I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaack!

It's been awhile, football fans. So, the Saints won the SuperBowl...YAY!!! Who Dat?!?!?!?!?! That was awesome...hatin' Peyton, boo-hoo better luck next year, Manning. You are the equivalent of a Saskatchewan Roughrider...a backwoods, inbred banjo-picker. And that's all I'm gonna say about that.

It's been busy, at work & at home. Work is work...busiest week of the year for me, so I just have to suck it up. And put in o/t that I can take off at a later time, when I have time.

Had tonnes of obligations the last little while, but all done now. My dear Aunt passed away Jan 24, may she rest in peace. You're diagnosed with cancer one day and 24 days later you die...life is short. Plan for tomorrow but live for today.

Toyota update - taking my Corolla in on Saturday for 'inspection'. David told me that yes, my car was affected, I have one of the wonky accelerator pedals. But then he said that it might not be a problem in the end, as only 3% of these wonky pedals were purchased from that bad factory in Japan. And yet...the news media will have you believe that things are dire...that this may be more than a pedal problem...it may be the car's electronics, the COMPUTER, the very heart of the vehicle. And if that's the case, we're all fucked. Toyota and all us car owners whose vehicles will be rendered worthless. Toyota will go belly up paying us out (I've only owned my car 5 months!) and we'll be driving pieces of shit, unless we get enough money to buy another, decent car. GRRRRRRR!!! I hate this. Even if they fix the pedal, can I trust the car? Can I feel safe taking granddotter S anywhere with me? Or going to the mountains? Wouldn't that be fun to start careening out of control just at a critical moment in Golden, BC. Yah...f*in fun. I just don't know and I hate this, but I think I already established that.

Granddotter S - so cute, so fun, so charming, so adorable!!! She is saying tonnes of words now and she calls me...Ganny!!!!! I LOVE IT. I must post pictures, but not right now. Anyway, she was over for SuperBowl and discovered dip, or "deep" as she says. And now she has to have deep with everything...all her food, she don't care, she dips it all in there. SO SWEET, I never thought a granddotter could be so precious...and so fun...and so incredibly loved. And her grandpa (Papa) thinks the world of her too, by the way.

She and I and her Mom went shopping on Saturday and she is getting So much better at shopping...actually having a bit of fun. We went for lunch to Applebees and she was well-behaved, charming and ate most of her dip, some celery, but not much else. But she had snacked on Goldfish and a cookie earlier, so prolly wasn't all that hungry.

Anyway, here's a cartoon about the birds and the bees:


too cute...i love cheezburger.

Anywho, I'm done like dinner, so poke me with a fork.

Bye, y'all

CFM

Toyota...What Were You Thinking?!?

So, football fans, I take 2 years to: think about, look around, think seriously about thinking about getting a new vehicle, look in earnest, test-drive shit, do my homework, go back in and seriously buy my brand new car, only to find out it's involved in probably one of the biggest recalls in Toyota's history! Talk about the Griswold Effect. *sigh* I was bound to make the wrong choice...it's what I do :0)

Oh well, this too shall pass. Apparently next week, Toyota are supposed to do something for the dealerships and someday soon I'll get a letter to take the car in to get the accelerator pedal and gizmo-thingey-stuff repaired soon, before the car suddenly becomes an unsstoppable, self-propelled, unguided missile! What the hell were Toyota thinking changing the design of an accelerator pedal in the first place?!?!?!?!?! If it ain't broke...don't fix it. My philosophy...shoulda been Toyota's. I mean...it's been working for you hasn't it? Why f*ck with it? *double sigh*

Enh! In other news, Pro Bowl is on tomorrow and I so don't care! I haven't even heard who's actually playing in it. Gotz chores to do tomorrow anyway and then we're going over to dotter M's place for Chinee Foo dinner...nom, nom, nom. Me love Chinee Foo! And Grandpa can see Baby S, whom he hasn't seen for awhile. I babysat her today, she has learned many new words...Ganny (that's me!), apple, cookie, laptop!, pees or mees (please), etc. like that. Many words. And she's so cute, I can hardly stand it! We played, colored and watched cartoons and The Jungle Book and then we napped...separately...she was in her crib.

Tired...was a long (fast but busy) week and was still suffering after-effects today - tiredness. So I'm gonna go hold down the couch and read and/or watch tv in my Snuggie. Surely you know what a snuggie is...it's a fleece blanket with sleeves! But...I didn't just get the blue snuggie, my snuggie is a leopard snuggie. Or, as a friend from work commented when told I rec'd a leopard snuggie for Xmas, "Oh! You got a COUGAR snuggie!" ha ha, too funnie.

So adieu til next time, football fans and may the best Pro Bowl team win...I guess...I don't really care. We'll talk football next Sunday...woot, The Who are playing at half time...should be really good game. I friggin HATE the Colts so will be cheering for the Saints.

Night, night...
CFM

Cowboys Lose! Chargers Lose! and other things I think I think...

