So how was your day?

[shadowaddict]

Lou--good comeback on that because it is so true. Even if you can see it that doesn't mean someone won't take off with it quickly.

I think somewhere in all men's head they think they are Superman, faster than a speeding bullet or can even stop one. My hubby and I have had the same conversation so many times about locking the door when we're in the house. As soon as I walk in the door I turn and lock it. My husband will come in no matter night or day and leave it unlocked. He will go in the backyard and start mowing the lawn and the front door be unlocked even when he's the only one here. After he gets in and walks off I just go and lock it. Last year in a town over from us there were several home invasions where the robbers would see people out working in their yard and such and just walk right in their house and do whatever.

Several years ago when the kids were little we were watching tv and it was a bit after midnight and the doorbell rang. I told my hubby not to open the door just yell out to ask who it was or tell them to go away. He actually opened the door without looking. I was like how stupid we're in here with two young children asleep in their rooms and you just open the freakin door not knowing who or what is on the other side. Did he think he could have stopped someone with a gun? It turned out to be a neighborhood teen playing a prank and ordering pizza and having it delivered but you just don't know.

He thinks I'm so paranoid because I won't answer the door if I don't know who it is. When I'm home by myself even during daylight I will not go to the door. That's one reason I like having my dog in here so he will start barking and if someone was up to no good perhaps that would scare them off. Of course now that Ishmael is deaf I motion him to the bay window and he sees them and starts barking and running to the door. If I'm not expecting anyone they can leave a note. He especially hates it when it's the utility people because he says you can see them. I don't care. You see on the news so many times that a guy has pretended to be a worker to get someone to open the door.

We will probably still be having this same disagreement into our old age, that is if I don't strangle him first.

 

[LMD84]

^ OMG!! i'm totally with you on the door locking and safety thing! People are always trying it on and just testing doors to see if they are unlocked. this even happened to one of my friends. i make sure our front and back door are always locked and even the windows are locked! sure it's a pain getting the keys for the windows but you can't be too carefull!

and i can't believe he opened the door at midnight like that! i would be pooping myself thinking it was a crazy person about to stab me or something! and i take it you sent the pizza guy on his merry way again!? lol!

 

[ElvenEyes]

I am so with you guys on locking things. In this day and age it is crazy not to. Whenever I go out to grab mail or when someone comes over, I close and lock the door. So many times I have had people try and open it like a mad person, until I move their hand away and quietly turn the lock and let them out. lol They look insane like "Let me out, let me out!" How many times we hear in the news that some random person walks into some random house and murders the people inside, steals their money and car and takes off to commit more crime? I have no intention of making myself a target. We live in a nice neighbourhood, but anything can happen at any given time, so it is locks and alarms for us and thankfully a double garage to keep everything inside. And with the lack of trees it is pretty much impossible to sneak up on anyone's house to try and break in. It also helps having a few police living in the neighbourhood! Hehehe... Even when I was a kid and rode my bike down to the stores in the center of our town we always locked our bikes up and that is waaaaay back in the 70's! If you didn't you would either lose the front wheel or the whole bike! People are such kind souls. There is a frightful lack of respect for the property of others.

 

[LMD84]

lol! Debi people do that when they come to my house too! they don't realise i have locked the door and start grabbing at it like i am some murderer about to stab them up! and we have a burglar alarm too however for the most part we don't use it because the cats would set it off! however sometimes i think that if people see the burglar alarm box outside the house (a flashing thing is attached to the front of the house) they don't come near anyway.

 

[ElvenEyes]

Lou! I am so glad I am not the only one who has people who does this! rofl. They are insane! They suddenly act like they are trapped and freak out. Sometimes I just say "Hey, don't break my door!" Duh...turn the lock, dearies. It isn't like I kidnapped you! (Actually I am a vampire in disguise, with my cute fuzzy stuffed animals and super scary pink lippies and plan to keep you until the sun sets, suck your blood and make you join the forces of the night for eternity). What gives on that?

