Month: April 2014

   I am behind in my blogging because I don’t know what to say.  I don’t want to rehash the same stuff over and over.  And I don’t want to sit and complain either (don’t get me started on this crappy weather!).  So where does that leave me?
   I could share information and insight (just did a bit if that for my last archaeology paper) but I am honestly tired and I don’t want to do it again. 
   All four dogs are asleep.  Every once in a while one of them will pop their head up to see where I am and how close I am to actually going to bed and (joy of joys!) turning the light off.
   I have been going great guns with work, school and home so having my second class finished will be a welcome break.  It will be nice to have free time.  Although I will miss actually having to do something by a specific deadline.  A purpose if you will.  I prefer others deadlines to my own. 
   Well as you can read I still haven’t figured out what to say.  So thanks for taking the time to read this and I promise a much more interesting blog next go around!

   There is not much that will make me almost crack my face smiling when I get home from a long day at work.  Happy pups and my husband are a given.  HOWEVER.   When I pulled in the driveway after work and saw…. TWO motorcycles parked on the bike pad my face split in happiness!
   I did take care of the dogs but as soon as everyone had taken care of business in the yard I hustled them in and grabbed the battery for my bike.  Due to circumstances the batteries had to be left in the bikes and even though both had been charged (we hoped) in anticipation of this happy day I still wasn’t sure that she would start.
   Out I went.  Ironically I grabbed the wrong set of keys on the way out the door and did a quick backtrack.  I have nuts on my battery terminal that have gotten too small for the bolts to screw into without rotating everything.  I was hoping that I could keep it tight enough to keep a connection to get her started.
   Hooked the battery up as best I could and plugged in the key.  A quick turn brought on the lights.  Yay!!!  Then I turn the ignition on and hit the start button.  Everything went dead.  Damn.  But I was so elated that the bikes were out it did nothing to blemish my absolute happiness of the moment.  I tweak the battery connection and tried again.  And she turned over!  Wheee!  But did not catch.  So I patiently coaxed her for the next few minutes (prayer the battery  would be OK) and LO!  My baby rumbled to life!  It was a soft rumbling purr at first then as she warmed up her natural husky voice came thru.  Ahhhhh!  Bliss!!!!
   Call me a girl but I had tears in my eyes I was so happy.  And I’m sure the neighbors enjoyed my happy dance, yelling, and fist pumping.  And I smell awesome for the rest of the night.  Bike exhaust!  Ahhhh!

   Today is my grandpa’s 95th birthday.  Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of his death.  Things have been rough with me lately with too much going on, too much expected of me.  Both from myself and others.
   I finished my marine biology class Monday.  I am both sad and relieved.  I was learning so much but it was getting more and more difficult to keep up with both classes and work.  I am still doing archaeology but since I have gotten sick it has made it harder to want to do anything.  And work is becoming overwhelming with the amount of things I am expected to do let alone the limited time allotted.
   On the drive home yesterday I had to wear my sunglasses.  Being in the sun helped much more than I thought possible.  I actually played with the dogs for a good half hour or so before I got too tired! 
   I am so weary of both being sick and things at my job.  I am exhausted all the time and fight not to be crabby because I don’t feel good.  Yes things could be worse but that does not help me with my current struggle.
   I am very blessed to have family to come home to and who take care of me.  And who accept me even at my worst (at least so far. 😉 ).