Friday, January 22, 2010

Some promises do not have to be kept...

Seriously...

My ex's Mom passed away Thursday.

The Friday before Thanksgiving she went in for open heart surgery...

The docs sent her home without the operation because they decided she was too fragile to survive it...

A major concern of hers, knowing that she just had a couple of months to spend with her family, has been that her dogs be buried with her.

She has two dogs.

Sophie is older and blind and it would be difficult to find someone to take her in.

However, Danny Boy is young and frisky and CareBear wants him...and so does her Dad, for that matter.

But, Grandma insisted that her son and daughter promise to bury DannyBoy with her because no one can give him the love she gives him...

So they promised...

So their Mom would Rest in Peace.

And now they plan on keeping that promise....

WTF????

Too bad she loved the dogs more than her son, eh?
"I love you so much, son, I want you to go to heaven with me when I do. Can you promise me that?"
Can you go to prison for dogknapping?

If so, CareBear and I had nothing to do with it....

If we can pull it off...

And CareBear just happens to adopt a dog with DannyBoy's personality...

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Some Things need to be said again...

A man goes to the Pittsburgh Steelers ticket office and inquires about purchasing play-off tickets.

The ticket teller replies that there are not any ticketsfor sale because the Steelers did not make it to the play-offs.

The following day the same man goes to the Pittsburgh Steelers ticket office and inquires about purchasing Steeler play-off tickets.

The ticket teller politely replies that there are not any tickets for sale because the Steelers did notmake it to the play-offs.

This goes on every day for an entire week.

And every day for another week....

Finally the ticket teller loses patience:

Teller:
I'VE TOLD YOU FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS THERE ARE NOT ANY TICKETS AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE STEELERS DID NOT MAKE THE PLAY-OFFS!!!!


Man:
I know. I drive every day all the way from Cleveland just to hear you say that!

Monday, January 18, 2010

Grapple this...

Yes, Ryan was eccentric...

Let me tell you about the time we all went to Myrtle beach for summer vacation.

We decided pretty late in the season that we wanted to actually take a vacation that year (2006, I think).

I mentioned it to some friends at one of Gary's Middle School track meets.

I wanted to go late June, early July ...

That was the only time that would work for all of us...

I was looking for a cabin or cottage - hopefully on water.

Well, timing was perfect because another Mom just happened to have a time share in MB that they were not using this year and - though they had already traded - she though there might be an availability in the development.

And there was - and we got the friends and family discount:)

So we were on our way.

CareBear and KB....

G-Man....

Myself....

LDboy.....

Ryan...

We took three cars...

We had not planned it that way.

The plan was to take my car and Ryan's. They were the two in the best shape.

And Ryan and LDBoy had a business partner/friend in the area so they could do a little work while down there.

The day before we are ready to leave, Ryan decides that he and LDBoy should consider not going because of some business venture....

Needless to say, I am pretty pissed.

"Maybe we will fly down in a couple days..." NOT - unless you are flying back, too.

"Maybe we can put this off a week..." NOT - it's a time share...
"Maybe we can work down there.." NOT - it's vacation

Maybe you had better figure out something...

Because this is a "family" vacation, Ryan, and you do not get to spoil it for us.

If you do not want to come with us, Ryan, fine, but do not try to guilt LDBoy into not coming....

It was planned, for crying out loud....

We need this....

And we needed to take two cars...

Whether there were 4 of us or 6 of us....

We would not all fit in one care with all of our stuff....

So I pack a lot...sue me...

Change of plans... - let's get CareBear's car into the shop for a much needed maintenance visit.

Not how I planned to spend the day before, but whatever....

We are on our way...

LDBoy and Ryan - after much back and forth - and a lil whining - decided they would be 12 hours behind us...

Which actually turned out to be 4 hours because they travel 3x as fast as we do...

This was supposed to be a relaxing week...

And it sort of was...except for Ryan's whining about lack of internet and amount of hours LDBoy was NOT working on this new deal...

It's vacation, that's V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Sand, beach, sunscreen....

The boardwalk....

Downtown MB....

Swords and knives and guns and grappling hooks...

Everywhere....

For sale.....

What part of "family" vacation did you guys not understand?

I went to bed early that night - just because I was exhausted...

Driving, shopping, unpacking....

What night, you ask?

The night I was awakened by voices telling Ryan that he should not try to hoist his new grappling hook up onto the roof so he could climb up to the balcony outside his room....

I was out of that bed faster than Ryan could say "Aaaarrrrgh!"

Give me that grappling hook...

No Buts, buster...

I know its yours...

I know I am not your Mom...

I know you are an adult...

Just hand it over....

You'll get it back when we are ready to leave...

Last night we were at Whiskey Dick's and CareBear mentioned that we would all need a vacation by summer.

Tearing up, she says:

If LDBoy moves to Belize with Aaron (yeah, more fallout) we should all meet up in MB and rent a condo - one with a grappling hook, Mom...'cuz you know that would be fitting and all...

Way to lighten the mood, CareBear:)


Sunday, January 17, 2010

My fairy name....

I was visiting CatLadyLarew over at her blog home...

And got hooked into trying the
Fairy Name Generator....

Using my blog name...

Your fairy is called Fidget Hailfrost
She is a protector of the lonely.
She lives in rotting woodlands near poisonous toadstools.
She is only seen during the first snow of winter.
She wears red with white spots, like the toadstools.
She has cheery turquoise wings like a butterfly.

At first glance...that cannot be right....

I am not frigid...

Oh, wait...Fidget...

That's better...

But my given name...

I should have kept it...damn...
Your fairy is called Columbine Goblinfrost
She is a bringer of riches and wealth.
She lives in mushroom fields and quiet meadows.
She is only seen when the seer holds a four-leafed clover.
She wears lilac and purple like columbine flowers.
She has gentle green wings like a butterfly.

Are you holding a four-leafed clover?