So, now all of my links on my sidebar have a little wrench and screwdriver next to them. Wassup with that! I still can't get my NABLOPOMO picture back and working. Haven't figured out how to add the Randomizer. Can't get the picture for the Reading Challenge to work as a link to the other site. I'm NOT likin' this!
So I changed the colors! Woo hoo. Want my picture links back. Want the wrench and screwdrivers to go away.
I'll try more later. Going to pick up the kids now.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Color Blind
Have no fear. You are Not going color blind and yes the colors have been different each time you've logged onto my page (Bwahahaha- I'm assuming there's people logging onto my page). I have figured out how to change the colors in this Beta program and it's fun. So, deal with it and bear with me while I play with the colors.
Lost in Beta
So, I've been reading about Beta and playing with my upgraded blog during my lunch hour. I'm lost! Completely and utterly lost! OK, the spellchecker is cool. After that I'm lost! I had to upgrade my template- don't know to what; just had to upgrade it- and now I lost my cool NaBloPoMo logo thingy and the Stacks Challenge thingy of the books I'm going to read by Jan 31st. Loosing isn't so much the problem, it's that I haven't figured out how to put them on again. So, I'm getting frustrated and I've only been a Beta Blogger for a few hours.
ARGhhh! Gimme patience!
ARGhhh! Gimme patience!
Beta
I am sooo nontechnical, it's really pathetic. I just converted my blog to Beta and I don't know what that means or quite honestly why I had to do it other than it will have to be done eventually so I might as well do it now. That doesn't sound like a good reason. It seems to me that if I was counseling my children I would tell them to research it more. So, why did I do it then.
Well, my friend told me to (that doesn't work for the kids either). But I trust this friend and quite frankly, don't have the time to learn about this right now. So, I went for it. It looks the same. So I presume the differences are in the background. The only thing I have noticed so far is that I can add a label to my post. I don't know what that does so I won't this time. Maybe next time.
I thought I was so 'with it' just because I have a bog. In reality, I am discovering how 'without it' I am. I'm still having fun with it though. ;)
Well, my friend told me to (that doesn't work for the kids either). But I trust this friend and quite frankly, don't have the time to learn about this right now. So, I went for it. It looks the same. So I presume the differences are in the background. The only thing I have noticed so far is that I can add a label to my post. I don't know what that does so I won't this time. Maybe next time.
I thought I was so 'with it' just because I have a bog. In reality, I am discovering how 'without it' I am. I'm still having fun with it though. ;)
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Sunday matinee
I went to the opera today. I saw Aida. It was beautiful. The performers were amazing. The music, their voices, the sets, the costumes - it was all wonderful. It was my first visit to the new opera house; it's beautiful!
Now, some perspective here. I'm 42. I went to the Sunday matinee. The average age of the audience was probably around 70. We found out later that 40 buses commuted who knows how many of the audience members to this performance. It's really a show all in of itself.
Aside from the ordeals they go through to get to their seats with their canes, and their walkers. I mean the steps to get to the seats are pretty steep. As you can imagine, many of them are also a bit hard of hearing and are not in complete control of their 'inside voices'. The performance itself is 'enhanced' by the scrunching of wrappers getting cough drops out. Canes, walkers, brochures all tumbling to the ground and then the shuffle to get them back because why wait for the intermission when you will have light. That would be too easy.
God love them, it's nice to see them dressed up and getting out to enjoy the performance.
I only hope that at that age I still have the energy and I'm still getting out and about.
Now, some perspective here. I'm 42. I went to the Sunday matinee. The average age of the audience was probably around 70. We found out later that 40 buses commuted who knows how many of the audience members to this performance. It's really a show all in of itself.
Aside from the ordeals they go through to get to their seats with their canes, and their walkers. I mean the steps to get to the seats are pretty steep. As you can imagine, many of them are also a bit hard of hearing and are not in complete control of their 'inside voices'. The performance itself is 'enhanced' by the scrunching of wrappers getting cough drops out. Canes, walkers, brochures all tumbling to the ground and then the shuffle to get them back because why wait for the intermission when you will have light. That would be too easy.
God love them, it's nice to see them dressed up and getting out to enjoy the performance.
I only hope that at that age I still have the energy and I'm still getting out and about.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Shaving...
Did you know that boys want to shave their bodies now? Apparently, it's the thing to do; hair is nasty. I'm not talking facial hair. I'm talking legs, arms, chest and yeah, there too.
