So, who needs to rely on the Gods of Great Parking Places for Black Friday shopping when you have your very own driver? Here's our driver. That's right - Bob took the ladies shopping at 4:30 in the morning. He would drop us off at the door. Park. Sleep. Pick us up. Drop off at the door. Park. Sleep. You see the pattern. At the Castleton Mall there were strolling carolers in 19th century costumes, reindeer on stilts, and jugglers. And we got free light bulbs and coffee at Keystone. It was Baleigh's first Black Friday adventure. Here she is before we left the house. She held up pretty well. I wonder if she'll want to try it again next year.

We had a very nice Thanksgiving. Bob went on to Effingham to visit his mom and dad and I came back to Kendallville to work on my Tuesday Club presentation that I have to present, well, on Tuesday. I'm getting there, but not finished. I just took this time out to blog a bit.



Maddie, the Amazing Barking Dog is handing out congratulatory woofs this week, as if they were pills and she, a doctor. Yes, Maddie salutes the girls who passed sections of the CPA exam: They would be:
Lindsey - who passed Financial
Rachel and Laura - who both passed B.E.C.
Hey, these tests are really hard,
so, congratulations, you smart number girls and

Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof
Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof
Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof

That's five woof's apiece for those of you who are not so hot with numbers.


Maddie has been in trouble with Bob because he took her to be groomed and when he was driving her home (after spending $50.00 to get her all spiffed up) she had diarrhea all over the back seat of the new company SUV that he just got last week.




Hey Kids, Guess who's leading in the East?
Green Bay sent him "packin"- didn't seem to care in the least.
Now I bet New York hopes he'll stick around
You know they're 8 and 4
I'm sure they'll win some more
I just read it in a magazine
Brettie and the Jets
Brettie. Brettie. Brettie and the Jets






No recipe this week - but I will be teaching another cooking class at the Park Department on Tuesday. We'll be making carrot cake and decorating Christmas cookies. You local peeps can still get in on that action if you call Sally at the park department tomorrow. There's just nothing like a cookie!

"If you're a circus clown and you have a dog that you use in your act, I don't think it's a good idea to also dress the dog up like a clown, because people see that and they think 'Forgive me, but that is just too much."' Jack Handey