My Life – Page 107 – The Dackel Princess

Friday Fill-Ins

So…here we go!

1. Why does Christmas come so close to Thanksgiving? I mean, these great eating holidays are murder on my diet.

2.Before I die I want to see the world.

3. Thank you for all the blessings in my life, dear Lord.

4. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because I love cooking all of my favorite dishes.

5. I am SO thankful that there is a God in Heaven.

6. I think we can be what ever or do what ever and become whom ever we make up our minds to be.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to putting up my feet and relaxing, tomorrow my plans include a trip to the grocery shop and Sunday, I want to read the newspaper and make my grocery list for Thanksgiving. It will only be Hubby and me, but I still plan to cook a full meal for the two of us, with all the trimmings!!

Friday Fill-Ins are sponsored by my cousin Janet. Come on and join the fun!

Post Birthday…

1. Birthdays are fun so long as you can forget the visual age and just enjoy the age that you feel that you are.

2. I spent my birthday enjoying, friends, family and fury friends.

3. Lobster is Gods perfect food!

4. I found so many people remembered my birthday and wished me well. I cannot begin to tell you how happy it made me!

5. I got some fabulous corduroys and a bright red sweater for my birthday!

6. I also got a snugly for my birthday! Guess the dachshunds and I will be warm this winter!

7. Did I mention that Lobster is the perfect food?

8. I also got my Christmas Lebkuchen!

9. Champagne is bubbly and wonderful.

10. I got “The “Ugly Dachshund” movie for my birthday. It is a really funny film! I’ve had both Great Danes and Dachshunds, and well, I can really relate!

11. I love Jones New York clothing!

12. Being loved is something very special!!

13. Birthdays are great!

It’s That Time Again!

Yes, today is my birthday! I’m 52 years old! Isn’t that amazing? I remember thinking that anyone in their 50’s was “really old” when I was in my teens. After all, weren’t Edith and Archie Bunker in their 50’s?

Now, here I am in the midpoint of my life (Yes, I see myself as living to be a very old lady) and I still feel very young, very vital, and very full of life!

I was born at 12:01 pm on November 17th, 1958. I weighed in at a whopping 9 pounds and one ounce. I was 23 inches long! Yep, that’s one big baby!

I was the youngest of three children, born long after the other two were planned and born. I always wished for a younger sister, but it was not to be. I’ll forever be the baby in my family.

So here is a short montage of me from birth to the present day. It’s just a little way of me sharing who I am with all of you!

Maribeth’s Birthday from Dackel Princess Maribeth on Vimeo.

Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. What is the most amazing weather you’ve ever seen?

I’ve seen a lot. From blizzards with a couple of feet of snow, that dropped in 24 hours; to rain so heavy that the skies shed 18 inches in less than 24 hours (when I lived in FL); to rain that fell so quickly here in New Hampshire, 4 1/2 inches in 35 minutes, thus washing out roads, dropping hail (which ruined our fruit crop) and took out the railroad tracks as well!

2. What is a sound or noise you love?

The tapping of dackel feet on the floor above, when I get out of my car in the garage below, when I come home.

3. Do you like seafood? What’s your favorite seafood dish?

Oh yeah! LOBSTER!!! MAINE LOBSTER!!! I‘ll be cooking up a couple tonight for my birthday dinner!

4. What part of your day requires the most patience?

The morning, when I need to walk dogs, make breakfast, do dishes and find a few minutes to actually shower.

5. What’s your favorite shade of blue?

To my eyes, sky blue. To wear, a nice navy.

6. Do people underestimate you?

I don’t know, do you?

7. When was the last time you had butterflies in your stomach?

At Candidates Night, last March, when I was in a position that people could have asked me questions. I was running for Library Trustee. Oh I was so nervous! Luckily, no one asked and I won the town wide election!

