House smells deliciously of brisket, which is main course for Christmas dinner tomorrow. Just like last year, I know . . . but it is tooo good. And way cheaper than prime rib. And honestly, I like it better. I'm doing brisket 2 ways, dry rub and cooked in a BBQ sauce. If it is blogworthy (who am I kidding . . . of course it will be!), I'll post some pics. I'm making colcanon and corn fritters besides. We are so fancy pants here! LOL John is bringing some homemade salad dressing and those homemade sweet potato yeast rolls. I can't wait! I made some banana bread for breakfast, with some zesty orange butter to go with. I'm starting my diet on Thursday. I'm all done with PT for my foot, knee, shoulder, everything! LOL Between all the exercises I'm supposed to do for those body parts, and a good walk every day, it will be a total body workout. At least for me it will be a workout.
John was home for Christmas Eve today, and brought with him some delicious chili, made with Bob Evans hot and spicy sausage (try it! you will like it!), and we had it with cornbread. Yummers. I saw his kitties yesterday and they are doing very well. Isis is filling out, I didn't even think about avoiding her bony backbone, and I really had to study them out to tell Isis from Hera, though clearly Hera is the BIG sister. It's funny those little kitties don't think a thing of the vacuum or any noise really. I mean they don't even flinch at the Vita-mix, and that even scared Dad one time when John made ice cream for us. Midge and Finn at 3 years are still terrified of the vacuum and any loud noise.
Dad cut himself shaving today, and said he hadn't cut himself shaving like that in 50 years. It was bleeding pretty good, as he is on blood thinners, but it finally stopped. I heard him comment to mom under his breath that he was really surprised by all the wrinkles on his face whilst he was shaving! LOL Not sure how old he is in his dementia world today, but it would seem it is way younger than 93! He was in a fine mood today. I cajoled John into taking Dad for a ride (even though he wouldn't remember it lol), and then I got Dad out again tonight, IN THE DARK (I know it sounds weird, but he doesn't go out at night!) for a ride. He confessed that he enjoyed it tremendously, and he was surprised he said yes. I told him I knew I could talk him into it, and he laughed. He knew too. He told he me thought this would be his last Christmas. I told him he has been saying that for 20 years, so who knows!? He also asked if there was a baseball game on. I wish I had taped a really good White Sox game, we could play it for him and he'd be happy. Or I could have taped a game in which the Cubs get totally shellacked, and he'd be even happier! LOL
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| Hera and Isis. A girl at work commented that the girls look pretty big in their pics. They are 4 months old, and they are really really LONG cats, and their combined weight is 7 pounds. For comparison, Finnegan weighs 16. LOL Midge and I have a pact not to discuss our weights with anybody else. She is the only one who can look at the scale when I weigh in. I don't even like to look . . . |
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| My sweet Midge. What a corker! |
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| Dr. Dave was right. Look at Finn's tail! You can't call him possum tail now! And yes he is a huge cat. LOL And though I can't say her weight, Midge is a sturdy girl like her mother. They look so cute on the cat tree, but I had to put Midge in the house to get this picture. Finn took some good natured swipes at the Smidge, and she took some deadly serious swipes at him! No direct hits, whew! |
Have a great holiday people. Life is good even when it ain't perfect.
Kay :)
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