We left to go to the store. Got to the bottom of the hill, stopped and G-pa started his left turn. BAMMMMMMMMMMM. there was a motorcycle. Thankfully no bodys were hurt. The bike got a broken mirror, and we got the worse end of the deal. Now you tell me that bike was going 30mph... G-pa looked and saw nothing. Oh well it is only a thing. As I said no one was injured and the is the important part. But I didn't do this one!!

We will be faulted as we made the left turn into oncoming traffic. Oh well, life goes on. Wonder what our insurance will do???

OK, I am going for now. We will see what tomorrow will bring.

Hugs to all,
Granny

Posted at 9:20PM PDT

I have been doing a lot of both this week. I have been, I would have to say hiding. I am so tired of coming here and ranting on and on about what the boys are not doing that they should. I have decided, again, that it really is not my problem. Why am I letting it tear me apart?? I love them both, but I have to stop.

G-pa has really been busy. We have raspberries. He took and separated a bunch of them into another bed. Now we will have 2 areas to pick. That is OK as we love raspberry jam. He has also prepared an area to plant some veggies this year. He even fenced it in to keep the dogs from digging it up!! He planted the corn today. (At least we will have corn stocks for Halloween.) He also has broccoli, lettuce, cucumbers and onions. We are trying to get rhubarb going. The plant is getting big, but I am not seeing much red on it. We had a couple real big flowers, big that doesn't help.
We also have several fruit trees that are just starting to produce. Apples, pears, and cherries.

In my sewing room, I have a quilt started for our "Great" Granddaughter. She will be 2 in August. Yeah, it is going to be a birthday gift, I hope. I also have started fleece vests for Miss Terri's 2 little guys. I am going to put the Husky dog on them as that is the school logo there too. Skyler is still too young, but I can't leave him out, now can I???

We have only 25 1/2 school days left this year. We are out the 23rd of June. Hopefully I can get my body on the right track again and start living again!! I have been having a lot of trouble breathing lately. I am thinking some allergies and a bit of extra me. So hopefully I can rid of the extra me and a visit to the Dr. might help too. Anyway that is the plan. But we all know what happens to the best laid plans... I will try!!

Hugs all around,
Granny

Posted at 11:06PM PDT

A man was being tailgated by a stressed- out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.

The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup.

As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell.

After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door . She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.

He said, 'I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him.' I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk.

Naturally..I assumed you had stolen the car.' Priceless

I just finished watching Billy finish some school work that should have been done a couple weeks ago. For some reason he has finally decided that he has to do things. YES!!! Also tonight he talked about Prom. this is the first I have heard about it.. His g/f is sending him pictures of the dress she likes. Hummm, that means a tux for him?? Also will her parents let him escort her to the prom. Question, questions...

Billy went to his new psychiatrist today. This is the doctor that manages his medications. He seems to like him. That is a plus... He didn't like the last person at all. The doctor increased his Adderall back up to 30mg in the morning. Just maybe he will be able to focus a bit now and again... Please, please, please...

Branden is in crunch time. His Senior paper is now past due. His case manager, David, at school is going to crunch him. Branden is to report to his office in the morning and he will be very closely supervised until that paper is finished and finished correctly. You see David is a former English Teacher. I told David that I had tried everything I could and I was treated very disrespectfully and blown off. So I quit!!! Branden will do nothing we ask so David has taken up the gauntlet. All I can say is more power to him!!!

G-pa pulled a stupid move the other day. Do you know how the manufacturers have to bind everything to a package with those plastic straps??? Well, G-pa decided that he needed to use a knife to cut them instead of the kitchen scissors. Yup, you guessed it, he stabbed the knife into heel of his hand just below the thumb knuckle. Man did that bleed. Branden came flying as I was in the other room, and Billy ran for our first aid supplies. There was blood all over my draining board and the sink. G-pa looked at it and said "Oh man, I need stitches". I put pressure on it, got the bleeding stopped and put a butterfly bandage on it. It is sore, but it is fixed. Men!!!

My Mariners lost again tonight!! What is going on?? They were doing so good and then all the sudden.... Nothing... OK, I know think positive!!! Go Mariners!!! I could always switch to the Sounders FS. That is our new soccer team. They are doing good!! but it just isn't the same.

Our school district is facing a 5 million dollar shortfall. Times are getting very tough. 63 teachers just received their lay off noticed yesterday. We lost 6 or 7 in my school alone. The all day Kindergarten that all the parents want to keep is going to four days a week. That means cuts in teacher's hours plus Para time too. It is a real scary time. At this point the Health Tech is staying. We just have too many student with health problems and life threatening health issues. I don't wish any of these conditions on any child, I am just glad I can be there to care for them if they need me. I so love my job.

I am on the executive board of our Union. I like that too. It is interesting to see the workings of the district. You want to talk about POLITICS!!! Why can't they just work toward the best interests of the children?? Oh well, I know that will never change. At least we can try to keep them in line some.

OK, time to shower and get this body to bed. Tomorrow is a new day. We had rainy day recess all day today, I am hoping tomorrow is dryer.

Hugs all around,
Granny

Posted at 10:28PM PDT

The other night G-pa asked me if I wanted to ride along as he was going over to my sister's house. Of course I said yes. That would be fun to visit. Branden refused to go as he had taken a couple of packs of cigarettes from my sister and he was afraid to face her. When I pressed him about why he wouldn't go, that is when he confessed his crime. Actually it was good to see that he had a guilty conscience. For a long time nothing seemed to bother him.

My brother-in-law has never asked for help from G-pa before but he had and we were going to respond. It was only help with figuring out how to clean his new gas bar-b-que. Not a big thing, but he needed help. My brother-in-law has some serious health problem and they are not getting better. It is sad to see. My sister is having a hard time with it too.

As usual Billy was in Gig Harbor visiting with his girl friend. When G-pa called to see if he was ready to be picked up, of course the answer was NO!! Why not we figured. Why should it matter if we would like to do something. We knew that she would have to be home about 5:30 as that is when her parents get home. So we stopped at Target and got a couple things and got my glasses straightened out. G-pa gave Billy another call. OK, now he was ready. We picked him up and away we went.

G-pa had called my sister and told her we were coming. She was surprised. I called her again when we were closed as it had been a bit since G-pa called. She just ask WHY?? I told her that her hubby had asked G-pa for help. And here we come. She was tickled.

When we got there G-pa and Billy cleaned that bar-b que in no time. So my sister decided that we were staying for dinner. Naturally we had to have bar-b-qued steak. That is when Billy went into high gear. He was going to season and cook the steak. We just stood back and let him go. Yummy they were good. We had a good visit and a fun time.

It was nice to have a relaxing fun evening. They are getting few and far between so I savor them.

You all take care and stay safe and healthy.
Hugs all around,
Granny

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