Shopping and tantrums

As I've said in the past, I am a thrift store shopper.

Today my friend Sue and I went to Value Village. There is a huge 50 percent off sale on Tuesday but I won't be able to take advantage of it as I will be on day shift. I also didn't want to go when the hordes of people were there. There is usually a huge selection the weekend before the big half off sale and today was no exception.

It's always better if there are no long lines waiting for changerooms. Sue and I have a policy of throwing everything we see that appeals or may fit into the cart and then try everything on at once. When there are alot of people, thats not possible.

There was a woman with a little boy of about 2 1/2 or 3 years old ..who pretty much had the run of the place. So I'm in the change room in bra and undies and all of a sudden I saw something move. I look down and there's this little face peering UP at me from under the door! I just laughed and said hello there..better go find your mom...you don't want to go blind do ya??...after the fifth time it happened, I was gettin annoyed and said out loud "Why is this kid allowed to look under my door?!?! Then I heard mommy sayin paaaaatrick come here paaaaatrick...lordy..I had to laugh tho, it reminded me of the movie Splash where John Candys' character tosses change on the floor in order to look up womens skirts.

Got loads of good deals. I got a coat, a housecoat, 4 pairs of pants, 4 tops, bought 4 pairs of pants for my grandson and 6 tops for him and it only came to 100 bucks. I love Value Village!!

Then, as it's J's birthday next week, I wanted to get her a new microwave and a pantry for her kitchen. Last week Canadian Tire had the pantrys on for 40 bucks but no such luck this week, back up to 80. So we went to Walmart. Hubby did NOT want to go and made no bones about it, but we went anyway. Big mistake, we ended up in a fight and are currently not speaking.

Walmart on the day before Labour day is not a good time to go shopping. It was packed like it was Christmas Eve at 530 pm!!

We couldn't get an associate to help us with a price for the pantry I wanted, we stood around waiting for 20 minutes til I lost all patience and said forget it. We will get the other one. Except it was incredibly heavy and almost 6 feet long. and we have a Sunfire, a 2 door Sunfire...sigh

He was bitchin as soon as we put it in the cart about how he was gonna get it in the car. We went to the cash...at least 10 people long each one was, so I said ok, you get in line, I need to book it over to the ladies to find the tops I wanted to buy for her as well. Within 2 minutes of me goin I hear him BELLOWING my name across the store! Did I mention it was PACKED in there??? Omg, I wanted to kill him! I went back and said I'm not 3, I know I have to be back in line, you didnt need to be an ass and bellow for me, where upon he called me a bitch!...Gawd I wanted to just let him have it but I restrained myself as we already made a spectacle out of ourselves.

He wonders why I'm done with him and this marriage...THIS is why. Can't just be easy going and say ok, we have to do this, lets just get it done. As I've said what seems like a million times to him, "It takes more energy to be an ass and a whole lot less to be nice" why waste energy on the negative?

We finally got it to J's and I never said another word to him on the way home and havent yet. Times like this I want to just run as fast as my little legs will carry me in the opposite direction from him. If not for the fact that the youngest daughter has 2 more years of college left, I'd be gone already.

Then I'm only home a short time and Sue calls me to ask if I'd be interested in taking a dog from one of her friends that cant care for it anymore due to health problems. It's a shitzu like J's dog. The problem is this, everything I ask anyone here to do is a huge drama trauma and having to walk the dog will just be another one of those things that will get pushed on me. I do like dogs..well, kinda, well, not really. It's their hair and the smell. I grew up with dogs laying on all the furniture and I don't like it. I live in an apartment and it would mean taking it out at the crack of dawn and at nite and in the winter, in the snow...ugh I dont think so. Having a dog that requires that kind of energy and responsibility is like having a perpetual 3 year old in the house and after 26 years of raising kids, I'd really rather not. I told her I'd think about it and then promply called J to have her talk me out of it before I could do something stupid and agree. Her first words to me were "You HATE dogs, what are you thinking Mother!?!?" So, I guess the answer will be no. Sometimes I think I'd like a dog but yea, the smell ...don't think I could take it.

Now I have loads of laundry to do cos it's all got to be washed. Guess I better get to it.

Hope everyone is having a good long weekend.

