Thursday, March 14, 2013
Laundry Room Re-Do
My laundry room was not a disaster but I wanted it to have a face lift. There was a time when I would have paid someone to do it but I am poor (alas, poor, poor me) and I also wanted to see what I could do myself and I have to say, I love it. I had been been planning this for spring break for several months and so I started on Sunday. I had finally decided on a color called High Noon. I do have to resist humming "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" when I think of it!! It dried a little darker...
So first I painted:
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| Valspar High Noon |
Then I added knobs and light switches and a picture and the cross stitch I found a a garage sale several years ago and the key car that is the only thing my mom EVER bought at a craft show and it is perfect. Maybe not perfect in everyone's world but perfect for me.
On another "yep, I'm proud of me moment," I also got touch up paint at Home Depot for the rest of the house and it's all done too!!
Good spring break!!
Monday, March 11, 2013
Never Before
Today I had my haircut but a person in a leopard skin dress named Laila and I was a little suspicious that all was not as it seemed. She was really tall, with long dark hair and big hands. She talked about her boyfriend. She was very sweet and she gave me a pretty good haircut. And her license said her name was
Isaac.
Isaac.
Out of touch and seriously time for a change
On March 1st, some spending cuts went into effect for our country and instead of real change, what it seems to me they did was cut some things just enough to pee a line in the snow that says "see what happens when you question us?". They cut some Head Start money and some Meals on Wheels money and some unemployment benefits. Today they are telling marines to "save every bullet, every drop of gas" to scare the American public more into believing since we want them accountable, they'll show us. We are not safe anymore. See what we've done?
I preach about this every few months....it's time to clean house. It's time for some real changes in the way our government spends. I can't say I know too much about government spending guidelines but I see it every day in our school. We can't buy whatever from Sam's because they are not on an approved vendor list. The approved vendor's price is 2 times what Sam's is but ...blah, blah, blah. It's time for people to be responsible for finding the best price, not sucking up to whichever approved vendor that has lined their pockets.
I think the fact that they all think we are stupid is what really annoys me.
I preach about this every few months....it's time to clean house. It's time for some real changes in the way our government spends. I can't say I know too much about government spending guidelines but I see it every day in our school. We can't buy whatever from Sam's because they are not on an approved vendor list. The approved vendor's price is 2 times what Sam's is but ...blah, blah, blah. It's time for people to be responsible for finding the best price, not sucking up to whichever approved vendor that has lined their pockets.
I think the fact that they all think we are stupid is what really annoys me.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
It's not every day or every place...
That can have a blizzard warning when it's 64 degrees outside. But we do. Apparently by 9pm...less than 2 hours away...snow sould start. Part of me would love a snow day but it will cost us the Monday after Easter so...whatever!! Bring it on!!
2 AM Ramblings...
I can't sleep. Nothing unusual there. I normally can't without a sleeping pill, no matter how tired I am. Most of the time they work but even with the pill, sometimes I can't sleep. It's just OTC stuff and I only take one even though the box says I can take two. Two puts me in a coma that is hell to wake up from so I don't. And I try not to take them on the weekends but I need to. So here I am.
I'm playing a game on CNN while I write this. I check out Pinterest. Sometimes I watch TV. Sometimes I do laundry or clean house but I did that last night. I read for awhile tonight but lost concentration after awhile.
In the book I was reading there is a continuity error that has nothing to do with the story but it bugs me. The guy picks the girl up in his car and then wakes up to find that she has gone home. Ok, so did she walk the 15 miles to town or steal his truck? It's called an EDITOR, Author!! Look into one!!
I've been hooked on 'The Rifleman' for a couple of months now. It's on METV & AMC. I have to be close to seeing every episode but I'm not yet. I like the show although I lived with a cowboy for a long time and 2 things don't ring true there. My dad never wore a short sleeved shirt and would never sit around the house or work outside without a shirt on. I'm just saying.
I decided on a color for my laundry room. It's called High Noon. I cannot help humming 'Do Not Forsake Me...' when i look at it. It's going to look great.
Tomorrow night is the Academy Awards hosted by Seth McFarlane. I thought he was on Saturday Night Live but then read he does something with The Simpsons so basically, I have no clue who he is.
Here is Jimmy Fallon doing the "Mom Dance" with First Lady Michelle Obama. Love it.
It's too cold to stay up so I'm back off to bed. Hopefully with better results.
I'm playing a game on CNN while I write this. I check out Pinterest. Sometimes I watch TV. Sometimes I do laundry or clean house but I did that last night. I read for awhile tonight but lost concentration after awhile.
In the book I was reading there is a continuity error that has nothing to do with the story but it bugs me. The guy picks the girl up in his car and then wakes up to find that she has gone home. Ok, so did she walk the 15 miles to town or steal his truck? It's called an EDITOR, Author!! Look into one!!
