Firstly, thank you all for your get well wishes and concerns. I hope that I am finally on the road to recovery. I had a severe reaction to the medication yesterday and ended up with my head hung over the toilet bowl for most of the afternoon. Not fun. So that put me back a day in getting some drugs into my system as the doctor didn’t want me to start a new regime yesterday, but to wait until today to give my stomach a break. Trust me, it needs it. ugh.  At least the nasty drugs knocked back my sore throat some, so that’s good news at least.

Bad news is that I don’t think I am going to be able to eat and fully enjoy the sumptuous feast my dear husband had planned for tomorrow. My very favorite food of all time, foie gras, and duck breasts in orange sauce. Plus a delicious vegetable terrine and yummy mushroom tartlets were also on the menu. Not to mention the bottle of Tignanello wine from 1983 that we’ve been dying to find a reason to finally drink. Not happening tomorrow. So sad. I’m so bummed. I can’t fully taste and my stomach is a bit on the iffy side. Hopefully in a few more days we’ll be able to do our Christmas Feast. You can follow more about our Christmas food on Rick’s site where he is documenting the process and the recipes.

I am able to sit up for periods of time without getting too dizzy and woozy, so here I am. I am sharing some photos I managed to snap of the dogs on Saturday after the snowfall on Friday. We did have another snowfall on Sunday morning but I didn’t get out in and haven’t been out of the house since except to go to the doctor! We got an additional 3 to 4 inches, but now it’s raining and melting it all into a slushy mess. Too bad.

and here I caught Alex in midair with all four feet off the ground and he pounced on Hailey!

Well, that’s enough upright stuff for now. Back to the couch with my snuggle bunny Bella. She’s very good company for a sick patient!

Wishing you all a wonderful Holiday no matter how you choose to spend it!

The weather forecast calls for snow tomorrow. Quite a lot if they prove to be right, and that would really be nice. But please let it snow and not that other wintry mix stuff (ice/sleet). Please?

I now have a full blown case of laryngitis. I hate it. It hurts to talk and my tonsils are still swollen. Aspirin does help the swelling some. If I try to yell at the dogs a very strange croaking sound comes out and they tilt their heads and look at me oddly. What is the matter with mommy’s voice? At least it gets them to stop whatever they are doing that I am yelling at them about. Mostly barking. Anyway it’s a pain.

Two nights ago we had some snow that turned to sleet and then froze. As the trees warmed up and the ice melted I took these photos. I hope to be taking snow photos tomorrow. Bella will love it!

Our tree is up and decorated. We cut our own tree this year—a lovely blue spruce—at the local tree farm. Bella thinks she is a present and likes to lay underneath it.

So the house is looking festive, I have more cookies to bake and we are expecting SNOW. Here’s hoping my blog will be decked in white tomorrow!

All three of us in this photo are wishing and hoping for snow!

now let me down old man!

See, I knew I could count on some help.

Not to be outdone by the orchestra at the opera the other night, Bella decided she could play an instrument too. It’s her own composition.