Things to do/think about

I borrowed these from my good friend the East Coast Editor...(Thank you, K!)

Ten on Tuesday

Ten Things You Want to Do Before the End of the Year (There is supposed to be a hyperlink to http://verbatim.blogs.com, but I'm not going to take more time and try to figure it out right now.)
Not in Any Order:
1. Finish any two of the twelve or so books I've started
2. Finish redecorating the play room in time for the Christmas party
3. Lose 10 pounds (really, I want to lose 60, but then that's unreasonable, isn't it)
4. Finish cleaning the garage (mostly trash anyway)
5. Finish the painting, cementing, tightening, details of our bedroom/bath remodel
6. Finish Nancy & Barbara's pillowcases
7. Finish my special sewing project
8. Go to Disneyland
9. Have a nice, quiet dinner date somewhere decent with my DH
10. Plan BD1's 8th birthday party--Build-A-Bear, anyone?

Me-Me-Me-Meme!

15 years ago today, I was... still getting used to living back in the US and owning a home of my own

10 years ago today, I was... still paying of debts from owning a home of my own, agonizing over my job and whether I ought to leave it to finish my degree.

5 years ago today, I was...Mother of a 2-1/2 year old and one semester away from obtaining my degree

3 years ago today, I was...mother of a 4 month old and a 5-1/2 year old, mentally foggy and overwhelmed

1 year ago today, I was...mourning the loss of my mother, planning for my father's living arrangements, visiting him in hospital, trying to get Dad accustomed to his new home, getting my daughters used to not having Nonni around and mommy being pretty sad

So far this year, I have...started several home improvement projects that are yet to be finished,

Yesterday, I...worked on getting the playroom some floor space so I could assemble the shelving that I'm putting in it, assembled one of the shelving units for the baby dolls and put them in it, gathered and sorted Christmas presents, actually cooked lunch and dinner, did dishes 3 times, took the dog to the vet and walked for 35 minutes.

Today, I...plan to do laundry, work some more on the play room, update my blog, clean the kitchen and sew. Oh, and take BD1 to her piano lesson.

Tomorrow, I...will have a day off...going to meet another mom in the morning who has similarly aged children. The kidlets can play together while the mom and I drink coffee and catch up with each other, and again, I will take a nice long walk with the dog.