tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739332011-04-21T15:11:55.097-06:00Rednecked RabbitCuz some days, my long hair just can't cover up my Redneck...Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-38717359377009411042007-08-08T22:44:00.000-06:002007-08-08T23:09:00.833-06:00So I've been one of those terrible, horrible people who don't update their blogs for months. I'm sorry. I have no good excuse except that my brain hasn't been here. Its been elsewhere.This past weekend, D and I went the Kananaskis for our vacation. We'd planned 4 days of reading and relaxing surrounded by beautiful scenery, while staying in a lovely hotel. Things mostly turned out that way. We Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-48394530585007980922007-06-18T19:22:00.000-06:002007-06-18T19:23:32.536-06:00You Are An ESFPThe PerformerYou are a natural performer and happiest when you're entertaining others.A great friend, you are generous, fun-loving and optimistic.You love to laugh - and you like almost all people equally.You accept life as it is, and you do your best to make each day fantastic.In love, you are a smooth talker and incorrigible flirt.While you get into relationships easily, you Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-4419513791689230472007-06-04T21:01:00.000-06:002007-06-04T21:13:28.973-06:00Sewing FlowersThis afternoon after work I finally planted some flowers in to my flowerbed. I actually marked out the bed last summer but it was late in the season and I never got around to planting anything in it. This spring I planted some flower seeds in peat pots and they sprouted beautifully, for the most part, but I didn't really harden them off (more like put them outside and let them Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-79087630415983825482007-04-12T19:37:00.000-06:002007-04-12T19:45:41.787-06:00VeggieI don't really have a lot to say. I just mostly wanted to say that I'm a live and enjoying my new job for the most part. I'm finding that after sitting at the computer all day at work, I really don't want to do it at home. I'm also somewhat surprised how tired sitting and thinking all day makes me. I get home and all I want to do is veg. That's my excuse for the lollybloggery and I'm Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-6281778881903482862007-03-28T20:50:00.000-06:002007-03-28T20:54:21.625-06:002 days inToday was my second day at my new job. So far its going pretty well. I'm not feeling completely overwhelmed and I seem to be fitting back in pretty well. I've also done very little real work. I've had a campus tour and had an orientation with the HR lady and had lunch with the HR lady and my boss. I've also tried to read cataloguing procedure manuals (I think watching paint dry might Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-35794428111504463832007-03-18T14:46:00.000-06:002007-03-18T15:27:16.625-06:00My 300th PostLife's been a bit strange, especially at work. I've been writing up procedures for the stuff I do and it such a pain. I realize that it will be very helpful for the person coming in but its just so, blegh! I feel like I should be doing something. I'm not going to be anywhere near done my project by Saturday. I'm not sure its really sunk into my brain that I'm actually leaving. I've Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-33079232630935868982007-03-15T11:25:00.001-06:002007-03-15T20:48:10.522-06:00You Are 30% EvilA bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well.In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil.How Evil Are You?Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-81686803933797325952007-03-08T08:17:00.000-07:002007-03-08T08:31:21.589-07:00Its been a good weekIt started on Friday. I went to the Gravity Pope Warehouse Sale. *Sigh* So many pretty shoes. I ended up buying 3 pairs: Fluvog Racer shoes, a pair of closed toe slip-ons with angry black cats on the toes, and a pair of very pretty, comfy boots that have really light-weight soles and really soft black leather (they're like wearing socks they're so light). I'm in boot-whore Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-81901514917918360352007-02-27T23:59:00.000-07:002007-02-28T01:14:49.980-07:00Interview by Clayton01. What is your favorite childhood memory?That's a tough question, there are so many. Poppies in Grandma's garden; baby goats and sheep and chickens and pigs; toboganing; driving around in the bush with Dad in the Bombardier; Mom teaching us to embroider. But I think my favourite childhood memory with you is the day Uncle Pat took you and me on our first fishing trip. I Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-6641844745913264922007-02-27T09:59:00.000-07:002007-02-27T10:11:18.682-07:00Not B-day and workIts been a long time since I made a "real" post. February is always hard for me, restlessness and discontent, usually depression. Thankfully I've not had to deal with that this year.One of the big things I've been doing is chasing down some job leads. While I like my current work, I've been feeling like I need a change. I've been there 3 years and I never intended to be there Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-51413571213789762032007-02-22T09:03:00.000-07:002007-02-22T09:10:48.349-07:00I can knit socks!Well, a sock at least. I finished my first sock on Tuesday night. I'm very excited about this because, in my mind, if you're really able to knit, you can knit socks. I was kind of worried about the patternI was using because it looked a little vague on turning the heel but it turns out to actually be pretty clear. I waited until now to post because I wanted to link to pictures! (Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-24750071527140694512007-02-16T10:29:00.000-07:002007-02-16T11:19:43.845-07:00Questions from Blankshield 1:You act relatively proudly of your country/redneck background. Is some of that defense mechanism, and has that changed over time?I am proud of my country heritage. I had a rather idyllic childhood and a lot of that is because I grew up in a small place, surrounded by family and people I knew from the cradle. There was a time, not long ago, that I would not have Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-2851332256094128372007-02-16T09:55:00.000-07:002007-02-16T10:29:30.977-07:00This is stolen from Cleverfox01. