(20 below zero)
Clear and cold, west to south wind.
Rinsed, starched, and hung out the wash by 11 o'clock. Poor drying day. Left underwear out tonight.
Pieced together remnants of my wedding skirt goods and cut into a cloak for Julia.
Stuffed little rag doll for Freddy.
Cut last head of cabbage for dinner.
Last of 200 # bought of Holt for a $1.80
Lovely day, sunny and cool.
ReplyDeleteMost beautiful sunset ever.
Ran business errands all morning with the new intern, Katya. Accomplished about 10% of what I had planned. I guess tomorrow is a new day.
We all three took lunch up to the H street over look and ate admiring the stunning view. It was a special kind of lovely today. Minnow clouds and sunbeams poking through, like a big soft ceiling with spotlights. We say a dolphin. Mike and I always think this is a sign of good luck, although we have never had especially good luck following a sighting. Maybe we just feel luck getting to see them.
Stopped at the North Park farmers market tonight. It was dark and cold but it was good to see friends and buy some delicious Hummus. Our friend Lance was running Salt Farm alone tonight because Tonya was sick [get well Tonya!] and he told us he is reading this blog [Hi Lance!] It makes me happy to hear from so many folks they are reading.
Made tofu green curry and rice for dinner with loads of veggies. Yum. Had a misunderstanding with Julia which always makes me sad.
I am trying to focus on my successes rather than my shortcomings. Today was a little bit heavy on the shortcomings making the successes a challenge to locate. Despite this I will say that it was a good day. Green curry, dolphins, sunsets....good day.
Thursday and Friday are my 'work from home days', so it's always nice to wake up with that in mind. Pull hair in pony, pull on jeans, drive Jack to school.
ReplyDeleteShowered and made fresh chai upon my return- ooops!- forgot I was out of ginger. It was delicious just the same.
Dana and I seem to migrate our work areas around the house, even though we both have our own desks in the den. This week, we seem to be enjoying facing each other from either side of the kitchen table. He had phone meetings all morning and I edited text and photos all morn, so around lunch we really needed to get out of the house. Ah, the luxury of working from home! Ran a quick errand, and then back to it.
Went to pilates after picking up Jack, and then he and I went back to school for the Middle School's Coffee House- a monthly treats and entertainment night they host. Handed my camera over to Sarah from that class, who has a blossoming interest in photography. Was nice to share, and to be free to sit and visit and eat! Lot sof families out, and it was pleasant indeed.
Up early tomorrow for our pest and home inspection on the new place! Hoping for no major surprises. Excited! Continuing to obsess over restoration and design blogs- think I may go for a softer palette in the new home- more muted aquas, greens and oranges. With fresh bright white walls, honey colored woods and all that light-seems appropriate...
Today was a long day.
ReplyDeleteIt started out nice, Mathew woke me up and presented me with breakfast. The drive into work also started out fine. However, there managed to be 2 accidents on the freeway within a few miles of each other dragging out the drive horribly.
Work was fine although we have a project due tomorrow that is one of those that was on time, then dragged out, and is now a week behind... you know those... I haven't even gotten all the pieces to the project when the project manager asks me if I could get it done today instead of tomorrow.. Why are they asking this? No, not because of the deadline, but because they don't feel like coming in tomorrow. SERIOUSLY! I mean really, you can actually say those words with a straight face and still respect yourself in the morning? Wow I really don't have what it takes to be a manager then.
I am quite proud of myself, I took all those crazy pregnancy hormones and kept them inside and only responded with a "no, honestly I don't think I can rush the project to get it to you today instead of tomorrow, I'll try but I can't promise anything."
Honestly, I deserve a cookie for not strangling the person in question. It would have been within my professional rights to loose it, I am quite certain.
There was no way the project was getting done, the other person working on it hadn't finished their part when I left this evening. I don't feel bad at all.
Enough about work.
