Author: Dackel Princess

It’s a winter wonderland here in New Hampshire, this cold Thanksgiving day. Somehow having the turkey cooking in the oven, slowly with the smell wafting through the house goes well with the falling snow outside. Needless to say I have not ventured out, but I have enjoyed my views of the white winter world from my windows.
Greta went out and dug in the snow until she found her ball and then proceeded to push it with her nose through the snow. Fritz jumps like a deer through it, and Hubby, is currently using the snow blower to clear the drive.
Yes, it’s winter in the mountains.
Our menu today consists of turkey, (naturally) chestnut dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, peas and pearl onions. Dessert is plum pudding with hard sauce, and apple pie! Yum!!!! Over the next few days there will be turkey sandwiches, and I’ll make my turkey soup as well.
I just love Thanksgiving!!!

I was thinking of all the things I have to be thankful for this year. The health and love of my family and friends is, of course at the top of my list. For without these special people I would be lost.
Next I am grateful for my pets. Their unconditional love and light heartedness makes my days complete. I continue to be grateful for Shubi’s good health. and Fritz’s presence and for the special little love that our Greta is becoming, each and every day.
And last, but not least, I am grateful for you, my blogging friends. You all have added a new dimension to my life. Reading your blogs and having you comment on mine. It makes life so very interesting.
So to all of you I wish, A Very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

The laptop is back. Up and running, and I was actually able to set it back into the network myself! But now the real work begins as I track down e-mail addresses that I lost, and also attempt to put back some of the information I was able to salvage from the other system.
The laptop is working so well now and it’s a joy. But I could spend the next two or three days doing nothing but sitting here with this thing and still not get it all done. And of course with Thanksgiving tomorrow I have a lot of cooking and baking to do, even if it is just Hubby and me.
I am a little better today, myself. I think things are finally starting to move around so I can get rid of the congestion. I actually went out to the store yesterday to get our turkey. Wow! It was so great to be out in the world after being a shut in for over a week!

Just got back from the doctor’s. They did a quick strep test, just to be sure it wasn’t strep, and I passed. No Strep. Apparently this virus is all around New England and I am just unlucky enough to have gotten it. They said that my throat actually looks better, even though I sound terrible, and that I will keep improving.
So their prescription was, go home drink plenty of fluids and make turkey soup!
HaHa.

***update*** Laptop is now at the computer doctor’s. We are not sure yet what is wrong. I sure hope it isn’t “terminal“!

I have an appointment witht the people doctor tomorrow morning. I hope both the computer and me will be okay!

My laptop computer crashed this morning. I don’t know when or why. Sometime in the night. I had been planning to take everything off the system and reinstall it all anyway, because the stupid thing has been sooooo slow recently. Now, I have to work with a half usable machine, get the last few bits of information off and then wipe the drive clean and start all over again. Ugh! I guess I know what I will be doing all day.
To help you all start your work weeks right, here are a few pictures of Greta that show you that this little dackel leads a very good life!!!

It’s Sunday and I now have no voice. Hubby will be happy about that. He won’t have to listen to me complain! lol But it looks like I am headed back to the doctor tomorrow. Actually Hubby is sick and tired of me being sick and tired! So am I. I just want to feel better. I need some “Super-Antibiotics” to kick the heck out of this stupid germ!

I’ve been listening to music most of the day. My cousin will hate it, but I’ve been listening to Paul McCartney. Not that she “hates Paul”, it’s just that he isn’t her favorite Beatle. But much of his music, especially in the early “Post Beatle” years speaks to me and I often drag out the old music and remember a time when I was a teenager with no problems, no cares and my biggest trauma was not having a date for the weekend.
Now all these years later, it is often comforting to listen. Often when I feel life has not been so kind. Or when I am feeling a little bit alone. I listen and feel, just for a moment ageless.
It was during this time that I saw and heard Pauls new song, and I fell in love with the words. It made me think about Hubby and feeling safe and being loved.

Follow Me (McCartney) –

You lift up my spirits, you shine on my soul
Whenever I’m empty, you make me feel whole
I can rely on you, to guide me through, any situation
You hold up a sign that reads, follow me.

You give me direction, you show me the way
You give me a reason, to face every day
I can depend on you, to send me to, any destination
You hold up a sign that reads, follow me, follow me.

Down the track of lonelines, down the path of love
Through the words of heartache, to the end
On the shores of sorrow, where the waves of hope crash in
The perfect place for me to find a friend. ahh yeah yeah yeah, oh

You lead to places, that I’ve never been
Uncovering secrets, that I’ve never seen
I can rely on you, to guide me through, any situation
You hold up a sign that reads, follow me, follow me,
Follow me, follow me,
Follow me, follow me

I woke up feeling “older” today. It could be the fever that I can’t seem to shake, or maybe it was the stiff neck that has plagued me since I got sick. Either way, I felt tired, achy and old. Bah!
The phone rang and it was my Australian friends to wish me a Happy Birthday! Great to hear their voices. It always amazes me how they can sound like they are next door when they are on the other side of the world!
Since I have been doing NOTHING for a few days, I decided that today I needed to shower and put on actual clothes! I’ve been living in my jammies for days and well, let’s face it, after a while, you start looking downright silly in pajama’s with kitty cats and puppy dogs on them. So, I hit the shower and scrubbed myself off and dressed in warm clothes. But I’m still freezing, (due to the fever) so I guess the blanket will be coming out to my chair to keep me warm.
After showering I had an easy breakfast and then looked at the kitchen and realized that either I had to do a little cleaning, or the crumbs would take over.
Then I did grown up stuff, like paid bills, went through the mail and started some laundry. I’ve got most everything under control now, except the laundry, which I will work on over the course of the day.

Anyone see “The Apprentice last night? I’m so glad Clay finally went home. He seemed like a nice enough guy, but was so hyper and critical, and that would have driven me nuts!

Fritz gets his stitches out today! His neck looks good and I think it will heal up well.

We had snow flurries this morning, off and on for about an hour. No accumulation, but the flurries looked very pretty swirling around the yard. Is winter around the corner? If it is, I’d better kick this cold soon, ski season is nearly upon us!

Well, my temperature is down to 99.5 this morning, and I slept a little better last night, although I was up in the night. I flipped on the TV and that helped to lull me back to sleep.
My daughter, Mandy, called me yesterday with the big news: She is now a home owner!!! She had her mortgage closing , and as she put it, is now in debt up to her ears, but happily so! I’ll go down next week to see her place. I can hardly wait!!!
We spoke to Old Boy’s son last night and learned he is back in Texas. Old Boy has a small house there and there is a lovely woman who cooks and cleans for him. I think Old Boy’s son will keep a closer eye on things now, and make sure his Dad is cared for.
Hubby is being pretty good. I think he realizes how sick I feel. He’s been making his meals and just kind of leaves me alone, which is good. I don’t have much of an appetite, and have been eating things like cream of wheat or chicken soup.
Well, back to bed…