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."02. I respond by asking you five questions of a very intimate and creepily personal nature. Or not so creepy/personal.03. You WILL update your LJ with the answers to the questions.04. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.05. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-17455417647290232382007-02-09T15:20:00.000-07:002007-02-08T15:28:16.463-07:00BoraciousThe other day one of my co-workers and I were bored and hungry. We decided there should be a word for such a state and came put with boracious. As in, "The LRC employees were boracious because they hadn't had their breaks yet."Its a great word. You should all use it.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1170362573488978992007-02-01T13:42:00.000-07:002007-02-01T13:42:54.033-07:00My birthday week was quite fun. D and I went for supper and to see Pan's Labyrinth on Tuesday. The movie was really good but incredibly brutal; definitely not for children or anyone with a low sqick tolerance. Margaret Atwood was better than I thought she would be. She's actually quite fun. Hanging out with E, D's mom, was also lots of fun. Dancing on Saturday was a blast and sledding was Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1169324803343150962007-01-20T13:14:00.000-07:002007-01-20T13:26:43.576-07:00AtwoodSorry about the lollybloggery. Life has been rather unnoteworthy of late. Mostly I've been doing my midwinter hibernation, watching too much TV and crafting. The next week or so should be more exciting. My birthday is on Tuesday. I'm having my party(s) next weekend (Dancing at Suburbs on Saturday about 10 and sledding on Sunday about 2 at Millwoods Park). If you read this and want to come, Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1168237794824912232007-01-07T23:29:00.000-07:002007-01-07T23:29:54.966-07:00TranscendenceLast night I went dancing with friends. One of the clubs was fun but not really comfortable. It was one those places where almost everyone on the dance floor has a drink in their hand and are just shuffling their feet in an effort to not spill. I was finding it hard to really dance in that place. It felt like everyone was staring, judging. Sometimes I revel in that, not caring that Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1168048544057991712007-01-05T18:53:00.000-07:002007-01-05T18:55:45.730-07:00GRRRR!!!!Today, while on the way to catch the bus, I discovered that I lost my bus pass. Now, this is made particularily worse because I don't lose things, I just don't. Also the fact that I only used it one day doesn't help.GRRRRR!!Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1167513591699233792006-12-30T13:52:00.000-07:002006-12-31T18:23:41.486-07:00A year in reviewThe coming new year has got me thinking about this year and what is was all about for me and I'm having problems nailing it down. I mean, nothing really big changed, no huge traumatic events, or really exciting ones, just a bunch of little things. In the long standing tradition, I'm going to make a list.2006 : a year in the life of the Rednecked RabbitI went to the U.S. for the Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1166817471104900442006-12-22T12:47:00.000-07:002006-12-22T12:57:51.916-07:00Hip BookToday has been one of those crazy, surreal days that remind me why I love my job. This morning I got to glue a hip back together. Yesterday an instructor brought in an anatomical model of a spine and pelvis to be put on Reserve with one of the hip bones broken. I told him I'd see what I could do to fix it. Where else would I get to do that?Later on, I was bring a cart of new books down Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1166257689598018262006-12-16T01:19:00.000-07:002006-12-16T01:28:10.176-07:00Random SillinessMy brother, Clay has been sending me all sorts of very silly little links. Here are a few of my favourites:The best headline everCows with GunsI also signed up for a LiveJournal account last night so I could comment on people's LJ without having to be "anonymous". The first time I used "rednecked_rabbit" but apparently that has one too many letters, leaving me as the "Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1165985160870381732006-12-12T21:41:00.000-07:002006-12-12T21:46:01.066-07:00Happy NoMoreChemo Day!Today is the 4th anniversary of my last chemo treatment.To celebrate, I talked to my boss about getting the schedule changed so my co-workers and I can have more regular schedules. It seemed like a good day to try to change a major beef in my life. Here's hoping.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1165558862864017752006-12-07T23:20:00.000-07:002006-12-07T23:21:03.833-07:00whineI know this is an old song, but I'm so tired. This shift work is going to kill me. I'm almost to the point where I'd volunteer to work the later shift all the time just so I can go to bed at the same time every night. I mean, I'd totally have to rearrange my social life and probably wouldn't get to see my friends very much but this is killing me. I love my job (most of the time, inspite of Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1165254749851024352006-12-04T10:51:00.000-07:002006-12-04T10:52:30.293-07:00TeeHee... Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1165090905047812122006-12-02T13:18:00.000-07:002006-12-02T13:21:46.013-07:00WheelsLast night on my home from work, the wheel fell off the bus. Makes you feel really safe riding public transit.