Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Tuesday, November 10

1. This.

2. And this.

3. Breakfast for dinner.

4. This.

5. Finally got the Halloween decorations packed up.

Sunday, November 8

1. Sunday school went well.
2. Excellent sermon this morning.
3. I found potatoes and beets in the garden.
4. Beautiful day, allowing for lots of outdoor type stuff.
5. Miracle occurred this morning.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Christmas lights

I've got to admire this person. Spreading Christmas cheer while saving resources. Very economical.


http://failblog.org/2009/11/03/holiday-lighting-win/

Tuesday, November 3

1. When the new minister was at the Christian Ed meeting tonight, I made a reference to September 19 [NOTE- NOT directly relevant to the Chr. Ed. program] and Michael was the only one in the room who got the reference. Michael rocks.

2. Michael also shows promise in other ways. It's not just the pirate thing.

3. I'm very fond of the song "Smile," by, (ugh) Uncle Kracker. This produces a level of shame equal to or even slightly greater than the "I'm Yours" situation.

4. Finally got Harrison to the dentist.
5. This.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

I hope you can forgive me

I just discovered that entry #2 on October 28 is identical to #1 from January 16 or 17. I feel just awful about it.

Monday, November 2

1. Haircut. Finally.

2. Lunch with Sarah and Sarah.

3. Thrift store shopping with Sarah and Sarah.

4. Sunny day.

5. This.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Sunday, November 1

1. Communion this morning went smoothly. I'm sure most people take this sort of thing for granted.
2. Beautiful day.
3. Picked up new dog today. Emi, the dog formerly known as Josie, is on the premises.
4. Harrison is going on the mission trip next weekend.
5. Harrison is planning on going on the mission trip even if I can't go. I was nervous.

Saturday, October 31

1. Just had a wonderful dinner of grilled tuna, rice pilaf, broccoli that was in the garden ten minutes earlier, and bread warm from the oven.

2. Jeff baked the aforementioned bread. Fresh, homemade bread is awesome, but even better when I didn't have to put any effort into it.

3. Even with all that going on, I came home from work to a clean kitchen.

4. Early shift at work means I'm home in time to have a life.

5. This.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 30

1. The Marvin's got their bowl back--can I get a whoop, whoop!
2. I am glad to know Heather, who found said bowl. I lose stuff all the time, and now I know who to call for help. There are, of course, other reasons to be glad about Heather's presence, this is just the most relevant today.
3. Unbelievably beautiful fall day, so gorgeous it makes Thursday look like crap. And Thurday was great.
4. My parenting stock is at what is probably an all time high with my daughter, because we found a dog today. I really dodged a bullet there.
5. Unexpected block of free time allowed me to get some stuff done. Thanks, Dee!

Thursday, October 29

1. Work wasn't totally hellish today.
2. The dentist still saw the boys even though I got them there really late. Really.
3. I made it to the gas station when I was sure I would run out of gas halfway there.
4. Beautiful night for Trick or Treat. Awesome.
5. I scored a ton of candy just by taking the stuff none of the kids wanted-Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Almond Joy...

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Wednesday, October 28

1. Meijer had Scrabble Cheezits today.
2. I love that my computer desk is over 100 years old and has a glass inkwell.
3. Kat made dinner.
4. More sun today than I expected.
5. Whose Line is it Anyway was just on, and now I'm going to bed.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Sunday, October 25

1. Hayride at Retreat Center.
2. Taize at Retreat Center.
3. Beautiful day at Retreat Center.
4. Bonfire at Retreat Center.
5. Not working today.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Saturday, October 24

1. This Fail.
2. I came home from work because I felt like crap. Then I got to spend most of the day in bed, channel surfing. Too crappy for work is just fine for lying in bed channel surfing.
3. My beautiful niece, Rachel, is thirteen today. Where did those years go?
4. Paula, who also has a birthday today, told me how to do some cool new things on Farmtown.
5. I think it's time for another nap.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Sunday, August 23

1. Peanut M&Ms.
2. Nap after church.
3. Sunday comics--always worthwhile.
4. Two book clubs in one week.
5. Today's Cakewrecks. Of course, since it's Sunday, they are not wrecky, but sweet.

