November

Happy Halloween! Be on the lookout for this new alien vegetable . . . Midge was terrified! Or I suppose it could have been partly the mixer going. She is awful skittish with loud sounds.

It does look sort of predatory . . . and . . . well, you know . . .

Dad had a flu bug. Vomiting, diarrhea! Yikes. It was a rough one. Quite worrisome. Mom got quite a workout, he was in the bathroom quite often. I know that is TMI. Because I am his sister I get out of the bathroom thing (whew), cuz it's OK for your wife to be in there . . . but not your sister! Whew! LOL  But he is remarkably sturdy, and is coming out of it very well. His color looks a lot better, he was quite pale.  His appetite is still pretty absent though. At his last VA check-up he had lost 11 pounds in 6 months. Doc wants him to drink a couple Ensure or Boost every day. He's doing OK, having one a day. He still eats, just not enough, not like a Morris Mallaney! He can always handle a doughnut though . . . even if he won't finish his supper!

 I am praying Mom won't get sick, and so far, so good. Her birthday is the 7th, she'll be 77! Yikes! 

I was afraid I'd never get Bernie out of the house after work for a ride now that it is dark so early, but he went tonight and we saw a huge barge and 2 boats down at the river. He was tickled. Of course he doesn't remember it now, but I do. He was happy. I liked it too. I told Bernie it was going to be one long ass winter if we didn't get out at night once in a while! LOL  He doesn't think he wants to drive though (praise Jesus!), and he is going to give me some money for gas . . .

I went to John's this weekend. We did some freezer cooking to help mom out a little bit. Isis apparently wanted me to hurry up with this recipe business, that little scamp . . .

I was making Martha Stewart's Spicy Cheese Dip for election day at work. Election day is a county holiday every other year (woo hoo), and I'm moonlighting at the  Clerk's office tomorrow. It's fun to be around the courthouse on election day, very interesting and kind of exciting. I like it. Everybody brings in snacks and there is usually sandwiches and pizza and stuff. I made my cheese dip and a lemon cake. You should see the staff handle that election. They are like a well-oiled machine. It is so impressive to me, the organization and efficiency. Kudos to the staff at the County Clerk's Office, they bust their asses!

John's sweet kitties barely let him get out of his recliner before they claim it! They like the warmth. He throws a blanket over top of them and they snooze away! It's very amusing.   John did have the heat on this weekend . . . all the way up to 59! Woo hoo!

I don't want to leave Finn out of this post . . . it wouldn't be right.

Finn is still doing his yoga and meditation. Good boy!

I was exposed to Dad's flu bug, and while at John's he seemed to be coming down with a cold. I am sure I will successfully defend myself from these invaders!

Kathleen :)