Happy 2009! We arrived in Tahoe early enough for us to get in about four hours worth of ski time yesterday. The weather was surprisingly good and there were hardly any problems with traffic ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, foldingstar!


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I had dinner with my parents today so that we could compare our holiday schedules for family events and to discuss the club Christmas party. Unbeknownst to me, my dad had attended the club's planning meeting last month and had volunteered me to chair the children's activities. *headdesk* I thought I got out of it this year when new officers were ( Read more... )

Tree TrimmingYesterday's tree trimming party was a lot of fun. The rain evaporated from the needles, so I was able to string the lights on the trees before the guests arrived to help decorate. I'm in the living room looking at the bigger tree right now. It is so fragrant and it's great to see ornaments from my collection. I always feel bad when I ( Read more... )

Yesterday's Thanksgiving celebration went well. We started eating by 3pm and most of the guests stayed until midnight. It was great to spend time with people I haven't seen in ages. I'm thankful that the meal went off without a hitch; I'm not the best cook, but I tried my best ( Read more... )

Since I'm going to have so many visitors at my house later this afternoon, I thought I would post this now. Most of the work for the Thanksgiving feast is already done; it's now a matter of assembly and heating ( Read more... )

Whew! I really wasn't sure if I was going to be able to post a NaBloPoMo entry for today. I feel like I've been running around all day, but actually, I was sleeping ( Read more... )

I did a Picture 14 post last week, and I liked it so much that I decided to write another entry with a different picture.

This is from Creative Writing Prompts.

Prompt #2
A picture is worth more than a blank page. Take out those dusty photo albums. Pick out photo #14. Count however way you like, but make sure you stop at #14. Look at the photo ( Read more... )

*exhausted sigh* Wow, what a busy day. I made a huge dent in my holiday To-Do list, so I have no complaints. I have finished most of the shopping for next week's Thanksgiving feast. The only things left to do (other than the monumental task of actually preparing the meal!) are to pick up the specialty ham and shop for fresh produce and flowers; ( Read more... )

Last night's Halloween party hosted by my friends was great. I did end up going as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, complete with ruby red slippers, blue dress, swept back hair, and a small basket with a Toto plushie nesting inside.

My friends' house was spookily decorated like the cave of the three witches from Macbeth. There were lots of bubbling ( Read more... )