FULLY LOADED a real entry

It’s been so long that I’ve written a real entry. So I thought today right now I shall give it a go and put forth some words. So here it goes. I will write what comes to mind.

What scares me the most in life is: OBAMA

I mean really now why on earth would he have to use one of those teleprompter thingies to address a six grade class.

I’m happy happy happy that Scott Brown won the election.

Ok, I won’t talk any more politics and scare all the dems away.

Moving right along

Woot Hoot yippie

I’m now the Garden House Coordinator for my 16 dementia residents. It’s been two months now and I can’t believe that I make a bucketful of money for having fun. I have doubled my income!

A precious quote from one of my little ladies named Lois. She was speaking to me: “You are beautiful on the outside, inside and upside down” She is the sweetest lady. She graduated from UC Berkely in 1932 with a Masters degree in French, sadly, she now suffers with Alzheimer’s Disease and frequently needs to be reminded of who she is.. she’ll ask me “who em I what em I and where em I! Her long term memory is still good though and and she is delighted to teach me French words from her knowledge back in the 30’s. I took two years in high school so she is most definitely refreshing my memory. It’s so sad that she lives in a complete fog. I don’t mind introducing myself to her day after day. I try to make every day a good day for her. A smile, a touch and a song keeps her going. Like I said before ” I can’t believe a make money for having fun and having the chance to enrich and touch people’s hearts and minds every day. I drive home and just smile and don’t even care if those big trucks run me off the road-I keep on smiling.

The trucks are the least of my driving worries, the snow has been very minimal this year. We only have four feet of snow right now compared to about 12 feet last year. It’s not butt cold outside and the current temp now–let me go check–just a sec–I’ll be right back

32 degrees

The mountain pass hasn’t been closed yet this year, in fact, the ski resort hasn’t had to do much avalanche control this year. Thus far I haven’t had any trouble driving to work. I work about 45 minutes away in Issaquah. I really do enjoy my commute. It’s such a beautiful drive and the average speed is 80 miles an hour. I do try to maintain the speed limit of 70 miles an hour. Most days I have the entire interstate to myself. I listen to books on my ipod ( right now I’m listening to Best Friends Forever I also listen to my ipod music playlists and podcasts and some times I just like to listen to only the swish of the road.

I do worry about these highway signs that flash in big red letters

STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

Driving past through Northbend and beyond it gets really windy. So windy that my wipers fly up and there is this most awful scratching-screeching ghostly-erie sound. I just hold on to the steering wheel tightly and try to keep the car straight–saying a prayer also helps. There is also another worry that I didn’t even realize could happen but it did. I panicked when it happened and I’m thankful my husband was driving and not me but a herd of elk and let me tell you they were 20 strong running toward the interstate to cross over–my God I really did freak out. Husband didn’t realize what was happening, but I saw them through the corner of my eye. My heart stopped. We made it through safely. I did look in the side mirror and it looked like nobody got killed.

Gesh!

The Chef at work told me if do encounter Elk running across the interstate in my path that I shouldn’t try to avoid them but to continue onward because if I try to swerve out of the way it would be more dangerous and I would most likely end up as a fatality.

I’m paranoid about these elk now. My eyes are always searching for them. I would like to live a little longer.

Cabin life is the greatest. I love having a house husband. He is finding work here and there. He just finished up building two homes in Puyallup but won’t get paid for a couple of months. When times were good 2 year ago he would get paid in a timely manner but times are different now. He stills works up her at the pass for another construction company. Fixing up local area cabins. Yesterday he installed a pine ceiling in a kitchen and is now refurbishing a log cabin that had some fire damage. Oh, and he is also Smokey the Bear on the weekends at the ski resort and for the children’s snowshoe walk. Although, he gets more attention form the ladies swooning over him and trying to hang on him. Being Smokey the Bear does come with rules and regulations though, for instance, He cannot talk, if there is a child that is scared he must turn away and go the other direction, and of course the obvious of no lighting fires or smoking a cigarette.

Introducing My Husband, SMOKEY THE BEAR

Ok, I guess this is a good enough update. Lets hope I have at least a couple people still reading me.

I will leave you with one of my latest digies/ I’m a GREAT AUNT!!!this makes me feel really old but I still have a young heart.