I weathered the storm. :)

I worked from home yesterday so I didn't have to brave the sleet & freezing rain we had. I really love being able to work from home occasionally. I stayed in my PJs all day and got to pet Casey whenever I felt like it. Today, on my way back to my car after work, I noticed a couple of pretty things. The first was a conjunction of a planet (Venus maybe?) and the quarter Moon. The second was the lights pointing up at a statue from under the snow and ice. That was cool! Oh, and I had an interesting dream last night involving my family and the TV show "The Eleventh Hour". I wrote it down and will hopefully post it on my dream blog soon. I hope you are all well. Oh, and I will probably post soon about my recent trip down the coast to see my family. My sister pointed out to me that I haven't really mentioned it on here yet. I had a good time but have been recovering from a cold since I returned. I'm focusing on getting enough sleep and fluids so I haven't been posting as much.

I had a great time at Jessie's wedding.

She was a beautiful bride and she and Matt are a great couple! I'm exhausted but I sang well, ate yummy food, and danced a lot. I was really nervous about singing because I've been sick and I was terrified that I would embarrass them. Everyone was impressed and I was relieved. Unfortunately, I think I may have overdone it because I don't feel so hot right now. I'm glad to have these wonderful memories of a beautiful, loving time that involved lots of friends coming together. :)

What a great inauguration speech!

I'm really glad I got to watch it. We broadcast the three hours of special coverage by "Democracy Now" from Freespeech TV and I turned the sound up because we ended up with about 15 of us crammed into the small foyer in our office where the TV is. It was a nice way to get to know some of the other tenants in our office building. The folks from Community Action were having trouble with their reception so they asked if they could join us. Some people cried, a lot of us clapped, and everyone was glad they had seen it. I really hope this begins some positive change for our country and it was amazing to watch history taking place. It's about time! :)

Sara & Grissom, yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CSI SPOILER ALERT!:

Hooray for Jerry Bruckheimer! He put Sara & Grissom together for a happy ending on tonight's CSI. I even teared up a little but I'm really happy. Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Wow, two posts in one night.) :)

Kids still say the darndest things!

Guess what my sister told me today? Last night my five and a half year old nephew asked her, "Mommy, do you know where babies come from?" With a smile on her face my sister replied, "we get them from the store". Jake said, "no! The daddy puts his penis in the mother's vagina". (Jake got a book about the human body for Christmas and he really likes it. The other day he was telling me all about the organs and systems of the body. He also asked Becky what a fallopian tube is. I guess he found the part about the reproductive system!) :)

I have a digital camera!

Mom got a new one so she gave me hers. Yay! I'll post a pic as soon as I get some batteries for it. :)

Stupid Giants! :(

Arrrggh! Why is it that when I get excited about a team, and actually watch or listen to a game, that the team I root for loses? Oh, well. Now I'll be rooting for the Baltimore Ravens because Trevor Pryce (Price?, I can't remember how he spells his last name) and I were at school together. For those of you who don't know, he was really nice and even stopped kids from picking on me at one point. Go Trevor! :)

Ice storm today!

I am home today due to the storm and I'm getting some rest and relaxation. There's a "Stargate: Atlantis" marathon on Sci. Fi. Channel because they are leading up to the series finale that will be shown on Friday night. I'm taking care of some necessary chores and then I'll probably go back to bed for awhile. I still feel like I'm fighting a cold or something.

Susan and I had an adventure today!

This morning, Susan and I awoke to discover that the furnace had conked out again. It was 56 degrees in here at one point! Susan spent a good part of the day cleaning out a part of the exhaust system, with me assisting towards the end. Somehow this always happens on a weekend or holiday but we called the heating & plumbing company that installed the furnace and they sent a guy out to look at it. He quickly diagnosed the problem and began to fix it. The next thing I know, I'm hearing a small explosion from the basement. Susan and I both went running down the stairs asking if the guy was all right. We found him sitting on the floor of the room saying, "I don't know". The furnace had backfired and sent extremely hot air, soot, & ash directly into his face. We brought him upstairs and I called 911. The paramedics quickly arrived and, eventually, took the repairman to a local hospital for more treatment. He was in good spirits and kept asking worriedly if his goatee had been singed. A short time ago the company sent someone to pick up his truck and they told us that he's doing well and will be seeing an eye specialist tomorrow. Susan and I are just glad that he's okay. Oh, and the company sent another person out this evening to finish the repair so we aren't living in a refrigerator anymore. :)