June 28, 2010
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Some Gloom And Doom But Some Good Things, Too
TALES FROM THE BRAT FARMThe Beast has been listening to all kinds of economists and doing a lot of reading that might have done him well in high school. All because he has suddenly (by suddenly, I mean the last three or four years) become very concerned about the way our economy (and the economy of the world, truth be told) is going. He’s become almost fanatical since Obama got into office. The more he’s listened to him, the more worried he’s gotten.
The lastest information that is circulating about what to do in the upcoming five years is to either invest in US Securities (which won’t earn any money but should be a safe way to keep from losing it) or just put it under your mattress. I let him talk, roll my eyes and try not to hold my breath worrying about what he’s going to do next. I figure to just keep to the plan about raising our own fruits and vegetables (I hope) and doing some canning and freezing. We WILL continue to stock up on things every few months and wait to see how the Beast does with his *hunting* this fall. We aren’t in a position to change much as far as the economy goes but we can be frugal and cautious.
I mean frugal AFTER I go to Puerto Vallarta.
Yes, that is definitely in the works. The Princess and I will be making our payments to reserve everything and we will be going down to the courthouse to give our sworn statements to the clerk of the court next week so that our passports can be processed. We should have them back in time we were told. With any luck, they should be back to us within 6-8 weeks. I’m not sure who is going to take Chewlee for the few days we will be gone but she might even get the paternal grandfather to come up here for those few days with enough planning for him.Speaking of which, he was here this weekend and kept Chewlee from Friday afternoon until noon today (Sunday). He took her shopping (as all of us grandparents are wont to do….LOL) and bought her a couple things…..like a special DVD keeper for her movies to make it easier for her to take them with her when she’s using her portable DVD player. It also makes it easier for her to pick out the ones she wants to play at home. He made some points by buying her some Dora sneakers and Dora socks. She hated to see him leave but he left shortly after noon to make his way home to Pensacola so he could rest up before going back to work on Tuesday. He tries to get up here at least once a month or so and spend some quality time with Chewlee. It IS his only grandchild (and may end up being the only one he ever has, who knows?).
I made some peanut brittle today for the Beast and made one mistake. I forgot to make sure I spread it out thin to cool. It takes a lot longer for it to set when it’s over 1/8″ thick (the brittle part, not the peanuts). I made it because we had some peanuts here that were going to go stale on us soon and I didn’t want to waste them. Also, I will admit, I had a taste for a little bit. I can resist eating a lot of it because I am not fond of peanuts. If I have a craving for something and have a little bit, that will do me. The Beast, however, pigs out. Makes me wonder how come he’s LOSING weight lately. He’s gone down almost 4″ in waist size from last summer. I know where it’s gone….straight to mine!
Tomorrow is picture day. The local Walgreens makes them up for just $10. so that is where I will be headed to get that over with. Love you all and hope you have a great day and even better week. Drive carefully.
