Well after a month off hubby is back to work Now after 36 years with the FAA he's working for a private company at Castle Tower. It used to be an Air Force tower and now its private and it's a training airport for foregin pilots. the oversea's job offer came a few hours after he accepted the job at Castle. Its an hour drive but a straight shot down 99. He seems tobe ok with it. All regular hours no mids. Right now he's working 9 to 5. It's nice to have the house to my self again. It just lets me know that I have al ot of work to do for when he really retires. I need more patience and understanding. Well I have a couple of years to work on that.
 Last weekend my friend Cathey (tatoo Cathey there are so meny Catheys) and I went to LambTown USA in Dixon. What a very nice festival. It was all about lamb. wool. spinning, dog triles and shearing. Just alot of fun. the weather was brillant,not to hot. Didn't go crazy buying rovings as I am still trying to get the hang of spinning. Just a great time. 
  Went and saw Batman, boy what a dark movie that was. Can't waite for the Mummy movie and I think I'll try to see X files.

  What more can I say. It has not been as bad as I first thought it would be. He's been home a week so far and he's still alive. I have had to fill him in on what we have done for the past 9 years in the mornings; such as no TV until the paper is read. I like it quiet in the am right after I've gotten up so he's been very good with that. Until today when he went off on some article he read in the paper. He was off to email Diane Finestein(sp) and h's still on a tear. As most of my friends know I can now use this to wind him up when I want a good laugh. Just like the Commies. He's been trying to stay out of my was during the day and as I haven't felt like doing anything anyway it hasn't mattered. It's a total adjustment for me as my day has really changed. Oh well  this to shall pass.
  Looks like he'll take a job at Castle Air Strip (used to be Castle Air Force Base) in Atwater. 
  Starting to get tomato's and they are so sweet. The cherrys are wonderful. And with this week of very hot weather it should really get things ripening. 
  Painted the kitchen last week and now have decied to paint the upper rim above the cabinets. Lived with it for a week and think it really needs to be done. It's pumpkin and it is so yummy I can hardly stand it. I love the color. 
  Kitties are all well and causing the usal havoc.  
 

  Well last night Lindsay and I planted all of my tomato's. I went abit over bord and planted 8 plants. All different kinds. We even planted a pepper for bob. It was kind of a job to find places in the sun for them as the yard has exploded. All the roses are really happy and have gone wild. It looks like the Engilsh garden I wanted. Last  year I planted Naked Ladys and I'm hoping that they will come up. My friend Sue has them in here yard and they always look so neat. 
  Lindsay has been here for a few weeks. She lost her mom to cancer. Thankfully she was ready to go (her mom) and was very spiritual about it. She went quickly and Lindsay said it wasn't too bad. She went down to New Mexico to care for her and was able to be with her throught out it all. Her mom Ann who I was fortunate to meet was loved my meny meny people and touched even more. She was a very trippy lady. Lindsay is doing well and is off to New Zealand in a few weeks to see about a job. 
  Bob is set to retire and he's having some shaky moments. After working for 32 years it must be scary. I remember when I stoped working. It was hard to get used to it. But for me it didn't  take long. He's looking into doing some work overseas for a year or so. But we'll see. Breezy would miss him.
  We have a new kitty. Snuffy. Well she is actually Lindsays kitty but I get to keep her. She is a hoot. She's black and white and has white whiskers and for this house that's quite a change. She fits right in and gives as good as she gets. The girls have gotten used to her and she and Fogg are fast friends, Poor Dorr has been so traumatized by Lindsays dogs ( who are very well behaved) that we only see her at night after every one has gone to bed. Lindsay is moving to her camper today so Dorr will have the house back.
   

whats on the needles: catnip kitty toys for a Ravelry swap

  What a grand day. It's really nice to have things starting to get back to normal. Dick and Marilyn came for dinner. It's tradition. Either we go to them or they come to us. I did cornbeef and all the fixings. This year I tried a new way of fixing soda bread and I think I like my old recipe. Next time I won't add wheat flour. Oh well live and learn, so much for trying to be more healthy.
  Lindsay's still in New Mexico with her mom. She has good days and bad. As does Lindsay. It has to be incredibly hard to watch some one you love pass away before you. They say it's not going to be very long.  
  Bob's on the retirement count down. Only 3 more months. Then what am I going to do? After all of these years with him working nights I'm going to have to change. No more cleaning the bath rooms at 10pm. Oh well it will be nice to finely have the bed made during the day. 
  I'm going to Kathy's (K2) to work on the mosaic tomorrow. We're plugging right along. I'm working on the portrait of Guy. It's turning out really good. I'll post photos
 I'm making all kinds of mistakes so I'd best go to bed. More later.

  Why is it that when you get a cold you become miserable? Well at least I do. What I thought was post nasal drip sore throat became the real thing attached to a cold. I've been asking my self why did I get this and i think that I worked myself up to. 
  After such a nice day last Thursday I some how knew it wasn't going to last and Saturday all of the animals decided that they were going to have a say. Every one, except the babies, either pucked or peed and at midnight when I was on my way to bed, Guy decide that he was going to pee on my beautiful down comforter. Well I tried to stuff it into the washing machine, because if it's not nailed down I'll wash it, and made a pretty big mess. Because it was so late I took it and put it into the bath tub to be del ted with later. Sunday I took the day off, but come Monday I had to address to problem. It was beginning to smell. 
  i decided to try and wash it in the tub. Well it worked out really well outside of me getting really wet. I got it back into my washer and ran it through the spinn a few times and it was pretty dry. Then I took it down to the laundry matt and dried it in one of the big dryers. It is so nice and clean now that I guess I have Guy to thank for my clean comforter. So may be thats how I got a cold? Who knows. Better this week as next. Thanksgiving and all.   
  We have our Willy bird on order. Can't waite. More about Willy later. 
  Well time for more airborne.

   Yesterday as a whole was quite nice. I got to sleep in as it was my husband's day off and that's what we do on a day off.  Got to go to lunch and we even took the puppy with us. She was a very good girl and slepted in the car while we ate. Came home put everything away even had time for a cup of tea before I went to the Chriopract. office and then to knitting. Like I said all in all a very good day.
   Then I came home.  The house was in one piece, which is always in question when I leave my husband and the dog and the three cats( two of which were born in the year of the Monkey) alone. It's only been resently that I have been aware of issues I have with control. Who would have guessed? Anyway we had planned to start watching Farscape from the start , cause my husband hasn't seen it all. I was going to fix hot coco. But first I checked on the babies in the garage. Well they had made a mess in their cage and I went to clean it out. I took the tray out to clean and then lifted the whole thing, kitties as well over. I didn't realise that they are still small enough to fall through the bottom of the cage. One stayed in, the other made the mad dash to freedom. 
  Now what do I do? There are alot of places to hide in my garage.I went and told hubby that coco would be a bit late. Thought for abit and after several unsuccessful atemps it was the Sardines and sister eating the sardines that finely worked. With the kitties all rounded up and but to bed I was finely able to drink coco and watch Farscape.
  After one episode hubby went to sleep and I got to watch another one with Guy( the outside kitty). A very good day indeed. 
  As you can tell I'm abit overrun with kitties now. I'm convinced that the babies will find a wonderful home by the end othe the month.  


What's on the needles?
  A kitty bed that's going to be felted and the second Saturday sock