Life: It Goes On - January 5

Happy Sunday! If you're one of the millions caught in the path of this weekend's ice/snow storm, I hope you didn't have to go out on the roads and had stocked up on enough milk, Cheetos and Klondike bars to survive your time stuck at home. Miss H was at a convention all weekend and had to time her trip from downtown K.C. to her apartment so that there was enough snow over the ice to gain traction but not enough to get stuck. It's a whooping 16° here, but I'm grateful that there was no snow or ice to contend with last night when we were out with friends. 

Last Week I: 

Listened To: I started listening to William Faulkner's The Sound and The Fury but quickly realized that is not a book to be listened to so I'll be digging out my copy of the book to finish it. Then I switched to George Saunders' Tenth of December, a collection of short stories. I'd started it before I remembered that I never finished listening to 1984, so I'll get back to that this week. 

Watched: The New Year's Eve festivities, college basketball, and as much football as we can while it lasts. We also watched the latest Wallace and Gromit movie, Vengeance Most Fowl. This one is a little over the top, but still so much fun and pays homage to so many movies. 

Read: I finished Karen Russell's The Antidote on NYE, just in the nick of time to count it as a 2024 read. I've been reading Of Human Bondage, another readalong I failed at in 2024, but I'm determined to finish it before I start a new book in 2025 (likely All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker or Jodi Picoult's latest, By Any Other Name). 

Made: We had friends over for dessert on NYE; I made ice cream. Today we made potato soup and bread pudding. All of those things because we've both been shopping and accidentally doubling up on things - so too much whipping cream, milk and bread. 

Enjoyed: We went in to Lincoln Friday evening to spend time with the Big Guy's siblings, their spouses, and a great-nephew who was in town for a visit. Got to see his sister and her two-year-old son while we were there as well. Nothing makes you feel older than having a great- great-nephew! 

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This Week I’m:  

Planning: We're headed see A Complete Unknown (the movie about Bob Dylan) tomorrow evening. Otherwise, there is nothing on the calendar and I'm ok with that; I'm ready for some time to just relax and do nothing more than the usual chores. 

Thinking About: Not much this weekend - this low front has had me battling a headache. 

Feeling: Christmas is down and I must admit that I'm not really missing it, like I usually do. As soon as I'd finished putting it all out, I was ready to take some of it back down again - it was just too much this year for some reason. I've resolved to not feel like I have to put it all out every year from now on, but I'm keeping most of it so that I have choices. 

Looking forward to: A quiet week. 

Question of the week: How did you celebrate the New Year? Did you start a new book for the new year?