Well, football fans, the Cowboys got their asses handed to them, didn't they? Favre prevailed and I gotta say, Go Brett!! You are Da Man!! I am so impressed...a scant 2 years ago, the guy retires, comes back to play for the Jets, retires again (kinda, sorta) and comes back to play for the Vikings and now they are in the final, final, final game before the Superbowl (forgive for not knowing the exact terminology). I think it's Awesome!

And speaking of the Jets, unf*kingbelieveable!! I cannot believe how well they have done (notwithstanding they beat my Chargers, but they beat them fair & square) and this Sanchez quarterback, he is pretty awesome. Who'd a thunk the NY Jets would be on their way to the Superbowl, leaving the Patriots and Giants (to name but two teams) in their dust. Way to Go!!!

This image from icanhascheezburger is perfect for today's blog:


So that's football..next Sunday we will see who plays in the Superbowl. I don't know about having this Pro Bowl thing first though, before the Superbowl. I guess they have to try something different. Nonetheless...Superbowl at our place is always filled with food & drink and hopefully the dotter, son-in-law & granddotter, who have been indisposed for a while now with various ailments :-( Hopes they get better!

*sigh* fighting a dam cold...not what I need or want at this point in time. I blame the warm January weather...the cold, she fights germs! We need it colder...these balmy temps in Jan are redonkulous!

And so, I must go & rest and fight, fight, fight this cold.

Adieu, football fans.

CFM

When The Man Comes Around

Greetings, football fans. Who will win the match-up betwixt the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday? My son will be happy with the former, my hubby the latter...especially in light of the hard loss of the Packers in the last seconds of their last game. So, because he is still a Favre fan, the Vikings/Cowboys game will make them both happy, methinks. Me, I'm interested in the outcome of the other game, namely San Diego Chargers vs. New York Jets. Of course I'll be cheering for the Chargers...go Rivers! Go LT!!! and all you other guys...exciting. Lovin' that this wknd there are absolutely NO obligations and if I wanna sit around in my gotch and scratch myself an' watch football on Sunday, well...I can. And who's gonna stop me? Hah!

Johnny Cash - when the man comes around. I really miss Johnny Cash. I used to listen to him all the time, the past few years...and then I kinda stopped. My interest in Johnny Cash was resurrected in '05 with the movie "Walk the Line"...which I thought was an awesome movie and yes, I've watched it a zillion times! I've read the books, listened to the songs...go ahead, ask me ANYthing about Johnny Cash and I could probably answer it.

Some Johnny Cash quotes:
“How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man.”
“Welcome to New York, now go the fuck home.” (I think my niece saw this on a t-shirt in NY...love it :-)

this is my fave JC pic...ever

“Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight.”
“You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way.”

So, I have been listening to JC's American IV album a lot lately, The Man Comes Around. It's good...my only complaint is that on some of the songs, June joins in in the background and I swear to God, it sounds like some sick cow wandered into the recording studio. This would have been very soon before she passed away, so sorry, June but you could never sing. Don't get me wrong, she was a good person and I liked her but...she could never sing. Reese Witherspoon,now SHE can sing...she sang way better in the movie than June ever did.

Anywho, that's about it for today. Go Chargers!!! Go Cowboys!!! Go Vikings!!! I'll cheer for whoever I want, thank you very much, so shut up and have a nice wknd.

CFM

Merry New Year!!

So, football fans, it is 2010 and what are YOUR resolutions?

I resolve to be more organized, for starters. And de-crap our house of clutter, lots in the basement and elsewhere. And get son A's room in the basement finished, so his room can become Granddaughter S's room. We already have the bedding and wall art for her new room...Disney Princesses of course. And a cool lamp. Have been buying stuff as we see it, for both rooms actually. Have a new corner desk (black & glass) for A's room, an ottoman so he can put his feet up while online, which is where he spends most of his life. Have to get him a new bed/mattress. But the first (big) step is getting these rooms cleaned out.

Other projects for us for 2010 include: replace all windows, replace roof, tear rug out of front room (living/dining room) and install hardwood floor. These are things we have put off for too long and must get done; the windows are terribuls and so is the roof. The rug is old & ugly...etc. etc.

Hubby made pizza last night (which was deelish) and the boys watched Sports while I watched 'Dinner: Impossible' and sipped lots of wine...which eventually put me to sleep before 12 bells. First time I can recall missing the new year...oh well, it's not that big a deal. Here is an awesome New Year's cake that a friend made for hubby's office (actually 2 branches, hence 2 cakes, and we got one!):

Credit: Crystal Caruk of "C Cups" (cakes, cookies, cupcakes)

We will slice into it today, it looks & smells deelish. Thank you Crystal! Oh...now you're jealous...sorry!!

Edit: whoops! forgot Granddaughter S's New Year's picture...silly Granny:



Is it just me, or do we all have that nightmare where we show up to work in our jammies or, we're still in high school and forget out locker combination? Ok, maybe it IS just me but take a look:



Evidently, even penguins have that same bad dream...

