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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
I'm Rotating My Jeans.
Okay... I don't quite know why I am thinking about this right now but it seems as good as anything.
I have come up with a solution for always taking the same jeans out of the closet.
This fall, I tried on all my jeans to make sure they fit.
The problem is, when they are hanging in the closet, I always seem to take the same pair out and wear that one pair over and over again.
So what I am doing now is taking out a pair, wearing them but NOT putting them back in the closet.
I wash them, fold them up and leave them on the bed.
I do that until ALL my jeans are out of my closet and then I start over again.
It works VERY well/
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OUTPATIENT SURGERY:
Hubby had his outpatien surgery on his hand yesterday and it was a total BITCH>
Never , ever, EVER schedule an elective surgery for 5:00 in the afternoon.
The nurses were excellent, the surgery went well but:
We did not get back from the hospital until almost 9:00, I was exhausted and had a horrible migraine.
Hubby was loopy on pain medicine and he has a dressing the size of a catcher's mitt on his right hand.
He is doing better today but his hand still hurts.
We were going to go to dinner tomorrow with some friends but we canceled that.
It's no fun going to dinner with a dressing the size of a catcher's mitt on you right hand.
We are just going to stop by for coffee and dessert in the afternoon.
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That's it.
Today was very pleasant.
I met CrazyFriend for lunch (that is a whole other story).
We had a nice treat when we went to lunch.
The manager of the restaurant where we go frequently said "Merry Christmas..lunch is on the house." That was very nice of her.
Then we shopped a little.
I was quite surprised. There was NOT much traffic at Fashion Island at all.
It was more like a very busy Saturday.
Wally World on the other hand was MOBBED> You couldn't get near the place.
I drove to the Fresh Market and picked up our fancy cake for tomorrow.
That place was busy but frankly. I have seen it worse.
And I stopped by the Goodwill Store (a little Christmas shopping there too).
I actually found a pair of blue jeans for $1.oo and a nice peach tank top.
Oh...I also got a cute T-shirt at Christopher Banks. It has bears on it.
I love their t-shirts. I wish I had one in every color. I must have a dozen.
They look nice and they wash beautifully.
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That was it.
I had a nice enough day (any day with a free lunch it great!)
Hubby seems to be feeling a bit better.
And frankly., I am just about ready to go to bed.
I ate too much today. One of those yucky :p days.
Cookie is not feeling well at all.'
She asked to be put up on the bed and she went to sleep.
I think the antibiotics the vet put her on are upsetting her tummy.
She is going to have her dental work done on Tuesday.
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That's it.
Whooppeeeee.
It's Christmas Eve.
Yet another one.
I have come up with a solution for always taking the same jeans out of the closet.
This fall, I tried on all my jeans to make sure they fit.
The problem is, when they are hanging in the closet, I always seem to take the same pair out and wear that one pair over and over again.
So what I am doing now is taking out a pair, wearing them but NOT putting them back in the closet.
I wash them, fold them up and leave them on the bed.
I do that until ALL my jeans are out of my closet and then I start over again.
It works VERY well/
*******************************************************
OUTPATIENT SURGERY:
Hubby had his outpatien surgery on his hand yesterday and it was a total BITCH>
Never , ever, EVER schedule an elective surgery for 5:00 in the afternoon.
The nurses were excellent, the surgery went well but:
We did not get back from the hospital until almost 9:00, I was exhausted and had a horrible migraine.
Hubby was loopy on pain medicine and he has a dressing the size of a catcher's mitt on his right hand.
He is doing better today but his hand still hurts.
We were going to go to dinner tomorrow with some friends but we canceled that.
It's no fun going to dinner with a dressing the size of a catcher's mitt on you right hand.
We are just going to stop by for coffee and dessert in the afternoon.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's it.
Today was very pleasant.
I met CrazyFriend for lunch (that is a whole other story).
We had a nice treat when we went to lunch.
The manager of the restaurant where we go frequently said "Merry Christmas..lunch is on the house." That was very nice of her.
Then we shopped a little.
I was quite surprised. There was NOT much traffic at Fashion Island at all.
It was more like a very busy Saturday.
Wally World on the other hand was MOBBED> You couldn't get near the place.
I drove to the Fresh Market and picked up our fancy cake for tomorrow.
