December 2009

Happy Trails, 2009

December 31, 2009

Sophie actually allowed me to place these silly antlers on her for about a minute yesterday. BigBob bought them several years ago and she would not tolerate them for even a second. When I found them in a box, I decided to again try putting them on her and was shocked when she sat calmly […]

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Wordful Wednesday

December 29, 2009

Many folks have been blogging and Twittering about taking down all of their holiday decorations. One woman wrote that she had the tree down and everything stowed away for next year by midday on Christmas Day! She had decorated on Thanksgiving and found herself ready to be done with Christmas for this year. I am still […]

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Sunday Stealing: The Final Week of 2009 Meme

December 27, 2009

This week’s meme comes from Nik of Spatula Forum. The Final Week of 2009 Meme 1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before? I guess the most important new experience I had was purchasing a home by myself. When I purchased houses in the past, the transaction was a joint one with […]

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Saturday Nine: Sam’s Last Stand of 2009

December 26, 2009

Sam’s Last Stand of 2009 1. What did you think of 2009? This has been a watershed year for me in which I implemented plans that I made long ago, as well as spontaneous ideas. This year brought me a lot of joy, solitude, and contentment, mixed with sorrow and ongoing reminders of both my own aging […]

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Carnival of Family Life: The Merry Christmas 2009 — and Final — Edition

December 25, 2009

Welcome to the Merry Christmas 2009 Edition of the Carnival of Family Life. It is also the final edition of the Carnival. In 2006, Kailani at An Island Life conceptualized and launched the Carnival at her predecessor site, The Pink Diary. In late 2007, when she was looking for someone to take over its administration, […]

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Season’s Greetings!

December 24, 2009

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Sunday Stealing: Lola’s Holiday Meme

December 20, 2009

This week’s meme comes from StaceyC4 of All Stace, All the Time, but it was authored by Lola at Lola’s Diner, one of my favorite blogs. Lola’s Holiday Meme 1. What is your favorite holiday show/animated show? It isn’t Christmas without “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” 2. What holiday character do you think you’re most like? Mary […]

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Saturday Nine: White Christmas

December 19, 2009

White Christmas 1. If you live where you get winter weather, do you prefer your Christmas to be white? If you never see snow, do you wish for it? We usually have a white Christmas — white with fog, to be exact. It does not snow in Lodi, except on extremely rare occasions when the temperature […]

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Friday Fill-Ins: Volume 11

December 18, 2009

1. No, we will not be going out this New Year’s Eve. I plan to be right here at home the whole evening. I am going to cook dinner — probably prime rib — and we’ll relax in front of th fire watching a movie. We usually watch the ball drop in Times Square at […]

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Saturday Nine: Don’t Talk to Strangers

December 12, 2009

Don’t Talk to Strangers 1. Tell us about a night that you spent with someone who was a stranger, yet by the end of the night you were very close. In May 1985, I went on the official second date with BigBob. It was actually a double-date to celebrate the birthday of the woman whose boyfriend […]

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Friday Fill-Ins: Volume 10

December 11, 2009

1. Good times: It’s “Furlough Friday” so #1Son and I picked Mattie-Boo up from school at noon and the three of us had lunch at our friend’s cafe. This afternoon we are going to build a fire, put the ornaments on the Christmas tree, and bake chocolate chip cookies. This evening, Mattie-Boo will be the […]

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Sunday Stealing: The Can’t Sleep Meme

December 6, 2009

This week’s meme comes from Catherine Donovan, aka “Marvelnotagirl” who blogs at Walking Tall Against the Rain. Budd at Sunday Stealing adapted it. The Can’t Sleep Meme Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? Not at all! This is the last “person” I kissed: When is it hard to kiss someone? Only […]

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Saturday Nine: Joy to the World

December 5, 2009

1. What to you is the most joyous aspect of the holidays? For the past 25 years, I have taken vacation time over the holidays and this year will be no different. I love being at home, relaxing, not thinking about work, and getting together with loved ones. I especially love to build a fire, […]

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