It’s Called Babelfish

I want to take a few moments to remember how wonderful my grandmother was.  At 92 years old, she still laughed and wanted to be a full time part of our family.  She was and will continue to be the center of our home.  In Ecuador, though far from me, she influenced and raised over 4 generations of children, giving advice, love and companionship to all around her.  She is an inspiration to all.  In my heart, the one thing I could have asked for was to hug her one last time, say “I love you grandma” one last time, and tell her that she means the world to me.  But, as they say, life goes by very fast, and if you can’t stop to smell the roses, one day, they will wilt and wither.  I will forever miss my grandmother and will remember all the wonderful times we spent together.  I only hope that when my times comes, I will be able to join her once again.  

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!