Dec
31
2009
- Day four. No ciggies. Thank god it’s going to be cold outside for the next couple of days, that always helps. Winter is a good time to quit activities that require you to be outside to perform them :P
- Nice New Year’s party at Eric and Shannon’s. Alex has impressive staying (up) power :-)
- Bill took the kids sledding and visiting his mom, so I could have my nervous breakdown in solitude.
- Ability to post-date blog posts, since I often post before I go to bed (so my day is not yet over), but 99% of the time I go to bed after midnight.
- 2009 is over. It sucked. More on that tomorrow.
Dec
31
2009
- Day three of not smoking. *sigh*
- I made it through a month of more-or-less daily GiST posts! Go me.
- My husband. My kids are so lucky to have him as a parent. I am pretty useless these days.
- Beating Shannon at Scrabble (pathetic, I know. It’s my consolation prize for losing to Eric by over 100 points.)
- Next week, I am going back to work.
Dec
29
2009
- Day 2 of not smoking (I promise to shut up about this after a week. Assuming I don’t pick up a pack before that :-)
- Kids behaved for me while Bill was gone at the unemployment office.
- Watching “Firefly” again. Why do great shows get canceled?
- Reading library books.
- Letting the kitchen “be” for tonight – just don’t feel like messing around with the dishes…
Dec
28
2009
- My husband, who is so good with the kids.
- Picked up some more library books today. I love libraries!
- Laundry is done!
- Kitchen is clean!
- Day one of not smoking. Mostly because I can’t afford a $15-a-week bad habit. *sigh*
Dec
27
2009
- Bill, in-laws, and kids went sledding today. I spent my alone time shoveling the driveway.
- Salmon casserole from MIL. Was surprisingly very good.
- Damien is starting to like playing video games on the PS2.
- I am going to bed before 2 am tonight!
- I took a nap and dreamed of Nathan Fillion. Mmmm, such sweet dreams :-)
Dec
26
2009
- Bill let me sleep in! (Still trying to deal with my screwed-up sleep schedule. Since I am writing this at 4 am, it’s pretty obvious that the screwed-up sleep schedule is winning :-)
- Survived day-after-Christmas at Mother-in-Law’s house.
- Nice dinner at Famous Dave’s with Brother-in-Law and his wife.
- The aftermath of Christmas celebration has been cleared away. Kids made out like bandits, wish they were more appreciative of the gifts they got.
- Beautiful crunchy snow.
Dec
25
2009
- I did not fall off the chair-on-top-of-table contraption I was using to decorate the Christmas tree.
- Kids stopped being total brats by the time guests arrived.
- Delicious turkey brought by Aunt Peggy.
- Kids liked their gifts (our Bionicle family has three new members. I foresee them losing arms and heads in the very near future :-)
- We survived Christmas.
Dec
25
2009
- Our traditional Christmas Eve chili lunch at Mel’s
- Little kids basketball hoop the boys got from Uncle Mel – hopefully that will let them work off some energy when they are stuck inside!
- My headache went away after a long nap (unfortunately, nap = totally screwed up sleep schedule, but that’s for a difference list… “Annoyance in All Things, Big and Small” – unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll ever have trouble coming up with things for that list :-)
- Christmas tree is decorated (as of 7 am Christmas day, but still…)
- It stayed above freezing tonight, so all the rain we’ve been getting had NOT turned into ice.
Dec
23
2009
- “The Demon’s Lexicon” was very good. Looking forward to “The Demon’s Covenant,” out in May 2010.
- No work until January 4th! I am pretty sure I will not survive that much together time with my kids, but at least I won’t have to feel guilty about being late to work again.
- Hallway walls have been decorated with kids’ artwork from November and December. Damien gets his own wall :-)
- Jeff got Outlook Anywhere working on Lappy, so I can check my work email in style!
- Leftover pizza for dinner. Yum!
Dec
22
2009
- Books are picked up from the library (“Kindred in Death” by J.D. Robb and “The Demon’s Lexicon” by Sarah Rees Brennan) and waiting to be read!
- Mel, for being a good friend and coming to play with my kids twice a week so that we can get a break.
- Bunnies – saw two of them on my way to the parking garage tonight.
- Wearing my nice new fleece.
- Bill got Christmas presents for all the kids who are going to be at our house on Christmas day.
Dec
22
2009
- There are books waiting to be picked up at the library!
- Christmas reception at work, and nice fleece jackets we got as gifts.
- Xavier was content to play with Damien, so I got stuff done while waiting for Bill and Sergey to come back from swimming.
- Shannon’s mom and sister commented :-)
- Christmas cards are up over the doorway.
Dec
20
2009
- Bathrooms are scrubbed!
- Carpets are vacuumed!
- Kitchen floor is washed!
- Laundry is done!
- House is cleaner than it has been in months :-)
Dec
19
2009
- I have not ran away from home. Today was very tempting.
- Mel came over to play with the little pests, and they behaved for him.
- Pizza Hut pizza.
- Tylenol.
- My husband, who for some reason hasn’t divorced me yet.
Dec
18
2009
- Listening to soviet-era songs I downloaded (thank you, internet, for letting me re-live my communist childhood).
- Christmas window clings are up!
- My teammates at work make me feel loved :-)
- Bananas, mandarin oranges, and fudge-covered Ritz crackers – dinner of champions!
- Good books. That’s something I can be grateful for every day.
Dec
17
2009
- I made it past 16 days! Don’t need to add (Reloaded) until Day 35 (assuming I make it that far on this attempt :-)
- Good company and yummy Chinese food at Eric and Shannon’s house.
- My Christmas cactus is blooming – very pretty!
- Sergey communicates with my parents on Skype via interpretive dance. Fun for the whole family :P
- My Gmail inbox is clean and organized again. Yay labels and archiving!
