December 1, 2008

• Baby It’s Cold Outside

  HOW COLD IS IT??? . . .

  It’s so cold that our dog has been reduced to wearing his humiliating clothes – dog sweaters!  Although us humans think he should feel humiliated, Sampson eagerly lifts his head to push through the turtleneck’s top and each front paw is lifted willingly into the sleeves.  HE LOVES HIS CLOTHES!!!!  What can I say?  Our dog loves clothes!

  This was all new to Chirper who saw Sampson come around the corner and jumped at the newly decorated bright red dog.  Chirper is our curious cat, and we lovingly call Sampson, “Our red neck dog!”
   
   

  It was cute and funny at the same time.  Sampson tolerated being checked-out by Chirper and we humans still got such a laugh out of the fact this dog (who doesn’t do *anything* willingly – he’s very set in his old doggy ways) jumps into sweaters and seems immensely happy and proud after doing so!
  

  However, when Chirper got to checking out Sampson’s feet (he’s very “sensitive” about his feet), Sampson wasn’t so thrilled with the cat’s curious examination and soon walked back to his bed, which he has currently pulled into Jesse’s closet.
   
  I think Chirper was thinking, “Oh!  Thank you, LORD!!! . . . They didn’t put SHOES on him, too!”

  Jesse and I asked Stephanie to come over and watch the girls after we returned from church and ate Thanksgiving leftovers for lunch.  We wanted to take advantage of Wal-Marts 0% financing & interest for 18 months on any Wal-Mart credit card purchase of at least $250.  We won’t take 18 months to pay off our purchases, but it did make it possible for us to not have to spend extra cash this month.  We can wait until February or March to pay the bill completely off.  Today is the last day (December 1st) if anyone has a Wal-Mart card and needs to purchase gifts.  If you have a Wal-Mart credit card, check out their site for the coupon to print and take with you.  I pay bills online, so mine was sent to my email account from Wal-Mart.

  It was cold enough, yesterday, that I wore my itchy, black, full length, wool, winter coat.  I was going to carry it, but I needed to wear it with the collar and scarf clutched and scrunched up around my throat.  The temperatures were 44 and the wind was 30mph with VERY srong wind gusts.

  We took care of a bunch of gifts (we don’t do much for Christmas, we would rather celebrate birthdays that are stretched out over the year and more personal) and only have a few things left to purchase, which will most likely be gift cards.

  As I mentioned before, we’ve wanted to go to Chili’s for a few weeks and that’s what we did last night.  Just burgers, but GOOD burgers – better than McDonald’s, anyway!  We got home and changed into our warm flannel or fleece nightgowns.  The house felt so cold and my sweat pants are still up in the attic.  Brrrrr!

  Even the cats decided tolerating each other was profitable because of the warmth two bodies create!
  
  

  Trust me, this picture will be a rare one!!!  Stormy stays as far away, as possible, from Chirper.  He constantly teases her or jumps out and scares her.  This week-end she had her fill.  She turned on him and chased him all through the house.  The mad chase happened after we went to bed and Chirper kept jumping onto the bed (on our feet) for the safety his parents provided!  She didn’t leave him alone.  It was almost like she was saying, “Fine!  You wanna *play* kitty, kitty?”!!!!!  He didn’t think it was nearly as much fun being chased, as it always is to be the *chaser*!!!”

  He ended up running to our bed and lying down with me.  Ahhh!  The safety of a mother’s protection!

  So here is the last, rare picture of the two cozied up to each other!  I don’t think we’ll see this very often in the future!
   
  They sure look sweet together . . . when they’re sleeping!

  Luci has an appointment with her medical doctor late this morning. Just a check up because of the medicine she takes.

  I think we’ll stop to buy Jesse’s birthday cards.  Also make a stop at our post office box.

  Wednesday the gal writing our home study comes back for us to read and sign the study.

  Thursday is Jesse’s birthday.  He’s buying himself a remote start for his new truck.  Whew!  I don’t need to stretch my creativity!  He’s VERY HARD to buy gifts for and usually takes everything back.

  Sunday, we are meeting his brother and wife (her birthday is the 7th) at Red Lobster in a town between theirs and ours.  We did it last year and it worked well.  Guess I need to put Sharon’s b-day card on my list, too.

  I’ll be teaching school this week.  As I said before, I’m not using regular textbooks, but the one book that expands history, poetry, art, and other things beyond what their textbooks hold.  I’ll probably just do a bit in their math books so they don’t forget what they know, and we’ll hit the books again in January.  So, “kinda” a break for all of us.

  Better run so I can bathe and be dressed in an hour!

  Be blessed  ~

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