Day 150 - Black, Gray, and Pink Stripes

Yeah!! I made it 150 days. That's a lot of socks! And I still have a lot more to go :)

Had to take to Miles to the vet today. He somehow managed to break his only remaining upper canine tooth. He broke the last one in the summer of 2009. I can't figure out how he does it. The prognosis isn't good. He doesn't appear to be in pain, which is good. But the tooth can't stay broken forever. Bacteria will get in it and his gums will get infected. So the tooth needs to be pulled or he needs a root canal. The vet reccomends the root canal so he can still have at least a piece of an upper tooth instead of none. Cats don't use those teeth for much. Tearing meat mostly, but also it's the only way for him to pick up food or toys. Really the teeth are used to put/keep anything in his mouth. Whatever I choose it's not going to be cheap. I need to call some speciatly vets tomorrow to get prices on the root canal. Ugh!

My poor boy!! Since this injury is rare in indoor cats, he may just have weak teeth. Or he's just super klutzy like him Mom since the tooth is usually broken cause of banging into something.  Probably a combination of both. Whatever am I going to do with my Miles!!

Day 146 & 147 - Green Stripes and Black Toe Socks

Still sicky poo, but managed to get out of the house yesterday. Had to make a run to PetSmart to get the kitties more food. Also went to Reba's for a game night. It was a late night but pretty fun.

Today I decided to have myself a Toy Story marathon. They are short so I'm already near the end of Toy Story 2. They really are great movies! Not much else on today's agenda. Gotta type up a list for Elyse, watch the Oscars, and make a grocery list for next week. A big day for sure.

Day 140, 141, 142 & 143 - Jersey Socks

Took a trip to NJ to see Kim over President's weekend. When I got there we went bowling with the boys. I did pretty good, despite the bumpers messing up some of my spare pick ups. We also spent an afternoon at the spa. I had a really good massage. It was a combonation of an accupressure massage, hot stone-ish, and a swedish massage. Totally wonderful. Afterwards we headed to Bethlehem to hit up the Sands casino. Overall the weekend was ok. Would have been better if Kim's soon to be ex-husband didn't call every 30 minutes. I won $18 at the casino so that is something. And we had a yummy meal at Emeril's.

Day 138 - Frog Hearts

These are really valentine's socks I got from Cathy, but I boycotted V-day so today they are getting their debut. It's finally getting warmer here, at least for a few days. Gonna be up into the 50's tomorrow. Wahoo!! Sounds so warm compared to the teens of the past weeks.

Today I have no plans other than to veg out on the couch and watch some of the million movies I've taped. AMC is doing a 30 days of Oscar thing, so they are showing all kinds of old movies. I am not sure I have liked any yet but I am trying. I have on Seven Brides for Seven Brothers now.  Watched Citizen Kane which made pretty much no sense. South Pacific which was long but ok. Can barely remember what else. Clearly nothing that made much of an impression.

It's been a while since I have spent the day doing nothing. Always do some kind of chore or work around the house, but today I am boycotting it all. With the exception of feeding myself, I am doing nothing. And I am so excited about it!!!!!!

Day 132, 133 & 134 - Stripes and Circles

If you look closely you'll see William's baby foot at the top of that last picture.

Obviously I am still a slacker poster. Need to get back into the swing of things. It's a little hard on the days I've been babysitting but hopefully that will pick up. Since I have been going out more in the cold I'm getting to wear more of my knee socks. Yeah!

Day 130 & 131 - Black Designs

Some big bright socks for the weekend. Sunday it was surprisingly warm, 40. I was almost confused about how to dress since it's been so cold. It's funny how that would be way freezing when I was in FL, but now I was debating on if I should even wear a sweatshirt. It's amazing what you can get used to.

Breaking news from the weekend, I got a job! Well it's part time nannying for my cousin's in-laws. They have a 1 year old and a 5 myear old. It's not a forever job, but they were in a bind so I am glad to do it. Plus it's some extra money each week. I will be working Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 to 5. Tomorrow is my first day. Glad to have a reason to leave the house 2 days a week :)

Day 126 & 127 - Black Cat and Apples

I love love love the cat socks. I wore then for our big night out at the bar in Kilington. The other pair I kept thinking were cherries but in fact are apples. Who knew.

Day 118 & 119 - White Sleep Socks and Stripes

Don't have a good excuse for missing the last few days. All the snow shoveling and cold has kinda worn me out and made me especailly lazy. Oh well...

