All I Want for Christmas...

It's that most wonderful time of the year when I have to create a list of things I want for Christmas. If I have to think and think and think about what I want, then I must not really need the items. I haven't started to think yet, but maybe something will pop in my head. I know I don't want pickled chicken feet.

How to Print My Blog

Does anyone know if it is possible to print my nearly 700 entries? I would like to have it in print in a tangible book. I suppose I could print one page at a time, but that would be cumbersome as well as time consuming. What is opened on one page of my blog would take 8 pages to print. Any thoughts?

Spring Break and a Wedding

It has been a busy week and not much time to blog. But since I am on Spring Break, I have time this morning. Counting the weekends, my break is 10 days long!!! I can hardly wait to do some of the things I don't usually get to do or don't feel I have time for. And Hubby and I are flying out Sat. for Anchorage, Alaska, as a 35th wedding anniversary gift to ourselves. To visit that state has been on my bucket list for a long time. I had already been to the other 49 states by the time I was in my early 20s. I'm sure I will have many tales to blog about after that trip. We had hoped to be able to ride on a sled pulled by dogs, but may only get to tour the training facility. Anyway, there will be more exciting things to read. Oh, I forgot to tell you. Our son is engaged and plans to marry this summer. He and K are excited about the upcoming event. And so are we. Congratulations.

The List for Today

Been up for hours and have filled a page of things to do for today on my "List." I am always optimistic as I plan the activities for the day, jotting down ideas as they come to mind and expanding on them later. Then as the day progresses, it really doesn't bother me if I don't complete my list. When my children were young and I was a stay-at-home mom, it would bother me immensely if I did not complete my list. So, I became creative with post-it notes. Each job was written down on its own post-it and neatly arranged on a full-size sheet of paper under the appropriate categories. Then at the end of the day, those jobs not completed were transferred to another sheet of paper for another day. This method took the pressure off of me, especially when the situation with the kids was not conducive to completing the "list." I guess as I have aged, an uncompleted job list doesn't bother me because now I can throw the whole thing in the trash without the least bit of remorse. Another benefit of growing older.

You may be in Texas...

My husband and I were in Texas recently for a conference for him. We received many brochures, some of interest, some of trash. Here are a few YOU MAY BE IN TEXAS IN JULY IF... from one of the better brochures, the NACBA GRAM of July 15, 2007.

• The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.
• The trees are whistling for the dogs.
• You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.
• You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
• The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter, salt, and pepper.
• Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs.
• The cows are giving evaporated milk.

Now a few of mine...

• The road you are looking to turn on has at least 4 different names.
• You take I35 East to go south.
• On your return trip, you still take the same I35 East to go north. (We had to turn around and retrace on that one.)
• You sunburn through your bathing suit.
• There are few outdoor swimming pools.
• A rain shower produces flooding.
• Existing trees are protected.
• A skirt is on sale for $145.00 at an outlet store for Neiman Marcus. (The original price was $2,290.00. I'll take two.)
• Just up the road means many miles.
• A meal serves two, even if it is listed for one.
• People are very friendly.

List

I started the morning with coffee and my empty list. I tried to write down as many things as I could think of for my jobs to accomplish today before I forgot what I needed to do. After my two and a half mile walk, which wasn't on the list, I came home, read the paper, and began working. After about an hour of work, I checked the list. Ugh! According to the bulleted items, I had only finished one. So, I promptly began listing all the things I had just completed. Ahh, now I feel better and feel as if I haven't been wasting my time. I will just have to be sure that I completed the necessary items. Maybe I should have prioritized the list.