All I Wanted Was 1 Drink

I never drink. I don't drink on my birthday, I don't drink on the weekends, etc. So, why is it that on the last night of the year I just want to go get a 1 shot bottle of rum for my hot buttered rum mix just so I can have ONE drink at midnight and I go into Gordy's at 3 minutes to 9 pm (at least the clock up front said so and I KNOW it doesn't take me 2 minutes to walk to the back) and the guy says "it's 8:59 we've closed."

UGH. How rude!

What is with this stupid no selling alcohol after 9 pm anyway? How long has that been in affect? Does it stop the drinking? No. All it does is send people to the bar for a drink where they'll stay until 2 am and then drive home drunk. Hello?

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Well I'm Getting OIl

I can't stand this cold any longer. I'm going to do a minimum fill and pray it lasts the whole season with the combination of electric heat I'm using.

This house is terribly drafty so there really isn't much I can do about it. The landlords like to claim that it is because the house is old, and while that maybe true there are still things they could do to fix it.

The roof has a big space where the bats get in during the summer. I've asked them to look at it but I suppose they don't want to put up the cost to fix it. I'm sure that is a BIG heat leak. The front door doesn't seem to want to shut. Of course it doesn't help that my ex didn't like the door lock on the front door because he was the only one who couldn't figure out how to unlock it so he took it off thinking it was a fire hazard. It actually helped shut the door, but of course he ruined it and now the door doesn't really line up.

Would someone just marry him so he'll leave me alone? Please???

So now I have to figure out how to make it safe yet warm. Oh, I tried those liners that you put in but they make it so you can't shut the door at all. I can't just box it up because then no one could get out.

I should just move. I'm locked into a lease. Maybe next year.

Is It Cold Enough for You Yet?

The shower curtains in my bathroom were frozen this morning and the water didn't want to come out of the shower pipe. That's how cold it was in my bathroom this morning. THAT is insane!

It's -12 right now. It's supposed to "warm up" to a mere 25 for the next few days and then drop down to 4. Living here is like living in a weather roller coaster!

The Muffler Shop

Kudos to The Muffler Shop in Chippewa Falls. Every time I go there the service is always friendly. Recently my muffler fell off in the front so I took it in and they did their magic. It was quick and not very expensive. Yes, that was me you heard driving around town that sounded like a huge motorcycle ripping through town. I knew the muffler came down a little because of the sound yet it was so loud that I couldn't hear the pipe dragging. When you look under the car it didn't look like it was dragging, but it was.

Sigh. More money out the door right before Christmas.

Oh well, go there to get your car fixed. They do other work as well.

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Shovel This, Shovel That

You know, I was amazed the schools weren't out today. It took me an hour to shovel my driveway. I haven't even finished the sidewalk yet, I just made a path that people can take without slipping. All my kids were late for school. I wish they just called it off and had a snow day then my kids could have helped me shovel.

There's a $99.00 electric snow shovel/blower at amazon.com that I might get. It has a lot of great reviews, but I'm wondering if it's too low power for what I need?



I would just get a snow pusher but every time that darn snow plow goes by it leaves a huge pile right in my driveway and I don't think a pusher can handle it.

Anything beats a $20 shovel though. After this message I'm going to go hop into the bath and get nice and toasty.

Christmas Parade in Chippewa Tonight

I can't imagine standing outside for the Christmas parade and it baffles me why every year they have it on the first weekend in December because every year since I've been here it is always deathly cold. Perhaps that is part of the tradition?

It's my ex's weekend to have the kids so I suggested they go sit at the coffee shop if they go. We did that two years ago and it was a pretty decent spot. This year I'm working so I won't be going, but after shoveling that snow this morning I'm more than happy to sit by my electric fireplace and keep cozy while working at my job.

Have fun tonight. The festivities start at 6 pm with deer petting from 3 to 5 in the parking lot across from the Salvation Army.

MySpace and Kids

Parents, have you checked your child's MySpace page lately? I have a son who has a page and I constantly need to tell him to tone it down.

Seriously - they're reporting everything in there and it doesn't look good. They talk about sex, getting high, drinking, smoking, etc. I suggest you take a peek at the pages and make sure that your son or daughter isn't getting into trouble.

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My New Crackling Fireplace from Farm and Fleeet

Okay, it doesn't crackle, but it does heat up the living room and the dining room a bit and it looks really pretty. It wasn't cheap but it was either put $260 into the oil tank and wait another week before the oil company decides to come here (because as previously stated you have to WAIT until you DRIVE over to their place and give them cash because they are RUDE to their customers even when you're a GOOD customer with credit WAITING to be SPENT there) or get a heater that is efficient, looks nice, and keeps my kids warm.

Hmm...I wonder what I should do.

Anyway, it's a lovely machine. As soon as I get the room setup how I want to be setup I will take a picture. It's quite comforting to look at and if I can ever find one of those candles that smell like a fireplace and have the crackling wooden wicks then I would love to put it on the mantel.

I bought it at Farm and Fleet in Chippewa Falls and I have to say the customer service there was great. The guy who loaded it for me had a lot of patience while we attempted to put it in my Mazda MX-6. ha ha A dear friend of mine let me borrow her van and I went back to pick it up.

You know what is funny, I always thought Farm and Fleet had just farming supplies and feed. I had no idea they had designer name clothes. I found Vans and supposedly there is Liz Claiborne there too. I will have to go back when I have some money to spend and have some fun shopping. :)

We all know that I'm not a hunter and I proved it when I went to get my fireplace. I was looking at this really tall thing that looked to me like a ski lift or some winter work equipment. It didn't dawn on me until I went into Gordy's Hardware Hank (is it still hardware hank?) and found something similar in the hunting section. Duh!

The fireplace looks a lot like the one pictured below, but it is a smaller model.