After driving hundreds of miles around the Midwest since Thursday (Iowa to Minnesota to South Dakota and back again), and I am once again nestled into my little ranch house. The Christmas music plays in the background, the fireplace creates a warm glow, and the ‘net creates a lot of diversion for someone who should be doing some schoolwork. Oh, but I haven’t posted on here in a few days, so that too is giving me a great excuse not to think about school just yet.
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‘Tis the season — almost
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I put up the tree yesterday after practically sitting on my hands for weeks to fight the urge to do it earlier. I go through this struggle every year. In our small house, putting up the tree means shoving furniture around and having less space than we already do, so it’s not something I can do weeks earlier than I absolutely have to. Yeah, this is still early, but I also know if I don’t put up the tree and decorate the house now, it’ll never happen.
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Be one with your decor
I often run across goofy decorating ideas in old magazines — and that in itself is the fun in reading them — but I think I’ve found one that takes the cake. Back in the ’80s, women everywhere were dressing according to their “season” — remember that? I was an autumn . . . actually a cross between an autumn and a winter. I even had a couple teachers in 6th grade who had a girlie bonding moment with my class by evaluating each girl for her “season.” We thought it was the coolest thing ever.
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Evidently, Mother Nature is confused
It seems surreal to be sitting in my house on November 8th with all the windows open and the furnace off. And yes, I know what you’re thinking: why am I inside and not out there enjoying all of it? Oh, I have been — trust me. The boys and I went for a 3 1/2 hour walk through a nearby state park, walking the trails and doing boy things like digging in the stream and finding cool rocks. Imagine my shock when I reached into the stream and pulled out this little gem:
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I see you searching . . .
I know it’s a bit cliche to do a post about the search strings people use to find a person’s site. But ya gotta admit — some of the ways people stumble upon a personal blog are amusing, and a bit disturbing. Today, in the absence of having anything more interesting to report or blog about, I will attempt to address and greet my somewhat wayward visitors. Continue reading “I see you searching . . .”