Category: My Life

I admit. Since we returned from our trip I have not done much at all. I have slept, watched TV, and hibernated.

I think it was the snow that was falling when we landed at Logan Airport on the 18th of January. Yes, that’s it. The shock of being back in the northeast after being down in the warmth.

But today I decided to get off my chair and do the laundry and change the sheets. You know, the important stuff.

I also took out some lovely chicken breasts, stuffing I made a month or so ago and tucked in the freezer and peeled the rutabaga and potatoes for our dinner.

So Hubby and I will have clean underwear and socks to wear, clean sheets to sleep on, and a normal and decent dinner meal!

Hubby asked if I had a fever? Have I lost what little of my mind that I have left? Or am I just getting back on schedule?

I’m going with the losing my mind. It’s more entertaining than a fever or just getting back on schedule.

Have I mentioned the dogs are happy to have us home? Yup, Arnie and Greta stick to me like glue during the day and at night, Anneliese is my little cuddle bunny in bed.

So, it was a successful day today and I’m starting to feel pretty good about being productive.

From our cabin, we could see the bridge of the ship. There was always so much happening when we anchored off shore, or docked at an island. Yes, the bridge got very busy!

There were times it was nearly empty, and I wondered who was watching things. But then, todays ships are so modern they have all the bells and whistles.

On our ship, it was commanded by a Commodore Giuseppe Romano. This means he is a senior captain. I met him twice and saw him on the ship a few times. He seemed a nice enough man.

I sure liked the crew members that we dealt with. Our Cabin Steward, the waiters at our table and the breakfast crew.

I’m still working on getting my land legs! What is it they say? I need a vacation from my vacation!

To me, as much as I love to travel, I also love to come home. Especially after a long trip away from my four dogs.

Yes, the dogs are a lot of work. Taking them out for walks, feeding them on schedule, and making sure they get their little cookie bones.

However after 10 days, it was really good to get home and see them all! If a dog can smile, these four sure did!

My only problem upon arriving home was a 103 temperature, and a sore throat. I actually started to feel bad on the airplane, and Jack said I got very quiet. (This is very unusual, as I am a very chatty person.)

This caused me several cold glasses of soda and a very early bedtime.

Now that I am up and about again I will be trying to get together a journal of my trip with some pictures. The first few days on the ship we had pretty good Internet service, then nothing. It was very frustrating.

So stay tuned for more about our trip. It really was a nice one.

I have been so busy all day. In the morning I cleaned the entire house and prepared the guest room for our house sitter. I even put an extra comforter on the bed because it has been so cold.
I vacuumed, I washed floors, and I worked packing suit cases, making meals, and writing out plans for the house sitter. He came to dinner and we went over everything. I think I was over protective of the dogs, but he understood.
I finally made Hubby pack his suit case and think about clothes to pack. He makes me crazy. I have been packing for two days and he just tosses things in a bag and away he goes.
Our weather has been very bad. I woke up today and looked outside and the driveway was sheer ice! After breakfast Hubby tried to clear it, but it was very hard. He fell once flat on his back, and poor Fritz couldn’t walk on it and kept falling as well. In the afternoon our neighbor, Perk came and offered to use his truck to sand the driveway. He did and that made things better. But you should have seen it before Perk came with his truck! One time I was watching out the window and Hubby was trying to break up the ice with the Jeep and he came sliding down the driveway and I thought he would hit my car! But he swerved off and did not hit it!
So tomorrow we will drive to Boston and stay over night at the near the airport. Then we will get to the airport early and begin to try for our pass ride to Fort Lauderdale Florida. We have a reservation at a  hotel there for Wednesday night. We leave at noon on Thursday. Please keep your fingers crossed that we will make all our flights!

I was in such a Christmas mood today. I got a bunch of little presents for people, and I caught myself humming Christmas Carols! Yes, the Christmas Bug has bitten me!

Hubby and I did a multitude of shopping, and the poor guy went for blood work and lost 7 tubes of the red stuff. He was lamenting this to me, when I reminded him that it’s Christmas and tubes of blood are a seasonal red!

Then we stopped by a store I like and I was able to get two tops for our cruise. That made me even more excited. I felt the vacation coming upon me.

This year I also feel relaxed about the care of the dogs. A friend of ours is home from college and he will be moving in while we are gone! The dogs love him and so I am not at all worried about leaving them!

I got my little tree up and I am really enjoying it. It’s so delicate and pretty and it makes me think of my Mom.

So life is good, so much is getting done, and we are feeling good,despite the 14 inches of snow we got on Sunday. I’m just hoping they are wrong about tomorrow and that we do not get another 3-5 inches if snow!

On Friday night I sat watching a little TV, when suddenly at 8 o’clock I felt so tired. So I got my pajamas on and headed in to bed. I’d intended to rest for a bit and then come out and do a few more things. Instead I slept for twelve hours!

So, needless to say I didn’t get Dackel Princess written. Instead I slept. I guess I need to catch up on the sleep. My body has been just taxed beyond measure with this illness, and I think sleep is good.

Today I feel better, but still have that barking cough. In fact the cough is driving me a bit insane and tonight my back is sore from the barking.

I worked diligently on writing my Christmas Cards today and on Monday I will be mailing them all. Next week is  Mandy’s Birthday and then Christmas. So many things coming up to celebrate!