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Why I haven't been posting.
You know when you think a job is way less involved than it turns out to be and you have to be happy with what you managed to accomplish in the allotted time rather than lamenting what you didn't get done? Well, that ( Read more... ) -
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Well, we bought a house yesterday. That seems worthy of entry into ye ole LJ. I've mentioned this house before--4BR, 2.5BA, RIVER!--and despite the still looming possibility that Ash may lose his job, we are v. excited. We decided that we don't want to move, that we would rather make it work here, and there's no way we'd find a better deal on a ( Read more... ) -
Lent Approaches
It's Shrove Tuesday, and that means Lent begins tomorrow. I am going to tackle a lot, and though that strategy rarely works out for me, I am feeling pretty good about my chances this year ( Read more... ) -
Various.
I've lost five pounds, apparently by not trying to. Yippee!
Also, I filed our taxes!
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Black. Again.
So there's this bra thing going around on facebook. I find it hilarious and fascinating.
1. mrs_redboots was the first of my friends (I think) to post a colour, and the message I got telling me about the idea used the British spelling, so I wonder if it started in the UK and then spread throughout the US the next day. If so, I wonder how much geography the ( Read more... ) -
Checking in
Perhaps I should document something about my month-long trip to the beach since it's likely never to occur again. Then again, I could just enjoy it ( Read more... ) -
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We're all settled in at our beach house for the month. If any year deserves a nice year-end vacation, it's this one. I'm not sure if my brain has wrapped around the idea of a month at the beach, but I'm afraid it's going to speed by...
Ash heads back to work on Wed. morning. He has to give finals and submit grades before he can come back. tadpol and ( Read more... ) -
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I took today off from writing and crocheted instead. That was fun. I ought to be preparing for my beach trip; there is a lot of preparing to do. Listing and shopping and deciding and organizing and packing and playing Tetris. Because did I mention I'm trying to pack for a beach trip that includes a visit from Santa and ALL grandparents in my ( Read more... ) -
I'm A Winner!
I did it! I'm not finished with my story, but I hit 50,000 words, and a day early, too!
Here's hoping I finish it even though no vague entity has placed an arbitrary word count and deadline on my head. (Why doesn't setting goals for yourself work better than strangers setting arbitrary goals for you? Why?) -
Three Questions, Sad or Awesome Kids Edition
1. Is it sad or awesome that my son is sitting at the other computer watching the Sesame Street Pinball Counting song over and over and over, able to make it replay without my help ( Read more... )