Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat

Last night I went to bed early and when I awoke, I remembered what it was like to think clearly.

Feeling more than usually fatigued tonight, I'm going to repeat the same activity tonight (going to bed early that is).

In other news, in preparation for Jerdan Thanksgiving and early Christmas, shopping for that side of the family came early this year! To keep track of it all (as for some odd reason I don't remember doing this last year...hmm...) I developed a matrix to track the progression of each purchase through figuring out what it was, ordering it, having it arrived at our home, and finally wrapping the presents. The matrix is proving successful, we have been able to keep track of everything, and this weekend will be full of wrapping glee, as all (but one!) present has arrived. It is a good feeling to feel ahead of the curve this year. A very good feeling. And even better to have not needed to set foot in a store for a large majority of the presents! I'll need to remember this for next year - and keep the matrix intact!

Time to relax

With all the raining and storming all day long, the area around here got more water than it knew what to do with, so when rush hour settled in, all the creeks and other water flows in the area decided to see what would happen if they dumped the excess onto the roads.

Poor Sara had a stressful trip back home from work this evening. After dinner, she plopped down in all her cuteness on the futon and fell fast asleep:

Well she must not have been completely asleep, since for quite some time she expressed an acknowledging "Mm-hmm" after every one of my hiccups.

Yet after her eyes fought to open just a bit ago, she mentioned that she didn't remember what awake is like.

Weekend, here she comes!

Healthy teeth

2) I've been horrible at flossing. I pretty much never remember to do it. Besides, after I finish brushing my teeth, when I normally would floss them, Sara is usually done getting ready for bed and waiting for me so we can do our evening devotions together. So flossing has not been a habit of mine.

2) When the lights go out, I tend not to fall asleep that quickly. I may feel tired while going through the night-time routines, but once we're done reading the Bible and praying, the lights go out, and the restful silence settles in, it seems like my body keeps going into "alright, what to do now?" mode, and my eyelids stop drooping.

Well, I recently had an idea to take care of both of these seemingly unrelated issues. I finally used my math major and put 2 and 2 together (indeed, the first character of this blog is not a typo, just a setup for a lame joke): I placed a roll of dental floss on the chest that serves as my nightstand next to our bed. Thus, when the day's over, and I'm mentally twiddling my thumbs, I simply reach over, grab the twine and floss all my teeth! It's been working great so far.

Lazy Friday

Today I had Friday off - good thing too, as it gave me a chance to rest my neck and spirit. It seems like whenever I start getting too busy or stressed, my body does something to force me to slow down - like getting sick or, in this case, a tremendously sore neck. My neck is feeling better, however the medication it takes to get the muscle to relax has me sleeping a lot. Which is quite pleasant, and I know kitchen floors can get mopped later!

In other news - the netbook is working out fine, although I miss the easy and sensibility of the Mac. Oh well.

The vermicomposter is still chugging along, and has found a nice new home outside. I still haven't harvested any compost off of it, and am waiting until its full to do so. Hopefully this will be less gross that it sounds, although I doubt it.

This weekend we're headed to Annapolis for a girls movie night weekend! We're both excited - Jon will be watching some guys flicks with the guys, and I'm looking forward to more relaxing! Yay rest.