Housewife, 54

Mark today down for the record books!  I am actually ready 2 DAYS AHEAD! I ran all of the last-minute errands today and took my buddy along.  We had to go to the jeweler's because I had left my good watch in the pocket of my pants and it went through the washing machine!  I thought I had killed it, but no.... it just needed to be reset.  I guess there is an advantage to buying a "good" watch. Fountain at the Jewelry Store I am so glad it was my turn to have our book club meet at my house this week.  When I saw how close the date was to our take-off, I wondered how it would work, but it was great!  I had my house all cleaned before Thursday, so for the 4 days in between then and our departure on Monday, I have had just bits and pieces to do.  One of the things to do was to help Jim finish his packing (mine has been done for weeks), but we got that done today! Not color-coordinated, but who cares??? Now just the piddly little stuff like mowing the lawn and wa

With our BIG TRIP coming up in about 2 weeks, I am just approaching panic phase.  Actually, I am fairly well prepared and at this point, on schedule... but there is so much that needs to be done so close to departure, and there is NO getting around THAT!  In the week before we leave, I have to clean house by Wednesday, as I am hosting Book Club on Thursday - this is a good thing... Otherwise I would be cleaning up to the day before! I have 99% of clothing shopping done, but I don't like the jacket I planned to wear, so I am going out today to see if I can find something just right... and possibly pick up a couple of things for Jim. The REAL crush is going to be the garden produce! We have not had much rain for the past couple of weeks, so things are on slow grow.  But yesterday brought us a good rain in 3 different episodes, so I dashed out to all my (3) gardens and picked everything that I could... tomatoes are likely to split when they get a lot of water after a dry spell.  I

We lost our Pretty Princess this week.  She was 13 years old, and having heart trouble. Her medication eventually affected her appetite and she just didn't want to eat.  We backed off the meds, and eventually just stopped them altogether, but her appetite didn't ever get back to normal.  We had been making special treats to put in her food for months - sometimes she liked it, and sometimes she just didn't want to eat. On Tuesday, she was fine in the morning, and even in the late afternoon.... but at suppertime something was really wrong.... she was shaky and unstable on her feet.  did NOT want to eat, and then laid down and did not want to get up.  On Wednesday morning there was no improvement, so we knew the time had come.  This is the only part of having dogs that I really hate.... Maija was a lovely girl.  So willing to work for me, and happy to learn just about anything.  She was a bit timid, so showing at trials was difficult for her, but she always did her best.