I just realize I have not posted in a while. The past ten days have been a bit challenging.
Brother came in for Thanksgiving with a cold. He gave it to me. I gave it to Mom. Brother is now well. I am about 75% well. Mom is about 50% well and still coughing. Fortunately, we have a home health nurse coming in to check on Mom and she came a couple of days ago. Mom's chest was clear, no fever, and oxygen level was good. No need to haul her to the doctor, thanks be to God. Mom has a yucky cough which worried me.
Anyway, being a caretaker to an elderly person when all you want to do is curl up on the sofa and do nothing is.... a bit of a challenge. When I get a cold my voice gets very hoarse and I tend to sound like a demented gnome -- with drill sergeant tendencies when I talk to Mom because I have to talk LOUD so she can hear me.
The house is decorated for Christmas and 90% of the gifts are bought. Lola has not wagged all the ornaments off the tree, but she is trying. Putting it right in front of the french doors is why -- she likes to look out and bark at anyone in our yard, and Michael, when he's coming home from work, and squirrels, and the neighbor's cat who likes to swish around the front patio and torture her...
I try to get presents under the tree as quickly as possible every year, because it cuts down on ornament loss due to her running under the tree.
This year I made a gift for a family member that took some time. Not a huge amount of time, but enough to make it a project. Two of my cousins helped me with it. I will try to get it mailed off today or tomorrow.
We are supposed to get SNOW tomorrow. Yes, you read that right. I suspect we will see flurries but no accumulation because the ground is warm and the high will be 38 degrees. Still, just the word snow makes me want to jump in the car and go buy bread and milk. Kroger will be crazy today.
On a happy note, The Georgia Bulldogs are the SEC CHAMPS! Woo hoo! I was hollering the other day when we beat Auburn for the championship. On New Years Day my fanny will be parked in front of the TV watching the Rose Bowl. UGA fans and alumni are already booking flights. Not me. I like to sit on my sofa and watch games.
I didn't used to get too excited about football, but my southern heritage is kicking in. Here's how I know I am an old white southern lady now:
Every summer I grow tomatoes. Tons of them. I don't even like tomatoes. I feel compelled to grow them, however.
I get really excited watching SEC football games featuring the Georgia Bulldogs -- I am an alumni, as are my parents, my aunts and uncles and some cousins..
At Christmas I like to get my tree up, presents under there, and baking started no later than December 5th. It might snow a little bit and cause the city to shut down, so Christmas has to be done before that possible crisis.
I baked Rocks the other day. You can find the recipe here. Nothing makes the house smell so good as those savory cookies. They are the Family Cookie.
I am contemplating getting Lola a Christmas stocking. She needs a new leash and she can always use treats. (That may not be a Southern thing but so be it..)
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I have friends and family in California in the path of those horrible wildfires. Please say a prayer for them. I am concerned.
