Monday Miscellany

Okay, total randomness today.

I blogged about Saturday already. Still thinking about it. I want to write my friend and tell her how much I appreciate her having us over for lunch. You should see her six kids...they are all so sweet. It made me homesick for our old town. I get that a lot when I visit.

Sunday, the boys were turkey hunting, so I sat in church alone (Bridgette goes to a teen Sunday School in a different part of church while the rest of us attend church), but a friend has been joining me lately. She is a refugee from Somalia who recently accepted Christ (formerly muslim). She married an American. She usually comes alone, but her husband needed to attend a church service for a World Religion class he's taking, so he came with her. I'd love to tell her whole story...but it's not mine to tell. Maybe some day I'll ask for her permission and tell you all. It's fascinating. She's taught me so much about a different culture, a different religion - a different way of life! She calls me "her Pennie" sometimes. I love that. Her husband met somebody he knew at our church service and we all ended up going out for lunch. It was great!

No turkey was shot this weekend. No wild turkey needs to be cooked up by Pennie. That's fine by me. I actually like pheasant - wild turkey is kind of dry and must be slow cooked with lots of broth and gravy if you want it to taste like the domestically raised turkey you purchase in the store. I'm not always successful.

Last night I started to get a migraine. It's the weather - barometric pressure. Ugh. I take migraine meds every morning and evening. But, it's this time of year. Shelly has one, too...so, I know it's just that barometric pressure. It was KILLING me this morning. I took Excedrine Migraine on top of the meds. It didn't work. Then, Sudafed. It's still a dull throb, but I can function. With sunglasses.

I had book club today. I went back to bed after the kids went to school, in hopes to rid myself of the headache. I slept until 8am. Not like me. I like to do what I say I'm going to do and I emailed and said I'd be at the coffee shop for book club - and I read the book this month (The Heretic's Daughter). So, I went. They had me sit in this seat that was positioned so I had to look at everyone with a big glass window behind them that had light shining through...I felt like my head was going to explode! I didn't want to say anything, so I didn't. I daydreamed and wished I had eyeballs painted on my eyelids, so I could close my eyes and look like my eyes were open and I was paying attention. Sigh.

But, I surivived.

Then, Shelly and I went to Sam's Club and got some groceries. Then, we had lunch. I had frozen yogurt, because when I have a headache soft serve ice cream is all I have a taste for - and Shelly wanted Leeann Chin and they only have soft serve yogurt. It worked. My fortune in my fortune cookie? "Your wish will soon come true." The bummer is, I have no idea what my wish is! I wish my headache will go away! :)

I came home to a messy house. The laundry fairy came. No, that doesn't mean my laundry is done. That means that Aaron put his hamper (overflowing with every piece of clothing he owns) in the laundry room...which means "Mom, I have no clean clothes. Please do my laundry today or I will be going to school naked tomorrow. I am probably wearing dirty clothes today and that is why the hamper is here. I never plan ahead. I am a teenage boy."

So, that is what I am doing. (Can't you tell?) I am currently doing Aaron's laundry, and cleaning the house. I have managed to put away the groceries and make my bed. I should clean my master bath. Bridgette can empty the dishwasher when she gets home from school. That's my plan.

Tonight, Aaron gets a pin for a school letter - academic achievement at an awards ceremony. He misheard me when I was explaining what it was for, and thought he was getting a letterman's jacket at the ceremony. Glad we cleared that up BEFORE he went to the ceremony! He'd be pretty disappointed getting a measley little pin while expecting an expensive jacket! Ha!

Dinner is some chicken something. I have chicken. That's all I've figured out. I can't think. Maybe I have Shake N Bake? Maybe not. Bar-b-Q sauce? I'm not planning well today because I'm not thinking straight. Jen, would you mind coming over and doing my planning today? :) I could use you right about now... :)

My desk needs straightening.

Our MS team is growing! Some people I used to work with 17 or 18 years ago are joining our ranks! Isn't that cool?! You just never know...

Well, have a good Monday!