I know that wrestlers and swimmers shave for I dunno, aerodynamic purposes. Whatever! Now, I hate shaving. I wish I didn't have to shave. To think that the boys, who don't have to, now want to just seems wrong. I mean when you shave, the hair grows back thicker, it itches when it's growing in. Why would they intentionally shave there to have it get all itchy. I just don't get it.
Why am I getting into all of this? Well, because this has been the latest debate at my house with my teenager. I honestly think that he will regret it if he shaves. So far, I'm winning; he's hairy.
And to think, in my day guys would unbutton their shirts to let their chest hair show; that was sexy.
I know that wrestlers and swimmers shave for I dunno, aerodynamic purposes. Whatever! Now, I hate shaving. I wish I didn't have to shave. To think that the boys, who don't have to, now want to just seems wrong. I mean when you shave, the hair grows back thicker, it itches when it's growing in. Why would they intentionally shave there to have it get all itchy. I just don't get it.
Why am I getting into all of this? Well, because this has been the latest debate at my house with my teenager. I honestly think that he will regret it if he shaves. So far, I'm winning; he's hairy.
And to think, in my day guys would unbutton their shirts to let their chest hair show; that was sexy.
Friday, November 10, 2006
I know, it probably ONLY bothered me...
I get most of my news online. I read a number of online news sources and surf through stories quite a bit. I like it because I tend to stumble across things that I normally wouldn't.
The day after the election, I figured there'd be all kinds of stuff about all the turnover, the newly elected and their bios etc. I was eager for it. So, I scan the headlines and what did I see as the TOP 4 stories (in this order):
*Ed Bradley died
*There's a massive recall on aspirin
*Bush and Pelosi vow to work together
*Britney is prepared to fight K-Fed for custody of their children
WHY! WHY! is it national headline news that those 2 bozos are getting divorced and she's going to fight for custody?! WHY is it so important that I know that next to those other headlines. It wasn't under an Entertainment section. NO! I can see that it would be big entertainment news. But no. IT WAS NATIONAL HEADLINES! It was also on 3 different websites on their front page as a headline!
I realize this doesn't faze a lot of people but it bothers me. I bothers me that it's lumped in there with those other headlines because it gives it credibility and makes people think that it's important for you to know this piece of information and that there's more to know so, click here! Well, I clicked off! Like I said it took me a few tries but I found a news site that didn't have it as a headline and read my news there. There was an election, there's a war going on for Pete's sake, Sandinistas are getting back into power with Ortega, Santa Ana winds are threatening fires again in CA., heck I'll even read about Arnold's about face and reelection. But spare me Britney's divorce, PULEEZE.
Anyway, isn't it normal that she fight for custody? Why is that news? Of course, I wouldn't know, I didn't read the article.
Aiy yai yai! Gimme patience!
The day after the election, I figured there'd be all kinds of stuff about all the turnover, the newly elected and their bios etc. I was eager for it. So, I scan the headlines and what did I see as the TOP 4 stories (in this order):
*Ed Bradley died
*There's a massive recall on aspirin
*Bush and Pelosi vow to work together
*Britney is prepared to fight K-Fed for custody of their children
WHY! WHY! is it national headline news that those 2 bozos are getting divorced and she's going to fight for custody?! WHY is it so important that I know that next to those other headlines. It wasn't under an Entertainment section. NO! I can see that it would be big entertainment news. But no. IT WAS NATIONAL HEADLINES! It was also on 3 different websites on their front page as a headline!
I realize this doesn't faze a lot of people but it bothers me. I bothers me that it's lumped in there with those other headlines because it gives it credibility and makes people think that it's important for you to know this piece of information and that there's more to know so, click here! Well, I clicked off! Like I said it took me a few tries but I found a news site that didn't have it as a headline and read my news there. There was an election, there's a war going on for Pete's sake, Sandinistas are getting back into power with Ortega, Santa Ana winds are threatening fires again in CA., heck I'll even read about Arnold's about face and reelection. But spare me Britney's divorce, PULEEZE.
Anyway, isn't it normal that she fight for custody? Why is that news? Of course, I wouldn't know, I didn't read the article.
Aiy yai yai! Gimme patience!
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Publishers Clearing House
Did you get yours in the mail? Don't bother sending your in unless your initials are CS because MY envelope says that someone with those initials is going to be a winner. I fill it out and send it in every year. I receive multiple mailings a year because I keep making it to the next round. Surely, I'm close to winning.