That place was busy but frankly. I have seen it worse.
And I stopped by the Goodwill Store (a little Christmas shopping there too).
I actually found a pair of blue jeans for $1.oo and a nice peach tank top.
Oh...I also got a cute T-shirt at Christopher Banks. It has bears on it.
I love their t-shirts. I wish I had one in every color. I must have a dozen.
They look nice and they wash beautifully.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
That was it.
I had a nice enough day (any day with a free lunch it great!)
Hubby seems to be feeling a bit better.
And frankly., I am just about ready to go to bed.
I ate too much today. One of those yucky :p days.
Cookie is not feeling well at all.'
She asked to be put up on the bed and she went to sleep.
I think the antibiotics the vet put her on are upsetting her tummy.
She is going to have her dental work done on Tuesday.
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That's it.
Whooppeeeee.
It's Christmas Eve.
Yet another one.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Is there actually something to this???
Okay..this is kinda weird.
We had our Solstice celebration yesterday.
We went out and had yummy Solstice cheeseburgers and bought out lottery scratch-offs.
We only got 70 because hubby insisted on buying me a very nice three-wheeled golf cart for $100 (it was very nice of him) so we got a few less scratch-offs instead of our usual 100.
As we were walking out of the convenience store where we bought the tickets, a dollar bill blew right up under my boot out of nowhere.
When we got home, after dinner and after it got dark we TRIED to have a bonfire (but it was just too windy to really burn anything safely).
We just burned a little bit.
I wore my magical scarf for luck, good fortune and prosperity.
When we came inside, I burned a little incense and we did our scratch=offs.
I did all of mine (35) and out of that I actually got back $34!
That is like 99% return so I basically broke even, which is pretty amazing on scratch-offs.
Hubby hasn't done all of his yet. He saved a bunch to do later.
I don't know........???????????
We had our Solstice celebration yesterday.
We went out and had yummy Solstice cheeseburgers and bought out lottery scratch-offs.
We only got 70 because hubby insisted on buying me a very nice three-wheeled golf cart for $100 (it was very nice of him) so we got a few less scratch-offs instead of our usual 100.
As we were walking out of the convenience store where we bought the tickets, a dollar bill blew right up under my boot out of nowhere.
When we got home, after dinner and after it got dark we TRIED to have a bonfire (but it was just too windy to really burn anything safely).
We just burned a little bit.
I wore my magical scarf for luck, good fortune and prosperity.
When we came inside, I burned a little incense and we did our scratch=offs.
I did all of mine (35) and out of that I actually got back $34!
That is like 99% return so I basically broke even, which is pretty amazing on scratch-offs.
Hubby hasn't done all of his yet. He saved a bunch to do later.
I don't know........???????????
Sunday, December 21, 2008
It's Zombie Time..
Well, this pretty much sucks.
I woke up with a bit of a migraine.
I felt like a Zombie.
There is nothing worse than waking up with a migraine. Ugh.
I decided to not wait and I went ahead and took an Imitrex because i didn't want to feel like crap all day.'
I still feel a little yucky but it is kicking in.
It usually takes about 45 minutes to an hour to work.
It's really very disappointing this morning/
We had a big Solstice celebration planned for today (even though CrazyFriend took all my newspapers I'd been saving) but it is POURING with rain.
So it looks like no bonfire tonight.
Everything is soaked.
But we can still go for Solstice cheeseburgers and buy our Solstice lottery tickets.
Next week is going o be a bitch.
Monday we have to take Cookie to the vet/
Tuesday hubby has his outpatient surgery (which is turning into a major ordeal).
I thought they would just take care of this in the office.....not the hospital outpatient department.
Wednesday is Christmas Eve and I have to pick up dessert for the Christmas dinner friends have invited us for/
And of course Thursday is Christmas.
Whoooopppeee. Can you see how excited I am?
Jeeeeeeeezzz I will be so glad when the holidays are OVER!!!!!
I woke up with a bit of a migraine.
I felt like a Zombie.
There is nothing worse than waking up with a migraine. Ugh.
I decided to not wait and I went ahead and took an Imitrex because i didn't want to feel like crap all day.'
I still feel a little yucky but it is kicking in.
It usually takes about 45 minutes to an hour to work.
