We were planning on doing so much this weekend.
Helping some friends move.
Driving to the next town over to shop at Aldi's.
Spend some time on the phone with John's school bill company and talk about finances.
That may all be changing, though. John's feeling poorly today, and will more than likely be out for the count with a bad cold all weekend. I'll spend the time trying not to get sick and nursing him back to health.
Still, it's been a super stressful week, and I'm so glad we're almost to the weekend!
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Friday, November 30, 2012
We Interrupt this Saga for an Important News Bulletin
We got John's last test back .... and he practically Aced it!
The average for the class on the test was an 81, and John got a 99! (He totally broke the curve). He made the highest grade in the class!
He actually missed three points ... but actually was given two extra points because some of his answers were so good!
He is thrilled, and I am so stinkin' proud of him!!
The average for the class on the test was an 81, and John got a 99! (He totally broke the curve). He made the highest grade in the class!
He actually missed three points ... but actually was given two extra points because some of his answers were so good!
He is thrilled, and I am so stinkin' proud of him!!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Epic long post detailing the best weekend ever!
What is it, Monday already?
So, this weekend was probably one of the best weekends we've had in a long time! For me, it kinda started on Thursday.
For some reason known only to her, Honey decided to stay up all night on Wednesday barking. John slept through it, thankfully, but she kept me up far too late. So ... I called in to work the next morning and took Thursday off. I spent the morning in my pajamas and did laundry and finished sewing Honey a pillow for her bed. (Why? I don't know. She certainly didn't deserve it after keeping me up all night! Still, it's soooo nice to have one more project checked off the list!)
I'll post pictures soon - Right now is an overall summary of the weekend.
So ... Friday came, and John had another test. I went back to work, and spent the entire day working on a project that I've only just now mostly finished. I made enough project on Friday to be almost giddy by the time 5 pm came around. John was pleased with how his test went, and did not want to have a quiet evening at home. So, we decided on a fun evening out.
First we drove over to Fred's to pick up some cheap pillows. Pillow stuffing is expensive, but we bought four good-sized pillows at Fred's for $10. Perfect for ripping apart and re-using the stuffing in a dog bed.
After that we made our way over to Chick-fil-A for dinner, and went to the movies! We hadn't been to see a movie in months and months - I think the last one we saw was "Up" ... or maybe "Star Trek". Whichever one came out more recently. (Edit: Apparently they both came out in 2009.)
Even though I would have happily seen "Hotel Transylvania", John talked me into seeing the new movie "Argo". Neither one of us knew much about it, but we'd seen the advertisement on tv about it, and read a few reviews about how good it was supposed to be.
It. Was. Amazing. For the first time in my life I went to a movie where people actually applauded when it was over. I will say that it's rated "R" for a reason - it's not a movie for kids. But it's rated that way primarily for language and some violence - no gore or sex. The acting was very well done, and the editing kept things interesting. Definitely an amazing thriller, and worth the price of the tickets!
After the movie, we went to Target and bought a new tablecloth for the Dining Room (is it sad that that makes me super excited?) and then went to Cold Stone and got ice cream before heading home.
Saturday, we slept in, and then headed out for brunch at a new local restaurant. It's only about two blocks from our house, and they opened close to three months ago. John ordered their Shrimp & Grits, while I ordered a salad - not a very good "brunch" dish, but it was what I was feeling like. The food was perfect - John's grits definitely tasted home-made, not processed; while my salad was the freshest I've had in forever. John told me yesterday that that's his new favorite restaurant!
Since the weather was positively perfect (70-75 degrees F), we decided to spend the day working outside. The flower bed in teh front of the house needed some love, and since neither one of us had any experience whatsoever with gardening, we decided to visit a few gardening shops and get some advice.
The first place we went had only herbs, veggies, and mums, and the workers there were distinctly unhelpful. The second place ended up being a planter store, not a gardening store at all! We finally gave up on the local business aspect and just went to Lowes. After all, we only had the one day to get the flower bed taken care of! We couldn't spend it all visiting shops!
After about an hour wandering the Lowes garden session, and a (very) brief consultation with one of the workers there, we bought some flowers, plants, garden soil, and tools, and headed home. We started working in the 11x4 flower bed about 2:30 pm - and finished about 5:30 pm. Not bad! I then trimmed some bushes while John mowed the grass. We were going to clean the house later that evening, but by the time 7:30 came around we were so sore we could hardly move! I think we were in bed by 8:30 pm!
I have pictures of the gardening project too - that'll receive it's own post soon!
We spent Sunday recovering from Saturday - we didn't think we'd worked that hard, but both John and I are still so sore we can hardly move! Still, we went to both the morning and the evening service at church, and after church last night went over to a building/business dedication. The man that John has worked with for the past 2 years before he started school in August wanted to dedicate his building to the Lord, so most of the church went over there after the evening service to fellowship, eat, and pray. It was fun - and we didn't get home until about 10:30 pm.
John's Bible study is at our house tonight - so we ended up frantically cleaning house until about 11:30 pm last night to make it presentable. It still needs a little bit of work, but hopefully John can do some of that while I cook dinner.
And now ... life back to normal! Only with a really cute front flower bed! Yay!!
So, this weekend was probably one of the best weekends we've had in a long time! For me, it kinda started on Thursday.
For some reason known only to her, Honey decided to stay up all night on Wednesday barking. John slept through it, thankfully, but she kept me up far too late. So ... I called in to work the next morning and took Thursday off. I spent the morning in my pajamas and did laundry and finished sewing Honey a pillow for her bed. (Why? I don't know. She certainly didn't deserve it after keeping me up all night! Still, it's soooo nice to have one more project checked off the list!)
I'll post pictures soon - Right now is an overall summary of the weekend.
