JANUARY 1, 2013

[blessedw2]

look at that middle floor cleared in dd of d harriets!((so sweet.. met the new year with a kiss).

wishing you all a great evening!

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

I'm not being productive so I'm heading off to bed now. I've loaded my mp3 player with more copies of the Economist. Another one will arrive on Friday but for now, I'm only 3 issues behind instead of my usual 4.

The dishwasher is done and I've opened the door for things to air dry.

Dd gave me a mug (actually a Mother's Day gift that finally arrived) and I measured it because it seems large. It holds 2 cups so that means I only have to drink four cups from that to count as my water each day! I'm drinking hot water a lot now, so knowing how much I'm getting is an advantage. My regular mugs hold 12 oz each.

[helia]

Dfriend, the dh of friend who brought the chocolate mousse last night, is an endocrinologist who deals with obese people. He tells us that he tells his patients to eat less and move more. I don't think he advocates any sort of weight loss pill, but I can ask him next time I see him. Of course, since he is in endocrinology, there might be other issues and other meds involved. I'm pretty sure he tries to get his patients to journal about what they are eating, but some seem to have a hard time doing that. That is one thing I've found helpful about WW, just keeping track of what and how much I put in my mouth helps me to see the reality of what I'm eating.

I need to switch laundry again. I think the dw is done too.

We're going to light the tree tonight! We do candles on the tree -- Dutch tradition. Yes, we stay by the tree and keep a bucket of water nearby and we assign one person to keep an eye on the tree at all times. It is very pretty in a different way from lights.

[OKay]

Dneice just posted on FB that her water broke. Looks like we will be meeting new member of family tomorrow. Other DNeice is scheduled to be induced tomorrow (if she doesn't deliver before). So it looks like we will have 2 new family members in the next 24 hours (or so)

I just measured LO. He grew a whole inch in height last month!

[scattered]

INE - What time tomorrow? My lunch is somewhat flexible. If you open post the time you want me to call.

OKay - and you wonder why they call you. Holy Cow two DBabies in 24 hrs!

Kathryn - Holy cow all that food and you wonder why your not losing weight! It sounds great but try getting some baby carrots and celery, celery is negative calories.

Harmony - Ask me again this weekend...

Harriet - Dinner sounds yummy

Dinner was great, I threw in a splash of S prite to the pancakes, and baked the bacon in the oven and scrambled the eggs with a little cheese. The DK's are responsible for the kitchen. I am watching an episode of Dr. Pol and then I will head to bed gotta work in the morning.

ToDo/TaDa
SDR
Gather laundry
pull out meat to de-frost
feed Bert & Ernie w(/) d(/) f(/) p/a()
Sweep BathR, upHall, stairs, downHall
undecorate tree
pack tree in new box
pull boxes out of closet
go through boxes
check hidden closet for contents (I am rather scared to see what is in there)
Check flyer for sausage vs bacon
nap
breakfast for dinner

Sweet Dreams Villagers!

[Lilac]

We had 8 1/2 inches of snow. Today was sunny, so dh shoveled the drive. I did laundry and started taking ornaments off of the upstairs tree. I hope to be done with everything by Thursday night. We'll see if I meet my goal.

As we were eating supper dd2 called and invited me to go to the movie with her, the 2 boys and dgd3, to see "Parental Guidance". So I went. I am waiting to hear that they are safe at home. She said the highway isn't snow packed but there are slick spots.

[ellyphant]

Happy New Year!

Enjoyed the Open House last evening. Met more of DH's coworkers. Ate good food and toured a beautiful house.

DH worked until noon today, then brought lunch home for us. I got in a 2-hour nap while he played video games. Tonight I made a creamy potato and ham soup for supper. Will be having that for lunch all week--plenty left over.

Gave myself a shorter haircut for the new year. I like it, DH doesn't, but I don't let him tell me how to wear my hair. After all, no matter what I do to it, it always grows back!

Started my 2013 Bible reading. With the new year beginning on a Tuesday, the reading today was Joshua, chapters 1-5. Hope this year will bring blessings to you all!

[Lilac]

Dd2 called to let me know they were home. Dgd16 had never opened our Christmas gifts. She was too sick to care until now. She had intended to wait until I could see her open them but I told dd2 to have her open them.

Dgd16 is doing pretty good. Of course, we thought the same thing after her surgery, so we are just praying she is on the road to a full recovery.

I decided to wash our supper dishes tonight and not leave them until morning. I just stacked them, since I didn't have time to wash them before the movie. I don't want to mess with the dishes in the morning. I want to really hit the ornament removal project.

Dd2 said her and the 4 younger kids were outside playing in the snow for 2 hours today. Even though it was sunny, it was cold. She said that if dgd20 mos doesn't get to go out and play in the snow, too, she throws herself on the floor and cries. I never let my kids play out much in the snow because dd1 always had strep or tonsillitis and dd2 always had ear infections. One time and one time only they were both sick and dd1 had the ear infection and dd2 had the tonsillitis. Anyway both girls have made sure that their kids have/had the opportunity to play outside.

[lucylee]

CI:
[x] s2s, morning devotion/daily Bible reading
[/] follow the cards
-- changed razorblade
-- breast self exam
-- cleaned hairbrush
-- refilled vaporizer
[x] talked to dmil on phone
[x] visit dparents before they leave for Houston tomorrow
-- spent about 3 hours out there, helped dmom empty dishwasher & reload it... showed her a little bit about her new camera, which I had ordered for ddad to give her, AND WHICH STILL HAS NO MEMORY CARD OR 2-YEAR WARRANTY PLAN B/C THESE ITEMS ARE APPARENTLY IN LIMBO SHIPPING SOMEWHERE...
-- plus, camera has no internal memory. It is a C anon, identical to the one I ordered myself for Christmas, also. I was kinda concerned at no internal memory, b/c the K odak I've been using @ school has a fairly large internal memory that kicks in if you forget to put the memory card in. * sigh * I ordered these C anon models b/c of the price and the 16x zoom lens. We shall see how it goes.
-- But right now, neither I nor dmom can try out our camera b/c S ears has not delivered the memory cards I paid for yet!!!
[x] wrapped bday present for dfriend
[x] phone calls -- talked w/a great aunt, dh's cousin, dmil, ds -- all very short calls
[x] take down Christmas tree & decorations *** HOORAY HOORAY HOORAY!!! *** Always such a relief to have that done! W/dh's help, this took about 2.5 -- 3 hours.
As for the rest of this... hmmm... maybe I will, maybe I won't.
[ ] post grades in computer
[ ] set up gradebook for new semester
[ ] put pictures in new picture frame & hang
[/] catch up on 3 weeks of ironing.
[/] watch Paint Your Wagon on dvd while catching up on ironing

Did you like Parental Guidance, Lilac? We enjoyed it.
OKay -- I am impressed! Congratulations on the new arrivals in the family, too!
scattered -- WTG on all your to-do's today!
Is this an indoor tree w/candles, helia? It does sound beautiful. I'd be afraid to try it though, if it is indoors.
WTG on progress, Harriet's dd!
INE (((Hugs))) -- Very GENTLE (((hugs)))

Waving to blessed... Kathryn... Dee... sher... Cowinkie... Harmony... MT... Sunny... elly... and EVERYONE else!!!

[Lilac]

Yes, lucylee, we really liked it. I got teary eyed several times towards the end. I love a movie that ends well.

Dh has been off for 4 days and we stayed up late each night. He was tired from shoveling, so he had no problem heading to bed earlier.