It's Just Another Day....It's Just Another Day

• Nothing really new to report.
• I'm feeling much better, must be the weather changes.
• Only they say more SantaAnas are coming back as of midnight tonight.  I'm tired of the wind.
• Got the laundry finished finally.
• Christine's practice was cancelled and we were grateful for that.  It allowed her to get all her homework done and get a little ahead AND relax a bit.  Sometimes I wonder if her academic schedule is too much....
• Adrianne made a divine lasagne tonight.  It hit the spot!
• Josh and Meredith got the dead, pregnant rat out of their wall yesterday.  The pest control came and retrieved it.  They've been sleeping in another room because of it.  Yes, we live in a city that's in the country!  Lots of critters.
• Talked with Nats.  Her brain is mush.  She is nervous and her emotions are all over the place.  The bar exam is less than two weeks.  Josh and Robert were the same way, but as in all things, it's different when you are the one going through it.  It will be what it is: pass or fail and either one is okay.  If she has to take it again at least she has one exam under her belt and can use that for experience.  Her job has been very nice to give her these last 3 weeks off.  She is taking an online review course because that is what fit in their budget, so she truly has to do all the work on her own at home.  You go girl!
• I'm making progress on my counted cross stitch pillow top.  Every evening a tiny bit more.  It is cuter than in the picture.  I have already decided I'm not going to finish it off like in the picture.  Too 80's country-ish.  So some updated fabric in a simple way.  I like projects like this.  I 'think' a lot while doing them.  They are kind of like life:  one little stitch at a time.  Some parts are very straightforward and easy, simple.  Others are complicated and take much more time and strategy.  Sometimes you have to put it away and come back to it to ponder and gain perspective, figure it out,  other times you sail through each stitch.  In the end, you have a beautiful piece.  And you know you can tackle another one. Maybe even a more complicated pattern.

Monday Musings

The Monday laundry is done.  There always seems to be more on Monday.  I had Christmas music on all day and fluffed out the tree.  Ran some errands and then picked up the carpool.  We had quesadillas for dinner with all the leftover fajita fixings.

Then we changed our clothes and went down to the Koellikers.  Grayson leaves for his mission tomorrow and reports to the MTC on Wednesday.  President Vidmar set him apart.  We were all asked to take a minute and give some counsel to Grayson and express our love.  It was a tender time.  Between both our families we are quite an emotional bunch.

He was 3 when we all moved here.  Now he is on to this great experience.

Christine has been working non-stop on a project with Brandon Ehlert for ap euro.  She has know him since elementary school.  He is a nice guy and lucky for both of them, each are really dedicated students.  She was at his house all afternoon/evening getting some of the final pieces finished.  Almost there.