Saturday, August 22

1. Facebooking at the pool is always good, even when it's this cool out.
2. BINGO at the pool, with the hope of winning a membership for next year (we didn't).
3. Free food at the pool.
4. Stupid workweek O.V.E.R.
5. Random Monty Python quotes from a total stranger.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Friday, August 21

1. Stupidly long work week almost over.
2. Beautiful, non-muggy day.
3. This.
4. Beautiful, non-muggy night.
5. I love when I get home and there is a cat in the driveway. I know they're not actually waiting for me, but it's still a nice effect.

Thursday, August 20

1. Broads. Not, like broads in general, you know, but MY broads.
2. Books.
3. Books and broads.
4. I got to leave work almost an hour early.
5. Jeff ordered pizza for dinner. Notice the running theme of loving pretty much any meal I don't have to prepare.

Wednesday, August 19

1. Rain.
2. Vanilla ice cream.
3. Ghost Hunters.
4. Dinner out with Jeff.
5. Not going anywhere much all day, except #4 above.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Tuesday, August 18

1. Scrambled eggs for supper,
2. Cantaloupe from the CSA.
3. Greg's no-front-teeth smile.
4. One month and one day until Talk Like a Pirate Day.

5. Llamas with Hats.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Monday, August 17

1. Farm Town. Sorry, it just makes me smile.
2. This.
3. Turkey and swiss cheese sandwich with a big slab of fresh tomato.
4. One more day of work behind me.
5. I finally found a pair of shoes that is comfortable enough for work without inspiring the wrath of the store manager.

Sunday, August 16

1. Jeff made his totally wonderful, from scratch, sweet and sour pork.
2. Any time someone else makes dinner, that warrants two spots on the list.
3. No work means time at the pool with my boys.
4. More tomatoes in freezer.
5. Better Days by the Goo Goo Dolls

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Saturday, August 15

1. Harrison is home.
2. This is going to be a heavy week at work, and one day of it is behind me.
3. Yesterday's salsa is totally edible.
4. Her Diamonds by Rob Thomas.
5. Bedtime!!

Friday, August 14, 2009

Friday. August 14

1. The Time Traveller's Wife is out today.
2. Going to see said movie with the Broads.
3. Made salsa for the first time.
4. Canned the salsa I made, also a first. Filled four jars. Four jars of what must surely be some of the most expensive salsa ever. I have to make more even if it's horrible, just to get my per jar cost down into the low double digits.
5. Did I mention I'm not working tonight?

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Thursday, August 13

1. Less hot, less humid today than the past few days.
2. I think I have a game plan for making salsa, thus using up the large quantity of tomatoes, tomatillas, and peppers of all varieties that I have accumulated in the past two days.
3. Night out with the Broads tomorrow.
4. I don't have to work tomorrow, which makes #3 possible.
5. I am glad I know the Smiths, for whom today is so significant.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Sunday, March 8

1. We slept with the windows open last night.
2. I didn't need a jacket when I went out today.
3. Work went amazingly fast today.
4. At the store today, I made this amazingly wonderful discovery. I will definitely be bringing these to the next bookclub gathering. Buy all you can now, because my love for them means they will surely be discontinued before the end of the year.
5. It was still light out when I left work.

Saturday, March 7

1. More free firewood.
2. I actually got myself moving early enough to accomplish some stuff at home before work.
3. The worm compost is progressing nicely.
4. Work not totally tedious today.
5. Beetlejuice is on tv.

Friday, March 6

1. With Franklin and Gregory in school and Harrison in Chicago, I got to spend the day running around with Kat.
2 Day spent running around with Kat means thrift stores!
3. Yet another wonderful $3 sweater obtained as a result of said running around.
4. Yummy lunch-chicken with peanut and sesame sauce. Completely different from any other sesame or peanut sauce I've had before. This means internet research and kitchen research in my future.
5. Wonderful weather means I also got to hang out after school.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Day 46 (Sun)

1. Another good lecture on ethics at church this morning.
2. Another good class in Christianity's Family Tree.
3. This afternoon one of my customers, in attempting to ask for lemon-pepper chicken, asked for leper chicken. Not only is this great on its own, but it ties in with this morning's sermon, and what could be cooler than that?
4. A batch of Jarlsburg dip was prepared this afternoon. This glorious event requires extensive "testing" by all personnel in the deli and surrounding departments, purely for quality control purposes, of course. Note: this dip is waayyy too expensive to actually be purchased by most Anderson's employees.
5. It's day one of the CAF Snap Pea Challenge.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Day 45 (Sat)

1. I finally got caught up on these posts.
2. BLTs for dinner.
3. Just the right amount of busy at work.
4. The house was relatively tidy when I got home.
5. Kat tracked down the book she needs for her class, "This Class Sucks."

