This and That ...

.....when I got back home yesterday - at 4:00 p.m. - I felt like I had been gone for 12 days !!! The morning started out at 5:00 when I jumped in the shower to get ready for the 1st of 3 doctor's appointments. At 7:00 I was at Dr. K's for labs in preparation for my annual physical coming up next week.  Then around the corner to the diagnostic center for an ultrasound on my carotid arteries (those big veins on each side of your neck) to make sure there is no increase in the percentage of a small blockage I have had for several years.  THAT appointment was "F'd" up by the center.  Instead of the "around the corner" location from my doctor's office, they had scheduled me for the DOWNTOWN location.  Now I am NO FOOL..... I avoid going to the medical center downtown like the plague! So, a phone call to the scheduler and I had a replacement appointment for today. 

I made my way down I-240 to I-55 to the Albro's to take my left over Red Beans & Rice.  Reba (ever Mother Earth) had been in the kitchen for 4 hours putting up squash (or some orangery-yellow mashed substance) in freezer bags, making loaves of bread & preparing breakfast for her 2 legged herd, AKA "the pseudo-grands ...

After a short visit, watching her cut & pan the 4 loaves, I hopped in Sassy and made my way on to Hernando to meet up with Cheryl at her quilting class.  Such lively fabrics were being passed around and stitched up into pretty little squares for beautiful Christmas Table Runners...

..... and that INSPIRED ME to pull out a quilt project I started over 10 years ago, when I was in the quilting phase of my crafting.

STAINED GLASS QUILT

I have this one among about 4 other quilt tops in various stages of completion.  I just need a Long Arm sewing machine to do the quilting on.....(Cheryl's instructor, Kay on only hand quilts) ..... They have new ones on EBay for the bargain price of $5,999.00..... Anyone want to donate to the cause ??

After lunch at  Guadalajara Grill   (grilled chicken quesadilla with rice & beans - add guac) we headed to Cheryl's where she helped me frame a cross stitch piece I am going to donate for the Silent Auction at the Christmas Party with the RiverKings.  I think it turned out rather nice!

It is  5 X 7 hand stitched on hand dyed linen with a little brass wine bottle charm attached and framed in an oak wooden frame.  How much would you pay at a silent auction for this??  I have no idea what should be placed as a starting bid!

Next stop on my 22 day long adventure was to my Urologist for my final post-op visit.  Those of you that know me will remember that I had to have a little tune-up on the old bod 8 weeks ago.  Dr. Portara released me to get back to normal living, limiting me to lifting no more than 25 pounds.  This will be a forever limitation but I really don't think I could lift more than that anyway.


I did get back to my Hooking for a bit and got the first project completed.  A dishrag!  Well, there are quite a few mistakes, it isn't quite square and my tension is all over the place.  AND I really don't like the way this instructor did color changes, but I have found a video on YouTube that has a different technique, so I might just have to do another one and see how it comes out.....but hey, it's just a dishrag.

In celebration of being able to get back to normal, when Jere got home from work we went to our favorite restaurant and watering hole, Texas Roadhouse and I had, oh, 3 or 4 of my favorite yummy beverages and a nice steak dinner !

This morning I started the next project in the online class - a "Pamper Yourself Spa Cloth"  This one is done in rounds instead of rows.  After about 37 starts, I think I finally got the hang of it (and my tension seems to be spot on). Here is a snap of it where I stopped in the middle of row 7 (of 22) before heading off to my ultrasound.

After waiting for 2 1/2 hours my number was up and I had my test and got outta there.... I really HATE doctor's offices !!!

Then on to Royal Nails for a manicure & color change on my toes.  Miya thought I needed a little bling bling for the holiday parties, so she painted me up with red sparkly polish on 8 fingers and gold glitter polish on the ring fingers.....

OK, so now that you are caught up on the life & times of ME, I'll leave you now with one final thing.  I just settled into the recliner with a furbaby in my lap and turned on the boob tube to get in a little hooking.  One of my favorite movies, Steele Magnolias is on and the girls are all gathered around the grave site after Shelby's funeral, when Clairee (Olympia Dukakis) tells M'Lynn (Sally Field) ....""M'Lynn you just missed a chance of a lifetime. Half of Chickapin Parish would give their eye teeth to take a whack at Ouiser" ..... The writer of this film was a hysterical genius and the casting director couldn't have selected 5 better actresses (including Darryl Hannah, Dolly Pardon and Shirley MacLaine - along with Dukakis and Field) to play those roles. EXCELLENT MOVIE !!

