Monster!
The ex has a three year old whose nickname is "monster". Because he is. The child has an impish grin and is faster than freakin' Superman. Bucky has a hard time keeping up with this kid, and that's sayin' something. But then again, Buck is getting old and lost a step or two.
Last year, for Christmas, I asked for Hobby Lobby gift cards. I was on a decorate the joint kick and wanted some stuff from Hobby Lobby. Ten months later, I finally spent the last bit of money on a shadow box for my military stuff and some glass votive holders for a couple of wall sconces I have hanging on the wall. They look a lot better holding what they were designed to hold, by the way. (I'm going somewhere with this, I promise).
I get home today and start the project. I want pins to hold the medals in place and I had to go to Walmart and get some picture frames for some odd sized items for the room I'm decorating. Walmart didn't have just plain straight pins so I settled for map marking pins instead. I also had to go to the military clothing store on base because I received a medal after I retired so I needed a new ribbon rack to display all my ribbons. I have one I received from the Governor of Louisiana (along with most of the unit) that I never quite got around to adding. OK, so I had about three I hadn't gotten around to adding. In my defense one was the LA ribbon, one was a state ribbon I was awarded but isn't issued anymore, so I just forgot to add it back to my ribbon rack, and one was the one I got after I retired.
At any rate, everything's a fight. But so what else is new? And no, I haven't forgotten about the monster. I'm getting to that.
The thought occurred to me that some day, I'm gonna go be with Jesus and in case that day comes before He comes back, I thought my kids might want to know what all those ribbons were for, so I made a list and when I could remember what I got them for, I added that info to the list, too, and explained the devices on the ribbons.
I spent a while typing that list up and when I went to print it, my printer was off line.
When the monster was here, he found the off switch for the surge protector the internet stuff is plugged into. That kid is quick and the red, glowing power switch was just too much for him not to touch. It took me a half-hour to reconfigure the printer and get it back online.
So I got to play historian and the IT guy last night. All in a day here at Lark Circle.
Last year, for Christmas, I asked for Hobby Lobby gift cards. I was on a decorate the joint kick and wanted some stuff from Hobby Lobby. Ten months later, I finally spent the last bit of money on a shadow box for my military stuff and some glass votive holders for a couple of wall sconces I have hanging on the wall. They look a lot better holding what they were designed to hold, by the way. (I'm going somewhere with this, I promise).
I get home today and start the project. I want pins to hold the medals in place and I had to go to Walmart and get some picture frames for some odd sized items for the room I'm decorating. Walmart didn't have just plain straight pins so I settled for map marking pins instead. I also had to go to the military clothing store on base because I received a medal after I retired so I needed a new ribbon rack to display all my ribbons. I have one I received from the Governor of Louisiana (along with most of the unit) that I never quite got around to adding. OK, so I had about three I hadn't gotten around to adding. In my defense one was the LA ribbon, one was a state ribbon I was awarded but isn't issued anymore, so I just forgot to add it back to my ribbon rack, and one was the one I got after I retired.
At any rate, everything's a fight. But so what else is new? And no, I haven't forgotten about the monster. I'm getting to that.
The thought occurred to me that some day, I'm gonna go be with Jesus and in case that day comes before He comes back, I thought my kids might want to know what all those ribbons were for, so I made a list and when I could remember what I got them for, I added that info to the list, too, and explained the devices on the ribbons.
I spent a while typing that list up and when I went to print it, my printer was off line.
When the monster was here, he found the off switch for the surge protector the internet stuff is plugged into. That kid is quick and the red, glowing power switch was just too much for him not to touch. It took me a half-hour to reconfigure the printer and get it back online.
So I got to play historian and the IT guy last night. All in a day here at Lark Circle.
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