3. I’d be willing to betthat Anneliese is pregnant.
4. A bearscares the dog.
5. I’m fond ofapple blossoms in May
6. This week I am trying to stay on my Weight Watchers Plan and not eattoo much!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward tocoming home after work and vegetating, tomorrow my plans includework in the morning and spending time with Hubby in the afternoonand Sunday, I want to _grocery shop and have a barbecue with Hubby and anyone else that wants to come!
My new, mouse arrived in the mail! I am thrilled. You see, I mentioned before how much I hated disliked the cordless mouse! So, I ordered a mouse specifically made for a laptop computer, and with a short…leash chord.
It is perfect! I doesn’t try to run away, off of my chairs armrest, and it has not once hit the floor the way the cordless one did. In fact the cordless one hit the floor three times in less than an hour the first day!
I love my new leashed mouse,
and I will quite happily return the cordless one to the store and tell them how impossible it was to use. Hubby thinks we should just keep it for when his cordless mouse “bites the dust” and goes to “mouse heaven” (the trash).
One thing I do know is that I am really happy with my new leashed mouse! For this girl, there is no cordless mouse. I want the thing practically tied to my wrist or glued to my hand.
About 3:30 in the morning on Wednesday, I was awakened by Greta, who was not feel tip top. She was fussing and I knew she needed a little bit of her medication, and so I got up and got them, and came back and gave them to her. After I washed my hands I went back to get into bed, and Greta was asleep lying across my pillow, quite happily asleep!
Now, what do I do? Wake my little girl, who already isn’t feeling well, or get up and go sleep on the sofa?
If you guessed that I took a blanket and an extra pillow and camped out on the sofa, you would have been right! I slept on one side until my hip began to ache and then I turned and slept on the other hip until it started to ache. I slept on my back, and actually managed to sleep until 7 AM, when I got up, more for self preservation than anything else.
Later I was off to Weight Watchers (this is a don’t ask, don’t tell week) and then work. I really love my job and the people I am working with, so despite the brutal heat, I had a very good day.
I arrived home to find that Hubby had cleaned up the kitchen and loaded the dishwasher and even picked vegetables from our garden for dinner. I quickly sauteed up a few things, placed them all on a plate and served dinner.
Now I plan to collapse and watch my Soap before hitting my bed, a little earlier tonight. I have a full day tomorrow, and need to catch up on my sleep.
Yes folks, today here in the usually cool northeastern part of the USA, we sweltered for the second day of, what looks to be, a week long heatwave! The air is thick with humidity, and at 7:30 it was already 86 degrees!
The day progressed with the thermometer continually rising. The dogs lay around and I only did things that I could do in our air conditioned rooms. Yes, life in a heatwave can only continue, if you have air conditioning, or just cease to do much of anything.
I always enjoy the summer heat, but I prefer drier, slightly cooler temperatures. But…I’ll survive, until the heat breaks and life as I know it (and like it) returns!
While my sister was here we spent a lot of time together. We sat looking at the computer, at the TV and just enjoying the dogs. Melodie and I do not get to spend a lot of time together, because our lives and obligations keep us in different worlds. Of course we are grateful that we have the same Cell Phone Carrier, because we can talk, anytime, for as long as we want, for free!
Last night the dogs were in rare form. They snuggled with us, and then posed so nicely for us. First up was Arnie. He has a real crush on my sister, and I would be jealous, except that Arnie also showers me with love!
Anneliese still just wants to be by my side. She looks very pregnant to me, and in fact everyone at the barbecue on the 4th swears she is pregnant. Even Dave, who is part American Indian, and laid his hands on her, says he can feel the life force of babies!
And my dear Greta is still being quiet, as she is bothered by the the heat! Me too!
Monday found us cleaning up after the holiday and slowly getting back to a normal existence here in Dackel Princess Land. Laundry was done, naps were taken and dogs were walked and loved.
The holiday is over and it is back to the sizzling summertime!
It was just perfect weather today here in New Hampshire, for a good old fashioned barbecue! I’d found a great technique for making pork ribs and so today was all about experimentation!
Me, as I readied myself for the day at hand.
My trusted assistant, and sister, Melodie.
I really hated to try this with such expensive ribs. Baby-back ribs are not cheap, but the gentleman in the video seemed to know what he was saying and doing, so we followed each step, carefully.
First you clean the ribs and remove that thick membrane from the bone side of the ribs. You wash them and pat them dry with paper towels, and then use a barbecue seasoning rub, on both sides and really rub it in.
Now here is the part I worried about. It said to wrap the ribs securely with plastic wrap and then aluminum foil. Then marinate overnight. Then take the wrapped ribs, and place them into a preheated 300 degree (F) oven and cook for two and a half hours on a cookie sheet.
