Last Day of November

My car, which is a 1997 model, is showing its age...the driver's door is starting to come unglued or something. I am not a huge car person that needs a new model every other year. I enjoy our other vehicles, the SSR and the Dodge pickup, but I think the time has come for a car for me.


Right now I am looking at a 2009 red Ford Mustang, or a 2009 red Ford Edge, I like the Mustang and is very well priced, but only sits 2. The Edge might be more practical. We'll see. The whole act of shopping for a car aggravates me, I wish I could just write a check and have it delivered at my door, without having to go through car dealerships and salesmen.

Whew! I made it, I didn't miss a single day!!!! :)

I'll keep you posted!

A nice day

I woke up early, and went back to sleep, then the phone woke me up, it was Verizon so I didn't answer but I didn't go back to sleep either. Had some breakfast and was working on some PSP when M asked me if I wanted to drive down to the beach for lunch. Of course I said yes.

We drove the SSR to Seal Beach and to a restaurant by the Alamitos Bay called Schooner or Later (featured in Drive ins, dives, etc) I had gone there with N for breakfast before, but this time it was not quite as crowded. We enjoyed a breakfast type lunch (The Mess which is the restaurant's specialty).

When we got home, I made a reservation for next month to a lovely beach front hotel in Cambria, we got a king size bedroom with fireplace and ocean view :) I hope the weather will be nice.

Black Friday

Maybe it is because I don't like to shop, but I cannot understand how seemingly normal people will go to a store at midnight and wait for a few hours in the cold, along with many other people, until the store opens. And then they trample into the store with total disregard for anybody else in search of a few bargains!

Of course, I didn't go to a single store today. I spent some time getting my report cards started, and just hanging around and catching up. Instead of leftovers, M opted for the traditional Friday fare of Taco Bell for lunch and In'n'Out for dinner. Delish.

And so it goes....

Happy Thanksgiving :)

It was just the two of us, but we did cook a turkey and trimmings and had a really nice meal. It was a quiet day of cooking, eating and watching TV, and we ended the day with a nice relaxing time in the Jacuzzi.

We give thanks for our daughters and grandson, and all our family and friends.

As my favorite Spanish saying goes....Salud, amor y dinero, y tiempo para gozarlo...which translates to..Health, Love, and Money, and time to enjoy it. This is what I wish for all of you who read my blog :)

Cleaning frenzy

I woke up with a mindset, cleaning up the pantry. A few days ago I emptied the refrigerator and gave it a good cleaning, today was pantry time!
It was surprising to me how many cans and boxes were there with a long past expiration date. So out they went. Now there's a lot more space, and looks better too.
M and I went out to Olive Garden for a late lunch. I guess the economy is not as bad as they are saying...2:00PM on a Wednesday afternoon and we still had to wait 30 minutes for a table!

Vacation time!

Today was a busy busy day, we had a K party, complete with Pilgrims and Indians, friendship mix, watching "Bambi", Student of the Month Assembly, and then all the K team got together to do lesson plans for December. By the time I got home, I was tired.

In the plus side, one of my girls gave me a gorgeous bouquet of fall flowers, beautiful. see picture.

And now, the reward, 5 days off :)

It's raining quite a bit outside, so maybe it's a good thing we couldn't find a room in Cambria. It's no fun to just sit in a hotel and not being able to enjoy the ocean and the sunset.

Finding friends and family

I have been hearing about Facebook from S and M and others, I never really felt like joining because I was already busy enough in the Internet, didn't need anymore places to go. But then I decided to join, and it's pretty cool .
I don't think I'll be looking to add friends I don't know just for the sake of having friends, but one nice thing is I got a request to be a friend of my sister's oldest grandaughter in Spain. I was surprised because I didn't even know she had Internet at home (she doesn't, she signed in from a friend's house). She's a goth girl, self described as "different", she's 16 years old.
So now I am in touch with both my niece and my other niece's daughter. Also in touch with my two Swedish nephews, how cool is that!