My Daughter Wears Combat Boots...

She brought them home, to show them to me again... I'm so proud of those boots :) I'm enjoying having her home so much that I'm starting to think that I'm going to fall apart all over again when she flies back to her base in a few days...

Mr.SoonToBeBlue won't get his for a few more months, but the way time is flying this year, it won't be long now. He's been asking to get a job, now that he's 18 and all. I really didn't want anything to distract him from his grades, he's in the top 1% of his class... and Ms.Blue didn't have to get a job before she flew off into the wild blue yonder... but it happened. He got a job yesterday and started training yesterday... making over 10 bucks an hour part time. Wow. It's easy work and good money. But I feel conflicted. Not to mention the fact that he is serving detention today and tomorrow because he got busted at school for having his shirt tail untucked. (sigh)

And the baby. Well... the baby starts driving in about 5 more weeks. Gosh I guess I'm just getting old...

I'm not though... Really I'm not.

Happy Holidays...

Hope you had a nice holiday weekend...

Sorry I havent' been by to wish you well...
or catch up...
or post...

I've been SICK.
pneumonia sick.

AND had to work.
SICK
which has pretty much sucked...

Haven't had much energy to do anything the past couple of weeks...
even missed hunting.
And you know me...
I usually hunt no matter what!

But Ms.Blue has been home and that is so wonderful...
she went hunting in my place.

Feeling a little bit better the past couple of days...
maybe I'll even get around to brushing the dust off this place
and putting up a few holiday decorations.
We'll see.

Today's My Friday!

This is the SOB that has been charged w/ killing my brother's partner and my aunt's brother: http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/11/16/arson.firefighters.ap/index.html


And on a lighter note...
MS.Blue will be here in the morning!!! I cannot wait.

Pissed on.. or pissed off?

I made the wrong decision... staying here that is.
I guess I'm going to have to actually quit in order to see that great raise they finally promised me... I drive to work in the mornings now so damn mad at myself... why on earth did I think things were going to change here? (sigh).

The good news is... Ms.Blue will be here with me in a matter of hours now. I'm hoping the distraction will help...

I'm not used to being so angry...

Tagged Again!

Thanks Jaye...(sevenwithoneextra.blogspot.com)

She tagged me. Let's see if I can come up with anything...

8 things about myself? Sheesh. What can I write that y'all don't already know?

1. I'm a native California girl whose bare feet are slowly becoming accustomed to the redneck south. It sort of grows on ya. Like Kudzu. And if you don't know what that is... stop by Idgies place and read up.

2. (Do I really have to come up with all 8???)

3. I'm learning to survive as my kids are growing up and moving away and not needing me so much anymore. The oldest just turned 19. The boy will be 18 next week. The baby will be 16 a couple days after that. I've survived it all so far... maybe this part really isn't so bad?

4. See answer to #2.

5. I love working in the legal profession. It's something I've always wanted to do and really enjoy. Even if I still haven't seen the raise I was promised to stay here...

6. I am very excited that my Ms.Blue will be home next week. Only for a short time on leave, but I will be able to hug her. And that is very important to a mom, even when their kids are grown up enough to be off serving our country.

7. See answers to #2 and #4.

8. Nothing new or original that I haven't written before. Told ya. See answers to #2, #4 and #7.

Hopefully, the people I tag will come up with something better than this. And I'm tagging you. yes YOU. If you're reading this, you've been tagged!

Monday... Monday...

I'm sure all of you who keep an eye on the news heard about the firefighters out in that west-coast state where I came from that died a little over a week ago trying to fight a wildfire. ...I woke up to hear that on the news, and as always, my heart stopped until it was late enough there to get ahold of my brother and make sure that it wasn't him and to find out if he was out working at those fires... fortunately, he didn't get called out on those, but it still hit close to home. His good friend who worked at the same fire station as my brother was one of the men killed. One of the other men who died was our Aunt's brother, only related through marrige, but still. My hearts are with both of these men's families this past week...

Knew you'd want to know.

Rabbits! Rabbits!

(and y'all thought I forgot..."

Remember, if Rabbits! Rabbits! are the first words you type on the first day of the month... it will bring you good luck! :)