the week ahead

ok, so, Monday and Tuesday are the big inspection...and then GSE is meeting with Bob Aguirre Monday night. Tuesday we meet at the Venetions for a board meeting. Wednesday, I testify on PDX, but actually have no evening plans. Thursday, Rick's b-day at China Bay in Beaverton. And impossible as it seems, Friday is Halloween and October is OVER this Saturday.

Freaky. Really people...it is freaky how fast time is flying by.

ummmm...my house smells so good.

I couldn't stand it.

Not a minute longer.

I got up early yesterday and put a turkey in the oven. Yes, before work. I checked on it once on a break, and sent my dad to turn the oven off later. Do you know how good the house smelled when I got home? ok, the Turkey wasn't so bad either. No stuffing or potatoes, though right now, I am making really delicious soup.

Yes, I want to go home and eat.

I wish this was what my turkey looked like, but A) it didn't - mine was skinless, and B) I didn't think to take a photo.

Calendaring...

Tuesday: Lunch with mom and an evening GSE meeting
Wednesday: Lunch with Vega and meeting Teri at the Venetian
Thursday: Lunch at Rotary and SEWING!!!
Friday: Pack for the GSE Manzanita trip
Saturday: GSE
Sunday: GSE and home for sewing and catch up
Monday: No plans!
Tuesday: prayer breakfast and evening concert - Johnny A...with...? :0-)
Wednesday: Finish sewing project

that is far enough out.

Movies

I haven't seen Appaloosa yet and still want to. Wall-e played today at noon at the Venetian and I missed it, dang, but Tropic Thunder is playing this week (one I gladly prefer to pay 4 dollars for) followed by the new Mummy movie which I also have not seen yet.

Seems like these next couple of weeks I will be supporting the Venetian!

Appaloosa on Saturday? Perhaps

Well, I almost made it to bed....but then I looked up the movie I might see this weekend...

http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/09/17/appaloosa/

I will go to sleep thinking of Viggo. Yum.

Thursday...ah, tomorrow is FRIDAY

Tired, but still got two table skirts, curtains, or whatever you want to call them, sewn. My machine needs a tune up and it is refusing to go in reverse. Dang. Do I limp through sewing 8 more sets and THEN get it fixed, or stop the process and then sew faster once it is better?

I think I go to sleep and worry about it tomorrow.

The machine is from 1983. Serious. It has served me well but I want it to keep working....

Wednesday bedtime

Where did the evening go? Oh yeah, the good bye party for Monika, finished the last table, bought fabric for the room, looked for shelves (didn't find what I like), washed the new fabric and caught up on email.

ok - bed time for bonzo...more tomorrow evening.

Hot and tired, and really grateful for Julie's help

The project has begun. Bowflex room is currently unusable, piled high with craft room guts and gristle. A few loads to the trash, some stuff for good will, 7 of 8 tables together and a good start to the reorg have left me tired, sweaty, and thankful Julie was building tables while I motored around arranging.

Lots more done tonight than I expected - I could easily be done with it all before the weekend if we are able to get the last leg drilled (one leg out of 24 was missing a critical hole) and if I set my mind to sewing the drapes that will cover all the hidden parts under the tables. I just threw fabric over the top for right now.

ok - a great start...even took some photos, and can I say I simply LOVE the rolling IKEA Snack Boxes. They were made for glass storage - plain and simple.

Late Monday musings

Brad called...my friend, the amazing fisherman, says his friend the amazing fisherman (do they get exponentially more amazing?)took a group out to where we had planned to fish, and came home skunked. Not the same as getting skunked in cribbage, as fishing takes much longer than the average cribbage game and it's not like you can get 6 (the average hand in cribbage) or 15, or a cool 29...never mind this blather. Skunk might be the only fishing and cribbage connection aside from the fact that I like both, as does Brad.

oh wait, there is the fish cribbage board, that I would buy, if I knew where to find it.

OK, aside from that, 4 IKEA boxes are together, sans the rollers as they didn't come with hardware - which seems like a nasty plot against me (were I a conspiracy theorist) and I started one of the 8 (yes, 8 - there IS a grand plan)tables just to see how hard they would be. Tomorrow night - leftovers, table making, and organizing the craft room. I dare ya to tell me I am not living like a rock star.

Monday blues

It is raining but I am not fishing, sad as that is; I trust Brad's fishing judgment completely.

It is cold in the house but I want coffee - which means I have to get up and go make it....urg

I want to organize the crafts room so bad, but it means spending $$$, time, and brainpower trying to figure out the best way to do it. For mow, maybe I just hide the mess. hmmmmm

Decisions decision.

Let's start with coffee. Everything will be a little clearer then.

forks in the road

Well, by end of the weekend, a girl could have a sense of which direction she was interested in heading...or, she could be even less certain. It will be interesting, at the very least.