Til next time

Cathy

Why using public transit BLOWS

I live in a fairly big city. Mississauga has close to 1 million people now and our transit system here is one of the best. Our buses are clean, new, air-conditioned and wheel chair accessible. Each bus stop has a 4 digit number posted on the pole. We can call the central automated number, enter our bus stop number and get info on when the next 2 or 3 buses will arrive at that stop. We can even plan ahead for later days in the week with the automated system. We can also access the website and simply enter a street or intersection in order to find bus stop numbers and arrivals and departure times. Sounds pretty good right? It is good, it's the people that make riding the bus a trauma.

I have been taking the bus for years and it never fails to amaze me how unbelieveably rude people can be.

You have the obnoxious teenagers on cell phones shrilly squealing at the top of their voices, their conversations punctuated every few seconds by squeals of "OH MY GAWD, RILLY?!?!

The drunken fools who weave and stumble and almost land in your lap. The women who BATHE in perfume that gags. People who feel the need to tell you their life story once they sit down. People, men and women, who will not under any circumstances give up their seat for others who are elderly or infirm, despite there being signs posted at the front of the bus that indicates that they must vacate if such a need arises. People who have no idea at all about PERSONAL SPACE and will lean on you, sit on you or overwelm you with body odor.

Yesterday was one of those fun days. I was sitting there minding my own business, listening to my mp3 player (which is a must for riding public transit in order to drown out everything else). I always sit near the back and by the window if I can as I prefer not to sit in the aisle seat and have someones ass in my face if it can be avoided. (which by the way, has happened more than once!) The bus was filling up and I had my big canvas bag on the seat beside me as usual. I will ALWAYS move it into my lap if someone wants to sit down. When a bunch of people got on at one of the stops, I was dreaming out the window and didn't notice until this guy sits down beside me, ON MY BAG. I was tryin to get it out of the way when he lifts it up and throws it into my lap!! I looked at him and said well pardon me, ya could have given me a second to move it and he says to me "Lady I don't want to be home before you move your bag"..I thought, oh good grief, whatever and I went back to looking out the window. It didn't end there however, his friend that was with him ragged about it til they got off, about how are people supposed to sit when others have their crap all over the seat. I ignored him. Then as they were getting off he turns to me and yells your a bitch!! OMFG...so I flipped him the bird thru the window and mouthed F**K YOU!! Immature I know, but at that point I simply didn't give a shit!

I can put up with alot of shit, I ignore people where possible and try to be good neighbor sam when it's clear that people need a seat. When did it become commonplace to abuse people on the freakin bus??

I just laughed to myself after flippin him the bird, I wasn't upset and thought hey, good blog fodder, but incredulous at the same time.

Is there such a thing as "BUS RAGE" ??

Apparently there is.

Til next time

Cathy

Where did the Joy go?

Where did the joy go? The joy of life? The bounce out of bed in the morning ready to greet the day type of joy? The joy that makes you greet everyday with a smile?

It seems to me that there is less and less joy as the years go on. There is tedium, there is the "have to do", there is day to day crap, but no real joy.

There used to be joy, the giggles of small children, the smell of a freshly bathed baby. Waking up to sunshine and birds was enough to put a smile on my face. Walking the kidlets to school, listening to their chatter, smiling and feeling happy. Where did it all go?

Did I get bogged down with the have to's? In doing so, did I lose myself? The fact that the kids are grown and self sufficient? The fact that life doesnt always go the way you want it? The regrets, the "I wish I had made different choices in my life". The whole "why cant things be different, better, more exciting, fairer"

How do I bring back the joy? and how many more sacrifices do I have to make to bring that joy back?

I seem to have lost the essence of me....and
I dont know how to get it back.

Til next time

Cathy

Not as hard to rant as I thought!

Monday again...

First off, thanks to Char for giving me a couple of links for first time bloggers. Appreciate it , altho...umm havent checked them out yet, and a welcome to an old friend I havent talked to in 15 years.

Weekend flew by as usual, babysitting on Saturday, and then they all converged on me Sunday to do a load or two of laundry, swim and have a barbq.

I'm on afternoons this week and glad of it . I usually work 2 weeks of days and 2 weeks of afternoons, but this summer, for various reasons I've mostly been on days. This is my first week back on afts since the last week of June and I'm sure I'm gonna be cryin for my bed around 9 pm tonite! It's all good tho, I like the break from gettin up at 4 am and now that the brick restoration is completed, I'll be able to sleep past 8 am !

I have a hard time blogging every day. One reason is I'm lazy, another is I spend entirely too much time reading other peoples blogs and the third and most important reason I suppose is , I'm just not a very open person and find it hard to blog about personal stuff going on in my life.

