It's a wonderful life!

Yesterday was Thanksgiving day. When I was a kid, we frequently went to Aunt Reta's for Thanksgiving dinner. My Uncle Vic and Granpa would sit and watch a football game while Aunt Reta, Granma and Mom were in the kitchen getting dinner ready. If the weather wasn't too wet, us kids would be out roaming around Aunt Reta's farm. Good times.

Last year the hubby and I spent Thanksgiving at my sister, Reg's house. That was a great year. This year, the inlaws came over.

My hubby made the dinner - as usual it was delicious. We toasted to good health and family.

I am very thankful for having a great job and boss to work for, good health, my beautiful family and being able to afford to procure everything I need. I am grateful to the men and women of our country that are in the armed forces, sacrificing their lives so we can continue to live in a free and democratic country. Whether you agree or disagree with the war, these people deserve our respect and support. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Meet My New BFFs

It's pretty sad when your new BFFs are a bottle of DayQuil, throat spray and a box of tissues. And it's just downright pathetic when your shot glass contains Nyquil instead of tequila. It's really sad when you call it a night and it's only 6:30 PM. Even sadder because you've been in bed all day. And all your trash cans are overflowing with used tissues. Even the cats are avoiding you because your constant sneezing has disrupted their naps. The husband routinely sticks a mirror under your nose to make sure you are still breathing. This pretty much sums up the last few days for me. I caught some nasty bug at the beginning of this week and it's spanked my ass! So excuse me, I've got to go hang out with my new BFFs . . .

Fun Times in California!

Carla and her birthday pony.


This weekend my sisters and I are in California celebrating Sista Carla's birthday! Fun times! We've gone on the Silverado Trail, wine tasting in Sonoma. And we've toured San Francisco! And walked and walked and walked - not to mention laugh, drink wine and sing!

Best of all we've been able to hang out together and have fun like only sisters can! Happy birthday to Carla!

Did you vote Tuesday?

I happen to catch about five minutes of "Entertainment Tonight" yesterday evening. The big scoop was about Bristol Palin admitting to not voting this year. Apparently she didn’t have time. Needless to say, I was a little pissed off . . . for a couple of reasons. #1 - She’s Sara Palin’s daughter, that’s enough to piss me off alone. #2 - If you are a woman and you tell me "you don’t have time to vote" – you’d better be prepared for a history lesson.

Let me tell you a little story about two women named Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. Takes place around 1912. Believe it or not, women were not allowed to vote. Women were second class citizens. Do you understand what that means? Women did not have the same basic rights in this country that men had. I find it hard to imagine being discriminated against solely on the basis of your gender. Paul and Burns were young women (suffragettes) that wanted to change that. They faced beatings, imprisonment and risked their lives. Just so women could vote. On August 26, 1920 the Susan B. Anthony Amendment became law and 20 million American won the right to vote.

It didn’t happen that long ago. My grandmother was born about 1900. She was about 20 years old when she won the right to vote. She didn’t grow up taking for granted that when she became of age, she would be able to vote. It was a right that many courageous women had to fight for. They took the time to risk everything they had including their lives just so women could vote. They did that for my grandma, they did that for my sisters, and they did that for me.

Bristol Palin turned 20 on Tuesday, November 2nd. Maybe I’ll send her a copy of the movie "Iron Jawed Angels" (http://iron-jawed-angels.com) for her birthday.