Category: My Life

Isn’t this a great picture? My cousin Janet took it on Thursday morning.
And…here we go!

1. When I looked out the window this morning we already had three inches of snow and it was still coming down hard.
2. Horrible violence doesn’t make sense to me.
3. Remind me what’s the best small camera I can buy right now with at least 14 megapixels, that doesn’t cost a fortune?.
4. Taking a trip to the Galapagos Islands is something I’d love to do!
5. TP is toilet paper? Really? Um, well TP is really important!.
6. I cleaned the refrigerator recently and I found this is funny, I actually don’t have much in the fridge right now. I need to go to the market.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to a fire in the hearth, tomorrow my plans include cooking a turkey I had in the deep freeze and need to cook and Sunday, I want to make turkey pot pies!

1. Lake Superior University has once again published a list of words/phrases they think should be banished from the Queen’s English in 2012-

amazing, baby bump, shared sacrifice, occupy, blowback, man cave, the new normal, pet parent, win the future, trickeration, ginormous, and thank you in advance.

Which of these words/phrases would you most like to see banished from everyday speech and why?

shared sacrifice, occupy, blowback, trickeration

Okay, shared sacrifice, well it’s not definitive enough. Occupy has been used and abused by many people this year in very negative ways. Blowback and trickeration, I have never heard of, so I will add them for the heck of it!

2. Are you easily embarrassed?

I don’t think so, but you would have to ask Hubby. Usually, I just go with the flow and laugh things off.

3. What is your go-to snack?

Lately, fruit, like oranges, or bananas, I also like carrots and celery. In a previous life, it was always cookies or chocolate.

4. Have you ever been to Washington D.C.? If not do you have any desire to go? What site/attraction would you most want to see in that city? If you have been, what’s your favorite site/attraction?

Yes, I have been, several times. I loved it! There is so much to see. I LOVE the National Gallery, as I am an art fan, but I also love the new Air and Space Museum. I tell everyone I know. Go. Spend a few days. Walk around the Mall area, visit all the Monuments. Go to the Museums. Explore!

5. sit ups-planks-lunges-squats…which do you hate the least?

Probably squats. But to me exercise is a four letter word! I really do not like formal exercise. I do like to walk, or swim, but squatting and lunging, yuck!

6. What’s a small act of kindness you were shown that you’ve never forgotten?

The two paramedics who took care of Katie and me immediately after the accident, while we were still trapped in the car. One took care of me, the other took care of Katie. I remember Dave (who took care of me) apologized for having to cut off my clothes in the ambulance. I could have cared less. After it was all over we had lunch together and I was able to thank them properly. But really, how do you ever thank people like that who worked so hard to save our lives?

7. Have you ever been a blood donor?

Yes, and then I passed out. It turns out I am not a good candidate for donation as I am slightly anemic.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

Tuesday was the Primary Election here in New Hampshire. I cannot recall there being such publicity up here in little old New Hampshire before! Horrible. Add to that phone calls, day and night! Well, now Mitt Romney has won and the press and campaign staffs will leave us alone until the general election! One note here. We did not receive one call from the Romney campaign. But then, Hubby and I had heard him speak, and really didn’t need to do a meet and greet with him and his wife.

Our host is Gattina. Come join us and tell us what YOU did this past weekend! After all, you never know when you will need an alibi!

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We live in New Hampshire, and as most of my American readers know, on Tuesday we have the Primary Election to see who will be the Republican candidate to run against President Obama. I have to tell you, we have been getting calls day and night trying to sway our votes one way or another. On Sunday alone we got FIVE Ron Paul calls in the span of 5 hours! What a pain. I wouldn’t vote for him just because of all the silly calls!

The weekend was a busy one, because we were de-Christmasing the house, cleaning and looking for new furniture. The furniture shopping was stressful, right up to the end, when we found exactly what we wanted (see yesterday’s post). It is also sad to put everything from Christmas away for another year.

In fact I was feeling bad about it, until I realized that by Christmas next year there will be a new baby in our lives and at six months old, he’ll/she’ll be smiling at us all! What a joy, and what a blessing!

I took the garlands and tinsel off the tree, next I bid ado to my precious ornaments, then the lights. Then I took the tree apart, which is akin to chopping it down (lol). I stored it in it’s big box. We closed all the boxes, and then I climbed into the attic and Hubby passed about a dozen boxes up to me! All I could say after that was, “Oh, my aching back!” But it is done!

The week ahead is not necessarily a busy one. However, I have decided to spend two hours each day on my New Years Resolution of organizing the house. I admit to enjoying time reading or being on the computer, but I know I need to buckle down and get this work done.