This is what I feel like today, having eaten a whole pizza by myself yesterday (I'm not ashamed):



So, my next resolution is to lose weight and hit the gym. I definitely must do that.

Today is relax day, tomorrow babysit Granddaughter S day and tomorrow evening, over to my bestest friend's house to watch a movie, drink MGDs and have a sleep-over. We haven't done that since the 80's. She is newly single again, bought herself a house and is doing very well. We will have fun.

Sunday, want to take my dotter M to St. Boniface hospital and visit my Aunt who is in palliative care there (very recently) having been given only 4 weeks to live. Sad and tragic it is, and pretty unbelieveable. One minute you're ok and the next you're full of cancer.

So my last resolution is to QUIT SMOKING. Two of my friends have quit, one cold-turkey, the other with the help of drugs, but whatever it takes, I really must try. May go out & get the patch. I think I'm ready...and like they say, never quit quitting. I have to try...

Well, that's all for today, ladies & germans. Happy New Year to all and best for the new year/decade!!!

Love & Peace,
CFM

Merry Christmas! ...and happy New Year too

Greetings, football fans. So, the Colts suffered their very first loss...boo hoo...well, I cannot stand Peyton Manning, he is a legend in his own mind, so to him I say "Phtttttttttttttttt!!!"

Christmas was wonderful this year, shared with good friends on Christmas Eve and with Family on Christmas Day. What more can one ask? Maybe for World Peace, for a change, but other than that...

I can finally reveal the awesome, awesome gift I purchased for Granddotter S. at FAO Schwarz in Vegas. A doll that looks like her!! Ok, I thot it was pretty awesome.

I could hardly wait to see her reaction, and here are a few pictures:

Here, she was a little fascinated with the eyes, nose, etc:

Here is "Christmas Kitteh"

And, Grandpa Santa (or Santa Grandpa):

Son A with his Cowboys football:

Son-in-law S with his Russell Peters $34.50 t-shirt, special ordered on the Innerwebs (you can't see the hat very well, but it is a Bud Light hat with a special feature - a bottle-opener cleverly hidden under the peak...is there anything you can't find in Vegas???):

Dotter M (isn't she purty?) with her baybee, my favourite granddotter:

Before Xmas, niece C on her 21st birthday:

And finally, S doing her "Boxing Day coloring":

Sweetest toddler EVER!!

And that' all she wrote, at least for today. Must clean house and get some stuff done. I way over-spent the day after boxing day when I got out shopping, so I cannot do any more of that.

So, until next time, Peace and Love and Happy New Year!

CFM

Football News and Other Stuff...

It has been a looooong while, football fans. Have I got juice for you. First - yesterday in Pennsylvania, coach Mike Kelly was ARRESTED for some kind of domestic disturbance. Yup, he punched the girlfriend...apparently she hit him first but, hello? You not s'posed to hit WOMEN, Kelly. Anyway, during the day the news broke that Lyle Bauer (Kelly's only protector, 'twas he who hand-picked Kelly as head coach) resigned! Yes, he did. Clever man...he clearly wanted to take the Calgary offer and the way to do it without repercusssions...yup, resign! And so he did...and he will be off to Calgary. As my hubby 'splained to me this morning, Calgary is a far sight closer to Utah than Winnipeg, and since Lyle's wife is from Utah...well, you do the math.

So, flash to yesterday early evening, after reports all day that Coach Kelly would likely be fired, in a way that would not compel the football club to not be bound to honour the remaining year of his two-year contract. Fired he was! But...the Beauty of this Whole Thing is Kelly did it to himself!!! 'Behaviour unbecoming to a professional (and I use the term loosely, ladies & germs) football head coach'...or some such like that. It's perfect! It's so beautiful I could cry...or laugh. Now, everyone's happy...except those few people (I call those people crazy) who actually LIKE Kelly. Yes, the damage was done to the team, to the media and to the fans (ungrateful b*st*rd, yes I DO pay your salary, MIKE!!! a**hole). But in 2010 we'll have a brand new head coach and hopefully a much better football team.

My drinking team has a football problem.

Now, on to other news. Speaking of football...oh, were we? Yes, we were...

Hubby and son A came back from their trip to Dallas with some awesome pictures that I'll post another day, too tired today, been a long week. They toured the stadium on Friday...it is a thing of beauty and unfathomably large. It should be for more than ONE BILLION dollars, football fans. One...billion...dollars Can't even imagine that much money! So - their "screen" (which we in Wpg. call a "Jumbotron") is a $25 million LCD screen that is 8 storeys high and I forget how wide. But, trust me, it's big. So the tour was grand, the game was grand (hubby indifferent to who won, son sad that Dallas DIDN'T WIN and me...well the Chargers won, like we knew they would :-)

The shopping was grand...I love outlet malls and must insist I go along next time :-) and they did a 'fast food' tour, hitting such American staples as 'Popeye's' chicken, 'Lik A Chik' (don't go there-:), Sonic Burger, In 'n Out Burger, etc. They never had salad or veggies...they are men. They also went to a place called 'Rudy's BBQ' and had some awesome BBQ food. This place can only be found in Texas...they drove out into the desert for 50 miles to find it and they were not disappointed. My sister was in San Antonio a few years ago, and brought us back a spice called 'Rudy's Rub' from...Rudy's! It is amazing on steak and other red meat...and we were almost out so of course hubby brot some back. Some for us and some for my friend's hubby whose name just happens to be... Rudy...and he barbeques...so I think he will love it when he opens that shit up on Christmas morning!

