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ok so the picture is something to see!  Just me clowning a bit on my anniversary... the kids like to take these pics lately with their lips twisted up and giving the peace sign... don't know what it is, but thats what they do... So I sent this one to my baby girl on FB to give her a chuckle...

Not being at all productive today - just waiting on the day to end - and prayerfully it will be soon.  I have LOTS of cooking to do yet, and whips to crack at home... *SIGH*

I will post pics of the spread on tomorrow just because....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!!!

Yippers, I went back to bed after breakfast this morning and lo . . . just got up. Total of 3 extra hours of sleep and I still be feel Blah. That is ok, have lots to do and hopefully that will keep me going for the day until I totally exhaust out.

Weigh-in today 262.4, I see my legs are swollen because my socks are tight. Yeah, this old lady sleeps with socks. Any how, pretty much for today.  Going to eat something give Beauty her medicine and start the major picking up of things today, again.  I hope I don't get any mail that are bills.

Take care and God Bless.

okay!

my friend is in a photo contest and I am trying to help her. She took a great photo with a blackberry phone and is doing really well... but needs a little more help. If my friends would just click on this and vote for the Lake picture... IT WOULD HELP!!! Thanks!!!

Art of the Season:  American Primitive Folk Art

Getting in the Winter Wood ~ Queena Stovall

Getting through each day is the only thing I'm doing right now.  Tuesday the visiting nurse was here.  My lungs are clear and my feet are swollen.  Now I have to spend at least 1 hour out of every three with my feet elevated above the level of my heart.  It did seem to help.  She was pleased that I'm gradually losing all that water weight. 

Plan for today:  I have an important phone call before lunch, then at 2:30 must take all my paperwork to the office for rent re-evaluation.  That has to be done each year, but my lease isn't up until February so this is kind of a pain.  There is still only one person in the office.  The office manager who has been gone for over a month signed everything they sent me, so I assume she'll be back sooner or later.  Meanwhile, the tennants are short changed.

Menu for today:  Breakfast - oatmeal with raisins & milk.  Lunch - half a chicken sandwich and salad.  Supper - pork chop, apples, cabbage and potato.  Snacks - tangerines, yogurt and triscuits.

It's another dreary, rainy day, but not quite as cold.  Right now it's 50 F, 10 C.  I'll avoid going out.  The nurse drew my blood for my weekly test, so at least I didn't have to go out yesterday.  I do have to pick up some prescriptions, but it can wait. 

Today:  All I want to do is sleep like an old bear in a cave. 

My Pumpkin Chocolate Spiced Pie! I tried a little sliver (as you can see) and it's not award winning in my books so it's going to work. I've decided on a graham cracker crust pumpkin pie with a pecan strussel topping.

And YES! I'm going with the caramel for my chocolate pecan pie. I just can't not.

In my fridge I now have the dough for my pecan pie (which is SO beautiful. The butter was cold and broke up into perfect pieces. It's going to be so flaky and good, I can tell!), my graham cracker crust for the pumpkin, and the pecan strussel for my pumpkin. Oh and that beautiful bread. I've been havin fun today :)

You know food is an art to you when you make something and go "oh my god that's gorgeous!" like I did with my crust. Ha. Okay now off to watch Twilight with Ezra.

I was thoroughly spoilt yesterday.  Here's a rundown of the birthday loot. 

BF: Gourmet Hot Chocolate + Mug + little whirry milk frother thingy.  2x books.  1x DVD. Cute as bichon beanie (because I keep whinging about wanting a bichon puppy). 1 x rather large and tasty box of chocolates. Lovely silver hoop earrings. 

Mum (and sister by proxy): Cute calendar with photos from my graduation in May.   Super cute pyjamas with cupcakes on.  Goooooorgeous rabbit fur wrist cuffs (like sleeveless gloves).  She knows I'm a sucker for fur.

BF's parents: Book about herbs and what to do with them.

Aren't I lucky?   It somewhat eased the pain of turning another year older.  Haha.

Now, as for diet front. Oooooh BAD.  I am feeling incredibly bloated and yuck at the moment.  Mostly from too much birthday pizza and chocolate.  I have a huge grocery order getting delivered tomorrow and am madly craving fruits and veges so the following are on their way:

Fruits - Granny smith and Jazz apples.  Bananas.  Grapes.  Pomegranate.  Melon.  Pineapple.  Strawberries.  Grapefruit.

Veges - Tenderstem broccoli.  Leeks.  Mushrooms.  Onions (red and white).  Carrots.  Potatoes.  Stirfry mix.  Frozen veges (assorted).  And later on in the week I'll pick up some cabbage and other bits and pieces. 

I foresee some rockin' fruit salads and stirfrys on the horizon. And some rockin' weight loss.  YEAH!

PS - feeling too lazy to upload a pic properly but here are all the reasons I want a bichon!!! (I miss our bichon at home like crazy).

I did pass my test... WHAOO!!! was sketchy in a few places but that is realy becase I was confused.... the teacher confused alot of us. two of the book ?'s that we took.....ont he writen test... were on terms and she told us the wrong term. so all good ... she let me do a retake and I did fine. than on the other tests... save 'em ones.. I did fine. and was sucesful. :)  YEAH!

On Sudnay I did 9 spinal cord backboard saves... simulated of course. and I am sore. my hips are screaming from all the egg beater treading. SHESH... that was a good 2 hours solid of treading water. I think I got it now coach. Hee hee...

anyway. on to the next chapter of this thing. I need to go fill out some paper work and I will be on my way. : )

Jenn

Bill ran into King and Pelton on his forays into the Northwest Territory yesterday and took the ATV over there with the feed tub.  King got his extra meal which he ate with relish, although perhaps not gratitude.  If we can get him to come to the house for his meals that would certainly be more convenient.

King is one of the older horses our neighbors have, at least 30 years old.  He's a blue roan who is starting to go very gray around the head and neck.  He's friendly toward humans, but has a prickly temperament around the other horses, except for Pelton.  Those two have been buddies for some time now, and are the last two left of the original bunch that used to hang out around our place.  The others have either passed on to the great pasture in the sky or have moved into different groups.  King looks a great deal like his father, a roan quarterhorse stallion (well, he was gelded later in life when they felt that there were enough babies) named Universal Bar, or Nibar for short.  Nibar died about ten years ago, give or take. 

Pelton is also a son of Nibar, a strawberry roan who is a bit of a loner.  Even when hanging with his buddy King, he typically keeps his distance.  He tolerates people at best, and according to Bill's cousin was considered "dangerous" or at least bad-tempered early in his life and then for some mysterious reason changed his attitude and became a good, reliable pack horse.  Just not cuddly.  I have discovered that in the springtime when the weather is warming up and the horses are shedding their winter coats, he adores getting long scratch sessions (from yours truly) that work the itchy hair up and off.  These can go on for twenty minutes or more, until he's had enough and he walks away. 

A photo of horsehairs tangled in a dried wildflower.  I don't know the species of plant - in bloom, the little pods are interesting yellow balled-shaped flowers.  These plants we've seen growing only by the river, but there is quite a healthy population of whatever they are.

Got the project finished yesterday, of course it took me a little longer to finish up, so I didn't get home till past 7.  Even so, it was nice to feel that sense of accomplishment in completing a task.

Gratitude of the Day:  I am grateful for horse stories.