8. Insert your own random thought here, and remember…I have a wooden spoon and I’m not afraid to use it.

Today is my 52nd birthday! All I can saw is WOW! I’m quite lucky to be loved by family, friends and doggies alike. So there is my random thought!

Menopause Brain

I discovered that I can get busy and actually forget something! Totally unheard of for me. My mind is like a steal trap! I’ve always prided myself in that.

Monday, not so much.

I had a doctor’s appointment that I’d made some time ago. I’d written it down, and even got a reminder call last Friday. I was all ready for this appointment on Monday at 2 PM.

However, Monday found me slightly tired, with a scratchy eye, and actually puttering around getting things accomplished at home (like laundry, cooking and dog playing), and I totally forgot the doctor’s appointment!

He called me personally! He said in the 11 years that he has known me, I’ve never done that. This is true! I take being prompt and prepared very seriously. I apologized like crazy and I was embarrassed. How could I do that?

I’ve decided that it is menopause brain. Yep, I am going to blame that. For you youngsters out there, I swear there is something that happens when you are in the throws of menopause that causes your brain to freeze up.

Shockingly, mine did that on Monday.

I glanced at my calendar (after his call), and I now know I need to be prepared today and tomorrow for several appointments.

It’s odd. I think I will be very happy when the menopause bug passes and my brain returns. Won’t that be a happy day!

What I Did This Weekend

Our host is Gattina. Come join us and tell us what YOU did this past weekend!

Since we have our little grand-puppy, Bogart with us, our weekend was consumed with playing little dackel games. Hubby did go off to a friend’s home to help him with some tree cutting, and log splitting, but true to my promise of being the best dackel granny, I was home, running around the yard, taking walks and tossing toys.

Bogart and Anneliese Playing from Dackel Princess Maribeth on Vimeo.

He has the best personality, and is such a love, quite an amazing little boy. He’s a year and a half old now, and full of life! He is smart, thoughtful and learns new things very quickly!

Besides playing with the doggies, I also cooked Julia’s Boeuf Bourguignon for Hubby! I have trimmed down the recipe a bit so the calories aren’t quite as bad, and the taste is…out of this world!

It’s been quiet otherwise, and as November works it’s way toward the winter months, I’m again reminded that I truly do like this time of year, just for that reason. It’s quiet.

Ahhhhh yes, quiet!!!

Friday Fill-Ins

So…here we go!

1. When pigs fly, will I ever get a tattoo. I am a real chicken about needles and pain.

2. Life without chocolate, seriously?!

3. Call me when you need a friend. I’m here.

4. I love the warmth of a fire, if you know what I mean.

5. The most entertaining person in my life is not a person at all, but my dogs, because they never leave my side, or let me down and are always happy to see me.

6. I’m back on the Weight Watcher Wagon, who’s next?

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to playing with my grand-puppy, Bogart, tomorrow my plans include playing with Bogart and all the dogs and Sunday, I want to Read the paper, drink my coffee and play dackel games!

Wednesday Hodgepodge

Now that the Random Dozen has closed down, I’ve been looking for something to fill my Wednesdays, which, as you know are my Weight Watcher mornings. I’m up bright and early on Wednesday and have no time for writing or thinking about a post.

Joyce, From This Side Of The Pond, has taken up the challenge and has put together Wednesday Hodgepodge. A list of 7 questions, plus an eighth of our choice, just to keep us on our toes. So, without further introduction, here we go!

1. Do you think you’re more like your mom or your dad?

Neither one, I hope.

2. Do you like roller coasters?

No. I figure why pay to be scared out of my mind!

3. How did you name your blog and do you now wish you’d thought about it maybe another five minutes before you hit publish?

We came up with 4 names and then I sent them to my Web-Maven, and she sent me back her thoughts and then PRESTO “Dackel Princess” was born.

Would you change your blog title if it were not a huge pain in the derriere? (French makes everything sound a little nicer doesn’t it?)

Nope. It fits.

4. What is the best wedding gift you received?

A set of fabulous heavy beer mugs. We still have them and still use them!

