Due to the universe hating me, I will NOT be going to Astros Spring training in Kissimmee!
Everything that could go wrong DID go wrong and when we made the decision not to go, everything seemed to work out in our favor. We ended up trading our tickets for a pair of really great regular season tickets, so we're not out any money.
Sometimes you have to listen to the universe, I suppose.
Besides....how could I leave this face?
Due to the universe hating me, I will NOT be going to Astros Spring training in Kissimmee!
Everything that could go wrong DID go wrong and when we made the decision not to go, everything seemed to work out in our favor. We ended up trading our tickets for a pair of really great regular season tickets, so we're not out any money.
Sometimes you have to listen to the universe, I suppose.
Besides....how could I leave this face?
One week from today, I'm loadin' em up and heading to Kissimmee, Florida for Astros Spring Training!
I've got tickets to the Mets' game and I can't wait!
I'm also going to make a stop in Biloxi to sleep with meet the infamous Adam.
Jealous?
So researchers are saying that Moses didn't see (or hear) God. They say he was a junkie user with hallucinations.
I might have believed that of Jonah and all that whale business (I mean...please....who lives inside of a whale for days?) but Moses? C'mon!
I guess they'll have to remake the famous "Moses on the mountain scene" but this time it's at Woodstock and he's dropping the brown acid.
I guess the rescue finally decided I was good enough.
I got the call yesterday that I could come get him for a one week home trial.
He was saved from a kill shelter just 2 days before he was due to be put down. He's supposedly a pure bred Japanese Chin but he's kind of big for that breed.
But, he's gorgeous with a rich sable and white coat.
He's never met a stranger and made up his mind pretty quick that he likes me.
The rescue people named him Alex. He didn't like that name and when I called him Dashiell for the first time, he gave me kisses. I think he likes it!
The first 24 hours went extremely smooth...except...Hemingway hates him.
I'm having a hard time getting those two to bond but they will...eventually.
He has learned really quickly that he likes toys and Dingo bones.
He made quick work of his first Dingo bone.
Piper has ignored him for the most part but like most girls, I'm sure she's just playing "hard to get".
I claim today, March 2, to forever been known as International Skippy Day!!!!!
Happy Birthday Skippy....my panties are in the mail.
A few weeks ago, my wonderful great aunt died. She was 88 and was ready to go. She simply stopped breathing and it was peaceful and quick.
She died with grace and dignity, similar to the way she lived her life.
She hated funerals and didn't go to them herself so why should she expect people to go to hers? She didn't want a funeral, a memorial service or any kind of fanfare that might put people out. She wanted a simple cremation and to be buried in our family plot in central Texas.
My cousin made plans to bury her ashes last weekend so my mother, 3 of my sisters, Piper and I piled into a Ford Expedition at 5:30am and went for a 5 hour drive to bury my aunt.
Despite the sad reason for our trip, we had a really wonderful time. It's been a VERY long time since the 5 of us spent any length of time together and we actually enjoyed each other's company.
Somewhere along the way, we saw an old house on the side of this small highway. My mother remembered reading about it in a Texas Highways magazine in the 80s. It was supposedly so haunted that no one could live in it and it was abandoned years ago. She read about that in the 80s and this place was still standing and still abandoned.
Well, we had to go inside. How could we resist?
This is the house from the highway:
As we walked through the broken gate, we noticed from the trail worn into the ground that we weren't the only lookieloos!
The front porch is amazingly sturdy and the door frames are rotting but still there.
Inside, the floor is rotting but the exterior walls are standing firm. This house was built to last.
The stairs lead to the second floor but we weren't brave enough to try it.
From the other side of the house you can see the two story porch. You can also see the missing chimney.
From the back, you can tell how strong this house is.
The old well is right next to the house.
I have NO idea how old this house is or the story behind it, but it was built before running water and electricity were popular home accessories.
There are no water pipes anywhere and we could see where electricity was added later. The wires are visible upstairs.
Ok...I went in there thinking I might sense a presence but there was nothing.
Two of my sisters walked back to the car saying "Did you feel anything?" "No. I didn't feel a thing."
Right then, the tin roof started rattling. Their eyes bulged out and they yelled back to me, "Did you hear that???".
I laughed at them, "It's the wind, you weirdos!".
