yardwork

spent the better part of the afternoon outside today
was raking my lawn and trimming bushes and roses
i have no idea if i'm trimming at hte right times or not
but, i snipped a lot of stuff off....

kc loved it outside
so much so, that after we came back inside
he squalled to go back out again

and i'll sleep good tonight
all that physical labor that i'm not used to?

maintenance

You Are Low Maintenance

Otherwise known as "too good to be true" You're one laid back chica - and men love that! Just remember that no good guy likes a dormat. So if you find your self going along to get along... Stop yourself and put up a little bit of a fight.

Are You High Maintenance?

apparently this is how i see myself
is it right or wrong?

fighting

well i have managed once again, to make kc mad at me
we are still fighting over allowing him on my dresser

it was a lovely day, today
hopefully, it will be just as nice tomorrow
cause i intend on doing yard work
lots of raking, trimming to do
theres scads of twigs all over hte yard, from the winter

anyone wanna come help?
i'll buy pizza for supper

spatting

kc and i are spatting tonight

i've been hunting a squirt gun, to use to train him
and couldnt find one, anywhere

the other day i found a syringe, and had a lightbulb moment

he had started jumping up on my dresser, which i am not fond of
so, i pulled out my trusty syringe
and he got squirted abt 4 times
he keeps meowing so sadly every time i say something
he has stopped trying to jump up on hte dresser at the moment

and he jumped up on me
so i started petting him, pitying him for the wet fur
and didnt he reach around and try to nip me
NO
and he jumped off, and away a few steps
and such a tiny confused meow
he's making me feel so bad

but he can't bite me
he knows that no means NO

right now, he's laying over in hte corner of my room
looking so dejected

personality

Your Personality Is

Rational (NT) You are both logical and creative. You are full of ideas. You are so rational that you analyze everything. This drives people a little crazy! Intelligence is important to you. You always like to be around smart people. In fact, you're often a little short with people who don't impress you mentally. You seem distant to some - but it's usually because you're deep in thought. Those who understand you best are fellow Rationals. In love, you tend to approach things with logic. You seek a compatible mate - who is also very intelligent. At work, you tend to gravitate toward idea building careers - like programming, medicine, or academia. With others, you are very honest and direct. People often can't take your criticism well. As far as your looks go, you're coasting on what you were born with. You think fashion is silly. On weekends, you spend most of your time thinking, experimenting with new ideas, or learning new things.

The Three Question Personality Test

bolded are the ones i tend to agree with

cuddling

kc and i were cuddling all morning
he was walking all over me
i scratched his head, his ear, his jaw,
he leaned into my hand, pushed his nose under my palm
he was busy purring
i stroked his back and his tail

so nice to have bonding time

winner

I found this neat little listing in the Happiness magazine that i picked up at Klines today.

Common characteristics of a winner

never give up
expect the best
be stubborn in faith
keep your eyes on the goal
see yourself winning
talk positive
think like a winner...don't doubt
encourage others
if you fall, get right back up
eradicate worry
laugh often
be interested in others
make new friends
be honest and personable
have integrity
treat others with dignity
apologize when needed
respect people and property
do random acts of kindness
be dependable
be humble
let courtesy be your demeanor
hold your head up high

accomplishments

had a good day at work, today
actually felt as if i got something accomplished
actually felt like i did some good as a medic today.
its a great feeling

languages

The Five Love Languages

My primary love language is probably
Quality Time
with a secondary love language being
Physical Touch.

Complete set of results

Quality Time:		8
Physical Touch:		7
Acts of Service:		6
Words of Affirmation:		5
Receiving Gifts:		4

Information

Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.

Take the quiz

well, this basically tells me what i thot
that i have no clue
that i am totally messed up
because, i want it all
only thing being really minor, is gifts

and then again, it might be fairly accurate
because i hate to make someone spend time with me, if they dont want to. i would much rather prefer to know that they really DO want to spend that time with me, and spend it with me of their own free will.
and physical touch? i've often lamented the fact that no one touches me. not even a hand on my back in passing.
acts of service? that one seems accurate too. i dislike asking someone to do anything for me, because then i am beholden to them. but all the time that mom spent with me, helping me get my house ready last summer? it meant an awful lot to me.
words of affirmation? every time i try to read btw the lines, i get confused. its much easier and better for me, to just be told. and then of course, i become completely embarassed.
see? i want it all
how messed up am i?

late

had a late call today
first one in a long time
finally got back to central shortly after 8
and abt an hr later, left to come home

poor kc was meowing at hte door
he couldnt wait for me to get home
and i was certainly ready to be home!

shoes

was over at my aunts place tonight for a game night with my cousins
had a very nice time
e is leaving, going to arkansas to hillcrest for vs
and we had a fare thee well party for him
and of course, he says he is going to serve
but we kept telling him he was going to the shoe factory
he thinks we need to come out and help him choose a shoe
his sis thinks it won't take long to pack, because he is only packing one shoe

then they decided that maybe the reason i only have one shoe is because i have the other one hidden in the closet and am not telling any one abt it. i just laughed at them!

