Life After NEXCOM Retirement...

THe Musings of a 60ish Retired Woman documenting her Life after Retirement.

Saturday, December 31, 2005

Happy New Year

So how did YOU spend your New Year's Eve? Hmmmmmmm?

I spent mine right at the stroke of midnite, chasing my Damn dog up and down a dark dark street.

The evening started out just fine. Bob brought T-bone steaks and Lobster tails over, and We grilled them out side. (no it is not that warm, but if we dont grill in the dark, the rain, and the wind, we don't get to grill at all.) We ate a nice slow leisurly meal, talking about Iraq and how to win the peace over there. (We concluded that since there have been tribal wars in that region since the beginning of time, that it is impossible to do so, and that the only one who CAN bring peace to that region is the creator!) Whom ever you feel that may be! We moved on in to the living room and turned on PBS which had the new OKLAHOMA! musical on, so I watched that while Bob read his BREW magazines. (remember, he is brewing beer for a year)

It actually was a very nice evening, me watching the show and crocheting his afghan, (the one I started 18 years ago, until he came over one night with a snoot full, and said "GOD THAT IS THE UGLIEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!" It got put away for 18 years and discovered a few weeks ago in the bottom of a box.) I am going to finish it anyway. He has a birthday coming up, it would serve him right if he got it for a gift huh?

Just before midnight around 11:40, I put Sadie in her pen in my bathroom. She was ready for nite-nite. SHe was snuggling in and making her bed when I closed the bedroom door. About 3 minutes to midnite, Sadie started barking hysterically, so Bob and I went in to see what was wrong, and she had jumped out of her pen and was barking her head off at the fireworks on the corner. I, Like a bloody FOOL, opened the front door to see what was going on, just as Bob came over to give me my 1 and only kiss for this year, and WHOOSH--Sadie ran right out the door into the night.

Bob stood there puckered up and I was running in my slippers down the road trying to get her back. Sadie, thank God, is Buff colored so I could see her against the dark night. Sure enough down on the corner, across from the wolves, the people were shooting off lots of really cool fireworks. THese are the same people that put on a great show on the beach on the fourth of July. Sadie would not be caught. She ran helter-skelter, from one yard to the next, through the hedges, over the driveways onto the porches, with her nose to the ground scenting something. Soon she was over to the WOlves, and stirred them up, They did not howl though but they woofed.

RIght across the Cul-de-Sac are two of Janice and Dans dogs, and I did not want to stir them up either, so where did Sadie head? yep right back toward the dogs. I am by this time almost out of breath when Sadie runs right between my legs and over to the fireworks barking like a fool. I thought someone would grab her, but NOOOOO, No one was ALLOWED to catch her. Little BITCH!!

Bob by this time was in his truck with his lights on bright trying to light the road, but all he was doing was blinding me so I could not see at all. I sat right down in the middle of the road, hoping that he would not run over me, and that Sadie would come to me then. But NOOOOOOO I was not allowed to catch her either. SO Bob stops the truck in the middle of the road, opens both doors and is yelling lets go BYe-BYE at the dark street, hoping that she would jump in. Sadie came right up to him, jumped in to the truck and right out the other side and then ran between his legs and back into Janice's yard and on to her front porch. I could see Janice peering around the curtain, but she did not have a clue who I was, out at midnight, sitting sober in the middle of the damned road yelling for my freaking dog! (I woulda said Fuck, but Esther and NJ read this. and they are ladies!) I then thought, Hey, she loves to lay on my back, so I layed down on my stomach in the middle of the dark wet road, and called to her and she cames running, and jumped right over me using my back as a spring board, and takes off again, into the dark.

By this time I am about to cry and cussing a storm and beating on the asphalt and Sadie looks across the road at me like I am nuts, SO I start to sing, and SHe starts to sing, and just as Bob reaches for her.....OFF she trots again!! She is gone to the wolves again, with Bob in hot pursuit!

I sit up and I am trying to get myself off the pavement when Sadie runs out of the trees and into the culvert, then out of the culvert and stops. I yell SIT YOU LITTLE BITCH SIT!! and she does, as still as a mouse. and Bob slowly walks over to her picks her up and looks at me and says, NOW WHY DIDNT YOU DO THAT 20 MINUTES AGO? I just grabbed Sadie from him and headed home totally out of breath while he backs the truck all the way down the road to my house. I make it up the steps, and take Sadie and put her Back into her pen, telling her what a good girl she was, (cant discipline her for sitting!) and then went into the living room totally gasping for breath and my pulse about 140.

