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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
potpouri
Tomorrow night is the last parade...not quite as many revelers for this as Saturday. I hope the weather holds out for it. Car still not repaired hopefully today when Tom my maintenance guy comes over. I got up early to work on cleaning the house but Elijah woke early and was only able to clean the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Mardi Gras
No, I didn't go to the parade. It was cold and windy. I've been to them in New Orleans as well as here in St. Louis. They are fun but I am just not that interested in being around a large group of people whose sole interest is seeing how fast they can become six sheets to the wind. Nor do I care to... Sign in to see full entry.
Mardi Gras
Revelers line the streets Straining at the ropes Holding them back Standing on rooftops Sitting on balconies All hoping to catch beads Gold, green and purple Different shapes and lengths Flashes of flesh hoping to garner favor Red Hurricanes Citrus Cyclones Gentle breeze carrying cajun spices... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, February 24, 2017
mardi gras
It's the last weekend before Mardi Gras on Tuesday. The biggest parade of the season is this weekend. Lots of women inebriated or not, flashing their breasts for some strings of beads. The party gets started long before the parade starts with many so intoxicated by the time the parade starts or... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
cars
well we couldn't get the battery to turn over even doing a jump with my son's car...sigh...we couldn't get the battery out because one of the bolts is rusted and my other son put it on too tight...sigh hopefully my maintenance guy has a tool to take the battery off and can take it for an all day... Sign in to see full entry.
The car is going into the shop again today. The battery has died two nights in a row. It's not the battery or the alternator. So it must be that light that stays on too long. I also need to have the struts, bearings and ball joints looked at and maybe replaced. sigh It's like late spring here in st... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, February 20, 2017
great quote
I saw an interesting quote by Mark Twain at the beginning of a The Equalizer movie with Denzel Washington. There are two most important days of your life. The day you were born and the day you find out why. Sign in to see full entry.
I made french toast for everyone yesterday. I took mine and put nutella on one slice and raspberry jam on the other slice and put together...yummy I washed their clothes and my DIL and I did the dishes. I guess I can celebrate past presidents...definitely not this one today. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, February 19, 2017
sunday
I've been trying for over a week to get my paperwork ready to do taxes. I start sorting stacks of papers and well....here comes Elijah! There goes any progress I made. Sigh...Weekends when she is here is supposed to be my catch up time for paperwork etc that I have to put in stacks all over my room... Sign in to see full entry.