I should have called in Sick.

This morning started out pretty good.
And by pretty good I mean it wasn't all that great.

Ryan woke me up at 5:20 AM. (enough said)
Then proceeded to try to keep me up.... (could have killed him)
Then acted mad when I didn't wake up and instead told him to stick it where the sun doesn't shine, I said it in a different way using different words however. (When I'm tired or sleeping I really really really don't sugar coat things)

Other then that, my morning was okay. I got out of the house early (headed to the Chiropractor) the weather seemed pretty decent. Not hot, not a blizzard out there either.

I go to town, make a couple stops, go to my appointment and head out of town.

I get to work, and here's where it all goes downhill.

The sky opens up and begins pouring (Yes pouring) out hail, then it switches to snow and the flakes just keep getting bigger. and bigger.

Then I get a call from the boss man to cancel a truck I have scheduled and to re-schedule for next week. But to keep the other truck I have scheduled on and to get a cheaper price.... right.
First thing I do, cancel the correct trucks and orders and begin talking prices with trucking companies. The trucking company isn't happy to be canceled on such short notice.

Then I get a call from the boss man and he says to reschedule the trucking company that I. JUST. CANCELLED. Um, what?? NO. (have you ever just wanted to tell the boss man "NO") That urge happens almost daily. (I'm working on it)

So I then continue on making calls that make this business and me seem like a big huge hairy butt. And really who wants to play with one of those?

Now, my stomach hurts. From what? The stress, yeah maybe? The donut I had earlier, ugh it's a long shot.
WAIT, nope I know what it's from. The bus stopped at McDonald's. AGAIN. After this basketball season I'm going to have to Detox.
But I can't lie, I love me some hot fudge sundays!
And the girls won both games again. Still undefeated!

Oh.... wait. Please hold. The phone is ringing and it's the BOSS MAN. (I'm not even joking. I wish I was.)

Maybe my stomach hurts from a stress ulcer caused from a stressful work environment? Fits no?

Close call

This morning, I got up earlier then usual.
I was making a pot roast for dinner and had to get everything cut up, seared and into the pot before I jumped in the shower.

My normal routine in the mornings is:
Roll out of bed, put on my slippers (our floors are cold)
Let the Dog out
Feed the Cat's
Feed the Dog
Pour myself a cup of coffee
Sit on the couch and fully wake up
Pull myself from the couch
Get dressed and off to work.

This morning however was a little different.
First I did all my normal things except sit on the couch.
I went into the laundry room to feed the dog when I heard our freezer making a strange noise.
I looked and the door was opened a crack, and had been like for a while.
How do I know, well we were leaking water onto the floor.
So I begin to clean up the mess.
By this time Ryan comes in and sees what I'm doing.
He decides he better just get in there himself and clean it correctly (knock yourself out buddy)
Everything is cleaned up and the strange noise is gone.
The problem now is there is no noise coming from the freezer.
As you can imagine Ryan is getting mad and beginning to curse having to buy another freezer.

I tell him, "Well just unplug it and give it a sec. Then plug her back in"

You know what happened? It worked! You could hear that magical noise that let people rest easy at night knowing their freezer was in fact still working.
Thank goodness, or else we would have to had a huge BBQ and feed all the people of Belt.

And it's just NOT BBQ weather right now.

Unrelated Basketball update:
We went to another open gym last night. I'm still sore.
There is a game tonight and we are on the road. I so do not want to eat at McDonald's again.

Weekend Recap

This weekend was pretty busy. Not to much time to just sit on the couch and contemplate eating ice cream with or without chocolate syrup.

Friday I had the day off.
The ranch was branding, so I helped make the food.
Then it was off to the school to catch the bus for the Basketball games.
The girls won both games! (we beat them pretty bad. 47 to 4)
On the ride back home the girls and boys were Starving.
So we stopped at McDonald's.... WHY? OH WHY? (It's impossible for Middle School boys and girls to eat quickly and quietly)
So approximately 1 1/2 hours later we are heading home.

