I have much for which to be thankful - including all of my terrific friends and family.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thankful . . .
I have much for which to be thankful - including all of my terrific friends and family.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thanksgiving Eve . . .
It's Wednesday evening and I had the day off because I'm working Saturday - and I spent the day doing pre-Thanksgiving prep so that there's very little to actually do tomorrow!
Pumpkin pie, apple pie, dressing, sweet potato casserole and mac & cheese are all finished. Shrimp will be cooked later this evening so they'll be cooled and ready for appetizers! The turkey will be cleaned and "bagged" ready for the oven tomorrow. All that needs to be done tomorrow will be the yeast rolls, toss the salad and "nuke" the peas.
Won't take long and we'll have plenty of time to annoy each other and get on each other's nerves - after all - isn't that what family gatherings are for??!!
Pumpkin pie, apple pie, dressing, sweet potato casserole and mac & cheese are all finished. Shrimp will be cooked later this evening so they'll be cooled and ready for appetizers! The turkey will be cleaned and "bagged" ready for the oven tomorrow. All that needs to be done tomorrow will be the yeast rolls, toss the salad and "nuke" the peas.
Won't take long and we'll have plenty of time to annoy each other and get on each other's nerves - after all - isn't that what family gatherings are for??!!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
4 Days & Counting . . . .
Ok - I'm a major procrastinator - majored in it and got the graduate degree - but even I have limits and, unfortunately for me, my time is now.
Thanksgiving is next week and I HAVE to get the dining room in shape enough to actually eat at the table. And I have to at least think about decorating for Christmas. SIGH - the pressure!!
I have 90% of the food for Thanksgiving dinner - after I got home I remembered some other things that I wanted to have so I'll have to stop at the store again (but that's not surprising!).
Anyway - as Scarlett said - tomorrow is another day!!
Thanksgiving is next week and I HAVE to get the dining room in shape enough to actually eat at the table. And I have to at least think about decorating for Christmas. SIGH - the pressure!!
I have 90% of the food for Thanksgiving dinner - after I got home I remembered some other things that I wanted to have so I'll have to stop at the store again (but that's not surprising!).
Anyway - as Scarlett said - tomorrow is another day!!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
November 18, 2009
Today would have been my Mother's 87th birthday - so Happy Birthday Mama - unfortuntely she's not with us any more and I miss her very very much.
For so many years she was the one constant in my life - and there's a definite void now that she's not there. Rarely does a day go by that I don't read, see or hear something that I think "Mom would like that" or "I need to tell Mom about that".
The holidays are going to be hard - even though we didn't usually get together at Thanksgiving or Christmas because of work, school and travel - but we always talked. Luckily I have terrific family and friends and I know I'll make it through the difficulties and come out the other side a better person!!
For so many years she was the one constant in my life - and there's a definite void now that she's not there. Rarely does a day go by that I don't read, see or hear something that I think "Mom would like that" or "I need to tell Mom about that".
The holidays are going to be hard - even though we didn't usually get together at Thanksgiving or Christmas because of work, school and travel - but we always talked. Luckily I have terrific family and friends and I know I'll make it through the difficulties and come out the other side a better person!!
Happy Birthday Mom - Love You Always
Friday, November 13, 2009
Rain . . . . and more rain . . .
Ok - flooding, closings, trees falling, fences falling - it wasn't a hurricane but it sure damaged the area as if it was!
And thanks to the fact that we live in a "coastal area" the deductible on insurance is not just $250 or $500 it's 2% of the insured value of the property. So although the claim was filed for paperwork purposes, it won't cost the deductible to put up a couple of sections of fence and a gate - - - not even 1/2 probably.
(and that's for a townhouse)
SIGH
And thanks to the fact that we live in a "coastal area" the deductible on insurance is not just $250 or $500 it's 2% of the insured value of the property. So although the claim was filed for paperwork purposes, it won't cost the deductible to put up a couple of sections of fence and a gate - - - not even 1/2 probably.
(and that's for a townhouse)
SIGH
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Armistice Day
In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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