Ever had one of those "quick" tasks that turn into an hours long battle? Yesterday I was going to put another leaf into the dining room table, in preparation for Thanksgiving, only to discover that I couldn't get the table open wide enough. Called in Big Guy. No luck. Flipped the table over (no easy feat!) to see if we could figure out what the problem was, which caused me to decide that I needed to clean the bottom of the table. We kept trying things then walking away in frustration. Finally got it to slide open, hours after we started. And this is how whole days get away from me!
Last Week I:
Listened To: Charles Frazier's The Trackers (loved it!) and started Gregory Maguire's Wicked, before I go to see the movie. I have it on my Nook, but knew I wasn't going to get it read in time so I bought it from Chirp, not knowing that you can only listen to books you buy from them on their app. Fine, whatever. Except that this morning, when I pulled it up to listen, it had lost my progress and started from the beginning. Ugh!
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| New sunglasses - how fun are these?! |
Watched: Nothing unusual. What we didn't watch was the news.
Read: Mrs. Sherlock Holmes for book club Tuesday.
Made: Cinnamon monkey bread and a version of lasagna so I could use up some things in the fridge and freezer. This week has continued to be about getting things used out of the freezer so that there's been room for the food for Thanksgiving week.
Enjoyed: Dinner and some shopping with friends last night.
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This Week I’m:
Planning: On painting our back hall and doing touch up painting throughout the house, having the carpets cleaned, and hanging some new curtains. Who wants to come for Christmas so I have an incentive to keep knocking out projects I've been meaning to get to for a long time?!
Thinking About: Final meal plans for next week, what serving pieces I will need, what needs to be done in the guest rooms before guests begin arriving, what cleaning still needs to be done. My brain is an even crazier place than usual these days!
Feeling: So excited...and a little disappointed. My kiddos arrive in eight days! Unfortunately, it looks like Ms. S may not be able to come so we won't all be together, after all.
Looking forward to: Book club this week.
Question of the week: I keep hearing about people who can have their house ready for company with ten minutes warning. Are you one of those people? If not (and you're like me), what things do you try to get done in that ten minutes to make as much impact as you possibly can?
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