Spring Cleaning for The Majestic

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Good Day Reader’s!

Are you as happy as I am that it is Saturday Caturday? I hope so! It was nice to sleep in a bit. I was up at 8am to go let The Girls out of their coop. There have been coyote sighting around the neighborhood the last few weeks and I have been worrying about them. I have been making sure to lock them up nice and tight at night.

Way to go Turbo!

Way to go Turbo!

To say that they were ready to come out was an understatement. As Timber and I walked up to The Majestic, you could hear them chattering. Yesterday when I went to check for eggs I found two!! Turbo is now laying again. I had been asking her when she was going get off her butt and get back to work. I guess she just likes to make me wait. Another good thing is that she too is now laying in the nesting boxes. So proud of my Girls. It is time for me to do a little early spring cleaning in The Majestic. I am going to get more straw and sand for them. Since they like the sleep inside the nesting boxes, they are going to need to be freshened up more than usual.

My Man, hard a work.

My Man, hard a work.

After we grabbed some lunch at Antico Pizza, we headed to Lowes and I bought supplies for the coop/run. My Man was nice enough to hang a sign my mother-in-law had sent me a few years ago. It was in our kitchen but this morning I took at look at it thought it needed to be hung on the Majestic.

Fresh Eggs @ The Majestic

Fresh Eggs @ The Majestic

The Boy and I then got to work spreading the straw around the run and cleaning out the coop. The girls went crazy with all the new straw in the run. I think they will be busy all day scratching away at it.

Fresh straw

Fresh straw

Nesting boxes getting clean.

Nesting boxes getting clean.

Fresh sand for the coop.

Fresh sand for the coop.

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Not sure what is going on here…

Head Hen

Head Hen

Feather tails up!

Feather tails up!

Has Spring sprung in the ATL? God I hope so!

Has Spring sprung in the ATL? God I hope so!

Fresh Nesting/Sleeping boxes.

Fresh Nesting/Sleeping boxes.

Did I mention how nice it outside today? It is in the 60’s and the sun is out. I may even open the screened in porch for the cats so they can enjoy the birds and the smell of spring. I hope you are all having a wonderful Saturday. Be Good! Be Safe!

 

Nashville, TN

Hey Reader’s!

I know it has been awhile. Now that I am back to regular life, I am finding it hard to post everyday or even every other day. I am waiting for things to settle down and get back into a regular routine. With the crappy weather here in the ATL, days off from school for The Boy and going on a few trips, I have yet to have a “normal” week since then end of my radiation zapping. Next week will be my first five-day normal work week and I can’t wait. Going to finally put my new work schedule to work!

This past weekend My Man and I went to Nashville and met up with some friends to celebrate her birthday. It was the first time I have ever spent any real-time there and we had a blast. We stayed at a wonderful condo that was centrally located so almost everything was in walking distance. Here are some pictures for you guys to look at.

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Where our condo was.

Where our condo was.

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He looks more scary then sweet.

He looks more scary than sweet.

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Our condo

Our condo

Happy Birthday Dee!

Happy Birthday Dee!

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My Man at the Ryman

My Man at the Ryman

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Andy

Andy

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Third Man Records

Third Man Records

Third Man Records

Third Man Records

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Third Man Records Photo Booth- I would love one of these!

Third Man Records Photo Booth. I would love one of these!

Me, My Man, Dee and Andy

Me, My Man, Dee and Andy

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Not sure what to say about this….

We has such a nice time we are already thinking about where to meet for our next trip. Must be someplace where we can both drive to (they live in northern KY). We are thinking Ashville, NC. Any ideas?

I know I still owe you a post about the Disney Cruise. I will be working on it I promise! I am going to try to get on a schudeual for posting too. I love me a plan! Time to get in the shower and start my Thursday. Have a wonderful day y’all!

Snow…Again. :/

Reader’s!

We woke up covered in snow! Pickles! I would really like to get out of the house sometime today. I am going a little crazy being stuck in My Hotel Yorba. It may be possible. It should get up in the 40’s today and start melting this stuff. My Man and I are going to Nashville tomorrow to celebrate our good friends (The Boy’s God Mother) birthday. My parents are planning on heading over from Bama but at this point are not sure when they are going to leave.

Timber like to eat the snow!

Timber like to eat the snow!

The Majestic peeking through.

The Majestic peeking through.

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Pool area

Pool area

Panny enjoying the view.

Panny enjoying the view.

My view from my home office.

My view from my home office.

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The Driveway

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I know the bad weather is heading to the North East so y’all be careful! Also I want to wish a reader a Very Happy Birthday to Judi R. Have a wonderful day Judi! Enjoy your family today and stay safe in NYC! Thank you for your friendship!!

Be Good! Be Safe! Be Your Best!

Ice, Ice, Baby….

Reader’s!

georgia_radarThere be ice out there! I just came in from opening The Majestic to let the girls out. When I looked outside I thought it had been snowing. Once Timber and I made it outside I realized that it wasn’t snow, it was hail that has accumulated on the ground! Right now it is very crunchy to walk on and I was able to make it up to the coop with no problem. Timber was so excited! You can see the ice already accumulating on the trees and the branches are starting to hang low. The lock on The Majestic was iced over but I was able to crack it and get inside. The girls came out and didn’t know what to think! I am sure the hail bouncing off the tin roof of the coop was freaking them out. Sounds a little different from rain.

Timber and I headed out a few hours later to take some pictures. It is defiantly icy out there! I don’t know if I will be heading out there again for a while. The temperature is dropping and actual snow should start falling around 6pm.

