9 cents a screw!

Oh my! I am so excited!!!!!!!!!! The barn is getting skin today. Hold me back people cuz I want to head to Lowes and start picking out flooring. Am I rushing you Critter? Talked to the hubby awhile ago and he has one side of the barn up. He had to go get screwed today. Opps! I mean pick up screws and he had to buy over 100.00 bucks worth @ 9 cents a screws. Thats alot of screws! anyway I am ready to move already and be with the babies on a full time basis. I will put up some pictures when I get home. IAM SOOOOOOO excited! can ya tell?

Big Bang

What an awesome VD. The Critter and I had a great day we went out for a nice dinner and then did some browsing. Critter hates to go wandering aimlessly through Mecca or any other store that does not contain 99% hardware. It's always a special day when he will do this with me. So last night we got the first season of BIG BANG THEORY if you haven't seen this sitcom, you are missing out. We watched the 13 episodes last night. What did we get each other for the lovers holiday? Well, I got Critter his new pie plate and I get the batter blaster. Great gifts huh? The great thing about him and I, neither one of us is high maintenance and it's the simple things that make us happy. We are a good fit.
Oh! did I ever tell you how we met? We hooked up through Match. Com. I did it because I was a workaholic (now recovered) and the bar since has never been my thing and when you work in the nursing home industry a majority of the people you meet are usually 40 years older than yourself and I wasn't looking for a Grandpa figure to date. So, we met on the Internet and then a face to face at Starbucks. He always tells me of the story that when we met he couldn't believe how much I paid for a cup of coffee and our dates usually consisted of loitering in the Barnes and Nobles parking lot. Told ya we are low maintenance.

Meet Little Dude.---We have had him 3 years. He was an Anniversary gift (told ya we are low maintenance)He is one Special Cat. He survived Parvo and he was a stray when the rescue foundation got him. We were in the pet store on our4th anniversary and we came across this blue- eyed gent He can't keep his balance to well and every time he sleeps he has seizures. Our house is geared for his comfort. I have purchased about a million comforters because he shreds them if he is sleeping on the bed and has a seizure. I have scars all over me where he has got his claws into me while I was sleeping and he had a seizure next to me. it's ok though hes my Little Dude and it is a small price to pay for having such a loving little guy.

My own fitness and health business?

I just looked at the corner of my desk and had to do a double take at my breakfast. I think, I should run a health club and give nutrition advise. Don't you agree? Yes, I drink coffee from a glass.

Breakfast consists of- Dr.Pepper,Red Bull, Pastry from the vending machine, Coffee in a glass stirred with a straw about 4 million grams of sugar and I don't have a clue how much caffeine I am pushing.

Critter made a very keen observation this morning. Local news media are desperate and live up to the Don Henley song Dirty Laundry.- The plane crash this morning where sadly there were no survivors. The local media was out at DFW interviewing people about to get on a flight and was asking them what they felt about the story and if they are nervous about getting on the plane. Someone please tell me how stupid and desperate are these stations to do this?

You don't get to meet a family member today due to the fact I need to snap some more pics.

Happy weekend!

Na,Na,Na,Na,Na Na

Guess who got their own marked parking spot today at work? Oh, Yea me baby! I got me one of those high faluten positions where you get your own space. Work is insane lately, IT guy and I are becoming steadfast friends. My computer has has been in the throws of some kind of illness for the last 3 days and my frustration with it is at a maximum but IT guys promises me that it will be OK. Yea, IT guy we'll see, we just see.
I'm sitting here blogging and the Critter is yelling and cursing at the guy on This Ole House. says he is an idiot. It is hard when you live with a master tradesman :-) Critter is home next week and he will be putting the skin and roof on the barn I can't wait. The barn is coming together. Soon it will be time for picking out plumbing and lighting and all the other goodies. I am so stumped on a bathroom vanity I really want the unexpected. Gonna have a party come summer!!!

Meet Zy- This is Critter's horse we have had him a little over a year. He is a .. Well I am not sure just what he is besides funny. He is afraid of rocks and trees. They scare the heck out of him. He does really well though when Critter is riding him . I must admit he is pretty sweet. I am not allowed to "baby talk" him since hes Critter's but I do when the Critter isn't around.

