tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164345622024-03-12T23:48:49.697-04:00KCB in ProgressLife hasn't turned out as I expected, sometimes happily, sometimes sadly. So - this is all about the ever changing world, who I'm becoming, where I'm going and what shapes that.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.comBlogger698125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-78944569809266229232015-03-09T12:55:00.001-04:002015-03-09T12:55:30.157-04:00Big ventIt's been a long time since I posted and I doubt anyone ever visits here anymore and that's just fine. I need to vent about something, but I can't really vent to any people. So - here goes. Hubby's firehouse celebrated their centennial yesterday - a big deal. When they first started talking about the celebration a couple of years ago, it was going to be a dinner, wives included. Then they determined they couldn't afford to do it up like that, so they switched to a luncheon with only past and present members invited. I was fine with that. Until today, when I found out that non-members were indeed allowed. They had to fork over $200 - but they were allowed. And wives were not. Bastards. I wonder if they even gave any thought to us during the day. Hell, we were even discouraged from attending the public ceremonies. And then I see a friend post his pictures on facebook. He was there. I get the feeling that our husbands do not fully appreciate our role in the firehouse family - that this celebration should have included us before it included any outsiders - any hangers-on. We are the ones who worry when they are at work, when we hear about an incident that we know they are at - when a building explodes or a window washer is stuck 70 floors up in the Freedom Tower. We are the ones who sleep alone several nights a week, who eat dinner alone and go to parties and weddings and school functions and baseball games and Lord knows what else alone - so that they can do what they do. But we are not important enough to share in their biggest celebration ever - yet people with no legitimate association with the firehouse were. I am hurt. I want to cry. I want someone to share in being pissed off with me. But, I can't tell the other wives. There's nothing to be gained in getting 28 other women pissed off too. Sometimes men can be just so fucking stupid.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-38468994673802690702013-09-11T10:54:00.001-04:002013-09-11T10:54:13.355-04:00RememberingIt's been a while since I posted, but I couldn't let today go by without a post. <br />
As I sat down at my desk this morning, I remembered sitting down here 12 years ago, turning on my PC and seeing the news. At that point, it didn't say how big a plane. I tried calling my sister who worked in 1 WTC on the 89th floor. I left a voice message, hung up and my phone rang. It was her, saying she was okay. It wasn't until a subsequent conversation that I learned she had only just been leaving home when the plane hit, so she never made it downtown. The day was filled with phone calls, assuring friends and family that she was okay. A year later, I was dating a member of the FDNY - my now husband. I spent some time with him that day, at his firehouse. Later, I went to meet my sister and some of her co-workers for drinks, as they celebrated being alive.<br />
As the years go by, there will be more and more children growing up who were not alive on 9/11/01 or were too young to remember. We must never forget, we must make sure they know about the heroes that day. That they know good men and women risked their lives - gave their lives - to save others. That they know that good does triumph evil. And that they know that life goes on, people love again, laugh again, live again, life renews. Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-36530211811128494652013-05-10T15:19:00.004-04:002013-05-10T15:19:50.757-04:00Annual Hibernation DayMother's Day is this coming Sunday. It can be a hard day for women who wanted to be mothers and aren't. I have learned that hibernation is often the best way to deal with the day. So many people wish "Happy Mother's Day" to every female that has reached child bearing age. I guess they figure it's safer that way. They don't mean to hurt those of us who aren't mothers, but it can hurt quite a bit. I had thought this year that I might go to the gym - safe enough really. But, just a few minutes ago here at work, someone wished everyone in our office a Happy Mother's Day - then came back and asked me "Kate, do you have kids?" Now, I sit here, ready to cry. Unable to finish the banana I just started, unable to think about much else but hibernating on Sunday. If I venture out - I may not have any issues. I may be in a mental frame of mind ready to deal with anything - but I know it's safer to plan for the worst. I have a lot of knitting to do and the house could use a cleaning, so I think that's where I'll be.<br />
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Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-47188200515086335512013-05-08T11:01:00.000-04:002013-05-08T11:01:08.967-04:00"Get over yourself"Ever want to say that to someone or mulitple someones, but you can't because it wouldn't be politically correct - but it really should be said to them? That's how I'm feeling right now. You know - like when the guy next to you is saying "Oh, I broke my toe. Poor me, I broke my toe." And you want to say "DUDE! You broke your freaking pinky toe. Joe broke both legs and an arm. GET OVER YOURSELF!" <br />
