November 4, 2005
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I’m sick. in a head cold sort of way. sore throat, sore
ears, sore head… only one working nostril. one of the chicks is
slightly sick too, though thankfully not as badly as me. I feel
like I’ve been underwater– weird dreams and whatnot.my dad’s coming this weekend to help me finish a carpentry
project. I have a deadline (per subdivision rules) so snot or no
snot I’ll be working in the yard… rain or no rain. I can’t
think.when I was married I didn’t worry about things like yardwork and
snow. now I find myself dreading first snowfall like crazy.
I have a snow shovel which is no great tool given the icy humps of snow
the plow will pile against my driveway. crap. I still can’t
afford a gutter over the front door so there will also be the slick ice
floe up the front path.I have more, possibly even more pressing, things to crab about but I
don’t feel like it. I just don’t know how I’m going to get all
this done. let’s face it: I’m not. I’m just getting
through today.on the upside, the first brownie meeting is done (I was super sick, but
made it through). I’m the fucking leader. no one else could
do it. I think I’m nearly to that point where you laugh till you
cry.
Comments (24)
The Brownie leader? eeek, did you see my rant about the awful parents
in T.’s troop? I hope your group treats you better than our poor leader who puts
up with too much shit. Love you, sweets.
so many people are sick these days.. its surprising!
get well soon
I’m really glad that that sort of virus can’t be caught here. Lots of Xangans are under the weather.
Get rest when you can and drink lots of healtful fluids.
A couple of husbands back, I had one who took care of yard work and carpentry, even if he didn’t do an expert job of it. Now, I’ve a grown son who’ll do it if I instruct and supervise. Wouldn’t it be fun sometimes to be a helpless femme?
Are you Brown Owl? Can you post a pic of you all dressed up in your outfit bossing around the eager little things?
I’d forgotten the miseries of winter (apart from a North wind on sleet-chapped cheeks). I hope your’s isn’t too hard, its difficult without a resident navvy. Vibrators have their limitations
I have a good remedy for colds. You mix an egg with a lot of brandy or whisky and nutmeg and a little cinnamon, milk and sugar too if you like. This isn’t an egg nog, that’s an alcoholic drink, this is medicine. The brandy is to disinfect your throat, the milk and egg are to nourish you and the sugar to give you some energy. Hell, that’s a lot of effort, just drink the brandy.
Brownie leader? You’re crazy! But, Tara would still be in scouts if you were her leader.
Feel better, darling.
but you fucking did it.
laugh.
and buy salt.
I’m so fucking lazy I salt everything.
(I’m talking about ice and snow for those people in milder climates *eeediots*)
yeah, salt & sand can be your friend when it snows…
wait you are a brownie leader? Have you sold any cookies yet?
Anyway, sorry you are sick and I hope you feel better soon.
ditto on what everyone else has said.
If I don’t flee town I’ll bring you soup
Well, considering the Brownie leader at Lil’ Dude’s school is married to a Registered Sex Offender (lewd and lascivious with under 14 year old), I’m sure you’re just as fine a leader as can be.
Hope you get to feeling better soon. FYI-Cayenne Pepper will bitchslap whatever ails you.
(((((Hugs!)))))
-M
this is because you secretly wish to be phil collins. check your email.
Been there. I was a brownie leader because our leader quit and there we were. I had another mom co-lead with me. We laughed alot. And bonded.
It’s probably horrible of me, but if i didn’t have jeff, i’d fucking scrap up pennies to get kid in the neighborhood to do the outside yard work. I hate that crap.
Hope you are feeling better today!
i’ve been hearing odd marriage stories lately. is it worth it? could spinsterhood hold delightful mysteries or just make snow a creepy and dreadful pastime?…it’s nice crabbing about dumb crap, makes it all delightfully lighter somehow
You’re a brownie leader, right? Weeeee l l l l – - get those boy scouts on the other side of the fence to make YOU their project for the winter.
Complain A L O T at church. Someone will get the hint and be kind – - and if they don’t, damn ‘em all to hell.
On the up side, at least your dad helped, yeah?
Salt and Sand. I use it for my driveway and my porch. OH~ and those nifty little ball ball thingy’s that are NOT salt but work just as good? They’re a little more expensive, but wow. They totally rock. In a not salt kind of way.
You totally have to go full metal jacket on those unsuspecting brownies. There WILL be order god damn it!
hope you are better by now…
me too.. its day two and im almost over it though.. not too bad
Be careful, if you slip on the ice I’m gonna have to nurse you back to health.
this is my first winter of no big deal. the only thing i have to do to get ready for the winter this year is buy a fender for my bicycle (i ride my bike to work). how great is that? no shoveling, no fire wood, no driving in it. unless i want to go skiing. life is good!
Hey girl, feel better. I am glad you have help. Good luck with the Brownies.
RYC: thank you.
I now look at yardwork as an opportunity to exercise. It sucks.
a girl scout leader who uses the f-word. classic! i’m trying to imagine mrs. applegate cursing……… nope. can’t conjure up that image! then again, her name was MRS. APPLEGATE. i doubt she even knew the f-word existed!!