Good morning ladies,
A cool and rainy day here. Didn't sleep well last night, only about 3 hours total which will make for a very long and tiring day back to work after vacation.
Strong winds last night and the threat of tornadoes coming out of Ceejay's direction. (Hope you're ok
) Guess down here spring AND autumn brings the threat of bad weather. I can't believe vacation is over already. Wanted to put the tree up yesterday but I can't find the most important thing - the stand. Went through all the boxes marked Christmas in the house, more to search in the garage I'm told by DH. Guess I have TOO MUCH Christmas stuff. Of course the guys did a lousy job packing and it's not unusual to find a large box marked Christmas with only 1 actual Christmas item in it. Chances are my tree stand is in a box marked something else.
I will give it one day's look tonight and if I can't find it, I'll buy another - don't have the time to go through 20 boxes on a wild goose chase.
As for Kitty, she is on a covered porch out of the wind and rain. She has her soft cat bed in which we've put 2 - 3 warm blankets and we also cover her at night. My mom said she didn't cover her own kids that well and HEY - isn't that my blue blanket that you have on the cat bed
Laughed at mum and told her we got her a new, softer, warmer blanket - kitty gets the old stuff.
I did try putting her just inside the garage door one night when it was storming but she'd have none of it. I think she wants a quick escape route in case she doesn't like one of the roaming critters. DH wants to let her "just inside the house" into the kitchen but I told him that we can't - if we do go back north for the holiday I think it would be more cruel to let her in now and then leave her locked out when we go away. She is quite warm and dry, trust me.
Meadow, 14 MILES this week! Awesome lady!!!!
And I didn't make any more Christmas cookies and probably won't. Half of the leftovers from last week went with my sister and I ate the other half which was about 12 or so which is why I can't have any more cookies around here tempting me.
Shad, my family drove rather than fly as $200 or so in gasoline was much cheaper than $1200 in air fare. The rates always go up during the holidays. I didn't realize that you were up all hours of the day and night following the footy. What a fan you are!
What's with going to Adelaide this year, I thought the family was mostly around you now? I hear you on the end of the month drawing near, geez it was just Halloween last week, wasn't it????
Mel, your house is sounding quite festive. Are you singing along with the carols yet? Glad the snow has passed you by. Stay warm and cozy my friend.
Painter, hope you are having fun with the DD's visit. Has she gone back now and into the hum drum routine again?
Tig, my family loves my house here. I wish I could convince them to come down this way where you can get more house for the dollar, but it's hard to pry people away from their roots -- heaven knows it took me long enough. Hope you had fun in the garden - be careful, that flagstone is pretty and heavy too. Don't strain yourself. You Thanksgiving sounded very cozy.
Ceejay, hope you have enjoyed your Thanksgiving trip.
Holly, that pic of the lane to your friend's farm is gorgeous. Love the autumn colors.
Well, it's past time for me to be in the shower and off to the office again. Back to remembering all the things I put off before vacation and said I'd do today. But first I have to remember my passwords - always a danger after some time off
Have a good day ladies...
for all and a hello to Teel, Linus, Nae and all the rest of the chicks.
3fc what is going on????
Hope the BBQ was good....I could smell it over here! We can make a date to call any weekend you want. The kids tie up the line a lot with games. We joined Pogo.com's club and earn badges etc. It's been a lot of fun and good time spent together.
I send little Sunday a dose of catnip to help her through the aftershock of the storm, brutal on their emotions all the noise.
Our snow was only here long enough to tease the kids, the higher points north and south of us still have a foot. They are bummed. Good luck with the Avon sales, you must be scrambling to get all the orders in and together before Christmas. Your home looks terrific, I bet you spend tons of time on the patio this summer didn't you? 
Hello readers!
Are you gearing up for Christmas? Got your tree yet?
that one BLEW ME AWAY. I said T, you're from NEW YORK for cryin' out loud - what if he was Chester the Molester? How could you be so trusting (and she was a tough NY Italian that you wouldn't mess with). Guess she felt she could hold her own. It did work out, but I would have argued against her sanity. 
