You'd have to have been living in a cave these last days to have missed the news of economic woes. It makes me wonder what the long-term impact will be on our quality of life... Right now, the things happening on Wall Street are having little actual bottom-dollar effect on me and my household. Yeah, we've had to be smarter about some purchases; delaying or foregoing some things all together. But I'm still able to put food on the table, gas in the car and pay the other bills and still have a little left over for fun stuff.
But perhaps I should begin socking money away in a mattress; just in case.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
thinking about christmas
Can you believe it? It's already coming up on the middle of September! We're starting to talk about Halloween and then it will be "The Holidays!" !!!
I started thinking tonight about Christmas. Namely, where will the tree go? I think we'll have to take the dining room table out and store it until "The Holidays" are over. LOL I can't imagine where it would go, otherwise. As it is, we'll move the couch all the over to the window and nestle it in the crook of the living room/dining "nook."
Of all the apartments and houses I've lived in, this one will be the trickiest, I think. Probably because we're already pretty cramped in here. I was telling ... hm... what shall we call him?
[insert tangent here]
We've referred to him as Coach and Munchkin called him Bathtub a time or two in the beginning, just to be awnry (spelling, anyone?). His yearbook girls call him "cor-cor" but that's a little ... well, nevermind. *laugh* Coach it is...
[returning to the topic at hand]
Anyway, as I was saying - I was telling Coach tonight that I wish I could just snap my fingers and have a third bedroom on this apartment. I don't want to move again but may have no choice - we just need more space. I don't have enough closets and I WANT an office! I really want my scrapbooking stuff out of my closet. If I had a 3 bedroom, I'd have a dining room and I could bring back my glorious pedestal table that's sitting in storage right now because it's too big, even without the leaves, for the living room.
ANYWAY - Christmas. (sheesh, I'm rambling tonight) Well, suffice it to say that I'm excited. I think it's going to be the happiest Christmas yet.
*yawn* Ok, I have a bath of not-so-hot water waiting for me (oh, I am SO ready for them to fix that).
'night, friends! Have a great week!
I started thinking tonight about Christmas. Namely, where will the tree go? I think we'll have to take the dining room table out and store it until "The Holidays" are over. LOL I can't imagine where it would go, otherwise. As it is, we'll move the couch all the over to the window and nestle it in the crook of the living room/dining "nook."
Of all the apartments and houses I've lived in, this one will be the trickiest, I think. Probably because we're already pretty cramped in here. I was telling ... hm... what shall we call him?
[insert tangent here]
We've referred to him as Coach and Munchkin called him Bathtub a time or two in the beginning, just to be awnry (spelling, anyone?). His yearbook girls call him "cor-cor" but that's a little ... well, nevermind. *laugh* Coach it is...
[returning to the topic at hand]
Anyway, as I was saying - I was telling Coach tonight that I wish I could just snap my fingers and have a third bedroom on this apartment. I don't want to move again but may have no choice - we just need more space. I don't have enough closets and I WANT an office! I really want my scrapbooking stuff out of my closet. If I had a 3 bedroom, I'd have a dining room and I could bring back my glorious pedestal table that's sitting in storage right now because it's too big, even without the leaves, for the living room.
ANYWAY - Christmas. (sheesh, I'm rambling tonight) Well, suffice it to say that I'm excited. I think it's going to be the happiest Christmas yet.
*yawn* Ok, I have a bath of not-so-hot water waiting for me (oh, I am SO ready for them to fix that).
'night, friends! Have a great week!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
cold showers
NO, not for THAT reason. LOL
The hot water in the complex is ALWAYS messed up. I mean, I take more lukewarm showers than EVER - I HATE it. I haven't taken a decent hot bath in a month! I hate showers!
*grumble*
Ok, I'm finished. Time for my *cringe* cold shower.
I can feel my teeth start to chatter already.
The hot water in the complex is ALWAYS messed up. I mean, I take more lukewarm showers than EVER - I HATE it. I haven't taken a decent hot bath in a month! I hate showers!
*grumble*
Ok, I'm finished. Time for my *cringe* cold shower.
I can feel my teeth start to chatter already.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
a weekend for magical movies
I watched two movies this weekend that were truly ... magical. That's the only word that comes to mind. THe first:
WHat a remarkable movie. THe story was fantastic, the music was great (james horner, of course) and the overall experience was spectacular. I don't think I blinked six times during the movie - I didn't want to miss anything.
THe second, tonight, was:
I wept. It was one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. The story broke my heart. His complete faith that he could be found. Yeah, I definitely want that one.
It was a good weekend. Munchkin's birthday was yesterday and it was a great day. SHe got to be the center of attention all day; which is always a good choice for her. *grin*
I can't believe she's six. Already. Where did it go? And if time goes faster as we get older and it's already going this fast...
whoa
*laugh*
'night, friends.
WHat a remarkable movie. THe story was fantastic, the music was great (james horner, of course) and the overall experience was spectacular. I don't think I blinked six times during the movie - I didn't want to miss anything.
THe second, tonight, was:
I wept. It was one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. The story broke my heart. His complete faith that he could be found. Yeah, I definitely want that one.
It was a good weekend. Munchkin's birthday was yesterday and it was a great day. SHe got to be the center of attention all day; which is always a good choice for her. *grin*
I can't believe she's six. Already. Where did it go? And if time goes faster as we get older and it's already going this fast...
whoa
*laugh*
'night, friends.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Not enough hands
Every day, my to do list gets longer. Yes, I chip away at it a little more each day but each day I add new items to it. It feels like I'll never get caught up.
Life, otherwise, is going really well. I'm seeing a man who I think is the greatest thing since sliced cheese. He was right in front of me the entire time and I can't believe I didn't see it before. I guess I wasn't ready to see it. I had to realize the depth of the fictional story created by my "relationship" with the army before I could really grasp the extent of what I was missing.
Not one to gush, I find myself smiling those quiet smiles a lot. Like I know the punchline to a joke and I'm not quite ready to tell it because it still makes me laugh too much.
In other news, Munchkin loves school. We've made good contacts with her teacher and she seems to really adore her school. Saturday is her birthday and I think we're going to Chuck E Cheese. Yes, really.
*laugh* Nah, I think it will be ok. We are going to invite one of her friends (and her mom) to go with us and then we'll invite the little girl to stay the night for a first slumber party. She IS six now.... well, almost.
Anyway - the list isn't getting much shorter, so I'd better get at it.
Life, otherwise, is going really well. I'm seeing a man who I think is the greatest thing since sliced cheese. He was right in front of me the entire time and I can't believe I didn't see it before. I guess I wasn't ready to see it. I had to realize the depth of the fictional story created by my "relationship" with the army before I could really grasp the extent of what I was missing.
Not one to gush, I find myself smiling those quiet smiles a lot. Like I know the punchline to a joke and I'm not quite ready to tell it because it still makes me laugh too much.
In other news, Munchkin loves school. We've made good contacts with her teacher and she seems to really adore her school. Saturday is her birthday and I think we're going to Chuck E Cheese. Yes, really.
*laugh* Nah, I think it will be ok. We are going to invite one of her friends (and her mom) to go with us and then we'll invite the little girl to stay the night for a first slumber party. She IS six now.... well, almost.
Anyway - the list isn't getting much shorter, so I'd better get at it.
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