this week's doings

I have a surprise visitor staying for the week. Peggy, one of my mother friends, is in town for a wedding and is staying with me. She is going to tag after me to all my goings on, like choir and our after rehearsal soirees. I hope she finds it entertaining. Last night she came out for pancakes with Jerry and Chris and me. I ate everything in sight. Oops, I have had several days of imprudent eating, and there is a thanksgiving lunch on Thursday, and a Mexican dinner tonight. And next week is another thanksgiving at work and then the real thing on Thursday. And I have a date with my Weight watcher cronies to have ourselves another Mexican celebration next Wednesday. Tonight, I have decided I will get a big pile of lettuce shreds with some guacamole on top, and one chiles rellanos a la carte. And NO chips, unless I go buy the Less ones.

Billy was irate again in chorus. I wonder what is causing him to rail at us so. I do agree with the things he is saying, but it is disconcerting when he is in a perpetual bad mood. I emailed him today to tell him I agreed with his remarks. (He is so swayed by what I think and say, hee hee.) Chorus was rough again last night, we stayed till after 9:30. He was slinging our mistakes right back at us, and there were lots of sharp-edged remarks about having to do things over so many times. I understand what he is getting at, and I am glad he is saying it but I am a bit concerned that he seems angry. His face was all red for the whole evening.

We sang an evensong in Cullman Sunday afternoon. It was good and fun to do, even though I was all tired out from the week. It is nice being a part of a prestigious choir. So many nice things are said when we get out and about like that. The next big thing we do will be the chorus concert, and then Lessons and Carols. Then its xmas and all of its excitement.

I got the house cleaned up a bit, since I had the gas guy come to assess the fireplace situation. He got it lit, but it kept blowing out. Seems that I need to replace a cube that is too small to deliver the pressure of gas I need to run the burner. So unless I cough up 500 smackers, I will be using the tv screen simulated fire. I also had an electrician come to see the list of stuff I wanted done. He is going to give me an estimate tomorrow. Owning a house is expensive. I need to start a regular savings program so I will have enough to do these things as needed.

jeffj and I are going to go to Seattle in June just to look around, including the Olympic peninsula. I want to see the rainforest.


I think I did when I was a kid, but I don't remember a lot but Crescent lake is one. And I remember another place, a beach with lots of driftwood. I think it was Ruby Beach. Not only does the name ring a bell, but the pictures do too. We stopped there for lunch or tea or something. We weren't allowed to go into the water or very far, but we wanted to see the driftwood, and the tidal pools. This was one of only two times I ever saw my paternal grandmother. She visited us, and my dad took us all on a trip to the peninsula. I remember we stayed in a cabin, but not many other details. I recall the road, driving around the park. We rented a station wagon. It was a singular occasion. They fought the whole way. Lots of yelling going on, and bossiness.

One other time I went to the ocean with my neighbor Jereen. Probably for a weekend. I remember salt. We had to wear our stiff, salty bathing suits without underpants for the drive home because we didn't bring enough clothes. Ouch! But I haven't figured out where exactly this beach was.