Office Spider

I get to work this morning and open up my planner, what do I see? A freakin HUGE spider. Even being a spider person (the spider is my totem animal), I still jumped and got the pooh scared out of me (not really). It's funny because during my quiet time this morning the focus was on spider and the weaving of its web (my oracle card drawn today was spider woman). It teaches me patience in that weaving, and knowing I weave my own life and when my web gets ruined, I start again. Oh, got side tracked there a bit, back to the office spider..........

My planner, where it all began. I wish I would have had time to get my camera, but that spider was quick!

When I opened up my planner, it dashed under my desk and went inside the hanging green folder. This is a picture of the aftermath.

If you have read my previous post from a while back 'Catch and Release' (http://sissybugs2.blogspot.com/2009/09/catch-and-release.html), you know you need tools for a successful mission. These are the tools I used in this mission. I had a plastic cup on my desk, thank goodness not full of water, because I would have dumped it out to use it, and the spider might have gotten a bit wet and died. After I finally caught him in the cup, I then had to dig in my drawer for an index card. I had to really hold that cup down while doing this, it was plastic after all, that's why it's so banged up. Then I had to find something hard to hold the index card down with, that way you're not too close to the spider when you flip the cup over, so I grabbed my Beatles coaster off my desk.

The broom above was used in this mission. This was my first time using this tool for catch and release. Usually this tool is used for smash and squoosh. But I don't do that anymore. I had to use this tool to push the hanging folder out from under my desk. I used the handle to do that, and then used it to also open the file. This was a very handy tool!


Success!!!


It can be helpful to have help on a super fast spider mission. You may need spotters, and it would be super helpful if you all had cups, just in case the spider comes your way. So here are the players...........



Jennifer.....A.K.A.....Spider Wimp and Killer. DO NOT use her on your spider mission, unless the said spider is poisonous. Because she will use the broom, or her foot for the Smash/Stomp and Squoosh technique. On this mission, she did nothing! I asked for help too. But she said "keep it away, get it away from me, if I helped I would kill it." Hmmmm. If I'm out in the woods, I hope she's with me, cause I imagine she could take on a bear with that attitude!


Barbara....A.K.A.......Boss Lady! OK, so the boss didn't help me either. She was too busy.....wait for it...working, at work. What the heck? She would also come in handy out in the woods. She could set up camp, and be in charge of getting things done, but if you need help on a spider mission, don't call this boss lady!

Tammy (that's me).......A.K.A......the Spider Catch and Release Champion, Hero and Savior of Spiders (when youre as cool as me, your title is super long)! Yep, tootin my own horn here. If you have a spider, call me, I will be patient with the catch, even if it takes a really, really long time. And if I have to do it solo, I will, because it's my duty as a champion!

Shooting Day

We woke up Saturday morning at 5:30 AM to get ready to go shooting. We met Grant at his place and he drove, then we met up with Mike and Clay in Silverton. We drove for miles and miles....lol, up past Scotts Mills. It was a really pretty drive. I was hoping it was going to be nice out, but it was a bit cold. It was my first time shooting any kind of gun. I wish I knew what the guns were that I shot, but I don't.....lol. I know I didn't shoot a rifle though.

The shooting site. There were shell casings all over the place, and some dog pooh that I ended up covering with rocks so we didn't have to keep side stepping it....ha, ha.

John walking back from hanging up the cool neon targets we got.

I like this picture of Clay because I snapped it while it was smoking ;)

Me shooting our gun that I can't remember what the name of is!

Grants gun. Yowsers!

This gun was SUPER loud, even with ear protection on!

Sexy shooter!

I can't remember whos gun this was, I shot so many.....lol.

John shooting Grants biggie!

This is Johns gun from when he was a kid.

Cool bullet shot with a reflection, saweet!

This gun was the funnest to shoot. It has a red dot scope on it. I had a lot of fun hitting cans with this gun.

John, Clay and Grant shootin together.

Sucker Babe

Korissa spots any candy I have laying around. I bought a sucker from the mall last wknd from Candy Tyme, and of course she sees it. So she has to say "grandma Tammy, is that mine?" I spoil her and say she can have it, but only if daddy says it's ok "No Rissa" is his response....lol. She had to have dinner first. I took this picture BEFORE she was allowed to have it, and then I put it up for her till after she had dinner. She was a big girl about it too.

Oz Fairies

I received one of my fairies yesterday from my Wizard of Oz collection. I got the wicked witch to go with Dorothy, Tin Man (my favorite one), The Scarecrow and Lion. I have them all on an Emerald City stand. I'm not sure how many are in the series. I thought I had them all actually, until the Witch came in the mail yesterday. Guess maybe the Good Witch and maybe Oz could be next.......

The Wicked Witch

My whole collection

Day 5

I'm on Day 5 now without a cigarette. I have had a few cravings, yeterday was BAD!! I find that if I feel bloated, or I'm at work, that's when the cravings hit me. It may sound strange, but I'm glad I'm having cravings. The longest I have quit this year was almost 3 weeks, and through that WHOLE time I didn't have any want or craving for a cigarette. So, after a couple of weeks when the craving hit me out of the blue, it was strong, I wasn't expeting it, and I just gave in.....pretty dang quickly too. So, these cravings are good, because I can deal with them. Yesterday I did the whole self talk in my head, "I can buy a pack, then I can quit when it's gone, why do I need to quit now? I like to smoke".......on and on it goes. My main motivation for quitting (you non smokers probably think, "shouldn't it be the fact that smoking causes cancer and is really bad for you?" uh, no) anyways, it's the fact that I want to run. I am looking so forward to running, it's surprising even me. I bring my black bag I got for free from Macy's with a purchase to work with me. I have all my essential quit smoking tools in it...........

Becky's book (I read it every day), my Happy Journal book (this book is so cool, you doodle in it, you make happy lists, that sort of thing), my journal, my Beginning Running book (it's full of pictures, and it really keeps me motivated), my smoogie with some licorice, gum, mint lip balm and some suckers I got from Lifesource.

Johns garbage route

Sunday John took me out on a drive to show me part of his country route. It was so fun, and the scenery was beautiful. We even saw some quail, but they were too quick for me. Of course I made him stop for lots of pictures!

I love a freshly plowed field. I wish I lived in the country.

We saw two vultures on our drive, and I got a picture of one of them.

We stopped at a lookout area. Love this tall grass.


It was super windy. I got crazy hair. Johns hair wasn't effected ;)

This tree was so pretty. At first we thought it had blooms on it, but it had leaves.

This was the first deer we saw, it was eating on the side of the road and then crossed in front of us.

I would love to wake up to this view every morning!

Cool!

This was in someones big front yard.

Pretty!

After the family pictures

Goofing around after the family pictures......

What a dweeb!

Jackie looking longingly up at the sky!


Woot!!!

The other photographer.

Cute!

The Family Pictures

The Girls

This picture is awesome!!

Smooch!

The Guys!

All the girls!

The Kissing Picture. Rissa is too cute!

How sweet!

Perfection!

Before the Family Pictures

Jess had the idea since the whole family was together to take some pictures. Of course I loved the idea. This wknd was so fun.

Me and Jess taking some test shots before the rest of the family came out.

Korissa and me doing some funny faces.

She's still holding her pen....lol.

Yep, there's the pen!

How lucky am I!!!

Now this is a handsome Guy!

Weird fish lips!

Jackie intently learning from the paint master!