Saturday: bags and decor

The inagural use of the home-made dice bag was today. Ben isn't back yet though, so I don't know if it really worked. I'd be surprised if it didn't.

Hanneke and I put up the Christmas decorations. I wanted to get them up this weekend, but will try to not actually turn the lights on again until after Thanksgiving. We'll see how that goes. We also reminisced late into the night, partly on how long ago high school was. It's weird that it's already been ten years. I also expect that if I met the people now, in a different context from high school, I'd get along with all of them rather well. It's an odd realization.

Friday: hi

It's Friday! I woke up this morning excited that tomorrow I didn't have to wake up to an alarm. I was also a little cold this morning because Flurry had brought the covers down just slightly so the tops of my shoulders were outside the blankets. I kept trying to get warm by snuggling with Ben, but it didn't work very well.

My new quilt is getting it's pieces cut quickly! I'm also doing some fixing on the old quilt at the same time, but that just isn't as much fun. I'm still doing a little bit every day though, and making progress.

Thursday: five question Friday

1. What Christmas song do you loathe?

I'm not sure. I looked through a few Christmas list songs and didn't really see any that just made me gag. But some of the cutesy-secular songs are pretty high up on the list.

2. Do you and your significant other cuddle at night or sleep on opposite sides of the bed?

It depends a lot on the temperature. When it is hot out we're on opposite sides of the bed. When it isn't hot out we usually cuddle.

3. Have you ever had surgery?

I've had a mole removed. And a colonoscopy which isn't really a surgery but is the closest thing that I've had.

4. When do you typically have your holiday shopping done?

The last few years we've been getting most of the stuff on-line. So we need to finish soon enough to ensure that the packages will get to the house in time (about two weeks before Christmas). We often end up sending the packages to my Dad's house directly to give us a few extra days lee-way.

5. How much sleep do you get a night?

I go to sleep between 11pm and midnight and get up at 7:19 (after the alarm has gone off once). So that's 7-8 hours. On the weekends I usually get more sleep and take a few naps, so I think that my body needs closer to 8-9 hours of sleep a day. Which is rather sad when you start doing the math of how much I sleep vs. how much I'm awake.

Wednesday: What are the perforated parts on hanging file tags for?

At work I keep prints in hanging file folders. I don't really like hanging file folders, mainly because of the tabs. It feels like so much work whenever you need to add a tab or change a tab. But that is really besides the point today. Today I'm curious as to way all hanging file folder tags have that perforated part. You know, the part that folds over but is too small to write on.

I've come up with a few ideas, but I think they're kind of dumb.

1) It is to help keep the tag in place by pushing outward against the plastic part. Most of the time though I think the plastic part is tight enough to keep a single layer held in place without any problems.

2) They are easier to push out of the plastic thing with a pen. But it ends up being so much effort to put a new one in the plastic part that you may as well take off the plastic part to get the paper part out.

3) They really aren't supposed to go in the plastic part, but should be removed completely. This still doesn't really answer my question as to why they are present in the first place.

So, I need your help! What are those little pieces for? Oh, and wikipedia (or google) don't have much about hanging file folders, let along what the extra tabs are for. I thought the internet knew everything!

Tuesday: Flurry's friend

I receive a care package from Dusty and Laura today. My favorite item in the box was a pair of cat socks that look like Flurry!

Monday: Trouble

Hanneke came over today! She was traveling through and our house happens to be about half way through her trip, which is rather convenient. We got into trouble and ended up in a jail cell with only bread and water, but we managed to bail ourselves out. We rewatched "IQ", one of my favorite movies, and played a game to finish out the night.

Sunday: friends

I love having friends. I did a lot with them this weekend, and it has reminded me how blessed I am to have such friends. I know that they will share my joys and cry with my sorrows and in between just have fun with me.

Then I reflected on ways God has blessed me, and it just blows me away:

*a refrigerator full of food

*amazing friends - both close by and far apart

*a great family

*a loving husband