Another Rob First

When Sheila and I got married she was excited to do her Christmas cards. Maybe it was the excitement of getting to write her new name or not, either way she really enjoyed it. She spent days getting them all ready to be mailed. My job was to take the cards to the post office. One would think that is a simple task, however keep in mind who my beloved wife entrusted with this great honor. ME! I took the stack of neatly prepared cards and off I went. On my way I decided to swing by office depot to take a look around. Upon my arrival I remembered Sheila's Golden rule about leaving mail in plain site in an automobile, It seems that it is a no no. The quick thinker that I am grabbed the stack of cards and shoved them under my drivers seat. Off to shop I went. Never again to think twice about the cards I put under the seat. Sheila also neglected to ask me if I had in fact accomplished the mission in which I was given. Now lets turn the clock forward to May of the following year. I am out on probably another Sheila assignment, when this guy pulls out in front of me. Can you guess what came flying out from under my seat? Yep that stack of forgotten Christmas cards. I did what most people would not have done. Ran to the post office and mailed those cards out right then. A few weeks later Sheila said can you believe that so and so just got their Christmas card? I acted in disbelief. I finally confessed to my fiasco about 2 years ago. I don't think she believed me at first, but I think that reality set in and she finally realised that in deed this is one of the things that make me, ME.

Having said all that I made up for that this year. Today (11-30-2007) I gave out my Christmas cards at work. Even I surprise myself from time to time. Tomorrow is December 1st. I can not believe how this year has flown by.

Blessings till I post again.

Remember whats his name?

I survived my first new hair day. I think I did an okay job at styling it this morning. Of course it didn't look nearly as good as when Angela styled it yesterday but I'll get it. My co-workers all loved my new do so I guess I made a good choice. I think I may try to keep up with the new style.

I'm watching a TV special on Child Stars, Where are they now. It's funny to see what they looked like back then vs now. Some look awesome and the years have not been to kind to others. But that is the way the cookie crumbles. Did you ever see A Christmas Story? It was the one with the kid who wanted the red rider BB gun? He was just on there. He looks nothing like you would expect. He is still sporting the glasses (obviously didn't make enough money from that show to pay for eye surgery) Well he is now a producer (again maybe not they successful since he could not afford that eye surgery previously referenced). It's also neat to know that not all of these child actor/actresses stayed in the business. some of them are now lawyers, producers, camera men/women, work in radio. I guess acting is not for everyone.

The host of this show is Christopher Knight who played on the Brady bunch. Oddly enough the Brady bunch is the only show featured tonight that showed where all of the actors are now. Coincidence? I think not.

Blessings till I post again.

Shave and a Hair Cut

Something that I have been threatening to do for years I did tonight. I got a different hair cut. The lady who has been cutting my hair for probably 7 years or longer was shocked that I wanted something new. She asked me how long I had worn my hair the way I have. My answer. 32 years. at least I think that is how long I had it that way. It's been that way as long as I can remember. Now if I keep this style up or not it is any ones guess. I'll have to post a picture soon so you can judge for yourself if I made a wise decision or not. Sheila claims that she likes it and I believe her. The real test will be in the morning to see if I can style it the way that Angela (the hair cut lady) styled it.

I heard that the man who invented Gatorade died yesterday. No thoughts on this yet, just thought I would share my knowledge to let the world know that not all news passes me by.

On a totally different note I had a thought last night to look up wikipedia and see what Larry the Cable Guy's real name is. To my surprise it is Daniel Lawrence Whitney. He was born on 2-17-1963. My birthday is 2-16-1975. Nothing outstanding here, just thought it was neat that he almost shares my birthday. I thought I would impress Sheila with my newly gained knowledge and I went upstairs to tell her what I had learned. She shared with me that she had learned that knowledge online the night before. Apparently there was an article online that she read that gave his real name. So my research was in vain. I would have told her about the Gatorade guy dying but something tells me she already knew that as well.

Blessings till I post again.

Migraines and Nature

I woke up this morning with a slight head ache, Had a bowl of all brand and headed out the door by 5:31 am as normal. By 6:30 my slight head ache turned into a full blown migraine. My wife who says I can never get "enough" light would have been wrong today. Head Aches them self are a nuisance, but Migraines are in a category all to them self. I suffered through the day as well as my co -workers. But to be honest I am not sure why they would suffer. I never said two words to anyone and yet I was flooded with requests to "go home". Well I didn't go home. I suffered through the day and somewhere around 1:30 my migraine ended up getting tired of fighting me and settled down to a normal head ache. For a brief moment of time today I would have temporarily traded places with that poor mouse that is still sitting outside of our garage door. I think the next time I know someone has a head ache or God forbid a migraine, I will offer the free advice that was offered to me all day today. GO HOME!!!

