why the photo

just so you know , I posted this photo of the skink in reference to the episode I told you about in the blog post entitled...Life is just too busy.... this type is not poisonous but a black one with blue stripes is so be on the lookout.

skink lizard

thought you all might like to see a skink lizard.... here he is !

Life is just too Busy

At some point, I am hoping that life is going to allow me to do all the things I have put on the back burner. In my little fantasy world, I am a painter, a crafter, I have learned to use a jigsaw and created all the little gifts I see in the shops, I am a wonderful cook and have many dinners at my house for everyone to just pop in and eat ( like mom's house was). I could make you a long list of all the lists I have that are reminders of the things I need to do. Here is the problem. The days come and go and they get so filled up with paperwork, phone calls, household issues and calendar postings, weddings, funerals, celebrations ...all good stuff but taking all the time that I was going to write a book, get in shape at the gym, spend time with old friends...... The older I get the more I see that time is not on our side...life has way more to offer than we could ever make time for ...so I will just be thankful that every day is full and that Jim and I are healthy enough to enjoy them.
We are in the middle of choosing a financial plan for buying the new house. I never knew there were so many options for a loan or so many little ways they can charge you for the loans, there are PMI and closing costs, and required insurances and lawyers fees and interest rates and
termite bonds and house warranties and on and on and on..... I am about at the place where I want to sell it all and buy a small 2 bedroom condo with someone else doing the yard and having an amenities center . For what it costs to keep up a beach house ...even one that is paid for....I could rent the nicest house on the ocean for several weeks a year and still come out on top.
Now the windows they ordered for the beach house are inches too small so the top of the window area is open for all Skink lizards etc. to get inside. Of course, this has to be fixed....did I mention I got bitten by a skink lizard. Until that day, I had never heard of a skink lizard. They do bite if you step on them... I think I stepped on his tail.. I am sure the people 3 blocks away heard me scream. In that 2 seconds before I realized what was happening, I thought of the following.
A snake has bitten me... I am going to die...thank God I am saved...my grands won't remember me... Jim does not know anything about passwords, user id, or account numbers, who will clean my house before the big wake... then I realized it was not a snake but a one foot lizard who looked all slimy and nasty. Okay enough about that. UNPLEASANT TO SAY THE LEAST. So then came the other bad part.... the reactions to my announcement that I ahd been terrorized by a reptile...
Jim.... in comparison to my news of today.... my friend lost a grandchild....okay, Jim , you win hands down. kind of an unfair response in that not only does it take away any right of mine to get some sympathy and concern but I have to say, this is just totally unfair and uncalled for.
Amy... Oh my gosh, I am glad it was not me...because I would have died of fright.... I would have, I I I I I I
Kelly, What is a skank? Was she ugly? ( My first understanding from the guys present at the biting was that it was called a skank)
Cindy, after much laughter, where were you????
Okay, maybe this was not life threatening but I thought someone would understand the gravity of the situation...
Oh Bo......... lizards do not bite.... OH yes they do OKay???
Clary was the only one with an appropriate response, She texted me this..
Are you ok... do you need to go to the hospital... did it hurt?
I know who to call the next time I have a big deal happen to me.
So tomorrow is Saturday. We have a wedding and a retirement party and Sunday I am doing some stuff after church for my sister...so I will not be painting my original or creating any great craft or writing a best seller that day but Monday maybe........ OH Wait... Monday, I have to go wait on the electic guy again...still has not come..... and sign loan papers and call the orkin guy and the insurance people and drop my car at the shop...did I mention my car???
OKAY... my car issue...
Jim is washing the boat on the one trip we took out in the boat that did not require we buy a part or take it to the shop..Not free mind you since we pay a payment each month, and insurance and gas... but normal stuff.....he comes home happy in his great boat adventure and is washing the boat and puts the engine cover on the side of the boat ...it slides off onto the passenger door of my car and puts a $1000.00 dent in it. Add that to the cost of the boat. As I type , both propellers are at the shop from a run in with an oyster bed so the boat is OOO... which means out of order... the state it is in 3 /4 of the time. The one fourth is fun so I guess this is just what having a boat is about.
Okay enough of my musing. I will let you know when the electric job is actually done. Hopefully, I will be able to post that before summer is over.

Still waiting for the Electric guy !

So here I am still waiting for SCEG ! Now only to find out that all of my calls ( about 20 ) and all of the appts. were wasted on the wrong people. I finally get to the right department and am given red tape from here to Columbia for this removal of the box from the house..for a few hours by the way !!!!! Today I am heading back to the beach to continue my quest for service.
Mother's day was wonderful We spent the day at Cindy's house with family. Mom is doing well, she is having her birthday next week.....86 th.
Jim is on a bike trip with air force friends...yes for those of you who do not know... Biggs got a bike. Kawasaki 1500 classic cruiser. It is army green and black and he is having fun with it. I am never getting on it but I am glad he is enjoying it. So now he has a bike and a boat.... that should suffice for a mid-life crisis quencher , right?
We are planning for an October family reunion. Last year it was so good to see all the cousins and play music and picnic at Givhans Park. I am hoping this year all of my kids can come.
Short post today, I am late getting ready for my jaunt to the beach house. Kelly and Caleb are coming with me so that is fun. Hopefully, the electric guy thinks so.