Quick Friday update

Today should be our last brutal day and then it will warm up to the 20's. YEAH! I may just have to go outside tomorrow and build a snowman to celebrate.

Last night about half the families were grateful we were open, but the other half were calling, "What! You're still having lessons?! Well, we aren't coming!" I was really hoping after lessons were over, no one would come for open swim but on the contrary, I guess people wanted to be submerged in 88 degree water on bitter cold nights.

My plan today is to tackle the pantry. I know I would enjoy cooking healthy meals more if I could find the food, which is currently hidden behind half eaten boxes of cereal and packages of stale crackers. I remember buying organic black beans and salt free stewed tomatoes, but all I can see are cake mix boxes and forgotten candy. I'll take before and after photos and share later.

DS-soon to be 10- is building Lego cities and I've heard conflict is brewing. The colorful Lego figures are being attacked by the non colored, conformists. I'm rooting for the colorful people, but over all I just hope peace prevails. I don't want to be vacuuming up Lego figure body parts the next few days.

Well, I better get busy. Have a great Friday!

Our not back to school day....

I asked the boys if they wanted to celebrate our not back to school day. (Public school in Wisconsin always starts the first day after Labor Day so the resorts don't lose their work force and the tourist dollars can keep rolling in.) DS12 didn't see why we needed to celebrate, but DS9 liked my idea of waving to the friends as the school bus drove by. Unfortunately, they were both asleep when it rolled past our house.

They decided to build this Lego set together. It was a long lost set from last Christmas they never had gotten around to building. Later today I think we're going to watch movies. Its suppose to be in the 90's, too hot for me.

I'm icing up my wrist today. I never realized carpal tunnel was this painful! I think its carpal tunnel. I'll see my doctor later this week, and I'll ask her. I'm suppose to go into work and put up bulletin boards, but I'm in so much pain just trying to twist off the cap on my lip balm!

My blog looked screwed up, so I downloaded the Firefox upgrade. Now it looks better, but the upgrade won't support the Multiply toolbar. I miss it terribly, feeling like I'm missing out on all your updated pages. I'm trying to keep up, but I'm still suffering from the "who moved my cheese" syndrome. 

Its Friday!!

I made it. Its Friday, and I don't have to do anything or go anywhere unless I want to. I should feel relaxed, but actually I feel a little shakey. My lymph nodes are very achy but otherwise I have no other symptoms. I'm really trying to stay well!

Yesterday's free haircuts did not go so well. My hair was cut an inch shorter than I had wanted, but it still looks ok. DS12's turned out great, but DS8 had an anxiety attack. I don't know if his stylist was slow or he had more hair to cut, but he freaked out that we were done and he wasn't. The poor kid began to cry and hyperventilate. The supervisor took over and quickly finished up his haircut. It probably still needs tweaking, but she wanted to get him out of the chair ASAP. I think next time I will have to buzz it at home like I do DH's.

My first batch of Christmas cookies are almost ready for the freezer. This morning I roasted up pecans and made "Pecan Snowballs." These butter cookies are a favorite in DH's family. My MIL buys several pounds from an Italian bakery, but I wanted to see if I could bake them up myself. I chose an easier round snowball shape rather than a cresent. I'll keep a few out for DH to taste test tonight.  (No, you do not see one missing from the cooling rack.)

I should clean up my nest because company may visit tomorrow, but the weather forecast has me tempted to slack off. We may get around 4 inches of snow and then a nice 1 1/2 inch layer of ice on top! Should make for a great weekend of sledding/snowboarding, but a lousy weekend for out of town relatives to drive up and cut down a Christmas tree. Note to self- buy birdy seed!

A few weeks ago DS12 watched 300 with DH. I have no idea what this movie was about, but DS12 has now made a scene from the movie with Legos. I'm noticing swords and decapitated Lego guys. Hmm....

Movies that DH has brought home for the weekend; Initial D, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Zodiac, 1408, Zoolander and Futurama Bender's Big Score. Hmm... Maybe I need to start going to Blockbuster? Actually Zodiac has Jake Gyllenhaal and 1408 has John Cusack, the weekend may not be a total loss. Zoolander and Futurama will be good for laugh or two. (I watched the Illusionist this morning so I'm in more of a romantic movie mood. Maybe I'll disappear and watch P&P in another room.)

Its time to go and play in more powdered sugar. Have a great weekend! Peace and blessings!