The walk to work this morning was fun. ;^)
The wind was howling and nearly blew me down. It made for a very, frigid commute.
Then there was the motorist who I seemed to have ticked off because I had the right of way, in the crosswalk, and with the light. She tried to make her right hand turn directly in front of me which would have required me to wait for her. But I didn't play her game of chicken. I put my arm out towards her with my hand indicating "Stop". After I crossed in front of her, she sped up and made a squealing turn up the street only to have to stop at the next light.
The walk home will be exciting too. A huge snowstorm is headed our way. It's snowing right now and the gale force wind is blowing it sideways. There's not much of a chance that it will let up before I leave in 5 hours.
But I can hope, can't I?
Update: Because of weather conditions all Church offices were closed at 3 pm. The walk home wasn't too bad because the wind had settled down.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Miscellaneous thoughts
I was convinced that the charger to our digital camera had been lost in our recent move. Or that it was buried in the depths of our storage unit. After a trip to the storage unit Saturday and not finding any boxes that might contain the charger, I resigned myself that it was, indeed, gone and the camera was useless. I made one last search of likely and unlikely places in the apartment and I FOUND THE CHARGER! It was right under my nose - relatively speaking - the entire time. I swear that I had looked in that particular place before.
One purpose of the storage unit trip was to get a few Christmas decorations, and the ski equipment. I ended up only bringing a few Christmas items back because I didn't want to deal with searching through the plastic storage bins for more, or bring the bins back to the apartment and find a place to store them in the apartment for a few weeks.
On the other hand, the husband's den is starting to look like a sporting goods store. He brought back 3 pairs of downhills skis, boots and poles, 2 sets of cross country skis, boots and poles, 2 ski helmets, various ski jackets and clothing. This was all added to the sleeping bags and fishing equipment he already had stashed behind furniture and in the corners of the room. At least the two dutch ovens and his golf clubs that he had been storing in the back of the car went to the storage unit.
I'm still working a temp job in central HR at church headquarters. Monday is the day that the new hires come in for ID badges and orientation. Today, one of the new hires was a jolly old man in a red suit and white beard. He asked to have his ID picture taken, passed out candy canes and with a 'ho, ho, ho' was gone.
I realized last night that Christmas is a week from Thursday. I haven't even started on the little Christmas shopping that I have to do or getting something together to send to my son and his family in Denver. I read in the paper today that this is the busiest day of the season at the post office. I may be sending that package to Denver by FedEx. But I've got to get the shopping done first.
Winter finally made it's appearance on Saturday. We have several inches of snow with more expected during the coming week. Until this past weekend, the temperatures were in the upper 40s and even into the 50s. My walk to work this morning was absolutely frigid! And the husband got new tires on the car last week. It's a good thing or we'd would have been sliding all over the road on Saturday.
I'm going through reality TV withdrawal. I got hooked on "The Amazing Race" a couple of seasons ago. Last Sunday was the finale for this go round. The "Survivor Gabon" finale was last night. The winner was a 57 year old physics teacher from Maine. Yay, Bob!
One purpose of the storage unit trip was to get a few Christmas decorations, and the ski equipment. I ended up only bringing a few Christmas items back because I didn't want to deal with searching through the plastic storage bins for more, or bring the bins back to the apartment and find a place to store them in the apartment for a few weeks.
On the other hand, the husband's den is starting to look like a sporting goods store. He brought back 3 pairs of downhills skis, boots and poles, 2 sets of cross country skis, boots and poles, 2 ski helmets, various ski jackets and clothing. This was all added to the sleeping bags and fishing equipment he already had stashed behind furniture and in the corners of the room. At least the two dutch ovens and his golf clubs that he had been storing in the back of the car went to the storage unit.
I'm still working a temp job in central HR at church headquarters. Monday is the day that the new hires come in for ID badges and orientation. Today, one of the new hires was a jolly old man in a red suit and white beard. He asked to have his ID picture taken, passed out candy canes and with a 'ho, ho, ho' was gone.
