My nephews made sure to stop by Auntie Alexa’s house for lots of candy! G. I. Joe and Bumbleebee from the Transformers. Aren’t they adorable?
I surprised the camera took such a good photo because it was getting dark. They had a lot of fun tonight!
Corn Bread
One of the fun things about dinner is having a different kind of bread on the side. I love biscuits, dinner rolls and garlic bread. But I also love cornbread and I try to fix that at least once a week.
Corn bread goes great with chili or any kind of macaroni and cheese casserole. Sometimes I fix it as a loaf of bread and sometimes I make muffins. I’m looking for the recipe of a type of cornbread that I have had at a restaurant. The cornbread is very loose and put on the plate with a big spoon. I don’t know what it is called, but it must be a relative to spoon bread.
Allergies Again
The past couple of days have been so bad for my allergies. I woke up Thursday morning with all the symptoms: stuffy nose, itchy eyes, sneezing, headache. Now my ears hurt too, and my throat is really sore.
I have no fever and achiness, so I don’t believe it is the flu. But none of the over the counter meds are helping. I tried my regular Tylenol Severe Allergy and got no relief, so I tried a couple of Claritan. Those did nothing at all for relief. Then a friend mentioned Zyrtec.
So I went to Walgreens this morning and bought a pack of Zyrtec. All of this allergy stuff is very expensive, so I hope this works and I don’t have to go back for something else tomorrow.
Happy Birthday, Sis!
Today is my sister’s birthday. I’m not going to say how old she is. Everyone who knows her and my family knows that she is two years younger than me. So if I tell you how old she is, then you know how old I am. So let’s just skip the divulge your age thing and move on to the fact that this is her birthday. I hope she celebrates all day and all night and has great fun. she deserved a special day and this is it!
Happy Birthday, Sis!
Remembering SRV
Wow – twenty years ago there was a terrible helicopter crash in Wisconsin and Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed. I was just a little kids, but I remember my mom and dad talking about it, in hushed tones. They were really upset about it.
Now that I know more about music and great guitar players, I can understand the impact of his death. Stevie Ray was a great guitarist and his story is intriguing. He had beaten his addiction to drugs and was on an upswing in his career and personal life and then got killed in a freak accident. What a terrible shame.
Meeting up with Vicki
One of my girlfriends from back in college is meeting me for lunch today. I can’t wait to see Vicki again. It’s been too long!
She lives in Alabama but has to be in Nashville for a business convention this week. Today is the only day she can blow off some of the meetings during the convention to get together. So I’m heading downtown to have lunch at the Hard Rock with her. Gonna be a lot of fun downtown today!
Thanks, Hollie
Out of the Blue, an old friend, Hollie, called me up and said, “Hey.” It was really cool to hear from her. We have drifted so far apart over the last few years, but we used to be very close friends in school.
Love you, Hollie, and can’t wait to see you again over the holidays so we can catch up!
Fresh Fish
The price of meat has gotten so high that I have decided to cut back on the size of the meat portions and the frequency of having meat for dinner. I would love to add more fish and seafood to my dinners. If you have any tips on buying and preparing fresh fish, I would love to read them.
Dicks Last Resort
I was excited to hear from my girlfriend in Maryland that Dicks Last Resort has opened a place in Baltimore. I am sure it is in the Inner Harbor area – that’s where all the action is in Baltimore.
This is a fun place to go have some beers and hoot and holler. I can’t wait to go check out their newest location and have some fun.
Pet Friendly
There was an AP article that I read online saying that more apartments are condos are becoming pet friendly. It talked about some of the amenities that these forward thinking properties are offering to pet owners, including off leash dog play areas, cleanup stations, and even pet bath areas.
I believe it is not a change in thinking by management to become more pet friendly. I believe it is motivated strictly by money. If these property owners are having trouble attracting and keeping quality tenants in buildings that have been restricted against pets and their owners, then by allowing pets they are opening the field of potential tenants. After all, current statistics say that over 60% of American households have one or more pets.