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I think we’re going to have a Green Christmas

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Well it certainly looks like it’s going to be a green Christmas here in Toronto. We’ve only had the tiniest bit of snow this month and it’s melted immediately. It really hasn’t even been all that cold either – very few days below zero.

I’m probably going to jinx things but this is a great start to winter. Last year was extremely cold and we had a lot of snow so if we end up having a mild winter this year we earned. It will be a problem for all the people that get snowboard gear for Christmas though .. they’ll have to find artificial snow to try out their new gear.

How’s the weather in your area? Are you going to have a green Christmas too or do you have lots of snow?





Reruns all week – time to find other things to do!

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The one thing I hate about the holiday season is that there’s absolutely nothing on TV. I don’t enjoy watching holiday programs. Yeah call me a Grinch or whatever you want but I don’t like them.


So I guess I’m left to venture into channels that I don’t normally watch – maybe try to find a decent movie, or a good documentary or get stuck in rerun city.

I know … maybe tomorrow I’ll actually go out to a movie. I’m dying to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I’ve read all three books and I’m interested in seeing this first English movie to see how well they did at interpreting the book. I’m sure the book will still be better, but the movie reviews so far sound good so I don’t think it will be a waste of money.

Do you get a little bored during the holiday season when you have some free time on your hands and there’s absolutely nothing on TV?

Feeling Stressed

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For some reason my head has been filled with all of the things that I have to do for the last few weeks. By things I have to do I don’t just mean holiday kinds of things I mean getting the upcoming taxes done and cleaning the clutter out of the house and several other much more serious things. I’ve been under a lot of stress lately and things might be changing around here in the near future.

One of the things I’ve been thinking about – oddly enough … is the fact that I have a pop up trailer stored on my husbands aunts property. I think she’s wanted us to move it for quite a while. We haven’t used it in ages and I’m not sure we’ll ever be using it again … so I think it’s time to take it to an rv repair place and get it fixed up and then maybe think about selling it. I’d love to keep it in the hopes that I would use it – but really, I’ve had it for about 15 years and I’ve only used it maybe three times and that was in the first few years. So I guess this is just more “clutter” to be cleared.

It’s funny the things that go through your head when you feel like you have a lot of things to do but you’re trying to figure out where to start? Ok … time to go and try to de-stress .. like that’s possible these days.

Still busy getting those last minute gifts

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Brrrr it’s getting cold here in Toronto. I’m so glad I’m inside my nice warm house tonight!

I’m still busy trying to finish my Christmas shopping. I can’t go out shopping tomorrow but I think I’ll be hitting the stores on Monday once again. Until then … maybe a little more online browsing and shopping – provided I find some good gift ideas of course.

How have you been doing with your Christmas and holiday shopping. I’ll bet that most of you are finished already aren’t you? Well I’m not and I don’t think I’ll ever be an early to finish holiday shopping. I guess that’s just not my style.

One thing about shopping late into the season is that the stores start lowering prices the closer we get to Christmas. I’ve found some great deals by waiting until a few days before the 25th! Speaking of deals … my brother in law called earlier this evening and he told me that he’s getting his kids and all of the nephews and nieces certified gold coins as a gift. That won’t be their only gift I’m sure, but he wants to start them out with a collection and since the coins are made of gold they’ll always have value. I think it’s a good idea, hopefully the kids will like their gifts.

Well .. happy shopping if that’s what you’re up to this weekend! Otherwise stay warm and have fun.

My Dog has a Sore Toe

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My dog seems to have something wrong with one of her back toes. I’m not sure exactly what’s happened to it. It’s red and raw looking above the nail area on the outside of her paw. It sure doesn’t help that she keeps licking it. I’m sure that is making it more irritated and swollen looking.

I’ve been wondering if it’s the way she walks when my husband takes her on long walks that’s the problem. He walks he with a short leash and she tends to pull a lot and I’ve been wondering if by the end of the walk if she drags her foot or if her hips are acting up at all. I don’t usually go on these walks so I don’t get a chance to observe her gait but maybe the next time he takes her on an extra long walk I’ll try to go or at least get him to let me know when they are getting close to home so I can watch my dog walk and see if there is a problem with either using the short leash or with her walk.

In the mean time .. I have to figure out how to treat her toe. Too bad I can’t put one of these comfortable looking easy spirit shoes one her feet! She’d love that. LOL

I was thinking of getting some kling wrap and using that on her foot. I’d put some antibiotic ointment on the wound, then some gauze, and then after that I’d wrap her foot in the kling wrap. I think it would hold and that she wouldn’t be able to get it off to easily.

Any other ideas?

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