MenoMama

I am soooooooo over this working day.

Did you know that the new door at the back of the house has two, count 'em, two fricking, frapping, feckity locks and even if you leave one open, the other will lock yer bleedin' door which you will discover upon return from walking the Trio in sub-zero weather?

And to spice it up a bit, work started in 10 minutes and the only other person that has a key to your house is the contractor who may or may not be stopping by for one tiny, teeny hour at Gawd knows what time of the day??

Now that experience will get yer motor racing in the morning.

Fawkkkkkkkkkkk

The good news is that the contractor came at 8am this morning *angel* and I was rescued.

If he hadn't come at that time, I would have been soooo fucked inconvenienced as hubby is a gazillion miles away and I did not have the direct number to speak with the contractor who only checks in with the office at the end of the day.

Hubby will be pleased to note that I did have tonnnnnns of time to clean up the doody in the back yard.

That is all.

I often look back on my blogging style and marvel at how I have changed. Been doing it for over a couple of years *blogging ya dirty-minded bunch..sheesh!!* and have come to the realization that if I had any advice to give someone who was going start blogging, I would simply say just be yourself .

Be yourself...turn on your computer, head to BlogLand and let the words flow. Do not try to be anything else but YOU.

So, what advice would you give someone who is gonna start blogging?

In other news, I've have come to another realization that each and every one of us is a compilation of people who we have met in one form or another. Sure there is a general core that is unique but we do carry bits and pieces away from our interaction with each other.

And in that sense, we are all winners here in BlogLand for we can absorb all the positive aspects of people we meet and we can make note of the not-so-positive tomfoolery for there are many lessons we can learn there as well.

In other, other news,I am grateful today is Friday, I am hoping for snow to cover up the doody in the back yard as I have been a lazy cow this week and not cleaned it up. That's usually hubby's job, he is away and he will have kittens when he realizes that I haven't done what I shoulda been doing...hehehehehe....

As it seems I won't be having either one for awhile (contractors blocking the booze and hubby traveling), I trotted home from work, walked the Trio, fed the Trio, plunked my fluffy arse down in the chair, gots me lappy fired up and going, flicked the teevee on and clicky clicky into BlogLand I did.

Saw Padders posting the results from the 2008 Bloscars, flipped into a few categories, noted the results *pleased for me mates* and then I clicky clicked into The Best Female Blogger post and thought my fricking eyes were playing tricks on me and tried to remember when I last ate some magic mushrooms and wot????

*peers closer to the screen*

I....am....humbled beyond humbling. Truly.

While I tried to digest that shock to my wee Meno brain, I clicky clicked into the remaining Bloscar categories, noted the results *once again, I'm pleased for my mates* and then I start reading this blog and thought who the frick are they talking about?

Slowly, verrrry slowly, it dawns on me...and...as the electricity creeps through my body, I am overwhelmed by what I read.

I need to print the words you wrote about me for as I know in my heart who and what I am, both good and not-so-good and for others to see me in such a kind, generous and so very many, lovely ways is amazingly wonderful, incredibly uplifting and deeply, deeply touching.

Some of you know of the struggles and blessings thrown my way over the past 12 months and believe me when I say to you that if I am all those wonderfully, warm and ever-so-lovely words well then so are you my sweet friends, for I have bits and pieces of each and every one of you deep within my inner core.

And, I thank you for that.

Hugs and many kisses,

Meno

Today *hopes upon hopes* I get my house back.

I am sat in the dining room with stacked chairs, rolled carpets, carpenter tools, newspapers and such.

The upstairs bathroom is almost finished *YAYNESS* they just hafta put in the new toilet, finish the vanity and then the space between the sun room and the teevee room needs refinishing as well. You know the one.

I am up to my eyeballs in fricking drywall dust which will give me COPD or some other lung disease. I am fed up with doing an animal count, sequestering them away in the living room con food and water, leashes for walkies along with the accompanying doody bags.

My allergies have run amuck, my eyeballs are itchy and I could stand to do without the frapping swollen eyes.

I will be grateful NOT to turn an additional 3 heaters on as the carpenter dudes leave the back door open to the sun room (for easy access in and outta the house). I can only imagine our heating bill with this minus 24 degree weather.

Gah.

