For the past few years, I have not done anything at home for Christmas because we go down to Los Angeles and spend time with my sister and her three men (husband and 2 sons). I swore that this year I would put up my tree. Hasn’t happened yet. BUT I have been baking/making Christmas…
I am sitting here bundled in my sweater, wearing long pants and socks on my feets; and I’m still a little bit chilly. It is that most wonderful time of the year here in Northern California. When the temps drop to the low 60s, and the rain has started. Ahhhhhhh. So it’s (mostly) too warm…
My day wasn’t going badly at all. It wasn’t especially wonderful, but it was definitely solidly in the okay column. Then within a few minutes my whole day went in the toilet. First, I went to stir the soup I had put on to simmer; and found that it had not simmered; it had burned…
My dear husband believes (and I believe him) that our refrigerator is about to go kaput. This is not bad news to me. I’ve been wanting a new refrigerator for some time. I was put in charge of Project Refrigerator, with the request that we have a new one in place before we leave on…
Even though I am on the “do-not-call” list, I still get a butt load of telemarketer calls. Lately, the big one is people calling to say they are a general contractor and asking if I am planning to do any work on my home. I just say, “No. Thank you. Good bye,” and hang-up. I…
Michigan is in the news! And it’s good news – sort of. Michigan is the only state in the United States that has head lice that have not mutated and become resistant to over-the-counter treatments! Um. Whoo-hoo? Seems that head lice in a lot of states have become resistant to pyrethroids, the active ingredient in…
Could someone please have a talk with your deity of choice about the weather here in San Jose? It’s just too flipping hot. I HATE hot weather. I’m not a huge fan of cold weather, but if you are cold, you can put something more on. When it’s hot, you can only take so much…
The saga of my broken bed continues. Yesterday, I went to take the old bed frame apart and prepare for 2 weeks of snoozing on the floor and trying to get my fat old lady butt up from that level each morning. Not a pleasant image, I know. So I’m looking at this boo-boo bed…
Okay – actually I’m rough on the bed. As in our bed frame broke this morning. (Happily, no cats were injured in the collapse.) Fuck. I feel like I’m teetering on the edge of a bout of depression and this is really not what I needed in my life, you know. Well, time to…
(The neighbor’s house) The place that’s kitty-corner from our little house just sold after 1 weekend of open house. They were asking $425,000, and I’m guessing by how quick it sold, they got their asking price. Holy crap. Our place is the exact same layout. The house (like ours) is 875 square feet (not counting…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 