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| An Ocala staple. Where one can find your childhood favorite candy. Think Willy Wonka on steroids, LOL. |
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| An Ocala staple. Where one can find your childhood favorite candy. Think Willy Wonka on steroids, LOL. |
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| part of downtown Ocala. |
1. Are there pumpkins or chrysanthemums on your porch or are you planning on putting some out?
No, because it's still a billion degrees...and we don't have a covered porch.
2. What seasonal changes are you noticing in your part of the world? What would you add or take away?
Nothing yet...slightly cooler evenings/overnight. But still very warm and humid during the day. No leaves changing.
It was a nonproductive weekend...did absolutely nothing, but that is ok.
Let me just start off by saying it has been a cra**y work week. I had my formal interview, was told to pack my desk etc. (and I was packing) and I was moving into the Education position and a $20,000 raise. And then, within 48 hrs. the rug was pulled out from under me. A former 30 yr. DOC employee who was retired decided to come back and instead of me, they rehired him. Even my bosses and top supervisors were stunned. So, that is the DOC way, nepotism because he is related to someone, and he got the job. So, now I am back on the short list, so to speak. It's not right or fair, but I shall carry on at my present position. I have decided to take the approach that the good Lord doesn't want me there right now, and for reasons I do not understand at the moment.
So, onward to the Memes.
3. Something everyone seems to love but is not your 'cuppa tea'?
Tick Tock. I am not a Tick Tock person.
4. Fish and chips, bangers and mash, shepherd's pie, roast beef with Yorkshire pudding...which entree would you choose? Yes, you have to choose.
Shepherd's Pie, then Fish and Chips is the close second. I refuse to choose just one. I have to be different, it's in my dna, lol.
5. Something you want for your birthday this year.
How about lowering the costs of everything? Let's get back to $2 gallon gas. $1 bread, and so on. I really would love to just pick up and go to wherever.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
I have my 6-month lab work on Monday morning bright and early, then I have a podiatry appointment. Then to work, later. If it wasn't for the fact, we have so many inmates coming in on Monday, I would take the day off, but alas, I won't do that to my fellow employees. Now the state wants us to audit every single commitment paperwork that comes in, it now takes us an extra 45 min.-to an hour for one and we are def. not saving any trees, just saying. The poor other 2 ladies, they have no idea how to audit, etc. Luckly, in my former job, that was what I did. Still, it takes extra time.
Have you been in trouble or had some Whoops/oops moments in your life? Let's talk about it.
1.Have you ever felt like the dog in the picture?
Hmm...no not really. I might have had some minor mishaps etc. But really not overwhelming.
2.Did you ever cause an embarrassing or inconvenient incident? What Opps moments were your fault? I am pretty sure at one time, I put in salt instead of sugar etc. But not really causing a real issue.
3. Tattle on your family or pets.. what funny incidents did they get into? Hmm....I would never tattle on my family, that will always come back to haunt me...I am sure LilyBelle has had her moments, but right now, I can't think of any.
4. What was the funniest moment in your life?
Prob. when I baked rolls and misread the directions, and it came out rock solid hard. The look on my dad's face and he laughed. I was like 10 yrs old. From then on, I knew my dad was ridiculing me and he still hasn't let up all these years later 47 yrs. later-. It's a big joke to my family. Yep, and that my friends is really a story I prefer not to relive. Because, it might have been funny, but to a 10 yr kid, it wasn't and still isn't.
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| "Autumn on the Hudson" by Frederic Church |
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| get it? I can't have tequila because of an incident 40 yrs. when we were in Mexico, lol...but nonetheless, it's funny. |
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| well, now...lol |
Good afternoon from a very rainy Central Florida. I left work at 3 today, no reason, just burning some time. How about this week's memes?
September is back to school month and even if you are an adult now, you can usually still recall the back-to-school days. It was a new beginning. Sometimes scary, sometimes joyous. New experiences were awaiting you.
1. As summer's heat fades do you get out and about in nature often ? Well, this is Florida where its humid like 9 months out of the year...Where do you go, what do you do? Come Dec. when the humidity weakens, perhaps we will go out and about more. Antiquing and such. What would you like to do? Spend all my waking moments at the beach, LOL.
2. What has changed in your life that you miss/regret the most?
I miss our son...period full stop. He was the light of our lives. Regret? Not sure, I would have to think on this.
3. Money is no object; nothing stands in your way.. are you going to move or stay where you are? We talk about this often. We would pay off this house, and then travel. Buy a condo on the beach, one in Maine, one in Idaho. Maybe not even buy, but just enjoy ourselves and the change of seasons.
4. How can you improve your life? Wow...loaded question. Maybe spend more time going to every single beach in this state, LOL. That would improve my attitude, lololol. But seriously, for me personally, just turn off the tv news, period. That has improved my life.
2. Growing up, did you spend a lot of time with your grandparents? Yes, we were shipped off to my grandparents for the summer. What's something you learned from a grandparent? I am an expert at people watching (Lol), playing cards, horse betting, and eating ice cream, lock picking LOLOLOL.
3. What's your go-to breakfast? A bagel, an egg or Eggo waffle. Lately it's been a bagel.
4. Tell us the story behind one of your favorite photos. Not just one...
5. This week Friday lands on the 13th. Are you superstitious in any way? Do you like scary movies, and if so what's your favorite?
Nope. Not superstitious. I really haven't watched any scary movies in a while. I guess its pumpkin or Halloween time. So, probably will watch Hocus Pocus and such...no scary movies though.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
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| old photo from our home/vignette in NY but same wax warmer. |
Currently...I am...
Doing: Drinking my second cup of Maxwell House Breakfast Blend coffee with Italian Sweet Cream.
Listening: to the dog. She is sighing and yawning loudly. Letting us know she is ready to start the day. Every morning, she gets brushed and prettied up, for what, no one knows, LOL.
Thinking: Not to get into it...but sometimes, you just have to pray for a person, let those demons get out and just walk away...it's hard. But my home is my sanctuary, and one is not going to come in and muck it up. I don't know what causes people to get mentally ill; screaming, yelling, cursing, calling bad names, making threats, being verbally abusive but sometimes you just got to walk away. This person is just fighting unforeseen demons that we cannot help him with. Not his wife, not his kids, not us...and its hard. The devil is taking over. Calling it what it is.
Feeling: Ok considering...it's been a mental battle...not so much spiritual because I am rock solid in that department.
Celebrating?
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| old photo from the house in NY. |
I found one of the glass pumpkins...wondering where everything else went too...come to think of it, I don't think I had found anything fall from last year. My husband still has cargo trailer full of things...and I am NOT going to ask him to clear it out.
NOT celebrating...it is still hot and humid. 75* at 8:22 am and looks like rain, we have been getting awesome thunderboomers in the afternoon.
Thankful: Hmm...coming home every single day to a loving husband, loving dog...although he/the hubby didn't cook anything yesterday (lol--I did make us some fried egg sandwiches) ...he was really mad about the situation...his / our friend called him some very bad names, made threats. They were out and about, had to drop off the RV in Daytona for its annual maintenance and they were heading to Krispy Kreme and my husband called me at work to ask what kind of donut I wanted...well, the other person flipped out...I never got a donut. My husband is not very happy...and is heart is hurting from the things that were said. I feel really bad for his wife, as she is my supervisor...he is mentally abusive...and has been for some time now. Demons...oops, I did vaguely talk about it, sorry about that.
Hmm...something funny...not so sure it is...