Well folks I finally got away from home for a few hours. Took a ride to Raleigh for the day. What a trip I'm here to tell you! Thought we would never get out of our little town and on the interstate! I guess I must have got behind every tractor, school bus and old lady going to the grocery store today. Well finally we made it on the interstate and the rest of the way in was a total breeze.
Stopped off at my favorite BBQ in RDU! That's right! Remington's Grill! Now folks if you haven't tried it you surely need to because I'm here to tell you that is some of the best BBQ Pork I have ever eaten. They mesh the eastern style BBQ so well with the western style BBQ to create the Raleigh style BBQ! I can hardly wait to drag the Hubs up there to try it out! And I don't know about you but the part of NC I come from we take our BBQ serious! So when you pass thru Cary next time stop at the Crossroads Shopping Center and visit Remington's Grill, tell Rodney I sent ya! lol
We took our new side kick on his second road trip with us today and he did fantastic! We are so proud of him! He is learning to ride the roads like a champ and hopefully by summer he will have his own pair of sunglasses to sport along with a bow tie of course...
So we got our business all taken care of and started back for home. Managed to some how get turned around and ended up back at where we started! I sort of felt like the movie Groundhog Day! lol Finally we were pointed for home when I received a call from my Free Spirited Child. She calmly tells me she came home to find the demon/houdini formally known as Ace the Wonder Dog loose reining havoc on the neighborhood. Thankfully, he had not torn down any of the fencing I had already put up! Yay! She has put him back on but tells me, "Mom, you really must do something with your dog" Now, I'm still trying to figure out when did my son's dog become my dog...... That's ok. I'm going to light his ass...oops I mean butt on/up tomorrow if it kills me......
Well, that's the end of my perfect day. And as I snuggle in my bed listening to the nightly military "Big Guns" going off over my head I can't help but wonder, what are the chances of them missing......
Thoughts
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Country Living at It's Best!
Well my dears, I have been hard at it working on this electric fence for the past few days. We (the hubs and I) worked so hard on it Monday! We were bound and determined to have it up and running by supper! And we would have too, if we had put it up right in the first place! But no, that's NOT THE HOLLIBAUGH WAY! No sir! Sure isn't! Noooooo We got to make it the hardest thing yet in 22 years of togetherness! We got to call the divorce lawyers in on this one! Yep get those damn papers drawn up and signed by 5pm! Wait you say! Monday was Valentine's Day! The day of love and romance! Why would you want to divorce on that day and over an electric fence????
Allow me to explain........
It all started when the boy left this demon dog with us, this houdini dog, this escape artist that can open all doors, pick any lock and get off all chains no matter how tight to make them! So after many 2am chases down Hwy 17 in my PJ's and the Hubs in his whitey tighties we decided to put up an electric fence. Something to drink a glass of wine and watch the critters freak over. You know, country living at it's best.
So the Hubs and I loaded up the Tomato car and headed out to Lowes....good thing it's just across the way from us, this is going to come in handy! We get enough wire to do an acre of pasture, a hot box, metal stakes, insulators and some bright pink flagging just for the heck of it! The Hubs doesn't want anyone stumbling into the wire. I look forward to hearing the screams when some stupid idiot comes running thru the yard in the middle of the night! lol
We unload out purchases and proceed to read the instructions. First he reads them, then I do. Then I call Daddy! Yes I did. He gave me a rough idea of how to get it done over the phone. I hung up the phone and told the Hubs. We're on our own dear, we've been abandoned. It all started out nice enough but by the time we got the first strand finished the Hubs was ready to call it quits for the day! Wow! He really has spent too much time at his present job! Too many breaks later, we finally get it all up and ready to try it out. Hubs flips the switch and lets the demon dog loose only to watch him BREAK THRU the electric fence with it ON FULL BLAST!!! Never looked back! Just bounced in three leaps across front yard headed towards the highway.......we just stood there, our jaws dropped to the ground.......he stops and looks back as if to say "Thanks for letting me go crazy folks" and off he goes again. Hours and I do mean hours later, he returns and the Hubs puts him back on the chain. Back to square one we go!
So we lick our wounds and try to figure out how he is getting thru without feeling the BURN of the electric current. We rig it with extra wire, put the pink flagging so he will know where it is and try again. Once again he just laughs at us! I swear he rolled in that dirt not because he wanted to but because he was laughing at us! And when you chase after him, he just runs the other direction! When you call his name he looks at you as if you grew horns. He will let you get within two feet of him and off he runs! Makes you want to KILL HIM!
