It is so nice to sit here typing with my lovely cat Brownie on my lap purring away. She gave me a fright this morning. I opened the front door to let the dog in and she went out! She didn't go but a foot out the door and stopped and I coaxed her back in. I don't want her gone again! We have nearly two feet of snow outside. I hate it! Too early for this! I did some more shopping last night. Good old Target. I had got a leopard print throw for Sarah's bed and last night they had the matching pillows on sale too! So I grabbed those. Also a Bratz doll and a Fur real babies Chipmunk. Its the cutest little thing! Got the boys another game. $60 bucks for a stupid game! Here I complain about how much time they spend online and we feed the addiction. I had two gift certificates from a charity at my work that paid for it. They were very generous and got them clothes and toys also. I am grateful for the help I recieved this year. I have a ton of wrapping to do still! Have to go out tonight and finish things up. Sarah will be staying late and her Grandmother's Christmas eve for a family gathering there. Her aunt, uncle and father will be there. I hope her father gets her something, he didn't even call her on her birthday. Last year he got her a BB gun for Christmas and she doesn't even get to use it because he keeps it at his house and she doesn't go there.
Well enough of him. Have to go to work! Linda
Apparently I've been wishing for a white Christmas because its coming! Got over 8 inches between yesterday and today and more coming tomorrow! Now I like snow as much as the next person, but this is ridiculous! I better buy another shovel and stock up on salt and birdseed! I sent the boys out today to clear some of the driveway and they were out there for 2 minutes claiming it was "good enough". Rich has kept most of it cleared. When I was a kid there was no such thing as "good enough". We went out there and shoveled for hours! Of course a nice hot cup of cocoa was waiting for us after! That was reward enough in those days. Now the kids are lazy and spoiled. I know I only have myself to blame for that. My daughter got a real attitude this morning because we had to go to Albany and she could not find her Nintendo DS. She was sure it was on the couch and that Travis was laying on it. She carried on and refused to get ready until she had it. I finally lost my temper and yelled at her and practically dragged her out the door. She whined and carried on in the car for 1/2 hour and when we got nearly home later she remembered it was by her bed. She has quite the attitude, stomping about and yelling at me and she is only 9! If I ever acting like that, I would of gotten it and good!
Yes, I realize it is hard for some people to believe what some of these seniors say. I work in a nursing home with some of the sickest and most disabled seniors from our community. After a while, some of them forget the boundries between what is right and what is wrong and some of the men can get downright frisky! I have been proposed too, groped, grabbed, leered at and told all kinds of nasty things. Just because they are old they don't loose that "drive". Some of the women talk like that too! I'm not saying all of them are like that, it is quite the exception, but it happens. They don't get in trouble unless its a persistant problem and they know what they are doing. We are instructed to ignore the behavior or tell them it's "inappropriate". Physical assaults are treated a little differently of course. We tell them it is not appropriate and if they don't stop we get a supervisor. So yes... they do that!
This is not a picture of my cat, but one that looks very similar. Karl told me today that Brownie was on the front steps, so while there have been sightings lately, I doubted I would actually get her. When I opened the door I saw her crawling under the car. I got a bag of food and shook it and she came running and calling! I scooped her right up and brought her in the house. She is now in Sarah's room and beginning to relax and is enjoying alot of attention! I'm so glad she is home and hope she stays!
