Gammas latest treasure

We call this the rifle desk for two reasons we know we will be rifling through it to find stuff and she got it on the day of the rifle guy down by work. Yes it really is black and red and white and yellow and real oak!

My question is who in their right mind would take a wonderful piece of wood like this and torture it? I mean they had to be republican right as opposed to a democrat, I mean think of Gitmo they don't torture but this was torture in the truest since of the word and all of us know that only a republican like G.W. would allow such things to take place. Nancy on the other hand would't have even allowed the tree to be cut down in the first place after all she does have a planet to save, got to love her like I love the damn coyotees that keep waking us up in the middle of the night sounding like they are right out side the door(actually have seen them within 25 ft of the front door)

OK back to the real reason for this post here are some pictures of before and in progress as the after will have to wait until we can get to the beginning, so to speek.

Boys and girls don't try this at home(disclamier form can be found,but don't know where) oops picture in the upper left corner was suppose to be here but I'm still learning and hey Gamma finally after three days of telling me I could name the pictures I figured out she meant the pictures not the group, got to love that woman!!!( never mind we figuered this out,sort of)

Yes, that is a work in progress and as you can see it is going to be beatuiful when we get done.

B.O. says we need CHANGE, well hell yeh and here is the change that is needed! We still have a long way to go but the trip is worth the cost $21.00 gto to love that Gamma.

This a preview of what the bottom layer looks likes.

Just for giggles and grins and a little more practice at putting pictures in here try these. Aren't they cute!

17 And Counting

Can you believe Gamma and I just celebrated our 17 years together since we first moved in together? I can't, seems just like yesterday that I carried her across the threshold of the house we rented on Palace St. in Salem, and every Aug. 15 I carry her across the threshold this year was no different, well I actually had to give her a piggyback ride due to the wrist injury and I didn't want to drop my precious cargo.

I was right(as always) Gamma isn't done bringing stuff home from work yet, our most resent prize is an antique ice box and yes we will post before and after pictures, ahh but wait that's not all even today the gal at the front desk softly called"Dorinda( Gamma to all who know her as Rindy) we have something for you" alas she had tagged an old secretary type desk with a pull down door and a bunch of cubbies and shelves for her and it comes home on payday.

I got this phone call that was first interrupted by a Gamma warning that the store was under lock down because of a man walking around with a loaded rifle and the cops wanted everyone to stay inside, oh, and don't come down here because they won't let you in the area... bad word, bad word... all ended well and the SWAT team got the guy who had found a store with an open door and taken a hostage but no one was hurt...good word, good word. I am just so thankful that Gamma is safe and had the foresight to tell all to keep the doors locked and stay away from the windows and for the gal who had the sense to tell the cops she heard a shot and the direction it came from, may he rot in jail!!!!

Killing Brain Cells, but having fun

With all the new to us furniture that Gamma has brought home we have been having a blast finding hidden treasures under layers of paint and stains, the biggest problem has been where to do all the stinky things with chemicles to remove and refinish, outside today is close to 100 with avery hot dry wind out of the southwest and with all the windows open we still have alot of fumes in the house but to try and do any of this outside its not possible what with the wind and heat drying things out way to fast and dust and things flying around wet varnish is the worlds most powerful magnet.

The dogs are not real happy either as they have to stay outside until things dry enough to be moved back to where they go and Niki's tail wont stick to tacky varnish(been down that road and it isn't a fun ride.)

Gamma thinks with her latest SCORE that she might be down for a while(I'll bet on that one) A wonderful Armore(or however the hell you spell it) must have weighed a ton and even after we took all the drawers and door off and out(BBQ lingo) it still was a challange to get it out of the truck and into the house let alone down the hall, around the corner and into the bedroom, but alas Gamma is happy and that makes it all worth while.

Still Alive and Kicking(well sort of)

Ok so it's been along time since we've updated, so just to get you up to date Gamma surrived the flu or whatever it was back in June, she is doing fine, actually more than fine lots of new to us furniture to fix and redo, just alittle updating of the place.

I on the other hand have been trying to work to many hours and with the 4 day weekend we have(we were going to Tulare but when the truck broke down that put a stop to that) so in a stupid moment, nothing new for me, I got dumped on my head, ass over tea kettle over the head of our little princess Cookie, bare back at feeding time with the hose filling the water bucket, pump goes off hose jumps out of tank and horse and rider go seperate ways and ended up with a slight concusion and a wrist that hardly looks like it should(size does make a difference) I actually had to call in sick...

Sooo, we are here enjoying our time off and just being together, working on things around here and I've got to say God bless Gamma she won't let me lift anything, I knew she was strong, and I've finally learned not to mess with her(a really bad headache and a swift smack up the side will learn you quick)

Been awhile

Been awhile since I've posted,sorry bout that I know how you must miss my wit and humor, ok that was suppose to be a joke. Alas it's been awhile since I've had to deal with a sick wife, yes Reongamma is not feeling very good!!!

Last night I stood and watched as gamma not only drove the porcilin bus, but gave amage to the porcilin gods, yes she was that sick, don't think it was my cooking but does make a mind think about the fridge being out.

Today she is just kind of, well how do you say not up to being herself. Not that it's really an issue as we go by the three day rule, so she has untilTues. to be back on her feet, until then I will give her a break.

