I woke up early as I have had a toothache since Friday. Took pain pill last night, it made me sick to stomach this morning........called dentist, can't get in until tomorrow morning at 9. Installer is here working on tiling tub surround, plumber will be by later, will be getting call from people who are doing the Quartz vanity top so they can do template. Plus I need to go return some things I changed my mind on and truthfully, all I want to do is go back to bed as I feel like cr@p! LOL!

Got up at 6 o'clock, pitch-dark and cold in the house, turned the furnace on for a little while. It is definitely fall, my roof is white. First thing is to let Taschi out to pee, she's on diuretics and it's best not to take any chances.
Aall the cats went out, as usual, but they didn't stay out very long, it's chilly.
So we are going into the seasonal change, just on schedule: Cool nights and balmy days.
Linda, I feel for you, a busy day and a toothache, hang in there, relief will be on the way when you see the dentist - at least I hope so.

up at 5...the rest is a blur, but I must have fed the critters because they all seem happy.

Great to be able to have doors open and A/C off for awhile in the morning. Mac'N'Cheese and yams and spareribs in oven. Just finished making slaw.

Trimming back Coleus one last time, making big bouquets of chartreuse and burgundy which don't really match my indoor colors but so vibrant who cares. Tucked among green tropical plants I'm also beginning to bring inside I'm enjoying my windowsills again.

My favorite time of year is now thru next May. I'm going to celebrate with a nap this afternoon and then stay up late reading a mystery. josh

Very dark out this morning. Well, at 4am, that's to be expected. Had to towel down the car windows, condensation clinging heavily, and I was so glad it wasn't frost. The sky was just beginning to lighten as I pulled into the office. The next six months of sunrise-less mornings has begun.

I'm pondering starting another lap robe for the local senior's daycare center. Crocheting fills in the hour nicely between waking up and leaving for work, but I haven't picked up the hook since last January. I sure hope that's in my task memory, because otherwise I'll have to find the instruction book.

The rest of today will be very normal, very quiet. The school system has begun alternating days for pony (that's the in-system mail delivery). Which also means we recieve our work on alternating days. That would be fine, but since school just began session at the beginning of September, incoming work is still a bit slow and seems slower without a pony delivery to look forward to.

I still haven't replaced that broken 2-qt pot. I didn't really want to order online, but all the local stores carry are sets (I don't need 10 or 14 new pieces thank you) or fancy name pots with idiotic long metal handles (I don't want to use a potlifter every time thank you) or nonstick linings (that needs to be replaced in a few years) or three-quart pots (I have one of those already thank you). I've spent four afternoons on foot going to the stores in person, after making a truly amazing number of phone calls. What's really amazing is the number of stores that apparently think they say anything on the phone and then make a sale when you come in. Now I remember why I don't like shopping.

Woke up at 5:00, but stayed in bed reading a book until 7:00 & then took the dog out & came back & fed all the critters. DH went to the doctor for his annual check-up & came back home with a script for a new stop-smoking drug. I'm hoping this one works.

After last week's nice fall weather, we're getting back to almost summer-time temperatures with the forecast for highs in the upper 80's for the next 10 days. I'm dying for sweater weather, but don't think that will happen around here until the end of October or later.

This has been a good Monday for DH and I. We are celebrating our 57th wedding anniversary and went to lunch at a nice inn/restaurant on a cliffside overlooking the Potomac River in Shepherdstown, WV. (It's amazing how many senior citizens there are who like to go out to eat!) One benefit from a later lunch is no supper. After eating, we crossed the river and took a ride thru the beautiful MD countryside near Antietam. When we got home, it was naptime for DH and GP time for me.

Congrats on 57 years!!!! Glad you had such a nice day! What did you have good to eat?
I love late lunches for the very same reason!!

back to work after a hectic weekend (wedding, soccer, church etc. ). Start time at UPS is 4:45 these days. Been there two years now. WOW. Had a fourth truck to load because one of my regular trucks was getting what we call a "special". 200 pieces for just one stop. So dispatch gave the "special" it's own truck. Regular supervisor is on vacation and the sub was almost freaking out because he is unfamiliar with how things normally go on our line. Started a small landscaping job after work, weeded for 4 hours. I am beat.
The little dude will be home at 4 and I was hoping catch a nap. not likely.
Tomorrow will be another busy one-edging time!

Awakened at 6, read til 7, Sassi decided it was time to start her day
so we got up. She usually wants to sleep in and as soon as
I got my coffee and turned on the morning news, she was in my lap, sleeping again.
I fixed breakfast for us and was able to leave early enough to
stop by the PO before taking Katrina to an 11 o'clock
appointment with the wound care clinic.

Stopped by the drug store to pick up some prescriptions
and then went to lunch (Katrina's treat) at the Depot.
Lunch was not such a success due to the closing of our
favorite tea room Blackberry Cottage. The Depot is usually
good but not today. I look for more eateries to close
due to the present economy woes.

I had bought a new computer this weekend and had to call
the store back to get all the rebates promised in the sale
ad. Got that taken care of and now I'm on the new computer.

I may have the day off tomorrow, I hope. The rest of the
week is filled up and so is next week. Most of it with doctor's appointments. :0(

Krista, our UPS is really slow right now, our drivers are
only working part time.

Lindajewell, thanks for your nice words. We had delicious crab cakes for lunch. The restaurant is known for its German (Bavarian) cuisine, but the crab cakes are so good -- and all crab--that they're what we usually get when we go there. I was right about no supper. It's 9:28 p.m. and we're still not hungry. Oh, I forgot to mention we had German chocolate cake for dessert. No wonder we're not hungry. :>)

mwheel: Congrats on 57 years! Impressive!

Krista Marie: How's the life of you as a single gal going?

I was dragging a bit this morning... on account of last night... I was so groggy, in fact, that I forgot to make espresso before I left for work, which made it even worse!

I laughed as I cleaned up from our little party. I had to send an email to the four mommies who brought their families saying that I found a couple of forgotten items while I was cleaning up. Specifically: a silver bracelet and (ahem!) a pair of handcuffs. The handcuffs were left by my neighbor's son, but we all had a giggle over it.

Steve is ramping up a major travel jag. The poor man is going to be racking up a stupid amount of frequent flier miles in the next few months (on top of the stupid amount he already has). His company was recently acquired, and he's working hard to ensure the new people understand what a resource he is. Apparently, they do, because they want him to be everywhere.

I can't complain too much: I'm cashing in some of his miles in November to join him in Nice, France for a week. I still don't know what I'll be doing all day while he's in meetings, but my French is respectable and I've been there before (20 years ago) so I'm sure I'll figure it out between now and then.

mwheel-I remember my father and the wicked stepmother taking me to a really cool restaurant in WV. They specialized in game meat, I think I had pheasant. I don't remember exactly where it was, but it must have been close to Harper's Ferry because that's where they lived and they ate there often.

Ann ~

Congratulations on the 57th anniversary! Real crabcakes and chocolate cake sounds like a wonderful way to celebrate.

Thanks for the congratulations on our anniversary; it's hard to realize it's really been that many years.

Marilyn, I'm sure the place you mentioned was The Bavarian Inn. They offer many European specialties and Shepherdstown is only about ten miles from Harpers Ferry--which is another really neat place.