Day 44 (Fri)

1. This post on Emilia's blog brought back memories of when Frank was in first grade and signed all his papers "Boy 412," from his favorite book, Magyk.
2. This.
3. Yet another day of hanging out at the playground.
4. We found celery seeds at Home Depot, so there's another type of plant for me to kill.
5. We should be about finished with the tedious ads for the newest "Friday the 13th" movie.

Day 43 (Thur)

1. It's Thursday, and I've just always really liked Thursdays.
2. The phrase, "Ultraviolent zombie mayhem!" keeps sliding through my consciousness.
3. Summer, Highland Falls by Billy Joel.
4. This.
5. Yummy burritos for dinner.

Day 42 (Wed)

1. I -I mean Greg- got a really good evaluation on the grizzly bear project.
2. This.
3. Ghost Hunters is on tonight.
4. Whose Line is it Anyway is on tonight.
5. I will be starting seeds before too long.

Day 41 (Tuesday)

1. This.
2. Miraculously, I didn't have to buy groceries today.
3. "Lost" by Coldplay.
4. No meeting tonight.
5. No meeting means no minutes to type up.

Day 40 (Monday)

1. On Rieber, just north of the school, there is a snowman that has turned into an Easter egg. At least it had this morning; it's probably disappeared by now.
2. This video.
3. We got to hang out on the playground today.
4. I learned of the existence of this book.
5. I don't work again until Saturday.

Day 39

1. Really good lecture on Bioethics in church this morning.
2. Jeff taught the Sunday school class so I could attend lecture on Bioethics.
3. This video.

4. Work went fast.
5. I'm going to bed at a decent hour.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Day 38

1. Working an early shift means there is still some Saturday left to enjoy when I get off work.
2. I was very impressed with the tunnel Gregory constructed while I was at work. Even though I know that some really muddy clothes will be waiting for me the next time I go to the laundry room. I wonder how long I can put this off.
3. I remembered to buy rabbit food and eggs while I was out, items I have been managing to space off everytime I've left the house in the last three days.
4. Buying eggs allowed me to bake cookies today.
5. Baking cookies allowed us to eat warm fresh cookies. Mmmmm, snickerdoodles.

Day 37

1. The note I mentioned in my previous post is now prominently displayed in the deli's kitchen.
2. Brandy, another of my esteemed coworkers, has agreed to trade shifts with me for next week, which makes my life just a little less complicated. Brandy, you rock!
3.

4. Finally finished a couple of annoying tasks I've been trying to get to all week.
5. I'm going to bed soon.

Day 36

1. There is a snowman on North Street and Evening Street that has one arm curved gracefully over its head. It appears to be a dancer, a tough image to convey in this medium.
2. The last time I worked, my coworker, Pat, was filling a bowl with a pasta salad when she found the salad smelled a bit "off," so she said she was just going to leave the salad in the cooler with a note saying that she didn't think the salad was any good. I responded by quoting Green Eggs and Ham. Here is the message Pat ended up leaving on the salad container.
"I would not eat it in a box,
I would not eat it with a fox.
I would not eat it in the rain.
I would not eat it on a train.
I would not eat it on a mat.
I would not eat it!
Signed, Pat."

3. I talked to a friend I hadn't heard from in a while.

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5. Greg's project is done. I don't remember being this tired, or relieved, when I finished my Master's thesis. Of course, I was twenty years youger then.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Food Waste Reduction Challenge - February 2009 I'm really only doing this because I love putting these graphics into my posts.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Day 35

1. Spent the whole day folding laundry while watching the "Ghost Hunters" marathon I recorded on Sunday.
2. Here's a comic for all you aspiring homesteaders out there.
3. On Downs, just south of Caren, there's a fantastic snow man with about fifty fingers on his right hand. I wish I had a way to post a picture.
4. Our cat Toonces was batting a milk ring back and forth under the basement door the whole time I was fixing dinner. Usually, he wants someone to play this with him, but today he was doing it himself.
5. I just got the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter from the library. The series Dexter came from this novel. I can't wait to read it.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Day 34

1. This comic.
2. Another committee meeting is behind me. Maybe THIS will be the month I get the minutes submitted before I have to be hounded about it. It could happen.
3. I'm wearing my $3 sweater.
4. The back of the collar of my sweater is pulled up over my head.
5. I didn't think I'd have a chance to get groceries today, but I did, so I don't have to worry about it tomorrow.

