'I'm still a million bucks shy of bein' a millionaire...'
Wispa got stuck in the door to her house last Tuesday night. We'd been giving her a medicine to stimulate her appetite, but she still wasn't eating and was growing puffier and puffier until that happened. She was clearly becoming very uncomfortable so Allie and I took her to the vet on Wednesday night and had her put down. I hated having to do that, but we both thought it was for the best. There'll be no more pets for a while now, I think.
We also got a parcel from reallyamermaid that afternoon. It was packed with Oatmeal Creme Pies, Funyuns and a big bag of candy corn, none of which we've been able to get our hands on over here. Thanks very much for that, Courtney, and if you can think of anything at all you'd like before we come over just let us know!
I started Thursday by watching part of the MST3K episode Teen-Age Strangler on YouTube. Very strange to hear references to places that I know on MST3K. That afternoon I went to the doctor for both the second part of my swine flu vaccination and to get an increased dose of citaloram. Fun, fun.
In the late afternoon/early evening Bill and Nat came over and we cooked Thanksgiving dinner. We went with a couple of turkey thighs this time around with stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows, steamed baby potatoes, honeyed roast carrots, broccoli and gravy. Nat helped us cook and she made up the pumpkin pie for us this year and it turned out wonderfully. After dinner we settled down with some wine to watch Planes, Trains & Automobiles to close out the evening.
Thursday's flu shot floored me on Friday and I spent the better part of the day asleep in bed or on the couch watching Star Trek or reading The Dark Knight Strikes Again. Lunch, thankfully, was easy with leftovers around and I had turkey and cranberry sauce pitas. That evening I did have a brief visit from my Open House friend, but skipped Open House itself and ended up watching Patrick Stewart's Christmas Carol with Allie.
Allie went out Christmas shopping on Saturday whilst I stayed in playing video games and reading and then, when she came home, we made a curry using cauliflower and leftover turkey. In the evening we went to Nat's. We'd planned to watch one of Bill's French films, but ended up watching the 1934 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much. I also enjoyed some fries and a nice greasy lamb kebab for the first time in ages. Mmm... Oh, and Nat made brownies. Delicious, chocolatey pecan brownies made from scratch. Allie and I must try making brownies sometime.
And today. Went to church. Slept a lot. And not much else. Allie made a lovely buttery mustardy potato thing for lunch, we're about to have some more curry for dinner and then we're watching the last bit of Christmas Carol that we didn't make it through on Friday.
This week's looking to be a bit busy, but I'll report back on that later. Now I have to go help Allie with dinner.
We also got a parcel from reallyamermaid that afternoon. It was packed with Oatmeal Creme Pies, Funyuns and a big bag of candy corn, none of which we've been able to get our hands on over here. Thanks very much for that, Courtney, and if you can think of anything at all you'd like before we come over just let us know!
I started Thursday by watching part of the MST3K episode Teen-Age Strangler on YouTube. Very strange to hear references to places that I know on MST3K. That afternoon I went to the doctor for both the second part of my swine flu vaccination and to get an increased dose of citaloram. Fun, fun.
In the late afternoon/early evening Bill and Nat came over and we cooked Thanksgiving dinner. We went with a couple of turkey thighs this time around with stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows, steamed baby potatoes, honeyed roast carrots, broccoli and gravy. Nat helped us cook and she made up the pumpkin pie for us this year and it turned out wonderfully. After dinner we settled down with some wine to watch Planes, Trains & Automobiles to close out the evening.
Thursday's flu shot floored me on Friday and I spent the better part of the day asleep in bed or on the couch watching Star Trek or reading The Dark Knight Strikes Again. Lunch, thankfully, was easy with leftovers around and I had turkey and cranberry sauce pitas. That evening I did have a brief visit from my Open House friend, but skipped Open House itself and ended up watching Patrick Stewart's Christmas Carol with Allie.
Allie went out Christmas shopping on Saturday whilst I stayed in playing video games and reading and then, when she came home, we made a curry using cauliflower and leftover turkey. In the evening we went to Nat's. We'd planned to watch one of Bill's French films, but ended up watching the 1934 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much. I also enjoyed some fries and a nice greasy lamb kebab for the first time in ages. Mmm... Oh, and Nat made brownies. Delicious, chocolatey pecan brownies made from scratch. Allie and I must try making brownies sometime.
And today. Went to church. Slept a lot. And not much else. Allie made a lovely buttery mustardy potato thing for lunch, we're about to have some more curry for dinner and then we're watching the last bit of Christmas Carol that we didn't make it through on Friday.
This week's looking to be a bit busy, but I'll report back on that later. Now I have to go help Allie with dinner.