Happy Windsday, Piglet.

I sure do need a lot of sleep.  And I still have bags under my eyes.  Going to go to bed early tonight.

I had plans for this evening, but they didn't become realities.  We did some Thanksgiving planning instead.  So many people are coming!  I'm really combining two Thanksgivings: my grandmother's, and Josh's mom's.  I think it is going to be great!

Still love my library.  I wish I had more free time.  I kind of want to re-organize it.

We've had some weather lately.  We had a 100 Acre Wood Windsday last week. Some flashing blew off the house, and something happened to our garage door, too.  Bub is coming on Saturday to help Josh fix it.  I hear there might be snow this week.  Sadly, the are predicting rain on Thanksgiving.

Last weekend, I had a super great day.  We had lunch with friends at The Fountain On Locust, and I had the Royale and pickle soup.  I never would have ordered pickle soup on my own.  The waitress recommended it.  It was amazing, while still tasting pickley.  Strange and incredible.  Everything was.  The kids had fountain sodas:  Abbie chocolate and blueberry for Grant.  We saw an IMAX movie at the Science Center, and I got to see Grant playing with some of his fiends from JET.  After the Science Center we went to The London Tea Room.  My jasmine tea was there.  I drank a pot of it.

It was a wonderful day.

My hands are so cold.

Cross your fingers that none of us get sick before Thanksgiving!

Sorry for the Hiatus

Hello!  I exist!

We are busy.  REALLY busy.  In fact, the fact that I am here and writing is amazing.  I should be napping. 

Life is good.  Josh got a fancy new job.  We put our house up for sale through some really GREAT realtors, and it has a contract on it!  We went to see my mother in Baton Rouge, and Dad came with us, and Brother flew in and met us there!  It was a fun, delicious, fattening, amazing trip.  When we came back, all we did was work, sleep and look for houses.  This morning was the first chance we had to even clean house. 

Today rocked.  We had lunch with Mom and Dad, and then drove them past a house that we made an offer on last night.  While they were still at our house, we got a counter offer and accepted it!  We now have a house under contract! 

Tomorrow is Easter.  We got to Josh's family.  I even got out a kite.  I always bring kites.

Next weekend, I am hoping to sleep all day Saturday.  Then, we can start with the packing!

I know that doesn't begin to cover what has been going on....but I'm sleepy.  :P

Love you all! 

SQUEE!

Hi!  I'm so excited! 

First of all, it's my day off.  WOOOO!!!!

Second of all, my friend Danny ran 100 miles.  Yep.  I totally know him.  He's my friend.  Danny is so full of awesome.  He's the best.

And speaking of BEST and AWESOME, Darci is looking beautiful, even without hair.  I need to win the lottery and sneak off to have lunch with her.  Wouldn't that be fun?  I started re-reading The Big Over-Easy and thought of her.  I think she would like Jasper Fforde, so I recommended it to her, but I'm nervous that maybe I did that once before already...?

Jasper Fforde is one of a very short list of my favorite living authors.

Another reason for being excited that involves awesome:  I am going to this show!  YAY!  It's all but settled.  I shall have my tickets before the weekend, with luck. 

And!  My dear friend Miss Jenn texted me this morning to say that her company wants my resume!!!  I'm nervous.  It's in the city.  The hours are unlikely to be what I want.  I'm going to try for it anyway, though.  Time to work up a brilliant cover letter.  She's going to bring me a copy of the position description tonight.

Taiko meeting postponed - tonight is practice!  RAWR!

I ate a bagel in bed with the electric blanket and a movie on, while it rained outside.  Perfect Day Off-ness.

I wrote daily goals and put them in the kids' folders.  Lets see if reminders do any good.

Our neighbor brought over a book about bento lunches the other day and let me browse.  I think it's worth a shot, but Josh didn't seem too interested.  The kids both love white rice, though.  What's wrong with that and some faux crab instead of peanut butter and jelly, I ask you?


Off to do more Day Off stuff.....like laundry.

Hugs to you!