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not_hathor) wrote2018-12-12 10:15 am
not_hathor) wrote2018-12-12 10:15 am
I Keep Thinking that December is Further Along than it Really Is!
... Probably because of the post- Thanksgiving snow.
Wow, last week was great! Three of my long-time friends from LJ turned up suddenly; I'm sorry that the recent Tumblr problems seem to be the catalyst, but I can't help being glad.mister_terrific, nenya85, and imagines -- so good to see you all.... Actually, all three of you predate my LJ involvement, so that's twice we've re-connected..... It would be wonderful if more of the old crowd from Doctor Who, RGB and YGO fandoms showed up eventually, but for now I'll count my blessings.
ETA: Anddragondancer5150 turned up Tuesday after being MIA for about 8 months.... *waves 'Hi!'*
I spent part of this past weekend getting odd looks from passing drivers, because of the HUGE Toy Bear in Adric's back seat. Husband and I picked him up Thursday evening at COSTCO as a 'we love you' present for a friend who has had a rough time ever since her husband passed away two years ago -- most recently undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. The Bear pretty much stayed in the car overnight and during the day on Friday, because we really had nowhere else to stash him, although Friday night he had to come inside because Husband and I went out for supper with friends. J's reaction when Husband gave her The Bear Saturday night --- first she laughed, almost ROTFL, then she cried a little, and then she started laughing again while Husband had a pseudo conversation with The Bear about whether he thought we needed to buy more honey next time we shopped for groceries. That was a BIG Toy Bear; he would have been taller than Husband if he'd been standing up! J thought he was wonderful.
As I mentioned to someone recently, I tried to clear out our manga closet not that long ago with the intention of taking the manga that we (make that 'I', because I don't dare touch Husband's collection) no longer had an interest in (mostly discontinued by American publishers, or Yaoi which I am now a bit embarrassed in that I acquired so much of it), and take the various titles in to Books A Million' s used book buyer. This past weekend I managed to purge the rest of the shelves and hauled away three large totes and two smaller bags nearly overflowing. The B.A.M. person took them all, including the 'Boys Love' books, which surprised me a bit.... $37 worth, which promptly went into the Christmas Shopping billfold. I sort of wish Husband would go through HIS stacks -- at least one or two of them.... it's so tempting to say,"'He'll never miss these; probably doesn't even remember he has them", but knowing him he'd ask me 6 months from now if I 'd seen such and such, and I've always been a lousy liar. Better not to go there.
On the family front: Husband is currently on his annual 'Use it or Lose it' vacation time, and trying to catch up on his sleep again before January. Daughter has been working an average of three days a week -- the company won't assign more hours because then they'd have to pay benefits to Full Time employees.... Youngest Sister and her Husband came up to Mom's for Thanksgiving because Da Niece went to her boyfriend's parents, and Da Nephew was doing the away-game marching band thing in West Virginia, I think it was.... We had a long day, because first we went up to Aunt Marie's, then swung down and around to Mom's for Supper. Older Sister and Younger Sister were there as well, and it was generally a pretty good family visit.
On the knitting front: Currently have a cowl for Friend S, plus the second of a pair of slipper socks for Older Sister on the needles; both intended for Christmas prezzies. 3 hats, two pairs of mittens, and two pairs of socks ended up of the PW Mitten (& Socks & Hats) Tree. I need more practice (and simpler patterns) with the socks, I think. That second pair looked a bit odd, but hopefully it will fit someone. I have SO MUCH YARN its not funny! And it seems like every time I try to clean, I find MORE!!!
Books: Older sister gave me a bag of books to take to the Used Book Store, and of course I went through them first. A bunch of supernatural romances (which I'm not interested in) and volumes 1 through 6 of Naomi Novik's 'Temeraire' series (did I spell that right?) which were once described to me as "Dragonriders of Pern meet the Sharpe Saga". Well, they aren't, which is good, because that description, left me going 'meh'; they aren't too bad, actually. Another series I've discovered are by Alan Bradley -- which I've described to others as being like "Wednesday Addams does the 'Miss Marple' thing"....
