Dag-nabbed cats!

The daughter is out of town on a business trip, so yesterday and today I'm here to make sure the granddaughters get up and off to school.  I blogged about their cats yesterday over at Blogspot, and mentioned how one of them decided to use my coat as a bed.  Cliff, by the way, kindly pointed out later during our morning walk that I had cat-hair all over me.

This morning I knew better than to lay my coat on the couch; after all, couches are where the cats like to relax, and I wasn't going to deprive the kitties of their comfort.  Nope, not me.  I tossed my coat on a table in the family room.  A nice, hard table.

So after getting the girls awake and all, I came in here to use the computer.  Lo and behold, the lady cat had found my coat on the table and was curled up on it licking herself happily.  ACK!!!! 

My coat now hangs on a door-handle.  Let's see them use my coat for a bed there.

I've been going through The Country Doctor's Wife's archives and found her singing a song she wrote for her kids in one entry.  She plays guitar quite nicely, much better than my thump-thump-thumping.  If you'd like to listen, click HERE.

Tags: cats cats cats, Country Doctor's Wife

Easily influenced

I mentioned before that I've been perusing blogs and journals, checking out new ones.  After all, it's wintertime.  On days when it's too cold and nasty to ride the horse or the motorcycle, reading blogs is as good a pastime as any. 

And yes, my house... at least the part I live in... is pretty much up to Flylady standards... for me, anyhow.

While I did complain about some of the angry local blogs I've stumbled across, I have also discovered some quite interesting folks.

One is "The Country Doctor's Wife".  I believe she's out in the boonies of Kansas somewhere.

Don't think I'm putting her down; she's stashed away in my bloglines to read every day.  But by reading her views, and then following comments left in her blog, I've discovered something quite interesting:  an anti-Pioneer-Woman sentiment!

Now here's what's strange:  After reading a few comments from people who are tired of Ree's sunshine, toe-picking, and hiney-cringing (or tingling), I found myself thinking, "Yeah, maybe she does do a little too much of that!"

Good grief!  I'm sixty-three years old and I'm that easily swayed by others' opinions?  Or did they, perhaps, simply open my eyes to something I hadn't thought of?

Are these folks just jealous of Pioneer Woman's popularity?

I'm off to a corner to pick my toes and think about this one.

Tags: influenced

Appreciating the prayers

I just received word that Edna's husband passed away.  The cousin who called me told me something I didn't know:  The man had Alzheimer's.  In my book, that puts a whole different perspective on his death.  And as Cliff said, at least he didn't have to lay and suffer.  So now the prayers will go for the family.

As for the friend with cancer, his chances are great for beating it, as the cancer is contained and has not spread.  Still, going through radical chemo or radiation, or any of the treatments for cancer, is not always easy.  So prayers and positive energy for him are appreciated.

Holly still hasn't found her bird; I'm sure she has looked all day.  She's put ads and flyers out all over her little town. 

Tags: prayers, Edna, Holly, JJ

Prayers and good thoughts, please

Lately it seems there are lots of people I care about going through trials.  I know that many of my readers believe the power of prayer, and will pray when I request it.  Things are really mounting up with certain folks I care about, and I'm enlisting the help of all you prayer warriors out there.

1.  Cliff's cousin Edna often sends me cute and funny e-mails.  I share some of them in this journal; had it not been for the Internet, I'd never have gotten to know and love her as I do.  Today her husband had a severe stroke.

2.  One of the people in my town that I sincerely love, one of the funniest ladies you'll ever meet... my source, if I need to know the scoop on the latest local gossip.... her husband has a cancer issue.  He's the same age as my son (40), and he's so full of life (and other things we won't mention) that I can't imagine anything bad happening to him.  I know he'll be fine, but I enlist your prayers and positive energy for him.

3.  This may not seem important enough to group it with the ones above, but a good message-board buddy, Hollie, accidentally let her pet bird (some exotic variety... I know nothing about pet birds) escape.  She's so upset over this, I can feel her pain.  And I remember how I felt when my Mandy died. 

I know you people well enough to believe you'll join with me in this.  And when the time comes, I'll do the same for you; I already have, in times past.

Tags: prayers please

Riding the Gold Wing today

We went on another ride today, and enjoyed it thoroughly.  I have to say, though, that we're both drained tonight!  I think Cliff is dozing in his chair as I type this, and I'd probably be nodding off if it weren't for this entry keeping me awake.  I made the mistake of taking Sadie for a walk in the pasture when I got home, which only served to wear me out more.

We saw lots of other bikers out and about; it's been a long cold spell, and everyone was taking advantage of this brief warm-up.

Good night, all.

Tags: motorcycle ride

Finding bloggers in your own area

Someone left a comment asking how you find bloggers in your own area:  What started me on my search was an article in the Kansas City Star that talked about a few area blogs, and gave the URLs.  Among these was a core group that meets in various bars once a month or so to get to know one another face to face.

Once you've found one local blog, you simply check out their links to other blogs, and they often have locals listed.

I've stumbled onto a few bloggers from the nearby metro area simply from following links to read MEME entries (like Wordless Wednesday, over at Blogspot) and seeing them mention a local spot; I'll think, "Hey, she lives around here!"  The ones I've found in that manner are mostly young mothers, and I enjoy getting to "know" them on the Internet.

I've also found that if you go to Google, type in "blogspot" and the name of your city, you'll find local bloggers. 

By the way, I have nothing against anybody being left-wing, atheists, blah blah blah... unless they are angry, ranting ones!  That's really what turned me off in my reading yesterday.  "Live and let live" works for me.  I'm sure they feel the same about angry, ranting Christians.

So there you have it!

Tags: local bloggers

surfing

For the past couple of days, I've been scoping out Kansas City area blogs.  I'd already found a few nice folks through links from other blogs:  ladies about the age of my children, or younger.  Very nice people, indeed. 

But lately, I've ventured further.  And found out that the majority of the popular local bloggers are party animals, left-wing, atheist, much younger, better educated than I, and mostly single.

I guess I'll stick with what I know.  I never was the swinger type.

Tags: kansas city blogs