On tap for tonight is another match-up between our RiverKings and The Knoxville IceBears.  I believe Adam is in the net tonight and he really NEEDS a win !!!!!

Till next time,

Cindi
12.5.2014


 

Tales of "The Happy Hooker"

But first I want to tell you about a scare I had with my 14  year old furbaby, Molly.

About two weeks after we lost our Bruno, Molly, my oldest Cocker started hacking .... cough, hack, cough, choke, cough again... It started out gradual, and then over the weekend, she was non stop hacking.  OMG .... I don't know if I can handle the evil "C" again.  Well, we were off yesterday to see Dr J for Xrays and a diagnois of ...... bronchitis !!!! (WHEW !! ONLY BRONCHITIS)  I almost dropped to my knees in relief !!!!  BIG doses of Keflex,  Prednisone &  Pepcid for our girl should be just the ticket to get this baby well ! Of course, she LOVES the tasty morsels of cheese wrapped or peanut butter dipped pills she will get twice a day !

AND ..... NO .... I have NOT found a street corner yet ! And if I did I would probably not make enough money to pay attention and besides, Baby, it's cold outside !!!

I have begun a new adventure......

CROCHET, silly ! (As if  I need ANOTHER hobby).

The Happy Hooker

As I mentioned Monday, I innocently clicked on a link in an email and found that  Annie's Craft Store was advertising a 50% off CYBER MONDAY sale of her online craft classes.  I couldn't resist, so signed up and began digging around the craft room & upstairs area of the storage barn for supplies.

When we moved Jere's mom, Hazel into a nursing home prior to her death in 2007, we had the task of cleaning out her apartment.  With 80+ years of memories (and a bit of what is better described as junk - don't we all have our share of that??) she bluntly stated that she WOULD be back in her own place in a few weeks, so we better NOT discard ANY of her treasures.  Well, a few months later she succumbed to an infection and passed quietly away in January, 2007.

Fast forward to Monday and I climbed the stairs in the barn and found a huge storage tub of various and sundry skeins, balls and tidbits of yarn all for my nimble fingers to caress and turn into beautiful masterpieces - HA- there was even a project or two of partially hooked items that someday when I am able to get the hang of this new craziness I am going to attempt to complete. - Marti - I may ask for your help and guidance on these!

After watching the introduction to Crochet and learning all about fiber content, hook types & sizes and other crochet accessories, I picked up a skein of the ugliest moss green yarn and began a simple chain (ch).  Then came single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), treble crochet (tr), yarn over (yo), loop (lp), repeat (rp) and about 40 other stitches and techniques that being a cross stitcher for so many years were very foreign to me. BUT I AM A TROOPER ! And am determined to become the best hooker I can be.

Practice stitches

The picture above is my 1st attempt at crochet beginning with ch then sc, hdc, dc, tc, rp, and on  and on.  It definitely has some mistakes, see the top corner where apparently I have missed a stitch or two??  I am sure with time and practice I will get the hang of it and will be whipping out gorgeous afghans, hats, scarves and various and sundry other items that will be cherished by family and friends for generations to come ..... Tossed in the trash or donated to Goodwill by my children when I go on the the great craft store in the sky.

Last week, beginning with Wednesday was a crazy hectic FUN week of Thanksgiving celebrations, Football Championships and Hockey games.  TODAY I am going to stay snuggled under my fuzzy blankie (probably with a dog in my lap)

and spend the day getting the hang of this new art form.

On to the kitchen to get red beans in the crockpot for dinner tonight of Red Beans & Rice, and pour another cup of coffee.

Stop back by tomorrow for more "Adventures of A Happy Hooker".

Till next time

Cindi
12.3.2014

Leroy the Redneck Reindeer....

... Around 9:30 this morning I climbed into Sassy (that's my ride, a Ford Escape) and what to my prickly ears did I hear but CHRISTMAS MUSIC !... Ugh, I know it is December, but my favorite satellite station has gone ALL Christmas ALREADY...can I handle it for 23 more days ????

Anyway, the first full song that came on was "Leroy the Redneck Reindeer" by Joe Diffee.

