I actually finished (or at least started) every item on my list.  I did get some grading done, but not all of it, so that one can’t be completely crossed off my list.  But even so…I got everything else done (and a few other things like wrapping Christmas gifts)!

I guess that nothing terribly exciting happened yesterday.  I cleaned, ran errands, wrapped gifts, goofed off on the computer.  Our meeting actually went really well at the church, so that was also good!  I went back to church with Eric for choir/orchestra rehearsal (I’d given the drama people the week off) and worked while they played Christmas music and such.  It’s always good to immerse myself in the music at this point…helps me know intuitively when to call light/video/sound changes when we actually do the program because I know the music really well.

Anyway, today will be a low-key day, I think.  Down to CU, grade in my office, give a test at noon.  Then either come home or grade some more.  The more I get done, the less will be hanging over my head later!  I also have to make a cheese ball for tomorrow…but I got all the stuff for it at the grocery yesterday, so I should be able to whip that out tonight! 

Yesterday was a draining day.  It was a normally busy all day, and I kept being surprised by students who had issues or questions that just seemed to require a lot of me.  I was pretty wiped out when I finally got home.  Eric was late because he had an eye dr. appointment, so I made soup and we sat on the couch, ate our supper, and watched tv. Then we turned on a movie and went to bed when it was over.  It was just after 9:00 when we turned the lights out, but I’m still a bit tired this morning. 

Today I have a number of things on the agenda:

• A meeting at the church 12:30-1:30.
• Errands to grocery store
• Clean up my kitchen
• Finish the laundry
• Grade/read papers (if I get this done today and tomorrow, I’ll be free as a bird until next Wednesday!)

If I want to, I have other options to fill the rest of my time, but this to-do list looks “do-able” so I might just limit myself to these ideas!  Because a short, but entirely crossed off, list is much more rewarding than a longer list with stuff left on it!

It was another early morning since I brought a friend down to CU this
morning.  Today, we really scooted along and got here almost right
at 8:00 am.  I’m a bit tired.  I don’t have a lot of prep
work to do for this week since it’s Thanksgiving, so I’ll just goof
around in my office for a bit, I guess.

The weekend was busy, but pretty good.  We saw Stranger than Fiction
on Friday night (Will Farrell hears a narrator’s voice).  That is
actually a really good movie…not a typical Will Farrell movie at
all.  We both really enjoyed it. Next, we have to see the new Bond
movie, I think.

Saturday was a lazy, laid-back day for us.  I goofed around in the
morning, went for a walk with Eric, got ready for the day and ate lunch
(about 1:00), then headed to Cedarville for Kelly’s birthday
party.  We watched the game (that was a bit too tense in
places!  But it’s okay because they won. )
around the various parts of the party: dinner was during halftime,
presents were during the end of halftime and part of the 3rd quarter,
cake & ice cream after the game ended.  Kelly liked her gifts,
so that was fun.  She’s old enough now to figure out the whole
concept of “It’s all about me today!” so she was enjoying being the
center of attention again, too! 

The funniest part was Holly, though.  At one point in the second
half of the game, we cheered loudly for something on the television,
and Holly looked up, suprised by our shout.  She saw us clapping
and grinned, thinking we were cheering for her…which, of course, we
then did!  So every cheer for OSU, after that, turned into a cheer
for Holly.  It was very cute!

Sunday was church (including an 8:00 am arrival for orchestra
rehearsal), then a meeting in second service.  Then we had dinner
(sausage gravy over homemade bread).  We relaxed for a while, and
then I got some work done (cleaned the kitchen, made snacks for small
group, started the laundry, and worked on Christmas).  Then after
a light supper, we headed to small group and stayed around chatting
afterwards…so we didn’t get home until almost 10:00.  But it was
a good day, anyway!

Just a quick something…I’ve been working busily in my office this morning, then had a department meeting.  Now I’m in the middle of classes.  My students are (mostly) glad to find out that I’m moving the chapter test to Monday of next week (from Wednesday) so they can leave earlier for break.  I know…I’m a giver.

Yesterday, I found a gift for Kelly.  I also finished Karen’s gift and Mom’s for Christmas.  That’s always nice!  I did little things in the afternoon, mostly goofing off at the computer, and I graded the papers I had.  After dinner, we had a Christmas rehearsal at the church until 9:00, so then we came home and went to bed.  Sometimes I actually do manage to take it easy when I want to!

So I’ve been terribly productive for three days, and I’m done being Superwoman for the week.  Yesterday I finished my grading, taught my classes, had 2 advising meetings, drove home, made supper, then ran to church for drama rehearsal.  Thankfully, Mythbusters was a rerun, so we spent some quality time together before going to bed right at 10:00! 

Today I have only 1 or 2 things I must do.  I need to email Christmas lists and I need to buy a birthday present for Kelly.  Her 4th birthday party is on Saturday (right in the middle of the OSU/Michigan game ), and I need to get her gift today.  Other than that, I have a few, very non-pressing tasks to get done.  Sounds much more relaxing!

And in honor of Kelly’s upcoming birthday…here are some pics of my girls!

Things I did yesterday:

• Dropped off our recyclables at Home Depot
• Went to Kroger & Sam’s Club
• Rearranged my dresser/closet so my winter clothes are now easily accessible again.
• Did a load of ironing clothes AND ironed them!
• Cleaned my kitchen counters (twice!)
• Swept the kitchen floor
• Worked on Christmas program stuff
• Graded
• Talked to Karen on the phone briefly
• Made dinner
• Watched a movie with Eric
• Read for a bit and went to bed.