Finally he comes back and knocks on the front door. Oh yeah, he knocks on the front door when he wants inside just like a human! Funny I know, but he can open doors too. He hasn't figured out yet how to pull the door towards him but give him time.......
So this morning I got up bright and early and found the fence down in several places. Apparently something ran thru it last night....Oh yeah, I did have to run down the highway last night in my PJ's again. I almost forgot that. It's getting to where I think I do a lot of it in my sleep, it happens so often..... Anywho! I walked the line, putting it back in rights. Got it back like it should look and called Daddy once again.
I was so happy to see my Daddy pull up in my yard today! I knew he would tell me what I was doing wrong! After a quick check of everything and a few pointers, I found out what I did wrong can be fixed easily in the morning. Got to get every branch and blade of grass off the line and tighten it up in a few places. Should be good to go! Daddy asked me why I bought an 8 foot ground rod and I told him that's what the instructions said. He asked me how deep in the ground did I have it. 3 feet I replied. He smiled and said "Well that should put a charge in his butt once you fix where it's been grounding out." Daddy's parting words were very encouraging...... Brings an evil smile to my face.
And with that being said my dears, I'll let you know when he hits the line, if you don't hear him first!
Allow me to explain........
It all started when the boy left this demon dog with us, this houdini dog, this escape artist that can open all doors, pick any lock and get off all chains no matter how tight to make them! So after many 2am chases down Hwy 17 in my PJ's and the Hubs in his whitey tighties we decided to put up an electric fence. Something to drink a glass of wine and watch the critters freak over. You know, country living at it's best.
So the Hubs and I loaded up the Tomato car and headed out to Lowes....good thing it's just across the way from us, this is going to come in handy! We get enough wire to do an acre of pasture, a hot box, metal stakes, insulators and some bright pink flagging just for the heck of it! The Hubs doesn't want anyone stumbling into the wire. I look forward to hearing the screams when some stupid idiot comes running thru the yard in the middle of the night! lol
We unload out purchases and proceed to read the instructions. First he reads them, then I do. Then I call Daddy! Yes I did. He gave me a rough idea of how to get it done over the phone. I hung up the phone and told the Hubs. We're on our own dear, we've been abandoned. It all started out nice enough but by the time we got the first strand finished the Hubs was ready to call it quits for the day! Wow! He really has spent too much time at his present job! Too many breaks later, we finally get it all up and ready to try it out. Hubs flips the switch and lets the demon dog loose only to watch him BREAK THRU the electric fence with it ON FULL BLAST!!! Never looked back! Just bounced in three leaps across front yard headed towards the highway.......we just stood there, our jaws dropped to the ground.......he stops and looks back as if to say "Thanks for letting me go crazy folks" and off he goes again. Hours and I do mean hours later, he returns and the Hubs puts him back on the chain. Back to square one we go!
So we lick our wounds and try to figure out how he is getting thru without feeling the BURN of the electric current. We rig it with extra wire, put the pink flagging so he will know where it is and try again. Once again he just laughs at us! I swear he rolled in that dirt not because he wanted to but because he was laughing at us! And when you chase after him, he just runs the other direction! When you call his name he looks at you as if you grew horns. He will let you get within two feet of him and off he runs! Makes you want to KILL HIM!
Finally he comes back and knocks on the front door. Oh yeah, he knocks on the front door when he wants inside just like a human! Funny I know, but he can open doors too. He hasn't figured out yet how to pull the door towards him but give him time.......
So this morning I got up bright and early and found the fence down in several places. Apparently something ran thru it last night....Oh yeah, I did have to run down the highway last night in my PJ's again. I almost forgot that. It's getting to where I think I do a lot of it in my sleep, it happens so often..... Anywho! I walked the line, putting it back in rights. Got it back like it should look and called Daddy once again.
I was so happy to see my Daddy pull up in my yard today! I knew he would tell me what I was doing wrong! After a quick check of everything and a few pointers, I found out what I did wrong can be fixed easily in the morning. Got to get every branch and blade of grass off the line and tighten it up in a few places. Should be good to go! Daddy asked me why I bought an 8 foot ground rod and I told him that's what the instructions said. He asked me how deep in the ground did I have it. 3 feet I replied. He smiled and said "Well that should put a charge in his butt once you fix where it's been grounding out." Daddy's parting words were very encouraging...... Brings an evil smile to my face.
And with that being said my dears, I'll let you know when he hits the line, if you don't hear him first!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Farewell Monet! Hello Baxter!
I guess you've been wondering what I have been up to lately. Well allow me to enlighten you on my latest endeavors.
