Well the wonderful and peaceful dinner at Thanksgiving time was not repeated at Christmas. I should have quit while I was ahead. Two family members entered a quarrel, which ended with both of them leaving the house to go to their respective homes in tears. It was all a misunderstanding that could have been avoided if I had been in the room when it started, but that was not the case. I really hate it when I have a dinner party for the family and people leave the house in tears. I like to think that people have a good time when they come over, and when they leave the house in tears it is obvious that did not happen.
Archive for Around Here
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Dec 2011
Bald eagles spotted in local areas
Let’s face it – I am an animal lover. My life-long dream was to become a veterinarian at the National Zoo. I’ll always wish that I could have done that, but life got in the way, and it just was not in the cards. (Sigh.)
So, I have to content myself with being around animals when the opportunity arises. I was really happy recently when I read in a local newspaper that the American Bald Eagles are making a comeback in the local areas. I think that the Bald Eagle is a glorious bird, and I am so glad to know that their numbers are increasing.
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Nov 2011
Giving thanks
I had a large crowd over to the house on Thanksgiving – one of the largest crowds yet. There were twenty-three family members, two of which were younger than two years old. The oldest was eighty, so it was quite a variety of ages. I was really glad that my son took the initiative to get out his old Brio train set to entertain the toddlers – they set up the train set at the end of the hallway just past the bathroom, so they were out of the way. Everyone had a really good time – it truly was a miracle! So I am giving thanks for the good family gathering this Thanksgiving.
21
Nov 2011
I might sew some things for around the house
One of my biggest joys is creating things – I love to make things with my hands. It brings me great joy to decorate my house with things that I have made. I am a “true blue” crafter. One of my favorite “crafting” past-times is sewing. I love to sew quilts, quillows, pillows, curtains, clothing, bedspreads - I love to sew! One of my favorite pastimes is wandering through as many fabric stores, just drooling over all of the fabulous fabrics and trims, dreaming of all of the great things I could create with all the great “stuff” I find there. I especially love looking at designer upholstery fabric, dreaming about how great my old sofa would look with that fabric on it!
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Oct 2011
Underwear Issues
One thing I can say about mens underwear is that it is pretty darned easy to order them online. I don’t know about you but when I need new underwear I have to go out shopping and look through endless piles and racks of under garments and then try all the ones that I have found on. What a pain that is considering that you have to (and really need to) keep your own underwear on underneath the new ones, for sanitary reasons of course. It is so hard to get the real feel of things that way, if you know what I mean.
I have been buying my son’s and my husbands underwear for as long as I remember and now I have been purchasing them online which has been a time and money saver, both of which are awesome. I can usually find good deals and free shipping is always a must when ordering anything online, if not those shipping and handling charges can really rack up the final total bill and we can’t be having that these days.