Friday Fill In - February 5, 2010

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.

~ John Barrymore

1. I know I should go to bed early every evening, but there are books to be read and knitting to be done and I should exercise . . . .


2. January is the longest month and all  months should be no longer than 28 days.  Add another month is they have too.

3. You can't help but smile at babies.

4. Knitting socks; bring it on!

5. Where have you looked for happiness?

6. Patience is now available, in a medicine cabinet near you!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to nothing because tomorrow my plans include Market Day volunteering (at 6:30), Lindsey's OMEA competition at 8:50, Zachariah's swimming at 9:45, Lindsey's swimming practice at 1:00, Mass (Lindsey is playing and I am an EM) at 4:30 and I suppose THEY will want to be fed and Sunday, I want to rest, but I will be having lunch with Janet and will be adding beads to Sarah's dress and I think I will be making Julia Child's Beef Bourguignon for dinner (I watched Julia and Julie and have to say that I have been wanting to make this ever since)!

Friday Fill In - September 18, 2009

“Avoid any diet that discourages the use of

hot fudge.”
―Don Kardong

1. My car is really a Chrysler Town & Country minivan with stow and go storage which is, by the way, a perfect place to hide Christmas presents.

2. The season of traveling is coming up next . . . in Detroit next week, in Chicago two weeks later . . . I am trying to not go to Dallas.

3. Lately, things seem very busy.

4. See No. 1 above . . . lol . . . is one of my favorite 'hiding' places.

5. What happened to being allowed to stay home and do nothing.

6. Focusing on knitting on one project for a week is not impossible!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to keeping an eye on Andrew and Lindsey . . . lucky me, tomorrow my plans include driving to Pittsburgh for the Naval Academy Forum with Lindsey and her friend Cortney and hopefully they will keep an open mind, then driving home and getting here by 4:00 so that Lindsey can get ready for St. Ignatius' homecoming and Sunday, I want to sleep in but, we will be going to 8:00 a.m. Mass, followed by Breakfast in the Park, and since we won't be home on Saturday, doing laundry and hopefully Sarah and Kyle will come over and we can have dinner together!

Friday Fill In - August 14, 2009

1. When will we have consistently good weather?

2. Persuader by Lee Child was the last good book I read.

3. Everything has its beauty but sometimes you have to dig really, really deep to find it!

4. Good veggies from the garden is what I had for dinner.

5. I'd like your ideas about how I can get my daughter to keep an her options open with respect to college . . . she is starting her Junior year in high school and keeps narrowing her scope based solely on what her friends are doing.

6. Home in bed is where I want to be right now.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to doing nothing, tomorrow my plans include dentist appointment, laundry and church and Sunday, I want to hem my new slacks, replace a zipper, clean the closets!

Friday Fill In - July 17, 2009

1. Grilled Cheese and tomato soup make a quick and easy dinner.

2. Wizard's First Rule is the book I'm reading right now.

3. July brings back memories of family picnics and get togethers.

4. That it was going to rain today was obvious when I woke with a sinus headache!

5. They say if you tell your dreams they won't come true.

6. Take time to think important decisions over.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to our Church's picnic (we rent the local rec center once a month, people bring picnics and the kids can swim, play on the playground, etc.), tomorrow my plans include a friend's father's funeral in the morning, a wedding in the afternoon and a graduation party for my niece later in the day and Sunday, I want to do nothing, but we will be meeting Sarah for lunch and playing either outdoor games or inside games, depending on the weather!

Friday Fill In - May 8, 2009

"My mother is a poem

I'll never be able to write,

though everything I write is

a poem to my mother."
—Sharon Doubiago

1. Apples are to oranges as cheese is to crackers.

2. I am going to knit a sock next week . . . and that's all I have to say about that.

3. I think I hear the end of the week creeping up on me.

4. Display the flag.

5. Do what you want to do, but be honest about it.

6. He was walking along without a care in the world and behind him was a Radio Flyer wagon; in fthe wagon was a bucket filled with mud.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to my sister and niece's arrival, making kolacky and Danish pastry, tomorrow my plans include my niece's shower and spending time with my sisters and Sunday, I want to recover!

Friday Fill In - May 1, 2009

Happy May, Happy May, Happy May!!!!

1. The first rule of working in an office and getting along is not stinking it up with obnoxious foods or perfumes or smoke.

2. I love fried clams.

3. When I think of carnivals I think of unsafe rides.

4. Tulips are my favorite spring flower.

5. Things on my desk include pics of the family, adding machine, lamp, tape measure, hand lotion.

6. Crying makes me wanna cry.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to spending time with Zachariah, tomorrow my plans include not much, but does include 4:30 Youth Liturgy Mass and Sunday, I want to sleep in!

Friday Fill In - April 24, 2009

1. Apparently there's some sort of conspiracy to keep me from finishing THE SHAWL. Seriously, I knit and knit and knit and it just is THERE.

