KateP's musings

There are 4 days and well you get the point until Christmas and I have been less than enthusiastic about the holiday.   The parties I have been too have been quite enjoyable.   I have received lovely gifts too.   I got some lovely ones at work. Aside from that I managed to get a few presents bought most recently the family Yankee Swap for Christmas Day.   I do have to get one especially for my sister.    I don’t think it should take long.   I can do it in between the gym sessions.   My feelings are I don’t know what to get anyone.   I feel their interests and their ideas change constantly. I did manage to get some cards out to some of my family and a few of my pals.   I have also received some lovely cards from family and friends as well.   Today I got one from my cousin Judy and her family.   My hope was to get more to use the cards here.   I may do more ecards.   The neighbors will get hand delivered card...

I just didn’t have enough time to post.  Between work, my infusion, and the gym.  I was tired and went to bed around normal time. While at work I spent it Scanning and did fairly well.  I probably would have gotten a lot more done if I didn’t get so tired after my infusion.  Or have other distractions.  Not much happened at the office.  I know everyone seems to be anticipating the office party next week.  We have been getting tons of emails about the raffles and baskets. I left around 10 for my infusion and on the way there got a reminder call for my appointment with Dr. Sonia on monday.  Something I totally forgot.  It is at 4:00.   When i got back from the infusion told Bob and called the Standard.  While I was there we watched the second service of President George Bush.  Very moving.  Would have loved to have been along the route of the train.  They are not focusing on late afternoon appointments fo...

I got up around 6 to get the singing duo fed and do our routine.  They managed to eat most of the food in a rather short time.  I laid on the couch and had the TV on in the background and played Solitaire on the phone.  Its addictive.  About two hours later I decided to set the timer and just work on organizing some of the files on the laptop.  Right at the moment organizing the Blogging files.  Putting them in subfiles so it looks a little more organized.  Then I will do the Pen paling folders and move them around a little.  If the OFfice suite cooperates I will move some of that stuff to the google. Then I will move on to the Christmas cards.  I am hoping to work at least two hours on that.  IF I start giving myself a set time I won’t feel crazed and not get it done. Eventually I will do the cooking.  Instead of the damn ribs I am going to move on to the chicken and turkey.  After that back to the pen paling. The...

I was up early but not as early as normal.  Preston was buried under a blanket and Vlad on the corner of the bed.  I got up and fed them and gave Preston his med.  I fed the fish and the others get fed  later.   I gave Preston his walk and he was cooperative and great about it.  The dawn was breaking into red and orange and it was lovely.  While on our walk I noticed that there was a new house being built where another long standing one was before.  I think it may have been anew condo site. When we got back I gathered everything I was taking back to the house with me.  The gifts that needed to be put into their bags, and envelopes.  I brought the outfit with me and my phone which is completely dead and I can’t find the adapter.  I really need to get a new phone! The babies were waiting on me at the door.  I didn’t go over last night for a tuck in.  I figured they would be hungry enough.  They were not warmin...

After having a very decent sleep last night I am feeling much better than I was yesterday.   I got up at 5:30 in the morning on a Sunday when most people are sleeping (that I know).   We did our normal routine but today I let the kitties down in the cellar.   I had to go down to check a few things so I can get grocery shopping done some time today.   They went down and then came back up. I managed to get 4 more cards written to family.   All the while checking sites for addresses to make sure I have it correct. I am still anxious to do make my own address book.   That will have to be a project for another day. The sun is out now and its 27 degrees out.   It looks like a beautiful winter scene out there.   I will be going out there soon like I said yesterday. I can’t believe that a week from today is Christmas Eve!   I clearly have been letting the holiday go by without any real organization but when I talk to others, they...

My hope this morning was to get more cards written out before I head to the hairdressers for my haircut.   I managed seven or 8 but didn’t mail them.   So I managed one more later on in the day. Then I was going to do some shopping as much as possible.   I get distracted easily (might be the ADD).   It also doesn’t help when the only other computer is slow.   I did send ecards to the cousins who haven’t shared their addresses yet (they recently moved).   I am concerned that there is no notification that it was sent.   Luckily I know two of them received them.   So now I am confident that they will get them or have gotten them. While I was addressing some of the family ones I discovered a couple of things about a couple of my cousins.   They both moved to new locations.   I just hope they don’t mind that I got their addresses. Tiger thinks I have gone nuts again.   This damn computer I am using is just not cooperating....

