I just submitted the grades for my classes. What a relief to have those done! I had to call on my oldest sister for a little Excel help. She sure made it go more quickly for me.
Thanks to everyone for the happy Christmas wishes–I hope you all enjoyed your winter holidays, too! It was fabu to be in a room with the 17 other members of my immediate family–parents, sibs, their spouses, thier kids. My dad spent the summer renovating the back porch so that we could all fit in one room for the holiday, and his hard work was worth it.
My knitted gifts were well recieved, although I have to rip back the hat I made for Neal; I made it too short.
As often happens, I got sick right after the holiday. When I was finishing up my undergraduate degree and travelling south for the holiday, I inevitably spent some part of my break in bed nursing my bad lungs. I’m fortunate that Neal has a good bedside manner. He bullied me into resting on the couch with the dogs while he cleaned up the chaos that is our office/spare bedroom. Yesterday, feeling much better, I set up my desk (we switched. He has my little library desk, and now I have his huge antique attorney table. I may even be able to set up my sewing machine on it!). I have high hopes for a productive New Year, and I believe that begins with organization.
Which leads me to the Organized Elf. Now that there is a smidge of breathing space between me and the holidays, I’m ready to go full force into this project. If you want to join me, leave an e-mail saying so. In the next two weeks, I’ll get the blog finalized and give access to it to participants. There are nifty spreadsheets and lots of tips and ideas on the way, so c’mon, join me!
That nasty cold prevented my trip to Smith to look at the gardens, but we’re off tomorrow morning to check out our ceremony site. Here’s hoping for a sunny Friday!
Oh Beverly, I’m sorry to hear that you’re feeling under the weather. Make sure and get lots of rest. You’ve just been doing too much this past month. I am so with you on the Organized Elf project. This Christmas was better than most here as far as being prepared, but there is still a vast deal of room for improvement. Take it easy and congratulations on the end of the semester!
I’m in on the Organized Elf! Sorry to hear you’ve been sick – I’m down with a cold, too. Sigh. Extra Vitamin C, anyone?
Oh, no! I hope you feel better! Have an orange juice and whiskey. I’m sending you wellness vibes.
I’m in on the Organized Elf as well.
I hope you’re feeling better – and I’m glad to hear you had a good Holiday! :o)
Also, I hope you can find all of your missing ornaments. My tree is full of ornaments from my and RR’s childhood. I know if mine went missing I’d be mental about it.