Happiness is.....

OK... what's a hoodsie, then?! 

Hahaha, PB! Wicked good!!

A Hoodsie is a small cup of ice cream (usually vanilla/chocolate) that came with a little wooden spoon.  They were made by Hood Dairy.  The ice cream man sold them but you can get 'em in supermarkets now.  I remember when they had a picture of movie stars, sports figures, etc. printed on the inside of the lid so you had to lick off the ice cream to see who you'd got!

A hoodsie cup

The ice cream always seemed really creamy - almost soft serve like, straight out of the freezer.   

Must be all the diglycerides, guar gum, locust bean gum, poly ... ?

Got the new iPhone today!! I've been using an ancient Nokia phone since I got here nearly 4 weeks ago to wait for the iPhone to come out. And I hadn't had a phone upgrade in the U.S. For 3 years. So this is way overdue.

Breakfast with both the 'boys' at Bickford's and then a visit to BJ's 

All the wonderful people I have met on this trip. Some were friends of friends who are now great friends.  While we were I  London,  I had the joy of meeting princesslemons, who is delightful!  We spent time with her one evening when she got off work,  then some time with her and V another. I can't wait to see them again next year!   

The cozy feeling of being tucked safely into a warm home, wearing fuzzy socks, warm clothes,  and drinking hot beverages on a cold day.

The 'first wearing of the season' of flannel Christmas pj pants.

watching DD  enjoy herself  sand  sledding  down the  berms  at the beach  today.. She had  a  blast!!

Meatloaf and mashed potatoes tonight. The happiness is it is grandma's meatloaf recipe, as close as I can come. Over the years, she did her measuring by habit and feel and not necessarily by the recipe that was written. As an added bonus, it was mixed n the bowl she always mixed hers in.

I miss that woman every day, but I have so many of her kitchen gadgets, bowls, spoons, and other items I rarely make a meal without using at least one thing that was hers. It is a very comforting thing.

Cake in the oven!

Mom and dad are coming up to spend the afternoon and evening with us tomorrow. We will go out for Thanksgiving dinner, then spend time just talking and visiting. Since we both work tomorrow and mom does too, no one wants to cook a big meal later.

Hubby and I both work Thanksgiving, so by the time we make the two hour drive to mom's, we'd have very little time to spend before heading back since he has to work Friday.

Getting Cinnabon delivered to my front door because I was too sick to make the trip to Lakeside this weekend.  Yum!