Dackel Princess

What I Did This Past Weekend

Our host is Gattina. Come join us and tell us what YOU did this past weekend! After all, you never know when you will need an alibi!

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As it was Super Bowl Weekend, I did a fair amount of appetizer preparations. Even when it is just Hubby and me, I still try to make things festive. I prepared a 7 Layer Mexican Dip, and then I also prepared Steak Fajitas. We hadn’t had them in a long time, and so I thought it might be nice. And it was!

On Friday we drove down to Concord as I had a problem with my winter coat. I had washed it and it shrunk! Well, LL Bean Guarantees their clothing and boots, no matter how long you have had them. So I brought the coat back.

You might recall last January 22, 2012 I had brought in my much loved blue jacket (see me in Germany in the sidebar) for a new zipper and was talked into getting a new coat. You can read about it here, but that coat never really thrilled me, and then when it shrunk, well, back to the store it went.

I really love LL Bean. They checked the old coat out, gave me a gift card for the full value, and then I was able to take my time looking for a new coat.

At first I saw nothing and then there was a rack with winter parkas marked down and then another 30% taken off. So I started looking, and there it was!

So between my gift card, and a few coupons I had, Hubby got 2 pairs of pants and I got this coat for $6.95!

Interestingly, this parka is a sister parka to the one I loved so much and had for 6 years before the zipper broke. (see sidebar)

Greta and I went visiting on Sunday. She just loves our neighbor and our neighbor loves her too. I used to bring Shubi up, but now Greta is the favored one. It was a good time.

Well that wraps it all up. Have a great Monday everyone!

(PS: Today would have been my Grandma Honey’s birthday. I still miss her and send my love to her in Heaven)

Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl!

Yes, it’s Super Bowl Sunday 2013! The Super Bowl here in the USA is almost a holiday. It’s a strange thing, but at the ripe old age of 54 I can remember the very first Super Bowl played.

The Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded to the Super Bowl winner. Vince Lombardi was the much beloved coach of the Green Bay Packers.

Super Bowl I was played on January 15, 1967, following the 1966 regular season, while Super Bowl XLVII will be played on February 3, 2013, to determine the champion of the current 2012 season.

They only use Roman Numerals to designate the number for the Super Bowl being played.

Game	Date	Winning team	Score	Losing team
I	January 15, 1967	Green Bay Packers^‡	35–10	Kansas City Chiefs^{^}
II	January 14, 1968	Green Bay Packers^‡	33–14	Oakland Raiders^{^}
III	January 12, 1969	New York Jets^{^}	16–7	Baltimore Colts^‡
IV	January 11, 1970	Kansas City Chiefs^{^}	23–7	Minnesota Vikings^‡
V	January 17, 1971	Baltimore Colts^†	16–13	Dallas Cowboys^*
VI	January 16, 1972	Dallas Cowboys^*	24–3	Miami Dolphins^†
VII	January 14, 1973	Miami Dolphins^†	14–7	Washington Redskins^*
VIII	January 13, 1974	Miami Dolphins^†	24–7	Minnesota Vikings^*
IX	January 12, 1975	Pittsburgh Steelers^†	16–6	Minnesota Vikings^*
X	January 18, 1976	Pittsburgh Steelers^†	21–17	Dallas Cowboys^*
XI	January 9, 1977	Oakland Raiders^†	32–14	Minnesota Vikings^*
XII	January 15, 1978	Dallas Cowboys^*	27–10	Denver Broncos^†
XIII	January 21, 1979	Pittsburgh Steelers^†	35–31	Dallas Cowboys^*
XIV	January 20, 1980	Pittsburgh Steelers^†	31–19	Los Angeles Rams^*
XV	January 25, 1981	Oakland Raiders^†	27–10	Philadelphia Eagles^*
XVI	January 24, 1982	San Francisco 49ers^*	26–21	Cincinnati Bengals^†
XVII	January 30, 1983	Washington Redskins^*	27–17	Miami Dolphins^†
XVIII	January 22, 1984	Los Angeles Raiders^†	38–9	Washington Redskins^*
XIX	January 20, 1985	San Francisco 49ers^*	38–16	Miami Dolphins^†
XX	January 26, 1986	Chicago Bears^*	46–10	New England Patriots^†
XXI	January 25, 1987	New York Giants^*	39–20	Denver Broncos^†
XXII	January 31, 1988	Washington Redskins^*	42–10	Denver Broncos^†
XXIII	January 22, 1989	San Francisco 49ers^*	20–16	Cincinnati Bengals^†
XXIV	January 28, 1990	San Francisco 49ers^*	55–10	Denver Broncos^†
XXV	January 27, 1991	New York Giants^*	20–19	Buffalo Bills^†
XXVI	January 26, 1992	Washington Redskins^*	37–24	Buffalo Bills^†
XXVII	January 31, 1993	Dallas Cowboys^*	52–17	Buffalo Bills^†
XXVIII	January 30, 1994	Dallas Cowboys^*	30–13	Buffalo Bills^†
XXIX	January 29, 1995	San Francisco 49ers^*	49–26	San Diego Chargers^†
XXX	January 28, 1996	Dallas Cowboys^*	27–17	Pittsburgh Steelers^†
XXXI	January 26, 1997	Green Bay Packers^*	35–21	New England Patriots^†
XXXII	January 25, 1998	Denver Broncos^†	31–24	Green Bay Packers^*
XXXIII	January 31, 1999	Denver Broncos^†	34–19	Atlanta Falcons^*
XXXIV	January 30, 2000	St. Louis Rams^*	23–16	Tennessee Titans^†
XXXV	January 28, 2001	Baltimore Ravens^†	34–7	New York Giants^*
XXXVI	February 3, 2002	New England Patriots^†	20–17	St. Louis Rams^*
XXXVII	January 26, 2003	Tampa Bay Buccaneers^*	48–21	Oakland Raiders^†
XXXVIII	February 1, 2004	New England Patriots^†	32–29	Carolina Panthers^*
XXXIX	February 6, 2005	New England Patriots^†	24–21	Philadelphia Eagles^*
XL	February 5, 2006	Pittsburgh Steelers^†	21–10	Seattle Seahawks^*
XLI	February 4, 2007	Indianapolis Colts^†	29–17	Chicago Bears^*
XLII	February 3, 2008	New York Giants^*	17–14	New England Patriots^†
XLIII	February 1, 2009	Pittsburgh Steelers^†	27–23	Arizona Cardinals^*
XLIV	February 7, 2010	New Orleans Saints^*	31–17	Indianapolis Colts^†
XLV	February 6, 2011	Green Bay Packers^*	31–25	Pittsburgh Steelers^†
XLVI	February 5, 2012	New York Giants^*	21–17	New England Patriots^†
XLVII	February 3, 2013	Baltimore Ravens^† San Francisco 49ers	—	To be determined (TBD)
XLVIII	February 2, 2014	2013–14 NFC Champion^* at 2013–14 AFC Champion^†	—	To be determined (TBD)
XLIX	February 1, 2015	2014–15 AFC Champion^† at 2014–15 NFC Champion^*	—	To be determined (TBD)