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So, right here, right now on my little blog - you don't know who you are - but I'm rolling my eyes and privately thinking "Oh my God. Get over yourself woman. Seriously."<br />
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I feel so much better now.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-16276222184117230162013-05-07T06:44:00.000-04:002013-05-07T06:44:03.206-04:00knitting updateTrying to post some pictures here. This is my St Enda, an aran sweater. I'm very happy with it. The yarn is soft and warm. I like the cables - first time I did a closed end cable. Very cool. I really enjoy cabling.<br />
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Here's a hat I did with some leftovers, sent to my sister who loves to wear hats. I wish the picture wasn't so washed out - they are great colors.<br />
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I think that's up to date for finished projects. Working on a few right now, planning the next ones.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-72693414681620240682013-05-06T10:02:00.000-04:002013-05-06T10:02:01.394-04:00The middle finger's other usesThere are more things that the middle finger does than just flip someone off. I learned this when I sprained mine over the weekend. It was a gardening mishap. I was moving some daylilies to try and pull out the onion grass there when a big fat bumblebee came flying out. In my haste to escape the dangerous bee (I am very, very, very afraid of bees), I managed to sprain my left middle finger. Gripping doorknobs is not easy. Griping my fork to anchor my meat so I could cut it was paintul. I found that lifting some things - like my ipad - are impacted by the pain. Worst seems to be hooking my bra - I'm not sure what role exactly the middle finger plays in that, but it hurts to do it. Fortunately, it does not impede my knitting. And fortunately, or not, I can still flip someone off - with the other hand.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-88277342597880240432013-04-29T15:17:00.002-04:002013-04-29T15:17:35.205-04:00Holy Cow it's been a while!So, the Aran sweater was finished - at 11 pm the night before the St Patrick's Day Parade. Or so I thought. I did a final check the next morning and saw one end not woven in. Fixed that, wore it to two parades - so proud, will post finished pictures soon. Now I am working on three projects. One is a cardigan with an interesting stitch pattern - the name of the pattern is Neon. It's got kind an openwork pattern - a nice spring/summer sweater. I'm also working on a Quill shawl - the colors are gorgeous. I knew they were nice, then yesterday I was sitting outside knitting and in the daylight they are even prettier. Must take pictures! The last project is a travel project right now - socks for A. It's a simple pattern, k3, p1 ribbing. Great travel knitting - no need to keep referring to a pattern.<br />
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In other news, my brother got engaged - very happy about that. His fiancee is terrific. Boomer is happy that it is getting warmer out and he can go lay out in the yard, work on his tan. Life is generally good. I've just been a bad blogger.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-33506918517555323632013-02-21T06:49:00.002-05:002013-02-21T06:49:56.520-05:00Happiness is......making good progress on a knitting project. <br />
I started an Aran sweater earlier this month. I should finish the front tonight or tomorrow night. This is giving me great hope that I can finish the sweater by St Patrick's Day. I would love to wear it to the parade - after all, it's an Irish sweater and it's green. This project has made me appreciate <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/">Ravelry</a> more than ever. Looking at other people's St Enda's (the pattern) and reading their notes helped me see that if I stuck exactly to the pattern, I would be making a sweater for someone far taller than me. So, here are some pictures of the sweater as it stands now. <br />
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The color is not quite as green as it appears in the first picture, it's closer to the second. And I must say that I am loving this yarn. It's slightly heathered looking, which really works for this sweater and it's soft. For anyone who cares, it's Stonehedge Fiber Mill Shepherd's Wool Worsted.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-29269075950756529872013-02-13T06:54:00.001-05:002013-02-13T06:54:31.043-05:00Boomer in the snowThe snow has melted some, thanks to the rain Monday and some slightly warmer temps. So, Boomer has ventured out into the yard a few times. This morning, the snow had a bit of a crust, so he could walk on top at times and would fall through at others. Is it bad that I got a laugh out of watching him navigate? Here are some pictures I took.<br />
