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Good morning, villagers ~

I don't want to jinx it, but I think my cold is almost all gone. (Thanks for asking yesterday, Harriet.) DH's is hanging on, but I am convinced that's because I drink a lot of water and he does not drink any. I cannot convince him that diet cola and water are not the same thing, especially after he read a recent article in Parade that said people don't need 8 glasses of water a day.

Today I go to The Big City for errands and lunch with a good friend.

Cowinkie ~ Wow, with so many fun trips planned, you're going to have a fabulous year!

Okay wrote

As I was CUOP, I was impressed over and over how much is being accomplished. POTB all around!!

Ditto!!!


Harriet wrote

... attributable to high fructose corn syrup, which was invented around 1970, unavailable until the mid-late-70s, and the unusual way in which the body assimilates it. So this effect is not something seen by our forebears. Some may also be attributed to never-before-seen toxins, too, btw.

Which is part of why I've become so interested in 1940s nutrition. I've been watching some interesting and fun videos on youtube.

I recorded Downton Abbey last night but have not watched it yet. I don't have any problems with spoilers, though, so feel free to discuss and I'll catch up.

I watched Downton Abbey (DA) last night with LO in the room (he was playing with toys). This morning I remember to check the ratings and find out DA is for 13 years old and above. Argh!! That means all the shows (NCIS, BBT, DA) DH and/or I watch is not rated for LO age to watch. How sad is that? I remember when all TV shows that came on before 10pm were family friendly.

LO has a most awesome teacher. When we arrived at his class this morning, she had a surprise prepared for the children. She had removed the desk/chairs and replaced them with low tables and pillows. They are studying Japanese culture this week and she is immersing them in it as much as possible. She had a wok set up where they will be cooking food later today and using chop sticks. GOOD TEACHERS ARE INVALUABLE!!

Next up - prepare 2013 spreadsheet so I can process the backlog of MPB gross receipts.

Okay, LO does have an awesome teacher. What a fun week she has planned for them.

how exciting for your d little one that he has such a great teacher! d okay emergent curriculum at it's best.

coming here late - took dd older and dh for a drive through the country (per request of dd older). We had a nice chat and a drive.
dd older sprained her ankle (badly) while running on the treadmill, so no ymca for her today

today is animal day, clean the laundry room day (swipe machines and sweep floor)
today is also paper work and phone call day (dd older is applying for jobs today)

sounds silly but I am making a list of what I am good at and what I really enjoy and also miss because I haven't taken the focus to have fun with who I was years ago. Now that dkids are almost moved out, I want to connect with the slower but old likes and dislikes as my life can get so busy I forget to do things I love. Trying to add them to my calendar again especially now that the girls (grown up and one on their way to college in another year)

wishing each of you a really wonderful day

thinking of Ivy also.

I am making a list of what I am good at and what I really enjoy

Blessed - that is a wonderful idea!

I have an hour time slot set aside to do the things I enjoy (play piano, quilt, etc). However, i have been neglectful in protecting that time. It is so easy to fill it with what seems like urgent tasks. I need to do a better job at setting and enforcing boundaries on that time slot.

2013 Spreadsheet created and updated.
Next up - process paperwork that has come in the last few days

Blessed.... That is the exact idea behind my Next LIST. the three favorite things I loved to so while growing up were ride my bike, be outside and read. I was happiest when doing those so have made a daily goal to do at least one of them each day.

When I was a kid I had an old abandon treehouse the was way up in a tree. I would take a blanket and a book and would read for a day. I loved being in the sky listening to the wind and feeling the sun on my skin. Now I take my book outside in my yard...I sit on the grass with my back against a huge boulder. I share my apple with Willis and feel like a kid for a few hours.