Bill loves to watch infomercials and yesterday he was really impressed with the nuwave oven so I thought that would make another cool Christmas present for him so I ordered it online and by the time I was finished the total cost was 250 dollars and I was shocked, needless to say he got very ticked off at me and told me to cancel it, that he didn’t want me to spend that much money on something he would probably only use a couple of times.

I was on the phone holding for an hour before I could cancel the darn thing, but in the mean time I checked Boscov’s because they usually have everything that is shown on television and they have the white one on sale for 99 dollars of course it doesn’t come in black and you don’t get all the accessories, but it wont cost me 68 dollars shipping either. At any rate if it works the way they advertise it then that should be good enough. I really am thinking about a parental block on the infomercial channels.

Since it’s infrared it’s suppose to cook food in half the time even frozen food and all the fat collects in a drip pan so you don’t have to worry about consuming that. I was reading reviews and many people loved it, but there were also negative reviews, like the dome cracks after extended use and a few other negatives, but because he seemed to like it I went ahead and ordered to surprise him because he loves to cook and we are trying to eat healthier and it even cooks a 14 pound turkey frozen.

He wanted one of those magic bullets last year really bad because of the stupid infomercial and I think he’s used it to make milkshakes a couple times so I should have learned my lesson for 70 bucks that’s a mighty expensive milkshake machine. From now on when he is watching how cool those products are on television and making comments about how he would like to have something I will totally ignore him, if he wants it that bad then he can order it himself and not get mad at me for spending my money on him.

It’s so hard to get hints from him about what he would like to have so my ears perk up when I hear him say he would like to have something however I did agree with him this time because that was way over what I had intended to spend. If I was rich of course I’m sure he wouldn’t have gotten so upset over the price, he does really hate it when I spend any money on him, but he expects to spend his on me. I’m not complaining, but I also like to be a giver and he’s so hard to buy for. No more infomercial ordering for me I’ll just give money.

I watched the Barbara Walters special and I was happy to see Frank Langella  on her list. I like him much better now that he’s older, but I’ve seen him in so many things over the years that I couldn’t possibly name. Of course the way he looks always stood out, but for me he became more interesting and attractive the older he got and I can’t wait to see his new movie Frost/Nixon and I hope he wins an Oscar. I have always thought that Nixon was a great politician.

I honestly felt bad for Nixon and I don’t believe he was the only president to ever go over the line, he just happened to get caught. I always get Watergate and Westgate mixed up in my mind for some reason, but you have to remember it was back in 1972-1974 and my son was only 4 years old when President Nixon resigned. I happen to be one of the few people that I know who actually liked Nixon and was glad when Gerald Ford pardoned him.

I also liked President Reagan, but those are the only two that I have ever really been behind 100% and it doesn’t matter to me what anyone says about Nixon he will always be my favorite. I thought Nixon and Kissinger who was secretary of state made a great team and I was glad to see him endorse McCain last year even though we all know the results now. At least I know how he felt about the election we were facing and he thought McCain was the better choice.

Hopefully Obama and Clinton as the new secretary of state will be able to help us in the next 4 years…hopefully, but I don’t think I’ll hold my breath, but I’ll reserve judgement for awhile. I heard Leno talking about how he wont be able to find any comic material from Obama, but he was quite sure Hilliary would be able to help him out and I’m not sure why, but I took offense to that.

If Hilliary had been the Democratic party choice I would have voted for her. I wonder if she would have asked Obama to fill a position?

For some people Winter is the most depressing time of the year depending on where you live and your hobbies there might not be a lot you can do. We of course can’t ride the bike because of the cold and snow and that’s our thing. Bill always gets withdrawal and without the sunshine he feels depressed more than in other season.

I have always been the type to keep the blinds drawn, besides keeping it cozy I also avoid looking at the dust particles and dog hair, but not Bill he opens all the blinds and window shades in the house. He needs brightness. When I moved in I actually painted all of his paneling a wheat color to brighten the place up and I enjoyed painting all of that paneling.

I don’t mind the snow so long as I don’t have to drive anywhere and Shadow loves to chase the falling snow it’s like a game for him. I took a couple shots of the snow falling just so I can look at them in the Summer when I’m complaining about all of the heat. I would love to live where it’s in the low 70′s all year round and no humidity.

Of course it hasn’t amounted to anything so far this year and melts pretty quick. I know many of you live in places that have already had huge accumulations, but so far we’ve been lucky no snow blowers or shovels so far. I always have to dig a place out for the dogs to go and the yard always gets so muddy and the paws always need to be cleaned. Okay enough about Winter.

At one point in my life I was a clean nut and drove everyone crazy. Everything had to be just the way I fixed it and believe me you talk about stress well I certainly had it and gave it to everyone around me. It took me along time to get out of that then I realized there were more important things to stress myself out over. I think that was the only thing I could control at that time in my life and it became compulsive, now a little dust and dog hair doesn’t bother me… maybe a little.

I straighten up here and there and dust when I feel like it although Bill has asthma he hasn’t had an attack for a long time. Our house is old and when I first moved in we did a lot of DIY projects, it’s much better than it was, but it still needs a lot more work. I keep meaning to start new projects, but I’ve been having problems with my lower back and the older I get the worse it gets and I don’t want to go to the doctor right now so I take it easier. I’ll get around to them there’s always tomorrow and I’m not a clean nut anymore.

Sometimes I feel older than Bill and it’s harder to get up and down the stairs just like my Shadow with his bad hind legs. Maybe when Bill retires we’ll get more done and who knows we might just sell and move into a little cottage with no steps. Of course we do need to finish the basement it still has a dirt floor, we keep saying some day. However we probably wont move because I really don’t see the economy getting any better for quite some time and we have no mortgage and just have to pay our taxes so I guess we’re luckier than many.

I have two crappy vacuum cleaners, one for upstairs and one for downstairs because it’s too hard to lug around, but I will soon need a new one so I’ve been checking out the Dyson, Hoover, Kirby, Eureka, Oreck, Dirt Devil, Roomba, and  Miele vacuum cleaners. I’d love to have that system that is like your central air where you don’t have to lug anything around and it filters the dirt out automatically, but I guess that would be better suited to a new home and would probably cost a fortune.

At any rate I do count my blessings and I’m very grateful for what I do have. When I get too feeble to get up and down the stairs I’ll face that when it occurs which I hope will be many years down the road. Might be a problem since the bathroom is on the second floor. I don’t ever want to be in a nursing home and of course I do think about those things because I don’t want to be a burden. I shudder at the thought of wearing diapers in my old age and someone cleaning me up like a baby…too much for me to think about right now so have a great weekend.