The Last of the Leaves and Other Stuff

12/28/2016

This morning, the recycle people came and took away our last two bags of leaves.  With colder weather (perhaps sometime this winter!), very few leaves remain on the oak tree.  And, I'm okay with that.  When the snow and ice come, the tree will be beautiful draped in it's winter coat, and it will be beautiful.

Yesterday, I went out and had a pedicure.  I'm impressed with I see men in the salon having their feet worked on.  But, I haven't as yet, seen any guy getting polish on their toes, it's more about keeping their feet callus free I suspect.  Since I can't reach my toes, I only have clear polish put on, because when it wears off, nobody will ever know.  Bright red polish would be a completely different matter.

Jeff and I mopped the kitchen and hallway floors yesterday, and they're all nice and clean, for the moment.  If it doesn't rain anytime soon, I can avoid having muddy paw prints all over the floor.  The girls have done an excellent job of making our backyard pretty much barren.

It's definitely a shorty pant kind of day.  I feel like I'm back in Southern California.  I believe colder weather is coming later this week, and while it has been very refreshing to have some windows open, we're used to colder weather now and through at least February.

I watched the news yesterday, and at several malls across the country, teenagers were actually fighting.  Have we lost our minds?  I know that there may be some jostling to get the last sweater in the correct size, color, but reducing ourselves to fighting is definitely over the top.  There is nothing that I want so much, that I would be willing to do battle for it.  Apparently, the season of peace and goodwill is now officially over.  How sad.

Book review.  Jeffrey Archer, an author that I have always read has a new series of 7 books out.  I have just finished the first one "Only Time Will Tell", and it was excellent.  Books 2 and 3 are now loaded on my Kindle and I can't wait to delve into them.  Dusting can wait, but reading is an absolute necessity for me.

I have noticed that the girls are having more quiet moments during the day.  A sign of maturity?  Hope so.  They still, at least once a day, have a "sisterly" row, but it's short lived and then they go back to their respective corners and take a nap.

Puppies are only puppies for so long and both girls are in or approaching 6 months. It's hard to determine when you don't actually know when they were born.  But, they were adopted in July, so they were likely born sometime in May or early June.  As energetic as they are, Maggie, on the other hand, is slowing down.  She's 11 now and labs as they get older, seem to always have trouble with their hips and back legs.  Maggie is now hopping up and down the stairs, which is not a good sign.  She will no longer jump on the bed.  Jeff has to pick her up every night.  The good news is that the girls play with each other and for the most part leave Maggie alone.

Time to get my hinny in gear.  Have a wonderful day.

P