In other news, it is Thursday, life is good despite the above and there is only one more day till Friday!

HUZZAH!

*sets the scene*

Sooooooo, if someone you don’t know very well asks you a personal question that you do not wanna answer, how do you respond*especially if the question catches you off-guard??

Me?

*insert lame response*

I tend to rapidly change the subject and ignore the question.

And you?

*your sun burnt arms and head will itch like crazy as your skin heals

*talking to hubby who is on the other side of the planet is a bit weird when it is Toosday afternoon here yet Wednesday morning there

*renos produce a lotta fricking dust everywhere *aaaaachoooo*

*Puddum P will bolt outta bed and head downstairs for a mofo poo at 4:45am *damn those doggies treats*

*You will be even more tired on Toosday than on yer bleedin’ Munday *yawns*

*You can eat the same meals day after day when hubby is away simply cos you are a lazy cow *salad and tuna anyone?*

*You discover that Avril Lavigne’s latest CD kicks major ass *YAYNESS*

*You also discover that if you drink a cup of tea followed by a cup of coffee right away, you will get the jimmy-shakes for 30 minutes then collapse in a heap when the caffeine buzz dies down *eek*

*wipes forehead*

Thank ke-rist!!!

I managed to upload some photos to my flickr account. Hope it is not too boring.

Clicky here to peruse.

Enjoy!!!

NOTE: This post is not for the sqeamish. Run far, far away if you can't handle gross thingys.

Anyhoo...

I am finding that my appetite has dropped to practically nil since my visit to Mexico.

Oh, why you ask?

Well that may be the head of the cow chucked into the bin with all its outer skin removed. Even the fooking eyelashes were gone.

*gags*

Saw it at the outdoor market in Queretaro. Was surreal at best. I stared at it for what seemed like hours as you just don't see that kinda thing in Canada.

*bangs head against wall*

I think I may need some electric shock therapy to burn that fricking image from my mind.

The up side is that I have nil appetite. The down side is that I have nil appetite.

*hums a happy song*

Dang...

I still see that fricking, frapping, fawkity cow's head.

Meno + Technology = Disaster

I did try and upload some pics of my Mexican holiday and the bastid BCUK gremlins thwarted me at every turn.

*shakes fist*

I'll try again tomorrow.

Ta.

...just so you know...

* there were no spideys and spidey webs in Mexico that were seen by my eagle eyes

* toilet seats are left up in Jessica/Willie's house as they have no dogs that would drink outta the toilet

* you eat tortillas and beans for breakfast and you will fart approx 45 minutes after first consumption of those Mexicano deliciousness

* you discover that your mates are no longer the booze hounds they once were since they have kids and you generously offer to buy some wine and sneaky beers for everybody to ensure you drink your regular vats of wine

*hot flashes are kept to a minimum in the blazing sun

*Mexicanos make some damn fine liquers that are effing addictive and you will scarf tons of this delicious goodyness *hic*

* Mexicanos are incredibly friendly and helpful folks

*As long as I didn't open my mouth, no one suspected I was a foreigner...my white skin did not suggest for one minute that I was a fluffy Canadian desperately seeking sun and a wee bit of fun

*tequila with tomato chasers combined with 8 sneaky beers will make you do silly things...and no I won't tell ya what they are...hehehehehe

In other news, hubby is out of the country till Sunday evening. The good news is that I don't hafta cook. The bad news is that I hafta shovel the expected 15 centimeters of snow to fall in MenoLand by Wednesday morn.

*shrugs*

That is all.

Hello!!!!

I'm back in MenoLand. Had a fab trip to Mexico to see my mates. It was as if 4 years had never passed and the good ole days were in full swing.

The weather was ace, the food divine and the company tremendous. Am going back next year *nods head* damn straight!!!

Now...to clarify any rumors *guffaws* here's what I know and will admit to....