i had to dig out the squirt gun again
kc is in a biting mood
and i've got to stop him of that

kids

i think i must be getting old
screaming, bawling kids are beginning to irritate me
just as bad is when they come and want something of mine
(at least they ask, instead of just taking it)

and then, today, i was at the station and s called, looking for her hubby
so i said to j, go tell your dad, phone
she asked who is it? i said your mom
and she turns to go out the door, looks back and says,
which mom?

poor kid

maybe i'd see things differently, if i had a kid of my own
oh wait, i do have a kid
its kc
he follows me from window to window, to watch me leave
makes me feel so guilty for leaving him alone
i asked bossman the other day, if i could bring him along to work
instantaneous answer--NOOOOO

right now, he is curled up against my arm
sleeping soundly
never thot i'd allow a cat on my bed

maybe if i should get a kid of my own, i wouldnt see them as screaming/bawling as much as i do now

kc is teaching me that maybe i am capable of loving someone after all

today

well, had a new experience today
we burned off my pompas grass
jon lit it, and it took off like wildfire
so, we had lots of water handy
i think it surprised him as to how fast it burnt

and then, we put down some grape cuttings
gotta get me some more grape vines

and then this evening, spent the better part of the evening proofing a blog posting for a friend of mine
am not completely certain that i understand all that he is trying to say, but i do get the gist of it. he is talking abt animals in heaven, and basically he is saying that the passages most folks use to support animals in heaven, are passages that are poetry, and as such, the writers took poetic license. so therefore, those passages cannot be used to prove that there will be animals in heaven. he is saying that animals do not have the spirit of God breathed into them, and because of that, they just go back to dust, they do not go to heaven.

am not completely certain that i totally agree with him, but i can't totally disagree, either
because i don't really know that a person can prove or disprove animals in heaven. i think animals in heaven is one thing that we won't know until we get there, and theres no sense in getting all tied up in a bunch over the question, here on earth. but it is fun to speculate :)
and i certainly wouldnt mind having my kc with me for eternity

soon

am tired tonight
really, quite tired

i believe i'm headed off to dream land, soon

interesting

almost midnight already
worked today, had a late call, then stopped at walmart
had to get kitty litter
and a new toy for kc, of course
found a soft mouse, that opens up and catnip is in hte inside
so, of course
kc being hte spoiled cat he is,
kc now has a new toy
he went crazy over it
it was quite funny watching him bat it around
and then, he laid there, holding it like a baby
not letting anything else get it

right now, he is lying against my arm
curled in a ball

tomorrow is going to be a nervewracking day
its the pa meet for md
gonna be meeting a whole slew of folks that i dont know
x for online
gotta drive a bit over 2 hrs for it, too
should be interesting, i must say

contemplating

i felt really bad today
i left around noon
closed the door on kc's face
and he jumped up the door, to look out the window
and then over to the sink and looked out kitchen window
and he is meowing
and looking to pitifully at me, from out the window
i took a few pics of my flowers that are starting to bloom
and he followed me to each window
i felt really nasty, leaving him at home
but i couldnt take him along to the station
i knew there were going to be too many folks there
who wouldnt appreciate him
besides that, he peed on the carpet, last time i had him there

i felt like such a bad mother
leaving my poor kid at home all alone
am actually contemplating another cat
as wild and excited as kc is when i get home
i'm sure he is lonely during the day
and i'm gone for up to 15 hrs at a time

spring

spring is in the air!
its actually daylight when i go to work
and before long, it'll be next thing to daylight when i come home too!
the crocuses are budding
there's tulips and daffodils coming up
birds are singing in the morning
i'm getting itchy thots again
am ready to be outside and do yard work
got lots of stuff i want to get accomplished this yr

spring

spring is in the air!
its actually daylight when i go to work
and before long, it'll be next thing to daylight when i come home too!
the crocuses are budding
there's tulips and daffodils coming up
birds are singing in the morning
i'm getting itchy thots again
am ready to be outside and do yard work
got lots of stuff i want to get accomplished this yr

special

ok, now i am a bit upset at kc
i almost had my post done, tonight
and he hops on my keyboard
and proceeds to shift blogger thru all sorts of pages
and i lost my posting

oh well
it was nothing special
this one might almost be better

i was told tonight that i act on hte net, the way i wish i acted in real life
but that i was too insecure to move net life to real life
interesting concept
and possibly somewhat accurate

miserable

i really should go to bed early tonight
i have a headache
and am slightly nauseated
i hope i'm not getting sick

i know, i know
i'm grumping
i'll shut up now

supper

i made myself supper tonight
it was pretty good, i must say
i rolled chx strips in flour and fried them in butter
dumped some season salt on, and some italian seasoning
then cut up some onion into it
and dumped some mushrooms on top
and a little bit of water
and put a lid on, and cooked it all together
until hte chx was soft

yum

and now, theres an odd odor
almost as if there is something hot
but i can't seem to find anything