I know I'm not going to win but it reminds of when I was a kid. I do it for the memories. My mother loved, I mean LOVED sweepstakes and contests. She would do them all. She even subscribed to a newsletter that sent us listings of sweepstakes and she would enter tons of them.
It was part of Sunday. Read the Sunday paper, cut out the coupons and fill out sweepstakes entries, or fill out forms and copy receipts for rebates and other giveaways. We never won anything big that I can recall. She used to get coupons for things and free samples in the mail. I can only imagine that she would have gone bonkers with the internet and all the contests and sweepstakes she could enter online.
So mom, I'm still sending in the PCH. Maybe someday the Prize Patrol will knock on my door. Like you always said, "Somebody's gotta win!"
I know I'm not going to win but it reminds of when I was a kid. I do it for the memories. My mother loved, I mean LOVED sweepstakes and contests. She would do them all. She even subscribed to a newsletter that sent us listings of sweepstakes and she would enter tons of them.
It was part of Sunday. Read the Sunday paper, cut out the coupons and fill out sweepstakes entries, or fill out forms and copy receipts for rebates and other giveaways. We never won anything big that I can recall. She used to get coupons for things and free samples in the mail. I can only imagine that she would have gone bonkers with the internet and all the contests and sweepstakes she could enter online.
So mom, I'm still sending in the PCH. Maybe someday the Prize Patrol will knock on my door. Like you always said, "Somebody's gotta win!"
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
They did it!
I didn't think they would but they did. The Democrats have the majority. Well, we're still waiting on Virginia but no matter. The democrats didn't loose ANY of their seats! AND Rumsfeld stepped down (although Gates sounds even scarier but one step at a time). Dubyah says that Rumsfeld was going to step down after the midterm election regardless of the outcome, that it simply hadn't been announced because he didn't want to do anything to upset the elections. Right! Sure! I tried to listen to some of the press conference because I thought I might enjoy it but I really couldn't sit still and listen to the man even when he was giving me good news. I just plain don't like him!
I was recently asked if I thought a black man or a white woman had a better chance at being elected President of the US. I honestly, don't think that either will happen any time soon yet I think that a white woman's odds are slightly better than a black man's. And low and behold, we will actually have a woman as the majority leader. AMAZING! AWESOME! Wooo Hoooo! I'm impressed! You go girl!
I was recently asked if I thought a black man or a white woman had a better chance at being elected President of the US. I honestly, don't think that either will happen any time soon yet I think that a white woman's odds are slightly better than a black man's. And low and behold, we will actually have a woman as the majority leader. AMAZING! AWESOME! Wooo Hoooo! I'm impressed! You go girl!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
ELECTION DAY!
Yeah! It's election day!
Why am I so happy over this? Well, as of today I will have less mail to bring in the house, I can watch TV and not have to sit through those horrid political commercials and I will have TONS less voicemail messages from all these people who think I want to be their best friend. My home gets way too much of all that stuff because I get all the Dems targeted calls and mail and my husband gets all the R targeted stuff. Yes, we are on opposing sides of the political spectrum; deal with it - we have been for years.
I already voted this morning. It went super smoothly. I walked in and out. As I was leaving a couple of workers were talking to somone about their absentee ballot and the lady called after me as I was at the door. Lady! Your sticker! It's okay. No! Your sticker says I VOTED TODAY. It's ok, it's not about a sticker, thank you. have a great day. I walked out the door as she was coming towards me shaking the little sticker in the air. I hope she was able to work through that, I think it really bothered her. C'est la vie.
Today is a much better day than yesterday.
Just for the record, it wasn't just me I shared the misery when I got home. Neither my husband nor I took anything out in the morning to defrost for dinner; he stopped and picked something up on the way home. My children did not know about their academic misfortunes and think that some are mistakes and will be taking it up with their respective teachers today. Son2 finally made it to the school newspaper meeting which is every Monday, except yesterday, the one Monday he goes. Even my neighbor's daughter had a rough night and ended up at my house last night at 9pm to print a paper she had been working on for weeks because their printer died last night.
And finally a correction: The creamer I bought was not Toasted Almond. It is "Almond Toffee". I highly recommend it. Yummm...
Well, let me get dinner going. So I can watch the returns while I look for recipes for a dessert suitable for a diabetic. We are going to hubbys aunt and uncle's place this weekend to celebrate some family bdays and they have both recently discovered that their sugar is high. So, she asked me to come up with something they could eat. That's my mission.
