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It is cold this morning! I laid in bed listening to the wind outside and wished I was working at one of the many places closed today. Everything from the schools to the courthouse are closed. The visibility is terrible and the temperatures not any better. The high for today is 2 degrees above zero. Stay warm wherever you are!

Ironic

I ordered pictures last night. I haven't printed anything from my digital camera since July. There were about 284 prints once I finished uploading them...

I ordered from W*l-M*rt online. I thought it was kinda funny because I could have had the pictures shipped to the store and not pay for shipping. But it was cheaper to pay for the shipping and have the package delivered to my house.

15 cents for each 4x6 and no shipping costs to the store

or 9 cents for each 4x6 plus shipping to my place...

Four things...

Four things about me that you may or may not have known, in no particular order. (Received this in an e-mail)

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Teacher's Aide
2. AmeriCorps Worker
3. Retail Sales Associate
4. House Cleaner

B) Four places I have lived:
1. Lower MI
2. South Carolina
3. Upper MI
4. And sometimes I will say Alaska, I was there for almost six weeks one summer


C) Four random facts:
1. I have been in almost as many airports as I have been states- and I've been to at least half of the 50 states
2. I cannot wake up to a radio, it has to be an alarm... Also, if anyone ever wanted to torture me all they would have to do is lock me in a room with an alarm ringing outside the door. I cannot stand that sound... It drives me batty
3. I almost never buy a book unless I have read it already.
4. My last heating bill was the size of a normal rent payment... So I'm freezing right now because I refuse to turn up the heat.

D) Four Places I have been:
1. Mexico
2. Colorado
3. Hawaii
4. Canada


E) Four people who e-mail me (regularly):
1. My family...
2. I receive e-mails from work but that's about it...
3.
4.

F) Four of my favorite books:
1. Christy
2. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
3. Little Women
4. Rilla of Ingleside


G) Four of my favorite foods:
1. Broccoli Cheese Soup
2. Chicken
3. Ice Cream
4. Pasties


H) Four places I would rather be right now:
1. The camp
2. I want to go home and see my family
3. Green Bay- can't wait to head out there when the little one is born
4. That's about it folks, I have my trip to look forward to


I) Four folks I think will respond (or repost this).
1. Won't everybody? ;)
2.
3.
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J) Things I am looking forward to next year:
1. Going to Hawaii again
2. Having a niece or nephew
3. Really learning to use my camera
4. A few of my good friends are getting married!

We did it-

Kara and I booked our trip. I will be going here in a little over a month. Cannot wait for that!

It's so nice to have something to look forward to. A nice trip to get my mind off these cold temps.

On Days Like Today...

When I walk outside and see this:

And the temp hovers in the single digits/negative numbers...

I wonder why I moved back.

Quote of the Week

A gentleman called the store while we were really busy. I answered the phone as I always do, explaining we were all with customers and could I take a message to call him back?



He responded with his phone number and the reason why he was calling. It was a simple matter but I still couldn't get to it at that moment. I let him know that he could call 611 from his phone and they would be able to help him immediately.



He replied "I don't know the number to 611."

I Have a Bug

To go here. Or maybe on one of these.

Kara and I were researching our next trip the other night- Annette, are you coming? I've found that is the way to survive the winter- take a trip somewhere. So soon, hopefully, I'll be posting about our decision!

Time on My Hands

Aaron's been working night shift, so I've had time to play with this:

I love it! ETA: This is a machine which will cut out shapes and letters. I made the title below with it.

And Annette will be glad to know that I finally finished this:
Everytime she's come over for the past six months, that has been the unfinished page on my table.

Don't mind the photography. Someday I'll figure out the best way to show you my pages but for now, that'll do. I'm not too picky!

Snowshoeing

Aaron and I went out behind his parents house the other day. It was the first time either one of us had ever been snowshoeing. I recommend it for those of you who have never gone.

There was a lot of powder on the top of the base, so we sludged through that. Took a few spills, but really enjoyed doing this!

A few more

Here are a few more pictures from my time at home...

The cutest girls you could ever find:

'T' concentrating on his air hockey game:

Four of the nine:

And an awesome present to us from Michelle and Chad:

Resolutions

Are not something I do... Not in the traditional sense. But the start of a New Year does make me think about changes that I would like to make in my life.

So here goes,
In 2008 I would like to
- Spend more time actually listening to what people are telling me
- Spend more time talking to my family
- Write a letter or two
- Travel when I can
- Take more pictures

I love looking forward and wondering what the New Year will bring. For me it's like starting a new journal. Everytime I do that I flip through the blank pages and wonder what will be recorded in the coming months.

Let's hope that 2008 is a good year!