaroo Pouch robe (with the paint down the front), I decide to quit while I was ahead. This was yesterday.

Bubba didn’t lie. He was out here at six on the dot! Brot the critter feed. Should I be disappointed or not? Can’t decide just yet! How the mind can wander… lololol

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These beauties are from my One and Only Secret Admirer… SA… Thank you… hugs and kisses…

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And finally…..

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A pic of MrT who may or may not end up in the same trash bag as the Newbie’s hair. Lily couldn’t get to the bag. The others have learned. MrT is all that’s left… lolol

Take care all of mine. Go in safety always. Remember things are not always what they seem. But, they could be! (being deeply profound here.)

Many hugs…much love… and lots of lafter… the slightly out of round, meems

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EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS

posted about 1 hour ago, updated 5 minutes later

2010*3*6...

Monday edition or not..
2010*6*28

Welcome home, dear hearts, welcome home!

Get in here and get comfy… there’s all kinds of goodies out in the kitchen… and all kinds of stuff to create a yummy sammich! (you pay the bill at the door…I ain’t totally stupid) shut up, Brats! All of you!

Ok… so the Storm Gods have been romping around up there. The humids are running rampant and naked…I ain’t even gonna look out the window for the rest of the day. (Getting dark out there anyway)

SO, here we go. We’ve had a black bear attack a man at the Red River Gorge Nature Preserve/Park. Park is closed down til the bear is found.. Probably a young male bear.. hungry and scared. My point here is that I live within 60 miles +/- of that area.

Now, listen up everybody… Should a young male bear show up here, I am NOT going to adopt, feed, attempt to pet, make a pet of, nor try take pix of critter aforementioned. Not gonna try to out run critter either!

I will however, strip starkers, grab pots and pans… a hammer and the mixing spoon! I WILL greet boy bear at the door… make all the noise I can.. Results should be Bear Runs… what with the sight of a starkers me clogging the door way, the clatter of pots and pans, the six pack throwing a fit. This works on Marvin! What more could I ask? Lololol Gotcha big time.. Brat! And hugs!

I now have the giggles and rolling on the floor… The 6 pack is starting to become alarmed. Meems is being bad! Shame, shame, meems. Lolol I’ve been watching too much of the interplay on NCIS…

Let’s see here…The Garymeister is in trouble! Him has been making some sly (well, maybe not so sly) old person remarks in Blooming Boomers. How bout he lets me know that movies have sound tracks now. This one just in. and I quote: “Just for the record emom, the price of a popcorn and drink at the movies today is equal to the USA budget for 1945.” If you really want to see how him picks on me… go to view link

See, what did I tell you… Gots to watch the Boss… him will getcha! I am working on getting even. Lolol hugs Boss!

Can you guys tell I am feeling better? Stopped taking the Vitamin D script… doesn’t seem to agree with me…Going with the flow sleepwise helps too. Oh, before I forget again… My sleep problem has a name, sort of…SUNDOWN SYNDROME. Yup, that’s what it’s called. My thanx to Anna for supplying this info.. At least, it now has a name!

Anyhow, I’ve always been a charmer with night owl sleep habits. I’ve spent a whole lifetime trying to develop a daytime personality/nite sleeper. Didn’t work.. Honest, I have tried! Lololol Now, let’s talk about this bridge I’ve constructed over the Hudson… lol or a gold brick mine I’ve discovered?

An aside here: Smokey, I lied while taking the test. The last letter to the name was a T… I thot it was the first letter, an R…Does this make a difference on my score? Lolol gotcha too… hugs

Woo Hoo! I am now heading for the fall out shelter. KK also has a get even for me that hasn’t arrived just yet. I am outa here!

I would give my left elbow for an all meat pizza!

Take care all of mine… go in safety always… Remember the basics… lolol You will not melt in the rain!

Many hugs, much love and loads of lafter… the pizza loving meems

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Patterns on the window shade… inside the bedroom on a sunny day

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Sunday evening?