And that's really all for today, next time pics & stuff...too tired...

Love & Peace,
CFM

And...It's Been A While...

Hey football fans, I haven't blogged for weeks! How about that upset at the Grey Cup? Ha, ha, how stupid are those Riders? 13 guys on the field...your worst nightmare. I was kinda happy for the Als, mostly b/c Calvillo is a good guy (in my opinion) and because I friggin' hate the Riders. I do...I admit it.

In the NFL, my son's Cowboys beat the Raiders (but of course :-) on American Thanksgiving last Thursday and my Chargers beat the team they were playing (I forgot who...see above, it's been awhile). Nonetheless, a very good week in football!!!

Christmas will be here before we know it. I have completed and mailed the Xmas cards, lots of them, including the annual holiday letter. It's mostly for kicks and giggles, I started doing the letter thing in '05 when we had such a busy year with the wedding & stuff, and I just continued because I actually get good feedback! My Aunties and other assorted people tell me they love getting the letter...so it's a win, win. I like writing it and...they like reading it! Sorry Kim, I didn't send you a letter...but I did send a Christmas picture of S that I, Roseanne Roseanna Danna took, and it's pretty nice. It's her standing in front of the blow up Christmas thingey, which is a Snowman/Christmas Tree/Santa scene (that also lights up and plays music) and she is tentatively holding Santa's hand. It's a very cute picture and I might add, pretty artsy. I am not in the league of my brother in terms of photography but I do love to take pictures.

Anyway, yah, the cards are done. Lots of gifts are bought but not wrapped. Next Thursday (Dec 10) hubby and son are off to Texas!! Back in Sep, I bloged about Son A's birthday/Xmas gift which was a trip to see his Cowboys play my Chargers (go Chargers!). So yah, it's almost here. They will be back Dec 14th. Maybe I can get some gifts wrapped when they're gone...who knows, anything can happen. I detest wrapping gifts...hubby knows this and never offers to help. But he does lots of other good stuff, including cook (on wknds, weekdays he's home too late) and other...stuff...I dunno, take the garbage out? That kind of stuff.

We are having a potluck at work tomorrow...my small area and another small area, combining our efforts and culinary skills. I chose early on to make my 7-layer taco dip...and I'm bringing Tostitos to go with...duh! Some of the others are making hot dishes...that's not for me, ladies & germs. I don't really like to cook and so I have no 'signature dish' to make. Nor do I care!!! Anyway, it'll be fun and we'll have tonnes of food and I can actually relax for like an hour...work's been busy lately (always).

From icanhascheezburger:

I thought it was frikkin' funny.

I found this one hilarious!!! (I like the kitteh's 'cattitude'):

Hmmmm, what else? That's about it.

TTFN and don't do anything I wouldn't do.

CFM

The Winds of November...

Great title, eh? I just thought it sounded like, mysterious...not much to say...anyway...hey, all that rhymes, by the way. That did too! Oh...I am on a roll, football fans. So who's gonna win the really big game this wknd? CFM really does not care all that much since her beloved Bombers were knocked out, early (their own fault). Anyway, given that Calgary won the Grey Cup last year, Burris et al finally got their Grey Cup rings, maybe I'll cheer for da other team...or maybe not.

We are sooooo lucky in the 'Peg to have above-seasonal temps with no precipitation...yet (if you don't count the dam snow on Oct 9th). When I drive by 'the lake' (by our house) at night and see the black sea of Canada Geese sleeping on the water, I can't help but think they are freezing their tushes off!!! What is their problem???!! It's the same story every year, a few misguided geese just cannot get their butts into gear and take off for warmer climes. Fly South! Go! Now! Before it's too late. There's always one in the crowd who gets his (her?) butt frozen to the lake overnight when it starts to freeze over. Typically they are rescued, but sometimes...oh I just can't think about the alternative, being an animal lover and all. I just hope they get on their way soon...dumb-asses!!! Hell, if I had the ability to fly South just for sh*ts and giggles, you bet I'd be long gone...I'd prolly never come back!!!

