Whew, it’s a little dusty around here! Our new blogging baby has been taking up lots of my time lately and I’m having such fun with it. Reading and writing about children’s literature is pure joy for me.
Other than that, we’ve enjoyed a January that doesn’t feel like it disappeared before we could blink (I guess after December it’s bound to feel more slowly paced). Here’s what’s been going on:
- I’ve been tivo-ing The Complete Jane Austen on PBS and finally got to watch the first movie over this last weekend. I was sitting there on the couch, drinking hot apple cider with a blanket over me and the cat curled up on my lap. As I remarked to Brian, “I’m glad I’m married or this would be a pretty pathetic sight – the quintessential spinster.”
- As I was helping Ben with his hair last week, I said,”Ben, quit standing on your tiptoes, it’s hard for me to reach!” “Uh, mom, I’m not.”
- I taught myself how to crochet a granny square over the weekend. I aaaaalmost gave up when I got stuck and couldn’t understand the directions I had printed out. But, the internets came to the rescue! I found a YouTube video tutorial that got me over the rough part. That is the kind of thing that blows my mind when I compare life today with my grandma’s. She would have had to wait until she could get together with a friend to show her how. Anyway, I finished my first practice square last night, uneven and wobbly, but complete nonetheless. Not sure where I’m going with that newfound skill, just excited to learn something new.
- We’ve been following the political scene like crazy lately. I think the old advice to avoid talking about politics is stale. We’ve had some fascinating conversations recently in different social settings as we discuss the current scene. This is indeed a unique season with both parties in a tight primary race. Next Tuesday will be wild!
- I bought a yoga DVD for myself shortly after Christmas. I have not opened it yet. Think it will help me sitting on the shelf?
- Last weekend I tried on about 50 different pieces of clothing and came away with three. The sales were great, but it’s no kind of world for a short, pear-ish girl to find clothes – that’s why my most successful purchases are online. Yaaay for petites! I’m very excited to hear about Robin’s swimsuit solution – just might need to try that myself.
- I bought a bouquet of 10 daffodils for $2.50 on Friday – can’t beat a quarter/flower! They were so tightly closed that they looked like green sticks when I brought them home. They took their sweet time, unfolding slowly bit by bit. Two of them still aren’t even open yet. It’s a lovely reminder of a naturally slow pace.
- We dropped our Blockbuster online rental subscription and we haven’t missed it one bit. We’ve been doing family movie nights every Friday with DVDs from the library or the $1 kiosk at Kroger. We even got to watch Oceans 11, 12 and 13 in order – something that never would have happened with the unpredictable Blockbuster queue.
That’s quite enough for now! One of my goals for this new year was to get more sleep. So far I’m failing miserably. I can be just like a toddler – totally resistant to giving up the fun of waking hours, and as soon as my head hits the pillow I wonder why, oh, why did I wait so long? Bed, here I come!
