I am back...for now.

It has been a whirlwind since I last blogged. I have been to Memphis and had no less than three Thanksgiving dinners. My Arizona Cardinals have clinched a spot in the playoffs. We have a new puppy, her name is Lilly and ohh, I quit my job. I also found a new job. I feel alot better about all of this because I thrive in chaos.
We went to memphis for Thanksgiving and stayed with my Mom for a couple of days, went to my cousins house to meet her new Hubby.He seems nice and he is a chef so we got along really well. It didn't hurt that he fixed all of the food and he could have fed about a dozen more of us. Had a great meal at my Mom's house the next night. I cooked ribs and ABT's for Thanksgiving proper. Friday we had pizza from Memphis Pizza Cafe and my stepsister and Brother in law came in with their kid Zach, whom we had never seen. He is a real cut up and ladies man. He's about 18 months old and is the center of attention. They also brought their dogs. Did I mention we have a new puppy. We took her too! In all Friday night there were 6 adults, 7 kids and 5 dogs all of varying sizes running around her house. I know she had to be frazzled. I was a little frazzled and I didn't even stay there that night.
Friday night we stayed with my sister and her kids and her dogs and I saw my Dad. The nephews already have their Christmas presents. A real live drum kit-one of the best I have ever seen and a guitar and amp that I wish I'd had when I was that age, heck I would have loved it when I was thirty. We made a lot of noise and the girls played doing what girls do and the dogs played doing what dogs do. A whole lotta sniffin and barkin. Wait, that sounds like what a lot of girls do. Anyway,we drove home in a wintery mix of snow rain and darkness and listened to Art Bell on the radio, turning the radio only to get football scores. I wish I had more time when I come into town and a list of phone numbers to get together with friends, but my family is super important to me and now that I am starting a new job, I won't get another vacation for about 6 months. And hopefully it will be spent mostly at the beach, with stops in Memphis on the way back.
Oh, the new job, well I am back in the restaurant bidness and I couldn't be happier. The pay is more, the benefits are better and if I work on my day off I actually get paid for it. I am salary + bonus and it is with a major chain. I won't mention it here but if you wanna come see me you'll be eatin good in the neighborhood. I have never been with a solid, major chain. I hope they don't go mixing up all of their rules and decide to fip their menu like everyother chain I have been with. It's not fancy but i can do fancy at home, and now I might be able to afford fancy now and again. So, yes I have mapped out my paydays to get all of the loans I have taken out back to their rightfull owners and I might be able to get that liposuction for my fat head. At least I can keep my gym membership. I have (or had) been running 2-3 miles a day, 5 days a week and working my upper body. I have not seen any results as of yet, but I feel a little better and it keeps me off the streets.
Well, that is all I have for now. Pictures to come after I get them from Mom. Our camera is KAPUT.
SF