Been Busy

The last 5 days were extremely busy for me...so much so, that I didn't even get on the computer and that's unusual for me, to say the least.  Last Tuesday, Sophie had a fatty deposit removed from her side.  It was pretty big, but the amount of hair that got shaved off and the size of the incision were really big in comparison.



The surgery was scheduled around my planned day off last Wednesday so I could be with her all day.  She sure was a trooper!  She has just, however, developed a pocket of fluid just in front of the incision and so we will be making another trip to the vet this afternoon as a precautionary measure.  I think they may have to drain the fluid, but that shouldn't be too bad. (Yeah, tell that to the dog).

The rest of the week and weekend were loaded with Thanksgiving feasts and family and lots of Christmas decorating and the watching of Ohio State beating U of Michigan...sorry about that, E!  :) 

So, today is back to the old grind and I managed to catch myself a nice little cold to go along with it.  Thanks for that, E!  (Must be payback for the football game).  :) 

Christmas Cactus

The Christmas Cactus is blooming...yay!

'This Christmas' by ONJ and JT

My favorite [70s] singing duo have collaborated on a new Christmas album which was released last Tuesday, Nov. 13th.  I'm still undecided on whether to purchase it.  It is for a good cause...Travolta and Newton-John will donate the album’s proceeds to their respective charities — the Jett Travolta Foundation, which works to combat children’s disabilities and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne. One thing that makes it intriguing to me is the fact that one of the tracks, "I Think You Might Like It," is described as "the sequel to ‘You’re the One That I Want.'"  The reunion tune was written by John Farrar, who also penned both that famous Grease duet and “Hopelessly Devoted to You.” (Quote taken from EW.com).

(I'm sure I'll succombe to the cheesiness)  :)

1. Baby It’s Cold Outside
2. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (featuring Kenny G)
3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas (featuring Barbra Streisand)
4. This Christmas (featuring Chick Corea)
5. Silent Night
6. The Christmas Waltz
7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (featuring Cliff Richard)
8. Winter Wonderland (featuring Tony Bennett and The Count Basie Orchestra)
9. White Christmas
10. I Think You Might Like It
11. The Christmas Song
12. Deck the Halls (featuring James Taylor)
13. Auld Lang Syne/Christmas Time Is Here (Medley)

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Vodka Christmas Cake

Once again this year, I’ve had requests for my Vodka Christmas Cake recipe...so here goes. Please keep in your files as I am beginning to get tired of typing this up every year! (Made mine this morning).

 

1 cup sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 cup water, 1 tsp. salt, 1 cup brown sugar, lemon juice, 4 large eggs, nuts, 1 bottle Vodka, 2 cups dried fruit.

Sample a cup of Vodka to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the Vodka again to be sure it is of the highest quality then repeat. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point, it is best to make sure the Vodka is still OK. Try another cup just in case. Turn off the mixerer thingy. Break 2 eggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Pick the fruit up off the floor, wash it and put it in the bowl a piece at a time trying to count it. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit getas stuck in the beaterers, just pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the Vodka to test for tonsisticity. Next, sift 2 cups of salt, or something. Check the Vodka. Now shit shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window. Finish the Vodka and wipe the counter with the cat.

Found this one on Facebook and I knew I had to share it.  :)

Voices That Care (Warren Wiebe Demo vs. Various)

My Warren Wiebe infatuation will probably never go away.  I just never get enough of listening to his voice.  I was messing around some time ago with the "Voices That Care" demo sung by Warren and the actual released supergroup version and I mixed them together.  It's not anything that would be worthy of a YouTube video or anything, but it is kind of neat to hear the two blended together. I've uploaded each song individually and then the mixdown version below. 

 

The Home Depot

I had an idea for a Christmas crafting project.  I needed those crafting glass blocks that you can open and put things inside.  They're called Decobloc.

I hunted all over Findlay and couldn't find any and the nearest store (Michaels) that I could find selling them is a 45 minute drive.  My next choice was to order them online.  I only found one reasonably priced place to buy them from...



I forked over my money and ordered two 4-pack boxes for $80 (plus shipping).  It didn't take long for them to arrive on my doorstep.  When V picked up the first box there was a pretty tinkling sound in the box and we all know what that means...

AAAARGH!!!!!

I was stunned to see absolutely no packaging material between the glass blocks or around the outside of them.  The boxes are shipped that way from the manufacturer.  I called The Home Depot online order help folks and talked to a really nice gal who got the ok to send me two replacement blocks without me having to return the damaged blocks at all! The normal procedure is to send the product back and then get the refund or replacement product.  And, she actually credited my account back 10% for my inconvenience.  Now that's customer service!!!

KUDOS TO THE HOME DEPOT!!!!

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