I am really thankful that I hadn't taken a big gulp of my usual McDonald's unsweet tea (add lemon and 2 Splendas) because I would have spewed it all over the dashboard.  This has to be the funniest Christmas song yet.  "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" doesn't hold a candle to ....

LEROY THE REDNECK REINDEER

 

  by Joe Diffee 

Well you've all heard the story about Rudolph and his nose
But I'll tell you a Christmas tale that never has been told
Well you may think you've heard it all, but you ain't heard nothin' yet
About that crazy Christmas, that the North Pole can't forget

Rudolph was under the weather, he had to call in sick
So he got on the horn to his cousin Leroy who lived out in the sticks
He said, "Santa's really counting on me and I hate to pass the buck"
Leroy said, "Hey I'm on my way and he jumped in his pick-up truck"

When Leroy got to the north pole, all the reindeer snickered and laughed
But they never seen a deer in overalls and a John Deer tractor hat
Well but Santa stepped in and said, "Just calm down
'Cuz we've all got a job to do and like it or not Leroy's in charge
And he's gonna be leading you"

And it was Leroy The Redneck Reindeer hooked to the front of the sleigh
Delivering toys to all the good ol' boys and girls along the way
He's just a down home party animal, two steppin' across the sky
He makes jingle bells with the rebel yell and made history that night

Before that night was over, Leroy had changed their tune
He had them scootin' a holf on every single roof
By the light of a neon moon
Santa wrapped his bad with the Dixie flag
He was having the time of his life
And you could here him call Merry Christmas y'all
And all of y'all a goodnight

And it was Leroy The Redneck Reindeer hooked to the front of the sleigh
Delivering toys to all the good ol' boys and girls along the way
He's just a down home party animal, two steppin' across the sky
He makes jingle bells with the rebel yell and made history that night
He makes jingle bells with the rebel yell and made history that night.

I guess you can tell, my favorite music genre is Country tunes.


We are off to the December Board meeting for 2 Man Advantage Booster Club, so don't have anymore time to chat, but I had to share this.

Tune in tomorrow for "Tales of the Happy Hooker"

Till next time

Cindi
12.2.2014

Wings !!!

She has wings !!

I did get a few stitches in my Mira Halloween Fairy.  Wings are complete, sans the back-stitched "veins" ... guess I shoulda done that before taking the snap ...

12.1.2014

 

.... I really can't resist a bargain.  When I opened my email yesterday, there it was.  A 50% off deal for online craft classes.  AND since I have wanted to learn to crochet (I really NEED another hobby to spend money on) I decided, Why Not ?? After all, I do have a HUGE storage tub of my MIL's yarn that would make some lovely caps, scarves, maybe a nice soft, warm baby afghan for the new grand due in May ?? ...  don't see a lot of dollars flying out of my wallet for supplies (aside from the fact that I couldn't find any crochet hooks or stitch count rings in all the "stuff")  .... Anyway, the online class was $19.99 with 50% off so for the bargain price of only $9.97 I am on my way !  I watched the first four parts of the video which explain different kinds of yarns, how to read the labels to find fiber content, like is it acrylic or wool or a blend, whether to look for "fuzzy" texture or the weight (thickness) of the yarn for a particular project, and how to care for the materials after the project is complete (is it machine washable? can you toss it in the dryer?).  Then I watched the episode about how to begin with a slip knot & making the first "chain" which will be the basis of the crochet piece. 

On tap for today is a few errands.  Krogering, General Cleaners (Jere put on his last pair of clean trousers for work today) then to Jo-Ann's to gather the necessary tools to start my new venture of crochet.

It's going to be a dreary day with drizzling rain and temps falling from the mid 50's down to the 30's by evening so I must get myself up & in the shower so I can get out, get done, get back, snuggle into my fuzzy lap throw so I can get on with my new "Adventure in Crochet".

Till next time,

Cindi
12.1.2014

Post Thanksgiving updat.....

..... Thanksgiving day dawned  a sunny and a crisp 34° with predictions of remaining sunny with a high of 65°.  It was destined to be a beautiful day.   Jere & I watched the Macy's Day Parade while downing several cups of coffee.  Around 10:00 Jere got an "Oh Shit" text from the computer system at work, which meant he had to go into the office and diagnose what the problem was and bring the system back online.  So.... He headed east and I headed south to pick Peter up for Thanksgiving at Bill & Betty's.

