"Here's to a bright New Year, and a fond farewell to the old; here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold."

It’s New Year’s Eve, and Badger and I spent the whole evening watching our terrible TV series.
I told her we’re watching until the season when Reba McEntire shows up.
Let me see an episode or two with her, and we may call it quits. 
I think Badger plans to finish the whole thing, though.

Winter Solstice

 

Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind

If I kept a pen and paper diary, today would feel like a waste of paper. 
Cowboy went to morning and evening church, and the rest of us never left the house. 
Badger stayed in her room most of the day, and I stayed in mine under blankets with a book.

December 7, 1941- a date that will live in infamy

Queen of Sass: Whiskers With Attitude🖤🐈‍⬛

I was up early so I could call the veterinarian as soon as the office opened. 
We managed to swap Smudge’s appointment for Annie’s and took her in at 11 a.m.
Annie has a URI right now, and because she isn’t a healthy cat, it takes her a lot longer to heal.

Grateful, Blessed, Happy Thanksgiving!

 

When the moon hits your eye like it’s 4:45… That’s November!

I woke up just fine at 6:30 a.m. today. 
The only problem is with this time change, it was really 5:30 a.m.
 I’ve been tired, cranky, and sleepy all doggone day.

“Night and day. Summer and winter, boys. Seedtime and harvest. Life and death. That's what Halloween is, all rolled up in one.”

It’s 10:30 p.m., and another Halloween night is almost over. 
For at least five years now, the evenings have just been quiet with nobody out at all. 
We’re rural and a bit off the beaten path, but we used to get one or two trick‑or‑treaters. 
Even when they skipped our street, you could hear them near the school.
Now it’s just silent.

Rainy day remedy: coffee and cozy

It was one of those windy, rainy days where you look outside and decide you’re not going anywhere.

Cowboy still went to Morristown to get his boots.

Badger and I stayed home. 
We sure weren’t going out in that weather.

Is it really a home without something being broken? Asking for a friend.

 It was 11 am when Cowboy finally crept out of bed this morning.
Some mornings he just cannot get started at all.

Of course, Badger and I had been up since around 7 am. 
I played on the computer, but she went in and changed the cats’ litter.
With eight cats, that is one heck of a huge job.

POWER BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE

Nothing Happened, and Everything Did

Seems like half the time, this blog is just me saying I don’t have anything to write.

Nothing happened.

I’m just putting words down so the day doesn’t slip away.

Or I’m just putting pen to paper so I don’t lose track of time.

I think I might’ve ended up giving this blog a theme without even trying.

The Greatest Attraction Under the Smokies!

Today was Celebrate Badger's Birthday.
Think of it this way: her due date was 9/25, so we're just celebrating closer to when she was supposed to arrive.
It's not my fault she showed up early, and I'll stand by that.
Her actual birthday is 9/11, but sometimes we celebrate a little later than the date.

Good night, sweet prince. Long live the Prince of Darkness

Remembering Malcolm: The Smile That Marked Our Time

Food truck feasting: it's nacho average meal

Cowboy didn’t get home from work until 3:47 a.m.
He had some coffee and a snack, and it was after 4 by the time he went to bed.
Badger and I had already planned to walk back over to the yard sale, so that worked out fine and kept the house quiet while he slept.

"Burnout is real. Coffee tried. I need a nap."

I have nothing.
Badger and I declared it a rest day.
As for Cowboy, who knows what he got into.

Some days, grief hums softly. Other days, it crashes like a storm

I made it through another day. 
Today was a better day. 
I still have random periods where I want to cry, but I think I’m cried out.

Linking to a fellow blogger navigating health challenges

Town Day again. 
Badger hates when I say that, but we do go to town, so there. 

We stopped at the thrift store. 
Badger will only wear shorts below the knees, and we’re having a terrible time finding those new. 
I think she found one pair here.

Just me, my thoughts, and a cup of coffee

My wacky brain woke me up at 5:30 a.m.
I managed to lie there until 6:30. 
Then I gave up and went into the living room.

Marking Inauguration Day with mixed emotions and a heavy heart 🇺🇸 🗽💔"

Today was a catch‑up day.
I finally finished the laundry, though I’m not sure how it piled up so fast.
Badger had been doing it for me while I was sick.