Parts 3 & 4 "A Child's Xmas"

December 17, 2012

Wow, only eight more days until Christmas, and fifteen more days until 2013.  Are you ready?  This year Santa has to watch his weight, so be sure to leave out non-fat milk and sugar/calorie free cookies for him on Christmas Eve.  Is there such a thing as calorie free cookies?  Hmmm, I'll have to look into this.  These would be great for snacks.

Mrs. has been extremely crabby and not very nice lately.  It makes for an unpleasant night at work.  If I didn't need to work, I might have quit last night.  I try to understand her dementia and make allowances for her age, but I really don't think there is a valid excuse for being nasty to people.

Some good news..... I got an email from Su last night.  She is home from the hospital, and will be posting on her blog sometime today.  Yeahhhhhh!   Su, it's good to have you back.  I've missed you!

This morning I am posting Parts 3 & 4 of "A Child's Xmas".   Su's parts will go up later in the week when she has a chance to get caught up.  Here's my preview and your download links.

http://www.mediafire.com/?9q0jsb1a7hftnj2

http://www.mediafire.com/?pwxroq3e7h1pvre

Yesterday, I went shopping at Walmart.  Do you remember all their TV ads that say " We match anyone's prices.  Our prices can't be beat!  Bring us your  receipt and we'll match their price."  Well, that's a false statement.  According to the store supervisor at the Walmart nearest to me,  those ads don't apply to all Walmart stores.  Unfortunately they don't tell you which stores they do pertain to. 

I brought them a receipt from BJ's, and they said they could not match the price.  Even if they could, they could not do it from a receipt.  Somehow, this feels to me like false advertising.  If Sam Walton could, he would roll over in his grave.  His wonderful stores have been going steadily downhill.

They no longer have family values, their stores are badly understaffed, the quality of their products is not as good as it used to be, and employees are no longer treated with respect.  The almighty dollar is the only thing that is important to Corporate Walmart today.  This is sad.

Before I go off on another tangent, I will take my leave here.  Pretty soon it will be time to pack up my things and go home.  It's been a long night.  So, till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Sometimes I Don't Understand The System

December 16, 2012

Good morning.  I'm at work and soon will be on my way home.  Today is when the wet and maybe white stuff will be starting, and lasting for several days.  Oh goodie, goodie. 

Yesterday, I purposely did not mention anything about that nutcase who killed all those children.  It makes me sick to think that someone would take their anger out on innocent chldren.  It gets even sicker when you think that once this person is caught, we are going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to give them a "fair" trial. 

I don't understand why we can't just shoot this person when he is caught.  (If he hasn't already been caught.)  He will be so proud of his deeds that he will gladly brag about what he did.  So why should we spend all that time and money on a trial?   Maybe when folks do crimes like this, we should just stand them up against a wall and shoot them.  Who knows?  It might just cut down on this type of crime.  Nuff said.  If I get started on this, I might not shut up. 

I'm hoping to stop at a couple of stores this morning on my way home.  There are a couple of things I want to check out.  I saw an ad for a cute little padded doggie house that I want to look at.  Pogo might like something like this.  Next, I want to pick up a couple of new little sweaters for him, and maybe another fleecy blanket and a couple of new toys.  Except for my fruit baskets, this will finish off my shopping.

I got an email from Su's daughter last night.  She said that Su might be coming home from the hospital today.  Well that will certainly be wonderful.  Su has such a beautiful smile, and I miss it!

Tomorrow I will post the next two parts of "A Child's Xmas".  Once Su is feeling up to it, she will be able to post her parts for you.  After that, we might take a break for a few weeks so that Su can build up her strength.  If we do, I will still make some freebies for you.

Now it's time for me to check on the Mrs again and then get ready to go home.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a fabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Pogo's Very Own Christmas Card

December 15, 2012

Well here I am again in the middle of the night.  I should be sleeping but I'm wide awake.  I did fall asleep earlier for a few hours, so that explains why I'm up now.  I know I'll fall back to sleep in a few hours, so I thought I would post my blog now. 

First let me say that even though I don't respond to all the comments left here on the blog, I do read all comments and enjoy them tremendously.  I have met so many wonderful folks here in blogland.  I've learned so much, and expanded my interests because of all the opportunities made possible by my blog and all you wonderful folks.  So from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

You'll have to put up with me a bit here.  I love the Christmas holiday, and I always get a bit soppy this time of year.  However, it will pass and I will be back to my own crabby self soon after the new year begins.