So ... Friday came, and John had another test. I went back to work, and spent the entire day working on a project that I've only just now mostly finished. I made enough project on Friday to be almost giddy by the time 5 pm came around. John was pleased with how his test went, and did not want to have a quiet evening at home. So, we decided on a fun evening out.
First we drove over to Fred's to pick up some cheap pillows. Pillow stuffing is expensive, but we bought four good-sized pillows at Fred's for $10. Perfect for ripping apart and re-using the stuffing in a dog bed.
After that we made our way over to Chick-fil-A for dinner, and went to the movies! We hadn't been to see a movie in months and months - I think the last one we saw was "Up" ... or maybe "Star Trek". Whichever one came out more recently. (Edit: Apparently they both came out in 2009.)
Even though I would have happily seen "Hotel Transylvania", John talked me into seeing the new movie "Argo". Neither one of us knew much about it, but we'd seen the advertisement on tv about it, and read a few reviews about how good it was supposed to be.
It. Was. Amazing. For the first time in my life I went to a movie where people actually applauded when it was over. I will say that it's rated "R" for a reason - it's not a movie for kids. But it's rated that way primarily for language and some violence - no gore or sex. The acting was very well done, and the editing kept things interesting. Definitely an amazing thriller, and worth the price of the tickets!
After the movie, we went to Target and bought a new tablecloth for the Dining Room (is it sad that that makes me super excited?) and then went to Cold Stone and got ice cream before heading home.
Saturday, we slept in, and then headed out for brunch at a new local restaurant. It's only about two blocks from our house, and they opened close to three months ago. John ordered their Shrimp & Grits, while I ordered a salad - not a very good "brunch" dish, but it was what I was feeling like. The food was perfect - John's grits definitely tasted home-made, not processed; while my salad was the freshest I've had in forever. John told me yesterday that that's his new favorite restaurant!
Since the weather was positively perfect (70-75 degrees F), we decided to spend the day working outside. The flower bed in teh front of the house needed some love, and since neither one of us had any experience whatsoever with gardening, we decided to visit a few gardening shops and get some advice.
The first place we went had only herbs, veggies, and mums, and the workers there were distinctly unhelpful. The second place ended up being a planter store, not a gardening store at all! We finally gave up on the local business aspect and just went to Lowes. After all, we only had the one day to get the flower bed taken care of! We couldn't spend it all visiting shops!
After about an hour wandering the Lowes garden session, and a (very) brief consultation with one of the workers there, we bought some flowers, plants, garden soil, and tools, and headed home. We started working in the 11x4 flower bed about 2:30 pm - and finished about 5:30 pm. Not bad! I then trimmed some bushes while John mowed the grass. We were going to clean the house later that evening, but by the time 7:30 came around we were so sore we could hardly move! I think we were in bed by 8:30 pm!
I have pictures of the gardening project too - that'll receive it's own post soon!
We spent Sunday recovering from Saturday - we didn't think we'd worked that hard, but both John and I are still so sore we can hardly move! Still, we went to both the morning and the evening service at church, and after church last night went over to a building/business dedication. The man that John has worked with for the past 2 years before he started school in August wanted to dedicate his building to the Lord, so most of the church went over there after the evening service to fellowship, eat, and pray. It was fun - and we didn't get home until about 10:30 pm.
John's Bible study is at our house tonight - so we ended up frantically cleaning house until about 11:30 pm last night to make it presentable. It still needs a little bit of work, but hopefully John can do some of that while I cook dinner.
And now ... life back to normal! Only with a really cute front flower bed! Yay!!
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Sleepy Day
I finally feel somewhat normal! Yay for feeling better after colds!
For some reason Honey has decided that 2:30 am is the perfect time to get me out of bed so she can go outside. She never bothers John about it ... no, she comes up to me and starts licking my arm until I wake up and let her outside. After three nights of this, I'm all for putting her in her own bed (crate) for the next week at night instead of letting her wander the house.
Yesterday morning, we were running super late in the morning; I got up on time, but John ended up sleeping in. While he was running around frantically I made him some coffee - which doesn't sound like a big deal, except that I've only made coffee maybe twice in the four years we've been married. I don't drink coffee, and never really learned how (the first two times I made coffee, he had to explain how!).
Well, he sent me a very sweet note later that morning, thanking me for the coffee (something he rarely ever does). So, this morning I took a few minutes and made him coffee again. When he went into the kitchen, he expressed surprise that I'd made him coffee, and I told him that it was because I liked his note yesterday so much. Today he sent me a nicer one. It's so nice to feel appreciated!
This whole thing has me thinking .... perhaps there are other things I can do that he would appreciate - things that I just normally don't think of. Perhaps some research is in order.
For some reason Honey has decided that 2:30 am is the perfect time to get me out of bed so she can go outside. She never bothers John about it ... no, she comes up to me and starts licking my arm until I wake up and let her outside. After three nights of this, I'm all for putting her in her own bed (crate) for the next week at night instead of letting her wander the house.
Yesterday morning, we were running super late in the morning; I got up on time, but John ended up sleeping in. While he was running around frantically I made him some coffee - which doesn't sound like a big deal, except that I've only made coffee maybe twice in the four years we've been married. I don't drink coffee, and never really learned how (the first two times I made coffee, he had to explain how!).
Well, he sent me a very sweet note later that morning, thanking me for the coffee (something he rarely ever does). So, this morning I took a few minutes and made him coffee again. When he went into the kitchen, he expressed surprise that I'd made him coffee, and I told him that it was because I liked his note yesterday so much. Today he sent me a nicer one. It's so nice to feel appreciated!
This whole thing has me thinking .... perhaps there are other things I can do that he would appreciate - things that I just normally don't think of. Perhaps some research is in order.
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