Day 433 - Headaches & Boxes

Today Mom2 & I ventured out to Chinook. We both woke up with headaches - gee, maybe from the gorging we had last night? Hers was a bit more severe than mine - it took 6x the pills & an aborted shopping day out. We returned to the house & she had a nap in the dark while I went through boxes in the basement.

I moved a few boxes here years back - before ships - & I haven't been through them in a long time. I found my Lara Croft:Tomb Raider braid from Halloween 2001. My flight school texts & cross country plans. I went through a bunch of clothes & picked out some clothes for goodwill. Funnily enough, as Mom2 was going through the clothes, one by one, these were my words:
'Oh, that's the shirt from Darren, the Firefighter I met in the Dominican.'
'And that shirt was Ryan's.'
'And that one was from Nashville. No, wait. That was from Kelly, the jerk.'
'And that was from Tyler, the Ranch guy.'
It was like a parade of the exes from an old closet! Hilarious!

I got rid of old College texts from 1998, my toy helicopter collection & beanie babies! Oh my, do I ever have a collection of beanie babies! I found 2 rustic looking stuffies that are going to be my new mascots for 2011... My personal version of the squirrel that pops up in random photos. Here's hoping for a good year. We'll start off with a bang in -20 weather, head to Cuba & onwards & upwards from there! Stay tuned, as it was too cold to get a photo today! Ha ha!

Mom2, Dad2 & I played crib. I don't think I've ever played it. Maybe once with Kristina at the Park when I was 12 or something. I don't think my math has improved since that age. In fact, it's probably worse now. In any case, I think I got the hang of it - right before they skunked me! Oh well! My Granny was a card shark - my brother took on the role & I'm afraid I'm a poor card player. In any case, we had a lot of laughs!

After supper, we watched Going the Distance with Drew Barrymore & Justin Long. It was bust a gut funny in the first 20 minutes, but turned into a chick flick after that. The screenplay writer must've been very inspired & then it all fell apart. Although I enjoyed the music by Boxer Rebellion. A little too much profanity for my liking. There are many more eloquent words & ways to express one's emotions besides THAT word.

I'm struggling with Oceana on the treadmill. I took her outside to pee before her afternoon workout & she managed to pee TWICE on the treadmill. Yuck. Give me one big puddle any day. I was quite frustrated with her. She knows better! As I type this late night post, she sits on the edge of the bed & whines every now & then. She wants to go to Mom2's room. She runs to her every time I call her name. She wants nothing to do with me. She loves Jaco to bits & Mom & Mom2. Not I. Win some, lose some.

Tomorrow I'll venture home. I haven't spoken to my husband all week. He's going to think I left my igloo for another dog sledder. He never reads the blog, just looks at the photos... Maybe he'll catch this last line - I love you Honey & I'll see you in 52 days! xxxxMaria & the girls

 I tried tonight for a better shot, but Dad2's eyes are still sleepy!

Oceana threatening to jump overboard.