Road Trip!!!!

Road Trip comin
I know this post will make me sound like some kind of lonely, sad , old cat lady but Critter is also excited so that makes us a lonely,old, creature couple.
I was scanning the Black Friday ads and saw that each Sears will have 4 sets of these beauties pictured above for 55% OFF!
I start to drool over this add, because as you now know-Critter and I are buying everything new for the barn house. The only thing we are taking is family pics- New bed, bedding, appliances, silverware, coffee pot, towels and on and on The washer alone is a $1000.00
Critter and I talked about how it would be nice to get these bad boys and alas the light bulb clicks on!
I made a phone call and have secured our very own set and no waiting in line
Road Trip!!!!!!
Critter and I now own this lovely pair and at on heck of a lovely price !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, we must be old cuz we are excited about our new washer and dryer

Interview with Scrappy

Due to my lack of focus and imagination of a blog ideas I am going to interview myself today. I will ask the questions to myself (in my head) and type the answers.

1. No, I have no idea what my real hair color is but I have myself convinced the blonde hides the gray
2. Yes, I do consider myself a little "off" sometimes, what of it?
3. Yes, I lurk on others blogs and don't leave comments and I have guilt about that
4. Yes, I realized I was getting older when I kept asking myself "Whats wrong with the kids these days?
5. Yes, I did throw that Fiber optic angel/Christmas tree topper/Gawd awful centerpiece thing you gave me in the trash soon after you left. but I loved the idea you thought of me.
6. Yes, I dislike ANY object that has Neon or Fiber Optic in the description
7. No, I have no idea how I lived before I got my IPOD
8. Yes, I do prefer the company of my animals sometimes more than I do humans
9. Yes, I am a tenderhearted and don't like people to know it
10. Yes, I have gone 2 days without shaving my legs but NOT the underarms
11. Yes, I wear a size
12. I believe in "The Less is More" theory in just about everything except love and family.
That includes LAWN DECORATIONS YOU BUY FROM THE DOLLAR STORE!
13. Yes, I decorate the tree every year by myself with the movie Christmas Story blaring in the background and me saying it word for word

So I will leave it at 13 questions
Happy Friday the 13th bloggy world

WE HAVE MORE PROGRESS!! YEA CRITTER!!!!

The Dining table go in front of this window and you can see the door going to the stalls

Below the window is where the sink will be We are going with 6 in whit tiles for the counter tops

The Front Door

The seems to be a horse trying to come through the front door

We still have the crown moulding and the window moulding to go O and the floor, appliances, furniture to go but were getting there!

Critter is the MOST TALENTED MAN ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!! AND HES ALL MINE :-)

What's Up Scrappy? Vol. 43

Mornin folks,
It is 6:30 am on a Sun. and I have no clue why in the world I am awake and bloggin but o well.
It was a wild week for me coming back from my staycation. My desk at work is no longer visible from all the wk I have to catch up on.
Critter has done alot of work at the farm. The living room is painted and put up the lights. He is working on the window casings and crown moulding now. I am on a mission to find the perfect new couch for the new house. Pictures later

Got all my plans for Thanksgiving. Critter and I will be hosting dinner here at the house. I am so excited!! All the family is coming !!!

Now on to a few moans and groans
(don't send me hate mail this is my opinion and my blog so just turn away if it gets to ugly for ya)
I wanted to get the swine flu shot but unless you are poor and uninsured here in Texas well, you are not worthy. So, if you are a insured middle class citizen You are on your own. WTF??

This so called town I live in just passed a vote that will drive this town further into the ground. You can now buy beer and wine here. Way to go fat butt mayor and city council! We have a huge crime and drug problem already-Good thing Y'all had the insight to add fuel to the fire

What is up with all the shootings lately? Are we as humans just losing all since of reality and morale compass? My heart aches for all those innocent people.

Speaking of whack jobs- As you might know I went back to a public profile and just as y'all told me. Selma aka Attila is back snooping.
Yea Attila, I am happy and so is Randall and we have a great relationship
(Ya know, the exact oppsite of what you are and who you are not married to and what you don't have because the way you treat people) Are so stupid to think I don't know it's you?(Of course you are!)
You are a loser! Hell, become a follower! Leave comments! You piece of _______!


Well this concludes todays sesssion of What's Up Scrappy?

Did I tell you Critter tried to kill me?

Critter restored a tractor just like this one a few years ago and this is the workhorse of the farm.
Well, to maintain a tractor born in 1949 it takes work and money and parts that can't be picked up at your local store. The brakes went out on the tractor and it's not a big deal because you can ride the clutch thingy and it will come to a slow stop and we have no hills at the farm so no big deal.
Our farm is about a mile from our house in town and we have on occasion driven the tractor home by way of the back roads. The back road has one of those old one car width wooden bridges that goes over a small creek. The bridge is located on a curve and steep hill and on a blind corner.
So last year, I was helping Critter out and drove the tractor home. He didn't know that I was bringing it home and I didn't think to much about it. THAT IS UNTIL-
I was headed down the hill onto the scary ass bridge at about 25 miles an hour on a tractor that has no power steering and NO BRAKES!
Critter didn't think it all that important to tell me the brakes had gone out.
He now says you can drive that bridge at night and can still hear screams of a woman cursing like a sailor and little girl all at the same time.

Hodge Podge

One of these things is not like the other LOL Me and my mare Pic gettin in a family picture

I'm a Long Tall Texan :-).

I am on staycation. just doin whatever strikes me fancy :-)

We found out the house is for sale and the price is 2 MILLION!!! it does come with a hundred acres. A little to much land and a bit out of my price range:-(

House/Barn building has slowed a bit due to all the rain. Our road was washed out so we have to do road repair before working on the house.

