dreamer
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I have to vent or my head might pop off.
the lady who lives behind me has 2 large dogs, she keeps them outside. they bark their heads off every single day from 430 am till at least 9 or 10. My bedroom is on back of house, and I always have my window open for cool air. Years ago we had a next door neighbor who HATED dogs and called police if my dog so much as whimpered. Heck afttr my dog died, they still called police trying to say my dog was barking. They moved. SUddenly I miss them.
none of our gifts are wrapped, not a one. Our tree is up, but it is not decorated. I have always made dozens upon dozens of cookies, usually 10 dozen of 20 different kinds at least. this year, for first time ever, we have none at all. While the temp is today finally not below zero even before you factor in wind chill.....it is once again snowing very very hard. On top of the over 2 feet already on my yard. I think we are getting another 10 innches. we do not have a snowblower, I finally saved for one a couple years ago and my very non mechanical husband broke it the very first time we used it. NOONE helps shovel here. Last week one day I shoveled 9 hours straight.
then the kids and husband came outside to ask me what was for dinner. when was I gonna come make it.
Last nite, my son asked if his fiend could sleep over. turns out it was not just his friend, but his VERY hyperactive much younger brother came, too. then easy child of course had her boyfriend here.....he had been wrking a lot of hours and we had seen little of him ......and then difficult children boyfriend came over. the boys at 9 pm decided they wanted to go to movie rental store in next town. To my shock, my husband said he would take them! Then difficult child decided she wanted to ride with, she got a giftcard to a clothing store from same uncle son got his movie rental giftcard from.so she comandeered the transportation, demanded front seat and control of radio over husband and the 3 boys......they left and I was glad cuz I am sick....and since I am sick cannot take my shots...and becuz of that and the weather, my RA is flareing .......the quiet sounded divine.
Earlier i the day I had bought special donuts, only one dozen.....last week we had been at a food distribution becuz social security and VA messed up our checks since June......how THAT happened is beyond me, we have been getting both for nearly 20 years.......but we are waiting for it to get straightened out (a very partial check came this weeek) so there we weer at a food bank distribution. SO the dozen donuts sounds s imple enough, but were quite a hit to our food budget of late. A veyr special treat.....I had NO ide aour house would be so full of hungry teens. I also bought a case of special hard to find soda pop for the holiday. (Pomagranate 7-up)
The kids all came with appetites, told us they had not eaten all day and hit our fridge. In less than an hour they devoured a box of corn dogs, a whole pie, a whole gallon of milk, the donuts, most of the case of pp -a frozen lasagna.and then asked what I was makeing for dinner? (they love my cooking even if my own kids seldom eat much)
SO yes, in spite of the hour, I was glad to send them out.
They were gone maybe an hour, and the phone rang. It was them from the next town asking what in the wordld happened at OUR house? I was like huh? Me and easy child and her boyfriend were in kitchen. The kids out in next town with husband said mom, ppl are calling saying our house is surrounded by police firetrucks and ambulances, they want to know whats going on?
I went to front door and lo and behold........yup----emergency vehiceles all over my front yard, my driveway, my whole block, several. I live in a small subdivision in town....on a street that goes nowhere...with a 20 MPH speed limit. the end of my street is a few doors down and then my street stops and becomes a footbridge over a tiny creek leading to the back yard of our 3 schools, (preschool, elem and middle school)
I strained to see out front and my husband had just parked MY VW BUG in front of our house and it was now in the middle of all the emergency behicles nd emergency lights flashing to a blninding degree. Then we could hear screaming and moaning. husband moved my bug cuz he took the jeep with the kids to the next town cuz nothing is plowed and my bug has not been able to clear the snow with its undercarriage.
so my front yard is only 20 ft deep from road, so we ran out front to try to figure out what was going on.
a multi car car accident. we never have multiple cars ON our road! An SUV a sports car looked like both going north.......hit......and flew.......brushed my bug.....and then flew airborne into the jerks across the street from me driveway and hit their 3 cars parked there. (the house across the street has become a rental in last 3 years and has been inhabited by a gang per ur monthly meetings in town with police dept) several people were hurt and taken by ambulance to hospital. Surreal.
That was not the end.