So, you know my crazy friend with the bookstore who hates me because I got a Kindle? She knows I am selling off a lot of my collection and remarked how I can now use it to buy books (apparently she means hers!) and I said I have been putting it towards clothes I need and another bag from Coach and sent her the picture. I didn't even bother to mention MU because she doesn't wear any at all (though she should as she looks very washed out and her hair matches her skin almost exactly). Anyhow, her message was "Whatever floats your boat". Spare me. Next time she goes on about her genealogy I will simply email her with the same phrase. "Whatever floats your boat. I am busy sailing my own yacht." Weirdo. lol

 

[LMD84]

Lou! I am so glad I am not the only one who has people who does this! rofl. They are insane! They suddenly act like they are trapped and freak out. Sometimes I just say "Hey, don't break my door!" Duh...turn the lock, dearies. It isn't like I kidnapped you! (Actually I am a vampire in disguise, with my cute fuzzy stuffed animals and super scary pink lippies and plan to keep you until the sun sets, suck your blood and make you join the forces of the night for eternity). What gives on that?

So, you know my crazy friend with the bookstore who hates me because I got a Kindle? She knows I am selling off a lot of my collection and remarked how I can now use it to buy books (apparently she means hers!) and I said I have been putting it towards clothes I need and another bag from Coach and sent her the picture. I didn't even bother to mention MU because she doesn't wear any at all (though she should as she looks very washed out and her hair matches her skin almost exactly). Anyhow, her message was "Whatever floats your boat". Spare me. Next time she goes on about her genealogy I will simply email her with the same phrase. "Whatever floats your boat. I am busy sailing my own yacht." Weirdo. lol

lol!! yeah actually me and nick have turned the garage into a torture chamber and we lock people up and don't let them leave for weeks! hee hee!

and your 'friend' needs to get real! how many books does she think you need? does she not know just how much you get from your decks? you could never spend all that on books or you'd have even less room than when you had the decks! and that was quite a rude response really. but sod her! and yes you should say the same thing when she talks about her genealogy! you enjoy your goodies sweetie!

it feels really weird for me being off on a monday...

 

[ElvenEyes]

Well, she is the one with the harps and into genealogy. She has tons of money, as in "Gee I want a harp or a car or a new house" and her husband gets it for her. Some of us don't have 11 spare rooms in our homes with wall to wall bookcases! I have tons of books nice ones, too. But I don't need a book on every subject under the sun. I mostly have Victorian literature, Shakespeare, poetry, etc. The things I love to read and reread and plenty of books I still have not read. And my Kindle for other stuff. She is nuts. She does know what I am making on selling the decks but thinks it is a waste to put it to anything that actually makes me happy. If it isn't a book it is worthless. She works in faded jeans, sweatshirts, no jewelry but a plain band, no makeup, no perfume, no fashion, nothing. It just isn't me! Simple as that. She is narrow minded and only wants people to talk about her interests. Well, tough toenails! Some people have to learn that the world does not revolve around them!!

Off to eat lunch and see what kind of trouble I can get into. Raining all day here, but maybe some fun thunderstorms later! Oooh!

 

[LMD84]

Well, she is the one with the harps and into genealogy. She has tons of money, as in "Gee I want a harp or a car or a new house" and her husband gets it for her. Some of us don't have 11 spare rooms in our homes with wall to wall bookcases! I have tons of books nice ones, too. But I don't need a book on every subject under the sun. I mostly have Victorian literature, Shakespeare, poetry, etc. The things I love to read and reread and plenty of books I still have not read. And my Kindle for other stuff. She is nuts. She does know what I am making on selling the decks but thinks it is a waste to put it to anything that actually makes me happy. If it isn't a book it is worthless. She works in faded jeans, sweatshirts, no jewelry but a plain band, no makeup, no perfume, no fashion, nothing. It just isn't me! Simple as that. She is narrow minded and only wants people to talk about her interests. Well, tough toenails! Some people have to learn that the world does not revolve around them!!

Off to eat lunch and see what kind of trouble I can get into. Raining all day here, but maybe some fun thunderstorms later! Oooh!

sod her! yes i remember you telling us about her before and she sounds like a bit of an arse anyways!



i just had to share this picture of annie with you guys! she looks so cute! and the green cord thing she is on is my laptop cover. for some reason if i leave it lying around both her and dylan fight to sit on it! they must really love cord! lol!

 

[shadowaddict]

I'm with you Lou on the windows as well. We have the usual slide curve locks that is or was at least put on about all houses. But as with our other house as soon as we bought this I had hubby drill holes that goes through where the wood meets in the middle when the window is closed and you slide these long thick nails in to prevent someone from popping off those reg locks that if pushed hard enough someone can get the window up. We did this to all the windows upstairs as well. The nails don't show because the blinds cover them and we can slide them out and open the windows, cheap but very effective.