Not married? Didn’t get any gifts? Then what is the best wedding gift you’ve given?

I like to go to the local Artisans and get things like hand made pottery chip and dip sets, or coffee sets.

5. What is the one bill you most hate to pay?

Fuel Oil!

6. Is the glass half full or half empty?

Tough one for me. It really depends on the day. I strive for half full!

7. What is your favorite word? Okay okay. Calm down. How about one of your favorite words?

Puppies!

8. Now, this is where you insert one random thought of your own… Don’t make me get out my wooden spoon.

We have a small Rosewood coffee table that Hubby bought in Hong Kong. It is round and beautifully carved. All our puppies enjoyed going under the table, even Fritz, when he was a mere babe of 8 weeks old! Now Arnie has set up shop. He drags his toys, bones, blankets, etc, under the table and we have started to call this, “The Man Cave”!

Here is Mr. Arnie Man, in his “Man Cave”!

Thanks Joyce and Happy Wednesday to All!!!

TGIF

Friday found me driving south to meet up with my daughter and have lunch. The weather was just miserable! It was cold and rainy when I left home and I tossed a cooler in the car because I had planned to stop at a German Deli and pick up some goodies.

It took me a bit longer to get to the Deli, but I was able to buy some wonderful German bread, Leberkäse, Tilsiter cheese, some Weiss Wurst, Leberwurst and Christmas Stollen! It is always fun for me to shop when I can get authentic German foods!

After that I met up with Mandy at a great Fish restaurant, called “The Fish Market”. Yes, I know, very originally named!

We both ordered coffee, and a small cup of clam chowder and then a lovely Lobster Salad. My regular readers already know that I LOVE Lobster! This Lobster salad has to be one of the best I have ever had!

Now doesn’t that look fantastic? Everything was so fresh and wonderful. We will definitely go back again!

Mandy and I hung out and talked until she had to leave for an eye examination. What a joy it was to spend part of my day with her!

The drive home was a bit tedious. The traffic was heavy and my mood was not the best. I really don’t like traffic as it tends to make me nervous, but eventually I got home to Hubby and the beasts!

I’d gotten some wonderful wursts and so I made Hubby Bratkartoffeln (fried potatoes) wurst and rutabaga for his dinner. He was quite a happy man!

Friday night found me curled up with Arnie and Anneliese, and my laptop catching up on my mail. All in all, it was a good day. Of course any day I get to spend with my daughter, is a good one, indeed!

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PS: After dark, Arnie begged to go out. I always leash them and grab my handy, dandy heavy flashlight, ever since finding out that Mr. Bear enjoys going through our yard!

So, we go out and I flashed the light around and what do I see? Mr. Coyote. This is what he looked like.

The was borrowed from Wiki for demonstration purposes only.

One super big coyote! I was scared to death, as a coyote will kill a dachshund and could do me some damage too! I grabbed Arnie and ran into the house. After a bit, Greta went ballistic, because she knew something was up! So, I leashed her, grabbed my flashlight, and went out. No problems. Then I took Arnie, and lastly, I took Anneliese. I looked around the back yard with the light and what did I see?

Mr. Coyote, sitting on the stone wall. As soon as my light hit is eyes, he slipped over the stone wall and was gone!

All I can say is: I lived to tell the story!

Friday Fill-Ins

So…here we go!

1. Sometimes, I ponder the meaning of life!

2. I always worry, about the whole thing. (I am the original worrier!)

3. Small wonders.

4. Every day that I live, is very enlightening.

5. I keep meaning to get my Christmas cards down from the attic, so I can start to address them.

6. No weight loss …yet.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to watching a new “What Not To Wear”, tomorrow my plans include finishing up the laundry and Sunday, I want to read the Sunday paper, sip my coffee and enjoy some down time.

Friday Fill-Ins are sponsored by my cousin Janet. Come on and join the fun!