Death warmed over.
Well, not really. More like frozen in. We have a funeral tomorrow which is good for the bank account, but will mean more shoveling. We had snow half the day today, but it was light and fluffy as the temps plunged again, and it only amounted to 4 inches, though with the wind it's drifting. I went in and shoved out the area for the morning. Its going to be taken care of by the vault co. which is nice. I won't have to worry about any of that. The ground is nice and frozen now so there should be no cave ins.. Our only issue will be after the funeral. I had to leave a pile because there was no way to safely get the truck in, esp with the prospect of more snow. It's just such strange weather that either the snow or the mud is going to be a PITA. I cant wait for spring to come and this all to be done. I have one going in the tomb, not sure when.. It would have been a Saturday funeral if they had done it, but it kind of worked out for everyone. They have family scattered, and it will cost less in the spring.
Did I mention my plans for the house? I think I did... tore up the linoleum crap and found the wood floor. Everything is going to be on hold until spring for that too. Need to get a pod, need to see if the saw in my father's shed works... and get it over to my house.. replace the wood that's rotten.. take 99% of the crap out of my living room, take down the ceiling.. crap, I also have to see if I need a permit for that because I am going to have to have some kind of dumpster.. Ug.
Just reminded myself that when we dug the grave for tomorrow, there was a shitload of bricks and plaster (from lath and plaster walls) and big stones that were probably a foundation. I've hit similar stuff before in that area. We also found a casket handle, which was probably fill from an older dig. need to throw that in the grave before we finish it up. I hope we don't find any more 'stuff' like that, but it's par for the course I guess. I have to wonder who's foundation and walls we have though.. It could be anyones'.. but who knows.
We watched Beasts of the Southern Wild last night.. a rather odd movie. Not terrible, just... odd. I cant really recommend it. Have not had very good luck with our movie picks lately, although we did also watch the Freud movie and that was pretty good. I think we have a comedy picked out for the next choice.
Himself's voice is breaking... He is now taller than me and almost as tall as his dad. He went to see a counselor a month ago, and we had an appointment for last Friday but because of the storm that got cancelled. Next one is in a month. He is interested in trying some kind of anti-anxiety pills.. he feels very depressed at times... and very stressed, even though he has very few demands. To be honest, I'd say he's addicted to the computer, since his world revolves around it. He is at least going to the drama group after school once a week, which he really enjoys. Too bad it took him 3 years to try it. if I could get the damn bathroom issues settled, that would be great.... I just so wish he had a friend. A real friend that he could talk to. As it is his cousin is really the only friend he has outside of school. He is coming over tomorrow for a few days which will be nice for Himself, and a bit of a pain for me.. but alas, we sacrifice for our kid.
Weight loss is holding steady. No gain is good... no loss is.. well, to be expected the way I've been eating.
I was delving into the many many issues of Mrs. Moose this weekend, looking for info on her education and it's many doctored doctorates. It struck me the absolute absence of anything to do with acting up until about 3 years ago. And now to look at her writing, you'd think she had always been an actor but for a few short years hiatus. I also had forgotten her breast cancer story (she's a survivor... of clogged ducts). She hasn't mentioned her mom's cancer... oddly or not. I also forgot about her ovarian cancer.. cured by the shot. There is so much info that so contradicts itself, I'm actually glad I did save it, or I'd never believe it myself. lol She just posted tonight about meeting up with another 'actress' who actually does work as a talent scout/location scout etc. but who is also as full of herself and as big a self promoter (I changed that from 'fake' as I don't know if that's an apt description, and it's reserved for me as well) as Mrs. Moose. I had an incident with her a number of years ago where I had to actually hang up on her, because after half an hour of arguing she was not taking no for an answer.. so I hung up. Because the answer WAS no, and it wasn't going to be anything else, so why argue? Anyway, that and a few other things I've heard have left me very wary of this woman, who I try to be pleasant with but in the back of my mind, I'm aware of who I'm dealing with.
Not sure why I was obsessing this weekend. Had a bit to do with the subject coming up and Mrs. Moose being 'let down' yet again by Massholes. Will she NEVER learn?
