• Christmas,  Family,  Holidays

    Christmas: Here’s How it Went Down

    First of all, now that I’m really getting a good look at this picture, it’s making me laugh! The concern on Dexter’s face….lol. He’s so afraid of noise. So my guess is that George was making some noises in the kitchen that had him concerned. But it’s funny because it is so typical and I actually caught his expression unintentionally. Our lasagna dinner on Christmas Eve was excellent. We had Caesar salad, vegetable lasagna made with a white wine sauce, garlic bread and baklava for dessert. All families had brought in their gifts pretty soon after arriving in town so they would be safely under the tree and they wouldn’t…

  • Dogs,  Home,  Travel,  Vacation

    Home and Loving on Fur Babes

    The travel day went well. We had a slight but interesting detour through the woods, thanks to Waze, who led us around a long incident on the interstate. And it got us home with and hour and half to spare to pick dogs up! Dexter and Maddie were so happy to see us. Maddie has a cold I think. She’s either got a cold, allergies, or it’s her heart. I think allergies. They have been outside a lot. She did this some when we first got her. So hopefully being home and mostly inside will help her. Dexter was crazy excited to see us. Maddie was too once she realized…

  • Books,  Computer,  Dogs,  Food,  Spiritual

    More Snow, Burrito Brunch, Laptop Fixes, Dog Cuddles, Doubt Crisis, and Books to Read

    We have more snow on the radar heading our way. We have had some big flakes and then small flakes and then big flakes again. We have an advisory out and no mention of any further accumulation. We had some freezing rain yesterday that made our neighborhood streets very icy.  I’m supposed to take Mom for a doc appt and work until then but we’ve decided to just reschedule because it’s dangerous over here and Mom has ice all over her sidewalks so we are not getting her out and I wasn’t driving on ice anyway. So it looks like I’ll just be working from home all day. I texted my boss. She wasn’t sure what…