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1164742062018598752006-11-28T12:21:00.000-07:002006-11-28T15:07:04.210-07:00I'll accept that challenge! (from Fingerprints...)Things I can do:Crochet andcross stitch andembroidery andknit anddraw celtic knots andsew andsing anddance like I just don't care that anyone's watching andpose for photos andtake photos anddrive andbe silly andmake pie andhost Thanksgiving andmake really good hot chocolate andfind and organize information andpick good movies andidentify many Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1164332218489841952006-11-23T18:28:00.000-07:002006-11-24T18:32:40.540-07:00Its been a long timeMy holidays came and went without much fanfare but were enjoyed and time well wasted. Things I did:went to the Museum with my dad and brother, Les. It was enjoyable as always. I thought the Lego Undersea stuff was kind of cool and the bugs, as always, were my favourite (they're great as long as everyone is in their cages and the centipedes and millipedes aren't moving).watchedRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1163279384145953402006-11-11T14:09:00.000-07:002006-11-11T14:09:44.290-07:00Wheee!!!I kinda feel like of been riding a rollercoaster the last couple of weeks. There's been some really good stuff and some not so good stuff and I've been blown around by all of it.The Stitch n' Bitch night went pretty good. Kind of sparsely attended but I think that was probably good for the first time out. It gave me a chance to iron the wrinkles out of my plans for teaching people to Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1163279345694067172006-11-11T14:08:00.000-07:002006-11-11T14:09:18.190-07:00Wheee!!!I kinda feel like of been riding a rollercoaster the last couple of weeks. There's been some really good stuff and some not so good stuff and I've been blown around by all of it.The Stitch n' Bitch night went pretty good. Kind of sparsely attended but I think that was probably good for the first time out. It gave me a chance to iron the wrinkles out of my plans for teaching people to Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1162069204902236622006-10-28T14:42:00.000-06:002006-10-28T15:00:05.196-06:00Come Stitch n' BitchThursday, November 2 - 7:30 pmMy houseIf you need to contact me, my email is deliciousmyrna[a]yahoo.ca or my phone numbers in the book (Atwood D). I'm going to teach crochet, if people are interested (if you're not sure what you might need, call or email me). Or if you have a project you're working on, bring it.I'm planning for this to be and every other week thing. If you Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1161720162641526772006-10-24T13:52:00.000-06:002006-10-24T21:08:27.683-06:00Stitching TimeThe last few weeks have been okay. Not great but okay. I'm still spending far too much time in the basement, watching TV and crocheting or beading but I've been getting a lot of Christmas presents made. Its amazing how much easier it is to finish handmade Xmas gifts in time when you decide you're going to start making them in September rather than November. I've already got over Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1161228555166313122006-10-18T21:28:00.000-06:002006-10-18T21:29:58.243-06:00SillyNow for something rather silly:The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything~VeggieTalesNarrator: "Joining Larry are Pa Grape and Mr. Lunt, who together make up the infamous gang of scalliwags, the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything!"Larry, Pa, Mr. Lunt: "We are the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything! We just stay home and lie around. And if you ask us to Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1160862004332332282006-10-14T15:29:00.000-06:002006-10-14T15:40:19.013-06:00MemeFrom Pixie's Blog:List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether or not they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but the must be songs you’re really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they’re listening to.1. Broken Heartsville / Joe Nichols2. Six Foot Town / Big & Rich3. Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1160155486124280282006-10-06T11:13:00.000-06:002006-10-06T11:24:48.236-06:00I've been having a hard time coming up with something to post about this week. My depression keeps threatening to rear its ugly head but I'm trying to fight it off. Sometimes it feels like a futile battle but I keep reminding myself that it will pass. I'll feel better sometime. In the mean time, I cuddle with my D and go out with my friends and go to work and make myself deal.Tuesday night Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1159477132328999432006-09-28T14:56:00.000-06:002006-09-28T14:58:52.663-06:00If god had wanted me to be different from how I am, he would have made me different. - Greg Payne, musician, TokyoRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1159273662051867582006-09-26T06:13:00.000-06:002006-09-26T06:27:42.553-06:00Note to SelfWhen you have to get up a completely unreasonable hour, don't have coffee at 8 pm.I've been hermitting again and not getting a lot done. I've been making all kinds of cool beaded stuff (my current craft fixation) but my house is a disaster. I miss people.Work, as always is crazy. I'm, for the moment, the senior full time person in my position. The two who've been there longer are on Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1158667079632633712006-09-19T05:46:00.000-06:002006-09-19T12:25:05.870-06:00TiresThis week has been about getting new tires on my car. See, last fall, on the first really icy evening, I took a corner too fast and slid into a curb and bent a rim. Now I know I should have had it replaced then (I can only imagine what the vibration has been doing to the front end) but I'm a procrastinator and it didn't really do too much unless you were driving the car between 80 and 90 km/Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1157683944582594522006-09-07T20:47:00.000-06:002006-09-07T20:52:39.163-06:00Grump!Today is my first shift working until 11 p.m. Mostly it blows! By the time I got to work at 3:30, felt like I'd already had a full day and I still had to put in my time a at work. Grrrrr!! The only good thing is that its totally dead. Hiopefully this will continue and we won't have to be open so late next semester.On a bright note, I'm going to get to go to Phantom tomorrow.