Catching Up

I have been lax in posting. Here is a short version of the last few months.

October

It sucked. It was cold and wet. On Columbus Day we had this:

Happy Columbus Day

October continued its cold wetness and brought us to --

November

November was warm, dry and sunny. Farmers finished what they couldn't do in October. Plants were confused.

Bloom in November

We survived stuffing ourselves on Thanksgiving and the next night was the party H had planned and for which I was struggling to finish altering the vintage dress.

Vintage Dress

That photo does not do the dress justice. It looked fabulous hung on the frame of lovely H. I did not get any pictures of H in her great aunt's dress. We got to the party, she was busy, the food got laid out, we ate and then ...

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Let's just say Crab and I missed the rest of the party, the cake, and the photo ops. Crab is still alive, none the worse for the wear.

November also brought many frustrations (see previous posts). Through the help of my personal hero, I finally came through those. It was a long, tough haul for someone not as bright as the most awesome guru of geekness. The trojan is vanquished! The queen reigns! I so ♥ you Mush!

My Hero

My hero will get a present in the mail as soon as I get around to it, which may not be real soon because now we are in

December

December has brought us snow, blizzards, fog, arctic temps and crap since it began. My mother called today to tell me Christmas at her house is CANCELED. H told me that, barring a Christmas miracle, she is not going to make the journey down. I am sad that my H won't be here, yet grateful she will not be on the interstate with the idiots.

Next year: Nothing but greatness! After the spring thaw, that is.