January 24, 2012
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I’m Grateful For:
- NOT going to Sing Thing last night. It was cold, it was wind-whippingly nasty out, it was raining, it was icy, it was… Chinese New Year and frankly I just wanted to be with my family. And Lydia didn’t want to go out, either. So I claimed my barely scratchy throat as excuse to stay home. And I made stir-fry and pulled out the fortune cookies and we had a crazy peanut beef meal and played Clue. WAY better than going to Sing Thing!
- Brian’s stuff. He needs stuff – programs, software, etc – to run his machine out in the barn. And since it’s the same stuff as he does at his regular job, whenever they upgrade, they declare the old stuff ‘obsolete’ and ‘get rid of it’… to Brian. So he’s been getting it for FREE from his work, because they don’t want/don’t use it anymore. Yes, it’s one-step-behind technology, but it’s perfectly good for doing what he does out in the barn. We’re talking HUNDREDS of dollars in materials and programs. It’s wonderful for him. He’s even got the old computer they used to work from, and he’s been trying to configure everything with his home machines this week… so it’s been really interesting to watch. And did I mention I’m really glad that he’s able to get the stuff free? I don’t know that we could buy it all for him out of pocket.
- Tax Time coming up. I know some people hate it, but it means endless possibilities to us. We’re already dreaming and planning about what we might do.
- I’m also kinda grateful that we ((may)) be here long enough to sell the camper. Spring is the best time for that!
- Baking days with children. We’re planning one this afternoon – I had browsed a recipe book and found ‘monster cookies’ and Brian has wanted us to make them for a while, so today’s the day!
- Making it thru a visit from my mother this morning.
- Children dressed as Robin hood, with rooster feathers in their stocking caps.
- Deleting lots of MBs of stuff from my PC, then compacting/defragging.
- Grateful for Grateful blogs that are easy and make up for the fact that I have NO desire to post at all today. Should I have confessed that…? Should I also confess that the first two long ones were written BEFORE my mother’s visit, and the rest are now that she’s gone… hence confirming the actual reason I have NO desire to post at all…?
Comments (4)
I hear ya! My mother visited last Friday…and she said “Well, K (her landlord’s wife, who she helps care for) TOLD me I had to go visit my family, so…here I am.” Gee…thanks? I mean….you only came because someone TOLD you to? :rolleyes:
I expect her tomorrow, so we can schlep her to the store (she has a car, but…y’know what? Nevermind..it’ll just make me madd. Just know I understand where you’re coming from!
I’m bitching. It’s not pleasant. So it’d probably be better if I just exit the computer chair and go do something else about now.
I love tax time too, although this year we aren’t getting back as much as we did last year and we actually have to pay in on state taxes.
So our big plans are on hold at the moment, until we can talk things through with various people. But it’s okay. Thinking about moving has really put a new perspective on where we live now and it’s made me more grateful for our little patch of grass. lol
Monster cookies, huh? Does that mean huge cookies or really weird looking ones? Either way it sounds like a fun afternoon.
I’m excited about Valentine’s Day this year. (thinking about your cookies and baking day reminded me of it) Elizabeth LOVES valentines day so much that she wants to make valentines all year long (so she does). But this year I think we’re going to invite some of her little friends over and have a tea party. I’m not sure who’s more excited, me or her. I like doing special little things like that, especially now that she’s old enough to actually participate.
Hope the rest of your day is more relaxing. :vvv:
Hope things get better soonest!