I do not feel keeping your doors locked at all times is living your life in fear as some say. I feel it is being proactive in your safety. Just when I go to the mall or grocery store I look around and if I see an iffy kind of person I drive and park in a different area.

We have a lot of bushes and such in front of our house but they are kepr trimmed at a level that no one can easily hide behind. We also keep our front porch lights on all night as well as flood lights that are on each corner of the house. These are not the blinding bright ones. They are just enough to light up all around the house. A lot of people around here do this. I feel if someone was targeting a house it would be kind of stupid to pick one that was well lit and up your chances of being seen.

When I was growing up in the 70's I lived in a pretty small town so we ran around and played and in and out of the house so it was unlocked. We would ride our bikes to the ice cream shop or donut bakery that was about a couple of miles from us. We never locked our bikes but that was what everyone did then.

 

[ElvenEyes]

Kitty paws! I love cat feet! They are so soft and cute and fun! She reminds me of my first cat. She was mostly black with a little white but her father was a Persian so she inherited some long silky fur from him, mostly white and in the chest, belly area. I love that sweet smell of a cat just waking up from a long toasty nap. I want a cat again!

 

[LMD84]

I'm with you Lou on the windows as well. We have the usual slide curve locks that is or was at least put on about all houses. But as with our other house as soon as we bought this I had hubby drill holes that goes through where the wood meets in the middle when the window is closed and you slide these long thick nails in to prevent someone from popping off those reg locks that if pushed hard enough someone can get the window up. We did this to all the windows upstairs as well. The nails don't show because the blinds cover them and we can slide them out and open the windows, cheap but very effective.

I do not feel keeping your doors locked at all times is living your life in fear as some say. I feel it is being proactive in your safety. Just when I go to the mall or grocery store I look around and if I see an iffy kind of person I drive and park in a different area.

We have a lot of bushes and such in front of our house but they are kepr trimmed at a level that no one can easily hide behind. We also keep our front porch lights on all night as well as flood lights that are on each corner of the house. These are not the blinding bright ones. They are just enough to light up all around the house. A lot of people around here do this. I feel if someone was targeting a house it would be kind of stupid to pick one that was well lit and up your chances of being seen.

When I was growing up in the 70's I lived in a pretty small town so we ran around and played and in and out of the house so it was unlocked. We would ride our bikes to the ice cream shop or donut bakery that was about a couple of miles from us. We never locked our bikes but that was what everyone did then.

oh that is a very good idea about the nails in the windows for extra security! and a very cheap idea too! sadly nick is no good with power tools so it won't be something i ask him to do! lol! there aren't any bushes near our house either. although we are kind of up a private drive way slightly away from the street. we share it with a couple of our neighbours. 4 of us have our houses on the driveway thing.

 

[shadowaddict]

Oh Annie is cute. She looks so happy and playful. It's funny how they will pick one thing and it's their favorite play toy.

I may have mentioned this before but when my daughter was still playing with Barbies and of course they were everywhere and some missing parts. But Rascal would carry around this Barbie leg. It was so funny it was the same one always but she would have this leg sideways in her mouth walking up and down the stairs and it just looked so goofy. And Smokey would get this one Barbie head and carry around. It had long kind of crimped blonde hair and he carried it by part of the hair so that he looked like he had this long blonde beard, well with a head. I don't know why we never got pics of them. It was crazy looking, especially that leg that was more than twice the width of Rascal's head. Snowflake back then was much too refined for anything like that so above that kind of thing. But now in her older years she is making up for it. She does really loopy things now.

 

[shadowaddict]

Debi--your friend sounds like such a drag. I hate when you're excited about something and some people have to burst your bubble of happiness. Why can't a freind just be happy for you or at the very least pretend to be interested even if they're not. Aren't freinds suppose to be supportive. Perhaps that's why I really don't have any close freinds now or any freinds for that matter that I see on a regular basis. It seems those that were once close drifted away as our lives started to move in different directions. Oh well I have enough stuff to bring me down without having so called freinds add to it.

I say if something makes you happy then go for it, of course as long as you can pay your mortgage and bills and not go hungry. I don't know about that last one. There are probably things I would go hungry a bit for I have little odd things around my house that some would think rather silly or stupid to have out. But I figure if they make me smile as I walk by then I don't care what others think. I have three little stuffed animals that sit at the side of my computer monitor and they remind me of a particular fun time or my hubby brought me from a business trip.

