So, I'm sick. * sigh * It was only a matter of time. Ezri and Brian are both perfectly healthy. I'm pretty sure I have a sinus infection thingy. The onset was fast and all about the indoor allergens. Shiro and Shima have been very affectionate with me lately, which means I've been covered in cat hairs from them loving my lap and kneading my chest. ( Read more... )

We got snow! Last night our hill got dusted with about 4 inches! It mostly melted away later the following afternoon, but for now the grass and trees look winter beautiful. The highs in the day are about 39-41 F but dip to 30 F at night.

Ezri's new winter coat arrived today, just in time!

Even more delightfully surprising, two other packages ( Read more... )

Being sick is never fun. I came down with some vague not-the-flu but worse-than-a-cold-with-high-fever something last week on Monday. Though better than I was, I am still feeling sick. :-(

However, I have to honestly say I have not felt the usual "Ugh! So miserable!" as in the past; not because the symptoms are mild (killer sore throat, headache ( Read more... )

Today I received a surprise at the front door.  A gift basket (carefully cold-packed) shipped from Zingerman's bakery in Ann Arbor, MI.  (If you're from MI, you've likely heard of them.  They are pricey but considered top-notch and very delicious. )

It was from the Moy's, some close family friends.  It was the "Sherman's Sure Choice Corned Beef ( Read more... )

My throat is still sore and my sinuses still suck, but I finally feel human again!  I have energy and can think clearly.  Oh, how I missed it.

Just in time for us to head to Maui on Sunday!  It'll be a fun, relaxing anniversary week.

I really, really hate sinus infections. Especially when they aggravate my asthma ( Read more... )

[Warning: this is a health rant.  Just me whining, move along...]

So, nausea resumed this morning, but I managed to ignore it enough to have some dry cereal and tea.  As I've been lax in my workout routine since post winter holidays, I firmly forced myself back on the elliptical.  Just a simple 30 minute workout on the lowest settings (this tends ( Read more... )

Oh soy.

So, I got a new packet of panko bread crumbs for making salmon cakes. It wasn't until after I made them that sarsmicama  pointed out that on the ingreident list on the box, under the "Less than 1%" is soybean oil, my nemesis!

But I love my homemade salmon cakes, and after all the work I put into them, decided to eat them anyway.  It was just a light ( Read more... )

The subject heading not withstanding, the first few days here were pleasant. Dad has behaved himself, got to meet up with old friends, and I got loads of Christmas goodies ( Read more... )

 I only lasted 3 days before caving in ( Read more... )