The Christmas cards have been coming in every day, and I have to say that they get better every year.  These cards are simply beautiful.  I want to share one card in particular.  This card came to Pogo from some new blogland friends.  Oh yes, fur babies have internet friends too!

Is this not fantastic?  If you click on the image, it will get bigger so that you can read it better.  My Pogo thinks he is the cat's meow now.  He is such a happy little guy, and sends licks and rubs to his friends, the Priebe fur babies.  (His rubs are his kisses)

Gosh, I'm watching the weather channel, and the weather coming our way isn't looking so good.  Today will be sunny but cold, about 36 degrees F.  Then it looks like we have a mix of rain and maybe snow and slush for the next five out of six days.   Pogo's potty patch is looking darn good right about now!  Today I will go online and try to order some replacement grass patches.

Now I think I'll make us some breakfast, then hopefully catch a few hours sleep.  Till tomorrow, Y'al have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Ever Seen A Dwarf in "Remote Withdrawal"?

December 14, 2012

Only eleven more days till Christmas!!   And, only eighteen more days till 2013!!  I think this has been the fastest year yet.  Somewhere along the way while all this time was flying by, my skin got more wrinklier.   It's okay for the time to fly if it must, but why do I have to get more wrinkled?

Good morning.  Today we are having a beautiful warm sunny day.  It figures.  I'm at work, and by the time I go home, it will already be cooling down a bit.  At least the bad weather is staying away for now. 

After work, I have to see about getting a new remote control for the TV in the main house.  The remote stopped working last night, and all of the dwarfs are having "remote control withdrawal".    In a way, it's quite comical.  Without the remote, they cannot change the channel.  Poor babies!

I have fun news to share but it will have to wait till tomorrow.  I'm at work and the Mrs is needing me.  I do have a couple of photos to share though.  I took these photos of Pogo when we finished opening our Secret Santa box the other day.  He was so happy and playful. 

There is still no news about Su.  I'm getting worried now.  Please keep her in your prayers that she gets well soon.  Now I must get busy, so till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

It's Here! My Secret Santa Box!

December 13, 2012

Good morning.  It's sunny and cold outside.  About 36 degrees F, heading for  42 degrees.   The weatherman says that starting Sunday, we will have at least four days of rain.  About the only good thing I can say about that is "Thank goodness it isn't snow!"

Oh boy, the mail lady brought me a fabulous package yesterday afternoon.  It was from my Secret Santa, and wowee!  What a great package!  Of course I opened it.  Down deep I'm really a kid at heart.  I put everything under my little tree and took a photo to share with you.

My Secret Santa really put a lot of thought into this box.  It was chock full of all the things I really like.  There was a word search puzzle book, a clipboard with paper and pen, a gorgeous pinecone candle ring and candle, holiday socks, a new bath scrubby, a Christmas house full of Almond Joy candy bars, a whole bag of the same wonderful candy, a book by one of my favorite authors, a bottle of Olay body wash, and my favorite cologne "White Musk" by Jovan.  I love everything!

I always knew that Santa liked me, but wow, what a fabulous surprise!  So to my Secret Santa, I want to say "Thank you, from the bottom of my heart."   Even Pogo had a great time helping me open each of the individually wrapped presents.  He loves to shred paper and toss it around.   So I just sat back and watched him playing with the paper for a while. 

I haven't figured out who my secret santa is yet, but I'm working on it.   I've been reading all the different blogs, looking for clues, but some folks are very good at keeping secrets.  However, this is also part of the fun, and I'm learning a lot about some very nice folks.

I want to thank Suzanne at Colorado Lady for sponsoring this wonderful Secret Santa party.  This is my second year, and I absolutely love participating.  Now I want to get back to my blog reading.  I still have quite a few blogs to go through.  I've already looked at each and every blog blog before this, bu now I am really looking carefully for clues.  So till tomorrow, Y'all have a fabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

p.s.  I still have not heard from Su, but I will keep you updated as soon as I hear something.  If you want to stop by and leave her some good wishes, I'm sure she'll just love that.

Yes Virginia, There Is A Potty Patch Fairy!