I've been feeling pretty good lately still, and still with the gas at times, but not as bad since I reduced the coffee intake (which snowstorms do NOT help). Need to lay off the lunches out...or really stick to the salads, but when we go to someplace that has salads AND really freaking good chock chip cookies... oh it's so impossible to resist. If only I was working it off or able to bike ride or walk it wouldn't be so bad! Come spring, I should just melt off these pounds, right? They are just chomping at the bit to be shed! And I did buy a new bathing suit, back ordered to the end of the month, but I cant wait to get it an try it on. Ryther is actually complaining that his new pants, a size down, are too loose! He can pull them off without unbuttoning them. Of course his ribs stick out all alone now.. he needs abs. lol
Did I mention my plans for the house? I think I did... tore up the linoleum crap and found the wood floor. Everything is going to be on hold until spring for that too. Need to get a pod, need to see if the saw in my father's shed works... and get it over to my house.. replace the wood that's rotten.. take 99% of the crap out of my living room, take down the ceiling.. crap, I also have to see if I need a permit for that because I am going to have to have some kind of dumpster.. Ug.
Just reminded myself that when we dug the grave for tomorrow, there was a shitload of bricks and plaster (from lath and plaster walls) and big stones that were probably a foundation. I've hit similar stuff before in that area. We also found a casket handle, which was probably fill from an older dig. need to throw that in the grave before we finish it up. I hope we don't find any more 'stuff' like that, but it's par for the course I guess. I have to wonder who's foundation and walls we have though.. It could be anyones'.. but who knows.
We watched Beasts of the Southern Wild last night.. a rather odd movie. Not terrible, just... odd. I cant really recommend it. Have not had very good luck with our movie picks lately, although we did also watch the Freud movie and that was pretty good. I think we have a comedy picked out for the next choice.
Himself's voice is breaking... He is now taller than me and almost as tall as his dad. He went to see a counselor a month ago, and we had an appointment for last Friday but because of the storm that got cancelled. Next one is in a month. He is interested in trying some kind of anti-anxiety pills.. he feels very depressed at times... and very stressed, even though he has very few demands. To be honest, I'd say he's addicted to the computer, since his world revolves around it. He is at least going to the drama group after school once a week, which he really enjoys. Too bad it took him 3 years to try it. if I could get the damn bathroom issues settled, that would be great.... I just so wish he had a friend. A real friend that he could talk to. As it is his cousin is really the only friend he has outside of school. He is coming over tomorrow for a few days which will be nice for Himself, and a bit of a pain for me.. but alas, we sacrifice for our kid.
Weight loss is holding steady. No gain is good... no loss is.. well, to be expected the way I've been eating.
I was delving into the many many issues of Mrs. Moose this weekend, looking for info on her education and it's many doctored doctorates. It struck me the absolute absence of anything to do with acting up until about 3 years ago. And now to look at her writing, you'd think she had always been an actor but for a few short years hiatus. I also had forgotten her breast cancer story (she's a survivor... of clogged ducts). She hasn't mentioned her mom's cancer... oddly or not. I also forgot about her ovarian cancer.. cured by the shot. There is so much info that so contradicts itself, I'm actually glad I did save it, or I'd never believe it myself. lol She just posted tonight about meeting up with another 'actress' who actually does work as a talent scout/location scout etc. but who is also as full of herself and as big a self promoter (I changed that from 'fake' as I don't know if that's an apt description, and it's reserved for me as well) as Mrs. Moose. I had an incident with her a number of years ago where I had to actually hang up on her, because after half an hour of arguing she was not taking no for an answer.. so I hung up. Because the answer WAS no, and it wasn't going to be anything else, so why argue? Anyway, that and a few other things I've heard have left me very wary of this woman, who I try to be pleasant with but in the back of my mind, I'm aware of who I'm dealing with.
Not sure why I was obsessing this weekend. Had a bit to do with the subject coming up and Mrs. Moose being 'let down' yet again by Massholes. Will she NEVER learn?
I've been feeling pretty good lately still, and still with the gas at times, but not as bad since I reduced the coffee intake (which snowstorms do NOT help). Need to lay off the lunches out...or really stick to the salads, but when we go to someplace that has salads AND really freaking good chock chip cookies... oh it's so impossible to resist. If only I was working it off or able to bike ride or walk it wouldn't be so bad! Come spring, I should just melt off these pounds, right? They are just chomping at the bit to be shed! And I did buy a new bathing suit, back ordered to the end of the month, but I cant wait to get it an try it on. Ryther is actually complaining that his new pants, a size down, are too loose! He can pull them off without unbuttoning them. Of course his ribs stick out all alone now.. he needs abs. lol