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Saturday, 2 February 2008
I celebrated another Birthday last Saturday and the best present I got was 70 degree weather in STL in January, OK the Purple Martin House that the OM gave me was better since mine blew away in a storm a few years ago. Sunday was a repeat of Saturday with record breaking temperature's again and then come Monday, it dropped 40 degree's in 1.5 hours. Thursday night we got slammed with the most snow we have seen here in a long time, I got up yesterday morning to find about 8 inch's on the ground which is alot for where I live.I got outside about 6:00 AM and took the truck up and down the driveway's to make a path. I have learned from past experience that it's not a good idea to plow if it's not really necessary because it melts just as fast as it get's here and if I plow it, than the driveway turns to mush which is hell on the bikes because it's over a tenth of a mile long. We have one neighbor out here and their driveway runs just along side ours and he had a stroke and heart attack last year, so they need their driveway clear in case of an emergency. So I went up to get the tractor out and the front tire was flat. Back down to get an air tank and since I hadn't started it since last summer, I thought I was going to have to put a jump start on ol' Hank, but he fired right up. Did both drives and the one up to the barn, turned the horses out so they could play in the snow and mucked the stalls and by the time I was through, I was exhausted.By yesterday afternoon the roads were all clear and it's already melting, it will be gone in a few days because it's going to rain. I'm in Chicago this weekend for a Superbowl party, really wanted to see the Packers there, but it didn't happen. Guess I'll go with New York. Have a great week, CG
Posted by CruelGirl
at 7:48 AM CST
Updated: Wednesday, 2 July 2008 9:44 PM CDT
Friday, 18 January 2008
Posted by CruelGirl
at 11:07 PM CST
Friday, 4 January 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Well I see you all made it through the New Year's celebration. I got the OK from the Doc to go back to doing my daily chores, never knew just how much I liked mucking stall's until I wasn't allowed to do it for eight week's and he gave me the OK to start back using my arm and shoulder lightly as far as the karate goes. The big one is I'm going to ride my bike tomorrow, I'm like a kid at Christmas,I already have my riding gear layed out on the dining room table. I put the engine guard on in case I have to make a sudden stop and rather than snatch the bike up and hurt myself, I can let it fall over. I also pulled the hard bags off to get rid of some of the excess weight, look's weird like that. The weather is supposed to be really nice, high of 50 tomorrow and 68 on Sunday and it was 8 the other night here. I'll let you know how it goes, CG
Posted by CruelGirl
at 9:48 PM CST
Updated: Friday, 4 January 2008 10:00 PM CST
Tuesday, 25 December 2007
got together with my sensei and his daughter Kim who was in from KC and the three of us went down to a friend's dojo and worked out today. I still can't do much but work my legs and I put my sling on so I wouldn't accidently throw that right arm out of habit. Two days ago we worked out and I challenged her to 500 kicks each on the heavy bag, guess my legs are in better shape than I thought because we both did it and I wasn't sore at all, of course I've been working the hell out of them the past six week's. There's a couple pics posted, one of my daughter and I and one from this morning's workout. Have a great week, CG
Posted by CruelGirl
at 8:29 PM CST
Friday, 21 December 2007
Well it's almost that time again, Christmas is just a few day's away. I've been busy trying to get all the last minute shopping done.I have made a point to say "Merry Christmas" every time someone says Happy Holiday's to me, it's as if they're afraid to say it anymore. Christmas is a Christian Holiday, if you don't believe in it, than that's fine, I don't discriminate against anyone's religious belief's, but this is OUR Holiday and we have the God given right to say "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" I wonder how many parent's that stand in line at the mall with their kid's to see Santa Claus have even told their Children what the real meaning of Christmas is? My Mother would take us to Santa Claus, but we also participated in the Church Christmas Pageant every year. There are to many New Holiday's that are being invented and we are supposed to respect those, well than please respect our's. I would like to wish you all a very Blessed Christmas. I found an old picture of my sister and I visiting Santa Claus, yup that's me on his lap.