Day 117 - Mismatched Black

Not much to report for today.  My walk to the gym this morning was pretty treacherous.  The sidewalks are covered in a layer of ice. Tried to at least get the ice off my sidewalk cause there's more snow expected for tomorrow. 3 to 6 inches. Eww!! I don't really mind the snow, but I don't like having to shovel more than once a week. That's pushing it.

I swear every time Miles sees the camera he wants to get his picture taken. How could I resist? He's so cute! And Mia's back on her pillow in the background. She's been there for the majority of the day. Really being a cat mush be such a hard life..

Day 116 - Stripes

Mia has gone back to sleeping on her couch pillow. You can see her beyond my feet. She laid off for a while cause I didn't have the right pillow on that side of the couch, but now she's back to her spot :)

I have what some say is a strange habit, but it makes me so happy. Just this morning I thought about how great it is. Took a nice hot shower this morning after the gym. Enjoyed a nice cold diet pepsi while in there. It is such a great feeling. The hot water hitting my outside, then taking a big drink of a cold pepsi. It's great! I almost always take a beverage into the shower with me. And I don't get why people think it's weird. The hot and cold together are a great mix. It's not like my drink gets shower water in it. My shower here has a perfect spot on the window ledge free from the water of the shower. 

Even just drinking cold water in the shower is great. And a super cold beer is almost as good as the Diet Pepsi. Really there's not much that doesn't taste good in the shower. I reccomend drinking a beverage in a bottle or a can.  Glasses are much harder to control. And I'm always afraid of dropping the glass. It's ok to do if there's a sink or ledge outside the shower you can put the glass on. I think everyone should try it, at least once. Maybe you'll become a shower drinker too. Or at the very least stop thinking I'm so weird :)

Day 108 - Black and White Knee Socks

Forgot to post yesterday. Got caught up with reading and playing Nintendo....Oops!

Day 107 - Black, Blue, and Pink Plaid

These socks were part of my Christmas present from my sister. I actually have another pair exactly like them, but there's no such thing as too many socks. Duh!

Not too much happening today. Ran a few errands this morning. Used my new Envirosteamer to mop the apartment. Works super good. Don't think I'll go back to a regular mop any time soon. The cats were just as scared of it as they are with the vacuum, even though it barely makes any noise.

Have a book to finish this afternoon. Decided to read the Millenium Trilogy since it's been all the rage. On book two, The Girl Who Played With Fire. They aren't bad. Not my favoritest books every writte but they hold my interest. I do plan on checking out the thrid volume once I get through the other 8 books I have from the library. Up next Molly Ringwald's Getting the Pretty Back.

Day 99, 100, and 101 - Start of 2011

And so another year has begun. Haven't been feeling the greatest so the last three days have consisted of library book reading,Oz watching, and kitty cuddling. Ran out to the library this morning so I could get some new material. I read 4 books since I got back so I was in need. Finally getting around to doing laundry today. I have like 5 loads.

Haven't made any efforts to take down the Christmas decorations. I haven't felt like it, plus they are so pretty it will be sad to be without them. Thinking I may wait til the weekend. I would keep them up for longer but I don't wanna be that crazy person who has decorations up until Spring.

Sorry the last few posts are so short and uninteresting, but things should improve once I start to feel better. Hopefully that is soon!!

Dayt 97 and 98 - End of 2010

Spent the last two days of the year at home, recooperating from the trip to FL. It was nice to be alone for a while. And being home with the kitties is my favorite thing ever! Also managed to read through another 2 library books.

For New Year's Eve I went to a party at Katie's house. It was a good time. Played some beer pong, which I definitely need some practice at. Rang in the New Year with friends, which hopefully will help my 2011 karma as I so want this year to be better than the last.



Day 88 - Winter Snowmen

The last picture of Christmas socks from MA. Tomorrow's will be from FL. Leaving at 8:30 for Naples. Have yet to get packing. That's on the agenda for later this afternoon. Need to watch another episode of Band of Brothers first. Started yesterday. I swear I will never tire of watching it, all 10 hours. And the Blu Ray version has a cool special feature with extra info as you watch. Plus they have commentary for each episode. After I finish the series with the extra info ( field guide), I am gonna go back and watch with all the commentary on. I can't wait!

Day 87 - Christmas in Black

There are little wreaths, bulbs, and snowflakes on these.

