9 posts tagged “i'm going crazy”

It seems regardless of what time I actually fall asleep at, my internal alarm starts squawking at 6:45am. So here I am, at the 'pute.

This morning I have an exciting meeting about the ladies' nine hole league. Seeing as I'm simply a scorekeeper, and my job is easily defined, I don't understand why my presence is necessary at all. Maybe it's because, aside from the women that ran it last year, I may be the only one that knows my job, and there is security in numbers, or something, I don't know.... what I do know is that by having the meeting at 9am, then breakfast (or vise versa), we are still a ways away from 11 am, the time I can tee off after.... so obviously no golf... sometimespeoplemakenosense.

Billy is golfing this morning, but he being a primary member, and me a spouse, I can't join him, so that's cool. We're trying to get stuff done around here to make for an enjoyable spring and easy summer. Doing the deck ain't easy. He spent almost 4 hours on it power washing it, and he isn't done yet... then it has to be re stained.... I still have to do the pond, which I'll attempt after this silly meeting.

So it should be a mellow week-end, featuring left over spaghetti, no friends over, and MomG's for dinner on Sunday. Sometimes that's nice...

Two days since my last post? What have I been doing? I've accomplished a few things outdoors, (although it looks like a drop in the bucket) I'm still restricting myself, so the pond was off limits. Now that it's back to being damned cold outside, I guess I'm back to blogging, reading, and well, cleaning...

What does one think about whilst cutting down 15 foot high, 2 feet in diameter, giant plume grass? Here are some things I've thoughts I've had in the last few days...

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Dear Ms. Christine Beatty,

I'm so sorry that someone who is as obviously as smart and talented as you are did not have the common sense to avoid sleeping with a married man who happens to be the mayor of Detroit, AND sending him sexy text messages on a phone supplied by and paid for by the taxpayers of Detroit to your married lover, THEN lie about it under oath.... So now you are upset to wear an electronic tether, as it will cause distress to your children to see their mother as a common criminal.... how do your children feel about your well publicised affair? So that is okay, but the tether is offensive... You visit you father and conduct a few job interviews on the side, and the judge reminds you that you are facing 15 years in prison... he was harsh and your lawyer called that unfair... you cried... You know what is unfair Ms. Beatty, is that your mayor is a Gangsta Extra-ordinaire, and you got caught up in it, you were the chief of staff, and allowed this cover-up to continue, your lies and the mayor's little party has cost the city of Detroit MILLIONS and continues to do so every time you go to court, or are discussed in city council. You should be ashamed of yourself. You disgust me... just look at your exaggerated lying expression in the first 10 seconds of this video...

You should have to split the cost with the Mayor, and his lying lawyers and pay back the city of Detroit the money wasted by this entire debacle...

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Again I find myself getting so angry at the inequities I see in people's marriages... yes, I'm obviously an outsider, and I don't know even close to the whole story I'm sure... but I'm really tired of seeing women walk all over men, and the men allowing and excusing it. I think that some women are so unhappy and jealous of their husbands that one way to feel good about themselves is to control their husbands... It's easier for the guys to go with the flow and be a doormat then stand up and possibly fight in front of their kids.... Are children always used as an object of negotiation? Was that a part of having them? Many women do have kids to trap men, that's a fact... What happens when they grow up? It pisses me off.

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On days like today when I had a pretty short and simple list of things to do, I constantly think how awesome our house is. I walk around admiring aspects of it, staring at the plants, looking out the windows... Not only just the physical house itself, but how we live in it. We have such a great relationship, very fair, nobody suffers, and we both enjoy doing things together and apart. Very well balanced, and real. We have so many common interests, and just enough differences to make it fun.    

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It's funny how quickly things change when the Red Wings are in the playoffs, and the Tigers are 1 in 7. Do Detroiters forget how clearly dominate the Red Wings have been over the years? One lackluster year, and a loss of a few marquee players, while the Tigers, who have stunk pretty much since 1985, (you could literally attend any game at the old Tiger Stadium and have a choice of seats....) and have a new ballpark and 2 good showings in the last couple of years and are suddenly the darlings of Detroit.... but now? Oh how the mighty have fallen in a matter of 2 weeks.... One week you hear how hard and expensive it is to get Tiger tickets and now all you hear is crickets. The Red Wings couldn't give away tickets this season.... (the first year in a long long time I might add....) and suddenly everyone is wondering if they will sell out during the playoffs.... Detroit sports fans of all types are such bandwagon jumpers and fair-weather fans.

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That's all for now... 

In no particular order:

1)  The weather consistently being above 55*F

2) Green grass and leaves on the trees

3) Camping in June in Goderich

4) Having all the painting done, and the house back to normal

5) Having the girls over for a 'good-bye to Liz, she'll be golfing all summer' dinner

6) Dinner tonight with Billy

7) Hot tub tonight if it's not raining

8) Be able to spend time in the garden

9) Seeing a movie at the drive in

10) Not having any backpain, or worrying about hurting myself again

11) Feeling sun on my face and the sand between my toes

12) Walking with Billy and Pooch around the 'Big Block'

13) The 2008-2009 NFL schedule being released

14) Having some colour (other than sickly white) on my legs

15) Losing 20 lbs

16) Having cocktails with Kiks on the balcony of SC on a beautiful spring evening

17) Going to Tennessee and all the fun involved

18) Taking care of Billy, because he's been so good to me!

19) Seeing that psycho Natalie evicted from BB

20) Winning the lottery (I'm thinking positively here now...)

21) Halia being at home with us (MomG is keeping her until I'm physically better... what an angel) 

So, I moved a plant and had tremendous pain the other day, and I decided I would a) keep the appointment with my eye doctor (- I need new specs BTW and I picked out some, - blingy - with help - my pupils are still huge and I can barely read this...) then b) have a visit to my chiropractor.