I like reading that kind of thing but writing it , hmm not so much. And to be honest? The crap goin on in my life is nothing compared to what I read out there and makes me feel slightly ridiculous whining when others have it so much worse.

Even in my "real" life I find it difficult to be open with friends and family. There's a part of me that guards it constantly. I have one male friend that I can tell anything to , no holds barred, but he's the only one in my life that knows everything, that I dont feel the need to guard against and I don't really know why that is , but it is what it is.

I really wish my mom was still alive, she was another that I could say anything to about anything and I miss her alot. Don't know why shes on my mind alot these days but she is. I've been dreaming about her alot lately. Maybe cos its coming up to the 2 years since I lost my sister cos she's in the dreams too. I wake up feeling lost and lonely and missing them so much, its like it all just happened.

This past week has been a bitch in the worst possible way and I'm feeling emotional and teary and miserable. The PMS symptoms are supposed to be BEFORE it happens and in my case I get them throughout and after. Every month it's a new fuckin adventure and I'm sick to death of it! When does it end ? It makes little things get blown way out of proportion, no patience for anything or anyone. I even posted a mini rant on Facebook about havin to go get milk at 4 am! It wasnt the fact that "I" had to go get it, it was the fact that there are 3 other adults living here who are so oblivious that it drives me insane. It's now when I feel like why bother? I mean really...when things only get done cos I'm the only one who realises that they need or have to be done? When does the time come that other people look out for that kind of thing and you know what the most depressing thing about all of that is? I dont think that time will EVER come. They are so used to "Mom" doing it all. It isn't that they dont care...well at least I hope thats it, it's more like they're oblivious cos it's never had to be them.

It's why I went on strike about a year or two ago. No more doin everyones laundry, no more running around cleaning up after them, no more cooking meals for anyone. Then hub decided to finally go on a diet and I felt like, ok, I should cook for him occasionally again and show him how to cook low calorie meals and what not to eat. How to cook without all the grease etc., but he ends up takin advantage of that. Just once I'd like to come home from work and see that hes taken something out for dinner, you know, like he had an original thought or something, but nope it simply will never work that way and it aggravates the hell out of me.

So thats a glimpse into my rants. Of course it goes way deeper than that, it's just the tip of the iceberg. I dont feel as ridiculous as I thought, but still it pales in comparison to others problems and yet I think that it's common to all wives and mothers who end up chafing at the total indifference theyre families are capable of.

That's it, I need to go to the gym and try to work some of this off before my brain implodes.

Til next time

Cathy

I am technologically impaired and I need HELP!

This is my 7 th post and I've realised that I am sadly lacking in blog know how. There are many, many things about having a blog I know nothing about. I know how to read blogs obviously and managed to create and start a blog. It's pretty much idiot proof thank god! But there's so much I have no idea about and haven't the faintest idea of how to go about it.

Like feed readers and stat counters, smiley faces and even leaving my identity when I comment. Adding pictures isn't too hard but again it's positioning them and writing captions, that kind of thing. I've started leaving comments on blogs and just put in my name, not my blog identity cos I'm not sure how ! My friend who talked me into blogging is a IRL friend and so I just sign my name. She knows who I am but since I had my very first blogosphere commenter-thanks again Blondefabulous!- I really have to figure this stuff out!

I'd like to make this blog better and different and have no idea how to start, like with banners and all the cool stuff I see on everyone else's blogs I read.

So, I'm gonna do what everyone else does, beg the blogging world for help!

Any tips, tricks or advice anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Til next time

Cathy

A day at the C.N.E.

So our trip to the C.N.E. today was a success. The weather cooperated, no rain for a change and not overly crowded. My friend Sue punked out on us and cancelled at the last moment this morning so we went for breakfast at the coras restaurant and then headed down to the C.N.E.

A word about breakfast first...is it just me or are these types of places grossly overpriced?? I ended up having to pay almost 4 dollars out of my pocket cos the gift card was only for 20 and it came to 23.75. That seems rather high for breakfast! As I can't eat eggs, I ordered a bagel with chedder cheese, a side order of bacon and a miniature fruit cup that came with 1 strawberry, 1 slice of orange, 1 slice of cantalope, and 1 slice of kiwi. Hubby ordered the regular breakfast and got 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, 2 miniature sausages, a small scoop of homefries and toast...and this costs 23.75?? Unbelieveable! When we were first married , that would be 1980 , on Sunday mornings we would go grocery shopping and on the way would stop at a local restaurant for breakfast and got the same thing he ordered today for 2.99 each!!! Guess I don't get out much huh?

