Christmas Eve: Merry Christmas Eve!

Today was just a nice day around the house. I read, took a nap, and talked with people. After a delicious dinner we played Catan and I won! It's been a long time. my favorite quote was when Nathan offered to trade Dad "two or three wheat for a brick.".

i also found out that my high school was completely renovated and looks nothing like what I picture in my mind. It's a little sad, but at the same time I know that buildings need to be updated.

day: Nathan!!!

Nathan and Liz arrived today!! Woo-hoo!! Since we've moved we only get to see them about once a year, so I definitely treasure the time.

Thursday: packing

This morning I had a really interesting idea for a blog post. I've since then forgotten it. Tonight we packed. We have a crazy amount of stuff for such a short trip.

Sunday: Flurry and the bag

This morning Ben and I were in the bathroom getting ready, and we noticed that Flurry wasn't there. This was a very strange occurrence as Flurry loves the bathroom...apparently it has the best tasting water.

Anyway, a few moments later she drags herself in with a large plastic bag attached to her middle and falls pitifully to the ground. She had managed to get halfway through a handle and got stuck. Ben helped her out and she happily went to get her water.

Saturday: a laugh

Scene: Amanda is going around the house, trying to find the right sized box for a present.

Amanda (to herself): hmm, I thought these boxes would be larger. Oh, this box by Ben's drum stuff might work. It's a little big. I'll keep looking but might come get it.

Amanda (to Ben): I'm looking for a box for this present. I think the box on your desk is too small. The one by the drums might work.

Ben: well, I'm not really ready to get rid of that box yet.

Amanda: ok, I'll see if I can find something else.

Ben and Amanda have lunch. They finish lunch.

Ben: Did you find a box?

Amanda: Yes.

Ben: oh, that's good. Did you notice that I still had stuff in that box? (or something like that...I don't remember the exact words)

Amanda: light goes off. That's my Christmas present! You hid it with all the other boxes that came with the drums! That was super sneaky. I thought something might be in it when I nudged it with my toe but didn't think twice about it.

Friday: dinner

We went out for dinner tonight with Clay, Jess, and Hugh. And then we came back and played Hand and Foot. Well, four of us did. Hugh played chase the ball. It was a nice evening. And the girls won, which makes it even better. :)

Thusday: a look inside Amanda's head

5:45am: Brr, it's a bit cool under the blankets. Flurry must have dragged the top one down a bit. I'll just snuggle with Ben.

6:30am: Brr, I'm still cold. I'll just snuggle closer to Ben.

7:23am: Dumb alarm. Fine, I'll get up. Wow, it seems really cold!!

7:24am: Hmm, the thermostat says 58 degrees. That's too cold. Why isn't the heat coming on?

8:30am: Phew, Ben found someone to fix the furnace and it wasn't something small that we should have known how to fix.

11:00am: Yay, we have heat! I'm glad Ben was able to work from home this morning and deal with that.

11:30am: is it lunch time yet? Maybe I'll go get a snack from the break room since Pam brought all those treats in. Oh, I should count how many of shoeboxes of cookies and candy she made for us. ...nineteen. Wow. Well, this peanut butter rice krispie thing just melts in your mouth!

12:00pm: is it lunch time yet? I'm smelling good food from the break room.

12:05pm: Surprise! It's Glenda's retirement potluck. Oh, she found out last night. Bummer.

12:10pm: crock-pot liners! I just learned about those yesterday from Denise and here they are in action! cool!

12:20pm: that was absolutely delicious.

12:22pm: how much longer until I can go home? All the fun stuff is done for the day.

2:45pm: how come excel doesn't have some of the automatic functions that I want? I guess I'll have to write it myself. :(

2:55pm: I guess that wasn't so bad. I shouldn't be complaining.

6:30pm: Castle Season 1! I'm tired.

8:00pm: Aaaww. Flurry's sleeping on my lap. Too bad my legs are falling asleep and I need to type things. Wake up!

9:00pm: I hate it when I make something that we use to eat and then as the liquid cools fat globules congeal. Gross.

9:30pm: I like Boggle. I should play it more.

10:30pm: Time for bed!