Day 33

1. When I woke up this morning, the bedroom was the perfect temperature and the bed was all comfy, and I was able to delay getting out of bed for a little while to enjoy it.
2. I made a perfect loaf of bread today.
3. I love today's Musical Monday video, even if Nathan Fillion isn't in this particular clip.
4. This line from the video. "Underthings. Tumbling." Poetry, no?
5. Finding out from my coworkers that yesterday, while I was doing nothing in particular, the store really was crazy, obscenely busy.

Day 32

1. This cake.
2. Pointless, aimless shopping excursions.
3. $3 cotton sweater from a thrift store.
4. Chinese buffet for lunch.
5. Not having to work at the insanely busy deli on the day of the superbowl-priceless.

Day 31

1. I don't work today-or tomorrow.
2. I enjoyed the pinewood derby.
3. I got to hang out with Heather and Emilia at said derby.
4. I really like the idea of planning my own car for next year.
5. I love that when I said, "It's the age old question. Style? or substance?" Heather totally knew to put her finger on her chin and say, "Hmmm." Katherine also recognizes this as, "awesome," the highest rating you can get from a fifteen year old.

Day 30

1. Flood lights or christmas lights under a layer of snow.
2. Peanut M&Ms. Not that I have a stash in my nightstand or anything.
3. This.
4. There's a new snl tomorrow.
5. I'm going to go watch "Who's Line."

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Just to let you know.

The other day, we were making individual pizzas for supper, and Kat asked if she could have pesto on hers. Frank was very confused by this, having thought she said, "Pepto."
So if you're looking for new ideas for pizza toppings...

Day 29

1. Sorry, but I am really loving this weather. We really don't have enough winter around here most years.
2. Harrison tells me he's been playing quarters. The happy part is, his version does not involve beer.
3. My husband does not believe in the Laws Law of Laundry Propagation. This makes me laugh. Bwaaa-ha-ha-ha-ha.
4. I love it when squirrels hang upside-down to eat from the birdfeeders. I don't mind feeding the squirrels, because they earn it by being so entertaining.
5. "Touch of Gray," by the Grateful Dead.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Day 28

1. I had a chicken-shaped waffle for dinner tonight. Thanks, Emilia!
2. I enjoyed the walk through the snow to the Smith abode.
3. I just finished a bowl of snow ice cream.
4. With homemade chocolate sauce.
5. I'm going to bed now.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Day 27

1. Coming up on one week with competent leadership.
2. When I'm at the computer, I have developed a habit of pulling my tee shirt up over my head like a hood. I don't know how or when this started, and I only do it at the computer. I hadn't thought much about it until Jeff asked me about it. It just feels kind of comfy, plus it seems to drive Jeff nuts, so what's my motivation to stop. I just hope I don't start doing this at work or something.
3. This.
4. I don't have anyplace I really have to go today.
5. Come to think of it, I don't really have anything tomorrow, either.

This isn't how I remember high school

My wonderful, beautiful, clever daughter, Kat, just scheduled her second semester classes. She is taking "The Secret Life of Plants" aka "SLOP," and something called, "This Class Sucks," which involves studies of vampire-related literature.
When I was her age, not only were the classes nowhere near this cool, but if they had attempted to offer a class called, "This Class Sucks," (whatever the content of the class) everyone from the teacher up to the superintendent probably would have been run out of town.

Day 26

1. More snow is coming.
2. I have a new lead on free/cheap lumber to repurpose for my raised beds.
3. Work is over for the week.
4. Jeff has another source of free firewood.
5. This.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Day 25

1. Really good class in "Christianity's Family Tree." This month's topic was the Orthodox Churches.
2. The little kids sang in church today. Well, they stood in front of the congregation and, mostly, mumbled.
3. Our last week teaching Sunday School for a while.
4. We were EARLY for Sunday school today. Amazing.
5. I will be in bed before 10 tonight.

Day 24

1. Not working on a Saturday for the second week in a row.
2. Fish sticks for dinner- one of my favorite "Not really a food" foods.
3. Fudgesicles for dessert-yes, we really are all about nutrition around here, especially on the weekends.
4. Wasting an afternoon channel surfing.
5. We get to join the Sippel CSA.

