Mini Re-entry

Mini Re-entry was very busy today. I worked through lunch and stayed over a half hour to get caught from being off two days. 

But I was am home now and after a frustrating trip to the grocery store, I am waiting for my potatoes to roast in the oven.

All in all, it was a pretty good day.

Back To Reality

 It was a great four-day mini vacation, but it's back to the office tomorrow.  But it was a great four days off.

I accomplished a lot in the closet clean-out.  I am way ahead of my deadline of New Year's Day.  On Saturday, I might not get a lot done because I need to switch gears and get the back bedroom cleaned up for the annual Christmas visit from my cousins up north in Lafayette, IN, but if I have time and feel motivated, I will work on it some. 

And I made a great pot of beef barley stew for supper tonight, along with a batch of Red Lobster biscuits.  Believe me when I tell you I think I could have eaten 4 of the biscuits, but I stopped at 2. 

I'm hoping for a drama-free re-entry tomorrow, but am preparing for a very busy day.

Stay tuned. 

Sunday Updates

 Today, I have various updates.  Let's go. 

First of all, to answer some questions, Large Marge is doing great.  She's very active, and still lets me pick her up and love on her (regardless of the fact she killed her sisters).  She even picked at my shoelaces today - something the Girls did when they were younger.

Second, we finished our secret Christmas craft project today.  I will post a picture soon of our magnificant creation.

Third, thanks again to Neighbor Nick for getting up the leaves in our yard.  He said he was happy to do it, since the leaves were from his trees. 

Fourth, I am very happy that I am off from work again tomorrow.  I have a batch of beef barley soup prepped and ready to get in the Crock Pot in the morning, and then I will once again reach my goal of getting at least two bags of stuff out of my Sweet Mother's walk-in closet.  We might even go for three bags.   At the grocery yesterday, I bought a cool as-seen-on-TV stick-up battery powered light so I can see in there.

Stay tuned. 

Saturday Updates

 I spent about two hours this morning working on our Christmas Craft Project.  It is still going well.  Then I went to Krogers and spent about an hour there - the majority of the time talking to a former coworker who I ran into.  Then I came home and helped the Old Man make a revved up carrot cake.  Now I'm ready to do nothing.  

I'm off on Monday, and after breakfast I will start back in on the closet clearing out.  At Krogers today I found just what I was looking for - a battery powered stick-up light.  Now I can see what I'm doing in there. 

Stay tuned. 

Friday Updates

 I am proud to report I made good progress today in cleaning out my Sweet Mother's walk-in closet.  I carried out two garbage bags full of clothes and shoes.  I will get back at it again tomorrow, and am going to make myself clear out at least one bag of clothes and stuff every day.  So far, so good.  

We also made some tweaking to our Christmas decorations at The Compound, and tomorrow, I plan to hang a big wreath out on the back porch ramp.  We also worked on another batch of our Christmas craft project.  

Stay tuned. 

Thankful Thursday

 It is Thursday, and I am thankful that I am off tomorrow and Monday.  I had some vacation days left that I needed to use or lose, and I sure as hell was not about to lose them.  So I am looking forward to a hopefully awesome four-day weekend -- a mini vacation, if you will. 

Stay tuned. 

Almost Worry-Free Wednesday

 This was a pretty good Wednesday compared to others.  There are a few things I've been "concerned" about but I didn't let them get to the worry level today.  So all in all, it was a good Wednesday. 

Each day this week, we've put up some sort of Christmas decoration, and the family room and dining room are looking pretty festive. 

Stay tuned.