The Paul amendment that was designed to defund the National Animal Identification System was defeated. See how your representative voted. I just sent mine an email expressing my deep disappointment with his vote against this amendment. It was polite though! (See previous entry for my new committment to civility)
The book Simple Social Graces – Recapturing the Joys of Gracious Victorian Living by Linda S. Lichter caught my eye at the library yesterday. I picked it up to see if the author was advocating a return to whale-bone corsets and carriage rides as an ideal way of life. Instead of that this book turned [...]
The husband is becoming very useful. Yesterday the neighbor showed up. They went outside and had a chat. When he came back in he said, “I hope you’re not mad but I made a deal.” There are words to make your blood run cold. Me: What? The husband: You know the red truck? Me: Yes [...]
I wish I had an interesting story to tell about why I haven’t posted for a while. But the sad fact is that I’ve been terribly boring and there wasn’t anything interesting to say. However, over the past long weekend I did manage to make this. It was my first time doing prairie points (the [...]
The husband put the horses out this morning of his own free will. Normally I would be excited about this but we are supposed to get severe thunderstorms. I don’t like them out in lightning. So it was time for me to put a theory I had to the test. I’ve spent inordinate amounts of [...]
I may have a hard time grocery shopping but I found out yesterday that I can maneuver on crutches through a fabric store while holding 2 bolts of fabric and 3 fat quarters under my arm. A girl must have her priorities straight!
The husband keeps coming up with strange comments out of the blue about what needs to happen before we adopt. I’ve realized that they all center around food. There’s been “we need to get a dining room table” and now “we don’t have enough spoons to have a kid.” In between he said that when [...]
I went shopping for food by myself today. I called my mother on the way and told her this. She patiently said, “And I should know that because why?” I waited for a few seconds until it all sunk in and she went, “Oh! How are you going to do that?” The brief answer to [...]
The husband is getting really good with the horses. Usually he wants me to be with him when he takes them in or out of the barn. He thinks that if they know I’m there then they’ll behave better. Saturday he was out mowing the yard. When he came in I asked if he wanted [...]
I just went to the doctor this morning and he agreed that the person who told me in the ER that I should only be on crutches for 1-2 days was insane. He is saying at least another month on crutches and then another month with a cane. So now I’m scrambling and trying to [...]
Actually, a completely radical mind-shifting change of plans: As long as we’ve been married we’ve been discussing international adoption – Indian adoption to be specific. For the same amount of time there have been obstacles to the plan. These obstacles are mainly financial. International adoption is mind-numbingly expensive. Every time we think of a way [...]
I’ve decided to join the great tradition of people posting pictures of their private anatomy on the internet. Of course, anyone who comes here looking for excitement will be sorely disappointed. So without further ado, here is my pelvis. I broke the inferior pubic rami and cracked the superior pubic rami. I liberated the films [...]
I finished my Scrappy Bargello quilt top from the pattern at Quiltville. The directions make it sound like this will be a breeze to whip up. Maybe it is if you have a pre-cut bin of strips like she recommends. I didn’t. I had to cut all 128 different strips. Took forever. But I got [...]
IT FITS!!!!!! My sidesaddle, that is. At least it fits as far as I can tell. It is a bit hard to fit a saddle on a horse who wants to go outside while you are hopping on crutches. I should say I haven’t found anything that absolutely doesn’t fit. This is truly amazing. This [...]
Very scary story on Yahoo news about Christian Nationalism. This quote is from the Family Research Council. “While it is true that the United States of America was founded on the sacred principle of religious freedom for all, that liberty was never intended to exalt other religions to the level that Christianity holds in our [...]
I got this in an email and it is up on No NAIS. The agriculture appropriations bill (H.R.5384) is expected to be on the House floor Wednesday, May 17 for debate and final vote. Congressman Ron Paul has introduced an amendment to block all funding for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) at both the [...]
I went to work yesterday for the first time on crutches. I established a system – little dogs and cats that could go on the table I saw while on crutches – big dogs I saw while sitting on a rolling chair. It worked out great. I thought that I wasn’t very good on crutches [...]
I am surprised, no, I’m flat out shocked, that no one has marketed crutches and a wheelchair as the ultimate fitness tools. I’m no longer on pain meds for my injury. I’m taking advil now to help with the soreness in my arms. I’m having to alternate between mobility devices because my poor flabby muscles [...]
Today we went to a mall to see a movie. It is a big mall with many stairs. Usually when we go the husband makes at least one comment about the possibility of taking the elevators instead of the stairs but I tell him not to be lazy and then we take the stairs. But [...]
I’m starting to realize how much I do outside now that I can’t easily go there. I’m not quite sure what I usually do with myself when I’m home because I’m getting stir crazy. The husband did get home yesterday afternoon and I sent him out to get me crutches. Now I’m alternating between the [...]