....and so it goes....

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish it's source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.”

Anais Nin I found out last night....after some completely benign conversation....that Mike has filed for divorce. Papers will be served on me early this week. He and I always said that when the time came for us to take this step it would be done amicably. The fact that he did it behind my back....told his children before me told me...wouldn't have told me if I hadn't wormed it out of him....would not have known until papers were served on me.... none of those things make me feel amicable towards him. But I hope to get there. And I know I will eventually. It's just so, so, SO sad to me that he couldn't wait until after my first grandchild was born. That he had to put a damper on my joy about this long awaited blessed event. Take my focus off Dane's arrival. Cause my extremely pregnant daughter to have to hear about this now..... I'll get over the going behind my back...the telling his children before he told me....Devon will be fine and my beautiful, long-awaited grandchild will be born (and I will be thrilled). What I don't know is if I'll ever forgive him for his complete and utter lack of sensitivity where Devon and Zach and little baby Dane are concerned. I know I'm rambling. I slept maybe three hours last night. I'll keep y'all updated as events occur.

Rainy Saturday morning

So....yeah....the forecast is for rain and then more rain today.

ALL day.

This is Gracie's reaction to the news:

I know it's hard to tell, but she's thrilled.

Really.

Thrilled.

....and I've about had it with my Blackberry Curve and its sticky track ball.

Do y'all know how annoying that is?!?!?!

Not being able to use your phone to its full capabilities because the little track ball gets stuck?!?!?

Grrrr!

I get a q-tip and some hydrogen peroxide to clean it off....wait a few minutes...and then it works.

Don't even get me started on how much it pisses me off when the track ball quits working away from home and my proximity to stuff to clean it.

And of course tMobile is out of replacement parts and has been for months.

*roll eyes*

After some discussion with Devon about this (continuing) issue....she suggested that she add me to her contract and I get one of these:

I realize it's the oldest version of the iPhone, but that's fine with me. I'll probably never figure out how to use everything on it anyway.

Hope everybody's Saturday is as exciting as mine and Gracie's!!!

Really!!!!!!

Y'all....I won't even try to go in to everything that's gone on the past two months.

Suffice it to say I've just been living my life and it's been busier than usual.

Then I got sick with bronchitis, 2 ear infections (one ear drum almost burst), etc. etc. was out of work and everything else for a week. Boo!

Have been working a lot.

But mostly?

Have been waiting for my grandson to get here!

He's due the 17th!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs and kisses to you all!!!

~Pissy

Sunday night snow and the aftermath

I was sick with a stomach bug all day yesterday, so slept on and off most of the day. I'd taken Gracie out a few times....and while it was cold....and I knew it was supposed to snow, nothing was happening...some light accumulation, but that was about it.

I'd taken her out around 8:00 p.m. It was snowing lightly.

Then....

Around 10:30 I went to take her out one last time before calling it a night, and opened my front door to this:

My reaction when I saw this: "WHOA!!!"

chilly dog on the sidewalk

(I was a bad doggie mom: she should have had her jacket on!)

I knew she was really cold, so I took her back in the house, dried her off and then went back out to take more pictures ( whilst wearing a tank top, a long sleeved t-shirt, pajama pants and thick socks covered by a long GAP hoodie and my long hooded "Chicago" coat AND my Hunter "shortie" boots. Oh! and fingerless gloves. I'm sure I looked like a lunatic! haha!).

Big, fat flakes sorta hide

the large Methodist Church

on the corner

I took this from the sidewalk in front of the main house.

This is the corner intersection one house away.

I like this picture.

It's kinda moody.

Now for the "aftermath":

couch, fluffy blankets, cozy socks

...and hot tea in one of my favorite mugs!

Hope everybody is staying warm!!!

Everyone should......

Can it be?!?!?

Y'all?

Am I getting "soft" in my old age?

What is wrong with me?!?!?

I saw a woman today when I was at lunch.

She was attired in one of THE most atrocious ensembles I've ever seen in my life.

Seriously.

It was so bad that I took detailed notes on my Blackberry to do an entire post about it later.

Really.

That bad.

But then..... Gracie and I went to the dog park around 4 this afternoon.

And who should be there, but the lady I saw at lunch.

Still in the same outfit with the exception of now having pajama bottoms on with her strapless dress rather than jeans.

And y'all....

She was so NICE.

Genuinely nice and friendly and talkative.

Her giant white dog was nice and friendly too.

Based on those facts, I just can't be snarky.

*sigh*

So as to not make this post a total waste of time, let's look at a picture of my recently re-styled cubbies, shall we?

There.

That's better.

The view from here....*

*sub-titled: "Why not wait almost a month between posts?"

I hope everyone's New Year is off to a wonderful start!!!!

xoxo