Of course our town is small, word spread as people were going home and saw the lights on our street, and people worried, was easy child and baby to be ok? Was my husband OK? Had difficult child gone off bad? Had something happened to me? My kids friends were all calling. Then they were not reassured enough by calling and they began to come over.
husband got back with the kids and they could not get onto our street. MY driveway was the triage and stageing.um, my driveway is just barely 2 car lengths long, we put the jeep and bug touching to fit them and we park them door to door cuz technically my driveway is single car wide. the durango barely fits.
the police moved the cars involved in accident away from the immediate area to get ambulance access to victims.
Eventually police etc began to leave.
FInlly they were all gone.
we went out front......and found, while all the people in the cars were transported to hospital, ALL the cars in accident were left behind, no tow trucks were called at all. THose cars are ALL still where they got left, all helter skelter here and there. Including on top of other cars in driveway across street.
The entire block is still full of broken car parts, glass etc and even 2 b umpers. Just laying in our street.....Now almost 12 hors post accident.
If police respond and all occupants of all cars are transported via ambulance, arent police supposed to tow the cars out of the road? Arent they supposed to clear the road of debris, especially large debris? I sure have no way to dispose of ...bumpers etc. I amvery confused.
the one car is on top of another i the people across the streets driveway. As soon as I could I went and got my bug back in my driveway. It was legally parked, in a parking lane in front of my house and thank goodness the accident did not hurt my bug.
I have no idea how bad anyone might have gotten hurt.....our speed limit is so low....our street so short, and our street was very snow covered. Unless the people IN the cars had pre existing health problems, I am not sure they could be hurt too bad. especially if they had seat belts on. none of the cars had airbags in them. I do feel so bad for the victims....it was nite, it was bitter cold, minus 10 before windchill and a gusty wind was blowing. (and now we are in a whiteout yet again, expecting another 10 inches on top of the 2-3 ft already in my yard)
So much chaos, so much commotion.......I was running an errand yesterday at 4 pm and could not wait to get home, eat a frozen dinner (I NEVER eat frozen dinners but.I did not feel good and did not care) get in a hot bath and be in bed by 8.
Looks like I will spend the day shoveling, and picking up debris in my street lest I hurt my cars. ANd I cannot even take my shots for my RA etc becuz I am sick.....so my little flare is going to become much more than a little flare. <sigh> I never did get my frozen dinner, or my bath.....still cant becuz I now have a full house of teens.......and we have only one bathroom....I wonder if we even HAVE any food left? <sigh>
the lady who lives behind me has 2 large dogs, she keeps them outside. they bark their heads off every single day from 430 am till at least 9 or 10. My bedroom is on back of house, and I always have my window open for cool air. Years ago we had a next door neighbor who HATED dogs and called police if my dog so much as whimpered. Heck afttr my dog died, they still called police trying to say my dog was barking. They moved. SUddenly I miss them.
none of our gifts are wrapped, not a one. Our tree is up, but it is not decorated. I have always made dozens upon dozens of cookies, usually 10 dozen of 20 different kinds at least. this year, for first time ever, we have none at all. While the temp is today finally not below zero even before you factor in wind chill.....it is once again snowing very very hard. On top of the over 2 feet already on my yard. I think we are getting another 10 innches. we do not have a snowblower, I finally saved for one a couple years ago and my very non mechanical husband broke it the very first time we used it. NOONE helps shovel here. Last week one day I shoveled 9 hours straight.
then the kids and husband came outside to ask me what was for dinner. when was I gonna come make it.
Last nite, my son asked if his fiend could sleep over. turns out it was not just his friend, but his VERY hyperactive much younger brother came, too. then easy child of course had her boyfriend here.....he had been wrking a lot of hours and we had seen little of him ......and then difficult children boyfriend came over. the boys at 9 pm decided they wanted to go to movie rental store in next town. To my shock, my husband said he would take them! Then difficult child decided she wanted to ride with, she got a giftcard to a clothing store from same uncle son got his movie rental giftcard from.so she comandeered the transportation, demanded front seat and control of radio over husband and the 3 boys......they left and I was glad cuz I am sick....and since I am sick cannot take my shots...and becuz of that and the weather, my RA is flareing .......the quiet sounded divine.
Earlier i the day I had bought special donuts, only one dozen.....last week we had been at a food distribution becuz social security and VA messed up our checks since June......how THAT happened is beyond me, we have been getting both for nearly 20 years.......but we are waiting for it to get straightened out (a very partial check came this weeek) so there we weer at a food bank distribution. SO the dozen donuts sounds s imple enough, but were quite a hit to our food budget of late. A veyr special treat.....I had NO ide aour house would be so full of hungry teens. I also bought a case of special hard to find soda pop for the holiday. (Pomagranate 7-up)
The kids all came with appetites, told us they had not eaten all day and hit our fridge. In less than an hour they devoured a box of corn dogs, a whole pie, a whole gallon of milk, the donuts, most of the case of pp -a frozen lasagna.and then asked what I was makeing for dinner? (they love my cooking even if my own kids seldom eat much)
SO yes, in spite of the hour, I was glad to send them out.