Can't really think of anything else to add right now.
Love you all!!!
Wow, last week was great! Three of my long-time friends from LJ turned up suddenly; I'm sorry that the recent Tumblr problems seem to be the catalyst, but I can't help being glad.
mister_terrific, nenya85, and imagines -- so good to see you all.... Actually, all three of you predate my LJ involvement, so that's twice we've re-connected..... It would be wonderful if more of the old crowd from Doctor Who, RGB and YGO fandoms showed up eventually, but for now I'll count my blessings.ETA: And
dragondancer5150 turned up Tuesday after being MIA for about 8 months.... *waves 'Hi!'*I spent part of this past weekend getting odd looks from passing drivers, because of the HUGE Toy Bear in Adric's back seat. Husband and I picked him up Thursday evening at COSTCO as a 'we love you' present for a friend who has had a rough time ever since her husband passed away two years ago -- most recently undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. The Bear pretty much stayed in the car overnight and during the day on Friday, because we really had nowhere else to stash him, although Friday night he had to come inside because Husband and I went out for supper with friends. J's reaction when Husband gave her The Bear Saturday night --- first she laughed, almost ROTFL, then she cried a little, and then she started laughing again while Husband had a pseudo conversation with The Bear about whether he thought we needed to buy more honey next time we shopped for groceries. That was a BIG Toy Bear; he would have been taller than Husband if he'd been standing up! J thought he was wonderful.
As I mentioned to someone recently, I tried to clear out our manga closet not that long ago with the intention of taking the manga that we (make that 'I', because I don't dare touch Husband's collection) no longer had an interest in (mostly discontinued by American publishers, or Yaoi which I am now a bit embarrassed in that I acquired so much of it), and take the various titles in to Books A Million' s used book buyer. This past weekend I managed to purge the rest of the shelves and hauled away three large totes and two smaller bags nearly overflowing. The B.A.M. person took them all, including the 'Boys Love' books, which surprised me a bit.... $37 worth, which promptly went into the Christmas Shopping billfold. I sort of wish Husband would go through HIS stacks -- at least one or two of them.... it's so tempting to say,"'He'll never miss these; probably doesn't even remember he has them", but knowing him he'd ask me 6 months from now if I 'd seen such and such, and I've always been a lousy liar. Better not to go there.
On the family front: Husband is currently on his annual 'Use it or Lose it' vacation time, and trying to catch up on his sleep again before January. Daughter has been working an average of three days a week -- the company won't assign more hours because then they'd have to pay benefits to Full Time employees.... Youngest Sister and her Husband came up to Mom's for Thanksgiving because Da Niece went to her boyfriend's parents, and Da Nephew was doing the away-game marching band thing in West Virginia, I think it was.... We had a long day, because first we went up to Aunt Marie's, then swung down and around to Mom's for Supper. Older Sister and Younger Sister were there as well, and it was generally a pretty good family visit.
On the knitting front: Currently have a cowl for Friend S, plus the second of a pair of slipper socks for Older Sister on the needles; both intended for Christmas prezzies. 3 hats, two pairs of mittens, and two pairs of socks ended up of the PW Mitten (& Socks & Hats) Tree. I need more practice (and simpler patterns) with the socks, I think. That second pair looked a bit odd, but hopefully it will fit someone. I have SO MUCH YARN its not funny! And it seems like every time I try to clean, I find MORE!!!
Books: Older sister gave me a bag of books to take to the Used Book Store, and of course I went through them first. A bunch of supernatural romances (which I'm not interested in) and volumes 1 through 6 of Naomi Novik's 'Temeraire' series (did I spell that right?) which were once described to me as "Dragonriders of Pern meet the Sharpe Saga". Well, they aren't, which is good, because that description, left me going 'meh'; they aren't too bad, actually. Another series I've discovered are by Alan Bradley -- which I've described to others as being like "Wednesday Addams does the 'Miss Marple' thing"....
Can't really think of anything else to add right now.
Love you all!!!