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Thursday 13



Thursday 13

Thirteen of My Favorite Ice Cream Flavors

1. My favorite is Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia.
2. Heavenly Hash.
3. A Pure Vanilla Bean
4. Coffee & Cream
5. Raspberry Sorbet
6. Chocolate Swirl
7. Chocolate and Vanilla Swirl Soft Serve
8. Butter Pecan
9. Mint Chocolate Chip
10. Rum Raisin
11. Pistachio
12. Black Raspberry
13. Orange Sherbet

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My Greta

I took a nap today. What’s so unusual about that? Not much really, except that Greta was my constant companion. Usually she wants to sleep down by my feet. Not today. She was right up in my face with that little mustache of hers tickling my face! But she was quiet, save for the little wisp of her breath in my ear.
It was raining here today, gray, dark and cool. So a nap under a warm afghan felt so nice. We slept for an hour before I woke to make myself a late afternoon cup of tea. I got up made the tea and came back into the family room and sat to drink it. I glanced over at the sofa and there cuddled up under the abandoned afghan was my Greta.

Thursday 13


Thirteen Things About The State of New Hampshire that I love

1. Old Man of the Mountain A wonderful sight before it slid from the mountain on Hubby’s birthday a few years ago.

2. Purple Lilac My favorite flower.

3. Sugar Shack’s There is nothing like going to The Sugar Shacks and having fresh boiled down maple syrup on pancakes!

4. Mount Washington A truly majestic sight to behold!

5. Hiking Trails I love to go out with Hubby and the dogs to hike around the trails. It is so beautiful here and there are so many places to go.

6. Autumn Leaves Autumn in New Hampshire is so beautiful, so glorious! If you have not been here in the fall, then make plans to do it. No place on earth can compare.

7. 13 mile coastline We only have 13 miles of shoreline in New Hampshire, but we make the most of our beaches.

8. NH Motto: Live Free or Die Some people say this is rather dramatic. I say it’s how I hope to always live my life. Free!

9. New Hampshire Ski Areas I love to snow ski and we have many places to do just that here.

10. The People New Hampshire had produced some fine people over the years, but I like the plain old ordinary people. New Hampshirites are good people!

11. NH Apples We had our own Apple Farm for many years. It’s gone now, as are so many of our friends farms. I’m happy Hubby has our fruit trees. I can still have a New Hampshire grown apple!

12. The Lakes Lake Winnipesaukee is the largest lake in New Hampshire, but we have many lakes, both big and small.

13. My home!
We built our home in 1999. We did a lot of the work ourselves. I love our home!

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Money, Money, Money!!!

It was such an amazing day yesterday.
I literally saw my money, with little wings,

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flying out of my wallet all day! And the worst part? I was dealing with grumpy, stupid uneducated, creepy sales people that sent my blood pressure up! Here is my day.
My cell phone was dying. It’s a year and a half old and I’ve dropped it a couple of times. It started acting up a few weeks ago, but as long as I used my headset, I was okay. Still, it’s a pain to always use the headset.
So I thought I would go and buy a new phone.
We arrived and got our name on a list for service. Miss Prissy Spike Heels calls our name and brings us to her podium. It is there she informs us that we aren’t “due” for a new phone. That we would need to pay the full price ($289.00), for a new phone. We tried to explain that the phone is broken and we need a new phone whether or not the contract says we do. She hotly tells us, that we will simply have to pay the full price! In the past we have purchased a new phone and they have simply extended our contract.
I made the comment, that customers who have been with this cell company since the beginning of time might get a break. To which she replied, “We treat all our customers the same!” All I can say is poor customers!
Hubby pulled me away as I was just about to go for this witch’s woman’s throat.
We saw a service counter and headed there. A very nice man explained that for a mere $60.00 they could “fix” my phone. Since I can’t be without my phone right now because of Hubby’s surgery, I asked how long? He said by 2:30, as they would simply give me a new phone and program it for me. Was that okay?
I wanted to kiss this man. He was so nice and after that witch woman I was so appreciative of his efforts.
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We left and headed out for lunch at our favorite Chinese/Japanese restaurant. There we had a grumpy waiter. Great, just what we needed. Since it’s a buffet, I decided I would just ignore him.
Next we shopped for an air conditioner for our bedroom. The one we had since the beginning of time has died and I wanted to get this one installed before Hubby goes into the hospital. We found a nice 8000 btu air conditioner.
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Then Hubby, sensing my depression at the rate the money was going out took me to LL Bean so I might worship at my favorite retail store. We found a few items and I felt calmer as I made my purchases. You see buying LL Bean clothing is like a tranquilizer for me. Don’t ask me why, but somehow it just is.
We picked up the phone from the nice man, and I told him about how rude and unhelpful Miss Prissy Spike Heels had been. I thanked him and left with my completely programmed NEW cell phone.
Upon arriving at home, we found a note from our UPS man. He had tried to deliver Hubby’s new computer and couldn’t because he needed a signature. He would try again on Wednesday.
Since I love computers, and I knew I would be the one setting it up, I immediately called UPS and asked if I could get it today. They said yes, but we would have to drive the 10 miles to the UPS facility. Not a problem.
A few minutes later UPS called and asked if we wanted to meet the driver just down the road? Hubby was out the door in a flash.
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So after dinner, I programmed Hubby’s computer and set it up. I worked all evening until it was time for bed. I still have programs to install today and then it will be done.
I sat down to watch “House” and cuddle with Greta, who was feeling a bit sad that she was being ignored.


My wallet closed and hopefully the dollar bills won’t be flying out today.
All I can say is Thank God for Mastercard!!!

Greta



Since losing our little Shubi, Greta has stepped in and become a little love. She fawns all over Hubby, and she makes me feel like a million dollars. As you can see by these two pictures, Greta is becoming the apple of our eyes, and our hearts.

It All Ends Tomorrow



I have 36 hours left to live!
Not really, but in 36 hours I will start diet number One Million Two Hundred and Fifty-nine Thousand!
As you all know. I LOVE food. I love to cook and to eat and to generally enjoy the Smorgasboard of tastes that God has put before us on this wonderful planet called Earth!
And of course, this is the reason for my problem. I have never met a piece of chocolate, an Oreo cookie, or a cake or pie that I simply wanted to pass by.
I do not understand picky, finicky eaters. Can you imagine not loving Pizza? Or mashed potatoes? Or chocolate?
Hubby is always trying to get me to try new foods. I beg him “Please don’t make me eat it! All I need is another fattening food to love, that I will have to avoid”!
It’s not that I really will hate being on my “healthy eating plan”, it’s just that for the next few weeks I will really miss my friends, “Chocolate Chip“, “English Muffin“, and “Baked Potato“.
So if I seem grouchy, or sluggish or petulant, I ask your indulgence. Once I get over the first two weeks, and actually have a little weight loss (gone) from under my belt, I will be in a far better frame of mind!