Friday, January 14, 2005A Very Sad DayActually, the day started out okay. But... A very dear friend of mine has been fighting liver cancer since August, struggling to stay alive. He went home to Heaven today. He leaves behind a wife and four children (ages 16, 14, 13, and 11). I knew this family well when I lived in a Chicago suburb; I... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, January 10, 2005A Good WeekendWell, my predictions for the weekend were accurate. It was very busy, but it was also very good. I stayed up Friday night and edited the rush job, completely cleaned the laundry room/pantry and kitchen. They look lovely, and now I can actually see what I am doing in there as I wash clothes. Then I... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, January 7, 2005Another Busy WeekendWell, it's gonna be busy weekends from here on out, I'm thinking. My younger son's basketball team starts practise tomorrow --- at 9 a.m. My other son has a game at 10. The ex and I are having to work out a schedule to get the two boys to games and practises every Saturday for the next 8 weeks. Some... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, January 4, 2005Crazy MorningI woke up at 6:45 this morning and remembered that I was supposed to have my car at the "car doctor" by 7:30 so that he can replace a strut that has gone bad and is making a ghastly noise when I drive. It's really awful --- I thought I'd broken an axle. Since the struts were only replaced sometime... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, December 31, 2004Bitter DisappointmentOkay, I guess every parent faces this at some point, but I didn't expect it so soon.... We were shopping today. We had a terrific day, and we were having a blast when we came home. Then I found out that my son stole a little flashlight from the store. He first said he had just found it on the floor,... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, December 27, 2004Proving My PointI find it immensely amusing --- and also maddening and somewhat depressing --- that my ex always manages to act in ways that prove I was right to divorce him, and that prove he has not changed or matured at all in the past four years. Last night, I was rearranging things in the attic, and I came... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, December 24, 2004A White ChristmasWell, for the first time in something like 30 years, we have a white Christmas in Memphis. Before you get all excited, though, it's not snow. It's ice. It started raining in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, and by Wednesday afternoon, it was coming down as a frozen mix of sleet, freezing rain,... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, December 21, 2004A Very Productive DayI got a lot done today... besides work for the office. I'm really quite encouraged. Maybe Christmas is going to work out okay after all. At lunchtime, I bought the gift I'm giving to one of my coworkers in the office gift exchange, picked up my kids' vitamins, mailed three packages of things I sold... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, December 16, 2004Counting My BlessingsWell, one blessing, anyway -- my job. I got my Christmas bonus today. They told me that they have been so pleased with my work that they gave me double what they usually give new hires. My boss kept talking about how wonderful my work was, how impressed he was, etc. I really felt awkward. I mean,... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, December 14, 2004Illness StrikesI don't get sick often, and when I do, it rarely knocks me down. I almost never take sick days from work. But this weekend, I came down with bronchitis. Looking back over last week, I can see the symptoms warning me it was coming, but I didn't recognize them at the time. I came in to the office for... Sign in to see full entry. |