stuff

i worked last night
just getting back from work, now
had a nice chat with bossman before i left
he had an interesting question to ask me
and i think that i answered it the way he was hoping i would
sounds like my days of only doing my job are over
sounds like i might have to start doing a bit extra here and there
stuff thats not in my job description

kc is lying on the floor with his head on my shoe
sleeping
he was quite excited when i came home
racing back and forth

b\] nnnnnnnnnnn
^^^^^that was kc
he must have realized i was typing abt him
it helps that i looked over at him, and talked to him
he decided to come over and hop up on me
and he uses the keyboard as a push off for his jump

plans

it was a lovely day today
warm
started raining this evening

i got home and i believe that i have buds on some of the flowers that are peeking thru the ground. i shall have to look in the morning. this is going to be quite thrilling. i remember last yr it was so exciting, coming home from work, walking thru the lawn, finding new flowers every single day i came over. all this was before the house was officially mine. so now, this yr, i get to start working with them, as they come out.

am ready for a day off, a nice day, to do some yard work
last yr, after the place was finally mine, i raked practically the whole yard, and got blisters. i went in to work, and showed Dr B. i was so proud of the first (in at least a decade ) blisters i got from hard physical labor. gonna attempt to have myself a garden, too, this yr. just a little one, but still, a garden!

bored

was in a 4 way chat for a bit tonight
i had forgotten how much i had enjoyed them

i got access partially figured out, today
at least to make a table
so that i can do my subscription on it
hopefully it will work the way i want it too

kc was suspended from going to the station today
cause he peed on the floor yesterday

i'm hungry

cold

my feet are cold tonight
and its not even very cold out

and i am gonna smack a friend
gonna smack him silly
to bad he doesnt read this
cause he would know exactly without a shadow of a doubt
that i was refering to him

had a doa this morning
stood out in the cold for better than an hr
freezing my tush off
altho, that might not be such a bad thing

sneezing

kc stuck his nose in the onion i was cutting up for my salad this evening
and promptly started sneezing!
took him several minutes to stop sneezing
was sorta funny
i laughed at him
i guess onions make cats sniffle and tear up too...
now he's looking at me like, how dare you let me do that to myself??

talking abt sneezing, my sinuses are much better
bossman said it only lasted 5 days, and i'm guessing he was right

gonna sleep until i wake up, tomorrow
then to the station,
gots subscriptions to do
and a lady coming with a billing question

talked to jf for awhile this evening
he tells me he is getting a divorce
which was news to me
gotta feel bad for hte kids, tho

compromise

i said to my boss today, "if you tell me i can go home,
and then come back at 2 pm,
i'll take you up on it without any arguing"
he didnt see the humor in that statement
i thot it was a lovely compromise!

talking abt compromise
i shall have to share my chair tomorrow
grrrr
am orienting in jco
which will be nice, not many calls for me,
cause he will do the majority of them
but it means that my jco routine gets messed up
waaahhhh

i know, i'm grumping
i'm tired again tonight
i'll be find after some sleep

massage

been a long day, today
had my grandfather's 90'th bday party today
and it was very nice, i must say

but my feet hurt
and my back hurts
was on concrete floor all day long
and i forgot my sneakers
so after my feet started to hurt in sunday shoes,
i took em off, and went stocking footed
that didnt help a whole lot

i need a good foot massage
not to mention a back massage

kc was busy meowing for me to come in the door
he missed me :)

long

its been a long day today
kc doesnt know what its like to have me be home all day anymore
had a haz mat class this morning
came home for abt 3 hrs
then over to the extended family get-to-gether
afterwards, to my aunt's to help make the salad for tomorrow

tomorrow, i will be gone for the better part of the day
and i'm tired
its my cyclic tired spell
gonna be grumpy in a few days

bubbles

well, the blood drive is over
it went well
had 8 over goal, which was very nice

am thoroughly tired of ham salad and chix salad
the charge nurse was quite the grouch today
i was ready to take her outside
and hang her up by her toenails
and not let her come back in

my feet hurt, my lower back hurt

i took a bubble bath this evening
was lots of fun
hot water
just relaxing
soaking in the heat

had to listen to kc, tho, the whole time
and after i went back downstairs with him
after my bubbles
he peed
and he has been quietly resting on my bed since then

he is quite the spoiled cat

crush

found this neat crush calculator in my travels this evening
its pretty accurate, i must say

try it out

grumping

kc is enjoying the whirly twirly toy i got him
i brought it up to my bedroom
and he is just intrigued with it

we have the canteen for a blood drive tomorrow
am hoping i have enough of help
i had a bit of a prob getting help, this time
so, we shall see what happens

and i have to mail out the subs tomorrow
stop at the post office and get 3 more trays
then lug them all downstairs, and into 18-3
and over to the PO
and then
they will start coming in
not looking forwards to that, at all

i know, i'm grumping
i hate this time of yr
this too shall pass

goofy

i have a really goofy cat
stupid cat whimpered and circled the edges of my room
until i went downstairs with him

i thot he was man enough to go pee by himself.......