2 posts tagged “random thoughts”

Yesterday I ended up taking the pooch on an Incredibly Long Walk. We walked into Cottam, down the Belle River Road to the 'secret' park. I swear to God that most of the residents of Cottam have no idea that this place even exists! It is hidden between two very small subdivisions, (like 25 houses in the one, and 100 houses in the other...). I've been there dozens of times and have seen people there maybe twice. Crazy. I think that we walked almost 7 kms, as we also strolled around the field that is next to the secret park. Very nice, but a little chilly!

So, about change... my 18 hole golf league, whereby I am the Very Important Co-Captain, (although I do very little, as it is run by a Very Organized Captain) starts on Friday... so when am I going to clean the house? Oh, I know, Thursdays! I realized this at about 8pm last night, and therefore had to go grocery shopping on a Wednesday! Crazy! I hope my OCD-ish ways can handle it!

Tonight I golf with TOK (weather permitting) then off to SuprT's although one of her kids has a health issue of which I'm unsure... so that may get scratched...

Saturday should be uber fun as it is the home opener tournament at Sutton Creek, and somehow I've managed to be on the team with the owners of the club and president. It's not what you think.. these people are so far from stuffy and self important it's unbelievable. It will be the funnest foursome ever! (Can you tell I've been with my 13 year old niece lately?)

So, more about change... I'm thinking here from BMW's blog now... I guess when some people are unhappy (whether they realize it or not) they attempt (however accurate or genuine) to manifest qualities within themselves that they admire in others... when making other people aware of these new found virtues, (after 8 glasses of wine...) incredibly enough, it comes off with quite the opposite of the desired effect... they look like hypocrites, show-offs, braggarts, followers, phonies, and completely insincere... it's quite sad really, especially when children have to endure the wrath of the parent's newly formed morality... ugh... some people!   

Rereading my post on Monday regarding things that need to be done, I realize that I was in one of those 'Wah' moods where I didn't want to do anything, yet felt restless and bad for not accomplishing anything but making whine.

I actually ended up cleaning the car. Windex, paper towels, a vacuum, 2 cloths, Amour-all, Leather cleaner and conditioner, and a lint (dog hair) remover. It's done.

I also took the dog for a Fairly Big Walk. Because of Billy I've discovered a good walk to be had without getting in the car and driving... A little less than a kilometre away is a dirt road that connects our pretty busy road to the very busy by-pass, (oh and it's completely desolate service road which runs parallel). The road runs for just about 1.5 kms. Because this is the only dirt road that comes off the bypass, and it is flanked on each side by paved roads, it's deserted and I can let the pooch go. Very nice.

I cleaned out the AreoGarden. That was a very simple, quick job. I'll use it again in the fall when the fresh herb supply in the garden is dwindling (I've never spelled that word in my life..)

Yesterday I took poochy for a a little walk, played with my mom's dogs, as she is gone stateside again, did laundry, dishes, and made a metric tonne of mac and cheese. You can decide how healthy this dish is, when making it (it has to be worth my time) it takes 2 pounds of uncooked pasta, almost a pound of butter, 1 litre of milk, and 3, yes, 3 pounds of cheese. I can hear my arteries clogging and my cellulite growing exponentially...

Billy cut the grass for the first time this year last night, and it looks great!

Last night was the first night of the golf league and there was only 4 of us! Geez! It was a beautiful night, and thankfully I golfed okay... The Other Kim (TOK) brought this card game and it was so much fun! Mean! Vicious! And I got a free beer out of the deal.

So today? I'm just hanging out... Still a little too cool to a) fix the minor leak in the pond, b) plant the garden or c) plant the greenhouse. Life's good...