I’ve been running and running and working
and working….now I’m going to head to Albert
Lea to visit Jo and her kitties.

I’ll post from there.
All is well here.

Yay! I secretly love winter. Don’t tell Gary.
I love the snow. I hate the bitter temps so
I simply try not to go outside when it’s super-
duper cold, that’s all. I hate all the wining!
“Cold enough for ya?” I’m so over that.
I’ve lived here, in Minnesota, all my life and
I’m not ashamed of it. There, I said it.

Every season has it’s ups an downs but you can
at least throw on another layer or toss on some
slippers when you get cold or snuggle with your
sweetie!

Today, I have no sweetie cuz he’s still in SD
but I can dress warm and stay in and decorate
the tree.

I’m finally installing Rosetta Stone Spanish
today. I’m muy, muy excited!

I just got an invite to go ice skating with my
sister so I’m going to dig out my skates!
Have a great day…..get some more shopping done!

Getting ready for the annual “FOMA”.
(that’s a ‘food-coma’ to those of you
not in the know)!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

My nephew, Ben, takes his drivers test today.
I’m so excited for him!
Then, he’s going to take his SCUBA certification
written exam. He’s going to beat me by a few days.
Ben and I will complete our certification down
in Mexico this winter because we kept postponing
our open water dives to the point where it’s just
too cold. No biggie, Ben and I are great dive
partners anyway so it’ll be another grand memory!

It is trying to snow again so it’s nice to talk
about diving and Mexico!

Gary got home at about 10 last night. That was a
long day for him, indeed. Hunting followed by
a 7 hour drive…ugh! So nice to have him home!

Poor Target only a $369 million profit last quarter!

Well, we made it through the night.
Jo’s experiencing her first hangover ever,
no thanks to me! :\
Everything was going fine until Jo backed
up over Boo’s tail. When he tried to free
himself by jumping, it made matters worse
and then Lizzy & Flora came running in the
living room and started hissing and I’m tellin’
ya..it was a sight and sound to behold!
Everyone is back in their corners and Boo’s
tail is just fine…no harm, no foul.
Jo, of course, is feeling just awful. I just
told her to get over it!

I’ll head back home in a little bit and
prepare for welcoming a cancer family to the
Hilton. This family had been there before
but had to come without Owen. He was too sick
to make the weekend but the family thought that
the siblings, in that they were so excited
about hotel stay, should get to go regardless
and made the arrangements to go without him.
Today, I’ll get to meet Owen and see them
all together as a family. I can’t wait!

In that I’m on my laptop, I don’t have a ton
of images to share because mostly I load all
the Minnesota Miracle images on my main machine
at home.

I am so glad that I was able to come down here
to stay with Jo. She clearly didn’t need my help
but the company…well, as the commercial goes…
1/2 a tank of gas…$17.
Bottle of Cabernet…$32
Cat food, treats & toys….$12
Hissy fits, hangovers and full litterbox?
…priceless.

Gonna go grab a bite to eat.

Yep. Gary sprung another hunting trip on me.
He’s heading back out to Winner, South Dakota
to decrease the population of pheasants. He’ll go
again in December and one last time in January.

I really think it’s the ‘journey’ and the ‘camaraderie’
more than the “killin’ shit”, as Gary’s friends put it.
Yea, nice…right?

Anyway..I apologize for neglecting my poor blog
these days as I have been busy with other things
and frankly, even my camera is complaining about
not getting out enough!

My good friend Jo traveled to Mason City, IA
yesterday morning to have a stint placed in her throat.
Cancer had spread to her throat and this procedure is
done to assist her body in ridding itself in that
area (I think I got that right)…anyway, I’ll be
dropping by to see her tomorrow and I’m looking
forward to seeing her again.

I’m getting there..more rest needed.
And it’s a good thing, cuz I’m really
good at resting!
Did I mention that Gary thinks that I was
a cat in a previous life?

Gary, his mom & I are heading to Minneapolis
to attend the last Twins Game of the Season.

Your card arrived today.
Due to the fact that it was square, it
was delayed-postage due. It is just gorgeous!
Thank you for remembering our anniversary!