Saturday, we had more basketball games.
Which I'm happy to report both my girls team's won.
(We are currently undefeated! And I personally would love to keep it that way)
After the games, I decided to come home and sit on the couch....
But once I got home I realized I really really needed to clean the cat box, take out the trash and unload the dishwasher and let the chickens out. (It was SUCH a nice day)
Once that was done what I really wanted to do was take a nap. I was woken up by Ryan and a friend shooting their new toys. A 22 (pistol like) with a scope, yep the exact formula for disaster.
I decided I was up and sat outside, let the cats outside as well.
I get so much personal entertainment from this it's sad.
But just imagine it. Kitty meet the outside, meet the mud and dirt, oh and meet the chickens.
Only if animals could talk....

Last but not least Sunday
Ryan and I went to file our taxes... Oh joy, oh elation!
Instead of a big tax rebate like we were hoping we actually have to pay the IRS. I'm trying to cope with it. But seriously I think they have enough money and really don't need anymore of mine.
To end the day on a better note, we went to the gym to play a little basketball.
4 hours, 1 pulled muscle, 3 blisters, one broken toenail, 6 bruises and 150 sore muscles later we decided to call it a night.

You can say that I was a little sore this morning.

And that was my weekend!
Now it's back to the everyday same ol routine.
Oh and you know what we had to brighten our Monday morning?? SNOW!

I remember way back in the day when I was a wee little one and we used to have this phenomenon called "Sprig, or no Srang.... NO no I remember it was called SPRING!"

Oh how I miss the days of my child hood where we actually had a season named spring.

On the Hunt

Currently I'm searching the wide vastness of the Internets.
What am I looking for?

Volleyball gear.
I want to get the girls some team traveling gear.
I also want to get my little girls a team shirt or sweatshirt...

I thought this would be fairly easy.

However I was wrong.
Holy cow have prices gone up.

It's depressing.

So on top of hunting the web. I'm also thinking of fund raisers....

Lord help me, I'm beginning to act and talk like a coach.

Well, I did it. I let them out.

Let the chicken celebration begin.
That's right, I let the chickens out this morning, they ran out the door like they were captives.
I did feel bad keeping them locked in the coop but, it has been cold. Really cold and really windy. If they didn't freeze then they would have blown away. So by keeping them locked up it was really in their best interests.

Did you know when a chicken gets cold it will not go back inside under the heat lamp it will stay outside in one spot until it freezes to death.
So to discourage this behavior I just locked them up.
Also I had a bad dream that Ryan's dog killed another one.
So basically I fear for my chicken's lives all the time. I'm afraid this fear has also contributed to the poor dears being locked up longer.

Today however that all changed. It was nice this morning, the sun was shinning the wind was fairly calm.
I feel refreshed, like I've turned over a new leaf. I feel like I've let my chickens leave the nest.

Well until it gets cold again that is.

Get your Green on.

Have you ever been speechless?

The actions or words that come from someone that just shocking the words or actions right out of your body? And all you do is stand there and just stare.

Yeah it happens to me a lot.

Happens at home, at work, at practice. Everywhere.


(Off Topic here... Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Are you wearing green?)

GREEN, GREEN GREEN, GREEN Have you ever noticed when you write a color over an over it begins to look weird. That's so weird.



Anyways, when the words are shocked out of me, I'm left standing there with a dumb founded look on my face. I always wonder what people think about me when I'm just blankly staring at them.

In the spirit of St. Patty's day what should I make for dinner? I hate corned beef and cabbage.

Maybe I'll make green pancakes and beer? Sounds healthy no?

That would shock the actions or words right out of Ryan.
I'm almost tempted to try it just to get that blank stare.

Sorry this is so random, but again that's how my brain functions.

Weekend Recap

My parents came a visiting this weekend. It was good to see them, along for the ride came my dog. Oh how I miss that precious pooch.

They came each night to the gym to cheer on my girls (we had our first games of the season)
I'm happy to report the girls won, both teams and both nights. It's going to be a good season.

On Sunday they headed back to the valley. It's always sad to see them go.

We had horrible winds, worse then usual. Anything that wasn't tied down or attached to the grown was taken away and gone forever.

Up on the agenda for this week/ weekend.
Work, practice, games and if the weather permits Branding on Saturday.

I've always liked branding, the sounds, smells (most the smells) the baby calves. And I like getting right in the middle and getting down and dirty.

Maybe this year I'll take my camera and take pictures.

OH, how I'm still LONGING for that "ONE" camera.

(Mom, did you catch that? Please take note!)

P.S. I can't wait for Easter, I have wonderful baking idea's brewing.