The Second Half

We got our snow! Finally. About 10″ (not great, but better then it has been!), then yesterday we got a few more so we now have a couple feet on the ground and it looks and feels much more like Minnesota. You betcha. *w*

We snowmobiled our little hearts out, had a blast! The kids were out the other day, Steve took them each on a ride and they all played out in the snow like little kids. *L* Chels and Brie played “snowball”, one would pitch and one would hit it out of the field with the shovel. When it was Chels’ turn at ‘bat’ she’d shuffle her feet, and spit, adjust her hat and WHAM! Dorks. 🙂 They had such fun. Me and Logan watched from the window, next year he’ll be out there!

Thanks one and all for your comments on the pics. *s* Such fun. I love showing him off (not that you can tell, I’m very subtle.) *snort* I’m babysitting this weekend while Brie works w/ hubs at the home show and Carl is working. Yeehaw!! Won’t we have fun? Brie’s tickled pink, extra moolah and they need help in the booth so it works out great for everyone. Poor hubs. Once again he got a bomb dropped on him. The warehouse manager got fired TWO DAYS BEFORE THE HOME SHOW. They couldn’t have waited 2 days? Anyway, Steve already managing the window and the siding divisions-and one of 2 bosses below the owner, of course, gets picked to “fix this”. Like usual. I tell him to quit “fixing it”. If he didn’t do it, and do such a great job, they’d quit laying it all on him. But, no. So he ended up going to the civic center this week and taking over the set up and all that goes with it. Put together a crew and it looks great from what I hear. Steve’s boss, the owner of the co. told him it has never looked better and gone together w/ so little problems. (oh there were problems of course, but hubs doesn’t whine and he takes care of them himself.)

Well good job hubs. You bit yourself in the butt once again. Sigh. *g* I *am* proud of him, I am, it’s just that the more he gets put on him, the more he stresses-and that pisses me off. I worry, you know? The owner is in the office less and less, and hubs is ending up taking on more and more.

Ok, you don’t need to hear all my woes on that subject. I just had to gripe a little here, get it out of my system, you know.

Lately I’m getting more aches and pains from doing all the normal things. Also, I am freezing all the time. All the time! I actually have to sleep in something now. Then there are these little lines appearing. EEEK. What the hell is that by my mouth?! Lines, that’s what. Oy vey. Apparently the Second Half of my life is going to be full of these little surprises.

Oh joy.

I’ve never been an extremely tolerant person in many ways. That’s getting worse too. I am going to be a crotchety old woman. I just know it. I shall wear purple, but I’m afraid I’ll also be crotchety. A woman parked crookedly the other day and I felt like getting out of my car-which she had nearly blocked in-and ripping her a new one. I mean to tell you, it took all I had to keep my butt in the car.

Today Chels brought a friend home, unexpected. She does that alot, never been a problem for me w/either of my girls. Today it is bugging the heck out of me. I don’t know this one well. I didn’t have my make up on. I had other plans. You name it, all these picky little things went thru’ my mind until I made myself crack up at the ridiculousness of it.

Things are a little slower in the sex department, but last night we took care of it, so I can’t even blame it on that! Nope. It appears to be a quick decline here. Ben-gay has become my dearest friend. *snort* That neck pain I had just about goes away, then I snowmobile and my entire back and neck again, feel on fire. Or hubs and I have a finishing job to do, and it’s back again. I don’t know people, it seems a little early to me, to be falling apart. I hope I’m just having a bad spell and it’ll pass.

I get no sympathy from my mom, she laughs merrily away at my sad tales of woe and reassures me it will get worse. Tells me a story or two that make my hair rise about the fun to come…and here she’s in great shape and healthy as can be. Super mom. Thanks, awfully.

I’m grinning as I write all this, but it is all rather worrisome, don’t ya think? I better start working out or something. In earnest. Because this will never do. That’ll warm me up, too. *L* Oh well, the second half of my life, it seems as if I’ll enjoy summer and it’s heat a lot more, first half I loved winter. Now it’ll be summer, that’s not bad right? Enjoy both worlds and all that. (That’s it Pollyanna, you keep picking and you can turn this thing around!) *snort*

*stretch*

OUCH.

*shakes head*

OUCH.

Oy.

Well I’ve got to go corner Chels. Tonight we are supposed to go to WW and she is adamant about NOT telling anyone she goes, and we need to discuss how her friend is getting home and what time. They’re working on a skit for school, Lord, girls are cute aren’t they? Seem to be getting the giggles alot, but are getting it down. *s*

Have a great night all, stay warm. *shiver* I’ll be back later to catch up on everyone. 🙂