Sammy

To be honest, I can't remember anything outstanding about Sunday or Monday. But today, I took Mom to a doctor appointment in Santee and then we did some grocery shopping.

Everything was quite ordinary until I went to put the cats away at 4 p.m. Three of them popped in the window--and I shut it after them. I assumed Sammy would come around the other way as he usually does. But when I went to find him, he wasn't in his usual spot in the cat tunnel nor was he on the roof as he sometimes is. I called him and he didn't, for once, come running. I've been checking all evening but he hasn't shown up. I am very sad.

Movie Friday

Dennis won't be here Tuesday, so he and Mom and I went to the movies on Friday. We saw Jack Reacher. We all have read the entire Reacher series and I've been rereading them from the beginning. The best thing about getting old and losing your memory is that you can reread books and they seem brand new. I have yet to remember anything.

I spent the first part of the movie being mad that they chose Tom Cruise to play Jack Reacher. Reacher is 6' 5" tall, a giant compared to dinky Cruise. Yet, as the movie progressed, I began to enjoy Cruise's performance. We liked the movie, but all of us agree that Liam Neeson (6'5") or Jim Caviezel (6"2") (Person of Interest) would have been a more likely choice.

This morning (Saturday) we met Angie, Gary, Danielle, Bryan and baby Morgan for breakfast at Cafe 67 in Lakeside. We had a nice visit and were happy to see that Dani, Bryan and Morgan looked healthy and happy (well, Morgan cried a little).

In the afternoon, I took Flash for a mile walk around the ranch while Dennis stayed in town getting my car serviced and doing some errands.

Tonight we are watching the premier of Merlin, Season 5. I started knitting a scarf so I would have something to do while watching TV besides work on my computer. Yet, here I am doing this.

Lunch in La Jolla

We had lunch today at Henry and Margaret's home in La Jolla. We enjoyed our visit with them and with Karl and Hilkka who were visiting there. We met these friends through Ernie and Al many years ago. We miss Ernie and Al, both deceased, but are happy we have retained our friendship with many people we met in their friendship circle.

January 2

Took Mom to her doctor appt. in La Jolla this morning. The trip to La Jolla and back takes just about half a day or so. In the afternoon, Angie brought Amanda by for a short visit. Amanda got to chase the kittens all over and help Dennis put them away while I visited with Angie and helped her with her new iPhone. It was very windy in the morning, but the wind died down in the p.m.

50-50 on the last night of the year

50-50 and I cuddled on the sofa on a chilly New Year's Eve night.

Canoli

New Year's Day dessert: Canoli

Happy New Year 2013

We started the new year right this year. Left-over pizza for breakfast (Dennis had eggs) and a walk on the Sandy Creek Riding and Hiking Trail. It's pretty cold outside and the wind is starting to pick up. We watched the Rose Parade, me noticing all the beautiful horses.

Mom will come over around noon and we'll continue the Lord of the Rings marathon with the third movie, Return of the King. I've already put together the candied yams, so there won't be much to do to get dinner on the table. Dennis cut a fresh pineapple this morning and will be in charge of cooking the small ham we bought.

I'm also starting the new year right by writing in my Sandy Creek Ranch and Flash the Border Collie blogs. My new year's resolution is to write every day. We'll see how that goes. My other resolutions are:

1.  Take a walk every day, weather permitting.
2.  Continue physical therapy.
3.  Ride my horse at least twice a week. I'm hoping to get back to trail riding, but I have to work up to    at least 2.5 hours. Right now I can only ride for an hour.
4.  Train Flash every day.
5.  Get my jewelry website updated and keep it updated.

I can't think of anything else right now, so I have only one more thing to say:

Happy New Year!