Random thoughts ( Read more... )

I'm back home. I was actually back home Monday. It was a stressful weekend, and it was kind of a relief to come back home. My dad (who has throat cancer) is not doing great. He's not doing bad, either--probably as good as you can expect from someone who's on chemo, but it's still not fun. I also got to see both of my grandmothers, who are both ( Read more... )

Let's see--what happened today? My brother had a baby. I went back to work. I wore a cute outfit and 3 people told me they liked it. We had sushi for dinner ( Read more... )

Today is Rick's birthday and we're having a pretty nice day. We had lunch at Drake Diner and saw Up in the Air again at the Varsity. I really like that movie. Now we are at home and talking about plans for dinner. The dog is taking a nap on the couch next to me and kind of impeding my typing. Our dog sure does know how to take up space ( Read more... )

I am tired. After the long drive on Sunday and working 8 am to 8:30 pm yesterday, I just feel beat. Fortunately, I will be off most of Thursday and all of Friday, which will segue nicely into the weekend. Friday we will be painting our tiniest bedroom to prepare it for its' transformation into a library. The new furniture we bought will be ( Read more... )

-We are home. It's nice to be home ( Read more... )

Thanks to gerg, amanda, danceinacircle, and dawna x 3 for the v-gifts!!!!! I love Christmas Cthulhu ( Read more... )

First, let's do that awesome first lines meme.

( First lines from the first post of every month of 2009 )

You know what? In 24 hours, tomorrow is going to be over one way or another. That's the best thing I have to say about how my day is going to go tomorrow ( Read more... )

So, we're here in Louisiana. In a hotel in a very small town. All of my cousins are here, and, well, it's been a weird visit. Let's simplify this with pluses and minuses ( Read more... )