It's a good thing that my sister and brother-in-law have been discussing an early retirement for Jim; he was laid off from Ball Aerospace yesterday afternoon, and told to clear his office after 29+ years. He'll get a nice termination/layoff package, but it's still a surprise....
It was 35 when I went out walking this morning - it's now 42... Another front is due in Friday with a high in the low 60s, with highs over the weekend in the 40s and possible snow. The kits went out and had a good run in the backyard this morning, then they both came in and curled up together on a flannel blanket. I went ahead and closed the patio door; and Gimpy arrived early to get some peanuts.
My cousin Sarah sent me 17 photos from our family's past... several photos of my parents were ones that I had never seen before, and there were a few of me as a child, but a lot of the photos were of Kathy. I sent the photos on to Kathy and Jim, Sarah and Michael. Jim was astounded at how much Kathy looks like Mom... I was astounded by a photo of Dad in a short-sleeved sweater/knit shirt at Pony Penning on Chincotague in the late 1940s - talk about a blast from the past!
I also just found out that if you click on any of the photos I posted on this blog, you can get a much larger photo on your monitor - if you want to look at any details, that is. I hope to take some photos of my kits and possibly a self-portrait within the next few days... I'm also cleaning up the apartment for a new chair, a new end table, and a CD player. I already have a cover for the chair - the cats and I are both hard on furniture - The cats with scratching and their fur, me just because I have oily skin, and then add lotion because my skin dries and cracks in this dry air... *sigh* ... I can't win, skin-wise. Pimples as a kid, teen, and an adult... dry skin because of the altitude and aridness of the area... lotion to keep the skin from cracking and peeling... and my elbows always look like they've been hit with sandpaper.... Oh, well. (No real boo-hoos from me!)
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Frost Advisory
Wow - we have a frost advisory on for tonight on the entire east slope of the Rockies here in Colorado. Kathy Sabine says, "Temperatures will drop like a rock tonight." Temperatures are expected to be a little above freezing tonight - but then we'll be 10 degrees warmer tomorrow than we were today; the long range forecast says we might have snow next weekend... but we'll have highs in the low 70s in early afternoons between now and then.
I've re-potted my poor little English ivy plant. I got Fred for 50 cents; 3 little leaves on a stem in a teeny, tiny pot. He's four+ feet long if you straighten out his vines right now, and just graduated to a 5 gallon pot.
I slipped up. I said yes without thinking. I am going to be a Democratic Party observer for my Precinct on November 4th..... (maybe they'll lock me up before then?) Hey! How are my photos with the new camera? If they show up without a red "Webshots" frame from now on - I took the photo! If someone else takes the photo, like the sunflower by cousin Patti, I'll let ou know!
I've re-potted my poor little English ivy plant. I got Fred for 50 cents; 3 little leaves on a stem in a teeny, tiny pot. He's four+ feet long if you straighten out his vines right now, and just graduated to a 5 gallon pot.
I slipped up. I said yes without thinking. I am going to be a Democratic Party observer for my Precinct on November 4th..... (maybe they'll lock me up before then?) Hey! How are my photos with the new camera? If they show up without a red "Webshots" frame from now on - I took the photo! If someone else takes the photo, like the sunflower by cousin Patti, I'll let ou know!
Back in Boulder
Back at home... *sigh* Lots of snow fell in the high country; most high peaks are now snow-capped. It was a brisk walk this morning - lots of squirrels and birds in evidence here in Boulder. The kids were attached to me like a second skin last night, which helped keep me warm, as I sleep with the window cracked open. Lovey, however, decided that 5:30 was an acceptable time for breakfast - I stayed in bed until 6:15, then finally got up and fed her and Banichi and took my walk.
Nikki, the German Short Haired Pointer, surprised me yesterday by using her forearm as a sponge - you know how cats wash their faces with their forearms - well, that's what Nikki did. I shouldn't really be that surprised, but I was. All of the Brighton gang were very excited when their "real" family arrived home from the show yesterday. I had understood that they were bringing a new rescue Sammie home, and they did - but not to their home. And since it seems that Kohlbi did not like the other male dog, even though he had impeccable manners, so it's good that he didn't join the family.
My kits ran out for a short while yesterday evening, but trash from the CU-Texas game is still piled all over the backyard; and I found 5 bottles with cigarette butts stuffed into them on my patio... The door is, as usual, open and the kits are running in and out this morning. I need to get more peanuts and sunflower seeds for the outside critters - I heard a loud scrabbling in the peanut chair this morning, and Gimpy was sitting on the arm, while RedBoa was trying to decide if it would be safe to jump up and grab a peanut (I had just placed the last of my stock out there for them).
I guess all the walking is doing something - I stocked up with canned goods and kitty litter, etc at the store while I had the Prius, and jeans were on sale. I had to purchase a size smaller than my last ones to get them to stay up; I probably could have gone another size smaller, but I like to have roomy slacks. - As I've gotten older and my skin has become baggier, so have my comfortable clothes.
Nikki, the German Short Haired Pointer, surprised me yesterday by using her forearm as a sponge - you know how cats wash their faces with their forearms - well, that's what Nikki did. I shouldn't really be that surprised, but I was. All of the Brighton gang were very excited when their "real" family arrived home from the show yesterday. I had understood that they were bringing a new rescue Sammie home, and they did - but not to their home. And since it seems that Kohlbi did not like the other male dog, even though he had impeccable manners, so it's good that he didn't join the family.
My kits ran out for a short while yesterday evening, but trash from the CU-Texas game is still piled all over the backyard; and I found 5 bottles with cigarette butts stuffed into them on my patio... The door is, as usual, open and the kits are running in and out this morning. I need to get more peanuts and sunflower seeds for the outside critters - I heard a loud scrabbling in the peanut chair this morning, and Gimpy was sitting on the arm, while RedBoa was trying to decide if it would be safe to jump up and grab a peanut (I had just placed the last of my stock out there for them).
I guess all the walking is doing something - I stocked up with canned goods and kitty litter, etc at the store while I had the Prius, and jeans were on sale. I had to purchase a size smaller than my last ones to get them to stay up; I probably could have gone another size smaller, but I like to have roomy slacks. - As I've gotten older and my skin has become baggier, so have my comfortable clothes.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
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