Chessmate

Having said many times before that he enjoyed playing and would teach me, I bought my husband a glass chess set about 2 years ago . I finally put it up and we’ve been staring at it now for 2 or 3 weeks, so I challenged him. Both of us had to start from scratch. He had mostly forgotten and I , cuz I’m dumb.

So play began, he was very sure of his moves confidant and betrayed nothing. Me? Well lets just say I don’t handle pressure very well and I giggled throughout, he just kept asking me if I was alright. His assault was very crafty and sly, he took the circuitous route. I’m a little more straight forward, and dumb. My pawns marched on and overtook anything that was close. He maneuvered and took all my good pieces; ie.. Queen, both knights a rook and bishop not to mention quite a few pawns. I was surely doomed. But wait, hope glimmered and I cornered his king with my remaining pawns and bishop. Best part was he never saw it coming.

CHECKMATE!!! And true to his nature he says in a deadpan “Hmmm, I didn’t see that, set it up again”.

I kick ass.

fun fun

Not much to say other than New Years was amazing. We went to a place that allows fireworks, as it does not at “home”. and with the drinking and such that went on the video that follows this post will say more than i will be able to with my fingers.

Other than that we got to spend time with our nephew and our neice this past weekend. As they live over the mountians we rarely get to spend significant chunks of time with them. It was lovely and low key. No expectations, beautiful. It was funny tho, we went from having to wear down coats to light jackets. Amazing the difference a major mountian range makes.

Well with the start of a new year i suppose a few resolutions are in order.

• Be motivated
• Procastinate less
• Finish Major Projects ie.. spare room & bathroom
• Take a class ie… metalworking, photography or art
• Make my ass smaller

But i could always resolve to do it next year….

And now without further adiu, the video you have been waiting for with baited breath *cough*

but if that doesn’t work here is the website link… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO_YgPAtX0s

This has been one of the best weeks this year. Besides the week i quit my job for a life at home, of course.

Sunday we got Apples and have been drying them all week in the food dehydrator. Some plain but some with cinnamon and sugar. Putting them in jars to share. Ah fall. Pumpkin pies are next. Gluten free of course. Did I mention that I make a mean Pie?

Tuesday we awoke to the first hard frost. Actually it was a freeze and I posted the pictures to prove it. Ah Halloween. Including the preparation of said night. All the pumpkin carving and setting up of the luminaries. Even making the cider early so it could simmer for the right amount of time to warm up my cold trick or treaters. Things were wonderful, the yard was alight and the little ones were a little taken aback by the over the top makeup. It made my heart swell. Friends and family all stopped by to “sample” the cider and get cozy before having to get out into the cold air.

With knowing that L had a week or so of vacation planned and that she hadn’t seen the ocean since her 6 year old was in-utero. The chance was seized on a childless day. L stayed the night so we could leave early on Wednesday. We got out of the house a little bit after 5am. Cooler packed and car full of gas we headed over the river and through the woods but not to grandmothers house. The ocean beckoned. We got there quite early 9:30 or so. I have a lead foot. It also helps that neither one of us likes to stop unless absolutely necessary. So once we arrived the entire day was spent beach combing tearing up the sand we even got to nap for an hour or so. We stayed for the sunset even tho we couldn’t see it due to the clouds. The sand and sea turned that shade of slate that only happens at the shore and we headed home. At the top of the pass we encountered flurries and my day was complete. Sand, sea and snow~~ perfect. As for L, I’ve never seen her so relaxed and unworried. If I could do that for her every day, I would.

Thursday I was awoken with the promise of snow. granted it didn’t stick but the falling made me happy.

Today, well today I picked up the film that was dropped off last week. I had been hoping that there were a few with my little man, Spector
in them. I was not disappointed. We got him messing with Scott and a mask, in the cupboard, in a paper sack, laying on a pile of dirty clothes and looking pissed off that we were taking a photo of him. I was so worried that we had found all the photos but I am so happy to have a few more. We even have a few of the girls when they were young and svelte. I’ll post ‘em later in the photo blog thingy.

So that’s been my week. Cool eh?

You’ll never guess..

What Scott found hiding out by the downstairs computer. Our wedding pictures! It seems so long ago now. Well it’s been over ten years so I guess it has been a long time. They were the only ones taken. My parents took them with their “new fangled” camera, a kind of Polaroid. Scott had been really sick & had just started walking again, he had Guillian Barre syndrome , and was actually able to stand for the ceremony and reception. And I know that it looks as though he is not enjoying himself, his illness also affected the muscles in his face, but the right side of his mouth is a little turned up and you can tell he is smiling. Its really sweet and sad all at the same time. You’ll find the pictures here. You can tell our families apart. We are all pretty distinctive.

BTW the moon is full tonite… i think some more pictures are in order….

Little spooky

Tuesday night/Wednesday morn I went outside to snap a few shots of the moon cuz it was full. And I was a little disappointed cuz we usually have clouds when its full but none then. So I started snapping the cats and surprise surprise they don’t like the flash, haha. Then I was struck with a little “ah ha” moment and I said in a very loud and clear voice “if anyone would like you picture taken now would be the time to let me photograph you” and I started snapping pictures. Surprise to me, even tho’ I shouldn’t have been. I got quite a few ORBS and tracers! Some really big too. So if you want to see them just go to “photos” on the side bar/

On Wednesday we went golfing with Jessica. Even tho she doesn’t & didn’t want to golf she drove the cart. We all had a wonderful time then we went to red robin and had supper. Its been so good to spend time with friends that you don’t always get to see.

Oh and you know those seeds I planted? Well they sprouted by sat. And now there is no stopping them. Now if I could just keep the Katz from sleeping in the pots!

help!

