One of Mini-me's best friends had a baby girl last week. He's one of the guys I call Mama Shepp's boys so naturally his daughter is now one of my faux grandchildren. Miss H and I enjoyed getting to love on her the other night and picking out the most girly baby clothes we could find, including a headband with a tiny pink crown on it. Not gonna lie, I can't wait to have me some real grand babies to spoil!
This Week I'm:
Listening To: A lot of different podcasts: Happier with Gretchen Rubin, All The Books! from the Book Riot crew, Freakonomics Radio, and Stuff You Should Know. For some reason I just haven't been feeling like starting a new audiobook lately. I imagine the coming week will be another week of podcasts.
Reading: I'm pretty disappointed to say that it took me a week to finish Geraldine Brooks' latest, The Secret Chord. I had expected to rip through it last weekend during our trip. I did end the week on a high note with a reread of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. Seriously, one of the all-time great short stories and one every woman should read.
Making: One last batch of BLT's with fresh-picked tomatoes, two different pasta casseroles, two different kinds of Rice Krispie treats (to say that Miss H brought home a lot of marshmallows would be a major understatement), and smoked gouda and bacon mac 'n' cheese.
Planning: Christmas card pictures today followed by a family effort on getting my basement cleaned up and organized after Mini-him and Miss H brought all of their stuff home. It's been making me crazy and trying to find the time to work on it's been tough so I told the kids what I wanted for my birthday was a couple of hours of labor from each of them. Can't wait to see what we can accomplish!
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Feeling: Excited! That nephew-to-be I talked about earlier? He wasn't officially a nephew-to-be until last Sunday when he popped the question. Very happy for both my niece and her fiancé!
Looking forward to: A quieter week this coming week and time to catch up with all of the blogs I haven't had a chance to read in the past couple of weeks. I'm missing my blog friends!
Belated happy birthday to you! And I'll be interested in your take on the Geraldine Brooks. I've wanted to read it, but may put it off to next year.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've had a busy week! I love Rice Krispy treats and the kind you buy in the store don't count. I only make them when I giving them away though otherwise I'd end up eating the whole pan and make myself sick! Congratulations to your niece and fiance! How awesome for your mini me to be able to really explore other cultures. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThat's certainly a super busy week!! I hope you get plenty of downtime this week. Getting couple of hours labor from each person is a GREAT birthday present!
ReplyDeleteI miss blogging and my blogger friends too! October was a month of frantic activity and ridiculous deadlines. So glad its over.
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa! I'm catching up on your news since being away from blogging. Life sounds good despite the busyness. Mini-me's new employment must be interesting and rewarding. How exciting to welcome a nephew-to-be into your family and have a new baby as part of your extended family! Have a great week Lisa!
ReplyDeleteI have to start thinking of Christmas card pictures too . . . Do I want to do my usual photo card for maybe just enclose pictures? Do I want to write a letter or not? All things I need to start seriously thinking about.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great week, Lisa! I'm hoping this week will be a normal sort of one--not too busy, anyway. We'll see how that goes. :-)
I feel badly that my turn for The Secret Chord came at the library and I had to relinquish my place in line because I have no time to read it right now...grrr. I really do want to read it this year! Will have to look for The Yellow Wallpaper--now I'm intrigued.
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