Why am I so happy over this? Well, as of today I will have less mail to bring in the house, I can watch TV and not have to sit through those horrid political commercials and I will have TONS less voicemail messages from all these people who think I want to be their best friend. My home gets way too much of all that stuff because I get all the Dems targeted calls and mail and my husband gets all the R targeted stuff. Yes, we are on opposing sides of the political spectrum; deal with it - we have been for years.
I already voted this morning. It went super smoothly. I walked in and out. As I was leaving a couple of workers were talking to somone about their absentee ballot and the lady called after me as I was at the door. Lady! Your sticker! It's okay. No! Your sticker says I VOTED TODAY. It's ok, it's not about a sticker, thank you. have a great day. I walked out the door as she was coming towards me shaking the little sticker in the air. I hope she was able to work through that, I think it really bothered her. C'est la vie.
Today is a much better day than yesterday.
Just for the record, it wasn't just me I shared the misery when I got home. Neither my husband nor I took anything out in the morning to defrost for dinner; he stopped and picked something up on the way home. My children did not know about their academic misfortunes and think that some are mistakes and will be taking it up with their respective teachers today. Son2 finally made it to the school newspaper meeting which is every Monday, except yesterday, the one Monday he goes. Even my neighbor's daughter had a rough night and ended up at my house last night at 9pm to print a paper she had been working on for weeks because their printer died last night.
And finally a correction: The creamer I bought was not Toasted Almond. It is "Almond Toffee". I highly recommend it. Yummm...
Well, let me get dinner going. So I can watch the returns while I look for recipes for a dessert suitable for a diabetic. We are going to hubbys aunt and uncle's place this weekend to celebrate some family bdays and they have both recently discovered that their sugar is high. So, she asked me to come up with something they could eat. That's my mission.
Monday, November 06, 2006
From the mixed up files of Gimme Patience...
I think I should have stayed in bed today. Nothing that I have done, touched or looked at has been straightforward or easy today.
I brought my yummy creamer into work to have with the coffee here to find out when I got here that we were out of coffee:(
My emails were coming in ultra delayed so I was getting answers to things before I saw the questions;{
Clients sent in payments for things without the reference of an invoice or with a reference of a paid invoice and I spent too much time trying to sort it out;{
I spent the entire day confusing owners of different companies and then obviously not finding the info I needed because I was looking in the wrong files :[
My 82 year old grandmother, who, lives in an ALF, decided today NOT to go to her cardiologist appointment today for which we rescheduled her f/up with her surgeon because she doesn't want to go to Cuban doctors only Arab doctors;{
She also asked me if I knew any good lawyers because she wants to sue my father and I for stealing her money while she was in the hospital and in recovery. I told her I didn't' know any lawyers who did that kind of work:-{
I went to the bank and found out quite by accident that my driver's license is expired (almost 5 months ago!), it can't be renewed online or via phone. Now I have to go in person ~ UGH! :{
I checked my kid's grades online and am seeing that they BOTH did miserably on most of their tests and projects from last week. I even saw a zero, which means it wasn't turned in! I just wanna scream! :-o
PULEEZE! Gimme patience...
I should probably go home and fix breakfast for dinner to see if that straightens out things for tomorrow. I have a headache. Whataday!
I brought my yummy creamer into work to have with the coffee here to find out when I got here that we were out of coffee:(
My emails were coming in ultra delayed so I was getting answers to things before I saw the questions;{
Clients sent in payments for things without the reference of an invoice or with a reference of a paid invoice and I spent too much time trying to sort it out;{
I spent the entire day confusing owners of different companies and then obviously not finding the info I needed because I was looking in the wrong files :[
My 82 year old grandmother, who, lives in an ALF, decided today NOT to go to her cardiologist appointment today for which we rescheduled her f/up with her surgeon because she doesn't want to go to Cuban doctors only Arab doctors;{
She also asked me if I knew any good lawyers because she wants to sue my father and I for stealing her money while she was in the hospital and in recovery. I told her I didn't' know any lawyers who did that kind of work:-{
I went to the bank and found out quite by accident that my driver's license is expired (almost 5 months ago!), it can't be renewed online or via phone. Now I have to go in person ~ UGH! :{
I checked my kid's grades online and am seeing that they BOTH did miserably on most of their tests and projects from last week. I even saw a zero, which means it wasn't turned in! I just wanna scream! :-o
PULEEZE! Gimme patience...