2010*6*27

WELCOME HOME, DEAR HEARTS, WELCOME HOME!

Sheesh!  Do ya suppose it’s ok if I skip May and June next year?  This is NOT a rhetorical question!  I expect an answer and none of this mumbling stuff either.

Friday nite, the 6 pack was throwing a hissy fit… (I’m getting a little tired of this and definitely toooooo old!)  Anyhow, I grabbed the .22, went to the porch rail, fired a round.  Did a little bellowing too while I was at it.  LOLOL  Would you believe I heard dead silence out there?

Came back in…Wasn’t in here 15 minutes (or maybe I was… I am awful with time passage) The critters are barking and the Newbers is growling.  Unusual for the Newbers to growl.  Grabbed the pistol and this time I went out the side door…looked over the back rail… well, gee whiz!

How bout I have another critter?  Male, mixed breed, (has some beagle in it.  Kind of built like the Spud but has longer legs.)  He weighs maybe 35 lbs?  Has a white blaze and a sprinkle of tan on his nose.  He’s wearing a flea collar?  I thot it was pink but it is sort of ivory now that I’ve seen it in the sun.  Most I could do for him is give him water right now.

Spud’s not happy with this new creature.  Spud’s established dominance but is still busily re-enforcing the basics.  Tomorrow, I will keep the 6 in the house and then take some food out to TM… Traveling Man will be name for this one if he stays.

Been calling different neighbors and their friends… Nobody recognizes the description.  Another thing I learned… A friend of Anna’s told me that’s the 3^rd abandoned dog she’s heard of or knows about.  The friend had one dropped off.  The friend’s niece also found one at her house.  All thrown away this weekend.  I am biting my tongue and sitting on my hands to keep from climbing on my soap-box. 

You guys know that I always check/answer the mail, right?  LOLOL  Well, I mentioned to Smokeyspop that I was staying inside and behaving myself.  Would you believe he has no faith in my ability to behave?  He said and I quote…the behavior “shirt would not fit”  lolol  Ya suppose he is trying to tell me sumfin…?  I have the giggles!

Let’s see… We had lots of serious storms here on the mountain… some rain, lots of lightening…high temps (officially in the hundreds) 4 or 5 days in a row now.  Humidity running from 74 to 96%.  Can you say miserable?

I don’t remember if I told you or not but the sale plants came in.  I’m having one heck of a time trying to get out to put them in the ground.  Went out this evening around 2000 hours.  The sun was down… the temp had dropped to 84!  Is that a cold snap?  Anyway, I got some more plants in the ground…a little bit at a time is better than not at all.  I know it’s late in the season but next year ought to be spectacular. 

Anybody out there ever heard of tree lilies?  Supposedly grow to 10’ tall?  I have two different varieties… there is another packet of lilies that grows to 4’.  And there’s one packet that holds a geranium bush?  Maybe I can get those in the ground tomorrow… I think maybe I should go out to get the bags… they have the name of the variety.  I can glue the tags to a 3x5” card… 

I can’t think of anything else right now… Oopsie, I just lied… Sleep, sleep sleep!  I’ve gotten my days and nites all confused…sort of… I didn’t wake up until 1630 hours +/-today!  Was up past midnite working on Kathy’s painting.  I’ve given up on the sleeping pills again… even a half of one messes with my mind.  Bite your tongues, kids! 

My rotten buddy, LJ, just returned home from a tour of D. C.  He mentioned how impressed he was with the Korean War Memorial…As I recall, it has ours wading thru the rice paddies… wearing rain gear and carrying their weapons… always on the look out.  He and his lady took lots of pix… maybe, just maybe, I can con him into sharing them with us. 

I can’t ever remember being to D.C….been every place else in the lower 48 but I cannot remember visiting there.

Oh, lolol, before I forget…  I’ve had several orders for the Granny Grunge T-shirts.  Lolol  and a couple for the robe with the kangaroo pouch… lolol  I’ve decided the whole world is nutz… not just me!