Icy

Icy

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Happy Boy!

Happy Boy!

The girls were very chatty when I went back to check on them. The run is staying pretty dry so I think they will be ok today. Panny is enjoying looking out the window and wishing she could check the ice/snow out.

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Timber Print

Timber Print

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School has been cancelled for tomorrow. We are bunkered in and won’t be heading out today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Don’t tell Panny or Simon but we are running out of cat food!!

 

Universal Studios theme parks

Hey Reader’s

It’s been a while. I hope y’all have had a good week. Team Hamer sure did! We checked The Boy out from school on Tuesday around noon (so he would me marked down for a full day) we headed down to Orlando, FL. It took us almost 7 hours to get there. I started out driving first and drove about halfway down. It was kinda raining and very foggy out while in GA. There were also a lot of cops on the road. I however, drove safe and was left alone. Once we hit FL, the sun came out and the temperature started to rise.

On our way!

On our way!

We decided to stay in the park at the Lowes Royal Pacific Hotel. It had a cool Hawaii theme to it and the grounds were just lovely.

Me and some elephants at Lowes Royal Pacific Resort.

Me and some elephants at Lowes Royal Pacific Resort.

We went to City Walk to check it out and look for something to eat. We chose a Mexican restaurant that was having its grand opening the next day, so the wait staff where eager please and practice on us. I was able to stick to my low carb diet. It was an authentic Mexican menu, so while there was chips and salsa (I ignored) there was also a lot of fresh sea food and steak. I had steak!

The Boy-ready to eat!

The Boy-ready to eat!

We walked around the shops afterwards and then had a glass of wine back at the hotel, where we mapped out plan for the next day at the two Universal parks. We then headed back to the room since we knew we would be getting up early to hit the parks.

Hogwarts!

Hogwarts!

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Empty! An hour later…not so much!

One of the cool things about staying at the park is that get free Express passes and that the Harry Potter section opens up an hour before the park opens up to the public. We got to zoom to each ride and had no wait. My Man road one of the rollercoasters all alone!

Butter Beer @ 8:30am

Butter Beer @ 8:30am

Watch out!

Watch out!

The World of Harry Potter was so cool. Defiantly my favorite of both parks. I think The Boy would agree too. My Man thought it was pretty cool tool, especially when it was practically empty! His favorite rollercoaster was The Hulk.

Not happy!

Not happy!

Me and My Man after the Rip Saw Falls.

Me and My Man after the Rip Saw Falls.

The Hulk rollacoster in the back ground.

The Hulk rollercoaster in the back ground.

His wand!

His wand!

Cooling off

Cooling off

Duff beer and My Man. A Simpsons dream comes true!

Duff beer and My Man. A Simpsons dream comes true!

We had a wonderful time at Universal. I highly suggest you go and stay at one of the four (soon to be five) hotels and get that free Express pass. Totally worth it. We ended up eating some yummy sushi at the hotel and turned in early. We knew we would be getting up early for the second part of our vaycay.

More to come!

A little of this, A little of that….

Simon and me

Simon and me

Readers!!

How are you? Snowed in? If you live in the north-east of the US, I feel for you. How you deal with all the snow is beyond me. Two and half inches are all I can handle. I wanted to update you all on what is going on at My Hotel Yorba. After being snowed in for four days and the boy missing three days of school, we are off to FL! We will be gone for a few days and I will not be updating the blog. I just didn’t want you all to worry.

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I got a Fitbit Force over the weekend. So far I have really liked it. I had the Nike fuel band and ended up giving it to The Boy. He is having a blast tracking how many steps he is taking and calories he is burning. (Please note, The Boy has no weight to lose. He is skin in bones but he likes to see it anyway).

I am looking forward to seeing all the steps I walk on our vaycay. The only issue I have had so far is that it is kind of hard to snap on. It has been getting easier each day but that first time was very frustrating. One thing I really like is that is tracks your sleep pattern. I have been waking up a lot during the night (I think I know why) so it is cool to see charted out.

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When we get back I have a lot to do. I have a few doctors I really need to go see. I am ready to get this port out. It has been nice but it is time to go! I need to know for sure why I am waking up in the middle of the night and having hot flashes. Yes, a side effect of the chemo! Oh YEAH! Good thing we planned only on having the The Boy….no The Girl or The Boy #2 in the future. Have I mentioned how much cancer sucks??

What I am Watching

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I am on episode 2, season 5 of Breaking Bad. So Good. Mr. White has become a dick and poor Jesse Pinkman and his face. Always getting the shit beaten out of him.

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Downton Abbey- Mr. Bates and Anna. Can’t they just be happy?

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Sherlock Holmes (PBS)- Such a good show. If you don’t watch you need to start now. You can go onto the PBS website or download the app and watch there. I also watch the CBS version, Elementary, and I love that show too. I really like it when he takes his shirt off. :)

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Before I sign off for a few days, I have a BIG SHOUT OUT to a friend, reader and cancer kick-asser (my spell check says that is not a word but whatever) Tammy J. Tammy J is being zapped now. She is a few sessions in and I think she is doing WONDERFUL! She has been fighting crappy cancer for about as long as I have. She should be done with her treatment in March, so keep her in your thoughts. In May, when I turn 41, she will be getting new boobies. New Boobies people!! I want new boobies for my birthday!! So, so, jealous……  —You must look for that sliver lining, no matter how hard it may be to find. Keeping fighting the fight Tammy J! I am thinking of you!

Have a wonderful week. I will post pictures from our trip soon. Be safe, Stay warm!