So, TD Canada Trust. They suck...at least this one particular branch does. My son's GIC (for his edumacation) matured Nov. 6 and on that very day I not only spoke with a nice lady named "C" in customer service, but she got the 'investment' or whatever lady named "O" to call me...and O left a message on my home machine lickety-split, that very day. I wanted another vehicle to put this (copious, vast amount of) money (yah, in my dreams!) into, before son A graduates (God willing) in June and needs it for his edumacation, as stated above. So on Nov 9, I call O and leave her a message...same on Nov 10. Nov 11 was a holly-day, so I call her Nov 12...and Nov 13... and Nov 16. And she never calls me back. How rude! Then I try someone else name of "JL" and we play telephone tag a few times, talk this past Tuesday, and I tell her in the end just write a cheque for the amount of the now moot certificate cuz it ain't doing any good just lying there and I want to put it into my (ginormous) 'premium' savings account at a Credit Union (at a double-top-secret location...if I tell you, I'll have to kill you)...which earns a goodly amount of interest...'spesh when compared with '0' per cent interest.

After Tuesday, JL goes AWOL on me...I leave her several more messages & we play telephone tag for 2 days and then we talk today. I am so exasperated at this point, I instruct her to write a dam cheque and me and my son will be in today after work/school to sign for/pick it up. Which we did. But not before I called this so-called "Manager of Customer Service" (C) at the branch (who was conveniently away today) to leave her a delightful message, chronicling the 2-week dog & pony show of us trying to get our hands on our money. She'll call me back Monday...we'll talk. Methinks this branch desperately needs the following seminars:

1. How To Return Phone Messages, Period

1. How To Return Phone Messages In A Timely Manner

1. Customer Service - You're Doing It Wrong!

Whatever...we got the cheque & that's the end of the story...for now...mutha f*kers

Here is exactly what I think of TD Canada Trust (thank you cheezburger):

And, on a related note:

Hmmm, looks like the gals at TD Canada Trust are on yet another break.

That was way too much time devoted to the Bozos at TDCT.

Here is the BEST LOL ever!!!

And that's it for me, gotz lotz to do and determined to actually get some of it done. Then relax with an MGD...sounds like a plan.

Adieu football fans...

CFM

The Fruits of our Labour

This blog is titled thus because I am going to show you my parents' house, all decked out for Christmas! My daughter and I spent alot of summer refinishing the cedar on the house - as you can see there is a lot of it...cedar I mean. First I prepped it by pressure-washing and letting it dry for days. Then I sanded it all. And then M and I primed it and stained it. We then re-stained the deck and son-in-law came in to finish off the deck with the lattice. My sis and niece did the fascia and eavestrough, under the constant supervision of my Pop :-) He is compelled...so you just go with it. It was a promise made the last week of May when he was in hospital for eight days with pneumonia and other ailments...we fulfilled...and then some, methinks.




I took these shots on Sunday...I think the house looks pretty awesome. I can take no credit for the lighted creatures that seem to multiply each year on the deck. (And I think the pumpkins really add to it, don't you :-)

I thought I'd post some shots of Grandbaby S as she has grown this year. And the odd random, just to mix it up a little. I only got to September...more another day. Enjoy.

At Spaghetti Factory in January.

This one's funny, looks like she's about to "lay one on" her Uncle A!

I'm Too Cute!

With her Mama (guess which one has 'bed head').

Princess "S" in her Princess Chair.

A Princess Birthday Cake made with Love by Granny.



In her Birthday Tutu!

Not enjoying the pool at Granny's b'day party.

Romping thru Great Grampa's grass...



Mwaaa haa haa haa haa haa!



Spencer Dog enjoying some sun.

Son A & best bud C on him's birthday.

Baby S measuring Granny's birthday cedar. Yup, it's this tall.

Just bein' Cute Little Ole Me!

I will end with a cool picture from Vegas:


This is a quaint little liquor/deli/sundries store off the Strip (Vegas) that we frequent each tme we go, for cold bottled water and, of course, room beer. It's right behind our hotel, Bill's Saloon & Gamblin' Hall (I sure liked its former name, the Barbary Coast). Anyway, every year they have 21 years left on their lease...they must keep getting it renewed, huh? Oh...I miss Vegas...see you next year! Same time, same place.


That's it for me today, really didn't have time for this, but it's an excellent housework avoidance maneuvre, n'est ce pas?

See you in the funny papers!

Love & Peace,
CFM

Friday The 13th

No, not the movie, just the title of today's blog. Ugh...I am unwell today (and yet I went in today...more than I can say for a lot of other 'no-shows'). I am queasy and have acquired a sore throat...does not bode well. And I am bloody disappointed! A scant week ago, I rid myself of the evil virus that hung out with me for 2 weeks. Grrrr! I haz a mad! So, not going to visit my buddy tonite, will try tomorrow IF i am feeling bettah. Which I better be cuz I don't have time to be sick, all I'm sayin'. Oh yeah, and I have a sick headache. Who remembers the in-laws (Darren's parents) from Bewitched??? The old tv series, not the movie. Anyway, the mother-in-law would always say "Frank. I've got a sick headache." whatever that meant, but I seriously have a "sick headache"...and an achy throat. This week was uppy-downy...two days of work, one day off, 2 days of work.

