3-Day

I signed up today to do the 3-day Breast Cancer walk in August. I have wanted to do this for a few years but when I would mention it to people to do it with me no one was interested. A friend told me today that she was doing it and if I could make a donation or would I be willing to walk with her. I decided to walk with her. The only thing I am concerned about is raising the $2300. I have 8 months to do it, but that is still A LOT of money. For anyone that would be interested in helping you can go to this website and enter my name. Any little bit helps, as it all adds up in the end. The donations are also tax deductible.

Thank you!

Rude Awakenings

Weekends don't feel like weekends. They used to be staying up late and sleeping in. Now, staying up late (without the help of a M-80) is closer to midnight. Polly does not let me sleep in and Jon makes no movement to get up when she whines or barks until I say something.

This morning was paired with Polly constantly eating the rabbit poo outside. Everyone tells me its okay because their poo is mostly berries and fiber, things that would be good for her to eat anyway. Well, this morning she threw up those "berries" on the living room carpet. In the summer she used to throw up because the change in temperature was so great that it was more of a heat thing and it was a bile throw up-clear. This was NOT clear. There was even a "berry" left. I can't keep her from eating it because it is all over the back part of the yard.

I want a weekend without cleaning, laundry, whining and too early in the morning barking. Really Polly, it's just Duke from next door...you every day!

tasks

Things are always easier when you have help:

1. Finishing the laundry - I always forget to take out the last load from the dryer.
2. Making the bed - you don't have to walk to all four corners.
3. Grocery shopping - only have a few things to get, bringing Jon with makes me stick to the list or I can just ask him to pick it up on his way home.
4. Cleaning the house - Two floors and two people, funny how that works out.
5. Dinner/Dishes - if one cooks the other picks up.

Life has been way less stressful since I found someone that takes some of the everyday tasks off my hands.

Thank you.

Christmas Polly

I know...I'm cruel. I just couldn't resist!

You want me to stick my hand where?!

I really wanted to cook a turkey for Christmas. It was my first time. I really don't like touching any kind of poultry. Just don't like the feel of it-mostly the wings. If you look closely there is still feather parts on the wings-YUCK! So the moms were over yesterday for cookie baking. Connie and Jadah were there too. Connie was nice enough to catch my whole ordeal on camera and video...sorry no video.















By the end of the rinsing part I was pretty comfortable with the bird-until my mom said to stick my hand inside it to really get it cleaned out. No way! So Margaret stuck her hand in there and got some gizzard stuff out. I lathered it up with butter, stuffed it with onions, garlic, and turkey herbs (they sell it at Cub). It smelled sooo good. I took some of the butter and herbs and shoved it under the skin - delicious smelling. My mom stayed through the cooking, but then I had to kick her out during the carving. There was a knife involved and I didn't want her to get hurt. The meat was so tender that I couldn't pull the legs off like I was supposed to. The bone just came right off. So the dark meat looks more like shredded turkey, but the white meat turned out very nice. I put it all in a crock pot with the juice from the pan. We'll see how it tastes today.

Oh, and the cookies turned out good too.

Posing Pretty

I told her to look pretty.

Time Off

I was really wondering what I was going to do for two weeks off. Part of the time I will be up north at my parents cabin. The last two day has been getting ready for Christmas. I had no presents purchased. Yesterday I mailed off the Christmas cards, did most of the Christmas shopping, brought Polly to the vet and then went to Petco. I did get some things done around the house too-started the laundry. I always have a problem finishing the laundry.

Today has also been a busy day. All the presents are wrapped that were purchased. The house is cleaned and ready for Christmas dinner cooking and baking. I finally put some pictures in the frame in our room. I also put up one of those decal wall art above our bed.



Polly has been frolicking in the snow. She is so funny when she comes back up her face is full of snow!

Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday!