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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Snow an' Sadie Mae

Ok, here's the deal. I got on the internet yesterday an' order that tow bar bracket. Along with the wiring kit. My god, I done spend enough $$$$$ to go all the ways to California an' back. Did you know Amazon is charg'n sales tax now? Dirty bastards. What a bummer. Anyways, estimated day of arrival is Wednesday instead of Friday or Tuesday of next week. How they do that?
Not that it really matters what day it gets here, the weather determines the day of installation. An' that ain't look'n good neither.

I seen many winters in my lifetime an' this is by far NOT the worstest I seen.

I 'member when I was just a tyke in the first grade, us kids had to walk 3 1/2 mile to school in bout two feets of fresh fallen snow. "Moms" would dress me up in a bright red snow suit. Funny how after all these years, I can still remember that red snow suit. We would take off across the yard an' then through the corn field an' come out where the road meet up with the little creek. Short cut ya know. Onest we hit the road, we followed it for bout half a mile or so where we cut off across the neighbors farms an' come out right across the road from the school house. We was froze half to death by the time we get there. For a six year old, this was a adventure. Then that teacher would make us boys stick our hands in a bucket of cold water to thaw 'em out....something bout hot water would make our fingers fall slap off. Yes I believed that kind of stuff. I also believed in trolls up under bridges, fire eat'n dragons an' the devil what stick his pitchfork in little boys. Thanks older boys, I lived half my life in fear.

At six year old, I weren't very tall. Probly somewheres bout 3 1/2 feets....or less. Fall down in a snow drift, Billy Bob is gone.....pooof, just like that. Nuttin stick'n out but a head, leg or arm. In that first year of walk'n to school, I was lost in snow drifts, stinged by a herd of yellerjackets, fall out pear an' apple trees, chase by frick'n cows, fall in the creek a couple time......you know what I'm talk'n bout.
So no, this winter is not all that bad. Of course I don't live in Missouri no more.

Sadie Mae follow me all over the animal shelter yard. I sit down to look over all them little abandoned dogs an' there was Sadie Mae sit'n right next to me wag'n her tail. I chose her out of bout 40 other little dogs, even though she was a she. Never have me a she dog before. I do all the paper work an' stuff an' throws Sadie Mae in the front seat. She all excitis an' stuff. Get back to "el Rancho Abraham" an' turn her loose. All over the yard she go....run'n an' jump'n. Then I brews me up some coffee, sit down in my easy chair to sip up a cup. Sadie Mae sit'n right under my ass in that easy chair. That where she been for the last 9 years. She don't do nuttin. She don't have no toys. If she did, they would just lay there. Won't play with a ball. Won't go fetch a stick. She won't do nuttin. Well, maybe chase a cat once in a while. Sadie Mae loves her cats. Betcha a dollar if'n she catched one she wouldn't chase cats no more. This dog ain't right.

Gald darn Google....piss me off....GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!


12 comments:

  1. Sadie sits there thinking " if you want that silly ball YOU go get it". Smart Dog.

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    1. Sadie Mae did chase a golf ball one time. Ya see, I was make'n a putt on a really crookit an' squirrely green over in Deming. Yee haw, I'm gonna make it....it's go'n in the hole. Sadie Mae run up an' grab holt to my ball.

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  2. As the eldest, I considered it justifiable to terrorize snot-nosed little brothers for all the crimping of style they did to my life. Then again, you're still here, so all those warnings served you in good stead.

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  3. Interesting about Sadie. Now we need a picture of that damn goat. How is it he always wants in your house? Hmm maybe it's a she.

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    1. I've posted many pics of that damn goat before. But for you, I'll try to remember tomorrow.
      That damn goat is a pet, thinks he can come in "da house" any time the door is open.
      Definitely he's a he. I says "goat" an' here he comes a run'n from the other side the yard.

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  4. These animals are something else! They sure now how to get under our skin at times.

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  5. I don't believe that "cold water fior frozen hands stuff. Now trolls under bridges and dragons, I'm not sure about them. When I'm hiking with my little granddaughters I always check under the bridges for trolls before I'll let them cross. Sadie Mae is the best kind of dog - just like my Lady was. Just lay around and keeping you company.

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  6. BB, it isn't Amazon's fault but your state. Recently learned state tax will be collected by all states on all online purchases. Seems we buyers, sellers AND the states have been slacking and now it's time to pay up, although there was no tax on my books purchase the past month from Amazon. Hmm, maybe because they cost 1cent and 42 cents - makes sense.

    Never lost my childhood fear of the dark until age 27! Now I fear nothing, unless it may be a poisonous snake close by or I run into one of those mountain lions near here, which I did in years past while hiking near Red Fork Falls on Unaka Mt. Now that was a numbing, paralyzing FEAR, let me tell you! Even my dog Bingo stopped dead in her tracks with every hair on her body raised. The cat was within 2 1/2 feet of us and about 5ft. in length. Hissed and growled, then moved on. Horrible Scare. I don't hike anymore.

    The cold water formula keeps the feet or hands from being burned or thawing too quickly. I know about frozen feet and hands; so did my Granny - no doctor or hospital to run to back in those early days.

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  7. I guess Saddie Mae adopted you!!

    My Vet says if you let a dog sleep on your bed it will think he or she owns you. My Uri weighs 130 lb of muscle so he has to sleep in his own bed on the floor.....

    Where does Saddie sleep.....

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  8. If you cant find your pic of the goat, I have one in my files I saved after you posted it. Let me know and I can email it to you.

    Sadie Mae knew you were "the one" and that was that. Nuff said. LOL

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  9. Always lots of good memories from the past keep popping up.

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  10. You are very lucky Sadie Mae chose you to be in her life. Having personally met her I can say she is a sweetie :)

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