Winter

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Apologies for yesterday's bitch session, but I was in a dark place and it was cold there. Today isn't much better. but I truly believe we reap what we sow, and I need to get my head into a better place.

Today is the first day of Yule. Today we light the first of four candles and allow the light to permeate our souls and lift us up...for all my witchy friends, have a blessed and happy Yule, and for everyone else, happy holidays, whichever one you celebrate.

Winter

Every year, I hate the cold more and more. I hate shoveling snow, I hate the way my arthritis aches, I hate bundling up, and I hate the way I tend to hibernate.
I am not much a fan of Christmas, anymore, either. I don't have any family here to share with, and I am always working, and yet I never have the money to do anything.
I have always looked forward to the Christmas party with the LALA's. but this year they have decided not to exchange gifts, which was the only thing I truly looked forward to, because it was the one gift I could shop for and enjoyed seeking out the right gift.
I don't think I will even cook, or put up a tree again this year. I work second shift, so there is little time to enjoy the tree. I don't get home until after midnight, and the house is cold, so I head for the comforter, and watch a little TV, then sleep...get up, talk to Mo, feed the dog , get ready and off to work. Repeat.

Have a Blessed Day

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The Saga continues

Hooray! I have heat. The leaks have been repaired, and shortly after Thanksgiving, they will bring down the furnace (new last winter) down from the other house.

I have 5 days off from Thanksgiving through the following Monday, and I can finish the painting. But for now we are living here, and enjoying the old place...especially Romeo, who seems to love to throw himself down on the floor and roll around like a puppy.

Worser and worser!

Sometimes, I think that I wish I had never grown up. Oh to be like Peter Pan, and live in Never land, where the weather is warm, the food, although imaginary, is free, and everyone sleeps in trees, or caves, or ships.

Life has not been the greatest for a while, and although I get to retire in 2013, the world is about to end in 2012!

At least I won't have to worry about heat. food, shelter, or clean clothing!

The saga of the house continues...the gas company had to install a new gas line from the street to the house, because they had a serious leak...in 2006. It only took 10 days to get that installed, then they found a leak to the furnace and condemned that, and the only other source of heat, a vent less heater, has a leak at the stove and at the shutoff, so I am still without heat.

I have called my heating contractor 3 times without a call back, and it is getting cold in here.

I made a deal to give my house to the neighbor, if he would do the repairs here that he could do, and pay the taxes on the other house. I hired his son to remove the trash to a tune of $80, back in July, and so far that hasn't happened. The lights are only partially installed, and although he did put in a new kitchen faucet, the sprayer has not been connected.

The plumbing repairs have been handled, except now the hot water tank, no longer heats water, the kitchen faucet leaks and the sprayer is not yet installed.

I still have to put a second coat of paint on the living room, paint the ceiling, and trim, but it has been so cold, the paint has been taking 4 days to dry to the touch.

For 2 weeks I slept on an air mattress, with the aid of a sleeping bag, because my furniture is still in the other house, and I got depressed and went into debt and bought new living room furniture....not a good idea, but much more comfortable.

So, if you don't hear from me for a while, don't be concerned, I am sure I will thaw out by July.

Unconscious Mutterings

1. What pleases you? :: Pleases me!


2. Whatever :: Will be will be...The future's not ours to see.


3. Chime :: In


4. Pleading :: For forgiveness,


5. Simulate :: Copy


6. Flashing :: My friends mother made him a flashers costume for Halloween,


7. Directional ::compass


8. Pink :: Panther


9. Access :: denied


10. Ugly :: clear to the bone.

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Hey, I'm still alive and kicking!

Contrary to what you might have believed, I am here and so far doing fine. Mo got me hooked on Facebook/farmville, and am totally addicted. It allowed me to spend money, without actually spending money. The budget is still not settled, but at least I am getting paid.

The other house is moving along, but not without complications. The entire house had to be re plumbed, because the pipes had frozen and split, even the meter had to be replaced. All the shutoffs had to be replaced and as of today, the outside faucet and the sink both have a little work to finish. The painting has yet to be started, but half of the new lighting has been installed.

We opted for a roof repair instead of a new roof because of the financial situation, but they tell me that it is good and so far I have not seen any leaks.

I spent a lot of time conversing with a very sweet younger man on line, and we have struck up a sweet friendship, and he has an accent and accents have always made me weak in the knees. But since he is quite a distance away, the Internet is all we have to relate. And at my age, maybe that is for the best.

This month will be the big push at the house. With Winter just around the corner, I need to get in and get a furnace installed. Not that the money situation is any better, but you have to do what you have to do, On the up side, the car will be paid off on the 15th of October, and I can start getting NFG paid so they will connect the furnace.

I have missed you, and promise to take pictures as we progress.