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Currently … (February, 2017)

23 Thursday Feb 2017

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Currently, I need a new blogging link-up to inspire me to write and actually finish a blog post. Fortunately, Lisa over at The Golden Spoons had provided me with just the thing! She has a new link-up for “Currently…” posts, updating readers on what we’ve been up to. I’ve been up to a lot. The first couple months of the new year started hectically and just kept going strong. This post is going to make me seem way too energetic, but as busy as I sound, I actually have plenty of time to mess around and avoid cleaning off my dining room table by watching way too many YouTube videos on how to knit.

And that’s one of the things I’m currently doing. I joined a knitting and fellowship group at my church and we’ve met three times now. You’d think that I’d get a lot of knitting done and finish the dishcloth I showed you earlier, but I have not. The dishcloth is getting bigger, but it’s not finished. I keep messing up the pattern, and I have about 3 inches to go before it looks like a square. However, it’s just a dishcloth, so I’m not too concerned about how it looks. I did visit a local yarn shop with a member of the group today, and I bought circular needles! And woolen yarn! And I have a pattern for a hat! I’m very excited to start knitting in the round. Please don’t make me finish my dishcloth before I start the hat!

I’ve also started a fellowship group at our church. (Our Family Ministry board is working to start a few new groups to bring church members together, doing things that we already enjoy.) I’m organizing a Family Hiking and Biking group. We had our first outing last Sunday, with 4 families joining us! We had unusually warm weather last weekend for February, and it was perfect for a hike up the Des Plaines River Trail.

My father-in-law died last fall, and I’ve been trying to organize and purge our things along with his things. It’s a daunting task, but I think we’re almost there. I’ve also been discovering some of my mom’s things in the basement that I really should get rid of. It’s hard to part with things that were part of the lives of people you love.

In with my mother’s things were my old Dragonriders of Pern books, by Anne McCaffrey. So of course I had to read ALL THREE of them. It’s a good thing I don’t own any more, or I’d still be reading! By the way, my husband thinks it’s ridiculous that when he types “goo” in the URL bar, my computer goes to “Goodreads” and not “Google!”

I’ve also been doing a lot of planning; planning our summer vacations (two of them and a weekend of camping!) and planning our garden. More on these things later!

And yes, I also had a birthday and still haven’t had my birthday dinner out! Lily had a show choir rehearsal that night and we went down to Danville that weekend for a show choir competition. She is practicing the viola right now and has a mini-concert tonight in preparation for a viola contest on Saturday. I know for a fact, though, that I will get a nice dinner at the end of March when I use my birthday present. Ed bought me tickets to see Carmen at the Lyric Opera! So that is something to look forward to.

What are you currently doing?

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Valentine’s Day Facebook Meme

13 Monday Feb 2017

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I love reading and filling out these Facebook questionnaires. But you know what I hate? Deleting other people’s answers so I can fill in my own! So here’s what I’ve done for you; I have two copies, one blank and one filled in. Go ahead and copy and paste the free template of these Valentine’s Day Facebook questions!

In honor of Valentine’s Day — all couples: Make this your status and answer honestly!

Who’s older?
Who was interested first?
How long have you been together?
More sarcastic?
Who makes the most mess?
Who has more tattoos?
Better singer?
Hogs the remote?
Better driver?
Spends the most?
Smarter?
Whose siblings do you see the most?
Do you have any children together?
Did you go to the same school?
Who is the most sensitive?
Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Where is the furthest you two have traveled?
Who has the craziest ex’s?
Who has the worst temper?
Who does the cooking?
Who is more social?
Who is the neat freak?
Who is the most stubborn?
Who hogs the bed?
Who wakes up first?
Where was your first date?
Who has the bigger family?
Do you get flowers often?
Who’s better with the computer?
Who drives when you are together?
Who picks where you go to dinner?
Who wears the pants in the relationship?
Who eats more sweets?

 

Okay, love bugs, now I’m going to fill in my answers!

Ed and Ginny

Who’s older? Ed is 3 and a half years older than I am.
Who was interested first? I was.
How long have you been together? Seventeen years.
More sarcastic? He is.
Who makes the most mess? We both do.
Who has more tattoos? None for either of us.
Better singer? We are both good singers.
Hogs the remote? He doesn’t watch TV, but I do.
Better driver? We are both good drivers.
Spends the most? We are both frugal!
Smarter? Of course, I am.
Whose siblings do you see the most? Ed’s
Do you have any children together? Two daughters
Did you go to the same school? Not at the same time; I attended his grade school for 7th and 8th grade when he was already in high school.
Who is the most sensitive? I am.
Where do you eat out most as a couple? When we were dating, we ate at the Countryside Saloon every weekend. Now I cook at home most nights.
Where is the furthest you two have traveled? To Alaska
Who has the craziest ex’s? Neither
Who has the worst temper? Ed
Who does the cooking? I do.
Who is more social? Ed
Who is the neat freak? I am more than he is.
Who is the most stubborn? Hm, we both cave in quickly!
Who hogs the bed? We stick to our own sides.
Who wakes up first? He does.
Where was your first date? Le Peep in Park Ridge
Who has the bigger family? I do.
Do you get flowers often? No, but that’s okay with me.
Who’s better with the computer? He is with certain things, but I’m a better blogger. 🙂
Who drives when you are together? I do.
Who picks where you go to dinner? I do.
Who wears the pants in the relationship? We both do!
Who eats more sweets? I do.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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