They eat their own...

Headlines read....

Ted Cruz and John Kasich Team Up to Stop Donald Trump

 

The old saying from years ago.. I would say applies

with that headline...

Neither one of the men are doing that well.. hanging

on like a bad hang over.. so have decided together

they can beat Trump..  Trouble is.. that isn't working

very well either...  

 

And now.. Cruz is saying he is going to have

Carly Fiorina as his Vice President.  Wow, he

hasn't gotten any closer to be the main candidate,

and he has already picked his VP.  At least McCain

knew he had the convention election in the bag before

he screamed out Palin's name.  So Cruz kicks his

partner in crime (Kasich)  to the curb, and doesn't

even offer him the VP for helping stop Trump?

Personally I like to see Kasich be the President

choice.  I would actually vote FOR him.  

 

So how does naming Fiorina (getting the women's

vote, I would guess) be getting him closer.. After

all she left the group early... because of lack of interest

in her..  What makes him think Fiorina will bring him

good luck?

 

I know I have said this before.. but this election is the

worse in my life time of history.. or even my memory

of history class.  Only thing that was even close was

Boston politicians in the 1890's.

 

How can they talk about all the problems with the

different states and their primaries and caucus, yet

no one does anything about it.  It is like they feel

"oh, well, that is politics"..   And we have the guts

to talk about other countries voting? 

House does not inventory itself....

One of the things that drives the King nuts

at work is... he goes to get a part, or a filter

or what ever he needs out of the storage room,

and finds empty box or shelf. 

The other mechanic is famous for taking the

last one and not say anything.   

I think they need a new system.

A chart with the parts listed.. individually.

Then one just runs a slash thru the one you

take.  And then someone look at that list

per day. At the end of the day. When they

are down to two parts.. put in a reorder

request.  Seems like that would do it.

But here at our home.. he seems to forget

all the rules.. As he told me yesterday, he

was going to the shed to get the Miracle

Grow and came out upset because there

wasn't any.  Each container I mention,

his reply was.. I already used that..

This happens often, the last G2

water, the last of the toilet paper

in the closet and etc.  I guess I

am suppose to be all knowing..

just like mind reading.. but I

flunked those classes years ago.

When our children left home, I am

out of practice. But being he is retiring

in just a mere 40 days, I guess I better

start sharp up... Wonder, maybe I

better find one of those white boards

with the pens that go with them.

But I did tell him.. our house does

NOT have an automatic inventory

keeper. 

Leaving your pet at the vets.

We had to take our little doxie to the vet

yesterday...  drop her off at 9am.  and

then wait for the phone call.

It was simple procedure.. remove the tartar

off of her teeth and remove several moles.

It wasn't the procedure that had us concerned.

It was the leaving her behind.  See we either

leave her at home... or we take her with us.

So to leave her with strangers, and yapping dogs

well, it was hard. 

Actually it was harder than leaving your kid at

the hospital.  You can explain to a kid.  Also

with a kid, you can stay until they come to take

them to the operating room.. and then you can

stay in the waiting room.  Then after they come

out of recovery.. you can be there.

With your pet, you hand them over to a vet or

vet aide.  They walk into the back room. Get

put in a cage..  our Misty has been in a kennel

carrier, but she can see us.   Don't know how

long she had to wait until it was her turn.

Then when they give her a shot and she goes

to sleep... wakes up with the strangers and

still no family.   Yapping dogs telling her

God only knows what.   Then, finally

family shows up and takes her home.

She whined the whole trip home. I am

sure she had quite a tale to tell, if we

only know how to translate.  About an

hour later she was feeling better.  We

wrapped her in warm towels.. and she

slept.  Waking to see home still here.

As we drove way after leaving her there,

it was quiet in the car.  then hopes she will

be ok.. reassuring each other that she will

be ok.. 

Just a dog, huh?  I don't think so .. she

is our baby. 

LENIENCY BE DAMN....

The longer I live, the more I don't understand...

I was reading the news on line.. and the headline said:

EX-HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER TOM DELAY

AND 40 OTHERS WRITE LETTERS OF SUPPORT

FOR ACCUSED CHILD SEX ABUSER DENNIS HASTERT.

My internal side of me wants to scream...WHAT THE

HELL (would us a stronger word that starts with a F,

but try to keep this a family like blog) IS WRONG

WITH YOU PEOPLE!!!!