Hey Garlic Man. I'm waiting for you to start your blog :-) Come on ya know ya wanna.

This award comes with the obilagatin you will post 10 truths about yourself that are not known and then tag two others.
Well, here goes -
*** I just kinda took this award so I would have another and my other award would not be so lonely
****the fact my stepkids treat me poorly really hurts my feelings when I have done nothing to hurt them.
**** I despise people who use others and lie and won't accept responsibility for their own actions
**** I do not fart and am repulsed when people do and think it's funny
**** I can't type or spell and I know it!
**** My biggest fear is losing more of my sibilings,mother,husband
or child
**** My grown dtr and I don't speak and it hurts me
**** My sister was murdered in 1996
**** I wish we had the money to fix my teeth.
**** Everytime I look at Critter, I melt
**** I never really knew God until the day my sister died. *I miss her and my Dad so much that I am crying now just thinking about them.

OK --Sam at http://frediemikeal.blogspot.com/
Kel at http://girlintheglasses.blogspot.com/

I am not the Columbus here.

This will be a blog addressing many issues but hopefully it won't be to long.
* *Kimber over at I Know Right posted a diddy about this product today. I have never even seen it before but, I will sing it's praise. It is no secret I do not cook, I don't know how. It is not something I want to learn to do to be a perfect homemaker. I did learn how to turn on our oven 2 years ago and I still have doubts if I am doing it right. I am not impressed with pictures of your dinner on your blog. If you cook that's great for you. Food consumption and presentation just isn't that big of a deal to me. I am married to a wonderful cook and he really enjoys doing it and I do the dishes afterward and we are happy. I cannot make pancakes even from a box no matter how hard I try. The science of water to mix has always eluded me( Yes, I know how to read directions!) anyway this could be the perfect solution for persons such as myself. Oh, Yes I think this is a wonderful idea.
Garlic Man, to answer your question I can't think of any food that wouldn't be great shot out of a can!
Kimber, Yes we have a natural gas stove top. I guess it is a good thing that if this aerosol thing ever did catch on we have a wonderful homeowner insurance policy :-)

** I work in the nursing home industry and we all had a giggle today. If you don't now, you will when you get older talk incessantly about your bowel movements in public,over lunch,while your working, when you talk to loved ones over the phone, really just about anytime and anywhere this topic of defication and the consistency,regularity and the act itself will be discussed you will even seek advise on difficulties your having and will even give advise on what works. I'm just letting you know that honestly,that everyone does talk about this activity so feel free to ask advise if you need to.(just not from me)

** Critter and I have been talking about the fact that if someone does something nice for you and you post such "thank yous" on your blog that's nice just remember that you can very easily offend others who have done things for you and have not publicly thanked them. I speak of gifts for your children in which we did not shop at Wally-hell for these gifts. in fact since it seems to be about money . We spent about $500.00 on said gifts and alot of thought went into each item that was purchased. We also are not blind to the fact if money is what you want you have no problem asking and will physically make an appearance if we say yes, but if not you are no where to be found or cannot drive this far. but will drive twice as far to someone who will give it to you. Yes, our feeling are very hurt and it probably doesn't matter a hill of beans to you but it does to us. also if money is not a big deal you can payback all the money you "borrowed" because we sure could use it and we gave it to you when you "needed" it. about $700.00 If my blog offends you stop reading it. and if the truth of how we feel upsets you or you feel we are wrong let us know.We are proud of you and you have cahnged for the better. Its just that somethings are just the same and haven't changed at all.(yes, Critter read this before I posted this and agrees)

**Time to meet another member of the family- Dash

he is emotionally disturbed. He does not like ANYONE but the Critter and I. My mom stayed for 3 weeks when I had my surgery and she never saw him. People don't even realize we have 3 cats. When we got him he we thought he was brown but, he was actually covered in fleas. so we bathed and shaved him. Since we are not big fans of cat hair and he is along hair. We continue shave him. He dosent mind, he stays still the whole time. I think he enjoys it.

Drama!!!