*if you drink 6 shots of tequila followed by a tomato chaser along with 8 bottles of beer, you can still function normally but you will get a mofo headache the next morning *

*your friend's 2 1/2 year old will tell everyone it was you that farted and not her when asked*

*if the bird cage magically opens (not that hubby left it open), a budgie will escape and Sammy will be found with bird feathers all about and that budgie will be forever lost...if you know what I mean*

*your hubby WILL kiss your fluffy arse time and time again when you have a hissy fit upon hearing about one of your birds' demise*

*you can go to Mexico and not suffer one case of the tom tits *

*Mexico has some damn fine wine to scarf *

*after 25 years of not smoking, you may find yourself grabbing a smoke, lighting it up and inhaling for all it is worth and finding your knees are a bit wobbly when you exhale*

*after mucho consumo of tequila and massive fooking sneaky beers, you discover that after a couple of tokes on a cigarette, you remember why you quit smoking*

*bathroom renos will take longer than expected*

*a snowstorm will roll in when hubby rolls out of MenoLand...damn those business trips*

...please note that all other rumors spilling out of Mexico and/or MenoLand are completely false *crosses fingers behind her back*

Now...what have y'all been up to?

Hello

I am typing from a Mexican keyboard so scuse the mistakes.

Life is rough here in Queretaro. Temps are high 20s during the day high 17 at night..celsius of course.

Not a fricking snowflake in sight sniggers

Food is good, beer is good, wine is even better...traveling to a lot of towns around Queretaro...

Missing you lot...

Back in Canada on Saturday evening, back on BLOG Sunday---behave you lot.

Hugs and kisses...

BTW, tumbleweed, I gots yer mug.

*mwah*

Today is Friend's Day !!!

So, Happy Friend's Day!!!!!

WOOHOO!

In other news, I have a gazillion things to do before Saturday and won't be around. Wot's so special about Saturday you ask??

I'm off to Quetetaro, Mexico *trying saying that wif some cervezas under your belt...hehehe*

I am leaving the lappy behind

Do me a favor will ya and remind hubby to feed the Crew and to make sure the bedrooms are sealed so the dust from the bathroom renos don't seep everywhere. He will be holding down the Meno fort sucker whilst I am drunk sight seeing.

In other news, did you know that a bath tub (at least our tub in the upstairs loo) weighs 500 pounds and requires a thinga-ma-jiggy that operates at 1400 horsepower *whatever the fook that is* to cut the tub out??

I'll be missing ya,

Hugs and kisses

Oh, to have a web cam in MenoLand to record the lives of Meno and Mr. Meno.

*bangs head against rubber wall*

Hubby and I decided to watch the movie “Little Miss Sunshine” and set about looking for it in our 2000+ DVD collection.

We originally thought this movie was called ‘Sunshine” and were looking for under the ‘S’ which are not stored alphabetically within each letter.

*cue much swearing and shaking fists*

Then, I had a massive fookin’ brain fart and the actual title popped into my mind.

Da!!! sezs I, We need to be looking under the ‘L’ section.
Ah, hah! Sezs he.

*watches clock tick by 10 minutes as the two eegits are totally vexed about not finding the damn thing*

Da!!! sezs I again, Go check your DVD database in the ‘puter and it shall tell us if you actually have the bleeding thing.
Ah, hah! Sezs he again.

*hubby trundles upstairs, 5 minutes pass and he trundles back down the stairs*

Yup, it is in the database and therefore is somewhere in the 2000+ DVD’s.

*removes rubber from wall and bangs head against cement*

Finally, finally, FINAL-FRICKING-LY, hubby spies the DVD in the ‘L’ section where it had been all along.

And how was your evening?

Why is it that ya wake up 40 minutes from the alarm shrieking its foolish head off and then spend the next 39 minutes trying to get back to DreamLand??

I was sooooo toasty too.

If I could, I would gentle open my eyes to discover that I have a couple of hours of sleep to go before I leap out of bed.

I likes doing that as it makes me feel like I am getting away with something.

In other news, the deep freeze here in MenoLand should end tomorrow which shall be right on the tail of a massive, fooking snowstorm set to hit. Seems like this winter is going for a record snow fall...128 centimeters and counting.

I can sorely see why most retired Canadians scarper down to Florida each winter.

In other, other news, today is going to be a mad, busy day.

Hugs and kisses

Just when the fricking p key settled down, the dang space bar is not working.

*shakes fist*

BASTID!!!!

It is not the beeeeg things in life that vex me but this trivial sheeeet that annoys me to no end.

Other Monday annoyances....

...ice on the sidewalk making it insane to walk the Trio for any great distance...an itchy rashy thingy on my fluffy arse and my ribs...what the fook am I allergic to now???