NFL^‡/NFC^* teams (25 wins) AFL^{^}/AFC^† teams (21 wins)

I think I can safely say I have watched almost all of them. Especially the ones where the New England Patriots played. But even when they didn’t, I would go to parties and while others watched the games and enjoyed appetizers, I would enjoy the food and watch the commercials.

So, what do I have on the menu for Hubby and I tomorrow? At noon I will make up a 7 layer Mexican dip and let is chill.

While that is going on, we’ll enjoy some Shrimp Cocktail and bread sticks.

At 3:30 we will enjoy the 7 Layer Dip. I’ll also pop the cork on some champagne, cheap of course! Then at 6:45 I will saute up the onions and peppers and the steak for Steak Fajitas! I haven’t made that in a while, so I’m very excited.

I will be so interested to see who wins this Super Bowl. I’m rooting for the Raven’s. I would like to see Michael Oher and his teammates all win and get Super Bowl rings!

Do you party on Super Bowl Sunday?

A Little Blurb About Me

I found this cool meme at Betty’s blog A Glimpse Into Midlife. And since I love doing these kind of meme´s I decided to join her. Most of the answers will be familiar to my regular readers, but maybe you´ll learn something new about me.

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Age   54
Bed Size   King
Chore You Hate   Doing dishes
Dogs    4. Fritz, Greta, Arnie, & Anneliese

Dec 8 christmas dogs

Essential Start To My Day    Turn on coffee and walk the dogs
Favorite Color    It used to be blue, but it is now creamy brown
Gold or Silver    Gold
House or Apartment    House. We’ve been here since April of 1998
Instruments Played    Sort of the flute
Job Title    Domestic Goddess

Turkey

Kids Amanda & Katie

mankate

Live in New Hampshire
Married Almost 25 years to Hubby

Never Again    Will I go on a roller coaster
Other Fun Fact    I love to swim, but only in the ocean. I love the smell and taste of the sea!
Pet Peeve    People who steal my parking spot. I patiently wait for my spot (with my blinker on!) and they swoop in and steal my spot!
Quote    “Dear George, Remember no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings, Love, Clarence.” From “It’s A Wonderful Life”
Righty or Lefty    Righty
Siblings    Brother Richard older by 7 years, but passed at age 26. Sister Melodie older by 5 and a half years, then me!