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1157571168845131802006-09-06T13:26:00.000-06:002006-09-06T13:32:51.000-06:00Orange TreeI went to see the "Illusionist" last night with Pixie and J. It has Edward Norton and Jessica Biel in it and is about a 19th century stage magician who uses his illusions to steal the crown prince of Austria's girlfriend. Its AMAZING!! Its beautifully shot and the story is fascinating. Go see it.My Super Power works again.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1157153889216576842006-09-01T17:32:00.000-06:002006-09-01T17:38:17.803-06:00Sly Killer Dust BunniesThis week has been the quietest Registrations weeks I've seen. For the last 3 days we've all been looking for things to do. It makes me dread Tuesday; new students will have to get their ID cards sometime and I suspect may will think the first day of classes is a good time. Oh joy!On the plus side, while we were slow this week, we were able to complete shifting the Main Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1156637218479314192006-08-26T17:58:00.000-06:002006-08-27T16:27:12.190-06:00I've been on vacation. D and I went down to Lethbridge from Monday to Thursday to visit his dad. Stuff we did, a List:On our drive down we stopped in Nanton for lunch and to see their Lancaster (airplane) Museum. Nanton is a very quaint little town south of Calgary with lots of antique shops and a few cute little resturants. The museum was quite cool. They had several examples of plane nose Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1155903818731670202006-08-18T06:22:00.000-06:002006-08-18T06:23:38.913-06:00Gasp!I found my first white hair this morning...Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1155657918097962772006-08-15T09:58:00.000-06:002006-08-16T08:46:43.346-06:00Sometimes I forget how much I love the country. I went home this weekend for a going away party for my brother and cousin but it turned out to be more than that. I picked raspberries and canned them. I went canoeing on the lake with my dad. I sat around a campfire with my family, laughing and telling stories. I was surrounded by trees and weeds and bugs and water.I'm going to go back on the long Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1155097026509560932006-08-08T22:07:00.000-06:002006-08-08T22:17:24.640-06:00BusySo I ended up with both Cortney and Devon for the weekend. D and I picked them up on Friday night and my very busy weekend commenced. On Saturday we went to Star and Eric's to play and then to see "Over the Hedge," which, by the way, is a pretty good movie, not amazing, but good. Sunday we when to Heritage Days, where we wandered around through many of the pavillions, at some Ukrainian food (Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1154538182219241322006-08-02T10:52:00.000-06:002006-08-02T11:03:05.520-06:00Auntie LorienLast night Davyd and I sat down and converted my old D&D character, Lorien into Riddle of Steel. Starting on Sunday, he's going to be reviving the campaign with all the old characters and one new one. I'm quite excited about it. Lorien was my first character; these are the people I learned to game with. It should be a good time.My niece, Cortney, is also coming in for the weekend. Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1154029632608518462006-07-27T13:46:00.000-06:002006-07-27T13:47:13.016-06:00Funeral and FamilyTo update before I update, my grandma passed away early in the morning Thursday, July 20. The funeral was on Tuesday in Drayton Valley and we had a memorial on Wednesday at home in Lone Pine. I've had a lot of mixed feelings about her passing. On one hand, she was my last grandparent and the one I was closest to; I miss her. On the other, she was ill for a long time and its kindRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1153927623939179182006-07-26T09:26:00.000-06:002006-07-26T09:27:16.843-06:00If You Ruled the Land . . . by wackyweaselYour first name:How you gained your rule:Military coup, of course! They never saw it coming . . .Walked in and took the throne while they were at lunchRightful heir!!Strategic poisoning . . .Mind controlAsked for it really nicely, 'pretty please'No idea . . .Your title is:You Sexy ThangYour symbol is:the flamingo, because it's pink!You rule from:a Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1153674215551570222006-07-23T11:02:00.000-06:002006-07-23T11:03:36.010-06:00 You scored as XIII: Death. Death is probably the most well known Tarot card - and also the most misunderstood. Most Tarot novices would consider Death to be a bad card, especially given its connection with the number thirteen. In fact this card rarely indicates literal death.Without "death" there can be no change, only eventual stagnation. The "death" of the child allows for the "birth" of the Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1153346546099876832006-07-19T15:42:00.000-06:002006-07-19T16:02:26.556-06:00Ode to a RoseI found out last night that my grandma is dying. She's had Alzheimer's disease for about 15 years and she stopped being able to swallow over the weekend. Its just a matter of time now. I thought I'd grieved for her years ago. My grandma really hasn't been there for almost a decade, she didn't remember us or herself. But its hitting me pretty hard none the less.I've always said I comeRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1152806597448810072006-07-13T10:03:00.000-06:002006-07-17T13:23:32.833-06:00Ding Dong the Dress is Done!So after about 2 years, 4 temper tanrums, 10 pricked fingers and several gleeful sqeals, Pixie's dress is finished. Yay! I guess now I have to work on those bedroom curtains.This week has been full of highs and lows. On the good side, we dressed up and went to see "Pirates", where I thoroughy enjoyed myself. I also went to the Knights of the Northern Realms Tournament Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1151688421452815732006-06-30T11:12:00.000-06:002006-06-30T11:27:03.080-06:00ChameleonLife's been odd of late. I can feel my depression looming, raising its ugly head from time to time. But I'm still functioning for the most part. The worst thing has been the loneliness and the feeling that I'm losing my place in the world. Lately I can be in a group of friends and feel alone. I know much of this is self-imposed detachment. I have nothing to say, my life is boring, why Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1151007163764380442006-06-22T14:06:00.000-06:002006-06-22T14:12:53.866-06:00Mouse UpdateIt turns out that Badger is the boy. Davyd got a "good look" at him in Sunday and determined that he is most definately male. We've separted him from the girls and the babies so he's a very lonely little mouse. The babies are growing noticably each day and almost have hair. I think there are 12 babies but its really hard to count them because they're squirmy.