Ever since my darling came home and the winter turned cold and dark we've been spending a lot of time cocooned inside.  There have been a lot of wood fires and stew and snuggling.  He hasn't had regular work since he came home but we haven't wanted to spend much money anyway - just being together at home has been enough ( Read more... )

 I went dancing tonight for the first time in AGES.  I told myself I would go dancing a lot while hubby was gone, but so far it hasn't happened.  My only attempt so far was with a friend a couple months ago, and the dance wasn't happening as advertised ( Read more... )

 Praying hard for our family friends in Haiti.  We know that the Dad and oldest son are OK  - they were out of the country when the earthquake hit, and are trying to get a flight back home.  But there has been no word yet from his wife, daughter, and youngest son, who were at home.  They live in Port-Au-Prince, near the UN building that collapsed ( Read more... )

Well, that sucks.  Found out that I can not drive the truck.  My legs are too short to press the clutch all the way down without extending my leg all the way and pointing my toe, and sinking down in the seat to reach it, and then the steering wheel obstructs my vision.  Even a big old pillow behind my back doesn't work, because then my right knee ( Read more... )

Would it be overly ambitious to tackle cooking something like goose for christmas dinner? The thing is I have never done it, and don't know whether people would like it. But if you're going to try to cook something like that, you really need to have a lot of people to feed for an excuse ( Read more... )

Happy thanksgiving, all! Let's count down my top ten list of things I am thankful for today ( Read more... )

 I *heart* singing-induced airway clearance!

 I sit here on the eve of my 30th birthday.  Clock is ticking down - 5 minutes to go.  I'm exhausted from the party we had on Saturday night - my "beat the odds" birthday party with my closest friends - yet I still can't sleep.  My can't believe how lucky I am to be surrounded by such loving, energetic, wonderful people.  It made me so joyful to be ( Read more... )

I just redeemed frequent flyer miles for the first time ever!  (I would have done it long ago, but could never find any actual flights available for places I wanted to go).  Well, fortunately Raleigh, NC isn't much of a tourist draw, especially in August, so I was able to use my paltry accumulated miles for a trip to see one of my college roommates ( Read more... )

 Last night I had a dream the house was on fire... woke up to the dog thrashing around like he was during the fire, and got royally freaked out.  Fortunately, the house was NOT on fire and he was just putting up a fuss because of the coyotes.  *phew*  Man, was it hard to get back to sleep, though ( Read more... )