I've been hooked on 'The Rifleman' for a couple of months now. It's on METV & AMC. I have to be close to seeing every episode but I'm not yet. I like the show although I lived with a cowboy for a long time and 2 things don't ring true there. My dad never wore a short sleeved shirt and would never sit around the house or work outside without a shirt on. I'm just saying.
I decided on a color for my laundry room. It's called High Noon. I cannot help humming 'Do Not Forsake Me...' when i look at it. It's going to look great.
Tomorrow night is the Academy Awards hosted by Seth McFarlane. I thought he was on Saturday Night Live but then read he does something with The Simpsons so basically, I have no clue who he is.
Here is Jimmy Fallon doing the "Mom Dance" with First Lady Michelle Obama. Love it.
It's too cold to stay up so I'm back off to bed. Hopefully with better results.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
20 Years Later
Today at the United Spirit Arena the Texas Tech Lady Raiders beat the Whorns of UT which is always a good thing. And at half time, they celebrated the 1993 National Championship team's 20th anniversary, I did not go to the game so I got what I deserved but Fox Sport SW only showed part of the team introductions but I'd read that they were all going to be there. And that idiot Rick Gilbert mispronounced every other name. It was pretty cool that they were all here to celebrate.
In 1992-1993, Tech basketball was still played in the bubble. I had gone to a few late games in the previous season and had gotten a gander at Sheryl Swoopes and thought, HOLY COW, that girl is good!! She only played 2 seasons at Tech total. She had signed with the Whorns but got to Austin and felt she did not fit in with the same sex oriented locker room there. She was still professing to be straight at the time. So she came back to west Texas and went to school in Levelland. Then, lucky for us, to Tech. And I was so impressed, that for her senior year I bought season tickets. Then the 1st game, Swoopes hit the pylon thingy that holds the backboard and crumbled like a rag doll. She laid there a minute and then Linden Weese went out to get her. He picked her up and she had her arms around his neck and her face buried in his neck and then he sat her down on the bench and they surrounded her. And then, a few minutes later, she got up and scored a ton of points. And she continued to score and score. And she scored 47 points in the championship game. They only won by 2 points but it was really not that close throughout the game. It was a wonderful moment to be a Tech fan.
The thing about this team is that they were girls. They were graceful and talented and seemed to really like each other. Sheryl Swoopes was the most talented, no doubt but everyone one of them had a place on the team and played very well. They didn't dunk or grunt or cold cock anyone. They weren't selfish. And it was beautiful.
For a little while, recruiting boomed and while the teams were good, they weren't great. The USA was built for the Lady Raider fans. And when Marsha Sharp had a great recruiting class, one of her players got pregnant and rumor has it that St Marsha turned on the 19 year old and the rest of the team took it personally and while they played well, it appeared their hearts were not in it. And recruiting dropped. And Marsha retired. And Kristi Curry came aboard. And winning teams are a thing of the past.
But today, we got to relive a moment.
In 1992-1993, Tech basketball was still played in the bubble. I had gone to a few late games in the previous season and had gotten a gander at Sheryl Swoopes and thought, HOLY COW, that girl is good!! She only played 2 seasons at Tech total. She had signed with the Whorns but got to Austin and felt she did not fit in with the same sex oriented locker room there. She was still professing to be straight at the time. So she came back to west Texas and went to school in Levelland. Then, lucky for us, to Tech. And I was so impressed, that for her senior year I bought season tickets. Then the 1st game, Swoopes hit the pylon thingy that holds the backboard and crumbled like a rag doll. She laid there a minute and then Linden Weese went out to get her. He picked her up and she had her arms around his neck and her face buried in his neck and then he sat her down on the bench and they surrounded her. And then, a few minutes later, she got up and scored a ton of points. And she continued to score and score. And she scored 47 points in the championship game. They only won by 2 points but it was really not that close throughout the game. It was a wonderful moment to be a Tech fan.
The thing about this team is that they were girls. They were graceful and talented and seemed to really like each other. Sheryl Swoopes was the most talented, no doubt but everyone one of them had a place on the team and played very well. They didn't dunk or grunt or cold cock anyone. They weren't selfish. And it was beautiful.
For a little while, recruiting boomed and while the teams were good, they weren't great. The USA was built for the Lady Raider fans. And when Marsha Sharp had a great recruiting class, one of her players got pregnant and rumor has it that St Marsha turned on the 19 year old and the rest of the team took it personally and while they played well, it appeared their hearts were not in it. And recruiting dropped. And Marsha retired. And Kristi Curry came aboard. And winning teams are a thing of the past.
But today, we got to relive a moment.
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