Nov 25: general update
Hello, all. Happy post-Thanksgiving. Show of hands--how many are reading this with the top button on your pants open because of your still-full stomach?! Statistics show that most Americans gain 7-8 pounds over the holiday season, so break out those elastic waist-bands. And you thought people dressed up as Santa to be festive!
Thanksgiving was quiet. Mom and I went to a restaurant about 15 minutes away from Heritage Towers (in Doylestown, Bucks County). It was very tasty and quite reasonably priced. To answer Katie's question: I avoided the whole stuffing issue (which I love) by ordering beef which had fried onions, bacon and peppers on top with a side of mashed potatoes and no croutons on the ceasar salad, ice cream for dessert. I felt very noble. I've been doing the gluten-free for two weeks now. Another week, and then I'll eat wheat and see what happens. Maybe the congestion got better because we had several days of frost? Stay tuned....
Friday morning I got up nice and early, hit the road at 8:30 am to head up to Ossining, NY to see my cousins John, Martha, Lyle and Emma. (Those will be familiar names to regular readers, especially from the comments areas. Martha came up to Boston for the thoracic surgery so my Mom had someone with her for the first few days.) John & I are cousins who have gotten much closer as adults than we were as children. For several years I went up the day after Thanksgiving (Mom used to live an hour from them when she was still in NY) and we went to the Bronx Zoo. They decorate for the holdiay with animal figures all lit up and lots of other lights and decorations. (The kids and I love penguins.) But the last time I was there was 2002, because in 2003 on my way up I got hit by a pick-up truck which hydroplaned during a rain storm causing over $10,000 damage to the car and giving me a concussion. And the first surgery was Oct 2004, and then.... So it was a really big deal for me to make it up there this year; one of those milestones I've been shooting for. Lyle went out of his way this summer to tell me how much he missed Zoo day and my other visits, which really meant a lot to me (and of course caused tears on my part!). And since he's 15 now there is probably a limited window of time that hanging out with his family will be acceptable. Saturday we returned to the Bronx for his last cross-country race, which was great to be able to see. I came home today--Sunday--tired, but happy to have had a great time with all of them.
So, I have to get ready for another week of work and etc. It's amazing how many errands and things one person has to get done. And the service light on the car started flashing.... And two of the cats need routine shots, but I don't have a vet in P'ville yet.... But Bill, my contractor, came over while I was gone and fixed the opening in the porch eaves. So Sammy Squirrel, who has made nightly visits to happily scamper inside the metal enclosure, is going to have to find somewhere else to play his noisey hockey games.
Thanks for checking in, Laurie
Thanksgiving was quiet. Mom and I went to a restaurant about 15 minutes away from Heritage Towers (in Doylestown, Bucks County). It was very tasty and quite reasonably priced. To answer Katie's question: I avoided the whole stuffing issue (which I love) by ordering beef which had fried onions, bacon and peppers on top with a side of mashed potatoes and no croutons on the ceasar salad, ice cream for dessert. I felt very noble. I've been doing the gluten-free for two weeks now. Another week, and then I'll eat wheat and see what happens. Maybe the congestion got better because we had several days of frost? Stay tuned....
Friday morning I got up nice and early, hit the road at 8:30 am to head up to Ossining, NY to see my cousins John, Martha, Lyle and Emma. (Those will be familiar names to regular readers, especially from the comments areas. Martha came up to Boston for the thoracic surgery so my Mom had someone with her for the first few days.) John & I are cousins who have gotten much closer as adults than we were as children. For several years I went up the day after Thanksgiving (Mom used to live an hour from them when she was still in NY) and we went to the Bronx Zoo. They decorate for the holdiay with animal figures all lit up and lots of other lights and decorations. (The kids and I love penguins.) But the last time I was there was 2002, because in 2003 on my way up I got hit by a pick-up truck which hydroplaned during a rain storm causing over $10,000 damage to the car and giving me a concussion. And the first surgery was Oct 2004, and then.... So it was a really big deal for me to make it up there this year; one of those milestones I've been shooting for. Lyle went out of his way this summer to tell me how much he missed Zoo day and my other visits, which really meant a lot to me (and of course caused tears on my part!). And since he's 15 now there is probably a limited window of time that hanging out with his family will be acceptable. Saturday we returned to the Bronx for his last cross-country race, which was great to be able to see. I came home today--Sunday--tired, but happy to have had a great time with all of them.
So, I have to get ready for another week of work and etc. It's amazing how many errands and things one person has to get done. And the service light on the car started flashing.... And two of the cats need routine shots, but I don't have a vet in P'ville yet.... But Bill, my contractor, came over while I was gone and fixed the opening in the porch eaves. So Sammy Squirrel, who has made nightly visits to happily scamper inside the metal enclosure, is going to have to find somewhere else to play his noisey hockey games.
Thanks for checking in, Laurie
posted by Laurie @ 10:18 PM
2 Comments:
At 2:32 PM,
Katie said…
This post made me smile!! Glad to see some of your chipper personality creeping back in!
At 4:33 PM,
Anonymous said…
Well my thanksgiving was ok and glad yours was also. But I did not sit back and pop the top button. Glad to hear your doing well. Christmas is around the corner so get ready for another big dinner wherever you end up... Happy Matzah Balls.... :-)
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