I should probably go home and fix breakfast for dinner to see if that straightens out things for tomorrow. I have a headache. Whataday!
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Old friends...new friends
Good ole friends. They are as comfortable as your favorite pair of shoes. You have so much in common that you finish each other's sentences, you can call on them for anything at any time, you feel like they are family you are so close. What's better than spending time with them? Not much, except maybe finding new friends, introducing them to the old ones and all hitting it off and having a great time.
New friends. When you find some, it's like finding out Pier One is having a storewide Buy one Get One Free Sale. Finding couples that are a match to be friends with other couples isn't always easy. Many times either the husband's get along and the wives don't or vice versa. But to find a couple that have some same interests and same type of general values is great. Then to get get these friends together and enjoy each other's company for a few leisure hours on a Sunday. Well, I think that's just the cat's meow!
That was the highlight of my Sunday.
New friends. When you find some, it's like finding out Pier One is having a storewide Buy one Get One Free Sale. Finding couples that are a match to be friends with other couples isn't always easy. Many times either the husband's get along and the wives don't or vice versa. But to find a couple that have some same interests and same type of general values is great. Then to get get these friends together and enjoy each other's company for a few leisure hours on a Sunday. Well, I think that's just the cat's meow!
That was the highlight of my Sunday.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Slow start to a packed month
It's almost noon and what have I done. Well the groceries, that's it! Son1 is taking the SAT, hubby and I did the groceries andI spent about 20 minutes rescheduling doctors appointments for my grandmother. We haven't even finished putting away the groceries and we took a break.
The good things today...It's windy out, I've opened all the windows that I can (some of the ones facing the back still have the hurricane shutters up-don't ask) to let the breeze come through and air out the house. The sound is wonderful. At the grocery store I bought a fabulous Almond Toasted creamer and I'm going to have a cup now and listen and feel the wind as I go through the mail (both e- and snail). Then I'll be imspired to do some laundry and maybe a new recipe. oh yeah and pick up for the company I invited over for football tomorrow.
Ahh, that breeze feels GREAT! It definitely doesn't feel like South Florida.
The good things today...It's windy out, I've opened all the windows that I can (some of the ones facing the back still have the hurricane shutters up-don't ask) to let the breeze come through and air out the house. The sound is wonderful. At the grocery store I bought a fabulous Almond Toasted creamer and I'm going to have a cup now and listen and feel the wind as I go through the mail (both e- and snail). Then I'll be imspired to do some laundry and maybe a new recipe. oh yeah and pick up for the company I invited over for football tomorrow.
Ahh, that breeze feels GREAT! It definitely doesn't feel like South Florida.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Are we cloning people yet?
There is sooooo much I want to do this month that I think I need to clone myself and I might be able to get most of it done.
Here's the list off the top of my head:
There's a Father/Son Breakfast that I'm involved in at my son's high school.
There's a FABULOUS Harvest Festival that I go to every year with girlfriends where they sell all kinds of crafty things.
There's a Ginormous Book Fair that every year I want to go to and don't. This year I"M GOING!
There's Thanksgiving! I do too much cooking for that!
There's my parttime job as a Pampered Chef Consultant for which I have booked shows for this month.
There's Christmas Shopping at the crack of dawn on Thanksgiving Friday (there's a name for it, I just can't remember now).
Oh yeah! It's Son1's birthday. OMG! He's going to be 17! Gawd, I'm old!
On top of all that on a monthly basis, I have 5 regular get togethers:
coffee with some girlfriends (we sit at a Starbucks until closing and gab over coffee - Fabulous!) , dinner with some girlfriends (we try a new type of cuisine that most of our spouses won't eat - Yum!),
game night with some girlfriends (we get together and Laugh as we play a silly game - A Must!),
dinner with some friends (remember that coffee group up there? well we're including the hubbys and making it a couples dinner),
and now we have added cards (because we thought we needed to learn now, so we're ready when we retire. LOL!- it was a hoot!)
I almost forgot! I'm also going to the Opera this month to Aida! I just checked my calendar and it's 2 operas this month. The other one is Abduction From Seraglio.
PULEEZEE, don't tell my husband! He'll have ME abducted and not pay the ransom!
Gimme Patience (and energy) to get it all done!
Here's the list off the top of my head:
There's a Father/Son Breakfast that I'm involved in at my son's high school.
