random blatherings

* good weekend. fun way to spend your 10th anniversary - away at a hockey game, well, two actually. the team won both, and that was fantastic. the families became closer - and that's always wonderful to be a part of.

* my external modem got fried while we were away though. not so much fun to come back to. forced me to watch the sox kick it to win the ALCS. go Boston! :)

* new modem installed today - 40 emails to read and return. not fun, but eh, 1/2 were mindless forwards just to peruse.

* i need to develop a thicker skin. in terms of personal things, i feel like i am tough. sometimes too rigid - tough. in terms of professional, not so much.

* i'm sick of ticking people off unintentionally, professionally, by pushing too hard for sales when i don't need to. i have been very patient, and not pushing so hard for the entire time i have been at this company, and all of a sudden i feel the urge to push more. dunno why. don't like it so much either. and then feeling the sting from pissing someone off in the hospital is the worst. need to work on the approach a bit more, and get back to just being patient.

* hockey game tonight - goaltender injured at school today, had to call the goalie up from the team down from us. sweet kid - *very* new to goaltending, though. felt a loss where we probably wouldn't have, dang it. another game friday - team goalie should be back.

* weather has been unbelievable. 80 degrees again today. 80 tomorrow. getting very nervous that the cold will snap in and dump buckets of snow on us all at once. bleck.

* took the advice of Oprah and began a grattitude diary. daily thankfulness is good. i wait until i go to bed, and scratch down a nice thought to end my day. seemingly makes me smile before i drift off.

* lifted spirits here at this house and i don't know why, but i love the positive energy it is bringing here. breathing easy. breathing ......

* higgins is absolutely freaking adorable these days. murphy and he have become good friends. cleo - not so much. she's still hoping he is only here as an overnight guest. middle child, she is. ;)

* major cleaning of the office this weekend. looks and feels like i've gotten a new office. yum. perhaps made a little space for scrapping! yeeee!

* school pictures thursday. family pictures for holiday card planning on saturday. hoping for some good weather to stretch through the weekend anyway.

* oh! whacked my ulnar nerve earlier today (aka "the funny bone") on my left elbow. holy crap, hardest hit i have ever felt. left arm and hand completely rendered useless for about 2 minutes straight while driving. that sucked. now just swollen out of the groove that's there (between the bones of elbow) and really tender to touch. ice and advil are in order, i think.

* my fabulous mother planted 250 bulbs in the gardens yesterday ... i am so lucky. now i can't wait for the spring to see all the treats that are in store! :) i saw an article on how to "push" some bulbs throughout the winter ... i think i may try paperwhites, and some others too .... bring the spring in to the house, like maybe in february.

that's it for now .... off to ice and then to bed soon. late nights are just catching up with me.

g'night!