It is after 6 at night and I am about to do marathon Christmas Card signing and addressing.   It is snowing out and has been since 2 or 3 this afternoon.   It was definitely a slow ride home but I had to make stops.   The first stop was to the Post office to mail the four cards I addressed last night and to buy about 40 stamps.   Once I go through all of these I will buy more.   The second stop was to Adams to pick up dinner and dips for me to snack on tonight. I think I messed up on the list.   Some names are checked off as being done and I don’t remember doing them and the dates seem wrong.   So I am going to be a little more careful with it but if I feel I didn’t send it out I will send another one. I found my address book (the hardcover book) in my bag.   I had though I lost it long ago.   I have to update it.   I also found the note book inserts alphabetically which reminded me that I wanted to find a three ring bin...

I was so tired yesterday from the previous night’s activities (dinner and theater, coming home late) and of course waking up earlier than normal.  I didn’t post much but i did manage to get check in but not do any writing actually that’s not true I did update my health blog.  I didn’t even text my sis or brother. A point Jim made last night via text. I did hear from Liz yesterday.  She wanted to make sure I had a great time Sunday night.  I told her i did and that I enjoyed being with them all.  Now I just have to find something for her for Christmas.  She was wistful about a few things as well.    I found out later this afternoon she had called because she was in the “neighborhood” and wanted to stop by and say hi.  I called her back before leaving for home but she was playing cards with Chris. I saw my health coach yesterday and still managed to lose 1 lb of weight.  We will meet  on the 14th instead of a week from ...

This wonderful holiday started early for me with a beautiful walk and looking at a beautiful sunrise.  After the walk I showered, dressed and packed up the car with a few of the presents to distribute.  I headed over back to my house and was greeted by a gift from Neighbor Dolan's (their traditional cookies and some socks) and with disdain by the kitties.  I quickly got to feeding the kitties and cleaning out their boxes.  They still were playing hard to get but eventually got over it.  I did some more laundry before leaving and will get it out tomorrow upon my return. Once I finished there it was nearly ten so I headed to Liz and Nelson’s with a quick stop at the post office.  Nothing was there (not really surprised as I haven’t mailed anything with that address of late).  Traffic was not bad at all this morning.  What would normally take 15 minutes took less. When I arrived Liz was playing cards with Rich and Friend Rick was visiting. ...

The Gift Delivery was pretty good.   Since it was our first time doing it at the new place (new for us).   There were some “hiccups”.   There was some question as to what would or could be given out.   The young man there a bit confusing us in directions.   Again it was suggested by our alumni that hats and socks be the only choices next year.   I couldn’t agree more.   It’s a waste of time and money on our part if we can’t give the stuff out (it was cologne, toiletries).   After the activity R, T, M and I went out to lunch. WE followed T while she dropped one of the girls off at Private Community off of E. Rutland Road.   It had been a long time since I had been there and we have had friends over the years live there.   It was beautiful.   Then we went to Mama Teresa’s for lunch. We spent the next hour and half eating and talking and laughing about stuff.   We talked about travel and life in general.   It was a lot...

It is the weekend before Christmas and I haven’t done much shopping except for a few things and cards and stamps.  I tried to do some of the cards last night but I found the ones I know I had already done not even with notes in the various places written.  It got to be so frustrating that I kept getting distracted and now they are just sitting here to continue.  Next year has got to be different.  Anyway after the gift delivery and picking up stuff from Liz for tomorrow I will do some shopping.  Even do marathon shopping for the next few days. Yesterday was our office luncheon catered by Bourassa’s in Wallingford.  The buffet table was on in the foyer (of the office) and there were tables in the waiting area and boardroom.  There was salads, breads, main entrees were penne ala vodka, eggplant rollattini, and chicken dish.  Desserts were cookies.  The gift they gave this year was a canvas bag with the Yale Logo on it.  It was very n...

It looks like I am going to have to reset the light timer in the bedroom.   IT went on around 2 am after I dropped my breathing exercises and it must have hit it.   I had to turn it off at the lamp.   I looked at the one I have for downstairs and there is instructions on the timer itself and they seem straight forward.   I tried to fix it last night but it didn’t work.     I was taking a look at digital one on line and that seemed like it would work.    It was a cheap price.   The ones I have are annoying.   I ordered a pound of Christmas/cookies from Julia’s Bakery in Orange for the literary club party on Thursday now all that’s left is appetizers.   I looked on Shop Rite for theirs and I saw two things I would like to bring.   They are spinach dip tray or stuffed bread tray.   I called Maureen to know what the others wanted and she sent a text message that the stuffed breads would be fine and she also gave th...