Category: My Life

On Saturday we had our first snowfall. I woke early, and it was cloudy but dry. I enjoyed my first cup of coffee, (isn’t that the best thing ever?), watched the news and checked my email.

Jack got up, and we had our breakfast. It was then that I looked out and realized that the first flakes of the season were falling and sticking to the ground!

I did not feel like going out into this mess, but Jack convinced me that we needed to go. So, I put on my winter coat and hat, called to Arnie and off the three of us went.

It was the usual Saturday morning stops. Post Office, Grocery Store, and Liquor Store to get some Brandy and a Lottery Ticket.

I never used to buy Lottery Tickets, but int he last few weeks I’ve been thinking I would like to prove to God that I could really handle winning that much money. So far I have won nothing, but a girl can dream, right?

I also prepped the Sauerbraten for Monday or Tuesday. It must soak in its marinade for a few days and then it will be perfect for a good meal or two. I love cooking Sauerbraten because it brings back memories of my grandmother, mother and times my family spent together around the table exclaiming about the perfection of the meal! Yes, Sauerbraten is a very good thing!

I napped again today, but I feel I am winning the battle against this little cold I have. No fever or anything, just feeling stuffy and tired. So, I decided to listen to my body and slow down!

Have a great Sunday, Everyone!

Friday Jack drove me to Portsmouth for my doctor’s appointment. All was perfect and after that, as we were driving back (It takes about an hour each way), Jack pulled into an unknown Mexican Restaurant (unknown to us), and we had lunch.

I had a great Taco Salad and Jack joined me. It was so delicious! It was also huge! By the time we were done, I was completely filled up. Our sweet waitress asked if we wanted dessert. I looked at the menu and noted that they had Flan. This is one of Jack’s favorites. He asked how much it was and there were no prices. So he said no, maybe another time.

The waitress disappeared to cash us out and returned with a Flan for Jack and me to share and enjoy! And it sure was wonderful.

Needless to say, the waitress got a good tip!

When we got home I fed the dogs, and was sitting in my chair and I felt so tired and chilled. So I lay down on the sofa with Arnie and slept for an hour and a half. I still feel tired now. I think I am fighting off a little cold.

It was a pretty day for a drive though, and we had almost completely open roads. We noted the snow-covered peaks of the Ossipee Range and the Waterville Valley ski area, which we can see from Meredith.  Yes, as I have been writing, winter is just around the corner.

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My day started off gray, rainy and very cold. The wind was blowing and as I walked the three dogs in my slippers, nightgown, and jacket, I could feel the wind blowing on my knees and chilling me to the bone. Thankfully, a hot shower was the next thing on my list to do, and boy did that shower feel good!

I’d slept a bit later Wednesday morning, so I was really going quickly through my morning routine getting ready for WW.

I took the wonderful shower, dressed quickly and then did my hair. All I can say is that I really need a dip in the fountain of youth, as hiding my gray roots is getting harder and harder. Thank goodness for curly hair!

I raced out to the kitchen to prepare an Egg McMuffin to take to class with me, and I put the egg in the container, poked the yolk several times and put it in the microwave.

30 seconds. Good. Check the egg and all was well. 20 seconds. BOOM! It flipped the egg poaching container wide open!

I didn’t have time to redo it, so I took the somewhat exploded egg, put it on the toasted light English Muffin and wrapped it in tinfoil.

Off I went to class.

Honestly, I’ve been struggling, but I refuse to give up. The class was good, and afterward, when our Leader was giving new people a rundown on the program, many of us stayed after to listen again. I’ve just got to do this.

I had to return some wine glasses to TJ Maxx. They were too tall for my dishwasher. But as I was getting ready to leave I saw the cutest Vera Bradley purse in sort of a bright and wild color. Havana Rose. It was so cute and for the bargain price of $29.99 I could not say no.

I did find replacement wine glasses at Homegoods, and two smaller Christmas Dackel Glasses that I sort of splurged on. Yay!