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Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-81507901574947936402013-02-11T10:26:00.003-05:002013-02-11T10:26:41.740-05:0016 inches16 inches - not too bad. Not as bad as some people in my home state got it. Boomer's not such a big fan, but really, all in all, not bad. Let's just hope we don't get more storms! I have some good pictures, so I'll post those. I finished a hat, made good progress on my St Enda sweater and got some good exercise in doing snow removal. I suppose I can handle a blizzard once in a while - but would prefer not to have to do it.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-33819636066757255082013-02-08T06:38:00.004-05:002013-02-08T06:38:54.850-05:00Hunkering DownBlizzard on the way! It won't be as bad for us as for our friends and loved ones in CT and MA, but it won't be good. We have plenty of food, just need some milk and coffee and A will get that tonight. I have plenty of knitting to do! I finished my Bombay Sapphire - I'll have to get pictures loaded from my ipad. I've now started my Aran Sweater! The pattern is St Enda if you are on Ravelry. I'm excited about this. I've wanted to knit one for a while, finally found yarn I thought was just right in October and now, I'm almost done with the ribbing for the front. I hope to make lots of practice while snowed in tonight/tomorrow.<br />
Working out is going well - I'm addicted again. I had night meetings every night the beginning of the week, so I got up Mon & Wed and was at the gym around 6:30 and did my workouts. I think I'll have to reschedule tonight's appointment with the trainer, due to the weather. Hopefully I can move it up to earlier in the day and just leave work early - but I'm not sure yet when the snow is going to start. Bottom line though - it's working. I'm eating healthier and feeling good about working out. <br />
Now - the even better news - A is working out again. I'm so happy about that. I want him to lose weight and be healthier and he's doing it! YAY! So proud of him. I know full well how hard it is to get started. We'll be looking good, feeling good for our cruise and beyond!Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-14388172773037579062013-01-24T14:30:00.003-05:002013-01-24T14:30:32.175-05:00So much yarn, so little timeI'm trying very hard to be on a yarn diet. It's really hard. I see gorgeous yarn and think about what I could make from it. The problem is that I really don't have enough time to knit everything that I would like to knit. Another problem is I have yarn that someone bought a tag sale years ago and gave to me that I feel like I should use - but I know it's not great yarn so I'm not inclined to use it for something nice. What I might do with that old acrylic stuff is to double it up and knit a quick blanket or two or three for my dog and to donate to a shelter. I just don't think I should toss it, so maybe the blankets or donate it to the senior center. And another problem I've run into is the colorful baby blankets I've made that didn't use the full skein, so I have a bunch of partial skeins. I'm trying to use them up by making blanket squares. I'm working my way through, but like I said - I see pretty stuff and it's hard not to add to the stash. So, I'm on a yarn diet and a food diet. Fun stuff!Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-78659636921517421622013-01-22T07:04:00.000-05:002013-01-22T07:04:16.881-05:00I hate my scale....,,,.not because of what it's saying - well actually - yes because of what it's saying. It says too many different things. Move it to one spot on the floor and I've lost weight, move to another spot and I've gained, move it one more time and I've gained a different amount. I'm done. I cannot rely on this scale anymore, so a new one is on it's way. It's gotten great reviews on Amazon, so hopefully this one will do better. BTW - I've gotten back on the wagon. I'm working out, eating better and feeling good. In a couple of days, I hope to know how good.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-64505397298132337052013-01-16T21:34:00.000-05:002013-01-16T21:34:14.202-05:00Fat FingersOops! I deleted a comment because I missed the publish link and caught the delete link instead. Sorry Brenna! So, this taught me something, apparently you can't retrieve deleted comments. Anyway, I don't really have fat fingers, it just sounded good as a title.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-24142840759526029742013-01-16T14:05:00.002-05:002013-01-16T14:05:42.235-05:00Happiness is......makign progress. Sometimes the trip is just as rewarding as reaching the destination. So, I'm happy that I'm making progress with my decluttering. I'm also happy that I'm making progress with my knitting projects. Mostly right now though, I'm happy that I'm making progress with my workouts and diet. I'm also happy that my husband is making progress with improving his diet. Now, if I could only get him on the treadmill.....Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-61179337571232916152013-01-15T17:14:00.004-05:002013-01-15T17:14:54.079-05:00Purge Report3 garbage bags full! Yes! One is clothing good enough to be donated. The balance was worn out t-shirts, old shoes, old empty shoe boxes, broken hangers, etc. Amazingly, not one purse tossed - turns out I didn't have what I thought I did in terms of purses. That was Saturday's effort. On Sunday, my husband and I set to work in the basement. We only did one small area - the tool bench - but again we were looking at something like 4 garbage bags full when we were done. There is plenty more to do - but we are getting there. This coming Saturday I hope to attach my dresser top and night stand top. If I get decluttered enough, my plan is to hire a housekeeper for say every other week to do the dusting and vacuuming and the bathroom.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-87348333916491024232013-01-11T09:54:00.000-05:002013-01-11T09:54:00.691-05:00PurgingMy plan for Saturday - a great purge. Clothing, makeup, handbags, shoes - I'm doing it. I've already been working on the clothing part. I've decided that t-shirts over a certain age are gone. I plan to apply that to sweatshirts as well. I'm going to be brutal. After that is done, I'm going through all the stuff - well maybe I should call it crap - on my dresser and night stand and I'm going to be brutal there too. I will have a bin for the questionable saves - put them in there, put them in the basement, if I haven't needed it in a year - gone. I just have too much clutter in the house and not enough space to keep all of it and have a home that appears neat and tidy. Maybe next weekend I'll attack the glass/mug cabinet in the kitchen and get rid of all the unnecessary stuff there as well.<br />
