01.06.07
The post that will make people with “grown up” jobs hate me.
It’s Christmas break. I love that I have a Christmas break. I wish it wasn’t over on Monday. Sigh. I’m becoming a glutton for vacation.
Jamie informs me that I do have a grown up job. That’s true, but it still has a kid-style schedule. That’s what I mean.
Anyway, I’ve had a delightful break. Here’s what I’ve done so far:
- Slept a lot.
- Knit a lot–3.5 scarves, 1 hat, 1 blanket, working on scarf #5 (#4 on hold until I get more yarn)
- In related news, we received the entirety of Friends for Christmas, so I’m about halfway through season 2 now.
- Cooked a lot–turkey sausage lasagna, vegetable pasties, turkey roast, turkey curry vegetable soup with wild rice, cinnamon rolls.
- In related news, I’ve gone to the gym each day we’ve been in Chicago.
- Had a delightful trip to Washington, where we celebrated Christmas with both families, made 6 batches of fudge, went to Yakima to see Rob and Jodi’s new house, played lots of games, celebrated New Year’s Eve with Raina, hung out with the fams. Whee!
- Cuddled with the kitties–after leaving them at the petstore while we were gone, they seem to be a lot more affectionate. Elphie in particular wants us to pick her up and cuddle her all the time. Not that I’m complaining.
We had some other adventures as well. Upon our return, we discovered strange orangish marks on our kitchen blinds and window sill. We found out that the sink upstairs was leaking, so it was rusty-water marks. Jamie’s putting in the order for new blinds pdq. I spent one morning knitting with fellow teachers at Starbucks. So much fun to spend time with grown-ups!
Now I think I’ll drink some Chai, read or knit, and relish the last bit of vacation (ha, papers! You can’t make me grade you!)
