SANDING,DEMOLISHING and BURGERS.

After Gene swore he was done sanding hte floor he just couldn't stand it. He was not satisfied and has been hand sanding the whole thing. Looking good yes? We have decided to put oil on the floor when it is done. That's what the museum uses and I like their floors. Gene finally broke down and bought his own pair of knee pads.

It's the Dairy Mart! This place has been here for at least 50 years. In the 60's the guy that owned it then used to let little kids eat whatever they wanted for 25 cents. I have a small book written by this guy.

I watched a man from the city tear down a house a block from us on the corner....looked like he was enjoying himself hugely....boys and their toys...AND he got paid for it. It was the one that the local S.W.A.T. team used for practise. There are alot of other houses in town in much worse shape than that one. Wow...look at all the dirt...glad we don't live next door...the house would've been covered inside and out.

It's been cool here....we had ice on the birdbath this week. It's been 40's at night and 80's during the day. I put my flannel sheets on the bed...Ahhhhhhh. Unfortunately our parakeet "Blue" that had been at our feeders and in the yard for about 3 months is gone. Guess he either died or migrated south. I miss him.

WHERE ARE MY GLASSES? I lost my most recent pair somewhere in this big house. I havn't found them and misplaced them about 3 weeks ago. SHIT! Glad I have an older pair to wear. Crap....they cost over $300.

Tonight is Halloween....at least here it is. Some doofus city official decided that since they don't want carnivals and trick or treating to interfere with a school night that everything will take place tonight...a Saturday. How stupid. They did it like that last year too. I have no costume...but the yard is decorated. Last year we only had about 15 trick or treaters.

Yesterday was the annual bake sale to benefit the museum. There were sweets all over the saloon...they made over $1,000.
I made fudge.

More B.S. about Gene's job:
He SAYS he's not worried and can't decide if he should apply for the P.E. position in Crockett. That's a 9 hour drive each way. It is a town of about 7,000....gee, that's smaller than Pecos. So, how come they have an H.E.B. AND a SUPERWALMART? If they close his prison it won't be until at least the spring and by then the job in Crockett will be long gone. And all the other 278 employees at his place will be scrambling for jobs here. If he got hired at one of the 2 prisons here in Pecos it would be for half what he makes now....that's even IF they had any teaching jobs open that he qualifies for. Guards only make about $8. an hour....I'd HATE to see him resort to that. The prison where he works now is sort of dividied into 2 camps. One insists that the place will close and the other camp thinks not. I don't know if we'd be able to sell our house...although the housing market is in good shape right now due to a boom in the oil fields. All of this is so frustrating! And just when I was getting serious about buying a stove...now maybe I shouldn't.

I planted 2 amaryllis bulbs the other day. I HAVE to do this every year when they appear in the store. My Mother just LOVED growing them each year. It IS fun. My parents have been on my mind alot the last week or so.

The full moon was GEORGEOUS this week. It was so big and bright. It lit up the whole yard.

Gee, there are 12 garage sales in town today...folks out here sure have alot of yard sales. Let's tune into the radio hotline:
FOR SALE:
Morgan horse 14.2 hands high. weighs 99 lbs. (I just LOVE those typos! That horse is a little undernourished wouldn't you say?)
Pile of bricks.
Baby jumparoo. (what is that?)
2 horses-$500. for both. (they must not be much for that price.)
WANTED:
leghold coyote traps. (ew. people out here are so barbaric and old fashioned.)
someone to fly a dog to Houston for eye surgery.( that's 'ol Ruth the dog and cat rescuer.)
Blue Healer.( again...gotta love the typos.)
LOST:
wooden spider decoration.
pumpkins taken from yard.( yeah, good luck on getting those back...kids don't have much to do here so they steal stuff out of folks' yards.)
GIVE:
chihuahua/coyote pups. (that's wierd one.)

This is long enough.
Thanks fer blogging kids!
Love, Mary