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I'll be back next week to let you know how it goes.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-87381625469903657582013-01-09T15:12:00.001-05:002013-01-09T15:12:46.428-05:00Happiness is........knitting progress. I finished my Noro Striped Scarf before Christmas. It is pretty.<br />
I am also making good progress on a top I'm knitting for myself. My goal is to finish it by the end of the month. I've got one blanket square done and am working on another - nice mindless knitting for lunchtime - while I watch the shows I didn't get to see during prime time.<br />
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On the knitting front - I'm working on a top for me. I'm about to the end of the increase section. I am planning to add short row bust darts to a garment for the first time. It's kind of a necessity for me, unless I want sweaters that bag in the midsection or which ride up in front. Hopefully it goes well. I'm also working on some blanket squares. The woman who owns a yarn company that I like is collecting squares to make blankets for the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting. I'm about finished with my first and will cast on for #2 after #1 is done. This is my lunchtime knitting. I'm using up some yarn from other projects and some yarn I dyed myself. It's great mindless knitting, since she wants garter stitch squares. I would like to send off 3 or 4 squares.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-12382046960675397522013-01-02T11:55:00.000-05:002013-01-02T11:55:00.612-05:0026 Random Acts of KindnessI'm working on 26 Random Acts of Kindness in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. I know that others are as well. Mine tend to be really random - like just doing something when the opportunity presents itself. I know others are more planned about how they are going to do them. Either way works, I'm just not the type who can plan to go out today and pay for someone else's meal at the drive thru. So, it may take me a lot longer to get to 26 than it has for some other people. I'm at 4. Two of mine have resulted in positive responses from the recipient that just made my day. It does feel good. It feels positive - which is an awesome way to remember the innocent children and hero teachers who were killed on 12-14-12. <br />
So, the moral of my story is - go out and practice random acts of kindness. You don't need to do 26 just do some - because you will find that there are 2 beneficiaries of your kindness - the person you helped and yourself.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-18430799299396080972013-01-01T18:04:00.000-05:002013-01-01T18:04:44.190-05:00New Year's ResolutionsI have three.<br />
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<li>Be kinder - just in general to anyone, including myself. I have been working on 26 random acts of kindness in honor of the victims in Newtown. I have found the little acts of kindness make me feel good, so this is partly selfish, but mostly a lesson thing. Being kind to others has positive benefits for all.</li>
<li>Take care of my body. This means eating better, trying to stay away from fad diets and working out. I am already doing well with the last part. </li>
<li>Blog more, which will include more on my knitting and more pictures. This means I need to take more pictures, which I suppose should be its own resolution.</li>
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Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-24103186625219235022012-12-26T11:43:00.002-05:002012-12-26T11:43:35.081-05:00Happiness is........a full house, then an empty house. We hosted Christmas this year at our house. My mother and sisters arrived Christmas Eve, though only one of them actually stayed at the house. Oh - and Oliver, Boomer's doggie cousin arrived as well. On Tuesday, A's parents came. So we were 7 for dinner. My brother and his girlfriend dropped in after dinner, so then we were 9. It was lovely having everyone and dinner was terrific. The living room was chock full with all 9 of us and 2 puppy dogs. Last night, we again had my sister and Ollie staying over and A's parents as well. All are gone now, and while it's fun to have a housefull, it will be nice to be back to just me, A and the Boom Doggie tonight.