It is JUST heating!!!

Oh for crying out loud....now the furnace is acting up. If i did not wake up to a temp of SEVEN degrees the other day, i would not be so concerned, but winter in this region is no freaking joke, so the furnace MUST function properly. i did go out and buy a portable heater in case i need it though. I also have two wall mounted space heaters that are in the main bathroom, and a fireplace, so i likely will not freeze to death in my house, but....whatever. I could use a few positive thoughts and white light sent my way folks..if you can spare it, please send it!!!
Has anyone noticed the overwhelming amount of SHIT that has gone wrong with my house in the last few months? I have not even posted the health issues that i have been having. Nothing life threatening, just you know...expensive and annoying. of course all this shit happens while the man is off fighting the war. next year everything will be peachy, and the house will run smoove. cuz the man will be home. and he will think that i made all this crap up!
So...for all this crap i am having to deal with, i am going to be making a few demands. number one, i AM getting a cat. number two...we are GOING to Seattle next summer.
The cat is a major necessity. we live on a farm, and there is a critter who has taken up residence INSIDE my walls. He, and his possible herd of friends woke me up the other night. I swear if i opened up the walls i might find a cardboard mat on the ground, because i am pretty sure they were breakdancing in there. Also, it snowed the other day, and in the morning i woke up and saw a herds worth of critter footprints all over the snow. Like ALL OVER the snow. Luckily today, i saw cat footprints from one of the neighbor cats, so at least they are over here helping me out. Anyways, i was going to wait for the green light from the husband on this...but you know what? He is taking his sweet time on giving it, so I am putting word out to the neighbors to keep an ear open for anyone with a litter of farm cats. Fred and Henry will be THRILLED! Well, Henry will be, Fred will be intrigued as all get-out.
As for the trip to Seattle...another major necessity. I have not been home in two years, and it is time my friends. I have to see the city i love, and the people that i love that reside within it. i do not ask for much, and really, i am not even asking for this...this is going to happen.
So, G...expect to see me next summer! not sure when, that depends on when the man has block leave....but we will be there, and we will have the hounds with us.

Dogs in Need

We have been busy this morning making dog quilts to donate to our local SPCA. Our local shelter is the only non-kill shelter in the county, and the only one that takes cats. It is very very cold here right now, and it is just too much for me to bear to think of these poor animals having no warm bed to lay on. So...thanks to my pal Gaylen, for posting a challenge to all her doggy friends to make beds for the dogs in dire need. I bought this fleece a bit ago, with intentions of making new blankies for my own dogs, but really...my dogs need another blanket like i need another hole in my head. They are more than happy to donate to other dogs though! The SPCA website stated that they are in constant need of laundry detergent, and dryer sheets/fabric softener, and luckily I had just bought a bottle of detergent that has not been opened yet, and i have an almost full bottle of fabric softener that i just do not use.

Everyone seems to be feeling the pinch this time of year, and THIS year in particular. Now is that time for all of us to dig a little deeper, and give just a little more. My local Urban Mission is at a critical low right now with their food pantry, as more and more families are unable to feed themselves. This is just unacceptable in our land of PLENTY, with our shamefully overfed citizens! Give up a meal, give up some fleece and laundry detergent, and GIVE!!! It'll make you feel better!!

Coffee....boo hooo

I went to my local Starbucks yesterday for my monthly bag of Yukon Blend, and got the jolt of my day.....STARBUCKS HAS DISCONTINUED YUKON BLEND!! Seriously? You guys can BITE ME! I have been a good and loyal customer since the get-go! The MINUTE that my first Starbucks opened in my 'hood (1988?) i have been a junkie. And Yukon Blend has been my drug of choice. And now you do this to me? Well, luckily there is a Seattle's Best here in my new town, and their Henry's Blend is calling my name. Now, if only there were a Tully's around here, and i could get my Vitamin T fix. hee hee....get it? Ya gotta be a native to get that one....Tullys is in the old Rainier brewery, and back in the day, that most excellent Rainier beer was referred to as "Vitamin R". The big "R" on the old brewery has now been replaced by a "T". Just a little useless information to get you through the day!

Fun Times ahead!!

I went to the dentist today, and i got some great news....i am getting a crown!! I feel like such a princess!
Oh...not that kind of a crown? Well, whatever.
Apparently, he wants to replace an old filling, but he is quite certain that he will crack my tooth when he removes it, due to some wear and tear on the tooth...so he is going to remove it all, and put in a nice new crown. Should i get a gold one with a diamond in it???? It is in the back, so no one would ever see it. I am actually kind of not a "diamond girl", so will just go with the plain white.
Yippee for me....my first "old lady" dental work. What a joy!

And while i am thinking about Langston Hughes....

there is this one that i first heard in the 9th grade, and still love, and which means THAT MUCH more on this day. Thanks to Ethel Clarke for introducing our young, impressionable minds to Langston Hughes, way back in the day.

I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I'll sit at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,
"Then.
Besides,
They'll see how beautiful
I am
And be ashamed,--
I, too, am
America.

Deferred.....no longer

Good morning Daddy,
Ain't you heard
The boogie-woogie rumble
of a dream deferred?

NO LONGER!!! The dream was fulfilled, and i am just proud and elated that i was alive to witness it, and to be a participant.