Peter and I then stopped by and hung out at DU for about 30 minutes waiting for the monster system to come back to life.  Another 30 minute drive to Collierville delivered us to Casa Mullis, about an hour later than planned.  BUT ... we were actually first to arrive.  While munching on appetizers of yummy  Buffalo Chicken dip, Fruit, and various crackers/chips/nuts, 5 more players arrived along with Tina.  (Sorry no player names or pictures - this was a private "family" gathering - as they say "What happens at Thanksgiving-stays at Thanksgiving).  Everyone went back to the food at least for seconds (some thirds) then settled in around the TV to watch football and fall into the traditional Turkey Coma.  It was a wonderful, relaxing day and gave us all the chance to get to know these great guys away from the normal around the rink/after game parties settings.

After delivering Peter back home to join up with the rest of the team to hit the road for the away game Friday night in Columbus, we headed back to Casa Jackson and after feeding the herd, I fell into my "coma".  Man, I was TIRED !!

Thanksgiving .. Part Deux ...

Saturday was spent with our hockey family on the Albro farm.  John, Reba and the pseudo-grands, Nathan, Elizabeth-Ann (Sam), Gracie, Owen & Lily along with Anisha, RJ & Angela (my other pseudo-grand), Jordan, Aunt Cathy, and Paula & Mike (Friends of the Albros).  There was so much food and many recipes are needed !!!

This is only the part of the food offerings that were prepared by Reba (except the Banana Pudding which I believe Jordan's grandmother crafted) and Anisha whipped up the delicious Loaded Potatoes.  Aunt Cathy provided some wonderful spiced apple slices, fresh fruit & cheese and a delightful Pistachio salad (which is a MUST HAVE recipe).  Paula brought some melt in your mouth home made yeast rolls - something I am DEFINITELY not good at making !!! .  I provided Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry Celebration & Cranberry Slaw (see where my mind was !) along with what was left of Homemade Ravioli (an old family recipe) and several Pumpkin Pies in a jar, especially for the kids.


RJ (ever in his Dallas Cowboy's garb) & Anisha worked their magic and produced a masterpiece turkey cooked in their Oil-less fryer,

While waiting on the bird to get done, we spent time eating appetizers and trying to referee John and Anisha with their never ending banter ... some of their meeting of the minds make my head spin & sides hurt from trying to keep score and laughing so hard ... I think their "lively discussions" most times end in a draw.

Mike, a friend of John & Reba, is retired from the US Navy, and I REALLY enjoyed talking to him and hearing his stories about his travels around the world while active.  If I remember correctly, during his 19 year stint in the Navy, he visited all but 9 countries IN THE WORLD.  Imagine that !!! He had wonderful stories about Hong Kong, Egypt, and Australia to name a few. 

After gathering around the huge island of food and sharing what each of us was thankful for, John said grace and the attack on all the yumminess began.  We all settled into the Albro's newly decorated dining room.....

Sans Furniture

... to enjoy wonderful food and fellowship.  There were many times that the conversation died down and all you could hear was the gnashing of teeth and clinking of flatware on plates.  The food was all so amazing.
 
 After dinner we all gathered around the TV to watch our hockey guys take on the Columbus Cottonmouths at their rink at the Columbus Civic Center.  The guys were down 0-1 until Dion shot one past Loewen at the 5:59 mark of the 3rd period.  33 seconds later Quaile slammed one in to give the Kings a 2-1 lead.  3 minutes later, the Cottonmouths got a shot past Adam which tied things up till the final horn and sent the game into overtime.  Just 23 seconds into a 3 on 3 overtime, a snake slammed one past Adam, giving the Cottonmouths the 3-2 win.

Both teams are due to tangle on the ice again Saturday night here at the Landers Center.  Update below.

On tap Saturday was the final regular season game for our University of Memphis Tigers.

 This year is the FIRST TIME since 1971 (YES! That is 43 years !!!) that our Tigers were in line to win their conference, the American Athletic Conference  ... they went into the weekend  8 - 1 (8 - 3 overall) with 2 of the 3 losses being match-ups between UCLA (PAC-12)  & Ole Miss (SEC)  and the first time since 2008 they have been bowl eligible.

