Karen's Koffee Klutch: December 17th thru December 23rd 2012

December 17th Monday Fishing Day

It is 58 degrees this morning and so far the sun is not shining.. Dan and Gene went fishing on the jetty this morning. I am going to do a few chores around here. I baked some cookies and some Norwegian Christmas bread... I am going to be giving some away to a few friends here in the park.

Dan got back from fishing and had a picture of a shark he had caught. He said it was about 3 1/2 ft long. He let it go back as he had no knowledge on how to clean and prepare it. From what everyone said that he should of kept it. So what I did is google Shark cleaning and cooking and sent those sites to him and he said that if he gets another one he will keep it.

We went to The Bakery Cafe with Gene and Linda last night for dinner. Just another day in paradise. LOL

December 18th Tuesday
Sun shining this morning and it is 58 degrees out with getting to 87 this afternoon. We cleaned up around here this morning and then Dan went and got his hair cut.

Joe and Ann stopped by for a visit and then we went to lunch.

I took Herbie for a walk and he knows where to stop and visit so he gets a treat..

December 19th Wednesday
I woke up with a sore hand and during the day it got a bit worse.
I had some coupons and even though I have a sore hand I had to go shopping at Bealls with my 25% off coupon. I bought a Christmas shirt to wear on Christmas Day.

Lunch at Moby Dicks

Lee's Bloody Mary

Oysters on the Half Shell

Prime Rib Sandwich

After wards we went to marina and sat and watched the dolphins. They are just so awesome to watch. Before we went home we went to Dairy Queen for dessert.
When we got back we decided to change the furniture around. Make it easier to watch TV. I walked around the park and noticed that it is filling up. Well, the evening was getting cold, time to plug in the electric throw.

December 20th Thursday
Good morning.. Temps are dropping My hand had swollen and the pain was getting bad. Went and iced it and took some pain pills. I think that the good arthritis got to me. I put pressure on my wrist and joint and it hurts. I can hardly move my fingers.
It is getting very very windy here today..
Dan took Herbie out and he didn't last very long. He walked a short way did his business and then turned around and headed back home.
The news says the there is alot of snow hitting home area.
Today we decided it was laundry day. Oh how I hate to go to the Laundromat.

December 21st Friday Our 28th Wedding Anniversary
It was a cool morning..
Went into Corpus to pick up some Avon from our friends. Went to Sam's Club and then went to China Garden for late lunch. Dan did not want to go for steak as I am having a hard time digesting beef and he won't eat a good steak in front of me. It really wouldn't bother me, but that is how it is.
There was a dance at the clubhouse and The Winter Texan Band was playing, and seeing that they are friends of ours we went over and listened to them.. Dan is not a dancer and I use to love to dance, so it was hard for me to sit and watch everyone else have a good time. Got home around 9:30 PM. It was a long day.

December 22nd Saturday

Nice morning out, better than being chilly and bundled up with the electric throw. This morning there was coffee and doughnuts at the Clubhouse and also a can food drive. Dan and I went over there. Afterwards when we got back I downloaded a print Program to make business cards seeing that we ran out. If I must say I did a good job and did something different. Later Dan and I went for a ride to another park to wish a Heartlander Merry Christmas. On the way back home we stopped at Wal-mart for a pie crust and a few other items. When we got back I took Herbie out for his walk and he got a few Xmas treats from his friends.

I am having trouble today digesting some food. Dan is making salmon for dinner. Hope that it will be better. We called our friends Ralph and Barb to see if they wanted to go to Dairy Queen for dessert. So we went, and had a nice visit.

December 23rd Sunday

I was so excited this morning when I got up and was getting dressed. I weighed my self and I reached a milestone. I had lost 60 lbs. I was having a terrible time there for a while and I was holding my own and maybe gaining a pound or two and then loosing a pound or two. This morning was the Christmas present from myself.

We were invited to a cook-out at some friends park in Fulton and I said that I would make a pecan pie.

Well, after I had my coffee and pills this morning I made the pie, and then I made some Christmas Brownie Bon Bons. I wanted to make a few more things seeing that I had a mess going in the kitchen, but my time was running out. It was a nice day out today and we were able to sit outside and visit. We called Lee and Linda who went to Austin for the holiday, just to make sure that they were having fun too. Jim, had grilled hot dogs and we had chili and dessert.. We had lots of laughs and then it was time to get back to take Mr. Herbie out.

Just Me

Dan

Oh just to mention also that my hand is alot better and the swelling had gone down. This week has come to an end, and tomorrow is Christmas Eve and another week will be hectic and different from the others.

Even Santa likes to have a day off at the Beach before the BIG RIDE!!