Quick Note and New Direction

So...hubby has some eye damage that the doctor said is irreparable; but we'll find out more during his next appointments. Kinda sucks that a kid goofing around can ruin your perfect (actually much better than 20/20) vision.

On another note, I think I'm taking this blog in a new direction as soon as I can work out an outline and plan. You know, actual tips, projects, recipes, etc amongst all the mindless dribble I usually spout. I'd like for the blog to be more indicative of my writing rather than my occasional absentmindedness. ;-)

Will update soon; thanks for everyone who posted/sent messages concerning Hubby. He's doing well and taking everything in stride.

Quick Note and New Direction

Blinded by the Elbow

Hubby was mentoring a kid on Saturday and they were playing sports, as usual. For some reason, the boy tackled him during a game of baseball and Hubby caught an elbow to the eye. Somehow, the elbow to the eye caused two cuts on the lower portion of his eyeball and he was temporarily blinded for a night.

Talk about scary. Of course, I'd stand by him no matter what happened but a million thoughts raced through my mind. What if the blindness is permanent? Will he be mad at himself or mad about the things he'll miss out on seeing? Thankfully by the next afternoon he was able to see though his eye is still swollen and the cuts are still there. But tell me this...

Why are men SO stubborn about going to the doctor? Sight is not something to mess around with. He told me if the pain got to be too much or if his sight didn't return, he'd go. I kept asking him (about every 10-15 minutes while he was awake) if he was alright and he assured me that he was. I hear him talking to his boss on the phone, though, and he tells him that on Saturday night the pain was nearly unbearable. Why not admit that to your wife so she can take you to the doctor? Ugh. Ugh, ugh, ugh.

Anyway, I'm very thankful my hubby seems ok though he says it still feels "gritty." I'll attempt to get him to the doctor today, too, though I probably already know what he's gonna say.

Men.

A man in the house is worth two in the street.
~ Mae West ~

Blinded by the Elbow

Time for a Quickie

Quickie post that is. Busy, busy weekend ahead but I have been VERY domestic lately. The house is (mostly) tidy, I actually folded AND put away laundry today AND made a strawberry shortcake. Here's a video of my cute kitty to keep you busy for 8 seconds. Enjoy!

Time for a Quickie

Should Have Been a Surveyor and Other Musings

We just got the bill from our surveyor this weekend and...holy crap! Why didn't I go into the surveying business? $972 and we only have 1 acre of land - we live in a subdivision for Christ's sake! So...yeah. Just a bit miffed on the cost. Maybe work has been scarce and he's really, really jacked up the price or something.

Life has been super busy lately between my work and projects, Hubby's work, and the home improvement projects we've been taking on...namely our fence that's costing out the wazoo (much more than we alloted) after having the land surveyed to make sure we had the correct property boundaries. That was after our neighbor claimed that they owned 4 feet outside of their fence. They own 3 feet outside it but umm...if you knew you owned that three feet...why didn't you fence it in? Makes no sense at all to me. On the other hand, the old lady neighbor on the other side has her fence on 3 feet of our property. We don't mind that so much. She's nice and shares things from her garden with us AND keeps us up on the neighborhood gossip since we're not very social with our neighbors. Good stuff.

We still have to finish the fence and we're also working on a front porch (we have a back deck but I prefer shade), a new roof, and maybe a garden if we can squeeze in the time for that. A garden for the lazy housewife you ask? Why yes, bloggy friends and other internet people, I do know a little bit about gardening. I hated doing it as a kid but I miss the fresh foods now and no matter what people say, the stuff from the supermarket DOES NOT taste the same.

I'm also a little sad as I make my rounds through the blogosphere reading about the tough times everyone is having. I grew up with very poor parents and though I never want to go back to that state if it's within my means to stop it, I can empathize. People who bought homes that they could easily afford are now losing what they thought were stable jobs and then losing their homes, too. They're making cutbacks and doing without a lot of things that they not only want, but things they need, too, just trying to make ends meet. These people aren't looking for handouts; they want to work but simply cant find jobs in this devestated economy. I feel very lucky to have a job and that hubby does, too. Keep your chin up, everyone, don't stop trying and as my friend Tammy has been quoting lately, "Tough times don't last; tough people do." We'll all make it through.

Should Have Been a Surveyor and Other Musings

Offended or Grateful?

Last night we had Hubby's boss over for dinner. He was invited, by Hubby, the night before. When his boss asked if he was going to get a home cooked meal, Dear Hubby just said "nah, we'll order takeout." After he gets off the phone with his boss, he tells me what he said. Here is what transpired:

Him: Boss was hoping he'd get a homecooked meal. I told him we'd just get takeout.
Me: Well, I could make one, you know.
Him: What would you make? It's easier this way.
Me: There are LOADS of things I could make. I can actually cook, you know. Sometimes. I'd make a dish I'm good at.
Him: Nah, we'll just do it this way.
Me: Great, now your boss thinks I'm a bad cook. Well, you're inviting him over again one day so I can prove I can actually do it.

So his boss came over and we had takeout. All in all, it was a pleasant evening and I didn't even have to cook. So...should I be grateful that I didn't have to cook after cleaning all day to get the house spotless or offended that Hubby didn't think I could do it well enough to impress the boss? Hmm. ;-) I think he was really just trying to be thoughtful and not put me out (he's usually sweet and that's just how he rolls), but I couldn't help feeling a little more undomestic than usual.

Offended or Grateful?

Chainsaws in the Morning

After finishing work at 6 am this morning, I stayed awake to pack Hubby a lunch, give our cats their meds, try to wake Hubby up 4 more times, and do laundry. Finally, at around 9 am, I was in bed. It was pure, sweet, blissful sleep when suddenly, I was awakened by a hideous screeching mechanical sound. What the...

I looked out the window and saw a man with a chainsaw in one of our trees. I wasn't even expecting him. Hubby had gotten a quote from the man and we decided just yesterday that we were going to use someone else. Call me crazy, but waking up to a stranger with the chainsaw is a good indicator that the day is not going to go my way.

Chainsaws in the Morning

Fiber One Spa Basket Winners

The contest has closed and the winners were selected in a fun way this time...a random WORD generator chose a word which I then searched for in the comments. The generator chose the words "result", which Tammigirl had in her post and "member", which was contained in the word "remember" in the posts of Alexis and Misadventurous Mommy. Thanks for playing everyone!

And the winners are...

Tammigirl
Alexis Aka Mom
Misadventurous Mommy

Fiber One Spa Basket Winners

No Internet Need My Fix

I was just without internet for almost a full 24 hours. I get rather ticked when it's out for just a few hours...but almost an entire day?! I didn't know what to do with myself. I know there are people out there who live without the internet but I can't even imagine it now. I think I was going through withdrawal. I was irritable, nervous, and an overall wreck. I checked to see if it was back on at least a hundred times. I called the cable company to hear if that wretched recording was still up that said that they were "aware of the problem" probably 30 times. I'm not sure they were aware of ALL the implications their little problem caused. I'm a total internet junkie. I wonder if there's a 12 step program for that?

No Internet Need My Fix