Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on November 29th, 2006 in cats, weather reports
Sunny blue skies but extremely cold weather today in the Sonoran Desert of Scottsdale, Arizona. It stayed in the mid-50s today and right now it’s in the 40s. It might even freeze tonight. Definitely sweater weather! I had my first hot chocolate of the holiday season and boy was it good. [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on November 27th, 2006 in life in Scottsdale, life with Norm, miscellaneous stuff, weather reports
We had a great time with our friends Terry and Tracy on Thanksgiving day. Norm even watched a little football which had everyone in shock. We had a nice meal and enjoyed casual conversation. Definitely a relaxing day!
Friday I dragged my husband out of the house even after he blogged about wanting [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on November 22nd, 2006 in life in Scottsdale, life with Norm
Norm and I will be spending Thanksgiving at the home of our friends Terry and Tracy. We are so looking forward to spending some time with them tomorrow. They are a really nice couple we met at church and this year we have gotten to know them quite well.
Thanksgiving is a good time to reflect [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on November 20th, 2006 in miscellaneous stuff
No news on the wheelchair and that has got me frustrated. OK — enough whining for now.
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on November 14th, 2006 in life with Norm
So Friday night we went out for a date, something we haven’t done for a long time. On the way home our van started making some weird noises and felt like it wouldn’t quite shift into the gear. We barely made it into our driveway. Saturday morning our van was towed to the repair shop. [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on November 14th, 2006 in funnies
As Norm and I were watching TV tonight we saw this commercial for some new pharmaceutical product. You know how they always give the disclaimers about possible side effects. Well this one included a warning that you should avoid any activities that could cause injury to yourself. LOL Norm’s list of possible activities to avoid [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on November 13th, 2006 in politics
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts recently spoke to an audience of 3000 at the University of Miami. This quote from the ABC news story says a lot about why Chief Justice Roberts is the right man for the job.
“Not a single person has voted for me and if we don’t like what [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on November 8th, 2006 in favorite things, funnies
Reading through my favorite blogs this evening I came across this post at The Mad Tea Party. The March Hare reminds us of the importance of having humor and she relates her memories of her beloved father and his odd sense of humor which she inherited. Aside from it being a great post, what really [...]