Awesome report card brought to us by son A...then his XBox broke, but hubby saved the day, they went out and bought another one. Yes, they robbed a bank on the way :-) I took a pass on Parent Teacher which I was convinced was Tuesday (it said so on the calendar...who knew I had an outdated calendar?) for 2 reasons: One - I had a bad headache/neck pain going on and B. Son A. brought home good marks, so no real screaming need to go...for a change! Wednesday was so-so, did relaxing & some chores, yardwork & housework. Had a bitchin' BBQ for dinner with steak & mushrooms and all that good stuff. It was a good day.

Yesterday (Thurs) I went to the school for the Grad Meeting which I was convinced was yesterday b/c there is one the 2nd Thursday of every month. Except when I got there, the meeting room was set up but devoid of parents-of-grads and I was informed that the grad meeting is next Thursday. Ok. I turn around and there seem to be an awful lot of people milling about. I spot someone I know and ask him if he's there for the (non-existent) grad meeting. He says no, he's there for Parent Teacher...which of course was yesterday and not Tuesday! Whatever. I went home to watch tv...it was Thursday and all my shows were on. So...grad meeting next Thursday, but I already have a commitment (as if I have a life! but I do!!) so I'll ask some other Mom to take notes for me please. What could there possibly be to say that wasn't said at the first grad meeting and that isn't written down in the pages & pages of grad notes, rules & regs...I ask... knowingly...

A cute black kitteh from icanhascheezburger:


Anyway, today not so bad/busy at work, a good thing as I felt a leetle bit like sh*t. What needed to get done got done and precious little beyond that.

So nothing to look forward to in the short-term...in the long-term (by the end of the weekend) I hope to see (cuddle, smooch, etc.) granddotter S...that is, if I am in fact not sick, if I am, then no. Oh please, Gods of the queasy guts, let me get better!!! This I beg of you.

There, that should do it...going to cruise 'o crap my parents joined facebook' and other time-wasting interwebs sites...just because I can!

Adieu, football fans,

CFM

Good Day...Bad Day

It started out ok...nothing unusual. Woke up with a headache...don't you just hate that? At least you should earn the headache; in my humble opinion. Anyway, work was no big deal, neither good nor bad. But more tired as the day wore on and then my neck got into it (old war injuries). However, I went out at lunch to peruse stuff and found a most awesome gift for my seester's birthday. Good Day. By the time I came home, I was pretty sure I wasn't going to Parent Teacher (PT) tonight re: head & neck pounding. And don't you just hate when they put PT on the eve. of a holiday/day off? They do this in the Spring too...Thursday before Good Friday. Thanks...I love that.

Anyway...son A's report card turned out to be Awesome! Marks in the 90's, football fans. Good Day. Great! I thot, he's taking Grade 12 seriously and what a turnaround from the last few years. So, that clinched it for me - no need to go to PT! I'm always going and sweet-talking the teachers, or wheedling them to give him another chance...but not this time! So I lie down with my gel ice pack behind my neck and the next thing I know, A's XBox dies. It just...simply...dies. Done like dinner...poke it with a fork, cuz it's done. Bad Day. Very Bad Day.

'Speshally considering that not 18 hours ago, he & his cousin K went to WalMart and each purchased the new Call of Duty game for Live. And then his system dies. Oh...the bitter irony. I feel badly, I really do. He proceeds to go downstairs to lift weights and scare the bejesus out of all the cats due to all the noise, noise, noise, noise. Between the music and the swearing and pounding of heavy weights to basement floor, they don' know what to think. I just think, better the basement floor than his room or some furniture (taking a pounding).

So since I ain't going to PT, hubby is making dinner...imagine his surprise when he opened the fridge and found this:

No, we are not having cat omelets, stir-fry or Denver sammiches. We shooed him out and off he went. Catz...can't live with 'em, can't live with 'em...

Since we actually never get around to removing our old "eighties" Christmas lights from the house and putting up new ones, I vote we do this (house on the right):

Christmas Decorating 101 : easy peezy.

Well...that's about it for moi on this good day/bad day.

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, so please remember all those who went before us and made the ultimate sacrifice...and those who are still fighting for freedom and liberty to this day. My hat is off to these brave men and women and may they all come home safely.

