The Sunday Somethings, June 21
Sunday, June 21st, 2009I’m writing this one a few days early as we should be in Cincinnati enjoying the baseball game today!
Others writing The Sunday Somethings: Audrey
Something that made me smile this week: We put up one of the things that we got from Catherine on our wall this week. It’s a 20″x20″ collage of photos of Maddie from her first year. I love it!
Something I’m thinking: I’m thinking that I need to start soliciting item donations for the yardsale(s) that we are having later this year to benefit the National MS Society. We are having one in August and one in October, I think…
Something I am hoping: I’m hoping we get a lot of donations! Have I mentioned that your donations will be tax deductible? Instead of bagging up your items and taking them to goodwill, take them to us! I can give you a receipt. We’ll even come and pick up items, if you prefer!
Something happening around the house: We hosted our first poker game in a while. Gabe didn’t get to play as he entertained some extra guests, and I was out of the tournament before Maddie was in bed. At least Gabe saw my graceful exit with my pocket Aces and agreed there wasn’t anything I could have done!
Something I’m reading: I finished Kira-Kira and enjoyed it. It was a very quick read. I plan to take Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella to Cincinnati, though I’m not sure why I keep reading Kinsella. I like it well enough, I guess, but all of her characters are all the same and I can’t identify with them for the most part.
Something tasty I ate this week: I tried using the food processor to finely chop broccoli and sneak it into spaghetti sauce. It wasn’t too bad, but next time I think I’ll steam the broccoli first. That would have probably been better. I am not sure if this qualifies as “something tasty” exactly, but it wasn’t bad.
Something Maddie did this week: She went to the doctor where we discovered her ear infection had not responded to antibiotics. It looked really bad on Wednesday, and we’re hoping that the antibiotics have time to work somewhat before our flight to Cincinnati (which by the time you’re reading this should have already happened).
Something I struggled with this week: This week was busy – I struggled with getting everything done that needed to be done including packing for the Cincinnati trip. It’s challenging to bring everything we think we might need with Maddie while trying to pack light!
Something I’m doing towards my goals: We watched a few more episodes of Dollhouse and have just two left! I finished Kira-Kira on the Newbery Award Winners list. I also checked out a few more winners from the library. Oh, and our will is officially completed!
Something I learned this week: I learned that Maddie’s antibiotic didn’t work, and that we may need to get tubes for her. We’re talking to an ENT soon.
Something I’m looking forward to next week: It’s hard to say what I’m looking forward to the most this week. It will be an eventful week.
Something random: After I give Maddie a bath, I often have a nice bubble bath. In the past month, I have started reading in the bath! This is a first for me, and I love it. Surprisingly, my books have not been in danger. I have always thought that it would be a risky maneuver, but having beat up library books helped get over my fears.
Something I captured: We got our 2008 photobooks this week! We’re forming quite the collection of our books – I love how they are looking together on the shelf!!
