Chillin'

Went to Mass yesterday evening. Plan to have a quiet day, reading, cooking, and just chillin'. (LJ has a great blog today).

Hope your day is good, stay healthy, be safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Quiet on the home front

Different morning today---real nice so far---cool, crisp, no wind, no barking dogs---things are good.

Spencer had his trip to the vet yesterday, leg is better but will continue the medication for 2 more weeks with recheck. Thinking he just likes the car ride, extra attention, probably has turned into a medication seeker, and now eats the medication w/o cheese.

Plan to go to Mass, run some last minute errands, and settle in sorting more paperwork, possibly watching some football games this evening. This could all change--I am really getting excited about company coming and am really distracted--nothing new for Moi. I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving and having the house full of family.

Enjoy your weekend, stay healthy, be safe, and stay in touch.

Love, Mom

Outside, noise, dogs...

Dogs barking outside, dark outside, spot light indicates they are barking at nothing the human eye (mine) can see outside, holler outside for them, make more noise outside with hollering then dogs are doing barking---Ever seen Poms run with tails stretched out?--that's how they looked zipping in the back door. Obviously they hate my hollering. Now, the patio screen door is closed blocking the dog door---I AM IN CONTROL. This reads kind of like a Dick and Jane story. Hear dogs bark, see Mom act out, see dogs look confused, see dogs run, see Mom back at her computer finishing this blog---see things return to "normal" (just for now). (The Thanksgiving drawing is getting near---be excited---I am!!)

The Adoration Chapel renovation is complete and will open this AM after the 8:00am Mass. It really turned out nice. Enjoyed the afternoon at the Lord's Pantry. There are possibly 10-12 volunteers, we put on our caps (bring my own Echo Bay logo hat), aprons, are given tasks, and complete the food prep in approx. 2 to 2 1/2 hours. It is a once a month commitment , mindless but rewarding to do something for someone else.

Mass this AM, Spencer to the Vet at 4:15pm today for leg limp checkup---still favoring it but not like it was. Plan to pick up some groceries, sweep, and dust the house. Hope your day moves fast, stay healthy, be safe, and keep in touch.

Love,
Mom

Deers and Dogs

Back from Mass, ate a piece of pumpkin pie slathered in Cool Whip, had a cup of coffee, walked out on the back deck and what to my wandering eyes should appear but a doe and a buck in the back field. Note the reclining doe on the right and the rack on the buck standing to her left is barely visible as it blends in with the limbs on the trees. Would love to have a tranquilizer gun to zap the dogs so they would not scare the deer away. Have I told you I love living here--even with the dogs?

Volunteering at the Lord's Diner today and need to be on my way. May your day be good, stay healthy, be safe, and keep in touch. PS--all of you who attend Thanksgiving here will be eligible for the dog drawing---and I am not talking about crayons and paper---you will be able to take a dog home with you. Is that exciting?---- In fact there will be 3 drawings and 3 dogs given away.

Love,

Mom

Hoping and Wanting

Quiet day, Mass, laundry done, picked up the house, made calls, lunch w/Nick, off to run errands. Weather is sunny, crisp, no wind, temp is 63 degrees---no snow. Now would hope/want it to wait until after the holiday for the snow----just want, want, want...

Next thing I would want is for you to stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love,

Mom

LJ and Danny

Was saddened to read LJ's blog and see that Danny's dad passed away on 11/15/2009. She wrote a beautiful tribute to Billy. Spoke with both LJ and Danny last night. They are doing well, funeral Mass will be Thursday. Ask all of you to keep Billy and all of the family in your thoughts and prayers.

Stay healthy, be safe, and keep in touch.

Love,
Mom

Ma's World

Temperature down to 35 degrees, wet outside, and no snow---yet. Quiet weekend. Plan to go to Mass, run errands, and make phone calls today. Still have papers in my office to sort, shred, and file. Just couldn't bring myself to hang out in that room this weekend. Will do it in spurts this week while it is too wet and cold to be out of doors--maybe.

Am working on low dog maintenance and reorganization.

Low dog maintenance: All are totally on dry dog food--Spencer still on weight reduction food, Buster and Rowdy back on Pedigree---no added cheese or broth---just plain dry. No ice cream (commonly known as PC or puppy cup) in the evenings for a whole week. "We"---Moi and the dogs are now sharing/eating an apple each evening---theirs is peeled/mine isn't/they eat half/I eat the other half.

Reorganization: Gathering up all warranty, instruction paperwork on outside tools/machinery and putting them all together in a notebook (in sheet protectors) and storing them in a cabinet in the garage to save trips to basement to go through file cabinets when something breaks down or needs parts.

Know both of the above are trivial and TMI but I could be at your homes or on the street pestering the heck out of you or other people. It is keeping me busy for a short while until I think of another meaningless quest to jump into. Be thankful---be real thankful.

Stay dry, healthy, safe, and in touch.

Love, Mom