Day 79 - Winter Snowmen

Watching the newer Miracle on 34th Street. I have the older one taped too. I really love watching Christmas movies. That's a good piece of what's on the agenda today. Also gonna do laundry, vaccuum, and read my library books.

It's warmed up a lot here today. Yesterday morning it was 15 whe I woke up. Today 35. That's a big improvement. Looks like this week is gonna be a lot warmer. We are suppossed to get some rain so it's warming up to 50. Woah!! The last two years we've had a huge snowstorm the weekend before Christmas. Wonder if that will happen again this year.

Took a drive last night after a party to look at Christmas lights. There are some super impressive ones and some not so much. I am a little sad to see there are only 2 houses in my neighborhood that are decorated. That's pretty sad. Wonder if they are lacking outside outlets like I am. I wish I was able to put lights outside, but I can't figure out how to get power out there with no outlet. And from the second floor it's not easy to run an extension cord down the steps.

Only another 11 days til I leave for Florida!

Day 78 - Ho Ho Ho

In case you can't make it out in the picture all the O's are little Christmas ornament balls. Those ornaments helped me come up with the topic of today Top Five Friday list.

My Five Favorite Ornaments on my tree.

1. Have a few of these. The white part is all sparkly. They are very reflective and eye catching.



2. I used to have a lot of these Disney bells, but this is one of the only ones left after the cats knocked over my tree in 2009 and broke the tree and a lot of the ornaments. It rings every time the tree shakes.

 

3. I bought these icicles the first year I had my own Christmas tree. They are super fragile but I really like them. Down to only 3 after the cat tree disaster of 2009.

4. I like these icicles too. They have sparkly green and some red at the top of them. And the forsted glass makes them look different than most everything else I have. Down to only 2 now.

5. The ornament itself was one of the gifts my Mom got from a student. She wasn't gonna use it so I took it and found a perfect little JASS picture to put in it from Hawaii 2007. It's only of the only pictures on my tree so it stands out.

Day 77 - Christmas All Over

These are some super Christmassy socks! They are super cute though. And warm! Which is needed when it's 30 outside. Granted I don't really plan on going anywhere today. Making Chex Mix and cleaning the apartment are on the top of the list of things to do today. I may also swing by the library, I have a book to pick up. I need to finish one before picking it up. Feel like 8 is the max amount of books I should have at home.

Been watching a lot of Christmas movies, both from TV and from my extensive collection. Thinking about starting the Santa Clause Trilogy today. I love those movies. It's probably the only trilogy of movies that I saw in the theater. Well, that and Toy Story. :)

Bought the kitties a few new toys yesterday on my adventure to PetSmart. Next time I need to read the packaging more clearly cause I purched an over the door mouse toy that actually makes mouse noises. It's so awful to listen to, especially since I am terrified of mice/rats. And of course it's the toy Miles loves best. He has been playing with it for the last 20+ minutes. I don't know how much more of the squeaking I can take. I feel bad taking it away from him though. He seems to love it so much!!

Day 76 - Blue Snowflakes

Very late posting today. Did a lot of running around this afternoon. Actually took this picture in the patient room of the hand doctor's office. Was there cause I have been having pain in my right thumb for about a year now. It gets really aggravated the more I am on the computer. Anyway after seeing a doctor this summer who was less than helpful, I found a new specialist. She had a much better bedside manner and was so much more informative. She took one look at my little toe thumb and told me it was a genetic defect. Apparently there are others out there with Thumpers. Who knew!  Because of this my thumbs are more prone to arthritis, which is actually what is causing my pain. I need to start wearing a brace again :( , go to some therapy to learn exercises, and start taking an anti-inflammatory every day. She did tell me that the pain I have now is the worse it'll prolly ever be cause as the arthritis progresses the pain lessens mostly cause the range of motion decreases.  Awesome!

So who's jealous of my toe thumbs?

Day 75 - Blue Christmas

Not much happening here in Melrose. Just me and Mia hanging out on the couch. I did have an adventure out earlier. Months ago I bought a Groupon for a local butcher so today I went to check them out. I paid $10 for $20 worth of stuff, which I spent on a filet, sausage, turkey tips, and prosciutto. Freezing all the meats to cook later. I did sample the prosciutto. Yummy! I know I should have waited for Christmas. I was gonna get soppresetta but the prosciutto was on sale so I couldn't resist. I am such a sucker for Italian meats. I can't wait for the Italian cold cut eating on Christmas Eve!

Day 74 - Reindeers

Wow it's been cold today!! Thinking about making a fire tonight.

Don't have much new to report for the day. Spent some time applying for jobs on Monster. They aren't really jobs I want, but it's something I need to do. Also ran out for a few errands. Had to drop off a book at the library. Down to only 8 checked out now. Still seems like a lot to read. Hoping to finish the last 200 pages of the "History of World War II" in the next few days. Big exciting I know.

Hope to be more interesting tomorrow.

Day 73 - Snoopy and Charlie Brown Christmas

This is a pretty old pair of Christmas socks too. But they are great. It's the only Charlie Brown pair of sock I have.

On the agenda today. Watching Christmas movies and doing my Christmas cards. Gonna make some homemade vegetable soup this afternoon too.

Finally finished with my decorating last night. It looks very very Christmassy in here and I LOVE it. The pictures don't do it justice but here they are.

The Tree with Miles in his favorite spot

Stockings

Rudolph Characters

View into dining room