...Molly G whingeing her damn labby lab head off when her favorite ball goes behind the sofa...the Trio underfoot as I shred some parmesan reggiano and asiago cheese and spilling half of it on the floor....

...hubby trying to chat me up whilst I am blogging *eek* deffo going to HELL on that one...errrr,me not him....

...bombarding hubby and daughter with daily temperature updates of Mexico as I boldly tease them that they are stuck back in MenoLand only to have hubby endlessly chortle as he reminds me to take a box of Immodium in case I gets a dose of the Tom Tits whilst away...grrrrr...

...and ya just know that will be the way the universe punishes me for being a cow....

feckity

...and the final piece de resistance...

..that would be Molly G bolting down the road, tail between her legs when a car backfired.

I do believe that is me

Last November, when I scarpered to the UK to go from one end to another just to meet my UK bloggity friends, I gave out some t-shirts to some of the folks I had met. I had them specially made here in Canada and took them across the pond.

The t-shirts are white with the blog.co.uk made by you icon smack dab in the middle of the shirt.

Anyhoo, when I was heading back home, I wore my tee and walked around on the plane for all to see. Not I am taking to walking around planes ya know but one does get up and stretch one's legs.

Where am I going with this you may wonder *sniggers*

I will be on another plane soon and intend to wear this tee on the trip down sarf.

That is why I have named me BCUK's honorary mascot

*cheeky Meno*

More snow arrived in MenoLand, c'est la vie *shrugs*

Spent the day doing domestic things and such *homemade bread, long walks and cuddles with the ones I love*

Thinking that it can snow all it wants as I'll be in sunshine before too long

*ace*

Hubby is gonna stay behind and supervise the Crew and the upper bathroom renos

*thank ke-rist*

Sunday should bring forth homemade raisin bran muffims, chocolaty cakes and more..

Other than that, I am good to go....

Hugs and kisses

The p keeps sticking on my lappy and is resently, I meant presenting doing my fricking head in.

In other news, I have surprised my self today by doing my weekly chores early Saturday morning *shock, horror, clutches her own chest* and wonder what the heck that is all about.

I have been thinking a lot about different cultures, people from other countries and how fascinated I am to exlore, that would be explore the cultures and the people.

When I do visit people, their countries and experience how they move through their day, I always take a little piece of them home with me.

Guess I am kinda like a mosiac as we are all made up of our interactions with one another.

Toodles.

My memories of this.....drink.....is right up there with palinka *here we go again*

Bottom line...I hates it.

And, I ain't gonna be drinking it when I scarpers off to Mexico.

*gags*

Either you like it or ya don't.

And, being the MenoMama that I am, I am always game for a drink fest or two and have horrid memories of chugging that dastardly drink....

*ewwwww*

What's the drink you abhor?

C'mon, tell me...you know you want too.

I do believe that the mind is the most powerful instrument that our bodies have in it.

I recognize that our physical self ranks high on the priority list but once again, I have witnessed how the mind impacts our body.

I spent time with a young miss who has worry lines permanently etched into her forehead, having fretted most of her days away, consumed with worrisome troubles and the imaginary becoming so real to her.

I do hope she makes it.

When hubby's home and his b-ball team is not playing, we usually watch a movie after the dinner dust has settled.

Last night, hubby loaded up the dvd with the movie, The Brave One or called something like that.

When I saw the first waves of blood splatter on the screen, I started my fidgeting.

As the violence persisted for what seemed an eternity, I stuck my fingers in my ears and closed my eyes.

Then my moaning started...why do you gotta watch this crap?..can't you watch something else?...I can't stand to watch the violence.

'Ma' sezs he.

'I have lots of movies that show violence and I am gonna be watching them. If you don't like it we can watch something else and if you are gonna watch it, be quiet.'

*squirms*

'Da' sezs I.

'I'll sit here and shut it and if there are any more scenes of violence, I am gonna feck off outta here.'

What amazes me is how hubby can sit through blood, guts and gore with nary a whisper of disgust and I am outta my mind with revolting disgust flowing through every pore.

Hubby is not exposed to the shady aspects of us humans unlike me who sees it all through my working day.

You would think I would be sensitized to it and hubby would be abhor it.

