"Some people laughed to see the alteration in him, but he let them laugh, and little heeded them; for he was wise enough to know that nothing ever happened on this globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the outset."

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Four of my cousins are in town right now, but I really haven't seem them much ( Read more... )

Today, I:
-slept until about 8:30am
-got the paper
-ate Malt-o-Meal for breakfast and set E up with some Fruity Pebbles
-watched around 2 hours worth of Scrubs to polish off season two.
-took a long shower
-ate spaghetti
-checked email and read blogs
-washed clothes
-straightened--but did not clean--the house
-saw Narnia with Lynne, Brenda, Ben, ( Read more... )

I visited Grandpa at Mayo today, and a new air of hope had entered the scene. Doctors would operate on his colon. That's the site of the most serious internal bleeding. The operation will not likely be performed on Monday, but it will happen ( Read more... )

Over the dishwashing sink of my beloved but finally closing coffeeshop, I started to cry. The whole sobbing, gripping-the-counter-for-support, shoulder-shaking, snot-dripping bawl. Said cry fest paused for intermission and resumed again when E arrived ( Read more... )

Within half an hour, I get phone calls about
a.) my great-uncle dying,
b.) my brother who should not be driving taking my parents' second best vehicle and driving and purchasing yet more items to drive him into debt, and
c.) my grandpa suffering congenitive heart failure, experiencing internal bleeding, and being rushed to Mayo.

What a softy.

Jeff Bates - "The Love Song"

First time I felt it, think I was five years old ( Read more... )

I don't know where to start ( Read more... )

Minnesota got its first snow this evening ( Read more... )

I was spoiled at work on Friday: Chinese take-out, a thoughtful card signed with messages from the whole office, 2-hour lunch break, and a $25 gift certificate for cute boutique-type shop in town. Afterward, I went out to eat with Mom, Dad, Adam, Natalie and a group of family friends (JH, KH, and MH). After Adam and Natalie left, I ended up being ( Read more... )