I am still wide awake but I am sure I will find sumfin to keep me busy…

Take care all of mine.  Go in safety always.  Remember re the miserable weather “this too shall pass”… Thanx Boss…

Many hugs, much love and loads of lafter… The watering her thumb to keep it green meems

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EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS

posted about 1 hour ago

2010*3*6...

Wednesday edition
2010*6*23

WELCOME HOME, DEAR HEARTS, WELCOME HOME

Sheesh… I think I have bitten off more than I can chew at one setting! Lolol I have bulbs and more bulbs (and 10’ lily trees I planted today.) But… only after I can figure out where to put them. I also planted 10 footer sunflowers by the ramp while I was out there.

Planting alongside the ramp was Anna’s idea. And it was a good one! Yup, I can tie them to the side rails as they grow and maybe they will survive the wind storms we have here.

Today it was 109 deg (official) I only had 104 in the sun…98 in the shade! The Boss said it was officially summer… lolol Ya suppose? I’d hate to find out that it is winter! Thanx Boss!

Then, there is the Marvin! I know the boy loves me but he loves giving me a hard time better! You kind hearted folks have no idea what a thorn in the side he can be! Now, that being said, if you all can behave, not give this lil old lady a hard time, be pleasant and sweet to one another, I will promise (sort of) not to sic the Marv upon you! Gotcha Brat! Tee hee heeeeeeee! (thank you KK… I like that tee hee business!)

I do know the boy has my back but I am not sure this is a good thing either! Lolol At my age, one can only hope… I think I gotcha’d him again! In my mind, he is about 15 or 16 years old. I hope he never grows up! Lol (maybe I’d better rethink the last remark)

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There’s the side porch. The closed gate under the back side. To the left of the ramp, you will see some tiger lilies… Them babies is 6’ tall. No lie! In the foreground is the partially outlined (new) bed where I planted the poppies. I only have an acre plus to go… lolol I’m only planting the hardy flowers and slow growing trees. But I do have some annuals out there too. And I NEED more rocks! Sheesh! I am hard to please sometimes. Bite your tongues, everybody!

Let’s see here… lolol What else… Oh, my flyguys/gals have gone over several times everyday. Sometimes I get out there in time to wave; sometimes I don’t. Today, I was out there for a few (before planting) Was in one of my GG robes (with the kangaroo pocket---Do NOT ask) Anyway, I finally found my BBSB going over. I waved and hugged and smooched… WOOO HOOO, I got flashed! I finally had to scoot into the shade of the mimosa after I curtsied. Sun was wayyyyyyy tooooo hot to stand out there.

Now, I don’t care how cute the buns on them guys… It was me or them… this time, I chose me… Gotcha kids!

Then there is the SherriAnne who keeps pestering for me to go into business with my Granny Grunge outfits… What do you kids think about the following….?

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LOLOL Now, tell me that ain’t cute… Does this pic not say it all? Y’all just wait til I get to the bottoms grunges… Fair warning… one of the black pair has a white hand print on the right cheek… I have no idea when or how I managed to do that!

Guess that’s it for the day… Take care all of mine… go in safety always… Remember to check the second window back in them BBSB’s. Just might luck out! Lolol

Hugs, much love and lots of lafter… the totally nice lil ol meems (I just told a whopper!) lolol

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EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS...

posted about 13 hours ago

2010*3*6...

I don’t know what day it is! LOLOL

Welcome home, dear hearts, welcome home!

It’s 0518 hours and I have been up for an hour. I am going to complain to the management! It’s too early for me to be up and writing. It’s way before breakfast! And, I was up before breakfast yesterday. Yup, I was…

Was a gorgeous day and I finally got out for a little while to play in the dirt. I moved the poppies, which were coming along nicely, to their final location.