We got to the M Club Tail Gate tent (Jere is alum) and the fair was Grilled Chicken, Baked Beans, Slaw, Rolls and various cookies along with soda, wine & beer (you can't have a football game without beer ! )

At 2:30 the Seniors took the field in a ceremony to honor them and their perseverance through the previous 3 years of all the disappointing losses they endured.  Exciting times at Tiger High !!

Then at 3:00 the guys won the coin toss and kicked off to the Huskies, and while I will not bore you with the play by play details, just let's say OUR TIGERS WERE AWESOME !! Final score 41-10 !!!!! AAC Champions and the guys are going Bowling !!! There are still 2 match ups in our conference that will determine what bowl bid they will win and if they will share the championship.   Cincinnati & UCF are both 6-1 in conference standings.  UCF is playing East Carolina on 12/4 and Cincinnati is playing Houston on 12/6.  Both games could go either way which both wins would put the Tigers in a 3 way split for 1st, and while it would be wonderful to have sole possession ... hey, it's been 43 years so sharing the title isn't all that bad. 

Coach Justin Fuente with trophy

Here is a pretty cool video "diary" that the ACC put together of UofM Football's winning season.

 


After the presentation at center field of that beautiful trophy, Jere and I made a mad dash south to the Lander's Center to see the second match up in 2 days between our RiverKings and the Columbus Cottonmouths.  We were quite late and did miss all but 1 minute of the first period, but as the guys took the ice in the second, they seemed some what sluggish.  They were missing passes, not getting shots off accurately (I remember at least 2 clinks where the puck hit the metal frame of the net & bounced out instead of in)  and just not playing cohesively.  Peter was in the net and while he stopped  17 of 20 shots (which he said was more like 32) that #@%&!! of a female goalie for the Snakes stopped all but 2 of our 44 shots (which was probably over 50) ending in a another disappointing 3-2 loss. 

November is also known as MOVEMBER.  According to Movember United States  the Movember Foundation challenges men to grow moustaches during Movember (formerly known as November), to spark conversation and raise vital funds for its men’s health programs. To date, 4 million moustaches have been grown worldwide.

Jere always sports a mustache and goatee and I would slap him silly if he shaved it off... While I loved his mother, though extremely challenging she could be, without facial hair he looks JUST like her !!! And I don't need daily reminders of the meeting of mine & Hazel's minds.

The whole hockey team took the Movember challenge.  Peter has anxiously been looking forward to November 30th so he can take a razor to his!  Last night we took a final snap of him to memorialize his Movember 2014 challenge.  Stay tuned for a pic after the great shave!

Peter DiSalvo - 11.30.2014

SUNDAY ..... ahhhhh .... a day of rest !!!!!

After such a busy, fun filled weekend, I really look forward to vegging out today and STITCH, STITCH, STITCH.  I have not put needle and thread to fabric all weekend so here is a quick snap of Mira's Halloween Fairy when she was put away on Tuesday.

11.25.2014

Check back tomorrow to see how much she progresses.  However, I may just crash and burn and sleep all day in the La-Z-Boy!

Till next time,

Cindi
11.30.2014

Thats a winner

 ... the boys (Mississippi RiverKings) got their first road win of the season !!! Peter stopped 22 of 23 shots on goal and the offense slapped 3 of 25 across the line giving them the win of 3 - 1 against the Louisiana IceGators.  Peter as usual was the "Mad Dog" behind the net.

For tonight's game, instead of going to the usual watch party at Olde Style Bar-B-Que, we stayed in and watched it via internet thrown up on the big screen via Google ChromeCast.

  Friends - John, Reba

... and RJ & Anisha

were here, and Reba brought dinner !!! Yummy !!! Home style Mac-N-Cheese and salad.  She even made fudge and brought Jere a jar of her home made applesauce.  Mother Earth, I call her with her gardening and canning and raising/home schooling of 5 kids (the pseudo-grands), goats, chickens, turkeys with the usual dogs running around keeping all the other animals it toe.  (She has assured me that the turkey going into the oven on Friday will be one she got from the meat department at the grocery and not her back yard) .... I just don't think I would be able to enjoy turkey having seen it in it's glory walking around the farm.

