So Far, So Good

Well, I'm blogging every day, just like I promised. Now, if only I could think of something fascinating to write here!

• I saw Sweet Land yesterday which was indeed sweet and about land.
• I'm half-way done with my second blanket for charity. My mom seems to think I will be making about 20 (eek). We'll see how far I get before school starts back up.
• I haven't figured out what to do tonight to celebrate the yearly transition.
• I probably won't make any resolutions this year. Maybe I should resolve not to make any resolutions. Hmmm.....

Happy New Year!

Christmas Lights, A-Flamin'

Oh, interesting story from Christmas Day: My mom and I both have these tea-light tower things that I found one year. She only uses hers at Christmas and mine sits out in my office, but I never light it. Any way, I'm sure you can guess where this is going... I go to switch out the tea lights around lunch time on Christmas and one of them is really, really flaming and the fire is sort of rolling around the tin. I try blowing it out a couple times and it doesn't work. On the last try, it flies OUT of the tower and behind my mom's sewing machine! I'm screaming "OH MY GOD" and trying to move the machine and make sure the flame is out. The wall is doused in wax and the linoleum is singed. Ufff. Most of it came off/out and the machine covers the burns, but I was freaked. Yep, I will be getting rid of my tower now. If it had been in my office, the carpet would have caught fire?

Yesterday, I left my house a couple times to check my mailbox. Does stepping on the porch count as "leaving the house"? Maybe not. Any way, the rest of the day, I finished a blanket (green with white trim) and watched two movies: Thumbsucker (good) and Birth (decent).

We'll see what kind of mischief I get into today....

Vacation

Greetings, all! I am gloriously on vacation for the next week and have decided to make it a goal to blog every day.

This afternoon, my plan is to work on sewing a fleece blanket and watch one of the movies that I bought without actually haven't seen it. Yes, I know it's crazy, but at the time, I thought it made more sense to buy them when it was cheaper to buy than to rent. Now, I realize that this means I have movies on my hands. So, I will watch them and then decide if I should keep them or pass them along.

However, I would like some ideas of new movies or documentaries that you've enjoyed. So, if you would like to leave a comment with suggestions, that would rock!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Give Me Back My Week, Please.

We had a snow day last Monday. And then, we had a "if you can't get to school, you are excused" day which most of our kids took to mean a snow day. That takes care of Monday and Tuesday. Then, I went on a retreat with the ninth graders on Wednesday. Then, I missed half of Thursday for an appointment. Uff. Friday, I was able to see all of my classes for the first time all week.

Now, we have two more days of school and then we can relax a bit. Unfortunately, I'm going to be trying to cram a lot of math into these last two days when the students are perhaps a bit less focused than usual. Ha ha. I'll try.

Movie: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Sweet.

Christmas Lights

Over the years, I've tried to put up Christmas lights in my yard. I think they're pretty and fight depression. Unfortunately, in the last year, I seem to have lost almost all of the inanimate objects that I've ever decorated! The only thing that I can reach without a serious ladder (and an acrophobia trigger) is my front steps' railing. That just doesn't seem like enough. I've actually thought of asking my neighbor if I can light her fence. I wonder if she'd let me.

Movie of the Day (or week/month since I'm so slow at blogging these days): The Dark Knight. He could have used a little light.