I’m gettin’ kinda of anxious. I just wish I knew what was going on at work. Then my future could be a little more certain.

“should I stay or should I go now
if I stay there will be trouble
if I go it will be double
So come on and let me know
should I stay or should I go.”

Well we picked up that air conditioner in Oregon. As as per his usual H is procrastinating. But he did go to home depot to pick up the fiddly bits. And we may not have to buy a new one for the living room. It was brought to his attention by a good friend that the coils(?) need to be cleaned. Because it is good when it works, we just may have it serviced. Cool eh?

Well I have to get in the shower cuz I have to go to work today. Bummer.

Tuesday/Wednesday

Well Tuesday was mainly spent traveling. But we did get in a little shopping in Newport. Went to the cat shop and got the kids some cat nip and I found a wonderful frame for my Spector. I also found a cute creamer. The tail is the handle and the spout is the cats paw! We also got to eat at Mo’s. SO GOOD!

Farther down the coast we stopped in Waldport and went golfing at a great little course. We lost more balls than I thought was possible. It was such a challenging course. Boy was it cool.

We got to Reedsport. It reminds me of Yakima. And not in a good way either. I went to sleep. Then we went to dinner, visited Safeway (….Whoopee) & went back and went to sleep.

Wednesday we got a bit of a late start but once we got started there was no stopping us. haha. We decided that today was and 18 hole kinda day. So we get Coos Bay (I like it there & so does Scott) and 1/2 of the course is closed! Over the winter the levees broke and flooded the place for 55 days, with sea water. So it killed all of the low lying grass and they had aerated and seeded it where needed. So some of the fairways weren’t so fair but the greens were. Weird. Like an island with a flag in it. Both of us also lost a few more balls and I almost made a hole in one! But I say almost because I didn’t quite make it. Scott made this little video of my swing. Sadly, I’m still fat.

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When we finally got done we went to this great little local restaurant/lounge. Recommended by the owner of the golf course. MAN! The best food! And great drinks and our waitress/ bartender was spot on. With our dinner they served a side salad. It had: 2 slices of pickled cucumbers, 1 pickled mushroom, 3 slices pepperoni, 2 olives, garbanzo & kidney bean medley, mixed greens, croutons and not to much dressing. So amazing! When we left there the sun was going down just over the hill…

On the way home there was a “scenic viewpoint” & I made Scott pull over even tho he was tired, he is so cool. It turns out the viewpoint was of the Umpqua River Lighthouse.

“this photo from the National Park Service”
ie… Not mine

But if you look closely towards the bottom right of the next photo, actually its at the end of the right leg of the A-line dike, you’ll see a small light(you may need to pull it up in a separate window). That is the lens of the lighthouse you see in here! Not to mention a pretty sunset.

Well sadly our vacation has come to an end. Tommorrow will be spent traveling. We’re gonna go to Frye’s and maybe pick up a small air conditioner… no sales tax! Then we’ll stop in Longview at one of Jeff n Lisa’s favorite resturants and pick up dinner for em. Then after we eat, we’ll traipse over the mountians and sleep in our own bed. YEA!

With all the posting I’ve been doing the last few days I think it’ll be a while before i post again. Maybe.

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

We woke up kinda late, as we both slept hard. We found a wonderful little tavern and had a free show. These 2 “older” ladies, who were clearly drunk, were playing pool then 2 other “older” ladies joined them. They were loud, laughing & having a gay old time. One of em’ even started to hit on these “cute young things”. It was way better than any reality TV.

After breakfast on Sunday morning we did a quick walk around and I had to get a kite. cuz I’ve been itching to fly one for oh, quite some time now. Then we decided that we should golf before we headed down the coast. It was a short course. But really nice.

Here is a video of Scott being his non perfect self. And a picture of him relieving the pressure of the work week. Funny thing is, after he tee’d off and we went over the bridge, we seen an outhouse… ha ha ha.

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Traveling down the coast we found wonderful views of course…

Once we got to the hotel we were greeted by a most amazing view… Not to mention the surprise of a full kitchen!

This picture is taken right from the patio. Amazing isn’t it? We really got lucky on this one. At least we don’t have to go out to eat for our meals. That is probably the only thing that I don’t like about vacation. I don’t get to cook. But with that full kitchen WHOOO HOO!

The hotel has beach access. So we can step out the sliding glass door and onto the beach, lickty split. We went down after dinner and checked out the rocks that had a few anemones and barnacles.

And yes we went for the sunset. For some reason it seemed as tho the sun took a long time to set. Maybe it was because I was tired and a bit impatient. But it was still beautiful. We were down on the beach during twilight and made our way back up to the room before the sun fully set. Enjoy!

t minus uh oh wait I’m on vacation and guess what I’m doing? cleanin’ house. I hate coming home to a dirty house. So were cleaning. Here’s what h is doin’ . gotta get it done don’t ya know.

we should be outta here by about noon or so on Friday. Going to visit the kids. Sammy and Ashley. It’ll be nice. We were hoping that Jeff (h’s brother) and Lisa were going to get to go to seaside with us. But Jeff has to work. Bummer.

our camera doesn’t have the right memory stick to be compatible with the laptop. So I went shopping! This is what I got….

neat huh? This way I can post the beach and greens pictures we take. Not to mention the tons of silly pictures that we’re gonna take of each other.

ok the kitchen is calling …… COME CLEAN ME! I’M DIIIRRRRTY h gets the living room. We’ll see how well that goes…

says who?

As I am writing this the police are knocking on the door. They will find what is left of her in the freezer but all the identifying bits are in my belly.

This should be the last post for this blog as I will be in prison and lorenda is dead. mmuuwwaahhhh

Unless she is resurrected.