I got a desperate call from a dear friend this afternoon. Her 1 year old has been miserably ill with a stomach bug all week. Her husband managed to catch it as well, and while being ill, he put his back out. So all dear friend wants to do is go grocery shopping but she can't leave a (mostly better but still needy) baby with her invalid husband. So I stopped by after work to let her go grocery shopping and keep her husband from putting his back out even more. Everyone in the house is better, so there was no danger of me catching anything. The 1 year old of course was a total angel for me, because I am not mom, so none of the same needy behavior. It was a pleasure to go visit, we watched Disney's Beauty and the Beast, sang along then played with blocks.
Today started out similar to most weekdays, trouble getting myself and everyone else out of bed but it was refreshing to see the horrible "have-to's" of parenting we did last night worked. So - off to the usual run around dropping kids off at 3 different schools.
ReplyDeleteTrying to waste time waiting for the jewelry shop to open to pick up Richards repaired pinkie ring that is so special to him as he got it from his grandfather, we stopped in to spend some of the $90 in Starbucks gift cards we received from various friends and family over the holidays. We got the coffee large and the breakfast hot and went to the car to eat and chat as there were no places to sit inside. It was cold but the car heater kept us warm and the conversation was nice as it wasn't wrapped around the kids or the million and one things we always seem to have to do.
Stopped in a couple of places to pick up some much needed items - dishwash detergent, toilet paper and the like at the time I did not know I was receiving a very important phone call. It was from my staffing agency that has worked me at several temporary assignments left a message about an opportunity. I called back only to get a voicemail so left one and went on about my day. In the mean time Richard was outside cleaning my car (though he claims it was the elves)...I was trying to coordinate getting money together for Trenton to take a trip with his Drama Troupe to Disneyland for a competition, he is VERY excited. I make some calls, send some emails and then get another call from the staffing agency...Good news, the opportunity is for an administrative position with a company that makes products and books for science in schools and teachers...at $15 per hour, not bad for a staffing agency and an admin position - I had to work three years at the last company to get $2 less per hour. I am excited about the prospect but scared as we have only one car in the family and this will change so much about our daily routine, and will make school more difficult to get through but I think I am ready!
Woke up early yesterday to get a head start on the work day. I had to meet up with my bosses, Cary and Sang downtown. All and all a very successful day. I hit six incentives! It's wonderful when the money rolls in, but I still hate this job.
ReplyDeleteI put my mom and Grant on a plane to Maine on Wednesday night. I didn't want to cry, but I did. I've decided that if I had to declare my weaknesses, goodbyes would be at the top of the list. Last to leave a party, first to well up on the side walk at the airport. I'm proud of my mom for leaping, leaving, moving forward to foreign horizons.
I got a haircut today. Nothing fancy, just a cleanup. I brought Sadie along with me. She colored in her mermaid book. We went for madeleines and decaf afterward. She is an insightful little one. It's as if she's been here before, done this already. She's enlightened and wise. She's witty and compassionate. But just when I think I'm sitting with someones grandma reincarnated, she throws herself on the floor bawling in protest over something she can't have and I'm reminded that she is very much a child. I suppose though, there are times we'd all like to do that!
We came home to a house full of music. Richie on the piano, Scotty blowing his trumpet and Cooper on the bass!! Cooper makes his debut performance on the 22nd of this month. I was never really a soccer mom, I guess this is my equivalent. I'm excited for him!
I'm about to get my day started and head off to work. Scotty, Mark and I will be setting off later today. We're heading to Hawthorne, Nevada where we will meet up with Chris and Tim. Tonight is the first night of our super-mini Nevada tour. Tonight Hawthorne, tomorrow Fallon, Sunday home again. We're trying to make some money for our plane fare to Europe. We have until August.
Forecast calls for temperatures below 30 degrees in Reno today with freezing fog. What is freezing fog? It sounds excruciatingly cold. I think I'll pack a parka.