And yes the mouse really is still sitting outside our garage door. You may wonder why I have not yet picked up a shovel or anything to move this creator to his/her final resting place. Well the answer could be an excuse like, I'm tired or I've been working so much overtime (which I have been). but its nothing like that. I HATE to come into contact with dead things. It makes my skin crawl. To be honest I was really hoping that nature would take its course and a cat or a raccoon would happen by and see a free dinner. (do racoon's eat mice?) sorry I'm getting side tracked again. Well it looks as though nature has taken a vacation and I get to step in and do what I should have done 2 days ago. Maybe nature will get hungry for a midnight snack tonight (one can hope can't he?).

Blessings till I post again.

Mice and MORE LEAFS!

ahhh day two of doing leafs. We spent another 2 hours outside in the cold tending to the leafs. You would think we are done right? WRONG we still have a big patch in the back yard that needs to be finished. It started raining as soon as we finished all that we were going to do today. From what I hear it may be raining tomorrow as well. Not to mention that I will be working until 7:00 tomorrow night. So unless the rain stops and the sun shines past 7:00 it is a safe bet that leafs are not on my schedule tomorrow.

As we finished up tonight Sheila made a discovery. A little baby mouse. I think it scared Sheila when she first saw it. She also noticed that it appeared to be cold and breathing funny. Well for those of you who know me I LOVE animals. I do not like mice, but I was worried about him/her and after being in the house for about an hour I decided that I just had to go out and check on Micky. (okay so I named him/her). Well, I am said to say that baby Micky has gone on to that cheese wheel in the sky.

Gee it would have been nice to end this post on a positive note. But that I guess that is life.

Blessings till I post again.

The Birds and the Leaves

I'm outside this evening sucking up the leafs with the riding lawn mower and this blue bird decided he is going to attack me. Well he didn't really attack me, but he wanted to make me aware that he was there. He kept taunting me and then parched on a limb and would wait for me to come around again so he could swoop down and strut his stuff. If this bird had been a turkey and doing this a few days earlier his name would have been called dinner.

I learned that when you are sucking up leafs after it has rained that you have to go SLOOOOWW. I came to this conclusion after zooming down a row of thick wet leafs. turned around and saw the partially chopped of leafs that my mower did not suck up. upon inspection I found thousands of wet leafs compacted in the tube. And yes I was smart enough to turn the mower off before sticking my hands inside to pull out the leafs.

Have you ever been to TGI Fridays? If you have not (or have) Let me recommend the lime cilantro salad dressing. It is low fat and it is awesome. It is a bit spicy so if you are not into spicy foods it is not for you. This is now my favorite place to eat salad because of the dressing alone. We looked up the recipe for that dressing online this evening and I can't wait to make it to see how it compares. I'll let you know if/when we finally make it.

Blessings till I post again.

Thanksgiving

I survived Thanksgiving! Let me start by saying that I did end up eating not one but two slices of red velvet cake. It was awesome. Sheila's Mom made it. It was the Paula Deen Recipe. I did not eat a bunch for dinner. I had a slice of turkey and a piece of ham that you could probably fit in a tablespoon. I also had 1 tablespoon of potato salad and here is where I spent my calories. I had my moms mac and cheese. Well to be honest it was made by Paula Deen's Recipe. Maybe we should have just had her fix our dinner since we used most of her recipes. But I only had 2 servings of mac and cheese. I would have to say that my fear of over eating today did not come to pass. But my guilt of eating that wonderful kept me on my bike tonight and I rode 24 miles. That should help me sleep better tonight. Tomorrow is...... LEFT OVERS.
I don't know if you are like me or not, but left overs usually taste better than the prior day. So I know I can't wait to have another tablespoon of ham or turkey and yes probably another slice of that sinful red velvet cake..... Paula Deen you should be ashamed of yourself. If I gain weight I hold you personally responsible.

A nice surprise to add to the day was that my uncle from Indianapolis came down to visit. He brought his girl friend and her son. I have to admit that I do not remember her name. I think my adhd kicked in during our greeting and I missed that part. Of course for those of you who really know me that should come as no surprise. Not to mention that had I actually been paying attention I would have forgotten her name within 5 mins anyway. This is just something that always seems to happen to me. It's nothing personal and I don't do it on purpose, but i am just terrible at remembering names. You should ask my co-worker.... you know Oprah... okay her name isn't really Oprah but that is what I called her by mistake one day. And yes I was called out on it.

Okay, I'm really tired and have bored you enough tonight.

Blessings till I post again.