"Perhaps I'm old and tired, but I always think that the chances of finding out what really is going on are so absurdly remote that the only thing to do is to say hang the sense of it and just keep yourself occupied." -Douglas Adams
So let’s say you need 2 dozen cookies for an event on Saturday. And there’s nothing going on Tuesday night so you bake them then. With an extra batch (another 2 dozen) because you know some will be eaten on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Guess what I’ be doing tonight?
Stupid cookie math…
“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” -Thumper, Bambi
That pretty much sums up mid-Nov to now. Actually it’s still a saying I’m using in a big part of my life but I’m going to try to write about the rest occasionally.
A quick summary of the rest…
I am SO GLAD that 2009 is over. I can not remember a crappier year ever. And I did not start 2010 with kidney stones, so far so good.
The kids are fine if not a little whiny. We’ve *almost* recovered from Christmas vacation. Although the tree is still up.
I finished the 1st semester of college with two A’s and two A-’s. I start back tomorrow in Anatomy (and lab), Microbiology (and lab), Intro to Business, and Humanities (lit, art, and music rolled into one). It is more hours so I hope I can keep up with it all.
My dad’s dad died last week and I attended the funeral yesterday. I’m a little sad to say I didn’t know him as well as I should have. He was 93. It was great to see a lot of family even if it wasn’t under the best of circumstances.
There’s snow on the ground and it’s been way under freezing for the last few weeks. I’m ready for summer…
Yes, I’m dating someone I met on Match.com He’s an awesome guy and I’ve spent part of the last 3 big holidays with him (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Years). And I’m not sure how much I’ll write about him but just know he’s part of the ‘Really Great’ life stuff I might not be blogging about.
So that’s that for now. Hope your new year is going fabulous!
Resolution #1: Blog More Often.
Things have been be-bopping along pretty well. Sorry for the lack of updates, I’m trying to figure out how to proceed with some real life events on the blog (and yeah, that does include ‘dating’).
In bloggable news, school is fine. I’m registered for next semester (yay! except I probably won’t be cheering when I pay the tuition bill in a month) and this one is almost over (Dec 9th is my last day). I’ve made a few good friends and overall I think I can do this for the next 3 1/2 years…
The kids are all healthy and driving me nuts so nothing new to report there.
Um, crafty stuff… I just finished knitting a pair of socks for my mom (of course I forgot to take a picture before I gave them to her), a baby hat for my lab partner whose wife had a baby last week, and a scarf for my sister to give to her ‘boss lady’ as an early Christmas gift. Next up, lots and lots of socks.
The business is going alright. I need to be preparing more for the Christmas rush that should happen in the next few weeks (hopefully!) but I have to admit, I’m slacking a bit. I have several orders from my lovely knit group ladies and I’m sure they’d like to have the items eventually too. I suppose I should chain myself to my sewing machine for a few days. But I’d really rather knit socks…
45 minutes to spare!
(And for the record, both Ally and Kelly’s costumes were finished on Wednesday but then I got distracted by school and then frustrated by Emily’s costume so hers took a bit longer to finish.)
Em as a Black & Orange witch, Kelly as a witch, Ally as a ghost, Kyle as Frankenstein, Zach as a cereal killer
A follow up on the last post: I’ve decided NOT to write for NaNoWriMo this year. Half of it was I really don’t have the time and half of it was I really don’t have anything to write about.
Now then, if you’ll excuse me, I have Butterfingers to snitch out of the kids’ Halloween candy loot.
Because I need more projects like I need another hole in the head, it’s almost November. And November is National Novel Writing Month! Write 50,000 words in 30 days and drive yourself and your loved ones crazy! Or crazier…
So every year since 2002 it’s not been a question if I’m doing it or not. I like to write, I like to write fiction, and hey, doing it with thousands of other like-minded individuals for four weeks online is kinda fun. Obviously I even tried the year Kelly was born. Although I didn’t “win” (finish 50,000 words) because the snuggly newborn baby won out over snarly plot lines. (As it should be.) And there have been other years that I didn’t win, either the plot went off track too much, I wanted to kill all my characters half way through, or simply life got in the way.
But… This year I find myself actually wondering if I should try in the first place. I haven’t really thought much about a novel idea (pun intended) and there is that whole nursing school/5 kids/small business/dating/housework/Girl Scouts thing I have going on. Time is not exactly something I have tons of to spare at the moment. Oh and to make matters more fun, my laptop is still not working (ordering a new power cable and seeing if that works before I ship it to HP) so I’d be fighting the kids for even more time on their computer.
*sigh*
I’m positive I could knock out 50,000 words if I just told the story of my life for the past year. But honestly it’s still too fresh and I’m not ready to delve into that subject yet. Maybe in 10 years. Besides one of my favorite quotes is: “I write because I want more than one life; I insist on a wider selection. It’s greed plain and simple. When my characters join the circus, I’m joining the circus.” -Anne Tyler
Hmm, maybe I’ll join the circus…
Um right, Halloween is now days away and the kids’ costumes are…
a. Store bought
b. Done!
c. Halloween?
d. A bunch of fabric sitting in a pile waiting to be cut and sewn.
And the correct answer is ‘d’! Because over achieving and procrastination go so well hand in hand.
Let’s see, this year Zach’s a cereal killer (read aloud if you don’t get it) and technically that one is done (bought him a bloody knife a few weeks ago and he has a box of cereal taped up). Em is going as some candy corn witch (according to the pattern) except she didn’t like the colors of fabric available so the dress will be only orange and black and not really like a candy corn. But she has a black witch’s hat. Ally is going as a ghost. Again. Except slightly different and with $24 worth of gray chiffon (note to self: check price of fabric per yard before agreeing to it). Kyle is Frankenstein which just involves some make-up and destroying some old clothes (easy peasy). Kelly is going as a witch. A traditional witch in black. There are so many adorable options out there and she picks this. *sigh*
I have 6 days. Plenty of time!
So the Halloween costumes will be done on:
a. Wednesday
b. Thursday
c. Friday
d. Saturday at 4:45pm because trick or treating starts at 5pm
(Why do I have the feeling that the answer will be ‘d’ again?)