Normally on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, I'd be spending lots of time in my living room, putting together our Christmas tree and putting out all the decorations. Today, I spent it in my grandfather's living room, trying to find the room itself ( Read more... )

My mother had to work yesterday, and for whatever reason decided to call my grandmother. The phone rang and rang and rang. Unusual, since grandma set up her machine to pick up on the first or second ring. Mom was concerned, so after she got off work she called and said she was going to run over and see if she was home, and either asked me to ( Read more... )

I went out with Laura yesterday and we ended up at Bakers Square. We happened to get a playful waiter, so I played right back...to the point where, apparently, not only did I get my brownie a la mode for free, but he knocked an additional $.50 off. Really, the receipt said something like "Brownie, -$.50." Wild, eh? And it's not like you could ( Read more... )

Out of the blue today, R mentioned that we should have pie in the fridge for the holidays ( Read more... )

As birthdays go, yesterday was pretty decent, starting with the weather. It was sunny and warm, which isn't something you get in Chicago in November. Mother Nature wasn't super-kind to me, with one of her gifts being a lovely zit under my nose, but eh ( Read more... )

So I nearly updated at four o'clock this morning. You see, I finally got some cold medicine at the store last night. I chose Advil Cold & Sinus. It's definitely helped me with my nose-as-faucet problem. However, when they say "non-drowsy," they mean it. I could not fall asleep last night, and when I did, I woke up at 2:30 AM. I took another ( Read more... )

Both of my grandparents called and wished me a happy birthday. By singing "Happy Birthday" into the answering machine ( Read more... )