I've been behind and now I missed something important

I've been behind on reading my RSS feeds. Keeping up to date with friends across the country and around the world via blogs and reading all they have to say is important to me. However I got sick, got busy with work, got lost in myself... whatever, and now I see that I am getting the news 2 weeks or more after the fact. A friend lost her husband, her best friend, and I am only now feeling that sink in. I had a suspicion a few days ago, but when an email went unanswered I brushed it off. I figured I must have misinterpreted something. Like me, my friend has more than one blog, and somehow I missed the important one, the important post that said "I lost my best friend..." If I can find a phone number tonight, I might call, but it might be best if I don't. Trying to convey a hug over the phone with a child pulling on my leg or whatever, might not convey the depth of sympathy I am feeling. I had no idea things were this bad. I thought they were just kind of "status quo". I am so sorry for your loss Arlene. I really, really am. Drink the wine, eat the chocolate, go with the flow... don't sweat these things. Enter the next chapter of your life in peace. Sorry I was so slow to get the news.

More good tv- Shatner's Raw Nerve

I'm not addicted to this show, but I do like some of the guests. I think the show tries to tease you into going online to see the "full" interview. I mean it's very obvious that the interviews are longer than 30 minutes, but they only put 30 minutes on tv. I wish I had more time to sit down and watch the longer versions online, but I don't. Now Shatner is someone you can love or hate, but these shows are interesting to watch. It took me a couple of episodes to get understand his rhythm to the show, but Shatner does the job, and does it well.




http://www.biography.com/shatner/

Men of a Certain Age

Men of a Certain Age

Maybe I'm getting old or something, but I actually like this tv show. I have it on my DVR to record, and I know I have to watch the episodes in sequence. I'm blowing them away after I watch them and I might regret that later  but oh well. I like how it's written, how with each episode we learn a little bit more about each of the main characters. I'm a week behind, so don't spoil it for me though. In one episode we learned that Terry smokes weed, and in another we saw Ray Romero's character react to his estranged wife having an affair. I was never a big fan of "Everybody Loves Raymond", but I like him in this. It's good stuff. I hope they keep the show going for a while.

Happy New Year!

Well I was asleep before midnight on New Years Eve. Me and the kid stayed home, while hubby went out. I called him at 10:45pm and said "Happy New Year" and fell asleep sober, with the kid curled up next to me.

On Monday morning I came into work and found that my telephone and computer had already been moved into my new cubicle. Spent the day moving my stuff and trying to get settled in. I still need some adjustments to be made, like getting my keyboard tray into the right place, but I'm getting used to it. I'm not used to all the traffic that goes by my desk, but I really like the view. It's nice to see daylight and weather changes and things like that. I am plugging into internet radio stations and things like that, headphones on, trying to tune out my coworkers chatter and all of that. It's definitely a new world over here.

Meanwhile life goes on, and I still haven't mailed out thank you notes or Christmas picture reprints or paid bills that are due. Must get busy with all of that. The tree is down at least, and we have a busy Saturday to look forward to.

Abby seems to be doing pretty well, happy, and smart as always.

And that's all I've got for now.

My poor neglected blog!

Wow, it's been so long since I've posted here. So sad. When I'm at home I often think of things to write, little things like a description of our Christmas tree, or a blurb about my mom or the holidays, or even the cuteness of watching my daughter feed my husband popcorn at night ("Here comes the airplane daddy!"). Unfortunately by the time I get to my daughter to bed I'm exhausted, and when I get to the computer at work in the morning other things take over. So my thoughts vanish from my head, unwritten, unsaved, erased from memory in a day or two as my brain turns to fog and mush. It's sad really. I wonder will I get my writing life back when my kid gets older, or will I have to wait until I retire from my thankless job? When do I get to be that writer? While I know it's true I had quite a life of my own before I got married, and I'm certainly enjoying this stage of my life now- married, young child, house, job, and all-- I know there is more to come 20 years from now, 30 years from now, whenever... and maybe then is when I will write. If I'm not too blind, and too crippled with arthritis to do it of course. Or dead from cancer. Maybe I'll just go crazy before I get to the finish line like so many others have before me. We're all a little crazy anyway, right? What's a little more? So here I sit with my blog. Gmail, Facebook, my favorite Mommy message board, and some work stuff all in tabs open before me. Headphones on, music from the 70s in my ears, and I write. Killing the time between now and eternity.

Having problems with blogger

I'm having some problems with Blogger. I'm trying to change what blogs I follow and the system isn't letting me change anything. Can anyone help?

Abby loves the snow

On Saturday we got a little snow. Abby wanted to go outside immediately and make a snowman. I knew it would take a while to accumulate though, and I wasn't even sure it would stick. So we went Christmas shopping instead. On Sunday morning though the snow was still there. Abby barely made it through her nebulizer treatment, and couldn't wait to get outside. "I love winter! I love snow!" We got out a sled and got her all bundled up and went outside. Turns out our little side yard, that we don't use for much, is a good spot for sledding. If we aim the sled JUST right so that we miss the tree, the utility pole, and the drain pipe, she can get a pretty good ride down the hill. She loved it! Then she was pulling the sled around, talking to it, and filling it with snow. When she got bored with the yard, I took her up the street for a little walk and we played down by the association hall. She made some snow angels, threw snow at me, and just generally had a blast. That was with only 2-3 inches of the stuff. I know we're going to get more, maybe tonight or tomorrow. Hopefully we don't get rain to wash it all away. This is one VERY happy kid!! I'll try to take some pictures tomorrow. The digital camera needs the memory card cleaned out (today's project) so I didn't get any pictures on Sunday.

The smallest library in the world!

I came across this today in reading my library news and got a kick out of it. With budget cuts hitting everyone, and small towns trying to build bigger and better libraries at the same time.... a town in England made a library out of a phone booth.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/somerset/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8373000/8373906.stm

Hanging it up?

Am I hanging it up? It sure looks that way. After a couple of months of trying to post every day, I went 2 weeks without a single post. Looks like my hopes of doing a blog on a daily basis have gone away.

I do hope to still occasionally check in here, but it seems like I am not being the regular blogger that I had hoped to be.

We had a quiet Veterans Day, staying at home. Then that weekend we found ourselves picking apples on a Sunday afternoon. I've never picked apples in November before. It sure has been a warm month. This past weekend gave us another Sunday to enjoy the outdoors. Abby and I played in the yard for several hours, on the swings, the slide, just general running around. Her favorite game these days is "House" where she gets to be the mom, and I get to be the big sister. It's not a lot of fun for me, but I indulge her as often as I can because I like seeing her use her imagination and doing pretend play.

Thanksgiving is still up in the air, we'll see what happens. I did get a new netbook so hopefully I will be able to keep up on my RSS feeds and other things better during non-work days if I can drag myself out of the house to an internet connection.