Monthly Archives: December 2010
Turkey and Blizzard . . .
When I die I want to come back as a cat.
About 3 pm Jan and I headed up to Brandi’s to pick up some mail and check on the house while they’re gone.
Then we drove down to Cracker Barrel so Jan could get a take-out Turkey Dinner. We’re going to be eating out for Christmas dinner, but Jan wants to have some left-overs for after. So we figured this was the best way to do it, since she loves Cracker Barrel’s Turkey & Dressing.
Then it was on to Radio Shack and Wal-Mart for some last minute ‘stuff’.
Then it was time for ‘lupper’ at Sonic Drive-in with a Tex-Mex Foot Long Quarter Pound Coney. You can’t go wrong with chili, cheese, onions, jalapenos, Frito Corn Chips, and chipotle sauce.
Next it was a little further down the road to Dairy Queen for Jan’s favorite “Pumpkin Pie Blizzard.” It’s going away after Christmas so she wanted to have one at least once this year.
We finally got home a little after 6pm after a short but busy afternoon.
More Tomorrow…
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Thought for the Day:
“How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don’t think” – A. Hitler
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Penzey’s and Pawz . . .
Jan and I both got up kind of late this morning because we were still awake at about 2am talking about when we’re going to leave here and head out west.
And then we had to rush to get ready to leave about 11 am to pick up our friend’s Bob and Maria. They were going to ride with us into Houston to pick up some spices at Penzey’s Spices.
If you like to cook and don’t know about Penzey’s, you’re really missing out. They have pretty much every spice, herb, and seasoning you’ve ever heard off, and a lot you probably haven’t. They also have recipes, cookbooks, and a free catalog. They have locations all over the country, so check’em out.
Leaving Penzey’s we walked next door to Natural Pawz, a health food store for pets. Bob and Maria have 4 miniature greyhounds, and of course we have our two cats, so there was something for everyone. At least everyone came out of the store with something for their pets.
Leaving there, and everyone getting hungry, we drove down to the Cleburne Cafeteria, a great place that’s been a Houston institution since 1941, and still owned by the same family. Everything is fresh, and nothing is frozen. They buy much of their produce from local farmers, and they make and bake all their own desserts, pies, cakes, and baked goods. They also make their own salad dressings and mayonnaise. It’s a great place to eat, and the portions are enormous.
By about 2:45 we were on our way back home. We hit some heavy traffic getting out of Houston, but after that it was pretty smooth.
After we dropped Bob and Maria off at their home, we drove over to our son Chris’ to drop off a computer of his I’d been working on. Linda was there too, finally glad to have day off.
About 4 pm, on our way to Chris’, our daughter Brandi called to let us know they got on their way safely out of Houston. They’re heading up to Paul’s Valley, OK to spend Christmas with Lowell’s family and friends. I think it’s the first Christmas we’ve ever spend without seeing Brandi, but she has her own family now, and we have to share.
We don’t have to like it, but we have to share.
Before she left Brandi emailed us this new picture of Landon and his big green frog.
He seems a lot happier with it now than he did a couple of months ago.
Leaving Chris and Linda’s, it was on to Brandi’s to pick up a package she said had come in right as they were leaving.
Finally after that, we headed back home, getting in a little before 6, a long day, in any case.
Stay tuned for more…
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Thought for the Day:
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. – Lao Tzu
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