Lest We Forget,
CFM

Goodbye Bombers...Nice Knowin' Ya

*Sigh*...*heavy sigh*...all is lost in Bomberville, football fans. Even though Good Michael showed up today, they played very stupidly and they pay a hefty price for it. They are done, it's over, fini, the end of the road, and other phrases that mean the sun has set on our beloved Bombers. I do feel sorry for them, due to the Mike Kelly factor. Really, you can't butcher a team the way he did in June...July...and continued to do pretty much all season, get rid of our quarterback Kevin Glenn who's gone on to do wonderful things for Hamilton, bring in LeFors who sucks big time AND throws like a girl, bring in Bishop after LeFors, Ritchie and every other imposter quarterback wannabe we've had has failed...you can't do all that and expect to have any kind of consistency. Or a good season. Yah, some of them tried, but methinks alot of them gave up and hey, why wouldn't they? They're gettin' paid anyway, right? After game nine...hmmm, sounds like a conspiracy, kinda like MLB. Ugh. Hey Mike, your village called, they want their idiot back. And, Mr. Kelly continued, right to the bitter end, his love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with the media, the fans and the like, all those people who pay his gosh durn salary. A more pompous, arrogant man you would be hard-pressed to find...and all with no good reason...this guy's got an Ego the size of Manhattan, ladies & germs! AUGH!!! see you all next year...well, I'm sure we won't see ALL of you...ah, whatever, it's a sad, sad day and a sad end to a topsy-turvey, uppy-downy, zany season. Hmph.

Oh well. My Chargers beat the Giants today, football fans!!! With like 17 seconds left, Phil squeaked it in. They are SO going to have the Dallas Cowboys for dinner on Dec 13th. This is the game which my hubby & son will be attending...in Dallas...on the 13th. While Iyam envious that Iyam not going, Iyam also looking forward to some ME time...some downtime...some clean the house & get ready for Xmas time...some have a few friends over for wine time! Yes!!!

Anyway, must continue with my current project of purging crap & superfluous clothing from closets and etc., so I can de-clutter and de-crap...and all of this started because I CAN'T FIND MY DAM GLOVES!!! I know I put them in the closet...they seem to have vanished into thin air. Not one pair but two! Black leather and hot pink! which were an Xmas gift from a friend. Oh, I know I'll see them again someday, but I'd like to know where the h-e-double hockey sticks I put them!

G'nite football fans, no bad dreams now,

CFM

Weekend is Finally Here!

Ahh, the weekend...2 of the most bee-utiful words in the English language...aside from "summer afternoon". It's been a loooooong week, but most productive, I must say. Well, at work anyway, not at home...no, I've been resting, trying to get the remnants of this nasty cold outta me for 2 weeks and I think it worked. "The tireds" haz finally gone away...I seriously need to clean this place, get ready for winter, purge, purge, purge (Value Village, I'll have a trunk load of stuff for you :-)

Bombers - it's Win or Go Home time! I hope you guyz haz it in youze to make it work on Sunday. While I won't be there freezing my 'tocks for you, I will watch on the tube if TSN don't black it out. C'MON Blue, you can do it, you can beat those lowly TiCats!!! We are keeping the Faith...in spite of Mike Kelly!

In other news...oh yah, I'm babysitting granddotter S tomorrow while my dotter M gets her hairz dun...son-in-law S be working. I haven't seen her since Halloween, I realize...it'll be fun!! And M has been sick longer than I have with this cold. She can have some 'time out' and away from the behbeh. Sunday, we're s'posed to go shopping...Christmas shopping...for moi, window shopping. Payday is still 6 days away!

Well, that's it for me, going to relax now, lots of stuff to do this wknd...pray for me.

Hope y'all have a good wknd and hope the Bombers win!

Love & Peace,
CFM

Present But Not Accounted For

Hi y'all...is it just me... or is it the full moon...or what the F is making me so tired? I'm almost rid of this dam cold, and yet I still haz a tremendouz tired. *Sigh*

Cruising icanhascheezburger just now and this made me laf out loud:
F! Blogger won't let me load it. So now I haz a mad! Hmph!!

'Nother one:
ok, this is bow-shit!!! What's going on? Blogger/You Tube, don't make me come down there!!!
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Let's see if this picture works, since I am apparently not allowed to upload videos today:



Success! I love that cuuuuuute cat, by the way. (It'll grow into its ears)

Well, the Bombers have to clobber Hamilton this Sunday or it's curtains for them...out!!! Hmmmm, let's see...it's a 50-50 crapshoot, and crazy football mom is not that crazy so as to actually mention her prediction out loud. So, let's see how it goes and if it goes the way I thinkz it goez, then I'll tell ya what my predikshun was...deal? Ha! There's one born every minute, football fans.

In udder news, my friend in California informed me yesterday that her hubby & son were in attendance (they were present and accounted for) at the Chargers/Raiders game. *Sigh* Two years ago, Crazy Football Mom was at a Chargers/Raiders game. And the Chargers won...of course! And the Chargers won yesterday...of course! Way to do it, LT, Philip and all the rest of you guys. Chargers cannot be beat by Raiders...that's a Rule. NFL games are most awesome...for a 1:15 game, we arrived sometime in the morning & it was already hot. Hot, hot! We parked in the 'overflow' IKEA lot, conveniently located beside Qualcom Stadium. We proceeded to find our group and had the "tailgating" party...BBQ, Booze, the whole nine yards. Hey, it was noon somewhere!!! Anyway, we headed to the stadium, took in the game in the bright, hot sunshine. And when it was all over, we tailgated (BBQ, Booze) again, with the added Bonus of watching the parking lot fights. Raiders fan vs. Chargers fans...it gets heated and it gets ugly. Those Raiders fans are scary...hell, the little daughters of the Raiders "cheerleader wanna be" Moms are scary! But all in all it was a hoot and I'd love to do it again...next year, hopefully!

