Under The Weather

The good news is we got the permit to go ahead and have the shed put on our lot next door.  We have to stay five feet away from the lot line but it will be under the mercury vapor light we have in our backyard.  

The bad news is I have not been feeling well the past few days.  And the antibiotic the doctor has me on (one more day to go) makes me nauseous at times not to mention being lightheaded, which are both side effects of the pill.

The weather still hasn't gotten much better but it looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel in a few days.  

I have no idea if any of my readers are followers of NASCAR, but when I set this blog up it was to write about my favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.  For the past couple of years, well a lot more than just a couple, he has not been doing all that well.  This year, however, is a different story.  Things are looking up and hopefully he will win a race or two before the season is over at the end of November.  He finished second in Saturday night's race and is now five points out of first place for the championship run.

Till next time...

I'm Half German, Don't Mess With Me

Since we bought the Harley we also need something to put it in.  For now it is crammed in our one-car garage with my '97 Mustang.  It works, but is not feasible.

We are having a mini barn shed (similar to the one above) being built as we speak.  We wanted to put it alongside the garage wall of our rancher.  I have a flower bed there and we had already dug out the hostas and put them in a new bed along our little shed behind the house.

Our township needs a permit for every little thing...I guess they are afraid they will miss out on something they want to be taxed.  This shed will not be permanent; therefore, it will not be taxed and that is why we went ahead and ordered one without consulting the township before getting a permit.

Husband went to the township Monday morning to get the permit.  Our land covers a little under three acres.  It is split into two separate lots.  One has our house, a small shed, and the large barn-type building we built back in the 90's.  Our lot next door has nothing but a few trees on it. 

The township informed my husband that all owners are only allowed their main dwelling and two other buildings on their property according to the acreage we have.  When my husband told me that, I immediately said, Put it on the lot next door.  He liked that idea.  So he called the township back and told the girl in charge what he wanted to do, but the head honcho of the zoning board was in Jamaica and wouldn't be back until the next day.

If they turn us down and do not allow the shed to be put on our lot next door, we will have to cancel the shed being built.  I have no idea what happens to the hundreds of dollars we put down on it already but someone is going to have a lot of explaining to do. The other alternative is applying for a variance.  I have seen how our township works when it comes to granting variances:  slow and backwards...and the variance would cost us an additional $750.00.  Ouch!

I can understand if our property was small, then there would be crowding and people would get out of hand as to how many buildings they have.  But our property is huge.  Both lots across the front are 230 ft. total and the depth is 543 ft. so what they are saying doesn't make sense.

I am so angry right now I could spit...

Short And Sweet

Nothing happening over the past couple days but we did celebrate our 22nd anniversary by going out to eat Saturday evening.  We have been doing that every year and it's nice to have that to look forward to; however, with each passing year it seems as if the anniversaries are getting closer and closer.

We are in the midst of nothing but rain and more rain and it is causing dampness in the house and in my bones.  Had to turn one of the infrared heaters back on which is something I had hoped would not be needed till it gets cold again.  The one good thing about this rain, other than we needed it, is that I don't have to water the hostas we just transplanted.  Once we moved them, the outside cats thought we made them a new bathroom, so we had to put rocks amongst the plants.  Darn cats.

On Sunday, Dale Jr. started the race in 7th and finished in 7th.  He was running up front for the entire race and was in 3rd for awhile.  Martin Truex Jr. led most of the race but was swept aside by Denny Hamlin who went on to win with only a few laps left.  That did not make me happy at all.  The race was at the Kansas track and it was boring.  I look forward to each race with such enthusiasm but once it gets started and nothing happens, such as cars passing other cars, I get bored and take naps.  Hopefully this weekend's race at Richmond on Saturday night will keep me awake.

And that's all I have going right now.  Boring, boring, boring...

