9 Friday Fragments from a Wife and Husband

Friday Fragments is hosted my Half-Past Kissin' Time for bloggers to post a list of short things on their minds that aren't really enough for a whole post. Here we go:

My Leg Pain Update

My pain is almost gone, whew! I find if I don't sit too long it's better. Some days I didn't even have any! I am happy to report I can now put my socks on standing up again, do my morning exercises pain free and was even able to run for the bus coming home from work Wednesday with no pain! Yay! Praise the Lord. Sometimes I do still need an Advil to sleep good at night. It seems I feel it most when I'm in bed now.

Funniest Post of the Week

I love to laugh and I thought Mama Sick's post, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, is hilarious. I laughed so hard that my hubby came to see what was so funny. It's a conversation with her 6-yr-old son about drawing her portrait.

Birthday Surprise

Monday my wonderful husband turns 60 and boy is he going to be surprised! I can hardly wait.


Here's Things Gerard Learned This Week:

Restaurants

It pays to apply to restaurant web sites--I got four free offers from Denny's, Perkins, Arby's and Eat and Park--Yum! Yum!

Larry Hangman

Larry Hangman passed away (Karen didn't even know who he was, do you?) I loved watching him as J.R. on "Dallas." He was a great actor!

Black Friday Shopping

I still love to shop on Black Friday early in the morning even if my shopping bag did bust open! Bath and Body Works was the most crowded store in the mall!

Happy Sunday

I like being a greeter at our church; didn't think I would like it as much as I do. I enjoy greeting people as the come and wishing them a Happy Sunday (I'm still waiting for my official greeter name tag.

Awesome Saturdays

Both Ohio State and Notre Dame went 12-0 which made me very happy--my Saturdays were awesome! Sad to see the season end.

Audio Book of the Week

Cold Ice by Tess Gerritsen was the audio book I looked forward to listening to all week. It's a thriller that I highly recommend. Click the link to see my review and find out more about it.

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A Sparkle Post (Writer's Workshop)

Although I get lots of free calendars from charities that we donate to, I actually bought one for 2013.  It's not just any old ordinary cat calendar because this one features our blogging friend, Sparkle the Designer Cat!  It has pictures of Sparkle and Binga but what makes this really special is that it has a different Rule that humans need to know about cats.  I read one of Sparkle's advice books and enjoyed it very much.  What better way to get tips on what makes cats happy than advice from a real cat?

It was the first time I ordered anything from the Zazzle store and was so excited when the package came, I opened it right away.  Then saw this:

What a disappointment!  This is not what I ordered!  (UPDATED 11/30--This is truly a personal calendar with family members featured on the months of their birthdays.  I just flipped through it today after reading the comment of a curious commenter.)  Now I have my white elephant gift for this year's Christmas party!  ARRGH!  After contacting customer service, taking a couple pictures to attach to an email, I quickly got the response I desired.  They told me I could keep this lovely calendar and immediately sent the one I requested:

Yes, I love it! I think this would be a wonderful gift for any cat owner! Better hurry to order one though, you may have to contact customer service.

This post was inspired by Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop prompt: 3.) Write a post, poem, or story that somehow incorporates the word: Sparkle

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Wordless Wednesday: Squirrel

Squirrel eating at the Cleveland Zoo

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AWW Mondays With My Manny Boy

Manny found a perfect spot, by heater, cozy, and under cover

Find more AWW Monday pictures at Aww Mondays and at Jody's Book Reviews.  Also check out Camera Critters.

So happy the BROWNS beat the Steelers yesterday--the defense was stellar getting 8 turnovers!  This is the first win over the Steelers in a long time!  The Steelers were missing their regular QB and really give this one away, but we'll take it!

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Four Friday Fragments (Food, Teaching, Thanksgiving, Pain)

Friday Fragments is hosted my Half-Past Kissin' Time for bloggers to post a list of short things on their minds that aren't really enough for a whole post. Here we go:

Perkins

We broke out of our Saturday breakfast rut and went to Perkins for a change last week. We got three large pancakes with fruit and whipped cream and a variety of syrup. We haven't gone in a long time because the service was so bad but it looks like they got things straightened out. We will be going more often.

New Experience

Sunday, God willing, I will be teaching ladies in our Circle of Friends Bible Study group. I am just filling in for the regular teacher for one week, but it should be interesting. I'm used to teaching kids, but have never taught adults so this is a first for me! I'll be sharing some verses about animals and how they relate to some Biblical truths taken from All God's Creatures--Spiritual Lessons From The Animals Of The Bible by Gary Richmond. She asked me because she knows I am an animal lover. 

Thanksgiving Day

We had lunch at Hometown Buffet--was delicious! I enjoyed favorite foods and had 5 desserts! Then we went to the zoo and it was very crowded! It's free on Thanksgiving but usually the weather is yucky so it keeps the crowd down. Yesterday was beautiful, near 60 degrees and sunny! The elephant ate the big pumpkin in one bite!

Pain

I just switched to Actonel in the hopes of not having the side effects from the other bone strengthening drug I was on but during the night experienced pain in my right hip and thigh. By morning, I also had lower back pain and some tingling in my left fingers.  Sure enough, all these are listed as side effects of Actonel. This is NOT good! At first, I couldn't even do a jumping jack because it was just too painful. I tried some other exercises to limber up after running some hot water on my hurting hip and thigh while in the shower. I took an Advil and went off to do Christmas shopping.  Fortunately the pain lessened.   When I first got up, I'd say it was at a level 6 or 7 but now at 5:30 p.m., I'd say it's a level 1.  I just wrote about giving thanks in all situations yesterday, so I am thankful the pain was only on my right side at least. 

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