It was 25' this morning.  FARENHEIT.  For more than 20 minutes.  More like, 3 hours!  And now here it is almost mid-day and it's a mere 43'.  I'm supposed to run errands but I'm afraid I'll end up with frostbite.

I don't really believe in global warming.  Or cooling.  There are cycles and all that stuff, which we're obviously in one of them, and I'm just mad I got the cooling end of the stick!

I sort of forgot I had eggs on the stove when I came in to write that last post.  Do you think 20 minutes is long enough for hard-cooked eggs?  I'm worried they might still be a bit runny inside.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

"We all live in a capital I

In the middle of the desert

(something) underneath the skyyyy"

I keep getting that song in my head.  If you don't know what it is, don't tell me.  I don't want to admit that I am older than some of you.

So I went to my orientation/assessment test yesterday and did MUCH better than I expected to, which is to say, FABULOUS, so I'm pretty happy about that.  Thankfully, there will be no remedial classes for me!  Especially since I'm pretty well limited to just one course per semester, it's not as though I have all the time in the world to spend on classes that I don't want to be in.

As I listened to the counselor yesterday, I decided that at my current rate I'm planning on getting a degree by the time I'm 40.  It will probably happen sooner, but if it doesn't happen by then it's not going to!

In other news... the shit has finally hit the fan with part of my family.  I wondered how long it would take after Grandma died for it to happen.  It was quieter much longer than I had anticipated, but not as long as I had hoped for.  It's complicated in so many ways.  I believe I know how I should carry out my life with regards to this, but I fear that others will feel betrayed.  It's too difficult to explain in such vaguaries (is that even a word?) as the ones that enter my mind to write here.  And people will think what they want regardless of any explanations that I offer them, so I guess I just go forth in the best way I know how and hope for the best!

I've got some golden pumpkin bread baking in the oven.  It smells... DIVINE.  I'll share the recipe if it tastes just as good!

Toodles!

So, remember my new year's goals?  Well, I ALMOST made it to church on time.  Half-way through the opening hymn, so that counts, right?  AND I sat in the chapel.  AND I don't hate 9:00 church like I thought I would.

Last night Honey said I can go to school!  So I'm leaving as soon as he gets here to go take my assessment test.  Classes start on Tuesday.  My first class (provided it's not full!) will be Great Religions of the Western World.  I would've done something boring like english or math, but those are in the daytime and I didn't make arrangements for little D.  Maybe next term.

We have a date to go to the temple on next Saturday (our regular sitter has honor choir this Sat.) and I've been reading from at least one of the four books every day.

It still doesn't seem real, this school stuff.  I don't want to wimp out like I've done before.  I sort of want to be afraid but I think I'm not.  Maybe I care a bit less about those around me now than I did when I tried going to school six years ago.  And by those around me, I mean the people on campus, not my family.

This is crazy.  I have to go.  Wish me luck!

Remember that root canal I'm having in 14 minutes?  I'm not.  I got completely freaked out at the dentist this morning and decided I could not sit in the endodontist's chair for 4 more hours.  Yes, I know, root canals only take 60-90 minutes.  But not on me.  I'm special.  My roots... they are long, and deep, and they curve.  I think my endodontist hates me.

So when I see the shrink tomorrow for my regular meds that aren't working so well, maybe she can give me some valium or just general anesthesia for my other dental work.

Maybe?

So, I actually was pretty sure I hadn't shredded the netflix envelope because I would've heard the loud crunching of the disc, but I also knew it wasn't with the stack of mail that I kept out of the shredder.  Perhaps it ended up in the recycling bin?  Ah, yes... there it is!

If you haven't seen "The Illusionist", you must.  I am one of those dumb people that didn't get it until just a minute or so before they get geared up to show you the real deal, but I am also probably the only person in the universe that didn't know the big secret about "The Crying Game", so that's to be expected from me.

And now I am off to bed because it's about that time.  And because I have a full day of dental work tomorrow.  Filling at 9:30, root canal at 12:50, kids home from school at 3:45... I need a personal valet to get through the day!

Toodles!

I think I shredded my netflix that came in the mail today.  I'm too flustered to find out for sure.

See what happens when the kidlins are out of school for too long?

So, I never make New Year’s resolutions.  It’s pointless as I believe most people follow through with them.  I do, however, set goals!  And not ones that are setting me up for failure, either.

My goals for 2007 are:

1 – To arrive at church on time and sit IN the chapel.

2 – To take at least one course at the local junior college each semester.

3 – Attend the temple monthly (for real this time!).

4 – To read my scriptures daily.

5 – To read from and work in one of these books daily:

          - You:  The Owner’s Manual:  An Insider’s Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger (I’m in the middle of this one just now)

          - You:  On A Diet:  The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management

          - He Did Deliver Me From Bondage: Using the Book of Mormon and the Principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as they Correlate with the Twelve-Step Program to Overcome Compulsive/Addictive Behavior

I just stole from flylady.  You know that swish & swipe thing about cleaning your sinks before bed?  The kitchen's not my thing.  I did it to the bathroom.  Except I forgot to bring glass cleaner with me to get the toothpaste spit off the glass, which I suppose I could've gone and done instead of writing this, but where would be the fun in that?  Plus, I hear confession is good for the soul.

Toodles!

Ahhhhhhhhh.... after much agony, frustration and stress, I have found it.  I have found the living room furniture (well, the tables anyway) that will encompass the theme I am going for.  It's a sort of early California/Mission/Arts & Crafts thing I'm looking for.  The pieces I've found make it possible for me to keep my beloved lamp, AND the fabulous sconces Banana gave me for Christmas.  I am at peace with the decorating world.  Now, if I could just find some more artwork like the stuff I lost on eBay...

And as usual I am unable to post pictures of it here because for some idiot reason I can't register for the photoshop that I have and it won't let me edit the picture to make it smaller, blah blah blah.  But if you go to the Pottery Barn website and look at the Chloe collection you can see it!

Happy New Year!