Going back to sleep...

Ha! I finally have a reason to post this little guy!  Anyway... a quick note before I lay down for a little nap...

I am a bachelorette for the next 24 hours or so! Hubby has left for his little "mini vacation"... Actually he's been on vacation since he got home from work on Tuesday! (Much deserved & well over due for him!!) He was going to go to the Ohio Hog Rally the past 2 days... but since it was raining he didn't go. Today, he left just before Noon to go to a town called Lima (pronounced LYE-MA... not LEE-ma as some have been known to say!) (about 2+ hours west of here) for the flat track races that are held every year at this time. (Motorcycles.) It's a type of thing that would bore me to pieces.

If he had left when he planned, he probably would be at the hotel already & wouldn't have to worry about the rain... however, since he took his sweet time watching the weather & packing the Harley... I'm 99% positive he met the storm head on. & Depending on at what point... he's probably soaked. (Though he said he was going a route to where he can pull over.) But hey... that's his prerogative! LOL!! Hopefully he was able to pull over in time to don his rain gear.

I would have posted a picture of him on his Harley... but I can't find the one I snuck of him a while back. (He doesn't like his picture taken.) If I find it, I'll update this posting.

Anyway... I had awoke after only 5 hours sleep & so I'm having a hard time concentrating & keeping my eyes open. Ok, ok... some of you may say 5 hours is good... but not for me... with my condition, I need at least 8 hours... if not more, to be able to function at full potential. So... I am going to lay my widdle head down & relax my eyes. Then since I'm by myself, I'll probably be blogging some more... As a matter of fact, I think my next blog will be about my Webkinz collection... because I received another one today. (That makes 5!!)

UPDATE: I just received a call from hubby... he's in Lima & at the hotel safe & sound! A bit wet... but safe! He even said had he left an hour earlier he would have missed all the rain & been in his room as it came down. Oh well... he will have a nice ride home tomorrow... At least that's what it looks like! :)

Well, I think I just heard a little thunder & it's getting darker by the moment! ... so I best get the doggies out before it starts pouring here! Coleman hates the storms... he tries to bark & chase the thunder away... & if we don't get him out, sometimes he has a little accident from being so scared... Sunny... she sleeps through it all... most of the times.

Talk to you all later! This ride has reached it's destination!

Too cute not to post! :) Groundhog Day 2008

I receive a newsletter from our local Harley dealership, Hales. In it today was the below... I swear, didn't create the caption! LOL :)

Hales Harley-Davidson Road Hog was the first to take a demo ride on the new CROSS BONES!!
His Quote was: "Black is the New Chrome".

2007 MO-HOG Toy Run... (11-4-07)

For the past 21 years on the 1st Saturday of every November, The Mid Ohio Harley Owner's Group (MO-HOG) gathers at the local Harley dealership for the last "official" ride of the 2007 season. (Pictured, is my hubby, at our house, preparing to leave for the ride).

The destination is one of the most anticipated of the year... "Toy Time"  (a local charity that volunteers takes used bicycles & toys, restores them & then hands them out to underprivileged children for Christmas. They also welcome new toys to be donated.)

A month or so prior to the annual Toy Run, MO-HOG members collect used bicycles & toys, then drops them off at the dealership for storage until the big day.

On that day, they are encouraged to bring at least 1 new toy per rider.

This year there was an extra special push for donations. Late this summer "Toy Time" was under almost 2 feet of water. The unusual downtown flood destroyed nearly everything that was already collected.

After a FREE hearty breakfast, (pancakes, ham & eggs), 5 trailers of bicycles & toys, approximately 71 Harley's, & 2 police escorts lined up & started the rumble of engines. This is the only time in which designated members are assigned to block off the downtown streets during the parade down to "Toy Time".

Upon arrival, each person is allowed to tour the building. According to Hubby, the effects of the flood could not be seen.

Once the bicycles & toys are unloaded a special presentation from Mr. Hale (owner of Hale's Harley Davidson) is all that is left before heading out to a local establishment for social time & FREE lunch.

The cost of the ride is $10 with a new toy or $15 without. ALL monies are donated to "Toy Time". There is also a collection just before leaving Hale's. This year the club raised over $1400.

However, that is not all... customers of Hale's had the opportunity to add to it. All total, an additional $800 was donated from Hale's.

Furthermore, a poker run in honor of "Toy Time" presented them with an additional $2500!

According to the coordinator, he looks forward to this day with as much anticipation as a child does to Christmas morning, because MO-HOG members are one of their largest contributors. KUDOS to my fellow MO-HOG members for keeping up with this wonderful tradition!!

Being sick with bronchitis, I did not get to make this year's chilly, yet beautiful short ride. (Side note: to myself, I had planned a few weeks ago I was going to ride this year. (Last year & prior years (according to hubby) I had wimped out & rode down in my truck.) Since I missed it completely, I participated by giving Hubby a teddy bear for donation. (Some riders will strap teddy bears & other stuffed animals to their Harley.)