There's a FABULOUS Harvest Festival that I go to every year with girlfriends where they sell all kinds of crafty things.
There's a Ginormous Book Fair that every year I want to go to and don't. This year I"M GOING!
There's Thanksgiving! I do too much cooking for that!
There's my parttime job as a Pampered Chef Consultant for which I have booked shows for this month.
There's Christmas Shopping at the crack of dawn on Thanksgiving Friday (there's a name for it, I just can't remember now).
Oh yeah! It's Son1's birthday. OMG! He's going to be 17! Gawd, I'm old!
On top of all that on a monthly basis, I have 5 regular get togethers:
coffee with some girlfriends (we sit at a Starbucks until closing and gab over coffee - Fabulous!) , dinner with some girlfriends (we try a new type of cuisine that most of our spouses won't eat - Yum!),
game night with some girlfriends (we get together and Laugh as we play a silly game - A Must!),
dinner with some friends (remember that coffee group up there? well we're including the hubbys and making it a couples dinner),
and now we have added cards (because we thought we needed to learn now, so we're ready when we retire. LOL!- it was a hoot!)
I almost forgot! I'm also going to the Opera this month to Aida! I just checked my calendar and it's 2 operas this month. The other one is Abduction From Seraglio.
PULEEZEE, don't tell my husband! He'll have ME abducted and not pay the ransom!
Gimme Patience (and energy) to get it all done!
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Sometimes...
I get tired of trying to do everything. Do you? I feel pulled. I feel like I'm gonna fall down because the little support that is under me is going to give any second now and I'm going to end up SPLAT!
I tell myself it's normal to feel that way sometimes, that way I don't feel crazy. And then I just close my eyes, take a deep breath and hope tomorrow will be a better day. As I lay down to sleep, I pray for patience that I have enough to get me through whatever I'm supposed to be going through. I count my blessings and cry myself to sleep. When I wake, as I go through the routines, I decide that today is a good day. I am thankful for my blessings and again ask for patience and guidance for the beautiful day ahead of me; the gift of the present.
I tell myself it's normal to feel that way sometimes, that way I don't feel crazy. And then I just close my eyes, take a deep breath and hope tomorrow will be a better day. As I lay down to sleep, I pray for patience that I have enough to get me through whatever I'm supposed to be going through. I count my blessings and cry myself to sleep. When I wake, as I go through the routines, I decide that today is a good day. I am thankful for my blessings and again ask for patience and guidance for the beautiful day ahead of me; the gift of the present.
Latin Proverb
I said that if I liked it I would pass it on. So, here it is:
Non quia difficilia sunt, non audemus; sed quid non audemus, difficilia sunt.
We don't dare do things not because they are too difficult but they are too difficult because we don't dare to do them.
So, as my father always said, "The only person stopping you is you." Dare to try and you'll see it's not so hard; the hardest thing is to dare.
Chew on that for a while!
Non quia difficilia sunt, non audemus; sed quid non audemus, difficilia sunt.
We don't dare do things not because they are too difficult but they are too difficult because we don't dare to do them.
So, as my father always said, "The only person stopping you is you." Dare to try and you'll see it's not so hard; the hardest thing is to dare.
Chew on that for a while!
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Don't know what I'm doin'...
Like I said, I don't know how to do all this techy stuff. I have been twiddling with my sidebar for days and couldn't figure out how to fix the Latin Proverb of the Day from repeating like 4 times. SO, I nixed it. I still check the site daily, so if I find some interesting ones I'll be sure to post it.
Books, books, books
So many books, so little time...
Let's start the month with what I'm reading, what I read and wanna read.
At the moment I am reading: My Life by Bill Clinton because I don't read many biographies- something I want to change and I own this one (I even met him at a book signing), Slaughter-house five by Kurt Vonnegut because my son is reading it in high school and I never did and figure I should, my Bookmarks magazine that just came in and always drives me insane because it adds a gajillion more books to my want to read list, and finally the Best American Short Stories-1997.
Recent reads: Forever by Judy Blume, I read it in Jr. high but had forgotten and it's on the Banned Books List- I enjoyed it all over again,The Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, FABULOUS!
Next up on the pile of books to read: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.
We'll see if I get through them all, the goal is the end of the year. So, then I can read the books that hopefully Santa brings me :)
Let's start the month with what I'm reading, what I read and wanna read.
