Friday, October 30, 2009

I'm Not a Real Snake, I Just Play One in a Tree

Have you ever tried something to fix one problem and it created another? Kinda like taking medication for one illness and it has about 10 kinds of side affects?

Sooo....most of you know of my aversion, dare I say hatred, for squirrels. They are the most destructive of any animal on the planet. Always looking for ways to get rid of them, and having many ideas not work, (traps, cayenne pepper to name two) I read about using blow-up snakes to scare them away. Hey, I'm game for anything that will scare away a squirrel. And, since Abigail will not let me buy pellets for Jeff's BB Gun, a blow-up snake is currently my only option.

Guess what? For the most of the past few weeks, we've hardly had any squirrels. Of course I'm wondering if they have been holed up somewhere getting out of the rain, but I'm pretending the snake has done its job. It's too bad that I didn't put the snake out before the little destroyers ruined my peaches, ate every pecan on my tree, and dug up most of my potted flowers.

Now, back to my "medication causing other problems" analogy: I was in my bedroom the other day when I heard this horrible sound of birds squawking loudly outside my window. Seriously, think Alfred Hitchcock. I looked out and couldn't believe it. A flock of grackles were joined together above the pecan tree (where Mr. Snake now resides) and were screeching out the biggest racket you can imagine. What in the world? It was SO OBNOXIOUS. "They're trying to scare off the snake," Abigail said. Surely not, I was thinking. "I bet if you take the snake out of the tree, they will go away," she said. So, of course I sent her out to remove the "medication." Getting the connection? And, you won't believe it! The birds left! Thankfully, I was able to put the snake back out the next day and no birds have returned.

Keeping my fingers crossed for a yard free of squirrels, birds, and real snakes. Can you tell I'm a nature lover?

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Will the Girl With the Real Glasses Please Stand Up?

Hello! My name is Rebecca. I'm the girl with the real lenses in my glasses. And, my mother thinks I'm adorable.




I love these photos that Rebecca took of herself with her new glasses. She does look very smart and stylish. Now, let's see if they'll help her with her homework. Fingers crossed.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Maybe It's Just Me, But I Think the Glasses Help

Abigail brought home her 3D glasses from seeing Toy Story, and punched the lenses out. Now they are a must when doing her homework.


She reminds me so much of Katherine in this picture.


Oops! Busted. I'll stop taking pictures now.
Thank you for your time.

Tune in tomorrow to see someone else's new glasses -- complete with lenses.

This Explains Everything...


And now we know why I can't keep my house clean. Problem solved.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

My Email Has Fallen, And I Can't Get Up

Me to Jeff, yesterday around 10:30 a.m.: "Hey, I'm not getting any emails. Is yours working?" "Yes," he replies in that 'please-don't-bother-me-I'm-working-tone.'

11:15 am: "It's still not receiving." "Okay."

11:45 am: "What should I do?" He tells me to fiddle with all the buttons and turn it off/on and I've already done all that because, hey, I'm no techno-genius, but I do know some things. Duh.

12:01 pm: Jeff to me: "Do you absolutely have to get email?" "WHAT?!??" Are you EVEN kidding me? Email is my life! I've got people to contact, business to take care of, Facebook messages to read. Seriously."

Here, I'll prove my point: 8:47 am, earlier in the day my cell phone rings. I don't answer it because I am on the relaxer (my word) table at the chiropractor. "Hey, Genny. It's Phil. I've sent you four emails this morning and they all keep coming back. What's the deal? Get it fixed would you?" I.rest.my.case.

Just because I don't have a 'REAL JOB' doesn't mean I can live without email. My mind is churning even now with all the information I've missed in the last day and a half. A small handful of people have tried to email me with pertinent, current information and I AM MISSING IT!

So, if you think about emailing me this week, don't. And, don't call me on the phone, because I'm on the floor and I can't get up.