I am not a Democrat..

nor am I a diehard Republican - the issue with Miers and Bush is Bush!!! And as I read more and more, my word, crony, pops up often.

I had to take the Jetta in for some more warranty work to replace the passenger seat mechanism. But this is a great dealership, and as long as we ask ahead of time, we can get a loaner car. So I took my friend Elisabeth, and we went to IKEA for the day. I LOVE THAT STORE!! I only bought three or four small items, but of course we walked the entire store and stopped in the restaurant for lunch.

Yesterday was Collen's birthday. Our main gift was a plane ticket to come up the week end of the 21st for the Chick Fling. But I did make a small pieced table topper that I wanted to send to her. I missed the post office opening on Saturday, so decided I would send it Federal Express, overnight. It weighed less than one pound and was a small box..................$38 it cost. Gift-giving just became money and gift cards. No more shipping and mailing.

I am ready for fall and Thanksgiving with a small arrangement of dried colored corn, and a wreath on the front door with silk sunflowers! And since we will be leaving the first of December, the Christmas decorations will stay tucked away for the year.

Mike and Mary are planning to be in Phoenix the middle of December to visit his half sister, Martha, so we will drive up from Yuma to see them. Then a bit later we will leave Yuma to spend Christmas with Brian and Sheila and the boys at their condo in McCall. Only to return to Yuma in time for the Schulers to join us for the annual week between Christmas and New Years.

I just received the November issue of Bon Appetite, so I need to go study up on all the recipes for Thanksgiving, in case I need to cook! If I find anything that looks outstanding, I'll pass it along in my next blog. Ciao