It's the day after "Black Friday" and I have survived. Maybe that's because I didn't go anywhere except the local Ace Hardware for some lithium grease (no comments, please) for the garage, Walgreen's so daughter could get some pictures printed, and last, but not least, Publix for grocery shopping. I don't do "Black Friday" because I don't care to get pushed, trampled, or spoken to rudely by some fat assed bitch who just has to have whatever I might have been reaching for. I never did understand how people (mostly women) can get up at 4:00 in the morning just to get an extra 20% off some item she believes she or someone she is shopping for just has to have.
No, I had a nice quiet day with daughter and grandson. Did get a couple of pairs of earrings made. Need to make more for the upcoming Winterfest which is next Saturday. I seem to have a shrinking inventory at the gallery....which is good, mind you....just that I'm trying to keep up and can't seem to. Oh well, I'll just have to keep making them, won't I?
Hopefully those who did brave the malls yesterday came out of it unscathed. I wish them well...better them than me.

I'm full of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, mashed turnips and carrots (yes they are mashed together) and sauteed green beans. Oh, and I can't forget the homemade bread. My daughter is such a GOOD cook. Apple pie and key lime pie followed a little later. As I said, I'm full.....still and it's the day after! However, we'll be having eggs, bacon, and mashed potato cakes for brunch today. Daughter has never made mashed potato cakes so I am going to show her. Can't let the potatoes go to waste now, can we?
It's been a lovely time. Laid back, relaxed, and quiet (except for the occasional noisy sound effects from the evil genius). K and I had fun making some crafty stuff (Georgia "pine cones") which I hope she is successful in selling on ETSY. If T picks up the evil genius this afternoon (he said he'd take him for the weekend) K and I will be cleaning the evil genius' room. I only hope the dust dinosaurs and mess faeries don't overcome us.
And now it's on to make potato cakes!

It's Thanksgiving and I'm here at my daughter's to enjoy her company as well as that of my grandson, the evil genius. I am so very thankful for them. There will be good food and a friend is coming with her son to partake also. We'll watch the parade which is being tivo'd so we can fast forward through all the claptrap that isn't the actual parade. It's getting so there is more comment than parade. What a shame! It's a beautiful sunny day. So much better than the gray, drizzly days we've been having. The boys can play outside and get rid of some of the unending energy they seem to have.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.

My neck hurts. I don't know if I slept in a bad position or if it's from sitting in the dentist chair getting worked on. I do know that when my mouth was numb it was difficult to swallow so I may have inadvertently pulled a muscle. That would be weird, pulling a muscle while trying to swallow. I can feel it though when I swallow now. If it continues I'm going to call the dentist and see what he thinks. He'll probably poo poo it. It's difficult to drive like this, especially when I have to look both ways at a stop. Where are the pain killers when you need them?

My ex son-in-law tried to put me in the middle of something last night and I didn't let him. He is beginning to get on my last nerve and I may just have to let him know that he isn't fooling me with his holier than thou foolishness. He should also know that he will not succeed in getting me to think my daughter thinks talking on the phone with Someone is more important than her son's health insurance. It is T's responsibility and he left it to the last minute, then expected K to jump when he wanted her to. Tried to get me to call her to tell her about it. I wouldn't. I'm OVER IT.

I just received an email today letting me know that an acquaintance of mine has had a stroke. She is much younger than I. Fortunately her husband was with her and recognized the signs. He drove her to the hospital that was only 5 miles away. She's in ICU....slurred speech and her left arm not moving. Hopefully she will recover fully and can go on her one vacation a year to the tropics.
It makes me wonder if living alone is a good idea. I wish I had the money to build that other house so daughter and grandson could move up here. Someday. I'm lucky that I don't get sick often. This latest bug has really gotten me and I'm going to try to see my doctor today to see if there is anything that can be done about this cough. Last night was tiring and I want to be able to sleep lying down, not sitting up. Good thing I don't have much of a social life.

I'm fighting a cold....not the usual kind...nope, this one headed straight for the chest. So I won't get my hair trimmed today. My hair dresser's wife is preggers and I don't want to give her my germs. Hopefully it will be mostly gone by Friday when I have to have some nasty dental work done. Apparently I have some bone loss in my upper and lower jaw bones due to tartar build up under the gum line. Sooooo I get to have it all scraped off and hopefully the bone will grow back. Looks like I'll be chewing on the opposite side for a while. Oh boy.
I hate having a cold. It interferes with all kinds of stuff I want to do.
The sun is shining this morning and there is a fog floating up off the ground. I can see the fairy webs in the grass. Somehow they disappear before I can get out there with a camera. Hmmmm.
Have much to do so I'd better get to it.