I don't know if you remember Debi but in the early 70's there was this stuffed dog named "Henry" that the toy company Animal Fair came out with that was like their mascot or represented their company. Anyway my maiden name is Henry and it came out when I was 9 or 10. I remember my sister taking me shopping for Christmas gifts for my parents and I picked this little stuffed dog about 7-8 inches that was kind or part stuffed and part beanie to give my daddy since that was our last name. There is a pic of him holding it on his knee so that mom could take a pic. My son played with it when he was little and it is now put away. Anyway a few uears ago they brought Henry back with a couple of different styles. I bought one that is about 3 inches long and has a clip and he hangs on the back of the arm of the desk lamp. I also bought the 14 inch one for my grandson to be. My daddy was very close to my son especially since we lived there after I left my ex. Adam had a little rocking chair that was beside my daddy's and he would climb up on his chair and onto my daddy's lap. It was so cute. Daddy passed away about a month before Adam's first birthday so I thought he would like this since he carried around the original all the time. Anyway these little things make me smile when I see them because they remind me of happy times. I'm sure most people would think it is very tacky to have these on our computer desk. So my point is if it makes you happy or smile then screw everyone else, they just aren't worth it. Sorry so long, got carried away.

This is a pic of the new Henry.

http://www.amazon.com/Princess-Soft-Toys-04314-Plush/dp/B000BFR75U

 

[LMD84]

Oh Annie is cute. She looks so happy and playful. It's funny how they will pick one thing and it's their favorite play toy.

I may have mentioned this before but when my daughter was still playing with Barbies and of course they were everywhere and some missing parts. But Rascal would carry around this Barbie leg. It was so funny it was the same one always but she would have this leg sideways in her mouth walking up and down the stairs and it just looked so goofy. And Smokey would get this one Barbie head and carry around. It had long kind of crimped blonde hair and he carried it by part of the hair so that he looked like he had this long blonde beard, well with a head. I don't know why we never got pics of them. It was crazy looking, especially that leg that was more than twice the width of Rascal's head. Snowflake back then was much too refined for anything like that so above that kind of thing. But now in her older years she is making up for it. She does really loopy things now.

thanks! she is such a lovely cat. she was an rspca cat and was abused by her owners before me and nick got her. so sad. she was so freaked out when we got her. she sat under the bed for days. now many years later she is a happy cat again. she is still nervous around people but after she has met them a few times she will let them stroke her. weirdly she has spent most of the day sleeping in nick's wardrobe! she can open it herself and likes to sleep on the blankets that are at the bottom of it!

and you mentioned that Rascal liked to carry the barbie by it's leg! but that is so funny about Smokey carrying it by the hair so he had a beard!! cats are such strange creatures!

 

[shadowaddict]

That's great that you guys recused her.The place where my daughter has volunteered for years is a no-kill shelter. They take in so many rescues. I just can't believe how people can be so mean to helpless animals or move away and just leave them.

It funny how she can open that and sleep in there. They had a cat at that shelter that would open this one particular cabinet in one of the offices and go in and sleep in there or just hang out. They called it his bachelor's pad.

We got Rascal and Snowflake when my hubby went to the store to pick up my daughter's birthday cake when she turned 6. We had always told her when we moved into a different house she could have a kitty and we had been here 4 months. She said it didn't matter the color but she really wanted a white long hair. My hubby called me and said there's a lady giving away some kittens and she have a solid white long hair should I bring it home? I said sure. Everyone was here for the party and when he pulled in so I slipped out the back door. I took out a lined basket to bring her in and suprise her. I was surprised as I opened the cardoor there were two kitties and i looked at him and he said "they were cuter in pairs" We put them in the basket and came in and her eyes got realy big and she just stared in disbelief and said "are they real" "can I keep them" There was a table piled high with gifts be she gave them no attention.

Smokey came a few years later whena friend of mine had an uncle with some kitties he didn't want. His daughter had been asking to have the cat fixed and they said she had to save up her money to have it done and then she got pregnant. She had them in their barn and the uncle didn't really take care of them. They were pretty skinny. I chose Smokey because he was very quite and shy. Boy was he fooling us. He is nuts. In fact the whole litter is crazy. My friend ended up taking three and someone else took the other. She didn't know what her uncle planned for them if he couldn't find them homes. One of the ones she took got very sick and died from leukemia. They all including Smokey had to be taken to the vet and treated for worms. But the two she has are also quite mental, but entertaining.

