Category: Thursday Thirteen

Thursday Thirteen brought to you by the letter

Thirteen things about Maribeth that begin with the letter I.

1. Ice Cream. Yes at the top of my list is ice cream. I sure do love it!

2. Indian Food. I also love Indian food. Tandoori chicken is the best!

3. Islands. I have really enjoyed my trips to various tropical islands. I love the sun, the surf and the sand!

4. Ironing. I hate to iron. But it is part of life and once a shirt or skirt or whatever is ironed, it does look pretty wonderful.

5. Ice. I love ice on lakes or in ice rinks. I’m not such a big fan of ice in drinks. Things get too cold.

6. Icebergs. I thought the most beautiful and amazing thing I saw in Alaska on our cruise were the icebergs. They were incredible!

7. Iceberg Lettuce. A staple in my diet.

8. Idaho Potatoes. Yummy. I love potatoes and Idaho’s make the best bakers!

9. Iguana. I saw this one just sitting there staring at me on the island of Curacao.

10. Illegible. My handwriting is just terrible. Yes, illegible! I admit it!

11.Impala My first car. It was a 1966 Chevy Impala. Gray. The car only went about 40 miles an hour. But I felt hot in it because I had a car in high school!

12. Icing. Yes, I love icing. Especially butter creme icing! Yum!!!

13. Indian Pudding. My absolute favorite. Served hot with vanilla ice cream. You can go here and get the recipe for it. Also, here is a picture of Hubby feeding me some of it just before we left on our cruise last fall.

Thirteen Reasons Why I Feel Loved

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1. He’s 6 feet 4 inches tall, and his smile, his kiss and loving blue eyes tell me every day that I am loved.
2. I have 4 sets of brown eyes, with 16 legs and 4 tails that all let me know in their different ways that I am loved.
3. My family. My daughter, sister and cousin all let me know, I am loved.
4. My friends, all let me know I am loved.
5. My parents even, in their own strange way, let me know I am loved.
6. A phone call just to say hey, lets me know I am loved.
7. A trip on a cruise ship to a dreamed about destination, lets me know I am loved.
8. A candlelit dinner in a quiet restaurant lets me know I am loved.
9. Having the oil changed in my car without asking lets me know I am loved.
10. Having the driveway cleared of snow so I can safely get out, lets me know I am loved.
11. The touch on my hand when Hubby reaches out to hold it, lets me know I am loved.
12. The last kiss of the night lets me know I am loved.
13. In all the ways big and small, all of you, have let me know that I am loved! For that I am grateful and I thank you!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Thirteen Things I Love About September

1. The cooler air temperatures.
2. The drier air.
3. The first frost is usually during this month.
4. The leaves begin to turn color. Red, orange, yellow, russet. All beautiful and bright.
5. The smell of wood fires burning in the hearth.
6. Fresh apple cider.
7. Apples for eating and for baking!
8. The kids go back to school and the neighborhood is quiet during the day. Then they come home and I look forward to that too!
9. The tourists leave our area and life slows down.
10. My best friends birthday is this month, as well as her grandson’s.
11. The German Dog show is this month.
12. We’re going to DC for an Army Reunion.
13. The last of the produce comes in. Pumpkins, butternut squash and the pears.

Thirteen Things About My Love For The Harry Potter Books

1. I really enjoyed the last Harry Potter book.
2. I think it was my favorite book of the series.
3. My next favorite is the first book.
4. I started to read that one again last night.
5. I plan to read the entire series from start to finish.
6. There are so many details I had forgotten.
7. Which is why I am re-reading the books.
8. Since I know the story now, I can read and absorb slowly.
9. There is a real joy in this.
10. I’ve always loved Harry.
11. He is a noble and brave lad.
12. He could have gone the way of Malfoy, but he remained true to his values.
13. I will really miss J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books.

Thirteen Favorite Summertime Loves

1. Potato Salad. I love the kind made with hard boiled eggs. Yum!
2. Chips. I used to like plain, and then I started liking the Salt & Vinegar. Now I love the Honey Barbecue.
3. Hot-dogs in a roll. Topped with relish and mustard.
4. Hamburgers. Sometimes with cheese, sometimes not. But always with relish and ketchup.
5. My cousin’s mango/black bean salsa. This is a new one to my list, but boy is it good!
6. Barbecued ribs. Cooked slowly on the grill with a nice smooth barbecue sauce.
7. Grilled eggplant. Oh my heaven. What a delicious thing!
8. Fruit salad. You name it fruit wise, toss it in and I am in heaven. (well everything but pineapple. I’m allergic to that)
9. Grilled chicken breasts. Hubby is getting good at cooking those.
10. Marshmallows. Browned lightly over the coals of the fire.
11. Must always use charcoal. I love the flavor.
12. Going swimming when it is 90 degrees F. Then coming back to the house and cooking out.
13. Sharing these days with family and friends.

Thirteen Of My Favorite Puppy Pictures.

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A bunch of questions were in a survey about 2006 that I got from Goofy Girl. I took what I thought was most interesting and made it into the TT.

1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?

I bred a litter of wire-haired dachshunds. I witnessed their birth via c-section too, and helped to awaken the puppies.

2. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?

I feel pretty lucky because Hubby and I have our health and this is the most important thing. Perhaps I would like the willpower to diet and exercise myself back into good shape.

3. Compared to this time last year, are you:
happier or sadder? happier
thinner or fatter?

I am Happier. But I am also fatter. Depressingly so.

4. What was your biggest failure?

Gaining weight due to my stress after losing Shubi and Hubby’s knee surgeries.

5. What was your biggest accomplishment?

The litter of puppies.

6. What was the best thing you bought?

All the Christmas gifts for those I love.

7. Whose behavior merited celebration?

My daughter. She has grown into such a wonderful, lovely, competent woman. She not only works hard at her job, she is an excellent friend, and she has cared for her elderly grandmother almost single handedly. My hats off to this fabulous woman!

8. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

The PUPPIES!!!

9. What was your favorite TV program?

NCIS & House

10. What song will always remind you of 2006?

None really. You can tell you are getting old when the oldies stations are the ones you listen to.

11. What did you want and get?

PUPPIES!!!

12. What did you want and not get?

A miracle recovery for Shubi.

13. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006?

Life rolls along and many times you need to be able to roll with the punches. The most important thing in life above all, is the health and happiness of your family~

Happy New Year Everyone!