At work, I move through my day and most stuff doesn't bother me as much as it used to when I first started in this business.

Bit of a head scratcher now isn't?

I was out with the Trio last night and saw so many men folk out with their electric snow blowers and, yet again, I thought 'why do men lurve their gadgets so...ya know, the ones that make some kinda noise and the more noise the better????

Computers, cameras, high powered spray washers, BBQ's, HDD's, DVD's, big ass screen teevees...the list is fricking endless.

Is it me?

Am I too judgmental? Stereotyping the mens? It is fair? Not so much?

*shrugs*

Dunno really.

I have yet to see a man go crazy over the purr of a vacuum cleaner.

'Splan that will ya?

*bleurgh*

Ya know how tough it is to get going on the Monday morning to begin your work week?

*shurrup Split*

I've had three of those days so far this week.

*rubs tired eyes*

That would be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.

*yawns*

FFS....

Oi! Not THAT willie!!!

You lot are sooooooooo dirty-minded.

Sheesh...

I'm talking about my friend, Willie.

In a few days, I'll be scarpering off to here to visit my Mexican amigos, Willie, his wife Jessica, their two wee babies. YAY!!!!

I'll be seeing my sweet friend, Claudia as well.

Bit of history required...

Willie used to work for the same company as hubby, he got a secondment to Canada, moved to MenoLand with his wife Jessica and that's how we met.

Claudia was married to Hector who emigrated to Canada to begin their new life here. Claudia preferred Mexico, left Canada and Hector and that's that.

Willie, Jessica, Claudia and Hector were part of our partying group that met on a regular basis to laugh, scarf gorgeous food and dance the night away.

We had sooooooo much fun.

Jessica and Claudia taught me how to cook authentic Mexican food *delish*

Anyhoooooooooo, back to Willie.

I have been emailing my friends back and forth and Willie left me a classic Willie response to my email...

we are ready to rock and roll!

I remember him saying this time and time again.

Bless.

A convo between Meno and hubby..

Meno: Daaaaaaaaaaa, Padders is coming to the Berlin Bloggity Meet!

Hubby: Who is Padders??

Meno: He's my virtual crush!!!

Hubby: Yer what?

Meno: My virtual crush! geez, how could you not know about Padders?

Hubby: Have ya met this guy?

Meno: No Da, I have not. *stifles squeals of pure delight* No worries Da, Padders is happily partnered with Brad.

Postscript: Roll on May...........

*barfs*

There is only soooooooo much I can fricking, frapping stand when my touchy-feely colleagues wander around talking about self-care.

Fawk. Right. Off.

Firstly, why dontcha do your own damn jobs, quit pilling your shit on my lap and that might help me towards my self-care?

Secondly, I’m a firm believer in making my own way, doing my own thing and believe me when I say that I will manage my own damn self-care. That would be why they call it self care.

Thirdly, there are times that Life gets in the way of any self-care program, so just bite me.

Fourthly, and at the risk of repeating my self…Fawk.Right.Off.

Things I liked on my Tuesday...

* toasted homemade bread with homemade raspberry jam *smacks lips* delish
* hubby's flight was canceled
* 2 servings of comfort food (homemade scalloped, cheesy potatoes, carrots and baked ham with dollops of sweet chili sauce) *wiggles*
* hubby forgot my tea for work, felt guilty and I can milk that one *winks*
* long walks with the Trio and they behaved
* the sun was shining
* watched the Movie 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'
* the coffee stain on the antique chairs has disappeared
* makeup can cover up tired eyes
* a glimpse of Padders fooking sexy chest which is on par with Old Nick's fooking sexy chest

Things I didn't like...

* a mum screaming at her toddler when he was sick and just out of hospital
* hubby's flight was canceled
* waking up Tuesday felt like a Monday...poo..
* wearing a skirt, walking the Trio and getting mud-splashes on my legs
* Molly G grabbing 2 full bottles of water and munching on them resulting in 3 wet sofas
* hubby forgot to make my tea for work, my two actives brain cells left the building and have yet to be found
* forecast of yet another snowstorm with freezing rain for Wednesday *oh joy*
* had to make a proper dinner instead of eating whatever I pleased whenever I pleased
* didn't get a chance to play Super Paper Mario *pouts*

That is all.