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-26499439645982923532012-12-16T14:02:00.000-05:002012-12-17T16:35:00.829-05:00Newtown I want to talk to you about Newtown. I grew up in Bethel, the next town over. Newtown was quite literally our backyard. As an adult, one of my first jobs was working for the Town of Newtown. It is a beautiful town, lots of farmland and rolling hills and meadows. Newtown is a large town in terms of square miles, but not population-wise. It is a typical small New England town. Back in the 80s, when I worked there, it didn't even have much shopping. Years ago, a woman named Mary Hawley donated money to the Town to build a library, a school and the Town Hall. Once upon a time, the Town Hall had a bowling alley in it. When I worked there, it still had a gym in it and a movie theater. It is one of those second run theaters where the movies are really cheap. There is a beautiful meadow near the downtown where the Town Christmas tree stood. Main Street is lined with big, old beautiful historic homes. But for me, what always symbolized Newtown, visually anyway, is the flagpole. It's a huge flagpole, smack dab in the middle of Main Street. Every once in a while, people would argue that it was a safety hazard. Maybe so, but when you come around then bend, heading into Town, and you see the American flag flying there, well, it is just an awesome sight. I've seen so many beautiful pictures of the flag flying on that flagpole, the saddest being the one I saw this weekend, with the flag lowered to half mast in memory of the students and faculty murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School.<br />
A & I were home Friday morning, I had taken a vacation day because we had a wedding to go to that afternoon. While we sat a the kitchen table, A noticed something on one of the feeds he gets on his phone. He gets dispatches from various fire departments. He said "There's a report of shots fired at a School in Newtown." Moments later, from the dispatches, we knew it was Sandy Hook Elementary. I turned the TV to a news channel, but It hadn't hit the wires yet. We sat and listed to the fire and ambulance calls, the police calls were scrambled, thank God. It was scary, but didn't seem horrific yet. A picked up on things that went over my head, but he would recognize that stuff having been an EMT. Soon enough, it was on TV. Watching the news unfold, it was so hard to accept that this had happened in Newtown. Having grown up in that area, it is one of the last places I would have expected it. Danbury yes, even Bethel or Brookfield, but Newtown? But really, we all now that it can happen anywhere. And, of course, it is made all the more horrific by the fact that it happened at an elementary school, to children just starting to learn, who didn't get a chance to live. And it happened during the holiday - Hanukkah, Christmas - a time of such my and excitement for children.<br />
I wondered if I would know anyone who lost a family member. I had gone to high school with a lot of Newtown kids, I had coworkers who lived there, I studied and taught karate there. I worried how my brother was doing as an educator in the areas biggest community, Danbury. Tragedies like this affect us all on various levels. It hits all Americans hard, parents maybe a little harder, those from Connecticut harder, those of us from the Newtown area even harder, then of course those in Newtown harder yet and so on down to those who lost someone.<br />
When you remember the people of Newtown in your prayers, especially the parents and loved ones of the lost, please also remember those who witnessed the horror. The children who survived, their teachers, the police and the volunteer firemen and ambulance corps that responded need our thoughts and prayers now too.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-4176751601620509182012-12-05T13:13:00.004-05:002012-12-05T13:13:49.348-05:00Happiness is........a repeat - but it does make me happy - Boomer doing his little dance when I give him a scratch on his back near his tail. He's so cute. He arches his back like a cat and does this thing where he just kind of rocks on his back legs. Clearly he likes his little back scratch. Now - what happiness isn't? Boomer doing his nearly silent cry by the side of the bed at 4:15 am. Seriously? He wanted up in the bed. That wasn't happening. And I'm pissed that he woke me up.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16434562.post-44475117162673539062012-11-26T10:45:00.003-05:002012-11-26T10:45:49.514-05:00Still HereLast week was busy! We headed up to the Cape for Thanksgiving. My mom was also turning 80 over the weekend. There was lots of family time. Lots of eating. Not as much drinking as I thought there might be. Not enough football really - that's because being up in Mass, I couldn't watch the UCONN game on TV and because I wouldn't call that event on the evening of Thanksgiving between the Jets and Pats a football game. It was more of a farce. I'm not a fan of either team so I didn't much care who lost. But really Jets - really? Yes, J-E-T-S now stands for Just End The Season to many Jets fans. I can see why. Anyway, a good time was had by all. We even got our uncle to make us crepes for breakfast one morning. To Die For! That's showing my French Canadian roots a little. Took the Acela back home from Boston yesterday, A had to work Saturday, so he went home early. I really do enjoy train rides. Tonight, I may take a moment or two and see if I can create our Christmas card - must get it done before snapfish cuts me off! And it looks like we'll be hosting Christmas at some level. I will invite my family - but some invitation - "please come for Christmas, but you won't be able to stay here overnight". The in-laws are headed to Florida the day after Christmas, so we are inviting them to stay overnight rather than heading back 2 1/2 hours away from Florida. And since our attic room has been taken over by a lot of storage, I'm not sure I can have it guest-ready by Christmas. Mainly because I'm not sure where we could put everything that we have stored up there!<br />
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So - I'm rambling. Bye.Kate Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.com1