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26th-Nov-2009 10:49 pm - Thanksgiving 2009

Last night got to bed after 10pm.
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Then woke up today wide awake at 2 am. Tried to go back to sleep to no avail. Went down stairs and bollixed away time on me laptop. Watched a lot of shite on D'Telly.

The house was beginning to wake up around 5:30 I headed back up to bed a while later and managed to nod off for a wee bit after that.
Up again and made crepes with Nutella, bananas and whipped cream for breakfast.
Watched more telly and really lazed the day away. Talked to Jean Marc in Montana for a bit. He reminded me about Donal Og Cusack back home. He likes him.
Lunch.

More telly and computer.

Then Thanksgiving 2009 dinner time.
Ate a gwall of food but didn't overdo it.

Pear and nut salad

Veggie nut roast served with vegan stuffing, sweet, sweet potatoes, glazed carrots with nuts, mashed potatoes with cheese and green onion, wild mushroom gravy and cranberry sauce. Two plates of all that.

Apple pie ala mode.

We sat and chatted for a few hours and then put in a DVD. "The Answer Man"
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It was a nice movie but they should have extended the ending for a few more minutes.
Had a pumpkin mousse sandwich along the way too.

Now I will digest me food for a bit.

I give thanks for my good woman.

25th-Nov-2009 08:04 pm - A Glorious Thanksgiving

Woke up. Packed a bag to take to Cle Elum for today.
Paul picked me up and drove me over to the Sammamish Waterways in Redmond. We worked on setting up pump jacks. Then removed the rotting framing. Then rebuilt the corner and installed new Densglass. Overall it was a good work day. The new bags were good and will take time to get used to them
We had a pizza party for the Thanksgiving lunch.
Dried in the building and cleaned up.
We got off early as the holiday was in hand. The good Natasha was there to pick me up. Off out 202 to I90 we go and over to Cle Elum.
Joyce and Puppins was there to greet us. We unloaded the Jeep and went inside. Had a cup of tea with a wee toast.
Barry came home a wee later. I cooked the dinner. Penne with tomato sauce and eggplant, onion and peppers. This was my part done for the week end.
Had a frigging gwall of Tiramisu for dessert.
I feel a wee wobbly at the moment too from the wee bit of pizza I had earlier I presume.

Now a wee TV before the bed.

24th-Nov-2009 11:49 pm - The Time to Retire

Went off to Sammamish Waterways. Paul and I working on the stairwells. Removing bad gyp and reinstalling new Densglass.

Home
Dinner
Dessert
Carmen came by for the visit.

Went over to Home Depot to buy some new tool bags.
Then down to The Owl and Thistle for a reunion with the old gang there from the old years.
Met kevin on the way in. Had the chat. Inside I met Donegal, Pat, Sinead, Colin, Declan, Dan, Chris R., Tomas and a gang more of the newer people. Had a lot of chat and great stories from the old days. Overall it was a fun visit.
I drop pat off at his bar before I make the long way home.

23rd-Nov-2009 07:38 pm - Refi

Last night watched another DVD before bed. "Julie & Julia"
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Not so shabby at all.

Woke up today feeling tired. Too much chocolate yesterday.
Down to Dash Point. Went up the hill to the rental and installed a new shower head in the bathroom and reinstalled the back door. Took some photos of the trees that were growing onto the wires.
On the way back up to Kirkland I got a call from Terry. Had to go back to the main house and unclog some drain holes on the decks. Did a few repairs in Lori's office. Bollixed away the rest of the day.
Got Delia started on the house refinance.
Headed to Costco on the way home. Stopped off at St. Theo to get my ladder. Didn't get to chat with Jessie as planned.
Home
Headed right out to see Harald about a few items regarding our finances.
Home
Dinner
Dessert
and now will watch some "Supernatural"

22nd-Nov-2009 08:41 pm - Avis

Woke up and finished off a movie I had been watching on and off for the last week. "Up"
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Shite

Listened to Paula on The Kitchen Sessions on Clare FM . A great two hours of tunes. It reminded me of my call back home yesterday to Maura on the death of her husband Jimmy last week. She was delighted that I called and told me that he died in her arms in the bath. Music and death go hand in hand back home.