I might also slip away and ski a day or two this week. That was another resolution, to continue to get into shape.

Have a wonderful Monday everyone!

I am thinking that when you read this, I will be out skiing for the first time this season. No we don’t have any natural snow, but through the miracle of snow making machines, there is enough snow to at least strap on my skis and go and freeze my self to death get my first day of skiing, under my belt!

Hubby is really excited, and if I come home with aching joints, chilled to the bone, then he will be really happy. However, I do want to move more, and I also think it’s a positive thing. You know, get in shape before the cruise. Here is a picture of me last year. All dolled up and hopefully, STAYING WARM!!!

Please note, that I wear full protective gear. I feel everyone out there should. One wrong fall can do serious damage, and I am just an average skier, so I have a lot of respect for the snow and ice!

TGIF!

1. What are three words you would use to describe your 2011?

Happy, Fruitful, Loving.

2. Do you like shrimp? What’s your favorite way to have it prepared?

I love shrimp. I don’t think I really have a favorite way to eat it, but I do know that Shrimp Fra Diavolo and I do not agree, but almost any other way is terrific!

3. Is your house de-Christmased? If so when did you tackle that job? If not, when will the decorations come down?

Not yet, but by the end of the week, I will have taken it all down. My tree is a big job. Since I use an artificial tree, I have to take it down, section by section. First the tinsel and garlands, (I reuse tinsel), then the ornaments, then the lights then the sections of the tree. It’s a big job!

4. Do you like to watch scary movies?

Nope, not at all. Real life is scary enough!

5. ice skating~sledding~skiing~snowboarding~of the four listed which wintertime activity do you most enjoy?

I have enjoyed all but snowboarding, in my life. At different times, of course. I skated and sledded as a child, and now snow ski.

6. Did you have a childhood hideout? Describe it.

Up until I turned 10, I could hide in the upper branches of a tree in our yard. I often hid there to escape. We moved and after that I would take off to my Grandma’s house. I always felt safe hiding there.

7. What’s a place or space that motivates you?

The kitchen. I love cooking and trying new things, so when I am in there, I simply love it! Just call me Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray or even…Julia Child!

8. Insert your own random thought here.

Well, the New Year has begun and now I need to pack away the Christmas things, and attack my home with my resolution to clean and organize! Since the house has swallowed a few things, I am determined to get it all organized and ‘find’ these things. After all, if I don’t, no one else will.

Friday I went to get my hair done. I was a nervous wreck! Not about getting my hair done, but because it had started to snow. Slowly, at first and then as the morning went on, the snow fell at a slightly alarming rate! I do not like to drive in snow or ice. Yes, I am a real chicken, which I think, makes me a smart driver…don’t go out if you do not have to, but today was my hair stylist appointment! Short of a hurricane blowing in, I wasn’t about to miss this.

The roads were pretty slippery on the way over to Margarita’s Salon, but I stuck the Jeep in 4-wheel drive and drove slowly. I made it in plenty of time, and even had a chance to eat lunch before she started to work on me.

It’s wild, you know, my hair had grown a full half an inch in 5 weeks! I was amazed. I thought perhaps I would just have my locks dipped into the fountain of youth, and not trimmed, but after speaking with the ladies in the salon I decided to go for it and continue flirting with the slightly shorter hair style.

By the time we finished, the salting trucks had run down the road and the surface was nice and clear. I spoke with Hubby who told me he’d not gone to get the mail after he skied, so I stopped and picked it up. Nothing earth moving, mostly just ads.

Then I came home and Hubby needed the magnifier and I could not find it. I’d moved everything during Christmas and since I still have all my decorations out, I could not find it. After nearly an hour I gave up and went out to our camper and got the second one. I know Hubby isn’t happy, but I also know I will find the other one when I put everything away and get things back in order.

However, it always upsets me when I can’t find things. So another resolution is to ORGANIZE!!!!! Which is tough, when you are basically not an organized person!

Oh well, there is much about me that is great! The Lord must have felt I could get by without the organization gene!

Happy New Year to all of you!!! And…here we go!

1. Wait, wait The New Year is here and we have many days to fill with joy.
2. No doubt about it, I am sure things about me are a little different.
3. In addition, I would like to thank everyone for making the last twelve months so wonderful.
4. Help yourself, and feel at home, is the way we do it here!
5. At the end of the year, I like to look back at all that has been and then look ahead to all I can see ahead of me.
6. My grand-baby is one of the things I’m looking forward to in 2012.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to a warm fire in the hearth, tomorrow my plans include getting a few things for New Years Eve and Sunday, I want to watch parades and make a nice brunch!