Day 23

1. Toast and hot chocolate.
2. Mint tea.
3. All bills have been paid.
4. "Dexter, season 1."
5. Nicholas gave me the "Dexter" dvds to watch.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Day 22

1. Book club
2. The new book club journal.
3. The book club broads.
4. One day spring will come again-
5. -and we will hang out on the playground.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Day 21

1. Frank's first orchestra concert.
2. We got dress shoes for Frank for $3 at a thrift store.
3. Icees after the concert. Yes, Icees. In January.
4. Hope, the Youth Ed. director from our church, came to the concert to see Frank.
5. The boys still got to bed at a not terribly late hour, even with the concert, Icees, and stuff.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Day 20 -- That's January 20, 2009

1. This post.
2. I cleaned the refrigerator yesterday, meaning I don't have to do it today.
3. Only two more hours.
4. "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" by CSN&Y.
5. Have you heard we're about to inaugurate a new president?



1-20-'09 It's really here!!!!!

Monday, January 19, 2009

Day 19

1. Under 24 hours before Georgie Boy hits the road.
2. 23 hours 37 minutes.
3. 23 hours 36 minutes.
4. 23 hours 35 minutes.
5. 23 hours 34 minutes.

Day 18

1. A day at work that is busy enough but not too busy.
2. Snow flurries without icy roads.
3. Fried eggs and hash browns.
4. Knowing that barnyard animal shaped waffles are in my future.
5. "Into the Ocean" by Blue October.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

"Big Disapointment"

I was crushed when I remembered that "Big Love" is on HBO, which is not included in our cable package. I will try to go on, difficult as it will be. Sniff.

Day 17

1. Crack- the kind made with saltines and brown sugar, of course.
2. Ham steaks and rice for dinner.
3. An afternoon spent browsing through thrift stores.
4. My worm compost bin is up and running. Um, wriggling?
5. Worms survived being shipped from Pennsylvania in frigid weather.

Day 16

1. I love that my "computer desk" is over a hundred years old, and has a glass inkwell.
2. I love that the vole skeleton from Franklin's owl pellet is displayed on the wall in the living room.
3. I love that I don't have to work tomorrow.
4. I love the technique of peeling bananas from the flower end.
5. I am amused that they are putting up displays of grills and patio furniture at work. 'Cause this weather makes me think, "Cookout!"

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Day 15

1. This quote:
"So, then the ambulance and the fire chief's car came."
Any story that includes this sentence is a sure winner.
2. I'm grateful I know Heather, and not just because it allowed me to read the aforementioned post. Although that is a big plus.
3. Snow that squeaks when you walk through it.
4. We now have cable, so today I watched "The Daily Show."
5. "Big Love" will start up again soon, and I will be able to watch it.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Day 14

1. Snowmen
2. Non-anthropomorphic snow sculptures of all types.
3. I love that kids will build snowmen even when there isn't really enough snow, so that the resulting product is all grotty and covered with leaves and sticks and mud.
4. I love to watch snowmen melt, day by day. I love the way they change shape and lean toward the sun.
5. Snowmen, Calvin-style.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Day 13

1. This:
I could survive for 32 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor

2. Flavored toothpaste, esp. vanilla.
3. YouTube
4. Clementines
5. Fresh bread.

Day 12

1. Curly fries.
2. Clothes fresh from the dryer.
3. A quiet house.
4. Katherine, who is totally awesome in her own right.
5. A chance to do this list without anyone reading over my shoulder.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Day 11

1. Pancakes for supper.
2. Tomorrow is Musical Monday.
3. Sundays when I don't have to teach.
4. Dishes already done when I get home from work.
5. Harrison, because he's freaking awesome.*



*suggested by, well, figure it out for yourself.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Day 10

1. A quiet winter evening at home.
2. Crackers and peanut butter.
3. A cold glass of milk, especially if it's Snowville.
4. Watching Firefly for the ?th time.
5. "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz. I don't want to like this song, let alone love it. But I do.

Day 9

1. Watching the snow fall.
2. Finishing the laundry-it won't last long, and it may never happen again, so I must REALLY enjoy this moment.
3. Eating an apple.
4. The smell of baking bread.
5. Finishing a good book.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Waaahhh!

