Nov 10th

I watched the Season Finale of Mad Men this morning. What an episode! I almost cheered when Roger Sterling asked Peggy to get him some coffee, and she simply replied “No.” Priceless moment!
I'm also cheering that Joan is back! Love her!!
I will miss Mad Men and anxiously await it's return!!

Nov 9th

PJ planted the mums, that he grew at work, along the walkway. They look great!

Nov 8th

My Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter Cactus is starting to flower. I call it the 3 holidays because it flowers for all of them! I have lots of cuttings from this plant that are all starting to flower. This plant was from a house around the block that a friend walked the owners dog when was in a rehab place after falling. The son put the house on the market and told my friend to take whatever she wanted. She brought me in there and told me that he offered everything to us also. So I took the plant!

Nov 7th

We went to visit Pops today in the hospital. He looks great and was so happy to see us. He still has his sense of humor which is a good thing. He has a great attitude also. He hasn't been told yet about the aspestos cancer.

Scott went to the Yankee Parade in NYC yesterday. He had a great time. He brought us home some M&M's that they were throwing out to everyone.

Nov 6th
Last night I went out with the girls to Ladies Night at Hemmingways. We had such a nice time. There was special priced menu just for Ladies Night. It was so nice to get out with them again. We met when our oldest children were in Kindergarten. We go out a few times a year for dinner and sometimes a show, since their H.S. graduation.
L & K both had on really interesting "pins or brooches". J & I questioned what they were. They were to hold your glasses instead of loosing them when you put them down! INGENIOUS!! Theirs were held on by a magnet that is on the inside of your clothes vs a pin that would make holes in the fabric. I HAD to try to make one of these. (you can also attach a hoop to a brooch or pin. Then you wouldn't need a magnet to hold it up but you would get the holes in the fabric).
I had some jewelry pieces from past craft projects so why not use them. They were so easy that I made two!
The heart hanging from the second one was from a bracelet that I had as a baby. It doesn't match but I had to hang something from that loop.
So the trick is... the magnet goes into your shirt. At the same spot ON the shirt, would be the jewelry thing. I had to attach another magnet with super glue to the fake pieces (not metal). So the 2 magnets now work together and hold this on the blouse. Instead of putting your eye glasses down, you put one of the ends through the hoop and let it hang that way!

Nov 5th
We found out that my Grandfather has that cancer caused by aspestos called Mesothelioma. They will know in a few days what the prognosis is for him. Today he's being moved out of the ICU and sent to a re-hab next door.

Nov 4th
Today was just an annoying day. I was supposed to go over to my fathers to give him lunch while Ann was at work. Alyssa ended up getting called into sub so I was left with no car. I was going to walk there to be a nice person. Ann called me from home at 11:45 to say that she picked up Joseph from school (he's 15) and not to be alarmed when I go in the house. I explained that I no longer had my car for the day and could she just give him lunch or even Joseph so I won't have to walk there. (It's a little over 2 miles each way.) It was only 45 minutes earlier than when I'm supposed to give him lunch so what's the big deal, REALLY!!! She got angry about my request! I was putting HER out because she had to get back to work. So have 15 YEAR OLD Joseph do it!! I'm sure he's capable!!!
Ann ended up doing it, but not happily.
I was really annoyed. I decided to take K's advice from yesterday and go for a nice walk with my camera. When Alyssa got home, we went to Wantagh Park for a walk. She took her camera also. It was a beautiful day and we really enjoyed ourselves. We found places that we had no idea were in Wantagh Park! K. had a GREAT idea!!! I feel much better!
Alyssa on a wobbily pier.

I was taking a pic of the tiny pinecones. Afterwards I realized what it actually looks like!!!

We never knew this was here!

Just some rocks covered in seaweed

There were 4 swans... the ugliest swans we've ever seen. They looked dirty but that was their coloring

Tis it!!!

Nov 3

Today I spent a lot of time going through closets etc and getting things together to donate to the St Judes fair (Kris's church) and also D.A.R. for their Veteran's Day fundraiser.

It feels good getting rid of things!

Alyssa bought a leash for Huck that could attach to a harness. Huck is an indoor cat. Alyssa wanted him to know the outside world. As soon as they went outside, he went BIZZERK!!! He BOLTED up things, around things, into things etc. He jumped up the grape arbor, hit it and fell back down! He started to cry! Alyssa picked him up and he started clawing her! That will be his last trip outside!

Nov 2nd

I started the morning by re-baking Stan's rolls. It didn't help much. Now they're a bit golden in color but now they're sort of dry. I better make sure we have extra gravy on Thanksgiving to dip these into or people will be chocking on the dryness! It was the thought and expression on Stan's face that makes it all worth while!

Nov 1st
Today is CROP DAY! I had PJ set the alarm for 7:15 so i could shower etc before getting picked up. I decided to check my emails first only to see the clock on the computer... it was 6:15! We forgot that the clocks went back! BUMMER!
We arrived at the crop, all with smiles from ear to ear. This was going to be a GREAT day! It was! We had lots of fun chats, mostly including Ro for some reason! I guess where there's humor, Ro is involved!
I LOVE going to these crops to do some serious scrapping done but mostly because I love being with Judy, Margaret and Nancy, sharing our stories, good or bad, and just enjoying each others company! It was a GREAT day!
When I got home, Stan was still at the house. PJ invited him over to make his rolls, his Christmas gift to our family and mary's family. We bag them up and freeze tham for the holidays. Just looking at them, I immediately knew they weren't baked enough. They were very pale in color and mushy looking. When Stan was out of the room, I took a bite of one. YUCK! It was so raw!. Out of the whole bunch, there was only ONE roll that looked right!
It's sad. I think he's slipping. After we drove him back to northport, I was going to plop them back in the oven. I decided to do that in the morning because the Yankee game was starting!
To top off this wonderful day..... The Yankees won!!!