Thirteen for Thursday

F. . .

1. Frozen strawberries that I bought when Fresh. I have some, every time I open the freezer they call to me.
2. Fillet O'. The name of my Beta fish I had for over a year in college.
3. Flushed. Poor Fillet O'.
4. Flavor. Like cilantro. Garlic. Olive oil. Bring it!
5. Finger. I broke one playing cards once.
6. Fan. I sleep with one on, all year long. In the winter I point it into my closet.
7. Friends. I am blessed with some great ones.
8. Family. Ditto.
9. Fa la la la laaaaa. I LOVE Christmas music. Favorite song: O Holy Night
10. French braid. I taught myself how to do this in JR high. It is the secret to getting 5 of my nieces to sit still for any length of time.
11. Favorite. I tell all my siblings and cousins that I am Granny's favorite. She only pretends to deny having favorites.
12. Ft.Worth, Texas. Where all this wondrousness began.
13. Fall. My favorite season. Crisp air, bonfires, small town festivals, the last of the Farmer's Market. OH! FARMER'S MARKET how could I forget you?

It was only a matter of time

Before I became Blog-famous.
Not only do I offer you TWO fabulous, original, humorous, semi-addictive blogs, I am now being blogged about and, well, let me just say--that fits in to my plans perfectly. What plans, you ask? None that I can really think of. . . but my sister-in-law started a blog and I wanted to point it out. Enjoy!

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And a happy Sunday to you, too!

Thirteen for Thursday

Everybody Enjoys E. . . or whatever

1. Mary Engelbreit, my favorite artist.
2. Etsy, very cool crafty place.
3. Eggs. 94% disgusting.
4. Evangel. Future alumnus.
5. Empire State Building. I once watched the sun set from there. Pretty awesome.
6. Ephesians 4:13. Amen?
7. English. The only language I speak, so far.
8. Entertaining. What The Brat and I find ourselves to be.
9. Ecru. A blah blah color, just like tan, beige, khaki.
10.Janet Evanovich. Author of some very good and very funny books I like.
11.Ear rings. I have these, I just don't wear them. Not even on my wedding day.
12.Elegant. Not gonna happen.
13.Enlightened. What each of you feel after reading my blog.

It's not a tum-ah

After several days of mysterious swelling and whole-leg cramping, and several murmurings of "blood clot" by concerned family members, and one long trip to the ER to appease my mother, it has been determined that I am suffering from a severe case of O.L.K. That's "Old Lady Knee" for you non-medical professionals. I have severe arthritis in my knee. But better than that, I have two nice little blue pills (no not THOSE blue pills, the other kind) in my system. So for now, I am enjoying my old lady knee. Tomorrow, and after I see the ortho-whatcha-ma-whatever-ist, may be (ok, will be) a different story.
Thanks to my concerned mamacita, and to my enduring sister-in-law/friend for the laughs in my "exam" room (also known as "the closet where they store they eye exam equipment").
And a merry percocet to all!