Well, I shoveled and dug… Carefully removed the poppies from their temporary homes. (Didn’t want to damage fragile roots) Crumpled the clumps of damp clay. Stuffed the plants in the prepared holes. Covered them up. Cleaned up and put the now empty pots in the truck bed.

Only took me a few seconds to put the pots in the truck. I turned back and found a rather large hairy molting critter lying on top of my fragile plants. The NEWBIEEEEEE! Move! Move! Move! Move! A 170 to 180 pound critter can do a lot of smashing in a very short amount of time. Well, ratz! I finally convinced the temporarily and selectively deaf Newbers to move. Seems like he somehow got the idea that I was digging a cool spot just for him. I keep telling myself that I really must attempt to outthink the critters.

Oh dear… Well, I straightened them, the poppies, back up… and hightailed it for some wild rocks to make the border…

I trundle (one of my fave words) down to the pond/waterfall…check for snakes…pry loose some of the uppermost rocks and haul them bare handed back up to the new flower bed. I know better but bare handed is the way I did it. One of the rocks slipped and I destroyed my long lovely nails in no time at all. The new bed’s not finished yet, but it is a start!

I need more dirt and some mulch… Received an email that the rest of the perennial ‘grab bag’ is on its way. Can’t wait to see what’s gonna be in the assortment.

Managed to get some pix taken … The Mimosa is in full bloom and smells so good. I want to get a whole forest of them babies started. They make a most beautiful centerpiece for shade loving hostas… Hostas are another of my fave plants. I am still looking for a Climbing Peace Rose. They smell good too.

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Thought y’all might enjoy this pic of the Viva and the Ophie. They crack me up. That’s MY bed they have re-arranged to their liking!

And here are a couple of pix of the Mimosa blooms…

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Guess I’ll head back to bed for a while. Three hours sleep just doesn’t get it! Lolol

Take care all of mine. Go in safety always. Remember to look for the beauty around you… day or nite… beauty is there somewhere.

Many hugs, much love and loads of lafter… the never uses gloves meems

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EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS

posted about 1 hour ago

2010*3*6...

2010*6*13-Sunday edition.

WELCOME HOME, DEAR HEARTS, WELCOME HOME!

You ain’t gonna believe this edition of the continuing saga of mountain living. Sheesh! Some of you have heard about some parts of this and I know that some are going to think I am making this up. I am not!

OK… Here goes:

The rinse water fill on the washing machine is not working. I can rinse stuff by using the dial to fill etc. This little problem eats up a lot of time.

While I was playing with the washer, and unbeknownst to me, the little hose thingy in the toilet tank had come loose. Ya with me? I come back upstairs to find the area around the toilet flooded… OK… I take the lid off the tank and fix that; put lid back on. Then using paper towels and a spray bottle full of dish soap and bleach, I start mopping. Bathroom floor is sparkling. Not planned but it works for me! Lol

What next… Hmmmm… Oh, I found a Bull frog under the fridge… No, I don’t know how he got there. Sometimes ya just don’t ask any questions. Lolol

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Anyway, I grabbed him around the waist, drug him out from under and took him out back to release him. Need I mention the poor feller was wet, cold and slimy… 8 to 10” long. (I hate slimy)

Another thing… I caught a feller out back by the truck… had his hand and arm in the bed of the truck when I spotted him. God love him, the Newbers was throwing a fit out on back porch. Told the guy to go around front, which he did.

I came back into the kitchen and grabbed the .22 and out the side door I went. And here comes the guy around the front corner.

He sees the pistol and stopped. He wants a “ride down the road”. No, honey, I don’t think so. … He turns around and leaves… dogs escorting him off the property.

Did some checking… Got name, age, m/w. Has been in jail numerous times… When I went out to move the truck, I found the gas can had been moved and was not in it’s normal place. I called Richmond and gave the state all the info I had gathered. He was looking to steal gas? Been a lot of that around here the last month or so. They’ve even hit the county garage and stolen gas. Got rid of Mr. A and now, Mr. B has moved in to take his place? Why not?!?