Now my mother always told me to NEVER put plastic wrap in the oven! So, I really had a problem with this. But I decided to persevere, and throw caution to the wind! Here is what happened after I removed the ribs from the oven and allowed them to cool for 20 minutes.
After we allowed the ribs to rest, we coated them with our favorite barbecue sauce (Sweet Baby Ray’s) and then grilled them on a charcoal barbecue until they were not only aromatic, but fabulously beautiful to behold, as they sizzled, barbecue at it’s finest!
The ribs came out so well and everyone ate them pretty quickly. I did manage a shot of them just before people dove in and started to help themselves.
And then I made up a plate and…
Mmmmmm, they were so good!
We went to the fireworks and they were fabulous. My little town puts on a great show down at the docks. The show lasted close to half an hour and my sister took some great pictures!
One of my favorites.
I thought this one was also great.
And if you look very carefully, in the bottom right corner is your very own Dackel Princess!
Now it is time to kick back just like my man, Arnie. He has had a big day and relaxation is what it is all about!
Here we are. I’m sitting next to my sister, who is reading people magazine, the soccer is on (don’t you hate the drone of those horns?), and the dogs are happily lazing all around the room enjoying the company.
I’ve worked very hard today cleaning. Why? Well, my brother in-law is allergic to the dogs, and I try very hard to clean before he arrives to lessen his allergic attack. I hope it will work.
I am finally sitting down, at 9:15 in the evening, and I can say that I’m tied, but mostly my feet are tired. I wonder what is up with that?
Tomorrow is the 4th of July. Independence Day for my country. We’re having a barbecue with ribs, and tonight Mel and I prepared them with rib-rub, and wrapped them up to marinate.
My cousin Janet is coming up along with Dave, Michelle and Julie and our neighbor, Tina is coming down too. It’s supposed to be in the 90’s, and I am hoping for a light breeze, but we shall see!
Not too much else to report. I hope everyone has a safe and Happy 4th of July!
Several times Once a year I sit down and allow myself to whine! Today is the day. I’ve just had one of those days that has been filled with a whole bunch of petty annoyances and I simply have to share.
We brought Anneliese in for her ultra-sound and it was too early to see much of anything. We did sort of see two questionable “things”, but nothing that said “puppy”! *Groan”!
I hate don’t like my new wireless mouse. It never stays on the arm of my chair. It’s fallen three or four times on the floor and I hate don’t like it! I hate dislike it so much that I am bringing it back and I have ordered a laptop mouse with a VERY short chord to use. At least this gives me protection from the mouse biting the dust!
My chicken did not want to thaw. Consequently, we will not eat until almost 7 PM tonight. We usually eat about 6-6:30 PM, but tonight, we will eat late.
Did I mention that I am still disappointed about Anneliese? I really am. To have gone so far and now to face the possibility of it having “not taken” has really gotten me down. Oh, I just have my fingers crossed that she is really pregnant and keeping the news all to herself!
Now on the good side.
Tomorrow my sister, brother in-law and niece are all coming up for the 4th of July holiday!
Also, on Sunday my cousin Janet, and Dave and Michelle and Julie are coming, along with my neighbor, Tina for a good old fashioned barbecue!
I found a couple of nice shirts on sale at Coldwater Creek online and ordered them for myself!
Fritz had his stitches out today and he did great! All healed!
1. When it’s quiet _I like to listen to the Loons on the Lake_
2. _Puppies will hopefully arrive_ in what seems like only a month.
3. My heart is _full of love_.
4. _I think it is the height of summer in_ July.
5. In the town where I was born _There are beautiful beaches and plenty of parks to enjoy_.
6. _His ability to cultivate his trees and grow totally awesome fruit_ is something I really love about my significant other / friend.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to _hopefully celebrating Anneliese’s pregnancy_.
Tomorrow my plans include _cleaning my house and making potato salad_
And Sunday, I want to _enjoy the 4th of July with my family and friends_!
Questions provided by my cousin Janet over at Friday Fil-Ins. Join us!
The lovely San tagged me in a little handwriting project, and since I think in this blogger community, where every word is typed and text only
gains personality through the actual content of someone’s blog post, it
would be kind of nice to actually see people’s handwriting. I am a big
fan of – pretty! – handwriting and therefore, I’d love to see yours 🙂
And of course, I’ll start and share mine!
Here are the rules:
Write down the following, snap a picture (or scan the document), post it, and tag others.
1. Name/Blog Name
2. Right handed, left handed or both
3. Favorite letters to write
4. Least favorite letters to write
5. Write: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
