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Newt on the Loose Day 8

I decided that Sunday was pajama day.


Coffee, everything bagel and puppies make for a perfect morning.


Finish reading a book


Hmmm, what to do first?


Pull apart the rest of the fridge


Clean and scrub.


We went from having NO room in the fridge to having: milk, oj, lemon juice, syrup, 1 jar of jam (instead of 9 moldy ones) cheese, ketchup, mustard, bbq sauce, teriyaki, 4 dressings, chicken stock, beef stock, butter, and nail polish. That's it. And a whole lot of empty shelf space.

FABULOUS!


Then it was upstairs to clean up the bedroom.


1 hour to pick up, arrange, and put away shoes


5 minutes to pick up clothes, hang them up, or put them in the laundry basket


5 minutes to sweep floor


5 minutes to wash floor


5 minutes to change bedding


Bedroom spacious, clean, fresh smelling and shoeless.


Scrub down bathroom upstairs.


Housework finished. No more for the day. I'm done. Gonna relax.


Play around on computer. I had burned a bunch of digital photos on to a disk since the files were all on my work computer. So I slowly sorted, labeled and filed lots and lots of digital pictures onto the home computer.


Took shower - got myself all soft skinned and good smelling.


Choose cute but sexy outfit.


Run over to a different Herbergers to see if they have the dress I just bought. Wanted to try one size smaller since the one I got fit with a little room to spare. No such luck. BUT they offered 20% off coupon for each item you brought in for Goodwill. The coupon was good on fragrances. Which NEVER happens with department stores. Coupons are never good for fragrances or make-up. My scent had a free gift offer going AND they had a special packaged box with a cologne, lotion, and body wash for just $3.00 more than the cologne normally costs. The free gift included another lotion and body wash. HOT DAMN!


They didn't have my dress there but they did have a really cute ruffly black sweater that was on sale plus my additional 20 off.


Then, as I was paying for my cologne the phone rang. The hubster had arrived.


Yippee!!!!!!


Off to the airport.


Pick up hubster in cute and sexy outfit, smelling freak'n incredible.

Get home and we make dinner. Steak, corn on the cob (Which I got at the farmers market the day before - it was freak'n incredible) pasta salad.

Yes, believe it or not, dinner was the first thing we did. We chatted about his trip and watched Rear Window. The puppies and kitties really missed their daddy so the cuddle fest was very important to them.

Soon after though, the cute and sexy outfit paid off.

Oh yeah, the hubster is back.

***she says as she smokes another cigarette

(j/k I don't smoke but if I did............)

I will close with cute pictures: The first is Caleb and Socs this morning. The second is Lily doing her squirmy worm with me. She loves to jam her head between the couch and my back and squirmy worm around.

Newt on the Loose Day 7

Sometimes we have an absolutely perfect day.

A day in which from start to finish it just feels good

The heart smiles

And the head doesn't think too much

Girl J and I had one of those days

A perfect day with a perfectly wonderful friend

First stop: Minneapolis Farmers Market

Which by the way, at this time of year is full of vendor man candy

We lost our train of thought more than once trying to decide what to buy

Corn, strawberries, grapes, zucchini, tiny bananas, kiwi, and more

And I bought a rock

Well, it is a rock that had little feet and a beak added to it so it looks like a bird

It's beautiful and unique

Then we went to Rosedale Mall

Macy's shoe sale

Got the red shoes that we fought over Thursday

So now we both have a pair of super fun shoes

And Girl J found a pair of Born sandals for 20 bucks.

That felt like little pillows for your feet

And I got a pair of sassy red plaid peek-a-boo heels by Tribeca

We got them partly because my name is in the brand

Then Victorias Secret

Girl J wanted another pair of capri's - most comfortable pants EVER

Then on to lunch

Big Bowl - very yummy

Herbergers

HUGE sale - additional 80% off all clearance - no shit 80%

We found Lil A the CUTEST prom dress. And snapped it up

She doesn't have a dance to go to any time soon but when she does. She'll look like an angel.

And we found her the cutest little denim skirt with pink flowers on the pockets.

And while wandering around I found a knee length formal

And tried it on for shits and giggles

And cried

And walked out of the store with it

Because we know that when I need to find a formal, I won't. And I sure as heck won't find one on sale, that looks fantastic on me, and is elegantly beautiful

I'm sure we will go to the symphony at some point.

It will be perfect for it

Then we wandered the mall

And stopped in a bridal store -it was a brown dress in the window that caught our eye

And saw the most beautiful wedding dress - off white with a small band of light green across the bodice. And the back below the pearl buttons where the train began to flow down the back they put that same green silk. It was just exquisite.

So Girl J tried it on because the clerk said she was dying to see someone in it.

And she looked incredible. And we both choked up a bit.

How many brides find the perfect wedding dress on the very first try?

They wouldn't let us take pictures but I assure you, you would have choked up too if you could have seen her in it.

More mall wandering

Then we hit up a big thrift store

Followed by a trip to Girl J's old neighborhood.

She lived in a big old beautiful house on the East Side

Unfortunately the drug dealers won the neighborhood

Which is sad considering the houses are big and beautiful and at one time quite grand

Then we headed for home

After Girl J headed back to her house I played with the pups for a while

Then went to JoAnn fabrics.

And finally found the perfect fabric to re-cover chair cushions with. Once again, when you give up looking you find the perfect thing.

Also picked up cat food and a few groceries.

Going to make a special dinner for the hubster when he comes home

Watched the new series Torchwood on BBC America - it's a most excellent spin-off from Dr. Who

I talked to the hubster and to my folks

And fell asleep thinking about how incredibly perfect the day was.

Newt on the Loose Day 6

Ahhh, I awake to Mozart. Not barking Lily.