After moving, stretching, pushing, pulling, cracking, twisting (you get the point) he determined that I sprained the joint between the 4th and 5th vertebrae. Great!

I do feel better knowing what I did. It validates the fact that I'm not insane, and it didn't feel muscular when I did it.

So now I have to: a) relax b) lie down c) not do anything outside a comfortable range of motion, (uh, it even hurts to lie down) and d) come back and see him Friday to see if it's better... I'm sure it will be... it was better this morning, before the stretching, cracking, twisting, etc.... but I know that is a necessary evil. I do enjoy the electronic muscle stimulation, but that's not going to help fix the joint, but strengthen the muscle around it... anyway...

Just in time for golf. Just in time for Spring yard work.

Thank God for a) my husband and b) good coverage!

Ugh, I was moving a plant today and I totally wrenched my lower back. I've never had back pain this bad ever, and there seems to be no position to be pain-free. Great.

Anyway, it was a great week-end. Davey came over for dinner on Saturday and Billy made prime rib. The guys' portion size was large enough to make an appointment with a cardiologist. Seriously...

Big Prime Rib

Cosy Halia

Halia ate her fill too, and this is her favorite position to sleep in. Such a comfort monger...

I read a lot this week-end, as the weather is still super shit-tacular, and I can't do too much around here when the house is completely in disarray due to the ongoing painting saga.

I didn't have many plans for today, as the painter is here, so that means the upstairs is off-limits. I haven't even made the bed due to immense back pain... So I guess it's the perfect day (and excuse) to be on the couch and read... if I can get out this chair...

BTW... the golf course is supposed to open tomorrow... it's supposed to be 55*F today, but there is still snow about... we'll see... I don't think I could putt right now, let alone walk one hole... ugh!

So my latest thing, and I have no idea how long it will last... is playing Scrabble, by myself.

I put Liz1 against Liz2 to see who is the better player and it is decidedly Liz2. She had a 50 point bingo, and always seemed to get better letters. Liz1 was plagued with a constant stream of vowels, and that's tough.

It's easy not to cheat against myself. I still play trying not to give the other player the opportunity to get a double or triple word space, and because I draw my letters immediately before my turn I'm not subconsciously playing for one hand over the other... or maybe I am... does it really matter?

Anyways, it is fun, despite what Billy says.

We'll see how long this little bender lasts. Hopefully Liz1 will still want to play even though she can't seem to catch a break...

I'm still painting. The trim, entire basement ceiling and 1/2 the walls are done.

I must say that I hate painting white on white, and seeing as the paint store where Billy gets the big discount doesn't offer the blue or pink tint, I was SOL.

My fingers and hands are destroyed, (not that they ever where in good condition...) so dry, cracked and bleeding, and a hunk of drywall about 1/4 of inch in length is jammed under my fingernail and into my nail bed. BUT, it's all worth it, it's looking really good... (I'm earning my keep...) just don't look up, the ceiling really could use a second coat, but I refuse!

The only satisfying part of painting in my opinion is actually applying the new colour on the wall, and liking the new colour... the rest is just annoying.

I'll be done tomorrow afternoon, and ready to enjoy a week-end at home! A nice steak dinner and drinks on Saturday and our anniversary (6 years!) on Sunday (the moms are coming over for Chinese take-out).

Why is it that the best parts of the week-end seem to revolve around food? Perhaps it's the social aspect of it... perhaps it's the reason I need to drop 20lbs...

Today I woke up again feeling lousy with a cold. I tried my best to ignore it all day, and despite feeling crap-tacular, I was able to accomplish the following things:

- Excel spreadsheet of 2007 house bills (including 2005 and 2006 totals)

- Completed my taxes. I must say that the income portion didn't take to long to add up... This is the longest I've procrastinated in years to get my taxes done. Yes, I know what you're thinking...

- Made macaroni and cheese. You know it has to be good when the recipe (X4) calls for 2 pounds of pasta and 3 pounds of cheese... oh, and 2 litres of milk. I can hear my arteries clogging, but hey, it's winter, it's comfort food, it's good, and I'm giving most of it away.

- Finished reading my 3rd book of the year.

- Made Billy's favorite dinner, (no small feat, it takes nearly an hour....)

Now I'm going to veg on the couch for the rest of the night. I feel like I did quite a bit today, and can allow myself to relax for a couple of hours guilt free.

Nothing important or unusual, just a quick note, because Billy is on his way home with Chinese...

- Billy has been working a ton lately, and is supposed to work all week-end. That sucks!

- The house is clean, the presents are wrapped, the cards are mailed, (except a few...), the pooch is at MomG's, all is well in the Grady house.

- I really like Fresca, and that may be my next kick, I forgot how good it was, still reminds me of lemon gin...

- The least used lights in our house has to be the 2 eyes that highlight the fireplace, the hallway light, and the light at the bottom of the stairs, there is some trick to getting that one on, and after 3 years I still don't know it. We also have a switch that has no purpose as far as I can tell.

- The stockings are hung by the chimney with care.

- That "Elf Youself" website it pretty funny and only takes about 2 minutes to upload the photos. Christ, the one I did with Billy and his two friends is FRICKIN' FUNNY!! Mark has his eyes closed and looks like he is trying to be sexy at times, and Davey looks like his retarded cousin... Awesome!

- Cleveland may, I say may, get about 2 feet of snow this week-end. I am not tempted to scoot there on Sunday and watch the game. No sireebob.

- It seems that my latest and greatest bender is Not Sleeping! Arg! I'm losing my mind!

Better go, the Chinese is coming!