I am writing this article to encourage you to make some type of donation to your local Toy Time, Angel Tree, Operation Christmas Child, Salvation Army, or whatever. PLEASE, help put a smile on a child's face & show them the love they deserve!

Couple quick Sparkle Tags... 8-18-07 (part 2)

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Mainly posting here for my future use... & to show them off!

Well, hubby is home now, so he wants the computer to do his Fantasy Football stuff!! (Draft is tomorrow!!)

Oh, it sounds like he's leaving a week from Monday to go to Russia.

Talk to you all later!

P.S. Tomorrow or Monday, I'm planning on blogging about Hurricane Dean... So, if you have anything you'd like me to include, please send me a quick message.
In the meantime... if you're a praying person, please keep all in it's path (& those already effected by it) in your prayers! This is going looks as if it's going to be a rough week ahead!!!

Been busy last few days... 8-18-07

Good golly, I have been quite busy the past few days.

It all started shortly after I posted my last blog & with the phone call you always hate to get!

It was my hubby & he said "I thought I'd call you before the hospital did." Of course my heart dropped a few beats, because I knew he was on his Harley!

So, I thought, he must not be hurt too bad, because he's the one calling me. But, that didn't stop my mind racing within the few seconds it took him to tell me what happened.

THANKFULLY, it was nothing too serious... he had stopped at work to get his pay check. (He's been on vacation since 3:00 p.m. Tuesday... he had been working close to 55 hours a week, for several weeks to get the machine ready for Russia.) Anyway, he was opening a package when he basically stabbed himself in the hand. (In the "webbing" in between his thumb & index finger.) It was deep enough he lost enough blood he went into shock & passed out.

His boss ended up bringing him down to our area (about 35 miles away) & took him to the ER so he'd be close to home.

After I hung up, I lost it for a minute & started to cry! ... Just for a few moments. I guess it affected me more than I thought!! I snapped out of it... said a quick "Thank you Lord", changed & rushed to the hospital. (Only about a mile away.)

When I arrived I said to his boss (jokingly) "He will do anything to get out of this trip to Russia." Hubby replied, "No, I'd rather on my bike." (Of course, that's the only thing he was worried about... if he could still pull the clutch in on his bike.

The doctor said he must have had looking out for him, because he didn't hit any tendons!

About an hour later (record time for this ER) we walked out & hubby had 3 stitches & a prescription for about 5 days of pain killers. (Non narcotic.)

So, I had to go get that prescription filled & pick up some things at Wal-Mart... oh & supper too!

That was Thursday. Yesterday about an hour after he took his pain meds, he said he needed to go to Wal-Mart to get stuff for his trip. So, since the meds were making him a little sleepy, he decided I needed to take him. No problem... I just had a burst of energy & had put away all my clothes that had been piling up the past few months.

So, we went & ended up going to the pet store, Circuit City (see picture for his new "toy"), Wendy's Drive Thru, AAA Travel, & then Wal-Mart. (Where we got quite a bit of stuff, including a new shower curtain (which I have to take back! UGH!) & shelving unit for our stereo & satellite reciever & DVD player!)

By the time we got home I was worn out! However, I ended up putting together the shelving unit. Hubby took care of all the electrical stuff behind the equipment & then I helped him get everything on the shelves. What chore! & That unit is HEAVY!!

Needless to say I was just looking forward to sitting down & veging for the rest of the night... However, I realized I hadn't put jeans in the wash yet. & We both were in need!

So, I did that! Then I asked if he was still wanting to go today to get his bike from work. (Remember, his boss drove him down here.)

He said he wanted to try to. So, today we didn't just go after the bike... we went to Wal-Mart, again, (my 3rd day in a row there!), because he needed to exchange the International Traveler Converter. I ended up getting new hooks for the shower curtain & a new small table lamp for my end table.

Then we went up & got his bike. He must have been fine, because he ended up going to a church where the praise band, (from our church), is playing. I haven't received a call to get him. I'm sure I'll hear about how much he really shouldn't have gone after his bike when he gets home. (I tried to convince him to let someone from our HOG group to bring it home. But, he didn't want to hear of it... which I can't fault him for!!)

So, you would think my day ended there & I started this blog. However, the grass needed mowed... & knowing that it's supposed to rain for a week straight... I went ahead & hopped on the riding mower & mowed the back yard... Then I started this blog! LOL

Well, if you've been waiting to comment, I do apologize for taking so long... I kept getting interrupted... by Coleman... & our neighbors backing around in our drive almost hitting my truck!!!

Ok, now before I go to leave you to comment... question... what does it mean when you see a flock of birds flying from South East to North West? (Wonder if they are anticipating Hurricane Dean?? But, I'm in Ohio... can that really be it?? So, I have posed this question on Yahoo Answers! Check it out!