Booked a rental car for our trip to "Roatan" in January.

Went over to Oak Tree to see "Law Abiding Citizen"
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This movie was great.

Back home and ate a pile of chocolate that Natasha had made. Way too much into me.
Headed down to "Pagliacci" for dinner. Salad and a vegan pizza.

Home and had a wee pumpkin gelato before dessert.

Watched a DVD "Management"

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Ok enough to watch but only ok.

21st-Nov-2009 11:40 pm - Travel to the movies

Woke up with a headache. Too much chocolate last night.
Called Mary back home. Watched the Irish Late Late Show. This has become common over the last few months. It will make the transition back home easy in the time ahead.
We went out to Thornton Place to see "New Moon"

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A piece of Romantic shite.

Headed down to "Zoopa" for lunch.
Then over to "Ikea" for a few items.

Next back to the house. Here I watched "Bruno" on DVD.
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This was shite too.

Next we went back up to the Edmonds Center of the Arts to see Rick Steves give a talk on something I love. "Travel"
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He put on a great show. He had great stories mixed with culture and politics. He hit the Irish right on the head with the Gift of the Gab.
I left there feeling inspired about life and travel

Home
Watched "The Ugly Truth" on DVD
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A kind of ok romantic comedy.

Now I should sleep but the Theo's Coffee Chocolate I had at Rick Steves will not permit that.

20th-Nov-2009 10:58 pm - Great Great Great

Up and out the door.
Today I headed over to Sammamish Waterways for the day in hand.
Cut a wee Densglass and odds and ends. Jake turned 35 today. We had a surprise party in the trailer there for him.
Home
U-district Mongolian for dinner.
Home for dessert.

Then we went up to Edmonds to see the Great Big Sea in concert. http://www.greatbigsea.com/ They were playing at Edmonds Center For The Arts. Their show tonight will be in two sets. Kind of like seeing them twice in two different shows. On they come and the crowd are on their feet right away. Foot stomping music with great harmony. Reminds me of a modern version of The Clancy Brothers in some ways. A great mixture of all kinds of traditional instruments mixed in with guitars and a Yamaha drum set. What a sound. They always end their concerts with an ad lib upbeat line of songs and the good thing about two sets you get double the treat. Overall a great concert. The venue was excellent. Our seats were my favorite in a theater hall. Front and center on the balcony.

Left the show in an upbeat frame of mind. Will have to go back to Edmonds Center For The Arts in a future date. A great hall.

19th-Nov-2009 09:02 pm - Change of Habit

Up and relaxed the morning away.
Down to St. Theo. Cut the trim for the hallway.
At 10 headed over to Woodenville to the shop. Met Lenny and we loaded up my truck with shite for the job.
Headed down to Redmond to the job. The lads helped to unload the truck.

Back to Woodenville and got more shite.
Then down to Redmond again. Lads helped to unload.

Headed home.
Carmen visited
Dinner
Dessert

Supernatural

God knows what now.

18th-Nov-2009 09:14 pm - Retirement

Up and off to Cougar Mountain.
Finished up the job. Packed up all the garbage and cleaned up
Home
Ireland fails bravely in their World Cup qualifying game against the French.
We went down to see HC regarding the end years of our life.
We are doing ok on the retirement front. Overdoing it on the savings. We signed up and now have a new fellow doing our finances. Decisions in the coming days and that is it for now.
Home
Dinner.
Dessert.
Supernatural
Now a email or two, then try and finish off a movie I started a day or two ago.

17th-Nov-2009 08:49 pm - Ate the day away

Up
Showered
Breakfast.
Worked the day away. Will end on time tomorrow.
St. Theos to drop off the paperwork.
Home
Dinner
Dessert
Movie to come.

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