My work day consisted of so much laughing it was absolutely ridiculous - the kind where you try to stop but can’t and you just need to cover your face until it dies down. Then as soon as you make eye contact with someone, it’s starts all over again.
What a good day.
Friday: Work. Christmas tree lot in the freezing cold and free hot chocolate. Home to try and warm up. Had to take a hot shower because my core was apparently frozen. To Ipanema for hang outs. Home to bed.
Saturday: Up to go to Costco to buy food for Loaves & Fishes. $1.50 hot dog and soda lunch at Costco. Home and parted ways with the husband for him to go play football and for me to finally get some Christmas shopping done. Walked around Carytown and made some purchases. Home to finish decorating the Christmas tree. Quick rest. Off to Mariah’s Christmas party for more hang outs.
Sunday: Up and off to Loaves & Fishes. Served what felt like a million people. Picked up lunch on the way home. Tried to relax for a short bit. Off to church. Chatted it up. Doing laundry and puttering before bed.
Have a great week!
Here you see Zapp with her favorite wintertime friend.
As seen here, Zapp has no fat on her, so that makes November through February a little rough for her in our turn-of-the-century (read: full-of-holes-and-gaps) house.
When we broke out the space heater a couple weeks ago, Zapp stood with her chest and face turned towards the warmth for about twenty minutes, refusing to move. Now she stays wrapped around that thing as much as possible, to the point where you don’t want to touch her fur for fear that your fingers will be scorched.
I was talking to a co-worker the other day about how I can never get my house clean. Not only because my house is old and just seems to generate dirt, but mostly because it’s not that important to me. And for some reason, I’ve also felt really bad and embarrassed about both of those reasons.
“Well, if you don’t care, then it doesn’t matter,” she said matter-of-factly.
She told me that her house is a disaster because even though she’s perfectly capable of keeping it clean, she’d rather spend her time playing with her five year-old than worry about dishes or vacuuming.
“Once you realize it’s a choice, you just don’t care.”
Being kidnapped
Santa Claus
Accidental pregnancy
How to do the Crip walk
Quite the hodgepodge, I would say.
I keep a running list of foods that are so delicious that they will make you believe in God if you didn’t already. Whenever I eat something on the list or discover a new entry, I raise my fist in the air and say, “On the list!” Because I’m awesome.
Allow me to share a few of them with you…
1. Strawberries
2. Peanut M&Ms
3. Pigs-in-a-blanket
4. Garbanzo beans
5. Strawberry Nutri-Grain bars
6. Mashed potatoes
7. The chips at the Hill Cafe
8. Club sandwiches
9. Any pizza dip made by a member of the Creehan family
10. Ok, any food made by a member of the Creehan family
11. Chocolate chip cookies
12. Snow peas
13. Pineapple
14. Chocolate milk
15. Croissants
16. Cole slaw
17. Raw spinach
18. Almonds
19. Maura’s pizza
20. Peanut butter toast (on wheat)
And for you?
Today all I found in the mailbox were Christmas cards. Lots and lots of Christmas cards.
At the end of a full day of teaching, I would often come home feeling grimy. Those of you who teach know exactly what I’m talking about. That combination of chalk dust, sweat, cafeteria smell, and stress.
I glanced at myself in our hall mirror this evening and realized that I look and feel the same at 6pm as I did this morning when I left. Maybe even better.
It was a happy moment, I must say.
The perfect companion to our membership with SPROUT…
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