I got a dog! Not just any dog mind you, this dog had to be hypoallergenic first of all! My allergies are just too much for me to handle another animal! So this was top priority. He had to fixed, regardless male or female. And I wanted a small dog. So I settled for a Maltese and I was smart, yep I went thru Petfinder.com and found my baby! He is sooo sweet and such a good boy too. I never thought I would love a dog but I do! Amazing right? Well the hubs loves him too. Calls him his smoking buddy. You should see them out in the yard....The hubs with his prison hat on walking the dog on his fancy leash.....kinda makes the hubs look like a prisoner being made to walk the warden's dog! lol At any rate, he's here to stay and besides we've already named him. His name is Baxter. He doesn't bark often only when someone is trying to come inside the house. Other than howling when one of us leaves him, he is pretty quiet fellow. You should have seen us the other day in Wally World (Wal-Mart). We were looking for a sweater to keep him warm since I had him shaved. I found one but the hubs found a cute jacket, yes folks clothes for the critters, I know, I know I swore I would never be ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, yet here I am! The hubs liked the jacket and I liked the sweater, needless to say we got them both! lol
The Hub's girlfriend has gone to her furever home! Yay! no more hairballs! I am soooo very happy! You will never understand unless you have lived with her or been around her but she was one nasty lady! I suggest you read my story on my facebook page under Notes. It's titled My Husbands Girlfriend. You will understand then....... So after delivering her to her new home, the hubs asks did she take it well? Yes I replied, as a matter of fact when I left she was sitting on her new boyfriend's lap telling him how awful we were to her here. His reply? Brace yourself folks! He replied, "You'd think after all these years she would have some feelings for me......." Yep he sure did and with that I had to run outside to keep from busting my gut with laughter! Still cracks me up!
A little red head in my life gave birth rather early I may add to her son on Superbowl Sunday! He weighed 3lbs 8ozs. Came screaming into this world which by the way is a good thing. I really believe he will be home in 3 weeks. Mom doesn't think so but hey he only has 2 1/2 lbs to gain before he comes home. He can do it after all he is a Burrell right? And he is a Mayer-Young too and they are pretty damn indestructible. Just ask his Uncle Morgan.....
So today is Valentine's Day. I don't know what you have planned but I've got hot wire to string and posts to set. So I guess I better get busy! Y'all have a wonderful Valentine's Day and God Bless you all!
I got a dog! Not just any dog mind you, this dog had to be hypoallergenic first of all! My allergies are just too much for me to handle another animal! So this was top priority. He had to fixed, regardless male or female. And I wanted a small dog. So I settled for a Maltese and I was smart, yep I went thru Petfinder.com and found my baby! He is sooo sweet and such a good boy too. I never thought I would love a dog but I do! Amazing right? Well the hubs loves him too. Calls him his smoking buddy. You should see them out in the yard....The hubs with his prison hat on walking the dog on his fancy leash.....kinda makes the hubs look like a prisoner being made to walk the warden's dog! lol At any rate, he's here to stay and besides we've already named him. His name is Baxter. He doesn't bark often only when someone is trying to come inside the house. Other than howling when one of us leaves him, he is pretty quiet fellow. You should have seen us the other day in Wally World (Wal-Mart). We were looking for a sweater to keep him warm since I had him shaved. I found one but the hubs found a cute jacket, yes folks clothes for the critters, I know, I know I swore I would never be ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, yet here I am! The hubs liked the jacket and I liked the sweater, needless to say we got them both! lol
The Hub's girlfriend has gone to her furever home! Yay! no more hairballs! I am soooo very happy! You will never understand unless you have lived with her or been around her but she was one nasty lady! I suggest you read my story on my facebook page under Notes. It's titled My Husbands Girlfriend. You will understand then....... So after delivering her to her new home, the hubs asks did she take it well? Yes I replied, as a matter of fact when I left she was sitting on her new boyfriend's lap telling him how awful we were to her here. His reply? Brace yourself folks! He replied, "You'd think after all these years she would have some feelings for me......." Yep he sure did and with that I had to run outside to keep from busting my gut with laughter! Still cracks me up!
A little red head in my life gave birth rather early I may add to her son on Superbowl Sunday! He weighed 3lbs 8ozs. Came screaming into this world which by the way is a good thing. I really believe he will be home in 3 weeks. Mom doesn't think so but hey he only has 2 1/2 lbs to gain before he comes home. He can do it after all he is a Burrell right? And he is a Mayer-Young too and they are pretty damn indestructible. Just ask his Uncle Morgan.....
So today is Valentine's Day. I don't know what you have planned but I've got hot wire to string and posts to set. So I guess I better get busy! Y'all have a wonderful Valentine's Day and God Bless you all!
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