They were gone maybe an hour, and the phone rang. It was them from the next town asking what in the wordld happened at OUR house? I was like huh? Me and easy child and her boyfriend were in kitchen. The kids out in next town with husband said mom, ppl are calling saying our house is surrounded by police firetrucks and ambulances, they want to know whats going on?
I went to front door and lo and behold........yup----emergency vehiceles all over my front yard, my driveway, my whole block, several. I live in a small subdivision in town....on a street that goes nowhere...with a 20 MPH speed limit. the end of my street is a few doors down and then my street stops and becomes a footbridge over a tiny creek leading to the back yard of our 3 schools, (preschool, elem and middle school)
I strained to see out front and my husband had just parked MY VW BUG in front of our house and it was now in the middle of all the emergency behicles nd emergency lights flashing to a blninding degree. Then we could hear screaming and moaning. husband moved my bug cuz he took the jeep with the kids to the next town cuz nothing is plowed and my bug has not been able to clear the snow with its undercarriage.
so my front yard is only 20 ft deep from road, so we ran out front to try to figure out what was going on.
a multi car car accident. we never have multiple cars ON our road! An SUV a sports car looked like both going north.......hit......and flew.......brushed my bug.....and then flew airborne into the jerks across the street from me driveway and hit their 3 cars parked there. (the house across the street has become a rental in last 3 years and has been inhabited by a gang per ur monthly meetings in town with police dept) several people were hurt and taken by ambulance to hospital. Surreal.
That was not the end.
Of course our town is small, word spread as people were going home and saw the lights on our street, and people worried, was easy child and baby to be ok? Was my husband OK? Had difficult child gone off bad? Had something happened to me? My kids friends were all calling. Then they were not reassured enough by calling and they began to come over.
husband got back with the kids and they could not get onto our street. MY driveway was the triage and stageing.um, my driveway is just barely 2 car lengths long, we put the jeep and bug touching to fit them and we park them door to door cuz technically my driveway is single car wide. the durango barely fits.
the police moved the cars involved in accident away from the immediate area to get ambulance access to victims.
Eventually police etc began to leave.
FInlly they were all gone.
we went out front......and found, while all the people in the cars were transported to hospital, ALL the cars in accident were left behind, no tow trucks were called at all. THose cars are ALL still where they got left, all helter skelter here and there. Including on top of other cars in driveway across street.
The entire block is still full of broken car parts, glass etc and even 2 b umpers. Just laying in our street.....Now almost 12 hors post accident.
If police respond and all occupants of all cars are transported via ambulance, arent police supposed to tow the cars out of the road? Arent they supposed to clear the road of debris, especially large debris? I sure have no way to dispose of ...bumpers etc. I amvery confused.
the one car is on top of another i the people across the streets driveway. As soon as I could I went and got my bug back in my driveway. It was legally parked, in a parking lane in front of my house and thank goodness the accident did not hurt my bug.
I have no idea how bad anyone might have gotten hurt.....our speed limit is so low....our street so short, and our street was very snow covered. Unless the people IN the cars had pre existing health problems, I am not sure they could be hurt too bad. especially if they had seat belts on. none of the cars had airbags in them. I do feel so bad for the victims....it was nite, it was bitter cold, minus 10 before windchill and a gusty wind was blowing. (and now we are in a whiteout yet again, expecting another 10 inches on top of the 2-3 ft already in my yard)
So much chaos, so much commotion.......I was running an errand yesterday at 4 pm and could not wait to get home, eat a frozen dinner (I NEVER eat frozen dinners but.I did not feel good and did not care) get in a hot bath and be in bed by 8.
Looks like I will spend the day shoveling, and picking up debris in my street lest I hurt my cars. ANd I cannot even take my shots for my RA etc becuz I am sick.....so my little flare is going to become much more than a little flare. <sigh> I never did get my frozen dinner, or my bath.....still cant becuz I now have a full house of teens.......and we have only one bathroom....I wonder if we even HAVE any food left? <sigh>
After that, a nice nap is in order.
