It’s Called Babelfish

Ok, so me and the hubby have been working out in the yard for two weeks now, trying to make our hedges look immaculate.  For two weeks, afternoon, and evening, i have been crawling through hedges, tying up tree branches, shoveling grass into leaf bags, always wearing my gloves and jeans, and a tshirt, cause it’s hot out there.  Well, little to my dismay, would i have realized that intertwining withn my uncombed hedges were two of the most evil plants in the world!  They glistened in the sunlight and i was mesmirized.  I was enthralled by their beautiful leaves and strong sturdy vines.  I thought “hey, that vine would make the best bundling twine!”  So eager to bundle, I kept grabbing the vine and designated long strips to my bundles.  Happily, i plucked the leaves off, pulled them to make sure they would hold and bundles my twigs and branches, smiling every time my bundle was done.  I was doing good, I bundled about 15 groups of branches, and i was happy.  And now I pay.  Now i have blisters and bumps all over my arms…the result of poison ivy and sumac.  I am at work, with Topical poison ivy cream all over my arms, a nice shade of pink that makes me look like i rolled around in a bath of pepto bismol.  i had to put on a sweater to cover the blotches so i could help the customers.  80 degrees and i have a sweater on, i look like a nut!  That’s what happens when you try to make house chores fun!

On a happier note, we just got two children, kittens.  I love cats and they are very independent, they are set up in their corral with food and water, milk and kitty litter, toys and boxes to play in.  They are so adorable: Deuce and *i havent figured out his name yet*  Deuce is a black cat with blue eyes and the other one is striped, with black patches and blue eyes as well. 

And now, the part that every one waits for: 

Fanny’s Fun Llama Fact

Llamas can carry about a quarter of their body weight, so a 400-pound male llama can carry about 100 pounds on a trek of 10 to 12 miles with no problem.

Who needs a moving truck, just strap a mattress to your llama and you will be set!

Everyone have a great memorial day weekend!

And so it was that my hair got too long to be manageable.  While most may feel long hair is beautiful, it is a pain…so, yesterday I had a few woman hours and did my hair, and my eyebrows…very cool!  As for the house, well there are always problems, but we are getting by.  The newest dilemma is our crabby next door neighbor who actually called the Board of Health because she claims our hedges are too high…so now we have the Board of Health harassing us to get it cut within ten days, or blah blah blah…I was so p.o’d and so was Jay, I mean honestly, do you really have so little to do in the day, and are you such a nasty bitch that you feel it necessary to call the township on your neighbors.  Well, anyway, now Jay and I are busting our asses to get the hedges down to the length that the Township wants, because our neighbor doesnt like it.  We are still working hard, no new money, and no children yet.  We have a fish , his name is Lucas…and he is our new pet.  Oh and Artemis is on his way, he is our new kitten… my parents are not thrilled about us getting a pet, but whatever.  Cats arent as high maintenance as a pup.  One day, maybe a few years from now, we will have a pup.  Oh, yeah, one more thing- Did you know that a Cria is a baby Llama- and that you can buy a Cria on the internet :)  Ok, now I am done.  Have a great weekend!

Welcome back!  It’s been about a month since I blogged.  I guess it’s just because the last couple of weeks have been extremely overwhelming.  One of my best friends is going through a rocky road in her life, and me and the hubby have been trying to comfort her.  It’s not easy to be going through so much drama at 26!  It seems like everything that could go wrong is going wrong in all of our lives.  Picture four people tacked to a wall, with bulls eye targets on different parts of their bodies.  Now picture debt collectors, law offices,co-workers, and even fellow significant others aiming flaming arrows at those people.  They are just hanging there, waiting for the arrows to fly, no where to run, no way to hide, open to all of it!  That’s how it feels right now.  We are trying to keep an optimistic perspective, marching on with the idea that it can only get better, praying to God for assistance, protection, and the strength to keep going.  It’s very very difficult right now.  But I cannot be pessimistic, because that doesn’t help either.  I am on a 34 week retreat right now, courtesy of my fellow kairos members, and this week is about reflecting on the errors in our lives.  Trying to cope with them and learning from them.  I haven’t read all of it yet, so I may be wrong on the main points, but I will clear it up later.  I was listening to my Ipod every morning and evening for morning and evening prayers, and then last week, the damn thing fell to the ground and split-no more ipod.  Now i have this dinky little shuffle-but it does the job.  It still has music, only i dont have my morning or evening prayers.  That is very upsetting.  It feels like I am missing something now, again.  we haven’t gone back to church-haven’t been in a church for over 2 years-except the two months after I got married when i tried to join the choir.  As you can see, that didn’t last.  I love to sing, but I forgot what i was singing for.  I don’t want to go back to the catholic church.  it is not for me.  I need a more involved, less patriarchal church.  This is not an insult to anyone, so please don’t take it as such, but this institution just isn’t right for me.  I still believe in God (or in a higher being).  It’s some soul searching and spirituality in our lives that me and Jay seek.  that’s what the retreat is all about.  Other than that, life is good.  I love him, he loves me, we have friends, our families are safe and healthy, and we are blessed with steady jobs and a roof over our head.  I would like to leave it at that for now.  I thank God for breathing another day, seeing another day, being able to hear, and walk and talk and use my body…I appreciate all the gifts that we have been blessed with. 

Well, that is my blurb.  I know it may not be too exciting, but if I went into too much detail, I would not stop writing for about 5 days.  And that is just to catch up to date!  Leave me Love!