Posted by CruelGirl
at 8:36 AM CST
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Just dropping by to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. CG
Posted by CruelGirl
at 10:56 PM CST
Updated: Tuesday, 20 November 2007 11:08 PM CST
Sunday, 11 November 2007
HELLOWEEN, SURGERY AND....... So I made the ride up to Chicago for the Hellnight on Halsted party, shitty ride up, rain all the way. Ride home was nice and sunny. I was determined to ride regardless of the weather because I knew I had surgery coming up when I got home. I planned on riding Cruella on the actual Helloween night and I went out to start her and she didn't feel right. I felt a sort of grinding dragging in the tranny when I tried to kick her over so I adjusted her clutch and she still didn't want to pop. I went back and started over and this time I found my problem cause it kicked right through, must of screwed up the gear in the kicker cover and I didn't have the parts or the time to fix it, so I took the bagger out instead. Had a nice ride with Muck , didn't stay out long. We also had a good day of riding last Sunday and than it was surgery on Wednesday. My pain pump came out yesterday and I started today to wean myself off the narcotic's, I dont like to use them more than I have to, but I may have moved a litle to fast, cause I have pain again and it seem's worse today than yesterday. Not unbareable, just irritating and what make's it worse it was 75 here today. I plan on being back to the dojo on Thursday to teach, I had to go as far as swapping out truck's with the OM because mine is a manual and his is automatic and I can't use my shifter right now. I did also go to my last tournament for awhile last Saturday and took 1st in form's and got DQ'd in sparring. It makes no sense to me why the men can fight as hard as they want to, but the women can't and this chick was wearing head gear with a face mask and out weighed me by100 lbs and they got me for excessive contact. I did this through my injury, I just wrapped myself up good and tight and figured, hell I was going to go in and get fixed three days later anyway. Have a great week and thanks for the letter's of concern, CG
Posted by CruelGirl
at 10:50 PM CST
Updated: Sunday, 11 November 2007 11:19 PM CST
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
RAT RIDE And yet another year of the Rat Ride has come and gone. I really didn't plan on going but my daughter and her boyfriend said they were going to be there so I decided to take a ride over. It's been a few years since I attended this ride, it start's at Cadilac Jack's on the MO. side of the river and than continue's on over to IL. Some take the ride, some stay right there and that's what I chose to do, to many new riders and when you mix alcohol with that, well.....It was really hot for October, in the 90's. I got there what I thought was early, like 10:30 AM and there must have been 1000 people there already, OK maybe 700. The band was good and the company was even better. Towards the end of the day I took a ride with some members of some of the other clubs and we headed over to Shady Jack's in downtown STL. Want to thank Cherokee for the pic she took while on the back of her OM's bike of me and Cruella cruising down the highway through STL. I did another tournament up in Hannibal, MO and only did forms again and took 1st and will be doing one more before scheduled surgery and I might just go ahead and fight, surgery is four days after the tournament and when I'm fighting I don't feel the pain, guess it's the adrenaline. I just didn't want to do anymore damage these past couple of week's where it would affect my riding because I have a few more road trips planned. Yeah, call me crazy, but I have learned to deal with pain in my life whether it be physical or emotional brought on by other's. I have uploaded a new song on the homepage, please take a minute to listen to it. I'm not preaching religion on anyone, but I think every one of you will agree that this is an awesome song.Bike show at TJ's in Pevely on Sunday the 21st. See you there! Have a great week, CG
Posted by CruelGirl
at 9:53 AM CDT
Saturday, 29 September 2007
RIP COLORADO DEB
Posted by CruelGirl
at 10:23 PM CDT
Updated: Saturday, 29 September 2007 10:43 PM CDT
Saturday, 8 September 2007
Posted by CruelGirl
at 10:22 AM CDT
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
ARKANSAS,MINNEAPOLIS AND STURGIS
Posted by CruelGirl
at 9:55 PM CDT
Monday, 9 July 2007
HERE THERE EVERYWHERE!
Posted by CruelGirl
at 9:48 PM CDT
Sunday, 17 June 2007
AWARDS BANQUET
Posted by CruelGirl
at 8:33 PM CDT
Updated: Sunday, 17 June 2007 8:47 PM CDT
Friday, 8 June 2007
GET 'ER DONE!
Posted by CruelGirl
at 9:10 PM CDT
Monday, 28 May 2007
WEEKEND RIDES
Posted by CruelGirl
at 9:54 PM CDT
Updated: Monday, 28 May 2007 10:11 PM CDT
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