Time You Wake Up    About 8 AM.
University Attended    The University of Life
Veggies You Dislike    I love almost all of them, so it’s hard to say
What Makes You Run Late    Hubby. I swear for being an airline pilot who was always on time, since retirement he is almost always late
X-Rays    So many I glow in the dark
Yum Food Cherry Garcia ice cream, anything dark chocolate and flan
Zoo Animal Favorite    Elephants. I just love elephants, especially babies

Friday Fill-Ins

Friday Fill-Ins are sponsored by my cousin Janet.

Come on and join the fun!

And…here we go!

1. Sniff, sniff…what is this? Another cold?
2. I’m not a big sports fan, but I do enjoy The Super Bowl and all Tennis.
3. What in the world will bring peace back to this country.
4. Silence, peace and quiet.
5. One of my dreams is to travel more.
6. Sometimes I feel like I can only eat so few things otherwise I gain weight.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to kicking back and relaxing, tomorrow my plans include doing some cooking and Sunday, I want to Super Bowl!

Housework…

Laundry. Oh how I just hate to do it. I tend to let it accumulate until you can barely walk across the laundry room floor, and then I grouse, and spend a day or two ‘doing it’. Tuesday was that day for me. I had so much laundry in the mix, that it will take me three days of washing, folding and putting away.

Now this will tell you that either we have a multitude of underwear, or we enjoy going commando, (sans underwear) which I can assure you, is not the case!

Day two will find me washing up the last of the towels and household rags. (Those are old underwear that have become dust clothes and window cleaners.)

Day three will be slip covers and the last of the sheets! And if I am not laundered out, I would love to wash the curtains in the bathrooms.

What brought up all this energy to do so much cleaning and washing? It’s hard to explain, but here goes.

I was rereading the blog from back in 2005. I realized that back in the days of dial-up, I was actually getting far more done. Here I am in 2013 and I have become a computer junkie! Yup, hardcore, computer, got to have it, junkie!

So my goal for a bit is to get more house work done, and for every two hours of work, reward myself with 15 minutes on the computer.

Of course, evenings are my own, at least after I do the dinner dishes and walk the dogs.

How have your lives changed in the last 8 years? Are you on your computer more or less? Do you use your cell phone more like a computer?

Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. In the USA this coming Sunday millions will be watching as the Baltimore Ravens take on the San Francisco 49’s in the Superbowl. What was the last event you attended that could be described as super?

The birth of Savannah. I sat there waiting and then Matt’s parent’s arrived and we all went in and there was my daughter, and her daughter! WOW!

That was really something!

2. Share something you’re a fan of these days?

Hubby is being driven insane, as I have discovered HGTV! I love that station. I love the renovation shows, the house hunting shows and all that go along with it. Hubby grumbles and ignores the TV.

3. How do you feel about wings? In case anyone is confused, I’m talking the edible appetizer kind. What’s your preferred seasoning on a wing-hot, mild, teryiaki, sweet and sour, other? Do you make your own or is there a favorite place you like to go for wings?

Love ’em! We get a package of fresh cut party wings (not frozen), and brush them with Emeril’s Wing Sauce, and bake them. OH Man! Soooooo good!!!!

4. As long as we’re talking sports today…have you followed the Lance Armstrong story? Did you watch his interview with Oprah and if so what was your reaction to his confession and subsequent remarks?

I know about it, but did not see the interview. I’m so disappointed in him, as I was with the ball players who juiced themselves. To have it all, and then throw it all away!

5. What’s a question you hate to be asked?

How many children do you have? You see, I do not like to lie and say one, but in fact Mandy is all I have now. I did have Katie too, but she is gone. So what do you say about this? One or two? I usually slide past this and talk about Amanda and Savannah and if pressed mention Katie. Then I feel guilty for not just saying two daughters. It is so tough. But then speaking about Katie, and the pain of her loss, is very personal.

6. The coaches in this Sunday’s big game happen to be real life brothers. Jim Harbaugh coaches the 49er’s and his older brother John Harbaugh coaches the Baltimore Ravens. Were you and your sibling(s) competitive? In what way? Are you still? If you’re an only child how did you handle competition growing up?

I had an older brother and I have an older sister. There said. My brother died from Cancer at the age of 26. My brother had Cerebral Palsy and at times he resented me (7 years younger), because I could run and move in ways he could not. I was also the baby of the family. My sister was closer to his age, and she was his protector. They were very close. My sister and I have always been close. I am her baby She always took care of me.

7. What’s your favorite game involving a ball and when did you last play?

I am not sporty in any way. I do love to watch tennis and will be glued to the TV during all the majors. In fact I love tennis so much that I upgraded my satelite coverage last year so I could watch the US Open. Tennis.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

Hubby is outside blowing the snow that fell yesterday. We’re due for ice tonight from 10-8 am. I do not drive on ice. Tomorrow is Weight Watchers day, but if it is icy, then I will stay at home.

