November 28, 2011 - Monday after Thanksgiving

It's been raining now for about 37 hours straight up here in the Plateau... The pups are all uncomfortable because they don't like to 'go' on the rain, although Pancho (the Malamute) seems to be not to bothered too much...

Jan and I went to spend this Holiday in Gainesville, FL. Alex and Leah both had to work on Wednesday, and then Leah also had to work on Friday, and Saturday, and Sunday (the working schedule was not favorable to her...). At any rate, we left on Wednesday Morning - at about 8:30 CST - taking with us Bo, Pancho & Bella, and not knowing what to expect from their behavior being confined to Alex's 1 bedroom apartment. Much to our pleasure, they took very well to the environment, and had no issues or problems or 'errors'... They slept anywhere there was a corner for them without, seemingly, missing their usual sleeping arrangements...

The visit itself was very pleasant; Leah came to spend the night with us every night. We cooked up a storm for Thursday: roasted a turkey, roasted a ham, made a gravy, mashed potatoes, casseroled green beans, baked corn bread, and opened cans of cranberries... Sprinkled the whole dinner (both cooking process and consumption of the outcome) with plenty of Pinot Grigio and it all turned out splendidly. Too bad that both favorite teams, Dolphins and Lions, lost!

On Friday we decorated Alex's apartment for Christmas; she had bought a tree and it went up, properly placed and decorated. Miscellaneous garlands and light sets also went up in a tasteful manner. We also decided to create a weight-losing contest to see who loses the most weight by the time I turn sixty on October next year. We will weigh in every Monday, on the honor system and, of you did not lose weight or do not report that week, you pay $1 into a kitty. On Monday, October 22, 2012, whoever lost the most weight (indexed as percentage of their total body weight), takes the kitty!

Set out to return to the mountains on Saturday morning, about 8:30 EST and, as on the way down, the pups behaved impeccably; we topped once for gas and once for them to 'go'. After dealing with some traffic (heavy but not stopped) approaching Atlanta, we made it home at about 4 PM. Unloaded the car and, since then, it's been raining solid!

It's been a long time since I last posted here and I've made a commitment to myself to do this weekly, on Mondays, even if I have nothing interesting to share...