We were supposed to go to dinner at 8:30 tonight, because that allowed my brother to join us. Mama wanted to leave the house at 8, so that we could get the table taken care of before everyone gets there.…
Category: Personal Journal
We flew through the ham on Christmas Day, and everyone talked about wanting to bake another one. We took one out of the freezer and set it out to thaw in the frig. This afternoon at 4 pm, I found…
Women Narrow the Internet Gender Gap, Survey Finds, which, if history is anything to go by, means that men are about to move on to something else.
Life and Romance in 160 Characters or Less—of course brevity doesn’t always equal clarity.
Somehow I failed to record that I got a Cow Footrest for Christmas. There’s probably other stuff out there that I’ve forgotten. You’ll just have to forgive me till I get it all back to Illinois and unpacked.
Another Tuesday, another episode of Senior Citizen Discount Grocery Shopping. The main theme of this trip was purchasing food for the New Year’s Day meal. Our family traditionally has sausage and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes. Pork is believed to bring…
I don’t think that I’ve mentioned that I have my traditional visit to Virginia cold sores. Why do I get cold sores every Christmas here? Why? As if I don’t have enough problems, I have to go around with lip…
I’m sure that there’s something wrong with just listing your presents as an entry, but too bad. Here is an incomplete list of my haul. ToastStation Toaster Oven Hearthstone Stoneware Fiestaware White Pasta Bowl Rolling Herb Mincer Moleskine 2006 Daily…
Today is the day of much wrapping. Even though most stuff goes into gift bags, there’s still wrapping of things that are too big for bags and wrapping of things so that they are not obvious when you look into…