Yesterday was an adventure and a roller coaster ride. It also made for a very long day, but overall it was enjoyable ( Read more... )

Day two. Today was the only day I had plans, and plans up and changed slightly, but overall it was good ( Read more... )

I think I mentioned a few weeks back that I connected with a family member via the Ancestry DNA test. We'd talked about getting together, and threw out a few dates, but never heard back. The other day, grandma talked to mom and asked for the relative's number, and after a few phone calls back and forth, we decided to get together today for lunch ( Read more... )

If you saw the post about the baptism, you might have seen that Laura replied, and I mentioned that I was planning to email her. I'm actually in the process of it, except I had to pause, because about 30 minutes ago there was this huge crashing sound from downstairs. Tomorrow's garbage day, and it almost sounded like dad flipped over the ( Read more... )

It's weird to have two library posts back to back, but there you go. Weather-wise, yesterday was not pleasant. It was unseasonably chilly--the high was supposed to be only 48F; it should be in the upper 50s to 60F--and very windy. I'd hoped, as the last day I'd have to kill time before the time change, that maybe I could go to the forest ( Read more... )

Last week was so busy, I never even mentioned my shopping excursion last Monday ( Read more... )

Subtitle: I lost my mom at Ikea ( Read more... )

My father is on vacation this week, and therefore we have several tasks for him while he's off. My parents had a slow drain in their bathroom; dad was to fix it. In preparation, mom cleaned out under that sink. Just that task was something that needed to be done. We found seven tubes of toothpaste under there, for instance; luckily only one was ( Read more... )

When mom first decided to take vacation time this week, one of her first ideas was to go on an excursion to Woodfield Mall and Ikea. She really wanted to eat at Ikea's cafe and Cheesecake Factory. And, well, maybe do some Christmas shopping. Then dad realized he had an extra vacation day or two he needed to take before the end of the year, so he ( Read more... )

It finally happened: I went to Ikea. The trip looked doubtful as my partner in crime, Laura, hasn't been feeling well and had a doctor's appointment this morning. Luckily, she gave me a call and was up to it, so away we went ( Read more... )