Then there was the email I received from the FBI which said “Congratulations, you have just won a gazillion dollars.” I fell off the chair! LOLOL
Now, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to receive an email or even a visit from them, the Secret Service, the DEA, the ATF, the CIA, assorted Black Ops and the OSS! However, I wouldn’t expect them to be handing over money! Lolol (Anna says they are going to come after me with a butterfly net but that’s a whole different story) If I am having company, does this mean I must dress up and wear sumfin that does NOT have paint on it?

Anyway, this email means that I must advise a bunch of people of this ridiculous scam tomorrow. Good Grief! I swear to you that I only left the house long enuf to get the mail.

Well, there were a few times I did have a few minutes to sit in the side yard. Oh yeah, I flirted with my flyguys. I heard and saw some of them BBSBs today but I couldn’t stay outside very long. Was 97 out there and way too humid for this old body.

Oh, I finished Anna’s painting of the Homestead. Worked on Cathy’s Cabin painting and finally put the toy wheel-barrow together. Wheel-barrow was a heck of a lot simpler to put together than the phone thingy.

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Won’t be posting as frequently as I have in the past… Not because I want to slow down but I must. Need to prop feet up and all that good stuff. When I do, I fall asleep. Sheesh!

Take care all of mine. Go in safety always. Remember never to ask ‘why’ of kids, cats, dogs, husbands or horses. That way lies madness! Trust me, I know!

Many hugs, much love and loads of lafter… meems

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EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS

posted about 1 hour ago

2010*3*6...

The something or other edition of the Mountain News (maybe)
June 6th or so 2010-06-06

Welcome home, dear hearts, welcome home!

I think I have lost my mind! It’s kind of hard to tell. Lolol I know for sure that I’ve lost a few other things… lolol Like telephone service over nite. Had 3” of rain in about 35 mins. Two lightning strikes out back… Still don’t know what was hit. Lightning gods were really in fine form for two days. The winds were fierce… even had a sprinkling of small hail.

Looks like I’m going to be forced to take a trip to Storm god central again! Sheesh. 94 in the shade and humids are way too high. I am grumpy and also stuck in the house. I have been forced by sheer boredom to become a temporary SuzyHomeMaker! I hate house work… I hate the hot muggies and I definitely hate glue that doesn’t work unless you apply it to yourself! Can you tell I’m in a good mood?

Oh yeah, I was playing with a tube of glue (read contact cememt)… The smear it on… wait 20 mins… then put parts together for a few minutes type glue. Well, that didn’t work! 30 minutes to do one corner of a frame. Started to do the second corner… first one fell apart. Hmmmm! This is not what I had in mind. I am out of Gorilla Glue… well, damn!

I managed to get some of that junk on my hair… my hands… my nails and on some of my Granny Grunge clothes. Trust me, THAT worked! Sheesh!

Oh, I’ve finally thot of a way to show some of my GG outfits. Lolol Once I figure out a way to hang them, I’ll take some pix and post them on my profile. I can’t find anyone willing to take pix of me wearing them. Is that saying something or what? Lolol

The other day, just as the storm clouds were rolling over the horizon, I heard a heldoctor. Oh boy! I jumped up…raced thru the house and out the side door. I was wearing a shiny blue caftan which has yellow roses embroidered on it (but no paint)… My hair is down and streaming. I also realized later that my whole left leg was showing… Would you believe the seam on the left side was open all the way to the pocket? Oh Dear…lololol I have a sewing machine down in the basement that has never been used.
To add to this visual disaster, picture me with some oversize moccasins on my feetsies. One leather tie chewed to the nub by one of the six pack…Both covered with paint spatters.

Back to the heldoctor… lolol… Well, it seems this flyguy has been over the house before. Lolol I am in very short order out on the drive, looking up, wind blowing… I wave, throw kisses and hugs… The boy is really hustling. I didn’t get flashed… Meems gonna pout?

