My Day Thus Far....

• 7:ish in the morning - hear sister scream. Jump outta bed - think house is caving in. Turns out she saw someone she knew on the news and wanted mom to see.
• 7:ish plus 30 seconds - head back to bed really ticked off. Grumbling under my breath. Wishing death on the one who woke me up from my slumber. Realize that would take to much energy. Curl into bed somewhat bitter.
• 8:30 - wake up with horrible sinus headache. Feel like my head is going to explode. Try to blow my nose. Nothing happens. Can't breathe with my nose. Would kiss someone if they could make it better.
• 8:45 - manage to go back to sleep. Still can't breathe.
• 9:00 - workman starts sawing to fix the door on our family room. Thinking bad thoughts. Fall back asleep.
• 9:45-10:30 - on and off sleep. Wanting nothing more than to stay in bed. Want sleep. Hoping sleep will ward off the cold and sinus thing.
• 10:45 - get outta bed knowing sleep isn't working. Take drugs. Very grumpy
• 11:30 - drugs have kicked in - put on Christmas music and begin wrapping. Feeling better. No longer wishing death on certain people.
• 12:15 - decide to finally clean bedroom. Find fun stuff. Feel good about purging clothes that are too big.
• 2:00 - turn on computer to start doing some work from home.
• 2:05 - figure using a mouse instead of touchpad would make life easier for the task at hand.
• 2:06 - Wireless mouse about to get thrown across the room
• 2:09 - get mouse to work. Not working well.
• 2:10 - wonder how anyone uses a mouse without a back button on it
• 2:12 - realize how odd of a day it has been already. Decide to blog. Hoping rest of the day gets better. Contemplating going to the gym in a few hours to work off frustration and Christmas goodies.

You Just Never Know...

Just saw this headline from The South Bend Tribune...

Polite gunman robs Mishawaka liquor store

MISHAWAKA — A man armed with a gun robbed the City Wide Liquor store at 1107 W. Eighth St. about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Employees told police a man armed with a handgun walked into the store and demanded money.After the clerk gave him the money, he thanked her and wished her a Merry Christmas.

A Glimpse Back

Tonight I found myself looking through some of my old blogs...talk about interesting...some show me how far I've come, some remind me of hilarious moments, and some make me grateful for not working with the public anymore.

• Over a year ago I blogged about thinking - it used to scare me - not anymore. Thinking
• Last November I wrote about how different I was then than the year before. This year I feel the same way - I'm not the same now that I was in 2006. I think that's a good sign :) Who I am - on the road to who I am becoming
• Sometimes I do stupid things - this was one of those times. Good thing I can laugh about it. The Coffee Incident
• One of the many random moments of pure blondeness. Blonde Moment...
• I don't miss this about the library. Creepy Library Guys
• And lastly, one of my favorite library moments. Shoes

Random Sunday Evening Thoughts

• Snow is beautiful. But I hate dealing with it. I want Santa to bring me a snowblower and a chauffer for Christmas.
• I wish I would have made a snow angel while I was already bundled up and covered in snow.
• Experienced Caribou Coffee for the first time - now I desperately want one to come to town!
• Sometimes it's so hard to continually trust in God when His plan doesn't make sense or seems to be too painful to bear
• God often speaks to me through my ipod - crazy how he can send me the exact song I need, right when I need it, out of over 1,500 options.
• Christmas is fast approaching. I'm not sure I'm ready for it yet!
• A few weeks ago I bought two fleece sweatshirts and a pair of pajama pants from Old Navy. They are my new winter favorites. I would wear them all day every day if I could.
• I've read two books this weekend - while I let some other basic cleaning stuff slip, it was needed. I've missed reading.
• I didn't go to the gym this weekend - but after shoveling the driveway TWICE today, I think I got my workout anyway.
• I am finally the owner of A Charlie Brown Christmas on DVD - guess what I want to do tonight :)
• I get to spend all day tomorrow with my team - can a day get any better?

Maddie and Luke

Not too long ago I got to spend the day with two great kids! And of course I had to take their pictures - a lot of pictures.

Maddie watching tv and me playing with my camera settings :)


Maddie soon realized I was taking pictures of her and wanted to pose:


Luke chillin with his paci


Can you tell this girl know what to do when a camera is around? This time she asked me to take her picture and then wanted to see it. How cute is that!


Luke investigating something - he was looking so cute and by the time the picture "snapped" he had moved. Kids are just too fast for digital cameras!



Apparently something near him was appealing and he decided to see if it tasted good too.



Luke staring at me like I'm a crazy lady with a camera :)



Little Miss Maddie again!

How Long?

You may have been wondering much like myself how much longer you have before your favorite tv shows have run out due to the writer's strike. Now, we know...

Check out the Strike Chart - put out by TV Guide

Unfortunately, some of my favorite shows have run out, or are close to running out...sigh...

At least one of mine has a few left!

One Thing.

I have recently decided that I only need one thing to make winter a wonderful experience for me. One thing that would help my outlook stay positive from December thru March. Just one. I don't think one is too much to ask for. All I want is a chauffer.

I've done some thinking and discovered that a chauffer would be the answer to all my winter woes. Here's my list of things I don't like about winter. Think about it. All of them could be easily fixed if I had a chauffer.

- Scraping off the car. My pants get wet. My fingers get cold. Just not fun for me.
- Getting gas in the winter. Really not a fan!
- Driving in snow and ice. Ick.
- Freezing the entire car ride only for it to finally heat up when you get to your destination.
- Cleaning the driveway. For the same reasons as scraping off the car!
- Walking outside in the blistering wind to get to the car. Ever heard of curbside pickup?

Do you see what I mean? All I need is a chauffer. And now I bet many of you are thinking the same thing.

Brilliant idea. Now to figure out how to execute it...