Anyhoo, onward, we got to the EX just after 10 this morn and this is when it's the best, early in the day is the best time to go. We got to look up close at all kinds of stuff without havin to elbow people out of the way. We wandered for hours lookin at all the exhibits, the history of the toilet, the anne of green gables exhibit, old fashioned dollhouses, stoves and sewing machines from the 30's, watched some cool demostrations and hubby was thrilled to discover dvd's priced at 5 for 20 bucks with the new Lost in Space movie thrown in for free when ya bought 5. He got me a Ron White comedy dvd and I bought a Chris Rock comedy dvd.

We saw a cool ventriliquist who had been on America's You Got Talent and he was really good and entertaining. After that we hunted the kids down so hubby could bum some tylenol from J as the ventriliquist show was outside under the blazing sun and we were sitting near the speakers and he had a brutal headache. I have to say , he did very well considering he usually bitches and moans about 2 hours in but we lasted 6 1/2 hours before we both decided to call it a day.

Before we left we had to visit a cool old cabin thats been around since 1794, complete with period pieces of every day useful items inside and women dressed in period clothing spinning wool outside the cabin. Was very cool indeed.

The Ex, while changed from when i was a kid, is still the grand ole lady by the lake. There seems to be a lot of games that noone was playing much, even the bingo hall usually packed, had hardly anyone sitting to play. Could be the prices they ask for games, could be cos people dont trust that theyre not rigged, not really sure why.

We sat for a bit and listened to the group The Stampeders warm up. Wish we'd gone down Sat night as Kim Mitchell was playin at the bandshell, which is free with admission but after a day of babysitting and going swimming twice yesterday with my grandson, we were exhausted. Stampeders weren't gonna be on stage til 8 tonite and 10 am til 10 pm would be too much of a long day for us as we are both on days tomorrow and where did the weekend go?? Was a good one but far too short!

Well, I'm pooped and have dishes to do that are patiently waiting for me soaking while I write this post..better get to them...think its gonna be an early night.

Til next time,

Cathy

Feeling human again!!!

Well, what a week it's been!

I cannot believe how having two weeks off from this job absolutely knocked me out when I went back on Tuesday! I've been doing this job for 12 years this week, and it's a very physically demanding job, more suited to men than women, and in fact I am the only woman left in this department. We used to have more women but they either died, retired, quit, got laid off or in one case got pregnant at 42! (shudder)
I love how busy it is , I thrive on it but I'll tell ya...I was in tears Tuesday, Wednesday and Thrusday nights cos I was so incredibly tired. I hadn't worn shoes in 2 weeks , much less steel toed ones nor walked on concrete for 8 hour stretches and I started back at Curves 3 times a week so even tho I was trembling from exhaustion, I went after work. Hence the tears every nite. Was for the best tho cos by Friday I felt back to normal, sure a little tired but nothing compared to how I had been feeling.

I believe it was going to Curves that made it possible to get back into the swing of things. I originally joined Curves to get some exercise and went on to their Curves Smart program to really intensify it and keep my muscles in shape in order to do this job. Without it I'm not sure I could handle this job at my age and really do wonder if in 10 years I'll still be able to do it.

So even tho it's the weekend and I should be able to relax, it's gonna be a busy one. I have my grandson today while his parents work. Besides takin him swimming (please god, no more RAIN!!), I have to take my safety glasses back and have them adjusted as they are killing behind my ears and on my nose, then grocery shopping with J and Sunday morning we are going to the C.N.E. I'm really lookin forward to that, theres always lots of stuff to see and do even tho we don't do the rides anymore. My friend Sue and her hubby are coming with us and that way the guys can take off and me and her can putter thru all the exhibits peacefully. I'm really glad shes coming cos my hub on his own with me will start bitchin and moaning about all the walking and it's what Sue and I live for ...but after the marathon shopping of a couple of weeks ago I will be wearing comfortable shoes and socks this time!!

The C.N.E has certainly changed since I was a kid, the freebies we used to get there at the food building was enuff that you didn't have to buy food. Now the food building is nothing more than a huge fast food outlet! Back in the day, it was exotic to taste food from around the world. Now there are ethnic restaurants on every corner due to our melting pot society so it's no big deal now and the prices at the food building are thru the roof compared. I bought my tickets online and saved 4 bucks each on admission and so got a coupon for a free pizza slice when you buy one and a drink, so those 2 coupons will keep the eating costs down for one meal at least.