The Answers

And here are the answers to yesterday’s questions.

Title:
How Well Do You Know Me?

Question 1:
Where was I born?

Answer A) Wareham, Massachusetts. Although I grew up in Falmouth, Massachusetts, the hospital there had not been built. All maternity patients went to Toby Hospital in Wareham, Massachusetts.

B) Boston, Massachusetts
C) Falmouth, Massachusetts
D) Nashua, New Hampshire

Question 2:

How much did I weigh at birth?

A) 10 pounds
Answer B) 9 pounds 1 ounce. Yes, my poor 5 foot tall mother says I nearly killed her. I was a big one for sure!

C) 7 pounds 12 ounces
D) 6 pounds 2 ounces

Question 3:

What was the Character I played in The Sound of Music?

A) Maria
B) Louisa
Answer C) Gretel. Yes, I was Gretel, and I even had a few solos at the tender age of 8!
D) Marta

Question 4:

How old was I when I got married to Hubby #2.

Answer A) 29. Yup Hubby was a cradle robber! I wasn’t even 30!
B) 26
C) 30
D) 35

Question 5:

How long have we been married?
A) Almost 30 years.
B) Almost 20 years.
Answer C) Almost 25 years. We wrere married April 9, 1988. It has gone by so very fast. Amazing, how we have gotten through the tough times and really enjoyed the good times.

D) Almost 40 years.

Question 6:

Favorite vacation?
Answer A) Cruise. Oh I do love to cruise! I’ve been dropping hints to Hubby how I would really love to go on a cruise for our anniversary!
B) Camping
C) Swimming
D) Hiking

Question 7:

Favorite meal?
A) Ribs
B) Lamb
C) Ham
Answer D) Thanksgiving. Oh how I love all the things that are served at Thanksgiving. It’s totally my favorite meal!

Question 8:

Favorite TV Show
A) Love it or List It
B) NCIS
Answer C) Big Bang Theory. This was sort of a trick question. It used to be NCIS, but now I love, love, The Big Bang Theory. It makes me laugh so hard!
D) Two Broke Girls

Question 9:

First Dackel’s name?
A) Heidi
B) Schazti
Answer C) Shubi. Yes, Shubi. My dear, darling, Shubi girl. I only hard her for 10 years, but she spoiled me for any other breed of dog! She has been gone nearly sever years. Oh, how I miss her!
D) Boris

Question 10:

What makes me smile?
A) Cinnamon toast
Answer B) Savannah Rose. The best thing in life after your own children, are your grandchildren!
C) Flowers in spring
D) Fresh jam

Don’t worry if your missed a few. So did Hubby, who lives with me and has been with me all these years! It was fun to see what you all said!

Put Your Thinking Cap On

Sunday found me feeling rather blah. I woke with a migraine and not much of an appetite. I was dragging around all morning, and about two o’clock in the afternoon, I lay down on my bed with a fleece throw and although I know the TV was on, I couldn’t really tell you much about the actual events.

I got up before the dogs needed to be fed and Hubby made me a nice fire in the hearth. I decided to cook an easy meal of London Broil, mashed potato, and Brussel Sprouts with bacon and onions.

I worked on a little quiz this afternoon. It will be fun to see who know what about me and my life!

How Well Do You Know Me?
1) Where was I born?
		Wareham, Massachusetts
		Boston, Massachusetts
		Falmouth, Massachusetts
		Nashua, New Hampshire

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Savannah

I thought today that I would share a few pictures of my Sweet Savannah Rose! You know, I think she has about the prettiest name around. It just fits her!

Savannah is a happy baby. She smiles easily, shows great interest in everything around her and gets along well with people. Even strangers. Although this last visit, I did notice that she watched people for a bit before smiling at them.

We played on the floor, we had breakfast together and I dried her off after her bath and got her dressed. At one point, my daughter had to go in to her work for a meeting and we went too.

As I watched Savannah play, I wondered, what she might be thinking, when she was listening to her music and the toys.

I can hardly wait until she is a little older and she can start to tell me all about her world. All the little make-believe fairytales in her mind.

What a blessing she is to my little world! She gives all hope for the future, and a piece of her world to enjoy!

Musical Tones

One Friday I spent the day with Mandy and Savannah! It’s amazing how much she changes in two weeks. Her hair is getting longer, her body and muscles are getting stronger, and she has definite likes and dislikes.

For instance, Mandy had to go into her office for a meeting, and while she attended to the meeting I was trying to keep Savannah occupied. I finally came up with the ring tones on my cell phone.

I discovered that Savannah likes ABBA, Billy Joel and a German man named Peter Fox, who did a song called “Haus Am See”. Now that song, she loved!

That just made me smile. It made me realize that it is not always about the words in a song, but the feeling!