So it was a productive day.  Today will be busy (classes, more
advising meetings, drama rehearsal this evening), but not terribly
bad. 

Yesterday I was in line at Kroger, and the cashier was
chatting with these two ladies who were checking out.  They got
all done and then realized the lady didn’t have enough money in her
account to cover her purchases, so then they had to start taking some
things back off until the total was low enough for her (which also
required supervisor override).  So they finally left and the guy
in front of me handed the lady a blank check to cover his purchases.
They can print the total for you, but the cashier wasn’t paying
attention and put in the wrong amount on the guy’s check.  He had
brought only one check with him, so they ended up having to have him
pay the $8 left in cash.  Thankfully, my turn came and there were
no issues.  But seriously…it’s not THAT hard, is it?

Crazy busy but soooo productive!

Yesterday was a late day (and an early one, come to think of it!).  I got to my office about 8:15, and after a quick trip to the SuperValu to buy contact solution so that my eyeball stopped hurting, I got down to grading.  I even made it to chapel!  Then classes, lunch, class, and then a string of advising meetings for my poor little freshmen undeclared majors.  They’re so cute, and I really enjoy helping them, but I was in my office until almost 5:00, I guess.  Then home, watched some tv with Eric, then a light supper, then back to grading.  I finished my papers about 9:00, but they’re now done.  I may have to recheck my grades…I’m not sure I was entirely consistent or fair, but that’s easier to check once they’ve been read!

This morning, I actually have been terribly productive already.  I’ve graded some more, exercised, showered, had breakfast, and worked on/sent emails for the Christmas program which is now less than a month away. YIKES!  But the rest of the day should be full of cleaning, errands, and more grading/Christmas stuff.  I’m actually very looking forward to getting all sorts of things done! 

So the weekend was pretty good.  Eric and I went to P.F. Chang’s
for Chinese on Friday night and then wandered around the mall for a
while.  We were both really tired, so we were home by 8:15 or so,
and ready for bed by 9:30. I guess we’re old!

Saturday, we headed out for the farm.  I spent the entire day just
kicked back at my in-laws, chatting with my MIL and generally doing
nothing.  Both sets of grandparents came over for dinner, so we
had a full house that evening for a small party (Eric and his
grandfather share a birthday, so that’s always fun!).  
Sunday was church in the morning and a potluck dinner afterwards
because they just got a new pastor last week and this was his welcome
dinner.  Then we all just crashed at the farm for the
afternoon.  Nothing exciting.  We left for home just before
4:30 but were so tired that we decided that, after a light supper, we
would just crash at home instead of going to small group. We went to
bed about 9:00 which was lovely!

This morning I had to bring a friend with me to CU, so I had to be
ready to go by 7:15 (thus my early post!).  So now I’m in my
office and I need to get some grading done.  So I’m off to do that
now.

I’m in my office now for the beginning of Friday.  I don’t want to
teach today.  A number of students are missing class today for a
variety of reasons, and I’m starting punctuation in Basic English,
which is usually boring, no matter how hard I try to make it
interesting.  So I’m not really into the whole thing today. 
But at least it’s a beautiful day outside!

I got tons of stuff done yesterday.  Got my oil changed and picked
up a few things I needed.  Ran to the library and a
bookstore.  Did the laundry.  Worked through a number of
details for the Christmas program.  I didn’t grade at all, but
that’s okay.  Eric watched a REALLY dumb movie (Barbarella -1968
Jane Fonda) last night that he’d Netflixed, and I watched some of it
while I was doing other things.  REALLY DUMB.  I mean like kind of dumb. 

Today, it’s just classes and such.  I’ll try to prep most of my
classes for next week so that I don’t have to think about all of that
anymore, too.  I can’t believe I have like 5-6 classes before
Thanksgiving.  Crazy!  I’ll leave right after classes
tonight, and Eric & I are going out for his birthday.  We
might be going to Easton and then driving the rest of the way to the
farm, so I’ll probably need to pack for the weekend before we
leave.  Such fun!  But it should be a mostly relaxing weekend
anyway!

I actually did sleep in this morning.  Eric’s birthday is Saturday and he needs to get a new drivers license.  So he left work early yesterday to do it, but the line was too long.  Instead, he decided to go before work this morning. And since they don’t open by the time he’s normally at work, we had no alarms.  It was lovely!

I have a very busy day ahead of me…lots of errands to run, chores to do, and work to get to.  I don’t know how much I’ll get done, but we’ll see.  We are heading for the farm this weekend, so my Saturday chores need to get done today (like laundry!).  I also MUST get my oil changed today, and I need a few things while I’m out as well. Then there’s always the grading, the Christmas program prep, and the general tidying up of the house.  But c’est la vie!

And since my post is very boring so far…here are a few pictures for you all to enjoy.

This is a great picture of Eric (he’s since gone back to clean-shaven, but I  how he looks with facial hair!  I like him without, too, but (sigh) the beard is great.).  The other picture is of Eric and his brothers.  I figured that since I mention them, you might like to know what they look like.  Ryan, the pharmacist, is wearing the hat.  Alan, the dairy farmer, is facing the camera.

And for Gail…here are pictures of Eric without facial hair (and with/without glasses, too!)
    

And here is the frog nightlight which stirred up so much interest yesterday.  The third picture was trying to show why I liked the dumb thing so much…I always like falling asleep looking at the light dancing on the wall!