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1150669660331007912006-06-18T16:16:00.000-06:002006-06-18T16:34:33.756-06:00There's a boy in our midst...D and I had quite the surprise this morning. One our mice had babies! There are 4 possibilities about what happened: Immaculate mouse conception. One or all of these little guys is the Mouse Messiah[s]. This seem unlikely to me but if anyone develops a halo or some other sign of divinity, I'll let you know.Absentee father. A wild mouse could have done the deed. Of Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1149827626417771412006-06-08T22:33:00.000-06:002006-06-08T22:33:46.500-06:00Crazily accurate...You Are Rowlf the DogMellow and serious, you enjoy time alone cultivating your talents.You're a cool dog, and you always present a relaxed vibe.A talented pianist, you can play almost anything - especially songs by Beethoven."My bark is worse than my bite, and my piano playing beats 'em both."The Muppet Personality TestRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1149827044139771402006-06-08T22:23:00.000-06:002006-06-08T22:25:05.956-06:00Rainy BeachesIt rained today. A nice steady shower. Usually rain bugs me but not today. It felt good. Like tiny kisses.*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*This evening I went out for supper with my brother Clayton and his friend Femke. He's leaving for Vancouver Island tomorrow to bum around the beaches and forests. Sounds like fun. The islands made me Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1149096678984601082006-05-31T11:31:00.000-06:002006-05-31T11:31:19.326-06:00Picture DressI've been taking more photos of late and wishing for a better camera. Our camera is good for what it is but its still basically a point-and-shoot. I'm remembering that I don't really like to take pictures of people; I'm not good at it and I find it unsatisfying (better to let Starlin' do that). I like to take pictures of things: flowers, trees, animals, scenery. Oh, I also discoveredRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1148240142680950482006-05-21T13:21:00.000-06:002006-05-21T13:35:43.063-06:00Counting BlessingsLife is good. I know I whine and complain about it a lot but really, its great. This week I got busy and with the help of my favourite Pixie, put up the wallpaper border in my sewing room. The border has a blue, green, white and pink tie-dyed background with pink and yellow gerbera daisies. I love it; its so me and it brightens up the room. I can hardly wait to get sewing. I Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1147912611714420992006-05-17T18:35:00.000-06:002006-05-17T18:38:27.886-06:00PicturesJeanne helped me set up a Flickr site last night. There are pictures of my corset, the LRPS dance and MayQuest if you want to have a look.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1147796788413478342006-05-16T10:17:00.000-06:002006-05-16T10:26:28.833-06:00BabesThis weekend was MayQuest and the first Sunfall Quest I played in. I went with a group of 7 other women as models and entourage doing a photo shoot in one of the Towers of Brockmore. Needless to say, it was very silly and I had a lot of fun. Jeanne and I went as Rosie and Guilda (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern), elvish models with barely a brain cell between them. Although the weekend was veryRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1147201075635208932006-05-09T12:44:00.000-06:002006-05-10T10:28:03.130-06:00Spring!When I was little Spring always meant mud and puddles. There was an old house in our yard that my brothers and I would through mud balls at after we got bored of digging canals to drain the puddles off the driveway. Sometimes the mud would be so deep my rubber boots would get stuck and in an attempt to pull it out we'd pull my foot out and fall over. Then I'd have to pull my boot out by Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1146671957713031392006-05-03T09:53:00.000-06:002006-05-04T09:58:34.166-06:00Random-ishOn Sunday I went to the LRPS dance with some girlfriends and had a blast. It was a Victorian Masquerade; the costumes were amazing and the music didn't totally suck. It was great to just go dance, although on Monday I was totally hung over. I wasn't even drinking alcohol, just dancing hard and I guess not drinking enough water. I should know by now that Gatorade is a must after such Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1145980816068352672006-04-25T09:51:00.000-06:002006-04-25T12:19:47.196-06:00Test flowersSo today's a big day. My final exam for my English class is this evening. I'm not really worried about it, I just want to be finished. As you can imagine, most of my weekend was spent immersing my brain in stories (some of which are particularly twisted) and poems (many of which are also twisted). I've enjoyed the class and fulfilled my goals for it. I wanted to find some more authorsRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1145159944005937702006-04-15T21:48:00.000-06:002006-04-15T21:59:04.203-06:00I haven't really got a lot to say right now. This week has been kind of strange and surreal and at the same awfully dull. The weekend has shaped up to be good, at least the first half has. I went to my friend's bridal shower this afternoon and ran the games. They went over well and everyone seemed to have fun. Its