When I was at the dentist on tuesday, they surprised me by giving me a 20 dollar gift card for a breakfast place in the plaza for referring my hubby to them to get his teeth fixed (he lost his dentures, idiot, but that's another post). This place comes highly recommended for breakfasts which is what they specialize in and altho I cant eat eggs anymore, they have fruit and other things besides just eggs. So another free meal we will take advantage of before heading to the C.N.E.

I spent the morning downloading music. I have a friend that loves to challenge me on music lyrics from our teenage years as well as all kinds of music. The last challenge was a Paul McCartney and Wings song, Band on the run and so this morn I got up and downloaded a bunch. It always amazes me how that music from my teen years makes me grin like a fool and does wonders to uplift my mood. Not all the years were great but the music brings back the best memories from that time. I even got an Andy Kim song, Rock me gently! I used to think that was such a good song...still is! 70's music ROCKS!!!

And on that note, im out of here to start my day. Have a good one!

Til next time

Cathy

End of vacation...sigh

So, today is my last official day of vacation..sigh..back to the grind tomorrow morning...and yet, in an odd, perverse way, I'm looking forward to it.

I am the type of person who needs structure or I flounder through life not knowing what to do with myself. Although I completed the cleaning goals I set out for myself while on vacation, the thought of having nothing to do but housework all day, every day, gives me the shivers! I need more to occupy my time.

It's been a great vacation, got the big cleaning jobs done, got to spend a few days with a good friend, went on a day trip with my grandsons daycare, had a couple barbq's with the kids, got in some swimming and went on a shopping extravaganza with my friend Sue and finally got my new glasses! All in all its been a pretty good two weeks.

The one thing I didnt do was keep up with goin to curves. Think I went a grand total of 3 times in 2 weeks when I normally go 3 times EACH week. Gained 5 goddamn pounds in 2 weeks...lordy...it'll take me 3 weeks to get that 5 pounds back off and how is that fair??

I went today to get back in the swing of things and oh my was it hard!!! This is petty I know, but I despise going at 9 am cos of the women that go at that time but, since i have a dentists appt later I thought I'd go this morning. They are not there to work out, they are there to socialize and yap constantly and so loudly that the staff have to turn the music up to drown them out. They're slow moving from machine to machine, they're in no hurry, most of them are retirees or stay at home moms. I want to go there to work as hard as I can, in the least amount of time possible and they irritate the hell out of me!

Ok, thats my bitch for the day...Must be gettin to the PMS mode if little crap like that can irritate me to the point that I write about it !

I watched a show last night called X-WEIGHTED , I like watchin shows like that and this one was about a woman with 3 children, the oldest one was a boy that had autism. She also worked with autistic children, her life was a madhouse and as the boy was 12 and prone to temper fits they saw no way out but to put him in a support home and this was after moving to a new home so he could have his own space. Well, that show knocked me for a loop cos of my grandson being autistic and even tho hes been classed as high functioning and is learning to talk and doesnt throw temper fits at this age which is 7, he's very, very strong and im afraid of what the future will bring. I realise that every autistic child is different , and yet this boy acted the way my grandson did a couple years ago. All I can do is hope that it never ever comes to that with him cos I dont think I could handle it. That's just what I needed, something new to worry about with him.

On a lighter note in regards to my grandson, while we were on the day trip to the water park, we were all sitting down for lunch, and a moth fluttered by...well he freaked out cos it was fluttering around Sue and at the top of his voice shouted SUE! SUE! WATCH OUT!! WATCH OUT!! OH NO SUE WATCH OUT!..well EVERYONE turned to look, mouths open cos while he does talk a little, he doesnt usually talk in full sentences unless prompted...was pretty funny and we were tryin to tell him it's ok but he wasnt having none of that! A moth was AFTER sue!! I guess I should consider it lucky that he CAN talk after all and it's not a case of head banging autism like rain man type of thing!

Well, I guess I better grab a bite to eat before heading back out to the dentist. My plan for this afternoon is to lay about resting up for having to get up at 4 am tomorrow!

