Kanda, you embarrass me

[cornerofmadness]

Today I returned to OH. Kanda took one look at the packing process and hid. However, it took so long he resurfaced, covered in dust bunnies to go sit on his 'safe spot.' It was easy to catch him and pop him in his box. He immediately went into his 'poor pitiful me' moaning cry. Kanda is usually very quiet even when he does meow. Not this. This is full on drama king, like I was dragging him to his doom. We were all laughing. Mom said it was heartbreaking (because it sure sounds like HIS is breaking. I need to record this some time). Thankfully he quiets in the car and you don't know he's there. He is not happy to be back here. He's been sniffing and sneezing on everything.

So my dad was boring but I do have things of interesting. For one it was Pay It Forward weekend on Facebook. I missed the big event of course, with grandma's funeral but I did get some things DONE. You can check out Jana's Pay it Forward and if you didn't get the time to say anything about the writing project and wanted to, you have a second chance. Also I'm up for promoing anyone's stuff so let me know.

This is what else I did for the weekend. Pay it Forward weekend

1. Rounded up For the local food bank
2. Donated a garbage bag filled with clothes
3. Wrote letters to friends
4. Donated coupons to the community larder
5. Donating the holiday cards to St Jude’s card recycling program
6. Donating books
7. Donating grandma’s clothing to planet aid
8. Writing for charity
9. Sending expired coupons to military bases so their families can have them (they can use them for months after expiration)
10. Cleaned the church for a wedding.
11. Went through all the Coke products and beer bottles from Grandma’s funeral and took the tops for people who want them.

I also found the best house I've yet to see
here. My parents and I looked it over. We agree it's a great house and worth the asking price (the bathroom is made of adorable!!) BUT it's a) at the upper end of my limit and more importantly b) it's too much of an estate for one middle-aged arthritic woman to handle by herself. If it didn't have a pool and that trailer I would have to rent or sell...

This can't be true!! Star Trek Voyager is TWENTY!

Anyone know jack about San Antonio Texas? I'm looking for things to do this Memorial Day besides the Alamo and the river walk. These look possible (Might need to rent a car...)

Japanese tea gardens

Natural Bridge caverns

At least one of the missions

and of course a ghost tour

and I want to stay at the Menger hotel and have a drink in its bar where Teddy Roosevelt used to recruit Rough Riders.

Comments

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

That is a gorgeous house. I can't believe the price - I can't imagine the price here, especially considering the amount of property.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

It's a great house. I just don't like my chances of affording it and the tractor I'd have to buy plus dealing with the pool and the trailer (that trailer is something of a deal breaker).

Prices here are all over the place. Nothing is selling because no one here has a job (we have a 25% drop out rate in h.s. but it's the democrats who are the reason no one here can find a job...)

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

it's the democrats who are the reason no one here can find a job

I sometimes wonder if people are deliberately obtuse.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yes, some are (looking at my born again cousin) but others are really that delusional. Or uneducated or something

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Nice house!

I think you did good this pay it forward weekend! And I love Jana's idea! It's awesome! :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it's a great house really but a bit too much for me

thank you. Now if Jana could only get an idea...

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

A pity it is. *sighs*

You're welcoem! Yeah... XD

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

It is. Now if 4 of those acres are woods, I could probably handle it

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

*nods* A pity it's too expensive to plant some trees. (cuz the wildlife in the area would love you for it)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah, no kidding. Nature will take over on her own though but not necessarily with the plants I want

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

I know, right?! I'm just so sad & disappointed that they cut down a ton of mature trees on this one street. I hope they replant them as it looks awful with no trees. *sighs*

Yeah! And that's the beautiful thing about Nature. :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

aww that's too bad.

yes it is

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I'll "let it slide" now, since it's winter & the ground is hard, but come spring, they really need to replant them.

*nods* :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I hope they do. I just put in a few red maple seeds to see if I can germinate them at the office

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Sweet!! I hope they grow for you! :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Thanks me too. I need to remember to bring in the paw paw seeds and give them a try.

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

You're welcoem! :D Yeah? Good luck with them too! My great granny loved paw paws. :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks.I love them too. These seeds are from ones I ate up.

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

You're welcoem! Yeah? :D Oddly enough, I've never had one. XD You can't get them here. T.T

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I never had them til I moved here. THe fruit doesn't ship well so you pretty much have to get it at a farmer's market

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Aaah... that's probably why I've never seen it. There aren't any farmer's markets around here.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

aw that's too bad. I love them though the better one is 45 miles away

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Yeah... That's too bad for you too, that it's so far away.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah it is but my wallet is happy about it. I always spend too much

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Oh. XD Then I guess it's good it's that far away. XD

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes it really is or I'd be MUCH poorer

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

XD

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah, no kidding. Nature will take over on her own though but not necessarily with the plants I want

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

it looks like you found all the good stuff in san Antonio. just try to find some good authentic Mexican restaurants (the smaller, the better)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

If I get a car, I will. I'm right on the river walk. I'm not going to hold my breath for authentic or cheap

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

That house is very nice. I agree that it's a bit too much property for one person.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

It is. It deserves a family.

And thank you so much for writing a review for me!

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. It's the first full review I've done on Goodreads, but I wanted to do you justice since I did win the book.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

It's very much appreciated