Mon. Nov 28, 2011

It has been a couple of weeks so I guess it is time for me to catch up on the Blog.I managed to survive Thanksgiving so far from home. It was hard for me being so far from home, I think that's why I didn't blog anything...... Ben and I usually spend Turkey day with my brother and his family at the cabin in Idaho. It always feels like I'm home when we are there in the mountains. The wood stove cranked to 105 deg. the kids raising hell and havoc... me and Sylvia and Kayla having our 'special' Holiday cocktails... whatever that may be. LOL This turkey day was a tough one for me, it was just me and Ben and Zoe the wiener dog. The kitchen on the boat works great for daily cooking.... but you can't use the oven and the burners at the same time... so I cooked a turkey breast in the oven, then switched over to the cook top to do the potatoes and gravy. It all tasted great. I would have loved to have some cranberries and pie.... but our new budget... (being retired means having NO MONEY) just didn't allow for any extras like a can of cranberries or pumpkin pie.... You think the food bank would at least have cranberries for goodness sakes! So I cried and felt sorry for myself for a few days.... Poor Ben, he is trying to enjoy his retirement but he has to put up with a wife who is mentally unstable.... Not kidding there. But Life is what you make it.. Even people who live in CAVES can be happy, so I guess happy is what you make it. I am going to try to paste a smile on my face for Ben. This is his dream after all.