I bought a $130 worth of cookie dough from a kid selling for the school district. ( Ya know when ya send your kid to my driveway saying can u buy something to help fund our trip?) Well, I did and the deadbeat kid only brought me half my stuff and said she would be back the next day with the rest. That was a week ago!! O Yea I will be calling the school tomorrow. I had planned to make the dough, gifts to some folks.

I got a new Netbook and I am still trying to get used to it. I am sorry about all the lurking on everyone's blogs and not leaving comments but I am trying to get used to this sensitive mouse pad

Hope yall have a great evening

Scrappy

Noah's Ark is no longer accepting passengers.

This guy showed up on our back porch last week..

I think word has gotten out on the street amongst the homeless kitty crowd that the house on main is some kind of haven.

Exploring Options.

I might have committed a small crime yesterday. I went to a vacant house and went inside.
This house would be my dream house (A history of murder is not a draw back) and I have talked to the Critter and he would also consider this option.
A large farm house on a hill with a long drive and surrounded by trees. I love it.
Move Scrappy? Aren't you building? Yes, we are but we have a glitch the property next to us sold and the man is a pompous jerk. I am wondering how this will work considering he put his "shop" right on our fence line. He is one of those "know it alls" that ya just want to smack.
Anyway, I have admired this house for a long time and rumor has it that it is for sale so the horsey friend and I went and took a look.
Early this summer a woman took her kids into this vacant house and stabbed and cut the girls throats . One daughter died there and the other survived.
The murder took place in a small bathroom and as I explained to my friend. The police after a crime do not clean up. The owner does. The owner has not and the huge amount of blood was still there.
Yes it is a horrific scene and I have nothing but compassion for those girls and their family. The fact it happened there does not attract me to the house. I am not one to seek out morbidity, It's just a great house and I think that the housing market and the history might have lowered the price on it.
So I am researching today to see if I can't find an owner.
The other thing I am doing is sitting at work with no vehicle cuz I buried the Big Dog (my dually) in the neighbors back yard this morning. Who knew the ground was still so wet that it would swallow my truck when trying to turn around.
So I guess that's another trespass crime I have committed. The neighbor house is vacant also.

On vacation starting at 5pm Headed to a huge festival in the morning The Country Reporter Festival for those of you local readers.

Have a great Day!!!!!!!!

Scrappy, Whats Up?

Coming off one super weekend!

Critter's B-day we went to the drive-in and saw Wild Things. Loved It! Dinner was from the drive-in concession Yum Yum and a little cuddlin :-)

Sat. The weather was gorgeous!!!! Hung out with his dtr and her man. They live on Oklahoma and ya know the Texas OU game was playing. We did a little farm work then off to dinner at Taco Casa and then to buy 6 horror flicks for a night of terror. (Critter had to lay in my lap to watch The Exorcist. He figures I can protect him from the ghost and ghoulies)

Sun. a little more farm work in the gorgeous weather and some more evening cuddlin :-)

Simple and laid back and lovin life are we

Vacation all next week for me. I have no set plans just gonna go with the flow.

The picture is what I came home to tonight. Critter is getting ready to texture the living room walls on the barn. Almost time to paint :-)

It's Critter's Big Day

Today is Critter's B-Day! Hop on over to his blog and wish the old man a happy birthday.
http://crittr63.blogspot.com/
I gave him his watch last night. (shudup I know I am weak) but I have been giving him presents all month long and I did try to hold out on the last one but, just couldn't.
I am taking him to the drive-in tonight and to dinner. I have something planned for late tonight but, I will keep that to myself ;-)
Have a great weekend yall! GO LONGHORNS!

Ya, Your are wishin you were me I bet!

UGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!! I simply do not have time to be a good citizen with all this work on my desk and less than 2 weeks from vacation UGGGGGG!!!

BOOOOO!!!!!!

I love Halloween. This time of year I only watch scary movies and read "true" ghost stories.

I don't get scared easily and I don't believe in ghost and ghoulies. I would stay in a so called haunted house. Curiosity would be my motivation other than belief. The other thing that really gets me in the mood is the cemetery which is less than 50 yards from my bedroom window.

Basically, we have a graveyard in the backyard. I love our neighbors. They are very quite and never come knocking on my door trying to sell me something.

When our house was on the market a couple of years ago I really was surprised how many people were freaked out by it.

After I had my back surgery and needed to do some walking. Mom and I would go walking through there reading all the stones. The oldest stone is from 1845.

All this scary movie watching and ghost stories has got my Critter on edge. He is not a fan. They give him the creepies but, somehow the graveyard doesn't bother him. Go figure.

So tonight will will watch the Omen. Last night we watched Exorcism of Emily Rose.

If you have seen it - Remember when the woman keeps waking up a 3am? Guess who woke up at 3 this morning and was totally freaked out?

Red Tile?

BEFORE

GETTING CLOSER

The stove will go to the left of that pony wall and the sink will be right below the window.

Critter wants to do 6 in tiles for the countertops. I am thinking a dark red ??? The paint color will be a khaki color and we will have dark brown leather furniture. Fridge and stuff will be stainless steel. I need help with tile colors any suggestions?????

I forgot :-O

I forgot to show yall my new "George Washiingtons" Yes, I had to get dentures at 41

I will be have the implants they attach to, put in in Jan but for now they are traditional dentures

but life is soooo much better

Man, that is one scary picture of me LOL

Yes I am a child inside :-)

My favorite book from childhood is coming to life I cannot wait!