strange to come home again. Everything changes and nothing does. I'm so different Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1144337523521233312006-04-06T09:18:00.000-06:002006-04-06T12:16:07.726-06:00BeastiesOur next to last mouse died earlier this week, so D and I (and Jeanne incidentally) went out mouse shopping last evening. We ended up with 2 new (hopefully) girls. One is black with white markings; D has named her Mel. The other is the orange and black tabby colour of some of our old girls; I think I'm going to call her Little Miss. Mel is jumpy and climby and very active. Little Miss is Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1143824357485579632006-03-31T09:53:00.000-07:002006-03-31T13:00:44.830-07:00mi lik slepThis week, I've been very sleep deprived. Not for any really good reason. I mean, yes I've had to be up at about 5:15 but I didn't really have any good reason to stay up until 11 or 12 other than there are just so many things to do that are more fun than sleep. Someone needs to figure out a way to make sleep fun and exciting, then maybe I'd be more motivated to get more.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1143429140707425832006-03-26T20:12:00.000-07:002006-03-27T09:50:07.226-07:00AccomplishedSo I actually accomplished things this weekend. A list:cleaned the fish tankcleaned the mouse cages and changed the configuration of the cagewashed stacks of dishescookedcleaned the bathroomsfinished my embroidery picturehung out with friendssummarized a chapter from "Enduring Love" for my classRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1143231863046571522006-03-24T13:16:00.000-07:002006-03-24T13:24:23.340-07:00Potion #4I've been watching a lot of TV lately, mostly movies and stuff on DVD. It started as a way of coping with my depression. I was finding having to be nice to people at work very draining and by the time I got home, being at all social was out of the question. I'd hide in the basement and embroider and watch and just be alone. Now its become a habit. I'm feeling a lot better lately but am Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1142709273292552372006-03-18T12:10:00.000-07:002006-03-18T12:14:33.483-07:00Snow : A RantOn my way to work today, I realised something. There are two types of winter drivers who make me crazy. They are:The Moron with a 4x4. This person thinks he or she owns the road and insists on driving at unsafe speeds.The Git who doesn't realise their car had more gears than Drive. This person also tends to push on the gas too hard and spin their tires and swerve all over the road.WeRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1142008091652336302006-03-10T09:23:00.000-07:002006-03-14T15:34:00.000-07:00Hugo the Human Cannon BallMy dad took us to the circus Friday night. I hadn't been to the circus since I was about 12. We used to go to the one in the arena in Barrhead most summers. I even got to ride on an elephant a couple of times. I just love the lights and the crowd and the excitement.We got seats 3 rows from the front across from the third ring. We had an excellent view of the hola-hooper Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1141749092173530632006-03-07T09:19:00.000-07:002006-03-07T14:44:51.190-07:00VactionI'm back from vacation. I didn't actually go anywhere but I did get to sleep in every day. The plan had been to paint my sewing room. I've been meaning to do it since we moved in over a year ago but hadn't gotten around to it yet. I left all my books in the books in boxes because there's no point in unpacking twice. However, I didn't actually get started on the room until Wednesday eveningRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1140823910786922052006-02-24T16:30:00.000-07:002006-02-24T18:35:48.776-07:00Lemming...Spellsword62% Combativeness, 23% Sneakiness, 61% Intellect, 30% Spirituality Aggressive, but with the brains to back it up: You are a Spellsword!Score! You have a prestige class. A prestige class can only be taken after you’ve fulfilled certain requirements. This may mean that you're an exceptionally talented person, but it probably doesn't.Spellswords combine arcane might with combat Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1140557562831662452006-02-21T14:11:00.000-07:002006-02-21T14:32:43.156-07:00YoakamThe Dwight Yoakam concert was fantastic. He didn't talk very much, just played the music. I'm thoroughly amazed at the variety of music he plays, everything from traditional bluegrass to western swing to rock-a-billy to country rock to traditional country and western. He comes across as very humble which you don't often see in someone who's been famous for 20 years.Here's one of my Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1140132461124126832006-02-16T16:20:00.000-07:002006-02-16T16:27:54.996-07:00Brrrr...Its cold today.I was just thinking about when I was little, we used to have taboggan parties for my birthday. The year I turned 4, Mom planned such a party but the day turned out to be too cold. Like, -30 cold. There was no way she was going to send a dozen pre-schoolers out in that so she came up with another activity. Baking cookies. Ginger snaps as I recall, the ones you roll in sugar.