Hey, I’ve missed you all! I’m juggling a few deadlines and buried under a pile of grading from which I may not emerge until December, but I may finally have started to find a little balance again. Anyhow, I’m procrastinating on a bit of grading that must be done before 7:50 a.m. on Wednesday to write my ToT, because, people, I have had a jam-packed weekend, which is perfect for this week’s topic.
Here’s Ten Things I Did this Weekend.
1. Visited with Sara. Yup, she’s on our side of the pond, and on Friday I had lunch with her and got to hang out for a few hours.
2. Crocheted thousands of stitches. Okay, maybe two thousand. I’m working on some hairpin lace crochet designs, and I’ve been stitching like a mad person.
3. Ate dinner in the living room. That’s not such a rare thing, but this weekend, the dining room was off limits because Neal sanded and polyurethaned the hardwoods. They have to cure for a few days before we can move the furniture back in, and man, are they shiny!
4. Tutored. One of the services I offer through my writing consulting business is tutoring, and I’ve been working with a cool student since summer. We only have a few more sessions together, as her college application essays are the last work on which we’re focusing.
6. Chased a bird out of my office suite. Seriously. Monday was a holiday on campus, but I went in to get ahead on some prep work (or to at least stay afloat), and what do I hear? Flap, flap, flap. Chirp. I opened some windows. It took a while, but birdy finally flew free.
7. Joined Rhinebeck Blogger Bingo. I’m a square! I’ll post a picture of what I’m wearing on Friday, and I hope I’ll see you there on Saturday.
8. Raged against cancer. One of my pals is fighting the good fight, but I’m pissed that there’s a fight to be fought.
9. Baked sugar cookies for my dad. I send him a box of cookies for his birthday in January, but he’s in FL then, and I’m in CT, so I don’t get to watch him enjoy them. I brought them over on Sunday, and I was pleased to see him in cookie-eating action.
10. Watched many episodes of Breaking Bad. All that crocheting necessitates entertainment. I’m on season three and really like the show.
What about you? What did you do this weekend?
I had a very RARE grading free weekend! So I completed the ribbing on my sweater, knit a sleeve, read a book, watched the Steelers win (fine, watched a lot of football on Red Zone), went out with Dave for Indian and a movie, and had a few beers. Next weekend? Grading rough drafts of story maps . . . and more grading on top of that.
And one of these years, I will make it to Rhinebeck on the same day as you . . . one of these years!
Nice list Beverly! I’ve got Breaking Bad queued up – going to have to get to that. We’re in the middle of Season One of Friday Night Lights and loving it!
Now that is an action-packed weekend! Lots of Good Stuff in there. (Although very sorry about the raging; sending good thoughts for your pal.)
Ohhhh a bird in a room flying around with me..is my NIGHTMARE!!! Sugar cookies are a favorite of mine…..please send them to my home address in your apparently abundant free time!!!!
Can t wait to see your crocheting.
(Weekends are workends for me…so I worked!!! and brought baked cheetos my usual treat to share. A big bag of them. and Jessica one of my coworkers was gaga for them. )