December 12, 2012

Hey wow!  Look at the date!  Today is 12-12-12.   I'm thinking that this is the last time we will see a date like this for another hundred years.   If I'm reading my calendar right, this month of December also has five Saturdays, five Sundays and five Mondays.  Hmmm, a very interesting month indeed!

Did the title of today's post catch your eye?  Woo Hoo, I am so happy!  Earlier tonight, I was just so tired that I decided to skip taking Pogo outside for his sprinkle to see what he would do.  Earlier, I had noticed that he had peed on the pee pad in front of his potty patch.  So I checked under the grass patch, and will wonders ever cease!  I found that he had peed on the grass patch too.

Well, this made me so happy, I cleaned up and put a new pee pad in place.  So far, so good.  I woke up a little while ago (about 1:15 a.m.), decided to wash the dishes that I had left in the sink, and start a pot of corn chowder.  I noticed Pogo slipping out to the pantry, and then back to his little bed.  So I went to check, and yes! yes! yes!  He had peed on the potty patch again. 

Does it get any better than this?  Now I won't have to go outside in the middle of the night or when the weather is nasty.  Woo Hoo, be still my heart!!  He still leaves me little gifts here or there once in a while, but he is trying and I love him to pieces.

Right now, the potatoes are boiling, and everything else is ready to be put into the pot.  When it is done, I'll let it cool, set a bowl of it aside for moi, and put the rest into large bowls in the refrigerator.  Instant super delicious suppers!  Yum, yum.

Let me share a cute photo with you.  This is Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus, in cupcake form.

My granddaughter Jasmine made two dozen of these for a party with her cheerleading team.   I have to tell you how yummy they were.  Yes, I shared with Joe.  I gave him the reindeer and I had the Santa.  Mmm, mmm, mmm.  Jasmine, Joe says to tell you that you can send over all the cupcakes you want to.  These were wonderful.  Thank you sweetie.

I'm still waiting to hear from Su's daughter.  I'm hoping that the report will be a good one.  Su, I'm missing your smile,  Get well soon.  Now I have to get in the kitchen and finish up the chowder.  Then maybe I'll catch a few more hours of winks.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a fabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Wishing Su A Speedy Recovery

December 11, 2012

Good morning.  It's six o'clock, and Pogo and I have just come in from his little jaunt outdoors.  I was surprised though at how warm it was out there.  It's 48 degrees F, and this little gal is not complaining one tiny bit.  I think this is perfect winter weather. 

Gosh, I've been watching the weather channel and the snow that has been/is falling from Wisconsin all the way to Texas.  It also showed a nasty tornado that struck in Florida.  Actually, there were six tornadoes in four states.  Golly, our weather is simply going crazy. 

Folks, for all of you who have visited Su's website and discovered no parts to the collab kit, please be patient.  Su has been in the hospital since yesterday morning.  There's a chance that she might be home later today, but at the moment it's not definite.  I'll keep you updated.  Meanwhile, do send some  good thoughts her way to help speed up the healing process.

Well, yesterday I finally got my little Christmas tree set up.  First I had to do a bit of moving.  I had tucked boxes and bags filled with outgoing gifts under the table that the tree sits on.  Then I realized that once the tree was up, I would not be able to dig the biggest box out from under the table.

Once I had rearranged everything, I could begin the decorating.  I make it sound like such a big chore, however my little tree is really only two feet tall.  Here, I've shut off the lamps to see if I could capture the tree lights glowing.

Pogo helped quite a bit with the decorating.  Everything had to be checked out and sniffed thoroughly before it could go on the tree.  Once everything was set, he walked all around it, sniffing everything to make sure all was well.  Once his job was done, he was tired and gave a big yawn.

I'm looking forward to Christmas morning with my little fellow.  I've already sent my letter to Santa, asking him to leave lots of little packages for Pogo to open.  After all, my little guy has been very very good.

One of my next projects will be to go through Tootsie's toyboxes filled with toys and pick out all the new ones.  These will be donated to local shelters if they will have them.  I should have done this months ago, but it hasn't been easy parting with Tootsie's things.

Our local Rocky's Ace Hardware store has been collecting pet food which will be delivered to our local shelters for Christmas.  I've already dropped off four big bags of dry dog and kitty food, and plan to drop more off each week when I go food shopping.  No fur babies should go hungry.

Now I'm going to make another cup of coffee and try to catch up on my emails.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a fabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.