I am still doing my thing when I see the window/door open… This is new! Out comes an arm! I get a beautiful and lafter filled wave. LOLOL I loved it… I curtsied and cracked up at the same time. Almost lost my balance but the Newbie was alongside and shored me up! And some people wonder why nobody bothers me up here…On the floor, me!

Here’s sumfin else… Yesterday I received two calls from an elderly male. My last name is the same as his. Are we related? No… Are you sure we are not related? Yes… I’ve lived here all my life. OK… I’ve never heard of you before. OK… I’d like to meet you. OMG…. I ain’t gonna go there!

I talked to Anna Thursday evening and she scared the liver right out of me. She had eaten something at church and immediately broke out in huge hives. Went to the ER yesterday and finally got home late in the evening. Shots, benadryl and some other stuff. Seems like she had a possible reaction to a chocolate red dye goody… then on the way home, she stopped at the store, bought a vanilla version. Proceeded to break out in more hives.

I’ve given her orders! She scares me like that again and I will beat her to a pulp. Then have El stuff her in a mail box and padlock her inside! Sheesh! Scare me, will she?!?

Then today she had some pizza… back to the lumpies again! She is itching sumfin awful.

Just heard the phrase “more better” on a shark program… KK are you listening? I have the giggles again… Inside joke folks… Gotcha!

Seems like the Boss is busy with the BIG Boss this weekend and sumfin to do with beer… Not sure what that’s about…. Lolol

And then there’s The Marv who has been vigorously complaining about the lack of the News! Sheesh! I can testify to the hyper activity of the Marv when he is forced (aid with tongue in cheek) to complain… (Trust me, it don’t take much) Gotcha again Brat!

Take care all of mine..Go in safety always. Remember to chew somebody out every day. Makes life a lot more interesting! Lolol

Many hugs, much love and loads of lafter… meems

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EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS

posted about 21 hours ago

2010*3*6...

Wednesday & Thursday edition

IT CAN’T BE JUNE ALREADY! JUST CAN’T BE!
(am I shouting?)
Am I grumbling out loud? YES! YES! & OMG!

A two day edition just might be a little less than flowing but wordier than the flood. LOLOL I can’t believe this week so far!

Let’s see here…
Found a very newly dead frog (and very messy) on the kitchen floor…
Finally got out of bed today at 1700 hours…(bite your tongues everybody)
Found bird feathers all over the kitchen…(no comment)
Discovered the kittens have been hiding under the kitchen cabinets/sink. (another OMG!)
Discovered that Eau de OFF will destroy even the best manicure…eats the surface right off your nail polish.
Sat down at the easel and discovered bright yellow kitten prints all over my glass palette. Rule of meems… Never, ever leave kittens and exposed oil paints in the same room at the same time.
Learned the hard way that going outside after the sun goes down, does not mean it’s cooler or dryer out…94 in the shade and 100% humids! Can you say: sweat running down face? Need a bath and shampoo? Oh yeah!

Moving the gate to close off the back side of the side of the porch doesn’t take long. However, when your bunns are frying like bacon on a hot sidewalk, it can seem like a life time!
Another thing to take under consideration? Snakes like shady cool spots like under porches.
Now, we all know I am not afraid of snakes..But I ain’t stupid… (another ‘bite your tongues) I was careful, observant and very cautious while playing under the porch. I was fixing a shelter home for Delilah and the kittens…A kitty carrier with one of my old shirts (my scent) and an old throw rug (aroma of 6 pack). The little family now has a safe place to stay…food… water..
I learned that camera does not take good close-ups when lens is set on infinity! Lolol Duh Paula. Tried to take pix of bloom stalk developing on century plants out front. Guess what didn’t turn out?

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Then I worked on Anna’s painting of the farm. Finally, finally, it is starting to work. Sheesh… Some paintings are a trial to my patience while others just fall out of the paint brush. Kathy’s painting is one of those…easy ones. I can see the finished painting in my mind. The hardest part is the waiting for the white paint to set up between sessions.

