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 148 & 149 - More Stripes

Yeah I am finally starting to feel better!!! The congestion is gone but I the cough is lingering. Hope that goes away in the next few days.

I got another week off from nannying. Going to get my hair cut and colored today. Excited for the gray to go away.  That's really all that's on the agenda for the day. It's big considering I have done a whole lot of nothing for a whole week.

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 135, 136 & 137 - Plaids and Snowflakes

Another three days worth of knee socks. Enjoy!

Tomorrow a real post I promise!

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 122, 123, 124 & 125 - Stripes Galore

Been slacking on the posting lately. Don't even have a good excuse. Spent the weekend in Killington, VT on Elyse's annual ski trip. It was great fun. Exhausting, but great fun. Still trying to recover, catch up on sleep, and detox from the 3 long days of drinking and eating poorly. Think this year was more fun than last since we all know each other better than last year. That's helpful when you are dealing with 28 people.  Anyway here are all the striped socks I wore on my journey.

Day 120 & 121 - Blue Plaid and Dark Gray Knee Socks

It was negative degrees yesterday with a windchill of -20. Seriously!!! That's absurd! I left the house for an errand but that was it. It made me so scared to go outside. That most certainly was the coldest weather I've ever been in. Today we had some snow, but it wasn't bad. Suppossed to have a big storm tomorrow night and another 8 to 10 inches of snow. Ug!

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 113 - Brown Stripes

Sunday again. Off to bowling in a few hours. Missed last week cause of my arthritic thumbs. Not sure I'll gonna be any good today, but we'll see. Then it's sushi for dinner time. Wahoo!!!

Did a whole lot of cooking yesterday. Made some Baked Potato Soup from scratch. It wasn't hard but just time consuming. Totally worth it though. I also made some homemade pretzel breadsticks. They were pretty labor intensive. Rolling out dough, baking, submerging in boiling water, more baking. They totally turned out great!!! I ate WAY too many of them. Have some to eat leftover too.

Bowling here I come... Let's hope I don't injure my thumbs anymore.

Day 111 & 112 - Blue Polka Dots and Gray Eights

Missed posting yesterday. Had a tiring trip to the grocery store. Carrying in groceries in the winter isn't fun. Made up for the lack of grocery fun by going out to Mexico Lindo for dinner with Steph. Had some Sangria and of course, Chips and Queso. Ended up playing some cards and Apples to Apples afterwards. A good time for sure. Haven't really done anything yet today past cooking lunch and some reading.

Time for Friday's Top Five. I'm a day late, but whatever. So here goes: Top Five Things I Most Frequently Buy at Grocery Store

1. Diet Pepsi - I could die without it. Usually get cans and 24oz bottles.

2. Bananas - I don't think I have ever been to the store without buying a bunch of bananas. I eat at least one a day.

3.  Mushrooms - Even if a recipe doesn't call for them I add them. Anything that has vegetables can benefit from some mushrooms. Got a package of wild mushrooms this time to make a Mushroom soup this week. I always buy the whole mushroooms instead of the sliced.  Feel like they are more versatile since I can cut them in whatever size I want.

 

4. Cheese - I always buy at least one bag of shredded cheese. Yesterday I bought 3. I mostly get the Chedder and the Mexican blends. Really cheese makes EVERYTHING better. 

5. Chicken Broth - Lately I find myself buying it every time I go since I have been making so many soups. I use it in a lot of my Weight Watchers recipes too.

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 104 - Purple and Gray Plaid

It's Friday! There should be some snow hitting tonight and tomorrow. Actually kinda looking forward to it. Thinking I am gonna have a fire tonight.

Made some Onion Bisque soup last night for dinner. Having the leftovers for lunch. In case you didn't know, I really do love soup. Been known to order more than one for a meal. And this winter I have been making more and more varieties from scratch. Hot and Sour, Cheddar Cheese, Vegetable, Crab Chowder, Mushroom, Tortellini, etc.  Planning on making a Italian soup with seafood tomorrow. Yummy!

In keeping with my soup love, I've decided today's top five Friday list is gonna be my Top Five Favorite Soups.  

1. French Onion Soup - Who can resist that melted cheese. I especially love when it's all burnt and crusted to the bowl. Man it's been a long time since I've had a good bowl of French Onion soup. I really need to get my hands on that.  



2. Italian Wedding Soup - Meatballs, Pasta, and Spinach. What more could you want?

3. Hot and Sour Soup - I order this pretty much every time I eat Chinese food. I love the spiciness. I have made two different versions of this at home, both of which were surprisingly good and simple. There's something about that combination of Tofu, Eggs, Green Onion, Mushrooms, Bamboo Shoots that's just perfect.

4. Mushroom Soup - I adore mushrooms. So I like pretty much any kind of mushroom soup. The club at my grandparents condo used to have the best Cream of Mushroom soup. It was the perfect consistency, not too thick with just the right amount of mushrooms.

5. Tortellini Soup - This is a soup my mom used to make that I now make quite often. The base is Lipton Noodle Soup, then you add cheese tortellini, chicken broth, and spinach. It's very easy to make, but so great to eat. I like to sprinkle on some Parmesan on top. I made a huge batch last week and ate it for a few days. I don't really tire of Tortellini Soup. Yum! I don't have a picture of this one so you will just have to use your imagination.

Some of my other favorite soups: Pasta Fagoli, New England Clam Chowder, Wonton, Egg Drop, Miso, Baked Potato, Cheddar Cheese, Crab and Corn Chowder, Seafood Chowder, Lobster Bisque, Minestrone. Ok pretty much I like all soups except Tomato and Split Pea. There are probably others I dislike but right now all I can think of is how much I want to eat a nice big bowl of soup. Think it's probably time to heat up my lunch :)

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!!

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 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.