This man.. a poor excuse for one..  who was left in

charge of children.. (under the age of 21) as a coach

and  he has been found guilty.. this is not longer an

alleged... it was found GUILTY.. and these people

want LENIENCY?  Why because he was stupid

enough to be blackmailed for 30 years? And he is

only admitting to breaking bank laws as he tried to

find ways to pay the 3.5 MILLION! in blackmail

over the years..  His wife is pleading because it 

has taken a toll on her family.. and to consider 

them...  WHAT? What about the families of

the young men, who are adults now.. how will 

effect them?   LENIENCY? WHAT ABOUT HIS VICTIM.. 

where is LENIENCY for them?   

Do you see any of them in that list of 40

letter writers?  HELL NO... 

Maybe he should get what he wanted other 

sex offenders to get... life in prison.. 

WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?  This douchebag,

of a human, molested children!!!!  LENIENCY BE

DAMN...

Fever...Fevvvveeer... planting fever.. 2016

Is this early?  I don't know. Can't judge

by last year, because last year was early.

I was mushroom hunting with my galpal..

and we noticed how dry it was.. and the

temps for that day was 75.  That was mid

April.

So here we are heading to the end of April.

Not much for rain, for May flowers. Even

though there is reports of this weekend.

But I have the planting fever.. feel like I

am racing in place... So many to do and

yet, know that the snow isn't off the

mountain yet.  Old wives tale is, no

planting tomatoes until after the snow

is off of Baldy.  But there isn't much there.

So I had to satisfy my planting fever

with these pansies in the Dutch shoes.

and a few more seeds in the pots in

the green house.   Some of the others

are already to go outside.. but do I dare?  

Seneacquoteen Cemetery

There is a quiet little cemetery in the Sagle area.

Been there since the 1800's... Kind of a quaint little

place.. little on the rough sides when I first saw it.

I was there in 1986, to bury my husband, Marvin.

It was a nice place for Marv as the deer walked thru

often.. birds were in the trees.  And it cost $50 for a plot.

Was out there this past Sunday. The King's mother

and father are there laid to rest.. just two plots away

from Marv's.  We had been there the week before

to lay his sister to rest with his mother.   This time

we were there to take his brother  to visit the grave.

Being he isn't the best of health we figured it would

be easier for him..if he was to go by himself. Not with

all the people who were there the week before.

In the past 5 years, a man whose parents are there,

decided to help out the couple who took over the

cemetery.  And it is beautiful.. The fencing has been

repaired.  Some one donated an acre or more to add

to it. The gate is all in good repair and now there is a

parking lot and a turn around.. 

It is beautiful out there.. and so peaceful..  

Heroes in our neighborhood.

See this little car showed up on our street about

a week ago... up and down the street... to the

empty parking lot across the street.. Zip to the

left, zip to the right, circle around so fast we thought

it might fall over..  But he was having a blast.

We stopped him and talked to him.. it is battery

run.. and he has shift stick on the side to raise and

lower the wheels, and helps brake it..  So much

fun..  Fun for us as well, as we smiled as we watch

him.. zip along..   and then.. the school bus showed

up, we were concern, as we had seen him go into

the parking lot where the bus stops and goes

thru... The bus pulled out.. and we saw he had gone

against the building.. and he was standing up..

His little sister had got off the bus.  (hers comes later

than his).  Then I saw.. a pink helmet, and I remembered

I had wondered why he was carrying one between his

legs as we were talking to him. ... He helped her get

the helmet on.. Helped her sit on the car and he got

on behind her.. and then off to their house down the road.

Coming home from school and have your brother meet you,

is great...  having your brother take you home on his little

car... PRICELESS...  Hero # 1

On Saturday.. the neighbor boy had a birthday party. He

is 3 now.  It was the grandparents and us.. He is a very

active 3 year old. They got him a small trampoline, and

he loved it.. and the balloons... run and play.. running

with his dogs and thru the adults.. like a typical 3 years

old.  We had a nice meal and celebrated..with cake.

And then we went home...  The neighbor in back has

two girls.  One of them is the boys age.. And they

gave the girls cake...  The mother noticed the cake

the girls had, was design like Spiderman.. found out

the boys favorite was SPIDERMAN... The girl's mom

went in her house.. and 20 minutes later.. .. out came

SPIDERMAN..... (her husband)... who climbed up

on the fence.. the boy's eyes were huge... SPIDER

MAN in HIS YARD...  amazing...  And then Spiderman

went down the alley..  Hero #2

Class Action Suit

You all probably have gotten one of these letters or in this case a post card, notifying you of a class action lawsuit that is going on and you can take advantage of it.  I use the word advantage ..both ways.   You can chose to sign up to join it.. or the other taking advantage of the company.

