SURPRISE! ! The Sequel

Color me SURPRISED! yet again, and for the second time in two days!

I dutifully emailed my ballot of nominees for the Share The Love Blog Awards to Heather at One Woman's World yesterday. Today I checked back to see how the nominations are going, and lo and behold, somebody nominated me for Happiest Blog, and Blogger You'd Most Like To Meet!

You could have knocked me over with a feather! Okay, it would have to be a very hefty feather, considering I'm a plus-sized girl, but still! I'm in good company, too, because a large percentage of my best blogging buddies are also nominated.

I am truly honored, y'all, and THANK YOU so much for nominating me. That button will be proudly displayed in my sidebar. I can't wait until the winners are announced, but let me just say, You're all winners in my book. Seriously. I'm just sorry I can't give you ALL an award, because you certainly deserve it.

Not that anybody would like, give a great hairy rip about receiving an award I came up with, but if I had an award to give, y'all would all get one.

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This is just a fun thing I saw at BooMama's and at Barb's, among others.

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Her Grace Lady Diane the Insouciant of Kirkby Overblow Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Try it for yourself and share your snooty Aristocratic Title with the rest of us in the comments.

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Remember my new printer I've been so anxious about? Well, it finally arrived today and I've got it hooked up and operating. But.

BUT. There always seems to be a "BUT", doesn't there? It's working fine, mechanically, software, all that good stuff. It's the actual printing where I've hit a snag.

I mean, it's supposed to be a printer/copier/scanner/fax, so it's not asking too much for it to actually, like, PRINT, is it?

I've reinstalled the ink cartridge at least a dozen times, worked through the troubleshooting list just as many times, gargled "Dixie" while simultaneously tapdancing and crocheting a sweater, and still the printing is worse than I could sketch with a charcoal briquette and crayons on tree bark. And I can't even draw flies, much less anything recognizable as vaguely artistic.

I think my printer is afflicted with the dreaded "sat too long on the shelf in the warehouse and the ink cartridge dried up" disease. Or, you know, something else. Just a guess, you understand. My solution is to keep fiddling with it until (a) I figure it out, (b) I tear it up, (c) Wait until the 1st of February when I can afford to buy new ink cartridges, or (d) Some combination of all the above.

I know you're all just on the edge of your seats anticipating the exciting conclusion, so once again, I'll keep you all abreast of the latest breaking news regarding "Diane's Dastardly Deeds Detailing Her Adventures With Her Dadblasted Printer". Or something like that.

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So far we've had ham sandwiches last night and ham , white beans, corn and greens for lunch today. Don't worry, none of it will be wasted, and I'll be cooking that hambone with beans or in soup, never fear.

Some longtime dear friends have invited me and Lamar to their new home for lunch on Saturday. We'll be there for a good portion of the afternoon and evening, and another dear friend's beloved aunt died Thursday and the wake is Saturday morning.

We've got a lot to do tomorrow, so it may be late when I get to it, but Lord willing, I'll be back sometime Saturday evening to do my Sunday Dinner post.

Have wonderful, blessed Saturday, y'all.