Call 911! there is an emergency in the house. Critter's beloved pie plate broke. We had a brief memorial service for the plate before it went to sleep with the fishes. No he wasn't baking pies. Get this, Critter will only eat his dinner off a Pyrex pie plate. He says it has high sides and the food can't get away. I will not let him eat from this plate when we have guest but as much as I hate the fact he won't eat from a plate and his pie plate is a substitute "Wubby" I just gave up on this one. Ya know sometimes, you have to pick your battles.

May I introduce another member of our household- CD

He is my big ole man, about 21 yrs old.He is an old ranch horse I got after I broke my back. This horse is truly bombproof he is the most sweet and gentle horse ever. He has a bad tendon on his back leg so ranching is not on his agenda any more. We just take nice long walks and he is perfect. Once I let the Critter ride him and even let him get into a sprint. He has Jet packs for back legs. He is gorgeous when he is in his full stride. I LOVE MY BIG OLE MAN!

no speak-a-da-spanish

We are well and good here in the Scrappy/ Critter household. I worked all day and now it's time to kick back and wait the anticipation of Mon.
You know with the new digital tv thing people without advanced technology are supposed to get additional channels and better reception. Well, People the govt. is lying to you!
Critter and I have no cable, no dish, no home phone.Before the magic box we got 12 English channels. Now with the new improved way to go. We now get 7 English channels and 654 Spanish channels. No Espanol spoken here. WTH?
I tell you this because this means no more AMERICAN DAD or FAMILY GUY for me and I am bummed :-( I know you're shocked that I could watch such "low brow" television.
What can I say ? I warned you I wasn't "NORMAL" and I need a break from reality every once in awhile and a talking dog and an alien are just the ticket. Plus I have no cable remember?


I have decided to introduce you to each member of the family. One at a time so up first is -Twinkie
This is the sweet little ,lovable, crack addict, kitty poop eater, kleptomaniac, on 24/7 (because I don't know where the batteries are) speed demon, bully.
Critter brought her home one day saying that her life was in our hands and if I didn't agree to take her she would die.
I DID NOT want another animal much less a dog but look where she sits.
This dog that Critter wanted as a farm dog. Yes, a farm dog! to ride around in the truck with him and to keep livestock in line kind of farm dog. Well, let me tell ya she ain't NO farm dog. She is a spoiled thing that won't go near the Critter unless he gets her out of her kennel or I hand her to him. Anyway, this is our Twinkie isn't she cute?

UH OH!

Not to steal the title from one of my favorite authors, or those all to lovable Teletubbies. but Uh Oh! Critter is sick.

Now, don't jump to conclusions and blame me because if you recall he let me basically lay in the remnants of my Mon. lunch until Wed. Yes, he did go get my prescriptions and got me 3 beverages, two orange Push Ups other than I was on my own.

Now again, don't jump to any conclusions. understand that with just the 2 of us we cant both be sick. We have what some times feels like half of Noah's Ark to take care of. So it's not like we dont care.

The funny thing well not really funny ha ha, but funny strange he has a cold/upper respiratory thing and as you know mine was more of a "Linda Blair kinda thing" so I am not to blame here.
Well, Critter is a crabby patty when he does'nt feel well so, I did my part in returning the TLC.

After a full day at work. I stopped fed the horses, collected the mail, and bought all the NYQUILL Lqui-gels the convience store had to offer and a liter of 7-up. I came home to the most pitiful lookin guy.

Don't worry I took care of my man and the house. I fed the cats,took the dog out,fed the dog and I pumped my sweet hubby full of Nyquill and 7-up (he had already fixed himself chicken soup) and made sure he was cozy in bed, so I could blog.

Happy Weekend

Here is to your good health!

Theme from Rocky now playing

I actually showered this afternoon and I am seriously considering eating. It's a miracle I'm back from the brink, just in time. My poor Dash kitty has been walking around with dried poop on his butt for heaven only knows how long. I think the dog has been surviving on cat food and my 7-up. I am headed to work in the morning and looking forward to it.
I read my previous entries. People who love people, should not let them blog when they have a 102 degree fever.

Raw and Uncut

I made it to the shower today! There was evidence of Mondays lunch in my hair! I think my secret solid gave out hours/days ago. I took off the clothes I wore to work on Mon. I think today is Wed. I think I went out of the house looking like that yesterday. I think am suffering from delirium. My clothes are on inside out. I think I heard the cat speaking English to me. Who will clean and repaint the bathroom? Critter says he doesn't feel so good, Why do cats and dogs not catch this crap? I think Howard Hughes had a good idea going.
I know I got this crap from my trip to Wallyhell!