Another thing… We all know that I call everybody my own versions of pet names. LOL A memory popped into my beady brain last nite. A memory which still sets me off into a fit of giggles. Lolol

At work, the phone rang… I answered; the call was for one of my guys. I took the info message..walked to the office door and shouted ‘loverbucket’! Three guys answered! I had the best time!

Take care all of mine. Go in safety always. Remember that memories can be a lot of fun. Also remember that nothing lasts forever.

Many hugs, much love and lots of lafter … meems

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EMOM'S MOUNTAINS NEWS

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The New Monday Memorial Day

2010*May*31

Welcome home, dear hearts, welcome home!

Ok, I think I am back to normal…whatever that is! LOLOL I am still grumbling tho! Have lost power several times…The storm gods have been rolling thru but not on any particular schedule. I wrote a News last nite and decided to deep 6 it. My bed and apartment, in general, have been taken over by a space hogging 6 pack!

The 6 pack does an excellent job of letting me know the outside conditions. The hotter and muggier the outside, the sooner they all come in and pretend they are bed covers or carpeting. The ceiling is dropping out there right now and the winds are rising. Batten down, kids…. It’s gonna be a lulu!

Viva is holding the pillows down… The Newbers is holding down a slippery comforter which refuses to stay on the bed. (I know better than to buy one of those satiny things but I will be to do it anyway…especially when they are on sale…The comforters, not the dogs)

Another thing… If I mention I am down in the dumps, I start receiving all these weird comments and phone calls. Lolol All these weirds are supposed to cheer me up… lolol I am not sure that the intent is commensurate with the achieved results.

For instance, I’m sitting here yesterday. Minding my own business. I receive a message from the Boss picking on me. His nice is all gone! Lol but he is funny! Can you tell I am scared to death of him? Can you tell he reminds me of Jethro on NCIS? Don’t answer that! OMG! He’s gonna get me…I can see/hear it coming now! lol

Then the phone rings… Me, being the ding ding I am, answers! It was my roving reporter and editor of the Bamboo sumfin or other in Maui… lolol The Donna/Jasmine!

She absolutely cracks me up! I laffed til I cried and couldn’t breathe. I received a list of don’t do’s and do do’s! That doesn’t look right but you all know what I mean! Lolol

She tells me she follows the news (professional TV, etc.) 24/7. She also noticed that I was snowed/frozen in most of the winter. And she knows who Rand Paul is. (not gonna go there) I appear to be losing control here! I’ve got the giggles. Some things should remain unsaid in public…or not.

Let’s see here… My marking of the ¾’s of a century I have lived brought me to a pondering situation. Especially when Bobbi called me. We talked for 8, yes, I said 8, hours. The good and the bad (time takes care of the bad)…but as I’ve said before, you sometimes need to work at forgetting the bad.

Well, Bobbi and I laffed and giggled and gossiped and and and… We agreed that I resemble Abbie on NCIS. LOLOL

Bobbi decided I was an early version of the puter. We love our books, the feel, the weight, the smell of the ink and paper. She remembers me reading the sets of encyclopedias we had when she was growing up. I remembered her printing her name.. Copying it letter for letter when she was 4 at most. She had already grasped the concept and connection with reading/printing/learning.

How many people do you know who asked for a copy of the huge dictionary that every class room had way back when and received same? And how many people ask for a boa constrictor for Christmas and receives a lovely two footer? Truth!

Let’s see here… what else? Oh, I went outside later in the afternoon yesterday… Took the camera with me… Took some pix of the storm gods arriving from the south east. And a pic of my fave ‘set in the shade’ chair and table.

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And last but not least… the Lilyputzer in pink!

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Well ratz! I’m running out of space before I run out of words. Take care all of mine. Go in safety always. Remember to thank all of ours for keeping us free.

Many hugs, much love and loads of laffter with the good memories… meems

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