In this one, that I received 2 days ago.. the company sin was, it advertised a false claim of saying the pills will help your

joints not hurt.  False advertising.  Now maybe I am just a

full time cynic but .. truth in advertising went out with dirty

wash on the clothes line.. You see it once in a while still, but

rarely. And that is why they have the saying... BUYER BEWARE.

First off, as usual, the print is tiny, tiny, tiny...like trying to read

the last line on the eye doctor's chart.  but just for the heck

of it.. you read it.. or try.. maybe getting a magnify glass out.

That is where I find the good humor of this... so serious of

a claim.. as this particular one.. even tells you how much

the LAWYERS are going to get... First the settlement is over

7 and half million dollars..plus another one and half MILLION,

for notice and administration of the settlement.

BUT, right off the top is, of course the lawyers fees to the

tune of TWO AND HALF MILLION. Also it appears another

$5,000 per Class Representative.... and if the above million

and half isn't enough.. the lawyers will get what ever it over

cost for the notice and Admin. cost.  

ALL this BEFORE you see a dime.

Then comes the laughable part.. WHAT YOU, get as a claimee. A big check of...........hold your hats.... $8.00.... not million, thousands ... but a mere 8 dollars.  And then there is what you have to do to get that little bit of 8 dollars... You see, you have to go back thru your paper work, stubs and etc..and

prove you bought the product... and how many bottles of it

and you are only being paid for 13 bottles.. meaning no more

than $104.00...You also have to go on line get their paper work and fill it out.. and then mail it all in by a certain time. 

And what happens if not everyone does this? Then you get

a share of the left over.  BUT not more than $200 per household. 

Way more trouble than I want to do...  And they are probably counting on that.. but the remaining left over is suppose to go to Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation, in this case. I think some of it should go to the Ophthalmologists group, for all of us who will have to go to the eye doctor after straining to read this stuff... Ah, maybe that could be another class action lawsuit, against the lawyers who sent this out.  

The Gentle Giants...

In our family, in different generations sections, 

We have big men.. who never had children of

their own.   Both have helped raise a single

grandchild. 

Both of these men are really big.. Meaning

6 foot or more.. both of them.. Rounding out

the scale over 300... Though both of them

carry the weight well because of their height.

Yet, when you would see them around the child,

you would think they were tiny and they are so

very gentle. 

One helped raise a boy, who is now a man.

Sharing Winnie the Pooh, and Sponge Bob.  

And to see these two work together over a

vehicle, with equal respect of knowledge,

well, it is amazing not only for me.. but for

his mother as well.  Especially when we

saw the push and pull of the teen years.

Still great love for each other..but you know

what teen years are like.  And now they are

equal.  It makes his mother and I feel so

wonderful to see them together.

The other one is helping raise a girl, with

her parents.  This little tiny girl, wraps this

6 foot plus (a lot of plus) grandfather like

a piece of twine around her fingers.

He will sit and play tea party in the smallest

of area.  Squeeze over in his chair, so they

can watch a cartoon movie that he has probably

seen dozen times or more.  There is pictures of

the two of them asleep in that chair, with her

arms wrapped around his neck, and laying

across his belly.  Or see them walking together,

him looming so tall and big, yet a soft hand

in her little hand, with smiles that are as

big as the world.  No outfit is too silly, to

please this sweet little child.

These two men are definitely the gentle

giants, who are soft enough for a child

to trust. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO... T.S....S.H. and D.G. 

Maybe it is time for the talk...

No, come to think of it.. IT IS the time for

the talk... I don't care what your age is.

Life is uncertain.

All of us, don't think we need to talk about

our end... maybe we make arrangements

or write out some what is to be done.

But usually that is just what funeral home,

what song maybe, and where you want to

be laid to rest.. and that is about it..

The exception of this, is those who have

cancer, or another illness, that is terminal

and involved Hospice,  As Hospice is

pretty detailed.. but then, there are some

things not covered.

You NEED to talk to your spouse about

what you want. You need to talk to your

family.  It is a conversation that is hard on

your children.. as they think of you living

forever.. and if they don't talk about things,

it will never happen.. and you will live forever.

We know that is a folly...

