More pics

Here's a sunrise, a moonrise, and a javalina. Just another day in paradise.

Foot Poser

I took a picture of my beautiful new French Tip manicure and noticed that my foot somehow got in the picture and actually posed. That gives me a somewhat creepy feeling.

Another night in Paradise

I've been waiting for another great sunset and tonight was my night!

I hate Sunday night

Why is it that I am asleep at 9 PM on Friday and Saturday night and up until the wee hours on Sunday night? C'mon! I need to get to sleep! I have to get up at freaking 6 o'clock in the morning! Sleep! Dang it! I need to get to SLEEP! Oh, I gotta get the laundry out of the dryer before it wrinkles. Geez, I should iron those pants. And, I better floss BEFORE I get to sleep. Gotta 'go' anyway. Yuck, there's stuff on the mirror - where did I put that windex? Under the sink in the kitchen. Yikes, I better tie up that trash bag, but before I do there's stuff on the counter to clean up. Hey, why don't I make lunch for tomorrow instead of spending another $10 at Burger King (extra large diet coke). Oh, I better put those diet cokes in the fridge. Wow, there's no room in here - I could straighten that up a bit. Good grief, the bottom shelf in here is sticky, I'll just clean that up a bit. Wow, the stove is sticky too - where's that windex again. Whew, now I can sleep. Oops, I forgot to put that coffee cup in the dishwasher - hey might as well turn that on - ohh, boy, the cupboard under the sink where the dishwashing detergent is, is in disarray - and I need more paper towels. I think I'll make a grocery list so I don't spend so much money at the store. I better check my bank balance online. Oh, here's my 'spending report' -- holy Jaysus! $572 at Albertson's and Walgreens? Alright, I HAVE to get a handle on this spending thing. It's because my entire life is out of control. I know, I'll look up weight watchers to see how to get into control again. Was I ever in control? No, but I was thin once. That's it, if I get thin, I won't spend so much money anymore - Suze Orman says so. Suze Orman. What does she say about retiring at age 62? Doesn't she say you should take your social security at 62 instead of 66? Let me look up the social security webpage and see how much money I'd take home at 62 vs 66. Hey! Maybe I could get a job with the state and have BOTH monthly checks coming in. Let me look up the state website and see how much that would amount to! Yikes, not much. What the hell am I GOING TO DO???? I know, Match dot com. I'll find a husband! Oy - they all look the same -- remember -- Harley riders looking for 23 year olds. What about this retired professor who grows organic vegetables and is 5 foot 1? Would that look strange? Never mind! I can make it on my own! What do I have to show for my life? Okay, I have two great kids. But am I burden to them? I don't want to be a burden - I wish I had a house with a pool where they could come and bring grandkids. Will I ever have grandkids? I wonder how Miranda is doing with her little one? Sue is so lucky to have a grandchild. And she has a husband. But she works too hard. Holly doesn't have to work, and she is going to be a grandma. I wonder if they like Virginia. I hope Dad and Mary are doing okay what with those tornados. God, the global warming thing - what the heck is going on with that? Arizona hotter? How could that ever happen? Maybe it'll be 135 like in Iraq. Oh, poor Debi with her son dying over there. I should call her. I can't believe her sister's son died too. I should call her, too. Do I have enough friends? I should call Jeannie, and Becky. I'm going to the big Rodeo thing with Linda on Saturday. They said it was a Western theme - no kidding - should I wear jeans? Should I do a liquid diet this week so I can fit into them? Or maybe I should wear regular going out clothes - I wonder what Linda will wear. I wonder who else will be there. I wish I'd thought to order vegetarian for Linda who doesn't eat meat. What if they can't substitute? Should I call her to warn her? Maybe she won't want to go, then I'll have to find someone else. I wonder if Jeff will be coming to Tucson in his new car this week. I hope he drives carefully. I hope Lindsay gets her tail-light fixed. Wasn't it good that the young cop only gave her a warning when he stopped her for the broken tail-light? I hope the cops are around when you REALLY need them. What was that noise? There's too much crime here - too much meth epidemic. That reminds me, I have to talk to Kate tomorrow about how that program is doing. Kate is so tired of this administrative work, but I love it. I hope Kate doesn't change her mind about going to Ireland in July. I hope we can coordinate it with Lindsay's trip to Ireland so we can all hang out together. Where did I put my passport? I already went looking all over this place for it - I must have thrown it out.....I should order a replacement right away with all these changes about going over the border to Mexico or Canada and needing a passport. Okay, I'll put that on my list of things to do tomorrow. Tomorrow? It's ALREADY tomorrow. I have to get to SLEEP! Oh, lord, I am exhausted.

Can this be Arizona??

Here are the pictures from this morning's snowfall. When I woke up this morning, I do what I always do -- look out the window -- it's always so beautiful seeing the sun coming up over the mountains. But, all I could see was white! I could not make sense of it -- was it snow? fog? Well, it was both. Here are a few photos.

Winter in the Old Pueblo

I actually saw the snow falling, and at almost 11 PM went out in my jammies and slippers to snap these photos just outside my front door. How exciting! On the news they said the airport may be closing, schools might be closed and we have to be extra special careful driving to work in the morning. Maybe they'll shut down the whole city!

Got 'im!

I THOUGHT I was relaxed tonight -- got home from work, had a leisurely piece of toast and diet coke, changed into my jammies and wrapped up in a nice warm blanket in front of the TV in my new Lay-Z-Boy (ooooo it's so cold outside). All of a sudden I looked down at the carpet and near my big right toe is a huge, ugly looking SPIDER!
This is not the first time I have found critters in my apartment. There has been a menagerie of species who have taken up residence. Usually, though, I can SENSE a spider before I see it (I am NOT kidding).
Well, I jumped up, grabbed my shoe and violently smashed that bad boy BAM BAM BAM!!! I took the shoe (gingerly) to the sink to wash the spider guts and all down the garbage disposal (can you tell this is routine now?) and to my horror, discovered I had killed a feather.