Til next time

Cathy

Bonfires and visits with friends

Why is it that the older I get, the harder it is to sleep away from home? I had a lovely visit with my friend from the country Sunday and Monday, but after hardly any sleep for two days, I was more than ready to come home. She lives in the middle of a corn field..literally a small community plunked down in the middle of farms. Not too far from the city really, just feels that way. It has that smell that reminds me of going to visit my grandparents as a child. The difference is my friend had indoor plumbing, (thank god!, no need to carry water from the stream!), and electricity, which my grandparents didnt have. Other than that though, it had that small town feel about it.

They have a huge yard...well, big by city standards, 1/2 an acre, although with a yard that big , it's certainly a chore to mow the lawn. Luckily her hubs was on a ride on mower. We helped rake all the grass, and after a fruitless search in town to buy an umbrella for the table, ended up helping put up the canopy so we'd have some escape from the sun blazing down. Had lots to drink and a very cool bonfire that night. At 47 years of age , it was the first time I've ever sat in front of a bonfire..how sad is that??

The only thing missing was someone playin guitar...very cool indeed. We sat out there til 130 in the morning but I simply couldnt sleep...figured I would cos I drank alot and you'd think I woulda crashed as soon as my head hit the pillow , but it was not to be. Spent the second day helpin her clean the kitchen and chatting and playing scrabble and harley monopoly. I can't remember the last time I sat and actually played a board game!

Came home Tuesday morn, her hubs drove me back as he works in the city and was in MY OWN BED at 8 am ...blisssssss! Slept for 6 hours, got up and went to the gym to try and work off all the crap I ate and put into my system, was back in bed by 9 last nite and slept 9 hours.

Today though, its back to the grind of the stupid "goals" I set to get done while on vacation. Youngest daughter had a day off and is usually quite the sloth when left to her own devices so I put her to work. I'm sure she was thinkin "when is that mad woman going back to work???" But she did all I asked and more with hardly a complaint and then escaped to her sisters place for a few hours to ensure I wouldnt find anything else for her to do! Managed to get my balcony cleaned and set up, just wish I'd bought flowers but with the brick restoration going on til mid june, it was a bit late. I got a huge hanging plant for my friend as a house warming gift sorta thing and I'm thinkin I'll go back to that Longos and buy a couple just so I'll have some colour on my balcony.

Tomorrow , my friend Sue and I are going on a trip with my grandsons daycare to a water park. Should be fun and the weather looks like it's gonna cooperate. I hope anyway. Any time its humid , there's a chance of thunderstorms and I'm hoping it holds off til the end of the day.

Well it's been a busy day, and now time to think about dinner and I'm thinkin a couple burgers on the barbq will suffice.

Til next time

Cathy

Shopped out!

Well I had quite the day yesterday!

I finally got to go pick up my new glasses after having to wait 3 freakin weeks for them! It's all good though, they are progressive bifocals and I was really concerned that they would be hard to get used to and in reality , they're fine. Took me no time at all to adjust, a few missteps, stepping up on curbs and stepping down but once I stopped consciously thinking about it , there was no difference at all...but...I DO see wayyyy better than I ever have and I'm seeing shit I'd rather not...like how dirty the walls are in the kitchen and after just spending days doin the other walls ....ugh

So from there I went shopping with my friend and she dragged me to store after store after store...8 hours of shopping!! I was ready to drop!
I did get mostly what I was looking for. We are thrift store shoppers and there are 5 in a 2 block area and we went thru them all...I got a few items of clothing, one is a floor length denim dress that my youngest daughter snorted at and said mom that's sooo 80s but it fits and looks good and I really like it and I don't care what she thinks.

I also got 16 new frames for pictures I have on the walls and I was so concerned with getting them the same so they would match, I failed to realise that they do not have hooks on the back for hanging...sigh...well I'll rig something up. I also got a bunch of baskets to try and make some semblance of order in my laundry room...clutter, clutter it drives me mental, I need organisation, but that will have to wait a few days til I get back , tho there's no reason I cant start today other than I'm worn out from all the shopping yesterday!

Today will be spent babysitting the grandson, while his mom and dad work and will probably take him swimming later this morning. Then it's off to grocery shopping with him and his mom, which by the way he HATES...typical male , even at this tender age , he moans and groans and bitches and complains thru the whole thing and I end up buyin him chips to placate him.

Tomorrow I'm going to my friend's house to stay for a couple of days. Looking forward to it as I've never seen the place,it's out in the country and it will be good to get out of the city for a few days while I'm still on vacation.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.
Til next time..
Cathy