November 1, 2008
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ESL ESL ESL ESL LAWN MOWING: ESL ESL THE UPDATE ESL ESL ESL ESL Despite my lack of use, I remembered my Xanga password! Yes, I'm still alive. I've just been really down since August and am hoping things are better now. This is the first time in a long time that I've felt motivated to post.
Yesterday was beautiful, sunny and dry. The leaves still on the trees were bright in the sunshine. I decided to throw caution to the wind because I read somewhere that sunscreen keeps the helpful part of the sun's rays from doing a person any good. So, I went outside to cut the grass, but first I had to rake two bags of leaves from under one of the trees.
I would much rather cut grass with the mulching mower than rake leaves, so I cannot leave the grass alone for so long again this fall. Fortunately, yesterday the grass and leaves were dry, so it was not a hard job.
It felt so good just being out in the sun that I also cleaned up the dead flowers and leaves from the patio. It's not much, especially since the wind blew down many more leaves last night, but at least it's a start. I plan to attack the raspberry bushes next.
The Professor and I were so disappointed last night when only six trick-or-treaters rang our doorbell. However, those six were quite cute, and one of them even had the poise to praise my LED-flashing, incredibly tacky pumpkin earrings (which were irresistible at 99 cents) that I had so looked forward to wearing. Unfortunately, The Professor and I overbought on the candy. So, while our taste buds are cheering, "Hurray!", our last semblances of will power are screaming, "No!" I'm not sure about The Professor, but, in my case, the taste buds seem to be winning.
This morning lived up to what Mexicans call The Day of the Dead. Thick, eerie fog hugged the ground. I could only see about 30 feet until the world vanished into the fog.
Unbelievably, I woke up at 6:00 a.m., raring to go with a aberrantly strong compulsion to go down to my desk in the basement and pay bills. Whatever strange force that had grabbed me also made me balance a checkbook and write birthday cards. And, yet, I do not seem to have a physical illness.
After that I ate breakfast. Then the compulsion forced me out of the house to drive very carefully in the fog to get my glasses adjusted so the earpieces would no longer hurt, to replace the headphones on my iPod shuffle so I could listen to the playlist I had revised so carefully yesterday, to use my 15-20% off card at Macy's to Christmas shop, and to return my library books.
While I was at Macy's with the discount card, I saw the cutest Christmas one-piece on sale. N?M's* grandma-to-be couldn't resist. I hope our daughter and son-in-law don't dread my giving them something else for the baby. The Professor is ready to lock me up, but I rationalized the purchase because I have been good about not buying him anything for about a month.
* Iltflinthills and IMO are currently debating middle names for NM, so I have renamed my grandson on this Xanga to N?M for the time being. Of the two middle names under discussion last Sunday, I prefer the one that is IMO's first name. IMO has undergone a great deal of hardship during the last eight years so that his future children could have better lives than he had; so, even though my vote doesn't count, I hope the selected middle name is IMO's first name.
The photo above is of my mom and dad on the (rented) pontoon boat ride we arranged last July. My dad uses a cane, and my mom needs a walker, so they certainly were good sports. The weather was beautiful that evening, and we ate a picnic supper on the boat.
My dad, especially, really enjoyed being on the lake. He loves the water.
I am really behind in my photographs, but eventually I might catch up.
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I'm glad you are feeling better.
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