Sigh. . .

My phone has died and my computer is coughing its last (and has been since Thanksgiving).  I may be slightly quiet for a while.  Good news, after being without a phone since Thursday, I have my mom's old flip phone.  If you texted me in that time, sorry, I completely missed it.  Until Verizon gets the iPhone (please be soon!), I'm stuck with this one.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Thankful

Frog-eye salad

Turkey

Paper plates

Friends

A Sister who has inherited her dad's need (and means) to procrastinate.

Remembering the stories behind our platters--or what we have served on them the most

A little lady butter dish that Dawna Larsen would covet 

Catching up on my tv shows

Brothers

Clean clothes*

A good book or a bunch of them

Fairy Tales

The prospect of many days off

Sleeping in (even if it is only 8 am)

Cooking for a bunch of people

Cyber Monday

Seeing someone you are excited to see

Playing games

Being surrounded by amazing people--and longing for others

Contemplating who will be visiting soon

Deciding where to put the Christmas tree in a few days.

Ziploc

"The Ru Sisters have a problem with scale." 

"We just have generous hearts."

"But we are broke."

Happy Thanksgiving, all.

Making yourself feel better

How not to cheer up your sister when no one shows up for the church activity she has planned:

"You plan too many activities, anyway."

I'll go cry in my room now.  It is definitely time to rethink my approach.

On Your Porch

I forgot how much I love sitting around a guitar and harmonizing.  I'm trying to talk someone into doing an open mic night with me at Broad Street Cafe.  Probably in November.  I'll let you know if we end up doing it.  

Don't count it out yet

They like me. They really like me!  Everything is still up in the air at work, but I have now gone from having very little choice to a wide range of choices.  Blessings come in mysterious ways, my friends.  Very, very mysterious.

At peace

I thought I was supposed to take it.  Turns out, I wasn't.  I was ready to say yes.  I haven't really been happy since deciding it, and a million things have come up to make it a horrible decision.  Luckily, the Lord is looking out for me, and today, I feel like a new person.  I may be able to handle my life. . . (knock on wood).

Melt my heart to stone

I've been addicted to Adele lately.  The Pandora station I set up with she and Amy MacDonald just makes me happy. Sigh. . .

Adele:

Chasing Pavements (I love the dance sequences--gorgeous!)



Hometown Glory


Cold Shoulder


Her cover of Sam Cooke's That's It I Quit, I'm movin' on.


Amy:

Love Love


Mr. Rock and Roll


L.A.



Enjoy!