Saturday morning

8 a.m. and again --- it's cold out there!  Cold pretty much everywhere according to the weathermen (and ladies) on television.  I ventured out yesterday, making half a dozen stops. One to the doctor's office where my b/p seems to be under control a little better.  Made a Walmart stop as I needed some groceries and wanted to pick up a comforter. Got home and realized I'd bought a duvet cover.  Hate it when I do stuff like that.  Now I have to go back and return it. Jen says I need to hit Sequim stores and see if they have what I want.  We'll do that next week if the roads are better.

Yesterday was sure a washout for me.  After I got home from errands, I pretty much crashed. Had a quick sandwich at noon and went to the recliner to nap.  Woke up after 5 pm!  Gees!  And I was tired the rest of the night too.  Went to bed around 9:30 and slept until 7 a.m.  I had some issues with the tummy as well (if you get my drift).  I suspect it might have been the bowl of chili and two hot dogs I had for dinner the night previous. Jenni does make good chili but perhaps my body has reached a stage where she doesn't really care all that much for it.

Sammy went home with Wayne last night and I must admit, I'll appreciate the break.  Love the little bugger but his barking can get tiresome. Even when he sleeps, he bark yips. I always know when the mail truck goes by 'cause Sammy doesn't seem to like that sound either. Or the garbage man. Or the neighbors coming and going. Or birds in the back yard. Or dogs in the alley. Or doorbells on the TV. You get the idea.

The news continues to depress me.  And everyone else.  I need to work a little harder at NOT WATCHING but that's easier said than done. The best I can do is mute what annoys me.  Like right now. I HATE the Seattle local newscasters. Especially the weekenders.  Soooo lame.

I'm continuing to watch HBO so I can cancel after 30 days. I figure I ought to have my fill by then of what interests me. I'm into 'Girls' right now.  Way too much sex for my taste and I've almost quit watching a few times but after half a dozen shows, I find I can ignore the bed calesthetics and just tune into the story line.  This  show (which has received a ton of awards) is about four 20-something girls living in New York.  I think one thing that amazes me the most (besides the sex --I always wonder how their parents feel about watching them) is how the lead actress who has also written a lot of the stories is so comfortable in her skin.  She's a chubby little thing and the way she exposes her breasts (not much there) and her bottom (a lot more to work with there) is fascinating. Perhaps because thinness is so cherished in our society. This lady marches to her own drum beat and I like that!  The dialogue and story lines are not your usual cup of tea.  Hannah (the lead actress) has a boyfriend who is well.....kind of weird....but still loveable. For her birthday, he gave her a necklace he'd made using his baby tooth.  Or, as he said, it could have been his sister's as he took it from his mom's jewelry box.  ha ha ha   And Hannah adored it, of course.

Nothing too much on my agenda today.  Will work on my book, watch Seahawks, and watch TV. Gonna whip up this pasta salad I haven't made in a long time too.  Uses broccoli, carrot, pasta, and  keilbasa sausage.