Have a 3-day weekend and it is raining and the snow level has dropped. Mt Hood still have full time skiing and may be able to stay open though June. The campers this weekend are either huddled under tarps or heading back home already. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH that is what is nice about Oregon weather you  know what to expect on a holiday. lol

 I am house setting this weekend and dog setting 3 dog + my new puppy who I will get next Friday. They are good dogs but I do not get a lot of sleep when you are sleeping with 3 dogs..lolol They have moved back into there old home after the fire in Oct it has taken this long to get the damage rebuilt.. So they have been hear about 2 weeks and much happier with a home they know and a big back yard.

Have a BBQ to go to tomorrow and I bet most of the guest are inside and the only one outside will

be my son in-law who is the cook. He should have on a wet suit.

I wrote a month ago about Carolyn my friend who had to have both breast removed due to cancer. She is doing great and I think better than her friends are doing. She is a strong woman and I admire her.

GAS!! a subject that gets to most of us. Right now I am only paying $3.03 a gal. I can't believe I just said ONLY but it is one of the cheaper stations. I am so glad I do not use Premium or Supreme. Every time I look at a receipt I cringe. I am trying not let it get below 1/2 a tank so it's not such a hard hit at one time.

Memorial Day tomorrow means so much to so many. I have always flown a flag in horner of  the men and women who have given so much to this country. And also for the families who also are giving upso much. Tomorrow for just a moment stop and think of the ones Memorial Day is for, even if you don't support the war please support the men, women and families.. Just a moment of your day to say thank you..

Peace

J

Another Sunday,

  Ok where did this past week go???? It seems like the min I got up on Monday to go to work it was Friday... I guess that is good the weekend got here fast but it also makes me older faster. lol

Not a lot going on this week. I did up date the photos of Snickers my new puppy I will be getting him June 1^st. Yesterday I order the slider door insert got it on sale on line for $159.99 and shipping was free. At the stores PetCo and Pet-Smart they were higher one was 179.99 and 1 was 199.99. Got the gate for the spare room door so the cat can get away from the puppy. Ming’s food along with his litter box and favorite chair are in this room. So it will give him a safe place to go. Ming is 8 years old and has been the only pet since he was about 1 year old and likes it that way. Plus he is about 20 lbs and if he got mad at the puppy just setting on him would do damage. lol The pup when adult will only weight between 12 and 14 lbs.

Well next weekend is a long weekend with the holiday and I will be house and dog setting that weekend and then on Monday going to a family BBQ.  I hope to get a game of golf in one night this week if it stops raining or at lest next weekend.

My twin nephews are graduating from high school this coming Friday. Both were home school and past the state test with very high scores. And they both are only 16. That must say something about the schools here in Oregon most kids who do graduate are 18 and can’t spell or do math, its sad what has happened to schools around the country.  And I laugh every time I here or read where education is free in American. NOT free and the kids who are from poor areas and families really have it tuff.  My grandsons are doing great in school but mom and dad make sure homework is done, and my daughter keeps in touch with the teachers and the school. They go to everything the boy are in and support what they want to try. I think that is what is missing now so many families both mom and dad work outside the home and instead of one or the other taking time off to go to the schools they pass it by. They are missing so much, for what? humm two cars, big house, boat, maybe a swimming pool. Don’t get me wrong I think it is great when a family can do all that but I think the kids need to be put first and they are not. You may think them having all that stuff is great but it won’t get them an education and prepared for adult hood. :) One last comment.. **STOP LETTING THE KIDS RUN THE SCHOOLS AND GO BACK TO ADULTS RUNNING THE SCHOOLS PUT BACK PRAYER, PLAGE OF ALLENCE AND DISAPLIN **** OH MY HOW DARE I SAY THAT GOD FORBID THE KIDS LEARN SOMETHING USEFULL... and last but not less

Congrats Eddy and Bill great job!!! OK OK I will stop, this is one of my soap box things.

Speaking of soap box here is one more.. I try to be a good neighbor, I don’t make noise before 9am or after 9pm, I don’t park in someone else parking space, I don’t pull in with my car radio blaring I turn it down as I pull in, ALL my trash get to the dumpsters, no wild parties, no yelling, no firing a gun off on New Years Eve, in fact I don’t do drive bys either.. So why is it that most neighbors do not respect those around them? I live in a nice place that is only 7 years old with reserve parking. The trash containers are close enough no one should have to dump it in the driveway, or maybe they just need to learn how to bend over and pick it up or stop sending the 8 year old with it to dump.  And reserve parking what a joke I pay 40$ a month for a reserve spot in front of my place and 80$ a month for a garage. I park in the garage most of the time and leave my space for my guest and family. And use it on weekends when I am in and out more. But for some reason the same neighbors always think they can park there I have left notes on the car and not nasty ones either, have told them not to park there the manager has knocked on there door and had them move their car and they still park there I have never had them towed but the manager said we need to I hate to do that I know it cost a lot of money to get your car out but maybe that is the only way they will learn cause being nice sure doesn’t work. You would think after being told not to park there so many times they get the idea.  I know some of you are saying why don’t you move. Well I like my home it is a nice apt. and it is a great location for me and I have been here 5 years. AND why should I have to move because some neighbors are JERKS!! GERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR…. Lolo

There is a nice cool breeze today so I need to get up and clean and do some laundry and get ready for next week. Hope you all have a great Sunday.

And what do your neighbors do that get to you???

Peace

J

She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates,  and suitcases. On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.

 On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft Background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, And a bottle of chardonnay.

When she had finished, she went into each and every  Room and stuffed half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of all of the curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.

When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for  the first few days. Then, slowly, the house began to smell. They  tried everything: cleaning, mopping, and airing the place out. Vents  were checked for dead rodents, carpets were steam cleaned, and air Fresheners were hung everywhere!

Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days, and in the  end  They even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked.  People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in The house. The maid quit. Finally, they could not take the stench  Any longer and decided to move.

A month later, even though they had cut their price In half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word Got out, and, eventually, even the local Realtors refused to return Their calls. Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.

The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce  her divorce s settlement in exchange for getting the house back . Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a  price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were to sign the papers that very day.

She agreed, and, within the hour, his lawyers delivered the  paperwork. A week later, the man and his girlfriend  Stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to Take to their new home, including the curtain rods.

Don't you just love a happy ending