April 14, 2010

  • OMG! It Never Ends!


    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    I had great hopes for today being a quiet one.  For the most part, it was.  It started out with the Beast mowing the yard in back of the house with the intention of waiting until early evening to work on the rest of the property.  At least that was what he said he was going to do once it cooled down.  Well, the John Deere sat at the deck steps and is still there.  Why?  Because of the *trailer*.

    His newest thing is the idea that he needs a trailer for the ATV because it would be too dangerous for him to load and unload it into the back of the truck by himself.  He's got the tracks he can set up to get it into the back but...he has to drive it up.  If one slipped, well, it could be a disaster.  Worse, they are rated at 750 lbs.  The ATV weighs 750 lbs.  Add the 170 lbs. that the Beast weighs and that is another danger.  When he brought it up to me, I said, *And just how much is this trailer going to cost us???*  He told me that Lowe's had some and he thought it would be about $1,000.

    Cha ching!  Cha ching!  This hunting hobby he wants to take up is almost as expensive as his cameras.  And trust me, that ran us a small fortune because it was only the BEST for the Beast.  He takes wonderful pictures but hardly anyone ever sees them.  We have stacks of framed pictures he's taken and I have to rotate them here since this house doesn't have the same ambiance and a natural area to display them all.  Our Margate house had a long hallway that was a natural for that.  It had pictures of our kids and grandkids spread up and down it on both sides.

    My family hasn't seen much of the pictures he's taken unless they visited us.  Right now, my niece has pictures of some of the waterfalls and so does the Princess.  Other than the pictures I posted on this blog, Chewlee hasn't even met the relatives so they have no idea what a little doll she is except through those.  See why this *hunting* thing seems so crazy to me?  All this money invested and a man that has never so much as shot a squirrel and I am supposed to be happy because he is going to *put meat on the table*.  **picture me banging my head against a wall*.

    He went to Lowe's and got a trailer.  It's actually perfect because it has a metal grate that drops down that is just perfect for him to ride it up onto the trailer.  He can load and unload it by himself.  Now he is excited and talking about possibly trying some turkey hunting.  That means he will have to buy the rest of his hunting duds first so I expect he will be doing that on Thursday when he takes his ATV to the first hunting area he went to....the Skyline one.  There's a gun shop in Huntsville that carries hunting clothes so he will probably stop and get the pants, shirt and hat that he needs.  He's going to get the hat that has a drop section at the back that covers his neck.  Not for the turkeys but because it will protect his neck from the sun.  *Sigh*  Like I care at this point.  I am almost at wits end here.

    If you read Bratfink, you know the turmoil she's going through with The Mother, The Boy and all that entails now that she's got to have six weeks of chemo.  The problem with the incontinent and nasty stepfather is coming to a head.  It wouldn't be so bad except he's also suffering from Alzheimer's and falls a lot.  He can't get up by himself so he really needs 24 hour care.  The Boy is going to be bald before things settle down, I'm sure.  Say a prayer for Bratfink and The Boy.  Heck, say a prayer for The Mother, too, while you are at it.  She makes things miserable for The Boy at the best of times.  *Sigh* 

    Time to get this posted.  Love you all and have a wonderful day.  We are still in the throes of hot weather although our nights are cool.  I got everything watered today that needed it (roses, lilacs, strawberries, miniature roses, tomatoes, etc.).  I don't do the trees.  That's the Beast's job.    Okay...stupid question of the day.  How come the word abbreviation is so long?  Hugs for everyone!!!!!