We all knew we hadn't heard the last of Sarah Palin. Now she's whining about her "exploitation" by Tina Fey. 'Cause ya know, she's the only politician who has ever been skewered by snl.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Thinking up new titles is getting to be the toughest part

1. I'm glad I finally figured out that link thing, although I don't actually have one to use here.
2. I'm glad I have good friends like Emilia, who helped me get the link thing working, along with pictures and videos and, well, a blog.
3. I'm glad I have good friends like Emilia, who will pick my daughter up when seeing her walking in the cold, leading to unexpected goofiness.
4. I'm glad I don't have any errands this morning, cause it's cold and I can stay in the house.
5. My Loony Tunes sweatshirt.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Today's list

1. This. And this.

2. Homemade chocolate sauce. I've attempted this before, but have never really been happy with the results. I don't know why it worked this time, this recipe can't be that different than any other I've tried.

3. This morning I got clearance to do more walking without the boot. At my next appointment, I might even get permission to take an actual walk.

4. I get to go buy new tennis shoes for work. The pair I had been wearing are getting pretty broken down, and the doc strongly suggested that I have a new pair, one that might offer some actual support, before I try to work without the boot. I love new sneakers.

5. After about a month of experimentation, I'm getting the hang of the five minute a day bread. At first I wasn't really happy with the texture, but this most recent batch is good. Mind you, it's not like any of the previous batches ever sat around growing mold. The whole family has enthusiastically supported my efforts, even to the point of suggesting that two loaves a day might be called for. You know, in the name of research.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Day 6

1. This month's Christian Ed. committee meeting is OVER! (Can I get a whoop whoop?) And maybe this will be the month I actually turn the minutes in before the church secretary has to email me asking for them.
2. Homemade mushroom soup-a new discovery. I had always figured it would be too much work for something the whole family would refuse to touch. Turns out everyone likes it.
3. Any recipe everyone likes.
4. Two whole weeks before I have to attend another committee meeting.
5. Thirteen days, thirteen hours, forty-six minutes until Bush checks out.

It's been a while since we've had a video

Good Weather for Ducks

Monday, January 5, 2009

Today's list is on time!

1. Tomorrow is Tuesday. Which is Saturday.
2. I had two weeks with the kids at home, just hanging out.
3. The kids are back in school. Yes, I used this yesterday, but I'm THAT happy.
4. I love cool, clean sheets on the bed.
5. Greg, earlier today, asked if I was feeling any better, then rubbed my tummy and asked if I wanted him to bring me the Pepto. Love that kid.

Not a late as you might think

Although it is Monday as I am posting this, I did write this list yesterday. On paper, with a pen, if you can imagine. My son was using the computer to work on a school project, so I was left with old-school technology.

1. When I said I was sick, they let me come home from work without any hassles. Maybe they were afraid I'd be sick on them; anyway, I got to come home and sleep.
2. Watching the cats play amuses me.
3. The kids go back to school tomorrow.
4. Burning candles make me happy.
5. Masterpiece Theatre-even when I keep doing off in the middle.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Five more things

1. I like the people I work with.
2. I can sometimes bring home lovely compost I've rescued from the trash at work.
3. Lately, Jeff has been able to drive me to and from work, so I haven't had to trek across the parking lot.
4. Jeff's friend Tony helped fix my van, yet again.*
5. The cats are doing their insane, chase each other around the house in the middle of the night thing.


*May not really qualify, as it is definitely NOT a small thing.

Friday, January 2, 2009

NOW it's officially January 2.

1. I figured out how to put a link in the previous post.
2. I got to leave work 25 minutes early.
3. My worm bin is all set up and awaiting the worms.
4. Breakfast in bed.
5. Breakfast made by someone other than me-go, Jeff.

Happy Freaking New Year.

I'm kind of cheating on this, because I never did get my post added yesterday. I wanted to start this "365 Days of Grace in Small Things" on January 1, 'cause I'm that anal about this kind of thing. Starting on January 2 would mess with my head too much, so this is the post I meant to do yesterday. Pretend it's dated Jan. 1.

1. Pork roast and sauerkraut for dinner. Mmmmm.
2. No place in particular to go today.
3. Time to play "Operation" with Gregory.
4. Playing "Treehouse" with Gregory, and having him beat me 6 out of 8 rounds. 5. Frank and Greg slept late after staying up till midnight last night.

And by the way, yes, I realize that as part of the whole "appreciate life, value the little things" plan, I should let go of the idea that I must start on January 1. But I can't. So there.