I realized last night that Christmas is a week from Thursday. I haven't even started on the little Christmas shopping that I have to do or getting something together to send to my son and his family in Denver. I read in the paper today that this is the busiest day of the season at the post office. I may be sending that package to Denver by FedEx. But I've got to get the shopping done first.
Winter finally made it's appearance on Saturday. We have several inches of snow with more expected during the coming week. Until this past weekend, the temperatures were in the upper 40s and even into the 50s. My walk to work this morning was absolutely frigid! And the husband got new tires on the car last week. It's a good thing or we'd would have been sliding all over the road on Saturday.
I'm going through reality TV withdrawal. I got hooked on "The Amazing Race" a couple of seasons ago. Last Sunday was the finale for this go round. The "Survivor Gabon" finale was last night. The winner was a 57 year old physics teacher from Maine. Yay, Bob!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
O Christmas Tree?
Last year, this was our Christmas tree:
A live 10' beauty with a multitude of lights and baubles.
This is our Christmas tree this year.
A 4' artificial tree with a few lights and ribbon - no baubles. It is actually one of a pair that I had in the entry of our home last few Christmas seasons. It's all we have room for in our apartment. So it will have to do.
A live 10' beauty with a multitude of lights and baubles.
This is our Christmas tree this year.
A 4' artificial tree with a few lights and ribbon - no baubles. It is actually one of a pair that I had in the entry of our home last few Christmas seasons. It's all we have room for in our apartment. So it will have to do.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Score!
I love it when this happens!
My husband and I went to Cafe Rio the other night to get something to eat. When paying for the meal we were going to share, the cashier combined both of our frequent dinner cards for a total of 10 meals which equaled a free meal. We didn't pay anything for our shared dinner - not even for the soft drink!
Last night, I went shopping with my daughter. There were some great deals to be had. At one store, sweaters were two for the price of one. At another, items already marked down had another 30% taken off at the cash register. At a children's clothing store, I got 25% off my total purchase and everything that I bought was already on sale!
My daughter bought a full length red, wool coat that was marked down 30%.
I think I'm going back tomorrow to take advantage of the buy one pair, get one pair half price, that was being offered at a shoe store. There's pair of red heels that's calling my name and I'm sure I could find another pair of shoes as well.
My husband and I went to Cafe Rio the other night to get something to eat. When paying for the meal we were going to share, the cashier combined both of our frequent dinner cards for a total of 10 meals which equaled a free meal. We didn't pay anything for our shared dinner - not even for the soft drink!
Last night, I went shopping with my daughter. There were some great deals to be had. At one store, sweaters were two for the price of one. At another, items already marked down had another 30% taken off at the cash register. At a children's clothing store, I got 25% off my total purchase and everything that I bought was already on sale!
My daughter bought a full length red, wool coat that was marked down 30%.
I think I'm going back tomorrow to take advantage of the buy one pair, get one pair half price, that was being offered at a shoe store. There's pair of red heels that's calling my name and I'm sure I could find another pair of shoes as well.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Happy Anniversary!
It was our 30th Wedding Anniversary yesterday. We celebrated by browsing Barnes & Noble, going to a movie, followed by cooking dinner at home and watching the second half of "Gone with the Wind". The husband even remembered flowers and a card
Yea - we are big time party people all right!
P.S. Dinner was a filet for me, T-bone for him with non-alcoholic sparkling cider.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Enough!
The office where I've been working for the past week is located just off the main lobby of the Church Office Building. During the Christmas season, local choirs and vocal groups perform in the lobby during the lunch hour.
I just listened to "O, Holy Night" for the third or fourth time this week. In general, I love Christmas music, but I would rather stick needles in my eyes than listen to various renditions of "O, Holy Night" every day. Once a season is enough for me.
I just listened to "O, Holy Night" for the third or fourth time this week. In general, I love Christmas music, but I would rather stick needles in my eyes than listen to various renditions of "O, Holy Night" every day. Once a season is enough for me.
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