Life: It Goes On - March 29

Happy Sunday from sunny Omaha, where we continue to ride the temperature roller coaster. Wednesday it was 83 degrees, yesterday it was 53 degrees, tomorrow it will be 87 degrees, and Wednesday it will be 46 degrees. I've taken to just keeping a couple of coats in my car; and in the morning, when I get to work, I decide whether or not I need one and, if I do, which one to wear.

I've been hobbled all weekend by a knee that suddenly started hurting Friday evening. One more way for my body to tell me I'm getting old. Finally feeling better, but it's made for a lazy weekend. On the plus side, I've finally powered through a book. Which I a good thing, because I just picked up three more from the library last week and I have five audiobooks checked out! 

Last Week I: 

Listened To: I've been bouncing around. Not because I'm not enjoying the books, but because I have so many I need to listen to whichever is coming due soonest and set aside those that can be renewed in favor of those that can't. Right now I'm a little over half way through The One Hundred Years of Lenin and Margot by Marianne Cronin. 

Watched: As much NCAA basketball tournament as possible, The Voice, and a couple of episodes of The Gentlemen. The latter is not a show I'd pick, but the Big Guy enjoys it so I stay in the room, reading or shopping online while I "watch."

Read: I'm finishing Claire Lombardo's latest, Same As It Ever Was, today. It's almost 500 pages long and not the kind of book that has had me racing through it despite its length, so I'm happy to be done with it. 

Made: In this week's episode of strange things the Sheppards ate, I made bougie macaroni and cheese with hot dogs. Used ditali noodles, chicken broth, dijon mustard, cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and chicken and apple sausages and I must say it turned out quite well. Could I recreate it? Not exactly because I never pay any attention to how much of anything I put in dishes that I'm making up. 

Enjoyed: Book club on Tuesday. I'd been battling a headache all day, but good company and lots of laughs helped tremendously.

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This Week I’m:  

Planning: After a lazy weekend, my plans for this week will be to get done the things that I didn't get done over the weekend, 

Thinking About: Easter. It kind of snuck up on me and I don't know that any of the kids will be able to be here. Without my dad around, there hardly seems any point to cooking a big meal, which I'll miss. 

Feeling: Disappointed. I've been wanting a king-sized bed for years and I had finally talked BG into getting one. Then we measured and realized that it won't really fit where our bed most logically needs to be in our room. I almost feel like BG had measured it out, realized it wouldn't work, then said yes so that he could look like a good guy, knowing it wouldn't work. Not really - he would never do that; don't be mad at him on my behalf! 

Looking forward to: Last week had a lot going on so this week I'm looking forward to a quiet week. 

Question of the week: If you've ever had a holiday arrive with no family there, how did you celebrate? Did you still do all of the foods?