Other news in the making, well not much, with the exception of the guy at one of our suppliers for work was interested in buying one of our horses, that is until he and his wife(a nurse) and daughter( the prospect for the new horse) were the first arrive upon a grizzly scene, a horse spooked and jumped into traffic and was hit by an oncoming car. Not a pretty picture, both horse and rider died, the horse put down by a police officer at the scene and the rider three days latter in the hospital(toss one back towards heaven for her) now the horse thing is gone for the daughter, for now.

Grandpa got ripped off again, if only I could get my hands on those bas.....s, hopefully the feds will do something this time but I'm not holding my breath, so again we start a new account process. Heavy sigh...

Got to go feed now, Gamma is asleep again, sort of, I think this is going to be a long night again.

Gimpa

Aren't they cute?

Good thing I went to work

Since I went to work I have received two paychecks. Hooray!

Since I went to work the brakes on my truck totally started growling and had to all be replaced.

Since I went to work our refrigerator quit working. Can it be fixed? Don't know yet. Hubby Honey is going to tear it apart to see.

To replace it we would have to spend a minimum or $600. That's for a small, very basic refrigerator. Would our power system support a regular electric refrigerator? Don't know. We had a very small (2 cubic feet) one we tried to use to supplement our current one. That small one took too much power and kept running our batteries down.

But the new ones today are supposed to be very energy efficient. Sure would hate to spend $600 or more to find out it wouldn't work with our power system though. The refrigerator we have now (the one that's not working) cost $800 ten years ago. Haven't checked yet to see how much another propane one would cost today.

So there go my first two paychecks, plus more. Good thing I like my job. Good thing I had my job.

Where does the time go?

Time has sure been flying lately.

Just saw on TV the conference finals for basketball are on June 5th. June 5th is not very far away. June sounds like it should be way away. But it sure isn't.

So where'd the time go?

I don't really know.

Haven't been working with the horses much since I went back to work. That wasn't the plan. It's a part-time job. Or, it was supposed to be. It was supposed to leave time for the horses. The hours should start to get less. Training is pretty much over, now it's just getting a routine established and fix some problems.

The weather has been very unpredictable so has made it difficult to have any consistancy with the horses. One weekend of 90+ degrees then back to snow. This must be the high desert.

We did get some of our horse pens and shelters moved around. Trying to get some fresh pen areas open. We aren't done moving things around yet. Every year those panels and shelters seem to get heavier and heavier, and way more awkward to move. Couldn't be we are getting older and weaker, could it?

Can't think about that. But, we are grandparents now.

Okay, hope to be getting some new pictures up soon.

Time for bed, have to get up and go to work tomorrow. Yuck! Not really, I am actually enjoying my job.

Goodnight!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to: Reno Gamma, Andrew, Tori and Bear...

May you all have a wonderful day! Here in Reno it's raining so I'm sure that it's raining in Oregon also, oh well we are going to have a good day any way, sort of, Gamma just said something about moving panels down at the horse pen, that sounds like work to me...

Lani and Jonathan's Nana went home this week and they are in Texas with their mom and the rest of her family, I pray that it's not raining on them.

Don't have much else to say right now but I more than likely will later, so in the mean time Happy Birthday to all.

Where'd the time go?

It's been a while since I posted here. Didn't realize it had been so long.

Went to another horse clinic this past weekend. Getting ready to go to that took some time and energy. Then rethinking everything that happened in the prep to go, then in being there really took some time and lots of energy. Pretty draining!

I can't say the experience was all pleasurable.

I had planned on going to this clinic as an auditor. This was the Level II of the clinic we had just gone to some of. Just going to watch and listen. At the last minute Hubby Honey and I decided it might be worth taking Cookee. She has been through the ground work for the Level I of this clinic twice. Besides, it would really be good for her after what happened trying to get her into a trailer for that other Level I.

We were going to rent a trailer this time instead of depending on someone else. The trailer was booked up through the weekend. Back to plan "F".

I'd just go as an auditor. No problem.

Then the lady leading the clinic said, "Why didn't we use her truck and trailer so I could bring Cookee."

Very, VERY, big mistake!

We had an "oops" with the trailer and put a foot and a half to a two foot scrape in the running rail, about an inch deep. Cosmetic only, but a very, VERY, big mistake. This happened on the evening we picked it up, on our way home, when we stopped to get gas for her truck.

Then, the next morning, once again, Cookee would not load. She had been in this trailer before. We really thought without a strange horse up front, and no lamb smell, she'd be a champion, and go right in. But, no.

Soooooo, I ended up at the clinic with no horse, and a horse trailer with a huge booboo.

Not a fun way to start my day.

Then I had to tell the lady about her trailer. It definitely was not fun at all after that. Talk about it being cold. I still keep trying to figure if the feeling was coming from me, was I just being defensive? Or, was this lady really angry? Was it other stuff going on that made her seem so cranky? Was I just being defensive? I still don't have the answer. This may take me awhile to come to terms with.

I did have fun for awhile. One of the other people at the clinic let me use one of her horses for a day. So, it wasn't totally bad.

We still have to deal with getting the trailer fixed. There have been issues with that already. Hmmmmm. My dad always said, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be." I sure should have listened. But, I so much wanted to take a horse to that clinic.

There is a moral here. Even at my age I should listen to my parents?

Don't know.

Oh, we have decided Cookee's problem might be her teeth. Hubby Honey was checking around in her mouth on Sunday, and came out with a bloody finger. Time for the vet. Once her teeth are worked on, maybe then, we will try the trailering again.

Granddaughter, Tori, and Cookee, both with teething issues.

Hope you both feel better soon!