It's really very disappointing this morning/
We had a big Solstice celebration planned for today (even though CrazyFriend took all my newspapers I'd been saving) but it is POURING with rain.
So it looks like no bonfire tonight.
Everything is soaked.
But we can still go for Solstice cheeseburgers and buy our Solstice lottery tickets.
Next week is going o be a bitch.
Monday we have to take Cookie to the vet/
Tuesday hubby has his outpatient surgery (which is turning into a major ordeal).
I thought they would just take care of this in the office.....not the hospital outpatient department.
Wednesday is Christmas Eve and I have to pick up dessert for the Christmas dinner friends have invited us for/
And of course Thursday is Christmas.
Whoooopppeee. Can you see how excited I am?
Jeeeeeeeezzz I will be so glad when the holidays are OVER!!!!!
Friday, December 19, 2008
How slow is too slow???
Okay...Hubby's driving is driving me CRAZY.
I know we are old enough to move to a retirement community in Florida and I would love to do just that. The problem is he is driving like we are already there.
It's starting to scare me a little frankly but I am reluctant to say anything to him because I know he will get VERY upset.
He has always been a careful driver, almost to a fault and I can't somplain about that.
(I grew up driving in Southern California and I am very aggressive.)
He is very cautious but he drives SOOOOOOOOO slow, it is almost dangerous sometimes.
Even a few friends we have gone out with have asked me if he always drives so slowly.
If we are on the interstate where the speed limit is 70 mph, he MAY go 55 if we are lucky, it's usually about 50 mph.
If we are on surface streets, if the speed limit is 45 he goes 30, maybe 35. Same thing on a 55 mph highway.
It makes me very nervous to have 18 wheelers barreling down on us when we are on the interstate and cars passing us while we are on surface streets.
As I said I am reluctant to say anything.
He seems totally oblivious to it.
But it is worrisome.
I know we are old enough to move to a retirement community in Florida and I would love to do just that. The problem is he is driving like we are already there.
It's starting to scare me a little frankly but I am reluctant to say anything to him because I know he will get VERY upset.
He has always been a careful driver, almost to a fault and I can't somplain about that.
(I grew up driving in Southern California and I am very aggressive.)
He is very cautious but he drives SOOOOOOOOO slow, it is almost dangerous sometimes.
Even a few friends we have gone out with have asked me if he always drives so slowly.
If we are on the interstate where the speed limit is 70 mph, he MAY go 55 if we are lucky, it's usually about 50 mph.
If we are on surface streets, if the speed limit is 45 he goes 30, maybe 35. Same thing on a 55 mph highway.
It makes me very nervous to have 18 wheelers barreling down on us when we are on the interstate and cars passing us while we are on surface streets.
As I said I am reluctant to say anything.
He seems totally oblivious to it.
But it is worrisome.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Is a Chocolate Croissant dinner?
I've decided that it is.
Since we have started having our own dinners and I can have what I want, I have decided that a chocolate croissant and a cup of coffee can be dinner.
So can a bowl of cereal, a scrambled egg and a piece of toast.
So can a Spam sandwich and soup.
I am so glad that dinner can be anything I want it to be.
I'm an adult and if I say a chocolate croissant is what I want for dinner, then that's okay.
Since we have started having our own dinners and I can have what I want, I have decided that a chocolate croissant and a cup of coffee can be dinner.
So can a bowl of cereal, a scrambled egg and a piece of toast.
So can a Spam sandwich and soup.
I am so glad that dinner can be anything I want it to be.
I'm an adult and if I say a chocolate croissant is what I want for dinner, then that's okay.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Ten things I Hate About Christmas
1) Annoying Christmas music in department stores.
2) Traffic
3) Rude people
4) Crowds at the shopping "village" (malls are sooo passe).
5) Tacky Decorations
6) Giving useless gifts that you can't afford to people who don't need anything.
7) "Holiday Hours"
8) Holiday television special episodes.
9) Retailers trying to make you think you're saving money by having "sales".
10) The whole guilt trip thing.
2) Traffic
3) Rude people
4) Crowds at the shopping "village" (malls are sooo passe).
5) Tacky Decorations
6) Giving useless gifts that you can't afford to people who don't need anything.
7) "Holiday Hours"
8) Holiday television special episodes.
9) Retailers trying to make you think you're saving money by having "sales".
10) The whole guilt trip thing.
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