August 19, 2010

  • I Have Bad News :(


    Bratfink's computer is in the hospital.  It seems to have had a nervous breakdown, although Bratfink says it has pneumonia.  I spoke with her briefly before she had to unplug it and send it off.  She was going a bit nuts (and it didn't help that she was already cranky, either!) with it especially since she wants to start teaching the Aunt how to use one.  She sure didn't want to scare her with any of the problems you can have before she even started.    Anyway, she hopes it will recover quickly and she can be back online like normal (?).  So, no blogs for a bit but she IS keeping notes.

    The Beast spent a short time at the gun range today finishing up the fine tuning of his muzzle loader.  He headed home and cleaned it up and put it away.  He was happy with the results so I guess he's set and ready to go kill us some wild game now!    Yeah, right. 

    He says after we get back from NC for his aunt's birthday party (remember, she's going to be 90 years old), he's going to start exploring some of the special sites for hunting that are set aside here in Alabama.  Of course, there's no way of telling how good a site it might be but it WILL be one of the easier ones to manipulate for him.  That's one of the reasons I don't hold out a lot of hope for his being successful.  However, if he goes with Johnnycakes (and that prospect looks like it's open), THEN he might actually at least SEE something wild. 

    It poured her again today.  We had all kinds of flash flood warnings going on due to being in the mountains.  We aren't in any danger here where we live but there are areas around us and further north as the elevation goes up.  I believe the rain barrel is now full so the Beast is happy because it means he didn't *waste* the money.    Of course, if he spends money on something *I* want, that's usually what he means by *waste*.  I should have acted a little opposed to the idea then it would have been all HIS idea and it could still be empty but he would *have it ready* for when it did rain. 

    Poor Johnnycake's AC went out last night and the Beast was going to go over there to take a look at it for him but, once it started raining and thundering, Johnnycakes knew it wasn't a good time to do that so the Beast will go over there tomorrow.  He doesn't have access to any parts any more but he can let him know if it's major or minor before Johnnycakes has to call anyone to come and repair it.  Since it's his mom's house, any major problem will be for her to decide on, I guess.

    In the meantime, our grass is growing like crazy, which it always does after a rain.  Plants really love rain a lot more than water from a hose, don't they?  All the trees and bushes seem to be acting the same way.  Guess the heat has really gotten to them, too.

    I have no clue (because I forget to ask) when I will start back into picking Chewlee up from preschool but it should be soon.  I have to admit, I enjoy not having to worry about that but, at the same time, I would miss seeing her if I didn't.  No happy medium, I guess.

    Nothing more to report right now or bitch about so I will close this up.  Love you all and hope you have a great day.  I can hardly believe it's already Thursday.  This week has just flown, hasn't it?