Tuesday Talk

The trees are down and put away in the basement. The outside lights are down and packed away in their bins and are in the loft over the garage. I guess that means Christmas is officially over. Some of my neighbors leave their lights up until after New Years but as excited as I am to decorate I am just as excited to get the house back in order and the things put away. I even gave away my poinsettias, they are going to the nursing home to brighten things up there. I am so concerned that my cats might get at them and get sick or worse so I was glad to see them go out the door even though I love their deep rich color.

The Snowbirds have flown the coop. Mom and Dad took off today in the midst of a small snowstorm and now are in the land of sunshine and warmth. They called when they landed and their driver had picked them up so they were headed to their home in Zephyrhills where so many people from Maine go in the winter. It was hard saying goodbye even though they will be back home here in Maine in April. We always have to shed a few tears, you'd think after all the years they have been going there we would get over it but being such a close family we still tend to snuffle a bit.

Speaking of snuffling, DIL, T and I went to see the dog movie Marley last evening. From the ads on television wouldn't you think this was a comical kids movie? Wrong...sort of. (If you haven't seen it and you are going to just skip the rest of this paragraph.) There is a lot of comical stuff about Marley the lovable yellow lab but there is some adult content and a little bit of language that I wasn't comfortable having my six year old grand daughter see and hear. Not that she probably hasn't heard the words on the school bus but that's not the point. I don't want to be the one taking her to see and hear things she shouldn't. DIL and I both put our hands over her eyes in a couple of places. Now this movie isn't awfully bad but the couple is trying to get pregnant so there are some love scenes. Also it is very sad at the end. Very. Good thing I had my tissues in my purse as I put them to good use. It doesn't advertise that it is going to be sad. Thank goodness for a potty break for T during the final moments of Marley's life as I think it would have been rather intense for a six year old. It was for me!

Just talked with my oldest sister who lives in western Maine near the town where Patrick Demp*sey grew up. One of my grandnephews is a waiter in a restaurant in Lewiston and went to work last night to work a banquet and guess who the banquet was in honor of??????? Yep, Dr. McDreamy. His mother has battled cancer several times so he has funded a cancer wing at the hospital there and they were honoring him for that. The waitstaff was instructed not to ask for pictures which I think is appropriate, let the man eat in peace. I love it when celebrities use their wealth and name to do such wonderful things rather then just waste it on who knows what.

Tomorrow night is New Year's Eve. I have ordered lobsters for me, Hubby, Son and D and bought a couple of steaks for DIL and T who don't like lobster. Lobster is at an all time low here in Maine so I am taking advantage of it. I have them cooked right there at the market as I don't like plunging them into boiling water, it kind of spoils my appetite, BUT if someone else does it I can eat like a pig. Go figure! We'll eat fairly early and just spend some time visiting or playing games and that will be the kind of celebrating we like to do.

These were the headlines last week in our local paper. The national news reported that we got 9 inches of snow but in actuality we got about 18! We have had some rain to take some of it off but it looks like more coming tomorrow and Saturday. I still haven't been out on my snowmobile but with the holidays and all there really hasn't been time.

We have a Saint Bernard at the Humane Society right now. He came in as a stray so is rather thin but they are working on that. He is just a sweetie, loves everyone and is only two. Each Tuesday morning we have a segment on one of the local tv programs where we spotlight a dog or cat that is ready to be adopted. This morning it was the Saint Bernard so I think he will have a home really soon. This picture reminds me of him.


I love this picture too. What a look of pure contentment on the cats face! What do you think the dog is thinking?

Guess that's it for tonight. Headed to the stable tomorrow morning to see the boys. They are just fat and fuzzy and enjoying their winter vacation.

Happy New Year everyone!!