Feeling pretty sluggish today. I didn't get enough sleep this weekend. And I kinda still feel hungover from Saturday night. Steph, Elyse and I hit up the North End for some Peroni and pizza. Then joined up with a bar crawl. It was a super fun time, but I am suffering a lot for it. It's like all my healthy eating and exercising has erased all my ability to recover from drinking. It's sad : ( Hoping a nap will help today.

Only another day til I leave for Florida. Trying to get everything situated for the journey. Won't start packing til tomorrow but I am getting everything washed today for packing. Also finishing up my Christmas movies. Saved the best for last, Rudolph and Elf.

Having our first real snow of the year. It's not suppossed to accumulate which means no shoveling! I'm definitely happy about that. Glad to see everything all white outside though. It's so pretty!

Day 86 - O Christmas Tree

There is no good way to phograph knee socks without making my legs look HUGE! You are just gonna have to take my word that they don't look nearly as scary as the picture makes them look. Another thing to note from the picture is Miles off to the right. Everytime he sees a camera he wants his picture taken. He is such a camera hog.

Was unahappily awoken this morning. I was under the impression downstairs construction was drawing to a close, but apparently I was wrong. I woke up at 8:30am to sounds of a nail gun and something that was so loud it vibrated my entire apartment. Ugh! I was so looking forward to sleeping in. I even stayed up late after getting home from dinner, knowing I wouldn't have to get up early in the morning. I really hope that doesn't happen again tomorrow.

Think I'm gonna watch Home Alone before I head out for pizza and Peroni in the North End tonight.

Day 85 - Snowman

Getting to the end of my Christmas socks. Only 8 left, which means Christmas is only 8 days away!!

Staying with the Christmas theme for Friday's

My Top Five Favorite Christmas Movies

1. Elf - Who doens't like Elf? It's hysterical. And "The Best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear."

2. The Santa Clause - I love Bernard, the head Elf. And the scene where Tim Allen comes to work in sweats and eats like a pig at lunch. Plus Santa's workshop looks better than it does in most movies.

3. Home Alone - It's totally unrealistic and ridiculous, but great.

4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - I remember watching this since I was a little kid. It's always been a tradition in my family. The Island of Misfit toys is my favorite. Feel like I belong there :) I really like Sam the Snowman and Yukon Cornealius too. Really there's so many things to love about good ole Rudolph!

5. The Santa Clause 2 - This last one was hard to pick. There are so many great movies. Actually watching Whit Christmas now. That's a classic. But the second Santa Clause movie has a plastic Santa and a overeating Comet. And we meet Curtis, the #2 elf.

You will notice "It's a Wonderful Life" isn't on my list. I don't feel like it's a good Christmas movie at all. It's depressing for like half the movie.  I also don't see the joy in "A Christmas Story". Most years I don't watch either of those. No thanks! I'd much prefer to watch something happy and funny.

Day 83 - Christmas Tree

These aren't the most exciting of Christmas socks, but the tree is nice and sparkly.

I am happy to report my nighttime battle with Simon is improving. Last night he was only annoying for about an hour before he cut out the noise. Hopefully tonight it gets even better. One way or another he's gonna learn I won't be feeding him in the middle of the night.

Took my car in to get the tire looked at. It'd been leaking since Thanksgiving but I had been getitng by with just refilling it. Afraid it would be flat once I got back from FL so decided to get it checked out. Thankfully they were able to repair it so I didn't have to pay for a new tire!!

Thinking tonight might be a good night for a fire and some hot chocolate!!

Day 71 - Black Christmas

These socks were super hard to take a picture of. The glittery pieces kept messing up the picture. There are snowflakes, trees, presents, bells, holl, stars, stockings, all kinds of Christmas stuff. 

Think I am gonna start a new Friday tradition on the blog. Top Five Fridays. A list of my top five of something. Today's is gonna be my.....

Top Five Most Memorable/ Best Christmas Presents

1. A toy kitchen that was too big for Santa's sleigh so I didn't get it until a few days later.
2. The Gump, which is a hideously ugly purse that gets passed around in our family cause it's an "heirloom".
3. Fat Baby aka Theresa. She was one of my first dolls that I carried around for years. She had her own highchair, stoller, and wardrobe.
4. The original Nintendo. It started a whole chain of Nintendo Christmas presents.
5. The best of all was of course, my sister. Techinically she was a few days after Christmas, but it counts. She used to be a fun interactive toy. Now she's my favorite sushi eating and hotel room sharing partner, among other things. Totally the gift that keeps on giving. Love ya Sissy!!