Bob chooses this time to come over and try to give me my one and only kiss. I just looked at him and he backed off until I was through weezing,and gulping for air, gave me a quick kiss, said happy new year and ran out the door for home.

ANd how was your night???

20 Comments:

  • At 1:00 AM, Blogger Phyllis said…

    Whoooot!
    Happy New Year!!

     
  • At 1:19 AM, Blogger Phyllis said…

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
    That wasn't there when I posted earlier!!
    I wanna know how you got up off the road!!??

     
  • At 5:55 AM, Blogger Sally said…

    Wowzer - what a night you had! I know it wasn't funny at the time, but, I have to tell ya - you made me laugh in the description.

    Yo - finish that ugly afghan for Bob. He deserves it! :)

     
  • At 6:37 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Oh My! My life is soooo dull! And this is soooo funny! LOL! I know...it wasn't funny at the time and I'm glad no one got hurt.

     
  • At 8:18 AM, Blogger Rain Trueax said…

    very funny description but I know the feeling. I have cats that sometimes pull that and they are never gonna just sit.

    Happy new year :)

     
  • At 8:51 AM, Blogger David said…

    Hope you caught the dog - not a good way to spend the new year period. Slept it in here as I always do.

    So is this a temporary blog?

    Happy New Year.

     
  • At 9:55 AM, Blogger lettersfromkenny said…

    SUCH EXCITEMENT! HAPPY NEW YEAR! (from your boring go to bed early friend) kenny

     
  • At 11:05 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    How many times do I have to tell you... If you don't chase her, she'll run around for about 3 minutes, then come right back to you.

    *rolls eyes*

    Looks like she has YOU trained. Though it might be an interesting way to get you to exercise on a daily basis.

     
  • At 11:27 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Well, your new year was certainly eventful and energetic. Mine involved champagne and fireworks but definitely no running around!

     
  • At 1:06 PM, Blogger wanda said…

    Now THAT'S a NY's to remember! I know it wasn't fun at the time, but it will give you many a laugh later on when you revisit the memory of that night.
    How lucky for you to at least get a kiss from a grown man. All I got was one from an 11 year old. Well until all the 20-somethings got here then I got kisses from some really cute young men.

    Here's my wish for you...
    "May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again (or for the first time), May God hold you in the hollow of his hand."

     
  • At 1:10 PM, Blogger Joan said…

    I can just imagine the havoc she caused HA!!!

    I'm sure glad you got your yearly smootch!! Happy New Year Mary Lou!!

     
  • At 1:19 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Oh, man, I wish you had some smilies that are rolling around on the floor, laughing uncontrollably, all purple in the face. I'd add about 14 of 'em right here. ; )

    What a night! And Bob's timing is just impeccable.

    Just think of all the memories that afghan is going to bring him. :)

    Happy New Year : )

     
  • At 7:22 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Mary Lou, I laughed and laughed as I read this account, though I know it wasn't funny as you did this. You ran a lot more than I think you wanted to! All's well that ends well. Have a good talk with Sadie about her behavior. You're right that you had to reward her for sitting when you gave the command, and, ---thanks for watching your language in deference to Esther and me. I know you were under great stress.
    nj

     
  • At 12:54 AM, Blogger Phyllis said…

    You have GOT to tell them how you got up off the pavement!!!
    LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL That is a post in itself!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

     
  • At 8:55 AM, Blogger Anji said…

    Happy New Year. We had a quiet one and watched Phantom of the Opera to keep us awake till midnight. Glad to see you're still managing to blog!!

     
  • At 11:31 AM, Blogger KB said…

    Better than you night!!! God I would want to kill Sadie!!!

     
  • At 1:11 PM, Blogger esther said…

    Only you, Mary Lou, only you!!! I could see it all as in a comedy sketch....your life is a hoot. I think NJ and I would understand that under those conditions you experienced we could overlook a bad word or two. Ha!! Funny girl.

     
  • At 3:48 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    OMG, I am laughing hysterically, and I know it wasn't even the least bit funny for you. I could picture you in your nickers hunting Sadie, and all the while the neighbors are peering out their windows wondering WTH is going on? LMAO!

    You really do put the excitement & hilarity into a story Mary Lou, Gary & I both enjoy reading your plight, and always look forward to seeing what's happening next in your neck of the woods.

    xoxoxox

     
  • At 3:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I don't know why that posted ANONYMOUS, because I sure as heck put CJ... hmmm?

     
  • At 6:47 PM, Blogger Brenda said…

    I would now be sporting a Sadie-Bob skin rug, with heads still attached.

    My New Year's eve was much calmer than that, thank you very much!

     

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