Meeemmmmphis, TN where the winds come sweeping off the street...

It is cold and windy here this morning. I went out and walked my .8 miles this morning and it was sure chilly, but to tell you the truth I would prefer that to and trying to walk in it. Memphis is extremely humid in the summer time and boy that makes it tough to walk sometimes.

I am almost finished with my sister's sweater. I have the pattern to put in then I can bind off and sew it up. I am going to work some more of doing a better mattress stitch with this sweater. I have knitted a few rows of the stuff I bought for my top and it is so gorgeous. I think I am going to have to buy a spaghetti strap bra tank to go under it though because it feels like it will probably be itchy. I found a gorgeous aqua satin one that I think would work perfectly underneath and will probably get that.

I am chugging along with my diet. I did ok yesterday and want to do really well again this week. I am not getting on those again until the end of the month to see how well I did overall. I think you avoid disappointment by doing it that way. Maybe it is just personal preference though.

Today is call the to get Fortune's shots and then to get him groomed. He is a total mess, but with Jack being out of work and no money coming in then Christmas right after that, I haven't had the money to get him in until now. As soon as I am done blogging this morning, I am going to call and see if I can get him in next Monday because Jack is off work for MLK day.

Good grief, I don't know what the creepy neighbors are doing this morning, but they could wake the dead banging around like they do. We own an older condominium and it seems we are getting more and more renters around us. The problem is that these were built in 1973 or so and some of the people have lived here since they were built. They are now elderly and are passing away and their families are selling them to whomever to just get rid of them. Condos here are almost impossible to sell. Anyway, these investment companies are buying them dirt cheap then renting them out. In our group of 10 condos, 4 are owned and the rest rented and of course there are renters on both sides of us. The one on the left is always kept tip top because it is owned by someone who lived in the condo until they bought a house. He always has good renters except the woman that lives in there now cooks the most godawful stuff and the smell comes into our condo and just lingers. I know she does chitlins out in her backyard and they are the most disgusting smelling things you can imagine. Our bedroom is facing our deck so it is next to her back yard and ick, sometimes I can't sleep when she and her friends are out there cooking that nasty stuff. It smells really bad. The other side are just noisy. Not late night music noisey just slamming doors, loud talking noisy.

I guess I should get to knitting and call the vets

From my house to yours...
Donna