2. After the freakish thunder storms early this morning, it is going to be a sunny day.

3. 2009 has been very interesting so far.

4. I fixed Dave's resume, read the newspaper and went to bed last evening, that was it.

5. For too long I've been cruising without doing, must up the doing and stop the cruising.

6. I am not obsessed with NCIS; I am not! (But I gotta tell you Mark Harmon gets better and better looking all the time.)

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to laundry (how sad), tomorrow my plans include helping at our Church's First Communion, fixing appetizers and dinner for the "Teachers&Spouses) and Sunday, I want to celebrate Sarah's birthday!

Friday Fill In - April 17, 2009

1. Join me in a nice cup of tea and a little peace in your day.

2. Put a little quiet in your day!

3. Happiness is hugs from those you love.

4. Bored and confused.

5. I'm waiting for a very important phone call . . . why don't people return calls.

6. Good chocolate is hard to resist.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to nothing, tomorrow my plans include swimming, dentist, Mass and dinner with Dave and Sunday, I want to sleep, go to Leanne's Confirmation meeting, see Lindsey!

Friday Fill In - March 27, 2009

1. "In a hole in the ground there lived a mole, who waited patiently for me to walk across the lawn in order to scare me."

2. "Today is Friday, but that ain't no matter, because the weekend will fly by."

3. "After dark the rain began to fall again, and I snuggled deeper into the covers, reading this wonderful mystery . . . until I heard it . . . ."

4. "The smell of mold and mildew and the anquish of those who had been held there came forth from the hold of the Spanish galleon."

5. "There was a hand in the darkness, and I held on tight."

6. "Accidents ambush the unsuspecting, who blithely walk on as though they haven't any cares in the world."

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to fish, tomorrow my plans include water aerobics, library, lunch with Janet at Heck's, laundry, 4:30 Mass, dinner with candles and Sunday, I want to sleep in!

Friday Fill In - March 20, 2009

1. Why do we have to grow up?
2. Waking early and getting moving quickly are now habits.
3. I have a horrible cole.
4. I had never heard the phrase "burble" and it fits my 15 year old to a tee! (BURBLE: to talk meaningless gibberish).
5. I continue doing the same things over and over again, the way I always do.
6. How was I to know that I would become my Mother.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to bed early, tomorrow my plans include swimming, water aerobics and spending time with a group of friends and Sunday, I want to go to church, go to Leanne's Confirmation meeting, go to be early!

Friday Fill Ins - Friday, March 13

1. When I look to the left, I see a wall, in a hotel room, until tomorrow morning.

2. My family room/dining room are the room(s) -- each has a sliding door out onto the porch, overlooking the back yard -- that has the best view in my home.

3. Let it work its way out, if you keep digging, you will end up with an infection.

4. If you have it done dirt cheap, you will probably end up paying more in the long run!

5. Voting is a responsibility that all qualified citizens must share.

6. If you have any really good knitting patterns feel free to share.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to dinner with a colleague, tomorrow my plans include flying home to Cleveland and Sunday, I want to sleep in (our meetings have started at 7:30 a.m. every day), going out for Lindsey's birthday and getting yarn for the baby afghan!

Friday Fill In - 1/9/09

1. It's January; it's Cleveland; it's cold.
2. Warm feet is what I crave most right now.
3. Cork and wine go together like wine and cheese.
4. Laughing is so (emotionally) nourishing.
5. Let us dare to step back and spend time with family and friends.
6. I need to clean my home.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to spending time with Dave and Zachariah, tomorrow my plans include going to WW for my weigh-in (LOL), take Zachariah to swimming, buying a birthday present for Ava, undecking the halls, and Sunday, I want to go to Mass, enjoy a great breakfast with my family, go to Ava's first birthday party and spend time with my siblings and their children!

Friday Fill In - 12/19/08

"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

- Abraham Lincoln

1. Said the night wind to the little lamb, so, what kind of fleece do you have, don't lay on that straw, geez, how do you expect anyone to be able to spin that stuff?

2. The first Noel, the angel did say, where is everyone else? Why am I always the first one here?

3. Go tell it on the web page, over the hills and everywhere.

4. It came upon the midnight clear, and thank goodness it wasn't snowing. I am so over snow already this year.

5. Put a smile on your face and let your heart be light and you can be happy if you choose to be.

6. And the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing IN THE SHOWER . . . trust me, no one wants to hear you sing outside of the shower.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting home safely (it is ugly right now but they are saying it is supposed to get warmer as the day progresses), tomorrow my plans include swimming, laundry, and finishing decorating, dinner with Mario and Sunday, I want to sleep in!

Friday Fill in - 12/05/08

We need not to be let alone.

We need to be really bothered once in a while.

How long is it since you were really bothered?