The Ompalompa is down.

Last night after watching Saw 4, I told Critter my stomach felt funny. I was just thinking the movie made me queasy. At 11:30 I found out it wasn't the movie. I will probably have to repaint the bathroom because things that happened in there last night I didn't realize were humanly possible. I decided not to post any pictures.
I have been diagnosed officially and it cost me 75 bucks. I have been stricken by the flu. I slept all day it took everything I had to get to the doctor. I haven't showered since yesterday and can you believe I went to the doctor with no bra and in house shoes. Does that tell ya how bad I feel. Thank goodness I live in a small town.

Zippie bag?

My life is a flurry of excitement and adventure. Why, just today I went to Wally-Hell on my lunch hour to get Critter some new socks and even picked up a new DVD. I found a dime in the parking lot.and I spent most of my work day on the phone with every IT person on the face of this earth and Bonus! I understood every word they said.

So with the new socks and panties I got the Critter. Yes, I call his underwears panties. The tubesocks I purchased came in a resealable bag. Why the hell is this necessary?

I will not get political but one cause of our economy is Walmart and there need to outsource and drive away the American small businessman. (Rubbermaid for example)Yes, we would pay more for goods but at the same time we would have jobs with wages and benefits that we could afford such things.

There are so many things I don't understand about this store and why do more than half of the patrons look like they should be on the What not to wear side of the magazine article. People in pajama pants in the middle of the day. What is going on here. I am not a fashionista by any means I do however try to dress somewhat like I am not headed to bed.

I have very strong feelings about Walmart. I HATE IT! I hate the fact that out here where I live I have to drive a 50 miles to get out of Wally country to get to Mecca or any other retail outlet that the patrons are not something out of Deliverance. I swear I heard the term "baby daddy"3 times while I was in there. This is what is wrong with America.
I just hate that store and if one more person runs over me with their basket. You will see me on the evening news. I will be the one in cuffs not wearing my pajamas.

answers

I have gotten several E mails and comments wanting to know why a person would want to live in a barn so I will shed some more light on the subject.

In 2005 we bought 10 acres so my one horse at the time would have somewhere safe and controllable to be. We stabled her for almost 2 years and the nightmare stories I could tell ya.
we also had 2 donkeys living in our backyard here in town.

We bought the house in town in 2003 not knowing the nightmares of stabling a horse. We have talked about moving out to the farm since we got it. actually, when we bought it it was just grassland. We put up a fence, a barn -the same barn 3 times (winds are hell out here) and we just want to be out there with our babies.

We got water last year and Electric this past fall so now, Critter is working on the barn where we will live on one side and the stalls on the other.

A big plus for living in a barn is property tax is way cheaper.

We won't have a mortgage

We will only have utilities to pay

Now at the age of 41 with no mortgage and living next to my babies, I think is the way to go.

We are hoping to be out of the Main St. house and on the farm by Oct 09

Now, you are asking "Why not pay someone to build the barn?". because, this barn while being made from new and reclaimed materials will come with no sort of loan or payment plan.

We are doing it slow and piece by piece as to avoid any type of loan.

The big expense we are looking at is a septic system 7,000.00 basically a box buried in the ground where the poop goes the it is broken down in water form and that waters the yard. Gross Huh? but that's what they are and we have to have one if I want to avoid using the truck stop bathroom. Yes, We live by a truck stop and rest area. (middle of Nowhere)

anyway that's the deal on the barn I hope that helps clear things up.

The picture is of the perfect floor.I think it will look great! Picking a front door is harder than I thought it would be.

speed up time

The older I have gotten the slower I want time to go but, I find myself saying "Come on already!"
The racetrac opening day is in April. I love the track. I only take 20 bucks so I don't endup bankrupt. It is the horseflesh I go for and magnificant beauty of it all. Come on already!!!!!
Vacation in May.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Child support ends!!!!!!!!!!
The BARN!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have to work today luckliy, I can do it from home. Weather is 66 degrees and gorgeous
Come on Spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dogs cats and paperwork on the bed do not make a good combo