So, after the massive outage of his back and possible snapping of the rib...the daddy was not able to get relief from the PT yesterday. He spent the rest of yesterday in major pain...and last night. I helped him ice it...gave him some sleep aid...not much else I could do. I was the one that nagged him into calling his boss and getting next week off too...and talking to the PT about it. I called the PT and took him in again today. He got some work done but there's still a lot of pain, of course.

I know he was looking forward to this vacation so he could spend many and various days out on the golf course. Now he has two weeks and no golf. Isn't that ALWAYS the way it goes?

Next week I will be helping the son find some part-time employment. He needs to get out of my hair...but I am afraid what a paycheck of his own will do to him. And once he gets his driver's license and a car...I can see some major battles coming up. I've been training at the gym. I'm ready to take him out! That boy has some gonads on him...I'll tell you what! I just might pack my bags and move! With his mouth and Miss Thang giving me 'tude...I look at it this way...I did the first almost 17 years of our son's life...and the almost first 12 of my daughter's life...I think it is time for the daddy to take over.

Some days I feel like Rodney Dangerfield...I get no respect.

I am in one of those "I don't give a crap...don't bug me" kinda moods...also, you don't wanna even attempt to take me on...the outcome would NOT be pretty.

Even the squirrel is trying to give me crap. I bought her almonds to mix in with the walnuts. She spit one of the almonds out becuz it apparently didn't meet her standards!

The landlord called here Tuesday. He calls the daddy's cell phone cuz he doesn't want to deal with me. I tell him where to go and how to get there. I don't give a rats butt. We pay good money to dwell in this place and we take very good care of it...he can...um...okay...never mind.

ANYWAY, I answered the daddy's phone when I saw the caller ID. Threw the guy off. But he called the daddy to complain that the lawn was burning up. So is everyone else's moron!!! We haven't had hardly ANY rain! He said he wanted us to put sprinklers out. Daddy told him if he wants to pay the water bill, we'll put out all the sprinklers he wants! He got mad and said, Well, what will you do about it? The daddy said, Pray for rain. The landlord said (sarcastically), Well, I guess we'll just all go and pray for rain. and hung up. It's rained for 2 days now!!! Should I call him and thank him? That guy is such a mental case. He wants to redo the lease and have us commit to 3 years. If he gets therapy and changes his attitude, I might. Otherwise...he can go...um...okay...again...never mind.

The daddy was getting ready to go to the PT this morning to have his back worked on...bent over to pick something up, coughed and SNAP! His rib is no longer cracked. I see another week of vacation coming.

Then my mother was telling me about something this morning that transcends the boundaries of even BAD taste. It is the utmost in uncouth. She was invited to a wedding this Saturday. I hate to see what the wedding is like BECUZ...if you go to the reception...you have to bring...food.
Not kidding. Reality...BYOF. A dish of something to SHARE. Have you EVER heard of such a thing? Is this a custom somewhere that I don't know about? Frankly, if you can't afford to even just serve cake and punch...don't bother with the 'party'. However, this is not anything to do with my life. To each their own...but....DANG!

Like I said...I'm just in one of them moods.

Okay...thanks to Taylor...I'm trying this. It is my first and it isn't good...but it is a prototype. Just a bunch of summer pics.

Cool Slideshows!

Okay...I didn't have any captions and I have gotten some questions about some of the pikchas...so this is the best I can do...
there's pics of my daughter, some of her friends, my son and some of his friends, one of me (sorry!), various posey spots around my house, some elk from the elk farm not far from here, and a restored Nova that belongs to one of the daddy's friends.