About something important, about something real?
-- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, 1953

1. Snow is great . . . as long as you are inside, by the fireplace, sipping wine or hot chocolate.
2. I'm looking forward to Christmas (my most favorite holiday . . . I enjoy the Christmas Eve Mass, the excitement that crinkles off the children and I like to see if I can surprise people with great presents).
3. Christmas is the best holiday ever!
4. One of my favorite old tv shows is Bonanza.
5. I'm done with the shopping for my kids (and don't buy anything for my husband -- thank goodness that we made THAT decision the first year we were married).
6. The most enjoyable thing around the holidays is Christmas Eve Mass.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to laundry (seriously), tomorrow my plans include eye doctor (to check on my cataract -- it is worse), 4:30 mass (Lindsey is playing the violin) and Chuck and Michelle's party (they are great friends) and Sunday, I want to finish making the cards for my Christmas exchange at work!

Friday Fill Ins - Friday, November 21

1. The last band I saw live was Elton John at Blossom Music Center.
2. What I look forward to most on Thanksgiving is spending time with my family and laughing.
3. My Christmas/holiday shopping is almost done, I hope.
4. Thoughts of decorating fill my head.
5. I wish I could wear high heels without my feet hurting or limping.
6. Bagpipes remind me of marching into St. Colman's on St. Patrick's Day with the pipes playing and drums whirling. It brings tears to my eyes.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to nothing, tomorrow my plans include go out to my daughter's future in-law's farm for the day and dinner and Sunday, I want to relax and maybe make some cards!

Friday Fill In - 11/14/2008

1. Please feel free to share my blog.
2. When I bake bread I can't help sniffing it occasionally.
3. My favorite thing to cook is lasagna.
4. Laughter is something I can't get enough of.
5. That's the thing I love most about my husband.
6. People at meetings that always ask questions that have already been answered at least once or more always makes me think to myself, what the heck?
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to doing nothing, tomorrow my plans include coordinating a Reconciliation Retreat for the second graders at our church, 4:30 mass and Sunday, I want to put my feet up!

Friday Fill In - 10/24/2008

I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry.
-- Randall Jarrell

1. Right now, I'm feeling satisfied . . . I just ate eggs, rye toast, coffee. Yummy.
2. Home in bed with a good book and my knitting is where I want to be.
3. How does one convince their boss that working from home would be a good thing? Well, maybe he knows that I want to be home and in bed.
4. My calendar and to-do lists keep me on track.
5. Please don't play with my yarn.
6. My family fills me with joy.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to doing nothing, tomorrow my plans include weigh in at 8:00, take Zachariah to swimming at 9:00 and the Library afterward, take Lindsey to Sarah's house in the afternoon, Mass at 4:30 and Sunday, I want to sleep in, pack for my roadtrip, share dinner with my family!

Friday Fill In - 10/3/2008

I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood.
-- Tom Hanks

1. October means a change in season, colorful trees, hints of winter and Dave's and my birthdays.
2. Politicians scare me!

3. Leaves are falling all around, it's getting cooler and means it will be great sleeping weather.

4. My favorite horror movie is NONE because I don't watch them. I did like Sleeping with the Enemy though.

5. Laughter = good memories.

6. It was a dark and stormy night and I was inside looking out.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to spending the evening with Janet, tomorrow my plans include swimming, WW, lunch (after WW . . . LOL!), Lindsey's going to homecoming with John and Sunday, I want to go to church, attend a fundraiser with Janet and Dave and dinner out!

Friday Fill Ins - Friday, September 26

We all have the extraordinary coded within us, waiting to be released.

Jean Houston

1. Dave's and my birthdays are some of the things I'm most looking forward to in October.

2. Sometimes I am so happy about being happy . . . you know it is contagious, even if you keep giving it back to yourself.

3. Because while you still breath, there is always HOPE, and that's why there is a saying, "never say never"!

4. When I'm down, I eat. Of course, when I'm happy, I eat . . . when I'm tired, I eat . . . when I'm bored, I eat . . . and so on and so forth.

5. On the computer is where you'll find me most often.

6. A rainy day is good for reading a book and snuggling.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to being home, tomorrow my plans include WW, a meeting for poll worker training, 4:30 mass and Sunday, I want to do nothing!

Friday Fill In - 9/18/08

1. There is no need to hurry, it will all still be here tomorrow.

2. Where in the heck did the time go . . . I can still remember just yesterday holding my babies.

3. Sometimes it seems that getting older is all I managed to do.

4. Prospects for my back surviving next week's 700 miles of driving and sitting in meetings, doesn't look good.

5. God is the message, Christ is the messenger.

6. Simplicity and tranquility are just right outside my grasp.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to nothing, absolutely nothing, tomorrow my plans include 4:30 Mass, swimming lessons, laundry and more nothing and Sunday, I want to sleep in, get organized for next week's trip (which is becoming a moving target), make a fabulous dinner (Chicken Kiev, mushrooms and onions, rice) and take Lindsey to Youth Minstry (she actually brought up that she wanted to go!!!)!