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1139414103709731052006-02-08T08:49:00.000-07:002006-02-08T08:55:04.000-07:00Beautiful DayGreat Big Sea was shiny. I had been a bit worried about it being in the Winspeare (last time we were there the crowd was totally dead). But it would seem the audience was a higher percentage of GBS fans than regular Winspeare goers. Davyd did end up being well enough to come (Yay!). The first half of the show was more accoustic and traditional but after the intermission they brought Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1139329814404594062006-02-07T09:17:00.000-07:002006-02-07T09:30:14.770-07:00HopeIts been a week from hell. This morning I watched my bus drive by from across the street. Davyd is sick with the flu. If you haven't heard Davyd's other news, email me. I'm tired and cranky and depressed and trying really hard to be pleasant to people (its one of the things they pay me for). I have an essay hanging over my head like some big black thunder cloud.But there are bright points. D Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1138140246000597832006-01-24T15:03:00.000-07:002006-01-25T13:47:38.650-07:00I'm another year older...My birthday weekend was great. Friday afternoon I made a cake but when I tried to take it out of the pan it crumbled so I made Black Forest Trifle instead; it was a hit. Star and I went to see the second Underworld movie that night as well. I enjoyed it. Its not high art or anything but it is entertaining (gory and a bit graphic) but good. By the way, you don't need to Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1136572099775357752006-01-06T11:21:00.000-07:002006-01-06T13:17:59.676-07:00I've been trying to come up with the words to describe my holiday season and they won't come. I've started this post several times and erased it because it doesn't do the time justice. Perhaps a list will work better.My 2005 Holiday Season by Myrna AtwoodI spent time with lots of friends I don't see enough. Kristal and I only live a (relativily) short distance apart but we never manage to get Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1135360615836209912005-12-23T10:36:00.000-07:002005-12-23T10:56:56.170-07:00Redneck ChristmasSo, this'll probably be the last time I get to post before the New Year, so Happy Christmas and Merry New Year and Jolly Winter Festival and Cheerful Yule (I know I'm late but whatever) and all that. I'm really looking forward to spending time with friends and family.I remember when I was little, Christmas was always so magical. There was the enormous Christmas tree (really its Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1135110366088526082005-12-20T13:09:00.000-07:002005-12-20T13:26:06.710-07:00How oddSo last night while Davyd was teaching one of his new Dragonlance players the TROS system, I decided to paint my face. Just cuz. I have these watercolour pencils that make decent, although not great, face paint. Their good because they are water based and so wash off easily and don't add any extra oil to my skin; the pencil format is also helpful for my paintbrush-impaired hand. There is Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1134439746477530502005-12-12T19:02:00.000-07:002005-12-12T19:09:11.300-07:00Happy NoMoreChemo Day!Well, its been 3 years since I had my last chemo treatment. Let today be about celebrating life.Kiss someone you loveSnuggle a babyDance around in the windCook and eat and enjoy a good mealPlay with a childPlay like a childMake loveSmile at a strangerIntroduce yourself to a strangerCall your motherLaughMake peace with an enemyLive today.Anyone else have any ideas? Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1133888191628923112005-12-06T09:46:00.000-07:002005-12-06T09:56:31.636-07:00The Cursed Essays is DoneLet there be rejoicing. I've already started to prepare for my next one. Its not due until the middle of February but if I start now, maybe it won't be so bad.While sitting here at my desk, I've realised that there is a very real possibility that I could be crushed by the growing stack of books needing to be repaired. If it happens, Star can have my Fluvogs, Jeanne - my Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1133213381465789622005-11-28T14:20:00.000-07:002005-11-28T14:29:41.483-07:00Being sick sucks.I did however get a bunch done on my Silas Marner essay that has been haunting me. Mostly I'm having a hardtime being motivated to right the damn thing. Because really, am I going to have anything new to say about the book? I don't think so. I'm remembering why I disliked English when I was in high school. I like reading the works and discussing them but writing about them is Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1132006310052252452005-11-14T15:01:00.000-07:002005-11-14T15:11:50.063-07:00SwingOn Friday, Depression struck with a vengeance. I was having mood swings at about five minute intervals, moving from lethargy to crying to raging to giggling. By the end of the day my skin was crawling and I couldn't stand to be touched. Being breathed on or wearing a sweater just about drove me over the bend. I was just too overstimulated.My depression doesn't usually make me that crazy. It Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1131642595336950282005-11-10T10:07:00.000-07:002005-11-10T10:10:08.026-07:00Geeks of the World, Unite!Yesterday at work while the desk was quiet:Me: If I bring my book repair up here its going to be like castings summon customers.My co-worker just looked at me like I'd lost my mind.I'm such a geek. :)Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1131484917956158482005-11-08T14:03:00.000-07:002005-11-08T14:21:57.970-07:00Normal and MomSo the test came back normal. Yay and groan. On the one hand, yay it probably not something major. On the other, we're still not sure why I'm nauseous all the time.Hanging out with Mom was cool. Its always great to hear all the gossip from home. I got to explain to her what a succubus is and hear about Devon's allergist appointment and all the fall out from that. Its really neat to Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1131136163823962442005-11-04T13:24:00.000-07:002005-11-04T15:46:15.143-07:00TestsAs some of you already know I've been having "tests" again. I've been feeling generally unwell for months; really tired and nauseous. My new doctor has been really good and taken it seriously and ordered tests. I'm going to get my results on Monday; Mom is coming with me.My beef is the emotional trauma that comes along every time I have tests. I'm so scared the Hodgkins is going to come backRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1131135829876184832005-11-04T13:22:00.000-07:002005-11-04T13:23:49.886-07:00This surreal moment brought to you by...My Co-worker: [Hack, Sputter, Cough!]Me: Hairball?She: No, pocket lint.