Double-sided day

There were 2 sides to today. The good side, and the bad side... First, the good side.. The Boston Red Sox were hailed as heroes today. 1/2 million people lined the streets of Boston to catch a glimpse of their beloved team. Papelbon danced, and danced and danced.. I love him.. He's just so pure in his excitement. He's also crazy, but that's another story! Anyway, we got to watch a bit of the parade at lunch today. My work as 4 tv's, so finding one with the parade on was easy. You can't just sit and watch for 2 hours, but it's nice to have it on... It was just so exciting... I'm happy for Red Sox Nation today.

The bad news is that I typed the obituary for my ex-mother-in-law today. She was 88. Even though my husband and I have been divorced for a while, Nana was just special. She was just the sweetest lady. She loved my kids, and my grandkid. Anyway, her funeral is on Thursday. It's just sad that such a sweet person had to go.

Results of the poll

The Poll results are in. And thank you for voting. Six of you voted yes, that the shelter should have given the dog back to the kids. Congratulations! So, if the darn shelter had bothered to ask public opinion, those kids would have their dog back.. Oh well.. There's always next time. Remember, separately, we may only have one voice. But, together, we will be heard!!!

Until then............

Just a quickie

It's Thursday morning, and the Red Sox obliterated the Rockies last night. I went to bed at 13-1, pretty much satisfied that they had the game well in hand. Even though I think we'll win the World Series, I would like some suspense. So, that means we need to lose a game or two. I'd like them to finish up in Boston.. That also means they lose a game or two. And that's okay with me.

On the flip side, which doesn't really make any sense, I hope the Patriots go all the way, without losing any games at all!!! Because of that stupid camera business.. Belicheck is making a statement right now, and I'm all for it. We (my brother and I, who watch the games together every week) could never understand why, up till now, we would only score enough points to win the game, not crush the opponent. And we knew they could.. So, we're getting that this year, and we love it. I also hope the Colts stay undefeated until we get our hands on them. That will "prove" to everyone that we really are the team to beat this year, and the Colts can just walk on back to Indianapolis, and be put out to pasture.. yuck yuck.

I'm in a pool at work, a double suicide pool. This means we all get 2 chances to mess up before we are out.. So far this season, a few have been knocked out already. There are 9 people left with zero strikes, and 4 of them are women. Yes, I'm one, and my friend, Linda, who sits across from me at work, is also strike free. So, I say, GO WOMEN!!! The men just can't stand it, it's pretty funny, actually. They ask me who I picked, then wonder...
sometimes I get questions...."Why did you pick them?" ha. it's awesome....

Anyway, Hope you all are well.. I'm still feeling great about the lack of findings in my latest mammogram. I must be doing something right!!!

GO SOX!!! GO PATS!!!

WOW.

The couch that ate 2 people

Yes, that's right. My new loveseat tried to eat Darren and I the other night. It has a fold out bed, which we carefully folded out. We laid down, 30 seconds later, the back of the sofa came right up off the floor, and tried to "fold us into" the hole left by the bed. yep. funny. We did figure out what we did wrong, but we had all these visions of the Ashland Fire Department, called by a neighbor because our bodies have been stuck in the bed for 4 days, and we're dead now. When the Fire Dept. opens the door, they'll find 4 feet sticking out of the sofa, and a couple of dog legs, too. Cause Roxie and Ghost were laying down with us.. It'll be really humiliating, but we won't care, cause we're both dead.

Went for a long bike ride yesterday with a bunch of people who were supporting the veterans out of Medway. The day was gorgeous, and I actually got to be a blocker!! For the first time!!! That was really cool. And, today, I rode to the hospital for my mammogram, which was entirely negative!!! YEAH!!! Then I took the long way home.. Beautiful day for a bike ride...

Anyway, life is good at the moment....

Riding in the Rain

I rode my bike today. It was sooo warm out this morning, and the sky looked like it does when the sun burns off all the haze later in the day.. HA. Did NOT happen. It rained all day. Was I worried? Nope. It was so warm out, I really didn't care if it rained or not. Just by luck, it had actually stopped raining when it was time for me to go home.. It did start sprinkling half way home, so the bottom of my jeans got wet, but that's it. I drove slow. It was awesome.