Good idea to move the brew time back a little

Puppy pile outside

Cats munching

Jeans on - casual Friday one day a month. Gotta love it.

It's cold

What the hell?

Not ready for winter

No hubster to keep me warm

Grrrrrrr

Work

Yippee! It's Friday

See ya! I'm outta here

Asta Lavista Baby!

Get home

Make dinner

Curl up with pups and watch Sci Fi all night

Talk to dad

Dad "So, we're going to see your Aunt tomorrow."

Dad "She's doing ok, she knows that the best thing for Uncle Glen was for him to pass on"

Dad "Oh, crap, I didn't tell you did I?"

Newt "No, no you didn't, but that's ok. I knew it would probably be this weekend."

Dad "I'm sorry honey, "

Newt "It's really ok."

Get in to long discussion about family, funeral, if I should go out there.

Hang up

Stare out kitchen window

Go play with puppies

Quick call from Hubster

Tell him about Uncle Glen

Call my Aunt Betty and Uncle Phil

Talk for 3 hours

We talked about mourning and how it is so different for people. And that all four of us, my aunt and uncle, my dad, and myself are very very private in our emotions. And prefer to grieve alone. And how some people can't handle that and think that it means we are shallow.


Fall asleep after midnight

Miss hubster...........

Newt On the Loose Day 5

I gotta change the time on that dang coffee pot

Fall out of bed

Get puppy pile outside

Feed screaming kitties

Coffee

Ahhh, coffee, almost human

Shower, dress, hair, make-up

Dang it - I gotta head for the bus soon

Where did my morning go

Where?

Who stole it

Lock up puppies

Pathetic sad faces make me hate myself

Bus ride

Work

Macys with Girl J

Highlight of my day

Of course new shoes

After big fight with Girl J over who buys them

See, they had two pairs

But could find only the left one of one pair

So we argue over who gets them

And probably annoy all the women in line behind us

Then we go buy matching denim dresses

Because they were buy one get one free

And they were cute

No, we won't wear them at the same time

We just have similar taste

Finish work

Head for home

Puppies everywhere

Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom

Make my mac and cheese with cauliflower

Watch Scrubs

Then Simpsons

Share Mac and Cheese with puppies.

Lily tries to dive bomb into the pan

Yes, I ate it right out of the pan

I can do that, no one to stop me

Toss the rest of it

It doesn't make for good leftovers

Talk to Dad

My Uncle is dying

But my Aunt has been going through the grieving process for weeks now

She is just thankful for their 61 years of marriage

61 years. That is so unbelievably incredible

Chat on-line with friends

Get into pirate talk with Will

Start to think about sexy pirates

Talk to hubster

Head to bed

Lonely bed

Big and empty

Big empty bed with no hubster after pirate talk

SO NOT FAIR

No hubster and all hot after pirate talk

Must go to sleep

Must go to sleep

Ummmm pirates..................

Newt on the Loose Day 4

Lily starts barking

The coffee pot brewing sets her off

I have to change the timing. 5:45 apparently comes sooner downstairs than it does upstairs. So I wake to frantic puppy barking rather than Mozart.

The alarm clock goes off - can't ignore the puppy barking anymore

I know, bad mom

I wish I could capture the image of the puppy pile that heads out the door. It is literally one scrambling mass of fur, legs, and wagging tails. They have no patience to exit in a nice orderly fashion, simply scrambling over, under and on top of each other is better.

A relatively uneventful day

Miss the hubster

He's meeting up with his best friend Willy for dinner

I went to Mall of America to see if they still had something I wanted to send to a friend.

Yippee, they did.

Also stopped in Mac and picked up a new blush since the old one is down to two tiny little flakes.
"Blushbaby" is my color. I also picked up one of their bottles of pigment. I think as far as make-up goes these are a fantastic deal. They cost less than 20 bucks and you get so much of it that I doubt you could use it up in 10 years. And you can use it with lip gloss, on your eyes, or on your cheeks. It's a concentrated loose powder. I picked up "Rose" but I also liked their limited edition "Revved-up". The clerk was fabulous though and gave me a small sample of it to try. Small as in, probably a years worth. Bless her heart. They also have this fabulous eyeshadow stick. It's waterproof. You can wear it alone or as a base for powder eye shadow. It keeps the powder on your eye and enhances the color. It is one of the best products ever. I have "Beige-ing" which is very neutral and perfect for a shadow base.

Then on to target. Yep, went back to my favorite black hole. I decided that I wanted to make my favorite meal that I can only eat when the hubster is out of town so for that I needed cauliflower. I steam some cauliflower and mix it into a bowl of Velveeta shells and cheese and I am in heaven.

Finally home I vegged out with the pups on the couch. "While you were sleeping" was on so I caught the last 45 minutes. And of course, I cried. Even more than usual this time because the hubster is gone.

Then I flipped to the last hour or so of "The Truth about Cats and Dogs" and yes, I cried.

I guess if I want to complete the usual chick flick marathon I should pop in "Bridgett Jones" tonight, or "Someone Like You". Those are always good for a cry. Or "Two Weeks Notice" or "Notting Hill"

Then it was off to bed.

Cell phone in hand I hit the sack.

The hubster promised to call even though it would be late.

11:30 it finally rings.

Newt: "Hi Honey"
Hubster: "Hi Baby, I'm still hanging out with Willy"
Newt: "Cool, did you give him a hug from me?"
Hubster: "Yep, as soon as I saw him."
Hubster: "Just walked right up and gave him a hug"
Willy: "Uh, glad to see you too Hubster"
Hubster: "That was from Newt"
Willy: "Oh, well, in that case."

Then after the usual "I love you" "I love you too" "Goodnight" "Goodnight" "Ok, sweet dreams" etc etc etc we hung up.

And Newt drifted off to sleep.