Well, it has been a very cold day, we are down to 10 degrees with the wind chill at -7. I have had the heat cranked to 80 degrees but the indoor temp is only 70 degrees. It’s gonna be very cold tonight, and even colder tomorrow. Just to be on the safe side I called for a fuel oil fill up. I was schedualed for the 11th, but I do’t want to have to pay the extra for an emergency delivery if I run out, not to mention the hassle of priming the heater and water heater. It’s just freaking brrrrr here! More snow in the forecast, we’ll see.
Hi canineservant! I remember the Cooler of Death tale from my lurking days…and you are not too far off with the comparison. Fishermen are stinky folks by the time they hit land. Skiffman always wants a big hug and kiss when he walks in from the boat, and when I gag he laughs and tells me that “It’s the smell of money, honey”! Odd, to me the smell of money smells shiny and sparkly, lol!
You guys talking about bad hair styles, back in 1998 when #1 daughter was still in high school I agreed, in the spirit of bonding with my teenager, to let her Manic Panic some of my hair. I agreed to leave it no matter what it looked like for at least one week. So she sectioned off my hair and bleached out hanks as if she was just going to streak it. Well, after the bleaching came the colors: blood red, cotton candy pink, violent violet, sulfur yellow, gaseous green and bizarro blue. Oh, my head glowed! After a week of hiding out at home I went to Safeway to buy some dark dye to cover it. I snuck in rather late in the evening in the hope that I wouldn’t run into anyone I know, and while I was succesful at that when I hit the hair product aisle there were a mom and dad with a young teen girl, and she was giving it her best shot to get permission to change her hair color. The dad looked up and saw me, with the colors vibrant under the flourescent lighting, grinned an evil grin and said "Why don’t you do what she did? The parents were highly amused as I explained the reasons for the colors and why I was at the store, while the daughter looked at my wild hair enraptured…geez! The things I have done to have fun with my kids!
BooFae that is an adorable fluffy! Cats are wonderful for lots of things, like taking care of rodents who think about spending the winter indoors, providing fabulous entertainment, particularly while under the influence of catnip, and my favorite, (which happened last night before I got the bed warmed up) curling up in the curve just above my hip while I am lying on my side and helping to warm the bed! The kittens, which are no longer kittens being as they are only four months shy of their first birthday, enjoy lolling on chairs and swatting at the pomeranians as they pass by, it’s hilarious! Whenever the pommies misbehave I have a vision of rubbing catnip deep into their fur…but then again I pretty much never have to deal with cat hork, because I have the pommies. 
I love paisley, and the dishes are lovely. Eveyone’s are nice, and am I surprised that the bear and I have similar taste? Here is my pattern, it was my mother’s wedding china, and all I have are five dinner plates left, but I am going to begin replacing pieces now that the kids are growing and grown and I can begin getting some of the things that I want!
Nava I am never able to keep up with your postings, but you lead a very interesting life, and I don’t mean just all the fabulous travel to far flung places. I just wanted to let you know that I find your posts so interesting, no matter what the topic.
Oh and swampy I kinda figured that part of the work you do is helping the gimps in the world have a better quality of life. Along with the kitchen I will also be getting a new front deck with a ramp. I am able to do the stairs with help, but it hurts, and I am so afraid of falling and breaking something. I also found this awesome item for the bathroom, it’s the walk in tub/shower. I miss taking a soak when I am paining, but there is no frickin way I am gonna get into my very low bathtub, I would need the fire department to come get me out, and while the firemen are hunky, I think I’ll pass. Jeff said that they are easy to install, he recently did one for his dad in Anchorage, so it’s On The List. And just for being so entertaining and cute (hehehe, the bear’s barefoot butt baking biscuits, hehehe) here is a special pic just for you. I don’t think I shared it before, one of my home bred pups at one month of age.
MamaTigs the Rusty on the stairs pic is so cute, and it’s fun to teach dogs to do tricks. I taught my Satine to sit up pretty and clap her front paws when I make a certain hand movement. No, not that one, I open and close my fingers against my thumb, it’s adorable. Trust me!
Yay Jah!!! It sounds like you have endured far beyond what you ought to, and while perhaps dropping to your knees and belting out “Free at last!” it couldn’t hurt to hum it around the office!
Well, dinner just came out of the oven. I took the remainders of the hunk o’ elk I roasted yesterday, cubed it and mixed it with the leftover rice and gravy, added some frozen peas and carrots, topped it with cheese, and it’s looking and smelling nummy! So, Ima go eat now!