There's an organized ride on Sunday, starting in Medway, and yes, I'll be done by the time the NE Patriots hit the field.. GO PATS!

oops, here comes the rain again.

Oh, and I bought a new love seat.. very pretty. looks great. I threw out the old love seat, which Lindsay called that hideous sinking couch. Now it's being ugly down by the road.

Have a nice weekend!

It's late....

And I'm watching the Red Sox game. We're actually winning. So, I can't go to bed now, until it's over. It would be amazing if they won, considering I really didn't think they would. But, I have underestimated these, our Red Sox. It's 5-1 now, and looking good.

I bought a love seat tonight and threw out my old one.. The new one I got from somebody on Craig's List, and it's a bed, too. pretty flowery pattern, and a bed. I'm very happy. And the price was right. So, my son came and helped me with his little Ford Ranger pickup truck. The love seat JUST fit in the bed, and off we went. The old one is out by the road, waiting to be picked up by the DPW. It has served its purpose...

Going to ride my bike tomorrow, going to be 80 degrees. I can't wait. AND, my neighbor called me tonight, and there's a charity ride on Sunday, so I'll do that, too..

On the more serious side.. I would just like to weigh in about Ellen Degeneres, and the puppy adoption. I'm sure you've heard about it. She got a puppy, spent a lot of money to spay it and train it to be around cats. She couldn't keep the dog, so instead of sending it back to the shelter, she found ita really nice home with her hairdresser, who has 2 girls, 11 and 12, I think. Once the shelter found out she had given the dog away, they TOOK BACK THE DOG. and GAVE IT TO ANOTHER FAMILY. Because, in their rule book, small dogs don't go to families with children under 14. Never mind that the kids had this dog for 2 weeks already, and everything was fine. They loved the dog, the dog loved them back.. I'm with Ellen on this. Isn't the goal of a shelter to find a loving home for the animals? This puppy had a new home, very loving, and no one was being hurt by it... I think the shelter lady should have given the puppy back to the hairdresser, and thanked Ellen for finding it a new home. but that's not what happened. I love animals, and I'm all for making sure an animal has a nice home.. not taking them out of a loving home.

That said, I'm going back to the game, it's 7-1 now.. Looks really good.. Have a good day tomorrow my friends.

Greetings!

I decided to take out my bike last night, to fill up the tank, and take a little spin. It was very chilly, but the leaves on the trees are so pretty... Just can't help taking it all in. So, I went to the Hess station down the street. Now, I've been filling motorcycle gas tanks for a long time. I do have to say that the hole on the Harley's tank is very small, and the gas hose BARELY fits. So, keeping all that in mind, I tried to fill my tank last night, using my left hand. BIG mistake. I moved it just a bit, and suddenly, I had gas all over me, my tank, the ground... and no blue wipies in sight. I didn't know what to do with the hose at this point, so I tried to place it on the ground. Well, that didn't work, gas started coming out, so I hung it back up. I ran into the grocery store part of Hess, and asked for wipes. He gave me 2. "I need more than 2!" I ran back to the bike, and wiped off all the gas I could see. Man. Had to start over with my debit card, having already used 88 cents to spill what I did. Using my right hand, much more stable, the tank filled nicely, and I was on my way. The next few days seem to be warm, so on my Harley I ride!!

My first blog entry

Hello there, people. I've created a blog on the Web, called noblesnonsense.blogspot.com

I hope to be creative and write a little from time to time. Tonight is my very first post, and it feels wonderful! I dedicate my new blog to my boyfriend, who has his own blog, and has inspired me to have my own. You'll probably hear about Darren from time to time, as we do a lot of fun things together..

Today, I went to the funeral of my ex-father-in-law. He died of double pneumonia, but was really sick for awhile. All of my children were there, which was wierd. My children, all grown up, attending their grandfather's funeral. It was a small, nice, brief service. About 15 people came. He was in the Navy, so they played Taps, and gave my ex-husband the folded flag. Didn't take long all. Everyone went back to my ex's house to eat lunch, but I returned to work.

My Red Sox are now losing 7-0, so I think I'll go to bed. It's time. See you all later!!!