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1130783466643154532005-10-31T17:03:00.000-07:002005-10-31T17:03:18.943-07:00Adventures with MyrnaOn Friday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, my mom phoned me at work. She was supposed to help dad move a building on Saturday but was called into work for an overtime shift and was wondering if I would be willing to come out and drive pilot truck. I reluctantly agreed and we arranged to meet bright and early in the morning. Dad wanted to be "on the road by dawn." I said, "Okay, Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1130117240203779832005-10-23T19:26:00.000-06:002005-10-23T19:27:20.210-06:00FunnyMy friend Charity sent this to me. Try it. 1.) go to www.google.com2.) type in "failure" without the quotes3.) press the I'm feeling lucky button (instead of the google search one)4). Laugh5) repostHurry, before the good folks at google "fix" this....Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1129577428331637812005-10-17T13:24:00.000-06:002005-10-17T16:21:43.216-06:00Feeling Random...Friday night while I was at Star's, we discovered a magic soap bubble. It floated around the kitchen several times before escaping into the living room and out the patio door. It made me smile.My paper is mostly finished. I still have to write an introduction and conclusion (at least something more than the thesis and the reiteration of the thesis). Other than that I'm fairly Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1129132850081247182005-10-13T09:57:00.000-06:002005-10-13T10:00:44.220-06:00I'm back at work. Actually I was back Tuesday but I haven't had time to post. My vacation was good. Here's of a list of things I did:Visited my parents and other family (twice)Unscrewed screws with a cordless drill. Oh the POWER!Made pickled beets, including harvesting themHelped wash windows at Grandma's houseMade Thanksgiving dinner for my in-lawsPlayed lots of video gamesRead a bookCleaned my Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1128014838461165162005-09-29T11:15:00.000-06:002005-09-29T11:27:18.466-06:00Change of PlansSo, it turns out I'm not going to Regina. Dad hasn't had a chance to thoroughly check over Amber's car so there's no point in taking it down to her.The reason Dad hasn't looked at the car is that he won a bid on a for building to put on the acreage so he's making preparations for moving it. The building is going to be a cabin for visitors to stay in. I'm kind of excited about it (Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1127775010686386262005-09-26T16:32:00.000-06:002005-09-26T16:50:10.693-06:00I AM a HandywomanOn Saturday morning, I was sitting reading and I heard this noise. It was the faint sound of running water. The downstairs toilet was running continuously, GRRR! I could just see our water bill taking off like a rocket. In taking the cover off the tank, I discovered an unfamiliar territory. Growing up we had a "jiggle the handle" one and the chain was continually coming off the Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1127518511595711622005-09-23T17:34:00.000-06:002005-09-23T17:35:11.610-06:00Oh and Davyd sent me this link. I thought it was funny / sweet.http://devilspanties.keenspot.com/d/20050214.htmlRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1127497055752995822005-09-23T11:33:00.000-06:002005-09-23T14:30:14.633-06:00Next weekend I'm going to Regina with my mom to deliver a car to my eldest niece, Amber. She's 17 (which just seems so wrong to me. She was supposed to stay about 10 forever). Amber was the first baby I ever had anything to do with. She was this cute little blue-eyed redhead who screamed all the time. Anyway, it made an impression. For a long time I was't so sure I really wanted to have kids, at Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1127440755719553762005-09-22T19:58:00.000-06:002005-09-22T19:59:15.723-06:00Its so beautiful outside this time of year. Its sunny but not too hot, there's perfect kite wind, the trees are lovely colours. It makes me happy.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1126277823683181922005-09-09T08:53:00.000-06:002005-09-09T11:28:13.060-06:00Work continues to be crazy, but it is slowing to harried rather than completely insane. I've spent most if it running on caffeine and trying to stay hydrated (not a particularly great combination). I've not been sleeping well and explaining about photo ID cards really dehydrates a person. But its actually not been that bad. The days go by quickly and the week has flew by.My class this week was Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1125509295479458082005-08-31T11:21:00.000-06:002005-08-31T14:23:57.820-06:00Just thinkingWork has been totally nutty the last couple of days. Its Registration Week and we're the people who make photo ids for the students. Thankfully we've finally got some useful handouts so I don't have to give each student a 3 minute spiel about how the card works. When I went home yesterday, I actually still felt like talking and was completely parched; it was amazing! Today I'm in theRednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1124989617222103032005-08-25T11:03:00.000-06:002005-08-25T11:06:57.226-06:00I'm a student... againAbout a week ago, I decided I wanted to take English 101 at the place where I work. I can take classes at a reduced cost because I'm an employee. I hadn't take advantage of it yet and really wanted too.Anyway, I've jumped through all the hoops and was able to register for the class yesterday. It will be Tuesday evenings from September through April.I'm excited about it.Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973933.post-1124744276699558642005-08-23T17:20:00.000-06:002005-08-23T17:23:47.516-06:00A Mouse UpdateI realize that many of my readers will have heard most of this already but I'm recording it for posterity and really, there's not much else going on in my life.My mice have been dropping like flies over the last 6 months. It comes from them being about the same age and that age being on the upper end of a mouse's lifespan. The most resent deaths have been on opposite ends of the Rednecked Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629950844576474577noreply@blogger.com0