Where Have I Been?

I’ve lost the interest in writing on this blog.

Of course, my life is not that exciting and Tuesday I felt like crying all day.   The jury duty people didn’t want me and no one seems to put me on their tennis team anymore.

There are no men in sight for me, except the big, husky ones.  Not picking on Wal Mart, but I did go shopping there for a cell phone yesterday and I saw nothing but mini tanks, passing off as fat human beings, up and down the aisles.  At least my Wal Mart got rid of those employees with the sour faces and accents (not Spanish) and hired ‘real’ people who smile.

And…..NO ONE IS READING MY BLOG!!!!

(It could be worse; lots of people could be reading it and hating it.)

And, I’m not going to edit this.  If the grammar is off and the spelling is wrong; so what!

Spice It Up!

Is anyone reading my posts?  When I did a search for one of my last posts — Ex Husband Time — my post did not come up in the search…..hmmm.

Does anyone have a suggestion for me?  I know there is not a help desk here in WordPress land.

But the cold reality is that no one could be interested in what I have to say.  So face it Sactomato; you need to spice it up!!!  (Guess, I’ll have to work on that one.)

Ex Husband Time?

It was not my idea of fun, but I just spent 3 days in San Francisco with my ex-husband and his wife.

Don’t get me wrong.  I do not dislike either of them.  She always hugs me hello and goodbye.  They are both cordial and ‘fun’, but somehow the whole scenario turns me off.  When he calls her ‘hon’, I still look up.   She doesn’t look like his ‘hon’ to me.   She has gained weight, has a puffy face, especially around the eyes and is pasty white.  He is not much better.  He has that pale “I spend alot of time on the couch’ complextion.  He has white hair, most of it gone on top and has grown a small goatee that I find super unattractive.   Why do men favor a goatee today?  Its ugly, ugly, ugly……

We were all there to help my daughter with her new born son and 2 year old grand daughter.   And we did help with all the chores and errands and for that I am grateful.

But lets hope this is the last time I have to spend 3 days with them; please daughter. no more children!

Miss Me?

I am in new baby land.  Have been spending time with my daughter & family to help with my new grandson.  He is two weeks old.

Cooking, cleaning and cooing to baby have been my main duties.

More to come later about spending almost 3 days with my ex-husband and wife.

Peach Pie Baby

 

I spent the last 8 days with my daughter, son in law and 2 year old grand daughter in San Francsico, awaiting the birth of my new grandson.

Chrisopher Alexander Dillon made his entrance into the world on Saturday night, July 17, at 10:30 PM.  It was not without excitement, since my daughter went into hard labor about 9:30 PM, left for the hospital at 10 PM and gave birth a half hour later.  She said she scared the hell out of the security guard at the emergency entrance and everybody in the emergency room by announcing she was giving birth.  Five nurses were ‘on her’ immediately and she did not give birth in the elevator, but made it to a delivery room in time.

The new baby is a handsome lad with pouty lips.  I call him peach pie, since calling him sweetie is what I called his sister.

Having a new born and a two year old is a challenge for any parent.  I helped for a few days and will go back again next week.  I can’t breast feed him, but can wash his dirty clothes, towels and blankets and entertain his 2 year old sister.  I can also cook nonni’s tomato sauce, empty the garbage and clean the floors.  Never thought I would think cleaning someone’s house would be such a privilege.  But I would do it anytime.

Peaches, Peaches, Peaches…

I live in the fertile Sacramento valley, where fruit trees abound.

The peaches on my peach tree are turning red, but I am having an interesting time, this harvest.  My dog likes to eat the peaches!  He scarfs them off the ground!  I worry he is going to crack his teeth on the pit, though he doesn’t eat it, he does chew down on it.  He also has brought a couple peaches in the house and leaves them half eaten!

So I am keeping the ground clear of fallen peaches and am picking the peaches before they are ripe.  (When they ripen, they start falling to the ground.)

I have been storing them in baskets on the kitchen counter.  As they ripen, I store them in the frig and will make peach pies.

Alas, this morning the ants attacked the peaches in the kitchen.  So now I have to store the peaches in covered containers until they ripen.

I never knew there were so many hungry critters out there, besides myself.

Can’t wait to see what happens when the oranges ripen.

Sunday Blahs

After reading the paper, taking the dog to the dog park and giving him a bath, I decided to do nothing.

I watched the World Cup on TV, then watched seven episodes of Rescue Me on the DVD.

I broke out the wine at 4:30; made a peach pie and ate a big piece.  Dinner was a chicken tortilla with spinach cooked in olive oil with an egg.  I’m a great cook!

I did some day dreaming too and took a snooze; what a wonderful day.