At the moment I am reading: My Life by Bill Clinton because I don't read many biographies- something I want to change and I own this one (I even met him at a book signing), Slaughter-house five by Kurt Vonnegut because my son is reading it in high school and I never did and figure I should, my Bookmarks magazine that just came in and always drives me insane because it adds a gajillion more books to my want to read list, and finally the Best American Short Stories-1997.
Recent reads: Forever by Judy Blume, I read it in Jr. high but had forgotten and it's on the Banned Books List- I enjoyed it all over again,The Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, FABULOUS!
Next up on the pile of books to read: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.
We'll see if I get through them all, the goal is the end of the year. So, then I can read the books that hopefully Santa brings me :)
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Christmas Shopping
I know, I know. We barely finished with Halloween. But the first breeze of cool air (that was last week) I get here in Miami makes me think Christmas. What do I miss the most living here in Miami- the seasons! Did you know that there are 4 of them? Did you know that they last for months at a time? I find it sooooooo hard to shop for Christmas in sweltering heat. Bah Humbug!
I already made my husband sit down with me and agree on a Christmas list, just names of people we need to give to. I am trying to avoid the Why are you getting that? Who is that for? That inevitably comes as the packages start coming through the door, getting wrapped and placed under the tree. I'll let you know how it works.
Actually, this is the first time I have started so early. I already have some gifts wrapped. YEAH for me! My kids are older now. So, I don't have to hide the stuff but I figure if I wrap it they won't be tempted to look and see what it is. I've ordered things from some catalogs and am awaiting their arrival. Other things I am still researching. I have lots of ideas, another typical problem of mine, feast or famine. I either have tons of ideas for a person or none. This weekend I hope to finish with the kids in the family; the nephews and younger cousins. Then I will have plenty of time to obsess about the adults and my kids. But I will feel relieved that the little kids are done. After all they are the most important ones. With any luck I'll be finished Thanksgiving Friday!
The best laid plans..... we'll see what happens.
I already made my husband sit down with me and agree on a Christmas list, just names of people we need to give to. I am trying to avoid the Why are you getting that? Who is that for? That inevitably comes as the packages start coming through the door, getting wrapped and placed under the tree. I'll let you know how it works.
Actually, this is the first time I have started so early. I already have some gifts wrapped. YEAH for me! My kids are older now. So, I don't have to hide the stuff but I figure if I wrap it they won't be tempted to look and see what it is. I've ordered things from some catalogs and am awaiting their arrival. Other things I am still researching. I have lots of ideas, another typical problem of mine, feast or famine. I either have tons of ideas for a person or none. This weekend I hope to finish with the kids in the family; the nephews and younger cousins. Then I will have plenty of time to obsess about the adults and my kids. But I will feel relieved that the little kids are done. After all they are the most important ones. With any luck I'll be finished Thanksgiving Friday!
The best laid plans..... we'll see what happens.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Halloween
Tis the season for me to get nostalgic. There will be more of that in the coming months, so bear with me.
Pumpkin carving was a big part of Halloween for me in Virginia. I used to carve them here for the kids when they were little but it is so hot the pumpkins rot! You have to buy plastic ones here. UGH! When I was growing up we used to carve a bunch and have them all over the yard, in the windows with candles in them for the whole month of October and into November. It was great! Here I would carve them and have to keep them in the fridge so they wouldn't rot and take them out a night for a little while or carve them on the 30th so that it would still be recognizable on the 31st. I don't even decorate my house anymore. I used to but we don't stay home for Halloween so, what's the point?
I still have a nice time because I spend it at a friends house and we have a good time with all the kids and walk around her neighborhood and see all the decorations and other kids dressed up. Sharing time with good friends is always good. Happy Haunting :0
Pumpkin carving was a big part of Halloween for me in Virginia. I used to carve them here for the kids when they were little but it is so hot the pumpkins rot! You have to buy plastic ones here. UGH! When I was growing up we used to carve a bunch and have them all over the yard, in the windows with candles in them for the whole month of October and into November. It was great! Here I would carve them and have to keep them in the fridge so they wouldn't rot and take them out a night for a little while or carve them on the 30th so that it would still be recognizable on the 31st. I don't even decorate my house anymore. I used to but we don't stay home for Halloween so, what's the point?
I still have a nice time because I spend it at a friends house and we have a good time with all the kids and walk around her neighborhood and see all the decorations and other kids dressed up. Sharing time with good friends is always good. Happy Haunting :0
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