So Wednesday was a good day.  I have gotten a lot done and stayed eating the good things I should and not straying from my diet.

Life is good!

Monday was dentist day. I knew that this was going to be a partially bad one, only because I have been having two teeth that ache.

Sure enough, I have two teeth that need their fillings redone because they are causing me a lot of discomforts. Anbesol is my new best friend. Wherever I go I keep a tube of that with me. It really does work!

I will be going in October 31st to get those taken care of. I can hardly wait!

All that was the good news really. Yes, it hurts now, but it can be taken care of and taken care of soon! The bad part is that I have a cracked tooth. It’s slightly cracked now, not bothering me, but eventually, I will need to crown that tooth. That’s the scary, bad part! I am hoping it can be put off until the Springtime. That’s the one part of my exam I wasn’t too thrilled about. But…oh well.

Aside from those three problems, mostly caused by age, my teeth were in surprisingly good condition! No new cavities!

How were your experiences with your dentist as a child? Mine was so bad, that to this day I feel almost ill every time I have to go in for a cleaning. Other Classmates from my High School days have confirmed that I wasn’t the only one that dentist tortured back in the day.

My granddaughter loves her dentist. She goes to a special kids dentist and it has made all the difference. I wish they had them back when I was six years old.

I am down at my daughter’s house for a few days.  She’ll be away on business and I will help out with the kids.  She didn’t have to ask me twice!

The drive down was quick, easy, and beautiful.

I read on Facebook that someone said that their favorite color is October. I would amend that to October in New England!

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Have a great week everyone!

We decided on Tuesday to go on another Leaf Peeping Trip around our State. We drove through the mountains and caught some pretty colors.

We also saw, as we drove, houses that are so far out of town and up a mountainous dirt road, that had beautiful views of the woodlands, but would be literally cut off after a two-foot snowfall.

(Oh my, that was a very long and poorly written sentence! But I was feeling whimsicle!)

As much as I loved these places, I recognized the fact that I would not enjoy being cut off, even if it was for a short time.

We drove to Stinson Lake, which is pretty far up the mountain. Once again, spectacularly beautiful, but so very far out! The colors were breathtaking!

We then mosied along to a Deli called Biederman’s for our lunch. Both Jack and I had Rueben Sandwiches and Karin had a Pile-Up Sandwich. We enjoyed them all! This Deli was a place where Mandy would go when she was in College. They had Poetry Readings and Cheap Beer. A great spot for College Students!

They also had German Beers on Tap. Three Spaten Beers were enjoyed! Although I must admit to feeling ready for a nap after finishing up mine!

I had to laugh because I remember when we lived in Germany and I would drink beers quite often during the days. Then I would go out and walk all over the city! It’s the sixty-ness I tell you! Ha! That was one very long hot summer and an ice cold beer tasted very fine!

I was notified that the new glasses are in so I expect Jack and I will head off tomorrow to pick them up. I can hardly wait to get them and start seeing the world more clearly!

Happy Wednesday!

Monday was another busy day. I was trying to tie up a few loose ends, and then I had an appointment with my hair stylist to perform some magic on me.

I actually got things accomplished in the morning and then enjoyed my time having my hair painted! Now that was really fun and the results make you look like you’ve been kissed by the sun! I really love it!

So once I was done I drove home and was kicking back a little when there was a knock on my door and there stood my friend from Germany! Oh, how wonderful.

Luckily, I had planned a meal with lots of leftovers, so there was a nice bit of food on the table. We sat around talking and joking until our friend just was exhausted by jetlag and needed to go to bed.

The dogs all remembered her from her last visit and greeted her warmly. It’s strange about animals. So many people do not believe that they remember people, but my experience with my dogs shows me that they absolutely do remember!

We are currently awaiting the remains of Tropical Storm Florence. She’s been dumping rain in her progress north. They’ve forecast heavy rain for us tomorrow.

I’m getting very sleepy. I guess I need to get myself to bed and get some sleep.