Sometimes we don't want to talk about it..

and if that is the case for you.. then for the

love of family... write it out for them .. exactly

how you want it done.. and let them know where

you have put those instructions..

I once had a directive written up (hospitals want

them) for when you are laying in the hospital with

no way to tell them what you want... I had mine

written up AND I sent a copy to each one of my

children... and told them.. if they had a problem

with this.. tell ME .. NOW... don't fight with those

left behind who will be making the decision for me

at that time..  Some were too happy, but they took

it fairly well.. and that was over 10 years ago..

I don't care if you are 20 or 100.. you should have

instructions written up. You should have a power

of authority for health...written up.. As long as you

are able to communicate, you can over ride that

directive... it is for when you can't.  Do you want

to be kept on a life supporting systems? If so.. how

long.. If not.. say so.

But even more important is when you are no longer

here.  Because with out some written directive.. the

family has to make decisions.. they try their best to

do what they THINK you would want.. Some family

members get hurt by those decisions. But if you

have it written out there is no uncertainty.  And remember

there is two parts of it.. There is how the funeral itself,

is carried out.. and a lot of people do tell that part.

But there is the burial part... how do you want that

handled?  Private with family only?  with friends and

family?

YOU REALLY DO NEED TO TALK...

and write it down, so memory will be refreshed.   

happy birthday... m.r.   .... s. o... and m. b.

Taking some time off

I am going to take some time off.. Probably be

back next Wednesday...

Have some family business to take care of.

Got family and friends coming in for the next

few days..  Will have a full house...

So will be off line that long.

So enjoy the great weather, at least here in

the great North West.. we are.with 70's and higher promise, guess the

rest of the country is having snow...

But there is hope for the others.. as what leavesus, usually heads their way.. with in a week.

See you next week.  

What is it?

Here is the pictures...

Do you know what it is? 

Do you know the purpose of it?

No it is not a tanning bed. 

It is not a night light...

Was I  a sucker to buy it?

It said guaranteed.

So figured if, it in fact was guaranteed,

how could I go wrong?

It cost $12. 00

So if I am out of the money because

the product turns out to be a dud,

and the guarantee along with it..

Oh, well...

So look at it hard and long.. well, not

really, but look at it any way.  And

see if you can guess what it is.

As I have never seen one before.

I will leave the answer in the comment

section later.  

UPDATE....
4/20/16 .... and it WORKS...  

So this is 76

So this is what it feels like to be 76.

Who would have thought, I still be here.

As the old saying went.. if I had known

I was going to be living this long, I would

have taken better care of myself. lol

Well, to be honest, it isn't much different

than 75 or 71 for that matter..  Can't say

it is isn't any different than 66, as at 66,

I was stronger.  I could lift more. I could

walk longer...

But over all, 76 isn't bad.  After all it is

better than the alternative.. and when

you consider 45 use to be old, this taint

bad.

I have outlived my mother, as she was not quite

74.  But got a ways to go to get to my dad...

as he lived to 82 and he was pretty spry

for that age.. Still out there running the tractor

cutting hay, just 3 months before he passed.

And actually my father's side are long livers.

My aunt was heading to her 89th birthday

when she passed, just a month before. And

she was doing a jig in the Sears store as

she was trying on shoes for a trip to Canada

in 2 weeks, the morning of the night that

she passed. 

So my decision years ago was to live until

I died.. instead of waiting around to die.

And so far I have done a pretty good job

of it all.

So as my dad use to say.. well.. I got

places to go, people to see, and things

to do.. so enjoy your day, as I sure will

be enjoying mine.

THE BAR GETS LOWERS

Society never ceases to amaze me.. just

when I think they can't get any lower... they do..

Now this happen 2 years ago.. yet they are still missing.

It was reported on KTVB.... and some other stations..

The family of a late Sandpoint military

veteran is trying to find any information on his ashes that were stolen in June 2014.

They are offering a reward because it is becoming

a cold case.  So they are hoping by offering a

reward.. maybe some would come forward

with new information.

The ashes were in a granite urn wall and some

one smashed the faceplate and took them.

Why in heavens name would one do that. If it was

vandalism, why was his the  only one that was taken?

I met this man many years ago, when I was taking

Hospice classes.  And part of that class was

selling roses for Hospice.  Leonard would put all

of us to shame.. For every dozen we sold, he would

sell 20 or more... year after year..

A quiet man, who had a great love for Hospice.

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?

AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET KING...