1. I have stripped all the wallpaper in our house that I can reach
2. I took the afternoon off and watched tv
3. We got an early start on our after work/school errands and then had a nice dinner. I just want you all to know that there is a lot of underlying story about that that absolutely did not make me happy but that’s the good stuff I found in it
Waterfall Nymph Pretending this isn't a cold.
1. A nice bike ride. Cool but not too cold. Even though I was nervous there were several points on the ride where I noticed how much more skill I have on the bike now. If only I could use hand signals.
2. Lying down in bed and reading a magazine for a bit in the middle of the day. These small treats are so important.
3. Nice times with babies at family dinner – Celeste jumping up and down as I held her (strong legs for one so very rotund) and Pepper all fascinated by the chum and talking with him. And the chum whispering to Pep, “I love you.”
1. I stripped the paper off another room in our house
2. Lunch with my sister and 2 friends at the new restaurant that opened in town. I ate the whole yummy giant cheeseburger but almost none of the fries. Too burnt and greasy
3. My sister found her diary from her freshman year in high school and read it aloud to me. Great silly stuff
4. Good ideas at a meeting
Waterfall Nymph Pretending this isn't a cold.
1. Finally a late morning of sleep. With GG under the weather, it’s been early mornings for me for a week now and I’m really not at my best before dawn. Felt so much better and caught up.
2. A bit of a trying afternoon with the chum in Santa Rosa but even the worst behavior is now able to be curtailed with open ended threats of “a penalty”. Never had to actually come across yet with what the penalty might be.
3. The chum’s silly dance to The Way Things Work theme song. It gets more polished each night.
Waterfall Nymph Pretending this isn't a cold.
What a day!
1. GG won a pink 2009 Vespa LX 50 and he’s going to give it to me! Check out Lyle signing it!
2. Great race with a really good time.
3. Watching the chum pedal his little heart out up and down the bike path.
Waterfall Nymph Pretending this isn't a cold.
1. The chum and I planted a pumpkin patch for next year. We smashed the jack o’lanterns, sprinkled the moldy and wet seeds and goo, and covered it all with a layer of soil. Then we dragged some wood around it to stop mowing in spring. Hope it works!
2. We rode the bicycle B-4-2 into town for a birthday party (4+ miles). The chum is getting much better on the bike. No more wobbling and fooling and he listens to instructions right away. Much safer to be out with.
3. Nice birthday party at Gavin’s. All of The Buddies were there so it was super wild but tear-free. The chum used really nice manners throughout (without reminders) and there were Vodka and Tonics for the parents. What’s not to like?
4. Going out to a John Hodgman interview in SF. My, how he makes us laugh.
Waterfall Nymph Pretending this isn't a cold.
1. The chum disappeared in his usual manner after being asked to get dressed for school. When I peeked into his room to see what he was doing, I found him in his chair, reading a book to a bedtime friend. Hard to interrupt that!
2. The chum fascinated by a turtle at the feed store. He kept coming back to the tank to watch and give the usual chum running commentary. Very cute.
3. GG well enough to cook dinner. Real food again!
1. I had to substitute-teach Sunday school but I managed to pull together a lesson and activity along the same line they’d been studying
2. The nice weather is holding out. It is much easier to get motivated and work hard when the sun is shining
3. Mom made a good dinner
I forgot one from Saturday…I got a package from WN! It was full of goodies including wine from her uncle’s winery. Yum!
1. The morning worship service was amazing
2. More stories. I got many ideas for new outreach services for our church. My sister and I mulled them over on the long ride home
3. Finally collapsing on the couch with a movie and popcorn. Aaah…
1. Coffees for the road
2. Meeting new people and sharing stories with them…listening to their stories and learning
3. Dinner out. I had some sort of cocktail with sage and lemon and gin that was very interesting
4. Sleeping in a hotel room, sans children, 5 pillows all to myself. Always makes for a marvelous night’s sleep
