General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and.... For Saturday, January 14, 2006, 0 by meezersfive

meezersfive wrote:
Good morning GOBs, before anything else I'm taking some of that french toast that Darius made, with the praline topping, that sounds so good!

Maria, all your blog needs is some editing by a professional, as you are telling a wonderful story. Others may have written about the pre-war and wartime years but your personal view is wonderfully detailed and interesting to read. Keep it up, it is a worthwhile endeavor. I've thought of doing that for my children and grands, as the world has gone through some unbelievable changes since my childhood. My sister is older than me and she often doesn't recall many of the events that impressed deeply on my memory.

Yes, I think Samson might nibble on a kitten, although my DD's goldens coexist nicely with her two cats. They put the dogs in their place very quickly with a slap on the nose in their puppy stages. Even Max who was not raised with dogs, now living with Howard the golden, has no trouble adjusting to dog breath. It's too bad you are allergic, they are good companions. I'm happy to say that Sammi's litter pan skills are stellar, although I could do without the "happy dance" when he completes his deposit, as he is throwing litter far and wide in the laundry room.

I've never regarded Friday the 13th as particularly ominous, but then I'm not at all superstitious, so it is an uneventful day for me.

It looks as if we might have a little sun today. I shouldn't complain about all our gray days, in view of the long succession of rainy days out on the west coast....what a terrible winter we are having all over the country. Drought, fires, high winds, rain, mud slides....no more griping from me....

Dcat, funerals and other occasions where people gather, are like that, we often see people we haven't had contact with in years. When I went to my HS reunion in '03, most of the men who had been in my classes looked pretty much like what you described. Except one....the man who had been our coach and whom I dated very briefly after I graduated, who looked just as good to me as he had in '55. He aged very well. Wanna see a picture? OK Anybody disagree? LOL

Sounds as if Susan is doing pretty well, I'm sure we'll hear from her soon even if she has to use only one hand! I hope everyone else who is undergoing, recovering from, or planning surgeries will regain all their health in quick order. I still have to make an appointment for my shoulder problem which isn't getting any better in spite of my ignoring it and/or telling it to go away.

Eccchhhh, smoking. I've quit so many times, I have gained professional status. I've done everything but the hypnosis, and I don't hear many success stories about that either. I've reached the point where I figure I'm going to die of something, so I'm going out enjoying the things I do, and leave it to fate.

Souky is actually playing with Sammi this morning. He was chasing one of his new jingle bells from Auntie Elaine and it must have looked like too much fun because she joined in, with no hissing ....and they are having a great time. It's been five days, so it's about time she got over her snit about him. I'll try for another action shot but they move so fast, it's hard to keep them in the viewfinder. Things are going to get pretty crazy around here, once they start playing more .

I need to think about getting dressed, breakfast, doing the vacuuming that didn't get done yesterday, among other things. Hoping everyone has a good, pain free, rain free, happy day. And, YES, we have sunshine!! I'm worried about the trees which are trying to bud, and the poor roots of the perennials which don't do well with freeze and thaw cycles, but there's nowt to be done about it, so I'lljust enjoy the sun.

Here's my former crush....LOL I think he might have been a keeper..but that's not the way fate dealt my hand.