October 16, 2006
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Happy Day to Me!
David’s birthday has turned out to be a lovely day for me! On Mondays, one of the restaurants downtown has an all-you-can-eat pasta special. For the past few weeks, the good doctor and I (who is my husband, for those who might not know) have gone out to lunch together. It’s such a blessing to have older children whom I can leave at home without worry!
Today, after lunch, I had to go to Barnes and Noble to pick up a PSAT study book. While I was there, I did a bit of perusing (who could resist?) and found not one, not two, but three Pride and Prejudice sequels/spin-offs! I thought that two of them were out of print, so to see them was a surprise. Also, I had $50 in gift cards for Barnes and Noble, so I got all three “for free”! Pemberley by Emma Tennant, The True Darcy Spirit by Elizabeth Aston, and Persuasion by Julia Barrett all have a home on my bookshelf now.
I was able to write two Saxon lessons today. I’m not going to be writing one of the sections (the Math Background) any more, but I’ll be writing all of the Closure (wrap-up) sections for everyone’s lessons. I think I traded the hard part for the easy part! My revised contract shows a final deadline of October 24th, but that will depend upon Saxon’s getting the lessons to us in a timely fashion. Tick-tick-tick…count the days!
If I had a crystal ball, I’d see Jasper Fforde, Bath and Body Works bubble bath, and some birthday cake in my future tonight. What might your crystal ball show?
EDIT–I have little future as a clairvoyant. It turned out to be a Landmark history book on Gettysburg, four flavored Tootsie Rolls, and a bath. I’m batting .333. Maybe I should look for a career in baseball as my prescient skills are sadly lacking…
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Hmmm, since the evening is almost over here goes….
My crystal ball would show me watching some Monday Night Football while doing church attendance and enjoying peace and quiet while Eric sleeps…
the painting of toes and nails, the writting of insurance notes and a good nights rest.
No papers to write, and an end to all the drama on my floor.
Trivial, I know. Sweet in its happening, all the same.
My crystal ball shows(sadly)school books…and more…and more….and more….and perhaps a forgotten lunchbox….
Certianly showing me rain, rain, and more rain….plus a helpful comment from my old APEL teacher about my application essay ^_~
LOVE the song!!! Thank you! We are all well and taking it easy after a crazy weekend. I have a lot of the P&P sequels. However, my favorite “spin-off” is a book called Jane Fairfax. It is written from her point of view and I almost enjoyed it more than Emma (dare I say it?). Have a great day!
Thank you for praying that I would find the pattern!! It was under the fabric I had laid out. I had moved that fabric several times looking for the pattern…but there it was plain as day.
I foresee the usual dinner, bathtime (kids, not me), crashing on the couch with pointless television and some knitting and a round of dishes. hoorah…
Let’s see…tonight I will read my new Parents magazine (it’s kind of a waste of a mag, but Kayla gets Sesame Street magazine with it), and then I’ll go to bed early. I may paint my toenails too. They need to get done.
Found you through mamaglop…just wandering through xanga. Enjoyed the read.
Yay for growing your own babysitters! (and dishwashers and lawn mowers and…. aren’t kids great?
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I can bat a thousand on my crystal ball: grading, grading, dentist, and orthodontist. And PSAT this Saturday! Praying for all those little test-takers and wishing their brains a speedy recovery.
Glad to hear you’ll have nice weather for Gettysburg! We aren’t going to see the sun for a while. (sigh) Hope your having a great day!
haha yes you’re the only one who reads my xanga. thanks for the llama link!
Ah, but there IS only one copy. It says so. So two years it will have to be.
“The good doctor and I” —that’s so cute!
And pasta is perfectly pleasant. 
Have a lovely day!
~Britt
Barnes and Noble. How lucky are you! That is a dangerous store… gift certificates are the way to shop there.
Hmm…looks like work, school, college essays…and on the horizon…well, if it isn’t more of the same. How do you find the time to read all those books?
I mean to say, P&P sequels. I’d think there’d be any number of other books to read.