Merry Christmas

 I am going to enjoy the day!

Christmas Eve Pizza

Tonight for our family the tradition is to eat Pizza. My children, although grown will usually carry on this tradition no matter where they are or who they are with. We started having Pizza for our meal on Christmas eve when our children were young and it has carried over all these years. Sometimes we have homemade pizza and sometimes we go out to eat pizza somewhere. It doesn't matter where we have pizza, it is a  tradition for us to eat pizza on Christmas eve. It has made our lives less stressful than having a big dinner on this night.

I want to be able to relax and enjoy the memories made on this night with those that are able to come over for our traditional pizza dinner. 

Cat Helpers????

Our cats think they own everything around our house. They also love to help us out when we are decorating. Well I really think they just like exploring the upper shelf in the living room.

 First Gracie

Now Olivia

Look at the lights!!!!!!

My husband loves putting lights out at this time of year. He put over a thousand lights on this tree and it is not even our tree. It sits between us and our neighbor, but is on their property. I love that my husband still has a little bit of child in him at Christmas and thrills at the lights on peoples houses and trees.

Hockey Anyone...

Tri-City Americans hockey game

My husband, Alan, is a huge and loyal fan of the local hockey team.

If you have a chance to experience a hockey game do so. It is a game that I easily understand and enjoy. I am glad my husband is not into football and basketball. This sport is very fast pace and you never know what exciting thing will happen next. If you live in or near Tri-Cities, Washington come to a game and you will find my husband in Section Q watching the game and willing to talk about how it is played with about anyone that will listen. He can tell you little facts and stats about the team as well.

Royal Pose

I was finally able to get my kitten who is just about 9 months old to pose for a couple of pictures and this one stole my heart. There are times she drives me up a wall and then she poses like royalty and melts my heart. 

What happened at the dentist

The other day my daughter called and told me she was having some problems with her teeth in which she had dental work a few weeks ago. I asked her a few questions and determined I knew the answer. I said, "your bite is off." I explained sometimes when you go to the dentist to get work done and then you are numb from the shots and they do their best to smooth down the fillings. What happens is one spot might be missed and your bite gets off and it puts pressure on your gums causing bruising of the gums and nerve pain. It can feel like you need a root canal as your teeth get very sensitive. How can I know all this? I have been to the dentist often over the last few year and this has happened more than once to me.

My daughter called the dental office and was able to get in fairly quick. Sure enough they smoothed down her tooth and she can tell already it is making a difference. She still has soreness, but that is normal since it would have caused inflammation and bruising of the gums. My daughter thanked me for telling her it could be something so simple. I may be getting older, but I am also a bit wiser, in some areas.