So...friggin...tired...can't hardly type. Think I have to call it a night...must lie down, rest my eyes. Yah, that's it.

G'nite football fans...

CFM

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World Video

This is a video my brother took of Granddaughter S. at our Thanksgiving dinner at our parents' place (which we deferred to Oct 17 because we were waiting for him and the 2 nephews to arrive). She is lovely and sweet, even if she does eat with her hands! I think it's so cute how he calls her his "grand-niece" rather than "great-niece"...it's all the same and it's all good. If anybody at all reads this blog, enjoy the movie!!!

In other news, the Bombers lost Big Time today. Boo hoo. Sad for the Bombers...I did not watch as I was shopping & running errands. I can't seem to shake this cold and it's left me tired and weak, so perhaps I shoulda stayed home to...watch the Bombers lose? Oh well, mebbeh they'll win their last regular season game, at home against Hamilton next Sunday. That one I'll watch...but only if TSN doesn't black it out locally. Not up to spending the $$ to go, notwithstanding (I love that word!) the fact that it's far too cold for Crazy Football Mom to attend a 3-hour game.

In high school football, Sisler AAA boys are playing Oak Park on...uh...I'll check to see if they've updated the schedule...wait one. Nope! They haven't updated it yet. It'll be either this Thursday or Friday at 7:30...Semi-finals...that I'd like to go watch. And it won't be 3 hours :-)) Of course I hope they win, they got close in '07, but were knocked out in the Final Game. That same year, our A boys (the 2nd year son A played) won the Division Championship!!! Nice if we could get another Sisler win.

Halloween came & went. The kids finally showed up, albeit late, and we got rid of all the bags of chips except for 2, and the one I ate. At one point we had a run of 25 kids in a row!!! We count them; we keep track so we have an idea of how much junk to buy next year :-) That was alot of kids all at one time. And S and her parents came over for a Halloween visit, which was nice. She dumped all of her toys; this is her latest thing. She is just an amazing kid, and I honestly don't think I'm saying that because she's my grandbaby...she's amazing...and totally intelligent. She talks a blue streak, although we cannot understand what she's saying. I now refrain from replying with Chinese food terms, because my hubby thinks it's wrong!...and I guess I really shouldn't confuse-a-kid when they're trying so hard to talk. Given how much her Mom & Granny talk, once she gets going we'll be off to the races!

Disappointing that I won't get much done beyond the laundry, but I have to get better and it's taking its sweet time. It isn't like the mess will be going anywhere soon...it will wait for me, this I have learned.

So, another work week ahead...son A has an inservice tomorrow, I am of course jealous because I do not...I must attend work tomorrow.

See you in the funny papers! And sorry, Bombers, you lose...

CFM

Hallowe'en...Where Are You???

So, it's 5:17 and I'm sitting here testing the chips (a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it :-) and waiting for the Ghosts, Goblins & Princesses. Where are they? When will they get here?

Baby S. will be coming over later, in her "BEE" costume...so cute! We'll have a visit & take some pics...and that will be Hallowe'en over for another year. I wish it was warmer outside, we could play in the piles of leaves around the yard. Because we had summer in September, and then cold and SNOW on October 9th (which thankfully melted) the trees are all confused. Lots have not even dropped their leaves yet. And for sure it's going to snow (stay or no stay) in the next 2 weeks...it's Winnipeg! Where anything could happen. We could even have warmth again in November...I hope so. They say it's going to be an El Nino year...I hope they're right...whoever "they" are :-)

Global Warming? Come to Winnipeg and I'll show you global warming...idiots. That b*shit is just a bunch of make-work propoganda. Sure, I believe in "climate change"...but not this global warming stuff. The weather patterns are CYCLICAL people!! Giant chunks of ice melt every couple of 100,000 years or so. It's happened before and it'll happen again. Brain up! Don't just follow like lemmings...I mean, lemmings are cute, but not in human form...are you picking up what I'm laying down? Good.

It's 5:24 and still no kids. WTF?

In other news, babysat S. today, she was wonderful as usual. We played tonnes, she had a 2+ hour nap (my nap was short :-) lunch, play and then it was time for Granny to go. I cleaned the maison...a little...cut me some slack, I have a bum knee and ankle and remnants of this sinus cold. But the cold seems to be improving...touch wood.

Bombers play at noon tomorrow. Hopefully they will kick some Als' butt...Bishop, do it like you mean it. Yah, he's got an arm like Favre, but let's work on the accuracy. And our receivers are not 10 feet tall (I don't know when he'll get that).

Good Luck Bombers, we know you can do it Blue!!! We'll be watching ;+>

I hope the kids get here soon or I can't be responsible for the rest of the chips...

Love & Peace and Happy Halloween!
CFM