Thursday, January 24, 2013

Eating Bullwinkle, among other things


  • was given 3 packages of 'game' yesterday---moose meat
  • it'll be like cooking bullwinkle
  • waiting for the city tree trimmers to hack at our oak out back
  • they tend to cut the side off it, leaving it lop-sided
  • you can't talk to them, or reason with them
  • they just cut
  • and send the most charming of the workers to your door, so as to convince you that they're doing this in your best interest
  • not convinced, but don't mind charming men----in their place
  • our mentally disturbed (diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic...and no, it's not a bit amusing) next-door neighbor is leaving his rottweiler outside non-stop today, and i'm thinking he's doing it to discourage the trimmers from getting in his backyard
  • good luck with that
  • the hard part is we can't let our dogs out until his dog is back in his house
  • they go into attack mode when his dog is out---and bite the wooden fence
  • who said dogs are bright?
  • like, what are pugs going to do with a rottweiler?
  • seriously
  • rather, what's a rottweiler (and a male, at that) going to do with little pugs?
  • a bit frustrated in the mothering department today
  • some of our boys have the trait of needing prodding
  • they'll do what you ask (and willingly) but you have to ask
  • they don't initiate
  • very maddening
  • i don't get the characteristic of not realizing what NEEDS doing, and just doing it
  • why isn't that clear to everyone?
  • what gets me is that my last helpful son (next to youngest boy) has work away from home four days/ week now
  • good for him, not good for me
  • he's spoiled me by his good helpful habits
  • well, must go now
  • to-do list has on it:  math, latin, sweep, mop, vacuum, journaling, banking, taking 3rd son to work, picking up 4th son at his job and getting a couple of things at the store
  • ready, set, GO