Here it is, for those who have requested it.
Friday (yesterday) : Movie night - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Saturday (today) : Pie making lessons at 2:30. Gift bags to those participating
Sunday : Church (9-12), Tamales (from Joe T. Garcia's) and Pictionary (5 pm).
Monday : Beignet brunch (10 ish), Break out Jigsaw puzzle #1
Tuesday : Make Your Own Ornaments at Vetro Glass Blowing Studio, Grapevine 1 pm.
Wednesday : Progressive Church services (CBC at 6, St. Nicholas at 9, St. Annes at 12 am)
Thursday : Home then Grandmas
Saturday :
Sunday : Church (9-12), Grapevine Bead Store (?)
It gets spotty after that... any suggestions?
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Small Town
I never really feel like I live in a small town. Occasionally you might run into a friend, a neighbor, the mom of the kid on the baseball team... People are so busy and always on the go. I rarely have the It's a Wonderful Life kind of small town feel... Tonight was an exception.
When I walked out of the grocery, I saw a lady lying in the road, right in front of the store. She was on her back in obvious pain. Her buggy and purse were next to her, and another woman was kneeling down next to her. I dropped my purse and bag, and went around to the other side of the woman. It was bitter cold, so I took my coat off (I had two on...) and covered her. The teenager who had been helping her had put his coat over her as well, and had gone inside to get help. After a moment of figuring out what had happened, I realized the other lady lives a couple of houses up the street. Angela is her name. She was on her cell phone trying to get in touch with the woman's husband. Within a moment, I looked around and realized - hey! There's Betty Jo from church who gave her scarf to help keep the woman's head warm. (It was determined that the woman had tripped over the curb and hit her head pretty hard on the pavement, and so we made her stay there until help came). And there's Coach Mario from baseball! He was on the phone making sure to call 911, when we weren't sure the call had been made inside. A man I didn't know had kneeled down next to me. He reached out to hold the lady's hand. When I looked again, I believe he was praying silently for her. Then, he was gone, without a word. I looked over. Another man had taken on the task of directing traffic in front of the store. I remember hearing him shout something to the effect of "come on! come on! dont' **** with me!" The language seemed a little unnecessary I thought, but afterwards, I was thankful he had taken on that task. He kept people moving and kept anyone else from getting hurt. Without him, the fire truck and ambulance would not have been able to get through.
Just seemed reassuring at the time, during this 10 - 15 minutes of bizarreness, that the Flower plex isn't as hustle bustle and impersonal as it can seem. Just what I needed this Christmas.
When I walked out of the grocery, I saw a lady lying in the road, right in front of the store. She was on her back in obvious pain. Her buggy and purse were next to her, and another woman was kneeling down next to her. I dropped my purse and bag, and went around to the other side of the woman. It was bitter cold, so I took my coat off (I had two on...) and covered her. The teenager who had been helping her had put his coat over her as well, and had gone inside to get help. After a moment of figuring out what had happened, I realized the other lady lives a couple of houses up the street. Angela is her name. She was on her cell phone trying to get in touch with the woman's husband. Within a moment, I looked around and realized - hey! There's Betty Jo from church who gave her scarf to help keep the woman's head warm. (It was determined that the woman had tripped over the curb and hit her head pretty hard on the pavement, and so we made her stay there until help came). And there's Coach Mario from baseball! He was on the phone making sure to call 911, when we weren't sure the call had been made inside. A man I didn't know had kneeled down next to me. He reached out to hold the lady's hand. When I looked again, I believe he was praying silently for her. Then, he was gone, without a word. I looked over. Another man had taken on the task of directing traffic in front of the store. I remember hearing him shout something to the effect of "come on! come on! dont' **** with me!" The language seemed a little unnecessary I thought, but afterwards, I was thankful he had taken on that task. He kept people moving and kept anyone else from getting hurt. Without him, the fire truck and ambulance would not have been able to get through.
Just seemed reassuring at the time, during this 10 - 15 minutes of bizarreness, that the Flower plex isn't as hustle bustle and impersonal as it can seem. Just what I needed this Christmas.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Domestic Happiness
Yesterday's happiness...
1. Doggie Diapers arrived for our leaky senior citizen lab. She does not share my happiness about them.
2. The new Bucknell calendar arrived with many beautiful pictures of campus.
3. I'm planning an activity calendar for what I plan to do with our 2 ish week vacation. It will be published when complete and any of our family and friends who care to join us are welcome. I may be alone for many of these planned activities, but it will help keep me from spending 2 weeks on the couch watching football and Jim Carey movies.
4. I think I have mastered a crocheted hat that does not look like human anatomy. Of course, it's not finished yet.
5. My laptop came back from "THE DEPOT" all repaired and good as new!
6. Something that didn't happen that was supposed to happen, finally happened even after I had accepted the fact that chances of it happening were slim to none.
7. #1 son is under the weather, so instead of pushing a day of school work, he napped, did some math, and I got many household chores done - including shower scrubbing and rug cleaning! woohoo!
8. The felt advent calendar with little plastic velcro elves (circa 1969) is up and updated - officially marking the start of the 2008 Christmas season.
9. The remaining four of us sat down together for dinner last night. Spaghetti. That's not an everyday thing anymore, so I'm always happy when the planets align, and it happens.
10. Speaking of dinner, I have also planned out 5 weeks worth of dinners that I plan to try sticking with sort of. Hopefully this will keep me from scrambling at the last minute, and giving in to Sonic or Taco Belle for lack of a better plan....
11. I didn't spend any money!! Go me!!
I fully expect today to have just as much domestic happiness. With a math test thrown in for good measure (yep, seniors, that means you...)
1. Doggie Diapers arrived for our leaky senior citizen lab. She does not share my happiness about them.
2. The new Bucknell calendar arrived with many beautiful pictures of campus.
3. I'm planning an activity calendar for what I plan to do with our 2 ish week vacation. It will be published when complete and any of our family and friends who care to join us are welcome. I may be alone for many of these planned activities, but it will help keep me from spending 2 weeks on the couch watching football and Jim Carey movies.
4. I think I have mastered a crocheted hat that does not look like human anatomy. Of course, it's not finished yet.
5. My laptop came back from "THE DEPOT" all repaired and good as new!
6. Something that didn't happen that was supposed to happen, finally happened even after I had accepted the fact that chances of it happening were slim to none.
7. #1 son is under the weather, so instead of pushing a day of school work, he napped, did some math, and I got many household chores done - including shower scrubbing and rug cleaning! woohoo!
8. The felt advent calendar with little plastic velcro elves (circa 1969) is up and updated - officially marking the start of the 2008 Christmas season.
9. The remaining four of us sat down together for dinner last night. Spaghetti. That's not an everyday thing anymore, so I'm always happy when the planets align, and it happens.
10. Speaking of dinner, I have also planned out 5 weeks worth of dinners that I plan to try sticking with sort of. Hopefully this will keep me from scrambling at the last minute, and giving in to Sonic or Taco Belle for lack of a better plan....
11. I didn't spend any money!! Go me!!
I fully expect today to have just as much domestic happiness. With a math test thrown in for good measure (yep, seniors, that means you...)
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