Just Saying "Hi!"

I hope everyone's Christmas and other holiday preparations are going well! Things are under control at our house. I was out doing errands with the top down on Duke yesterday with the Christmas music playing on the radio. Felt real festive!

I have a new daily routine of putting the tree skirts back under the trees. The furry kids are really enjoying them.

Golfer is out playing golf today. It's in the 70's and nice. Supposed to get colder later today and rain.

Things are busy at Bikini's. Brief is still working on the outside decorations. He's having a problem with Santa's runway lights, I think.

BeyB and Nurse J have been sick. BeyB is better and went back to school today. Nurse J now has what she had and is trying to get better.

So all is all, things are calm and quiet. The decorations are up, the shopping is about done, the cards are sent, and the baking has started. Have a wonderful Christmas and stay safe! More later...

Original Tree!

New Tree!

Whew!

It's been a busy time for us! This was our year to go to Bikini's for Thanksgiving, so Golfer and I were away for a few days. We had a nice trip and a wonderful visit. Bikini did a great job preparing dinner. Boxer and Bloomer are growing up sooo fast! The weather wasn't too bad but the traffic was a bit worse than usual. We are safely home now and getting back into a daily routine.

There was some catching up to do with unpacking, and putting away of "stuff" and doing a mountain of laundry. The yard needed leaf clean-up again; I think we might be nearing the end of that yearly job. At least we hope so! And then there was the decorating to tackle. Golfer and I decided it would be nice to have a tree at the front of the house that would be visible from the front windows. Our usual tree is a bit too big for that, so we bought a tall, slim one for the dining room. Our original tree is in the living room in its usual spot (after shifting the new furniture around a bit) I really like them both! The furry kids are wearing themselves out running from one tree to the other. (they don't know which tree skirt to rearrange first!)

It was at this point that I wanted to insert pictures of both trees. For some reason, that function is not working with blogger right now, but I discovered I could post the pictures separately by using another route. So please see the two following posts. Thanks Bikini for your help!

I'm in the process of finishing the Christmas cards and hope to have them in the mail soon. Haven't even thought about baking anything yet. Most of the shopping is done. So we are well on our way into the Merry Christmas season.

While we were at Bikini's, NurseJ and CableGuy surprised BeyB with a trip to Disney World! They had a great time and came back exhausted.

I have to get back to work on all this desk stuff so take care and stay safe!

Well. That's That For Another Year!

I. am. exhausted. And it did not help that I woke up with a headache this morning.

Here is how the afternoon went today. I got home from work and Golfer and I had lunch. Then it was time to wrestle the furry kids into the carriers for their annual visit to the doctor. While I was circling the dining room table after Cinder a few times, Golfer was upstairs trying to coax Cecil out from under the bed. I grabbed Cinder. No luck for Golfer with Cecil. So that's one cat in the carrier and sitting by the door.

While Golfer was upstairs, Hermione got wind of what was going on and she dove under our bed. We called, coaxed, and offered bribes. No luck. I got the long handled fuzzy duster and tried to push her out. No luck. Then a brainstorm! I got the stick vacuum, shut the bedroom door and went to the far side of the bed and started vacuuming under the bed. It wasn't long before Hermione ran out and saw Golfer and jumped to my side and I got her. That's two kitties in carriers in the hall by the door.

Time was running out. We put the girls in the car. Golfer had gone out first and when he closed the door to the garage, Cecil heard it and ran downstairs and under our bed. Ah ha! I got Golfer back in and we closed the bedroom door, opened the closet door and turned on the vacuum. Golfer got him cornered when Cecil ran into the closet. Of course in the process of getting him into the carrier, I got peed on, but at that point, who cared!

So they had their check-ups and all were very good. Had one mishap when Cinder was being feisty and unbalanced her carrier and it fell off a chair. Dr. W. gave her a second going over and checked her out. She wasn't hurt and she remained fairly quiet for the rest of the outing. Hermione had to have some blood work done. Overall, they are in good shape though and are now thoroughly ticked off about the event.

I have had a shower, took some Tylenol and am drinking a Coke. It's a pizza night here for supper.

Stay safe!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

It's been a busy day here! Since Golfer and I are going to dinner with friends tomorrow evening, we decided to cancel our plans for a movie and dinner out today. First off, there's not really a movie playing that I really want to see. And secondly, we're going to dinner tomorrow night. So on the way to work this morning, I stopped at Wal-Mart and bought candy! We're all set now. Let the Trick-or-Treating begin!

BeyB is now over the age limit for the festivities, but she's coming over to help hand out the candy. And since Nurse J finally has a couple days off, all three of them are coming over for burritos for supper.

Of course, Boxer and Bloomer are Trick-or-Treating in Georgia. Can't wait to see pictures of them in their costumes!

I want to get back into some semblance of my "old routine", so Golfer and I went to the "Y" after lunch. Felt good to be back in the pool. But for some strange reason it seemed to make my foot hurt. That is very unusual, because normally being in the water makes everything hurt less. This will be discussed at my physical therapy appointment on Wednesday. I figure I'll have PT one day a week and get to the "Y" and do my own stuff twice a week for a while and see how it goes.

Now we're home, the laundry is running, and all is well. It's getting dark and cloudy and is supposed to rain. And it doesn't look like it's going to hold off to do that until after the Halloween fun. Raincoats over costumes reminds me of when we lived in Colorado and NurseJ's and Bikini's costumes had to fit over heavy coats! Seemed like there was frequently snow for Halloween.

I'd better go get started on dinner prep, so have a great evening and stay safe!

Happy Day-Before-Halloween!

I honestly do not know where the time goes! Here it is almost the end of October, and I feel like I've been in a Trekkie time warp.

I am doing well. Some days are easier than others as far as ignoring the pain and sensitivity in my right foot, but life is good.

It is cold here in Virginia today. Yesterday it rained pretty much all day and there was no golf for Golfer. He opted to go do the grocery shopping with me in the morning. The rest of the day was spent doing things around the house. Today is sunny and the golf is "on".

Earlier in the week we did some yard work and Golfer washed and waxed Hiro, the Acura.

We made a trip last weekend to Ohio to visit family. We had a really nice trip and went up and around D.C. and took the Pennsylvania turnpike. The Fall colors in the trees were lovely! Ohio was cold, but we had prepared by packing warm clothes. Golfer went to the Browns' football game with his brother and they had a good time. We stayed in a very interesting Bed and Breakfast called "The Bonny Peacock". Here's a picture of our bedroom. The owners were nice, the space for us was great. The house was filled with antiques and things they had collected over the years. We had our own private entrance to our area. It was quiet and peaceful. And Hiro provided a warm spot for their cats to nap!

All in all, things are just rolling along around here. As I said, life is good. Stay safe!