What kind of statement is that? One of the announcers on Monday Night Football remarked how one of the Saints has this reputation. Bet his mama is proud! Yes, it is the Packer vs. Saints tonight and I only hope I can hang in there long enough to see half-time!
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For some unknown reason, I had a dilly of a time falling to sleep last night which makes for a weary girl today. If I took a nap during the day, it might interfere with my sleep tonight so avoided actually falling asleep during my rest. Having "Seinfeld" "extras" play while I am resting is sort of self-defeating, because I can't look away, particularly for the deleted scenes and such. Too funny to miss anything even though they aren't going anywhere, you know?
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It's chilly here in the family room so I am delighted that the computer generates heat from the bottom to warm at least my lap! Something I realized yesterday was it was the first time since Judy left that I'd even been in the family room, over a week without using this room. Probably for a number of reasons, not the least being my bedroom/office is so much warmer than is this room! Something must have happened on the river or else there are drills taking place because helicopters are going up and down on a regular basis with a spot light, since before dark. At one point I even saw one of those huge Army choppers with the hatch in the back fly over, but it was only a one-way trip, not the forth and back the others are doing.
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Last week I was excited about the nuclear carrier coming to Mayport but now I guess there is some controversy regarding this decision. It seems other naval bases want a crack at having the carrier in their communities so now the games begin. The best thing that could happen for our part of the world would be to have the carrier and its battle group stationed here, the residual effects would be a blessing to the economy.
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On the way to Bible study this morning, I stopped at the Post Office to purchase stamps to mail the Advent calendars to the congregation's children. CHRISTmas stamps must be relative because I had little to select from, limited to only a Madonna and Christ-child or nutcrackers. I took half and half, planning to use the Botticelli-styled stamps for my personal cards and letters. Here comes another helicopter again....I'm getting curiouser and curiouser about what's going on out there. Anyway, after the P.O. stop I headed to class for one of our last Bible studies of the year. We have only two classes in December and then that's it until next year. Doesn't that sound weird to be saying already? Time must go by more quickly after the age of 50!
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Of course, we ended up at Longhorn for our lunch, to be met by Jackie, who wasn't in class at all! She stayed home to watch the news, CNN, because her niece was being interviewed regarding the markets. She is a hedge fund manager and must be well-respected because she is also going to be on "60 Minutes" this coming Sunday. In her inimitable style, Jackie wondered aloud just from where this family member got her smarts. She claims no one else in her family seems to have any sense at all---funny, isn't it? Just like a mom, doubting or second-guessing what the kids are capable of doing.
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While dining, I was sort of back-to-back with a couple guys, but we are so engrossed in our own conversations that I didn't pay much attention. When they got up to leave I caught sight of one guy whom I knew, our "old" concrete guy. We hugged each other and he gave me his card so I now have his contact info again. I'd kept much of that when I moved from The Preserve house, but the Daytimer it was written in got thoroughly soaked during Hurricane Charley back in 2004. I then lost much of my contractor and supplier information when water backed up into the garage/storage area at the lake house and ruined many items, including my contacts' book. Stuff of little value survived, go figure!
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After lunch, we ladies' parted company until ThanksLiving Day services on Thursday. I was off to the post office again after applying the postage to the cards; the Christian bookstore to get something for the baby shower on Saturday for my niece, Tina's, new baby; to the bank; to McDonald's for a soda; and then to the 'booty' shop for a haircut. I arrived ahead of schedule so dug through the storage hump in my car to see what was all in there. Such an incredible bunch of paper napkins and stuff in there, even cords for phones I don't have any more. Weird, since the car is only two years old!
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On the way back to Fleming Island, I placed a call to Publix to warn them I was coming and they'd better get my turkey out of the freezer for me. The nice man in the meat department told me they'd already pulled them out and had one put aside for me----without even getting my name---they'd secured a bird for my uses! Gotta love that excellent customer service. I am definitely a Publix girl. Chardonnay says she is a Winn-Dixie girl but I'd sooner drive 5 miles than make WD my go-to spot for groceries. I'll run to WD if I just need something quickly but is not the first choice for me. One of our members works at this closest WD so it's nice to go in occasionally to say "hi", "always workin'", as Linda would say!
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When I got to the car with my groceries, I discovered Justin had returned my laundry basket for me, which worked great for carrying my stuff upstairs. Heavy, heavy load, but got it all in one trip, including the other stuff from my outings. From church, I borrowed the big stapler for assembling the booklets for the Ladies' Advent service. I was warned to have it back there by Wednesday so plan to get the booklets put together and take the stapler back with me Tuesday night for Bible study. Don't want any trouble, right? Our Sunday service folders are now printed and stapled in such a way that no loose pages fall out, due to some complaints from parishioners. Whatever....
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For some reason, could be the weariness, I find myself fighting a headache tonight, even after taking some pain relievers. Hmmm, might need to just call it a night and miss the end of this most exciting game. Quite a different story from yesterday's horrendous display! Such a good game, shame to go to sleep now, even though it's already 10:30 pm. My eyes might be tired because I worked on the newsletters all afternoon after getting home again, except for the brief rest before 5:00 pm. There is so much to do before the end of the month, with the two newsletters due out and all the stuff to orchestrate for the Advent service. Really, that part is taking care of itself, with the musicians lined up and music divvied up, ladies planning what to make for dessert, tables will be decorated on Sunday before the event.....I just have to print off the rest of the Scripture readings from biblegateway.com and we're good to go. Tonight I addressed the postcard invitations, will stamp and mail them tomorrow. Sure don't want anyone to miss out on this wonderful preparation for the Advent/CHRISTmas seasons!