Back To Normal For Now

I restored back to the old interface by clicking on the gear and clicking on the drop down menu.  They are saying changes are coming in April (we are more than halfway through April), and I am wondering what happens if we don't do anything and April is long gone.  Will my blog explode?

I don't like to be told what to do.  Blogger wants us to download Google Chrome and then we won't have problems.  The last time I checked I was still living in the US.  Who are they to tell us what browser to use?  

I currently have Internet Explorer and Mozilla FireFox as my browsers.  I do not "Google,"  I "Bing."  I try to stay away from Google for several reasons.  

Moving on to other topics:

We are having beautiful weather finally.  A few days ago it was almost 90 degrees, we came one degree short of that but we did tie a record for that day at 89.  Today it is absolutely gorgeous outside with 75 degree weather.  (I wish I had that little circle to denote degree instead of having to spell it out all the time.)

Our four cats are all doing well, with the two youngest getting into the most trouble.  There were several litters born outside with one of them being born right in the greenhouse.  After two days of the hustle bustle that was going on, momma moved them elsewhere.  I know where she moved them but I haven't checked on them since so she could have moved them again.  The others are way out back of our property tucked away till their mommas decide to bring them up to the house.

I still haven't ridden on the Harley yet but that day is coming.  Each time we were going to go somewhere the weather was nasty so we took the truck instead.  Now that it is warmer we can plan to ride. 

Until next time...

Blogger Hijacked Me

I was all ready to put up something new on here when I spied a little tag that said I should update.  I made the mistake of clicking on it.  Good Lord, it told me my browser no longer supported Blogger and it wouldn't work, probably.  Well, they were right.  I never learn.  The fact that they said something new was coming in April is what drew me into their sticky web.  Stupid, stupid me.

Luckily this is working with my Firefox browser.  The notice also told me I could download Chrome and then things would be OK.  I had Chrome once before and didn't like it.  Also, I need to keep Internet Explorer for obvious reasons.  I don't want three browsers. 

When this all took place it was like watching my life flash before my eyes.  I felt like I had lost contact with the outside world and I would no longer be able to post anything.  I felt like my readers (what few I have) would think something happened to me.  And I am not liking this one bit.  

I sincerely hope this new fan-dangled thing is going to work and not give me any problems now or in the future.  I do not like change.  I do not believe in messing with something that has been working.  It's just not my nature.  The devil made me click on that update button.  See what happens when you jump into the den of iniquity?  

I always have to learn my lesson the hard way...

The Easter Bunny Is Gone

When last seen he was being escorted out of town by the greyhound posse.

Also gone is most of the ham, the green beans, the mashed yams, and the lettuce with hot bacon dressing. And let's not forget the cherry crumb pie.

I hope your Easter was as yummy as ours.

The Easter Bunny Is Coming

Easter was always a big deal when my parents were still around.  We used to spend the entire day with them.  I would buy Mom a different flower every year and I would also get them an Easter card.  Good times.

My brother and his wife and family as well as my sister and her family (she divorced and never remarried) would gather at the dining room table and we would have a magnificent feast.  Of course, those days are long gone.  Both my parents have been gone now for over eight years.  My sister has since moved to California and my brother forgot he has a sister living here in the same state.

My daughter will be coming to visit the day before Easter.  She has not seen our trike yet and she is also anxious to visit with our cats...especially the kitten, Eli.

What's left?  My husband and four cats...and we will be celebrating Easter in our own little way just like we have been doing for the past years.  I always loved Easter.  It's a wonderful reawakening of the spirit and I especially love that it arrives in the Spring (my favorite season of all).  It is also the reason why our wedding anniversary is in April.

This year it will be my husband and myself on Easter Day, and at first I was only going to make some ham slices and a few trimmings.  We went to the grocery store today and there were these brown sugar hams that were so tempting we just couldn't pass them up at $1.49 a pound.  And once again I will be making a ham for Easter.  I can smell it already.  

At this time, I would like to extend to all my readers my wish for a Happy Easter...and don't eat too much candy.