A Slow News Day....

Well, I've been neglectful of the blog this week.  A busy work schedule and a nagging little abdominal pain (which, and I only add for your entertainment value since it has certainly not been for mine, has resulted in a prescription of "bland diet" from the doctor [and nurse Claudia].  I'm here to blog about it friends.....LISTEN UP!  Mind your P's and Q's.  Earn your jewels for your heavenly crown and live an upstanding, God fearing life because I'm pretty darn certain a BLAND DIET will be served in Hell.  "Welcome to Hell.  Enjoy a dreadful cardboard-encrusted white flour roll and some tepid sulfur water in our welcome reception area."  Dreadful, I say.  Just dreadful!)

Anywho, I seem to have given the appearance that it's been a slow news week here at The Drayer.

But we mustn't disappoint, shall we?

Let's see what I can dust off in the memories o' the week....

• Saturday- In spite of my miserable skiing fail, the significance of the day did not go unnoticed for my family.  Feb 2 marked the five year mark of saying good-bye to my dad.  He was a larger than life character.  And we all have so many memories of him making us laugh.  His infamous one-liners live on.  "I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous."

I miss him.  For so many reasons.  Five years have gone by so quickly and so agonizingly slow.  At some point you find yourself wishing to speed it up to get through the grief quicker.  Unfortunately it doesn't work that way.

Dad on the right with his parents.  He was always teasing his mom (a trait I clearly picked up!)

I have every confidence he is NOT eating a bland diet!  Enjoy, Dad.  The heaven I know is a luscious feast!

• Surprise Date Night:  Yep, pulled off another one.  Blog to follow.  As a preview...Sweet Sarah gives it a two thumbs up.  Stay tuned.

• Downton Abbey:  ok, ok.  True blogging confession.  THIS SHOW WITH CRACK-LIKE ADDICTION PROPERTIES IS TO BLAME FOR MY LACK OF BLOGGING.  There.  I said it.  I confess.  The Drayer is addicted.  And caught up.  We anxiously await tomorrow night.  HOLY COW IT'S GOOD!  Might I also add, I'm tickled this hit show is on PBS!  How great is that?  I can just imagine the big network executives cringing every time they see a social media post or reference.  Love it!
• [as a sidebar:  I have been trying to convince Sweet Sarah that I, like Lady Mary, should have breakfast and coffee delivered bedside each morning.  She ain't buyin' it.  Not even one iota.  harumph!]

          Who is your favorite character?

          Are you like me, does watching the show make you want to do a bit of reading on the formalities that you see on the show?  I mean, why do is the food offered to the dinner table and they serve themselves, rather than being served?  And what exactly IS the pecking order downstairs?

Finally, here's a funny pic of Teddy trying to figure out how he's going to "kill the new beast on the couch while the people are gone, since fear remanded him to the basement."  The new "beast" is our friend's VERY harmless dog, who is quite afraid of the furry felines.

The "beast" is on the couch sleeping, completely unaware.  Teddy is plotting but SCARED!!!!!!