 

[katred]

Oh!! She looks like Seth. He's my little hero... A total mama's boy, but he's good about keeping the babies in line (well, also good at getting them riled up too...) and even by cat standards, he's exceptionally clean. Dom teases me, because, even when I can say no to the others, I give Seth everything he wants. For some reason, we just bonded when he was tiny.

sod her! yes i remember you telling us about her before and she sounds like a bit of an arse anyways!


i just had to share this picture of annie with you guys! she looks so cute! and the green cord thing she is on is my laptop cover. for some reason if i leave it lying around both her and dylan fight to sit on it! they must really love cord! lol!

 

[shadowaddict]

Katred--he is such a sweetie. I love his markings. I've got to find pics of my kitties and post them. My hubby has moved everything around and put in different files and I am not a computer wiz.

My daughter-in-law called me this afternoon about 3:30 and said they were headed to the hospital. She said she was having a lot of pain not exactly contractions and she felt very nauseated. She called her dr and they told her to go on to the hospital. She said my son was flying around the house like a madman trying to make sure they had everything She said they would let me know after they got there and found out something. She felt they would go ahead and induce since it was planned for Thursday anyway.

So I jumped in the bath, threw a bit of makeup, got dressed and waited, a long time. I was trying to hurry and get everything I needed done in case I was at the hospital all night. I had not ironed my hubby's dress shirts and he's flying to DC tomorrow to testify in front of congress on Wed for some road thing or something. I always iron his dress shirt at night every night. It would make more sense if I would just do a bunch and have them ready but I don't.

My son finally texted me (God forbid he actually call) and said they were going to keep her there a couple hours and monitor her. She still was only dilated 1 cm. That was a bit after 5:00. He texted me again about 8:15 and said they were keeping her overnight and would know something in the morning when her dr comes in. I'm guessing they will induce tomorrow since she is there. It doesn't make sense to have her come back Thursday. But you just never know what the dr is going to do. So it's after 1:30 am and my brain won't settle long enough to even think about sleeping. They will have to hook an IV up to me to keep the coffee running through my veins so I can be at least half alert when my grandson enters the world

 

[LMD84]

Katred--he is such a sweetie. I love his markings. I've got to find pics of my kitties and post them. My hubby has moved everything around and put in different files and I am not a computer wiz.

My daughter-in-law called me this afternoon about 3:30 and said they were headed to the hospital. She said she was having a lot of pain not exactly contractions and she felt very nauseated. She called her dr and they told her to go on to the hospital. She said my son was flying around the house like a madman trying to make sure they had everything She said they would let me know after they got there and found out something. She felt they would go ahead and induce since it was planned for Thursday anyway.

So I jumped in the bath, threw a bit of makeup, got dressed and waited, a long time. I was trying to hurry and get everything I needed done in case I was at the hospital all night. I had not ironed my hubby's dress shirts and he's flying to DC tomorrow to testify in front of congress on Wed for some road thing or something. I always iron his dress shirt at night every night. It would make more sense if I would just do a bunch and have them ready but I don't.

My son finally texted me (God forbid he actually call) and said they were going to keep her there a couple hours and monitor her. She still was only dilated 1 cm. That was a bit after 5:00. He texted me again about 8:15 and said they were keeping her overnight and would know something in the morning when her dr comes in. I'm guessing they will induce tomorrow since she is there. It doesn't make sense to have her come back Thursday. But you just never know what the dr is going to do. So it's after 1:30 am and my brain won't settle long enough to even think about sleeping. They will have to hook an IV up to me to keep the coffee running through my veins so I can be at least half alert when my grandson enters the world

i hope that by now perhaps you have a grandson!!!

 

[katred]

ShadowAddict- Hope that by the time you read this, you're a grandma! Have my fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly for you and your family. I love the story about your husband thinking they were cuter in pairs... I've generally found that as well, or at least, it makes a good excuse as to why I keep getting them in pairs... We hadn't intended on getting any more cats, but when I saw Simon, I absolutely had to have him... And his little brother (Hecubus) was so cute, I couldn't very well leave him behind.

I'm super excited today because The Great Enabler and I finally got our trailer done for the film we've been working on. We produced everything independently, out of our own pockets and it's within a hair's breadth of being finished. So we can start trying to connect with distributors to get it properly released! This has been something we've been working on for a couple of years, so it's probably as close as I'll come to childbirth...

Here's the link for the trailer if you want to check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJUMecJb8Pk

 

[LMD84]

Kate the trailer is awesome!! when the whole thing is done you need to let me know because i'll totally watch it! congrats!