Bubba had been helping me wash windows which was a big retirement goal and on the Monday after Thanksgiving, we completed the last few windows. I was so proud that I almost put out a Facebook invitation to come look at my sparkly windows. In fact Bubba suggested that we get new curtains for the wash room window and the utility room windows since the sparkly windows were making the curtains look drab.
I immediately started to diet again because I definitely threw caution to the wind while in Opp for Thanksgiving. Bubba grilled steaks for my big birthday meal on the first and then the next day I started determined to stick with it until our Christmas trip. I lost five pounds that first week and then I stopped. I just could not resist Carrot Cake, Sugar Cookies, and Lemon Pie. And NUTS!!! I love it when WalMart puts out the nuts for Christmas and you can buy them by the pound. Bubba always picks out Brazil Nuts and Walnuts for me. This year I had a "bowl" that our friend Charles built for me out of Tupelo wood and it is big and needed lots of nuts.
The decision was made that we did not want to put up a Christmas tree since we were leaving town for Christmas. I did have several of my mesh wreaths that I wanted to put out along with just a few of my favorite Christmas things and I got that done.
While at Judy's, she showed me her cookbook which she was putting all her favorite recipes in and I really liked it. Sometimes I can't remember which cookbook has which recipe in it and it would be nice to have favorites all in one place. Then I started thinking about how we associate certain recipes with certain people and I began to take the cookbook idea one step further. I used my iPhone to take pictures of a recipe and then I wrote about memories associated with it underneath. I inserted the recipes into page protectors and put them in a binder with dividers. Naturally the largest number of recipes were for baked goods. I made one for myself, one for Amy, and one for Darryl's sister Ashley and sister-in-law Daphne, who were going to also be spending Christmas with Amy and Darryl.
Judy and I met in Dothan one day for lunch and some Christmas shopping. We had a lot of fun and a good lunch. In fact we had such a good day that I was after dark driving home from Dothan alone. Let's just say that I prefer to do my travelling in the daytime if at all possible. I want to document the fact that I bought a rain jacket specifically for our trip to Wyoming in June. Maybe it will be like the generator we bought for hurricanes and I won't have to use it.
Wrapping presents is a chore that I no longer enjoy, but I decided to do a couple each day until I finished so I had that done much sooner than I would have if I kept dreading it and procrastinating.
Housecleaning was also on my list. Amelia was coming home with us after Christmas and I wanted to be as dust free as possible to avoid aggravating her allergies. I hate housework!!
Bubba worked in the yard a LOT and did some things to the camper he had wanted to do like cleaning the awning which required hooking up and pulling it out so that the awning could be extended. He also decided that we had three trees that needed to come down so he made arrangements to have that done.
Our living room television went out and I made arrangements for a service call from the Geek Squad at Best Buy where we bought the set. We found out that our tv which was only 18 months old could not be repaired as cheaply as buying another one. We had not purchased the extended warranty because AARP and other publications say that it is a waste of money. We found out differently. We bought the extended warranty for five years for only $90 on our new television. The service call is $100 just to determine what is wrong. I think we learned our lesson on this one. I also recently got a new laptop and turned down the extended warranty. I'm already regretting that decision. The Geek Squad guys were very professional and pleasant and we were well pleased with the service call even though it was bad news.
I volunteered to bake Red Velvet cakes for the senior class to auction off after the Christmas parade. The friend that I did this for brought us mullet and pecans as a thank you so Bubba accomplished one of his goals which was to "eat fish".
I also spent some time cooking with Mrs. Patterson. I enjoy being with her and she needs the company. I made some dressing to take to Amy's and some cookies to send to my brother and nephew.
So that's what we did when we were doing nothing.
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