The weekend is going to be a busy one.  Tomorrow we will collect Peter  & head to Bill & Betty's in Collierville to celebrate Thanksgiving with some of our hockey guys.  Then on Friday we travel down to the Albro farm to spend the day with the Albro clan & the Wynns.  Saturday our Tigers play their final regular season game against UCONN at 3:00 and the Kings face off against the Columbus Cottonmouths at 6:30.  It's gonna be a race against time to be in our seats in time for the first puck drop!

It's been a crazy busy week so far. On Tuesday I spent the morning at the Lander's Center watching the Kings battle the IceGators in a 1-0 loss.  Most of the usual gang (Jere & RJ had to slave away at work) was there in Suite 1 for the first Face Off Field Trip rooting the guys on along with about 5,000 rowdy, screaming Desoto County school kids.  After the game I headed to the Fillin Station for a rather subdued after game party.  Today was spent preparing for the watch party tonight here at Casa Jackson and shopping/cooking for Thursday & Friday (no I didn't do ALL my Thanksgiving cooking at Kroger)

I did put a few stitches in the Halloween Fairy.

This is what she looked like on Sunday when I put her down.

11.23.2014

And here she is with the right wing almost done.

11.26.2014

. Traveling around Blogland, I visited a friend Astrid - of Dragon Stitches and Stuff and saw the cutest projects done by her son and his 1st grade friends.  All are so cute so if you have a minute, head over to her Blogspot and see the cute "I'm Not A Turkey" projects they did.

One that really caught my eye is by "Awesome MAN"

Isn't this little Cluck adorable ???



Well, the sand man is marching around in my eyes, so I'm off to bed for a few hours.  I'll catch you all on Sunday when I will be able to take a breath and do a little more stitchin.

Till next time,

Cindi
11.27.2014

Update on IHSW (and Thanksgiving news)

... well as predicted, the Titans choked again .... or rather rolled over and played dead.  Final score 24- 43.  Philadelphia Eagles dominated the whole game ... Oh well ...

On the stitching front, The IHSW wasn't a great success either.  After ripping out about 100 stitches 3 times I finally put "Something Wicked" away after getting about 50 stitches in successfully ....

To Date 11.24.2014

You can maybe see the little blue curly q and a smidgen of the top of the third pumpkin.

I pulled out the Mirabilia Halloween Fairy that was intended to be completed for the October 2014 Challenge.  This was how I left her on 10.17.14 when I just HAD to finish up the evil witches.

11.17.2014

I got most of her right wing done !

11.24.2014

In other news ....

With this being Thanksgiving week, I will be pretty busy .... and no I will NOT be cooking.

Tomorrow is Face Off Field Trip at the Mississippi RiverKings so I will be meeting Reba, John, the pseudo-grands, Anisha & Angela for the game.  We have a suite reserved for the day so hopefully will have no problem dealing with the 6,000+ rowdy schoolkids.  The barn WILL be rockin' tho....

Then Wednesday, I will be doing my "cooking" ... trip to Kroger's to pick up things for Thanksgiving.

My oldest.....

.....Ned Bryan and his bride, Chelsea, are in the process of transferring from Ft. Benning in Georgia where he has fulfilled his Drill Sargent duties, to Ft. Campbell which hovers across the Tennessee/Kentucky border (3 hours closer to home).  Don't really know what he will be doing there, but I am sure the Army keep him busy.  They are leaving Benning today, meeting the movers in Clarkesville to receive their furniture into their new rental house, then on Tuesday driving up to Williams Bay, WI to spend the holiday week with Chelsea's family.  I don't envy all that traveling (and snow up north) but they are young and adventurous.

My baby (if you could call him that) ...

....Robbie and his bride, Mallory will be spending Thanksgiving with her family in Atlanta, GA this year.  Being a big shot with a major home improvement chain, Robbie sticks around during the Thanksgiving week to allow some of his employees the holiday off to spend with their families.  He has such a generous heart ...


We are going to Bill & Betty's (some friends from hockey) on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving with some of our RiverKings.

Then on Friday, we are going to spend the day with our pseudo grandchildren and their parents Reba & John on their farm.

I will have it easy this year .... rolls & a desert for Thursday and an appetizer & cranberry sauce for Friday .... I can get all my "cooking" done at Kroger !!! 

It is getting to be about the noon hour, so I need to get up off this computer and get something around this dirty house done, then get a few errands in ....

Till next time,

Cindi
11.24.2014