for today, the winter solstice and my birthday:
i am thinking about three dozen, which is the number of years i've been hanging around this world, as of today.
i am thankful for the amazing and thoughtful birthday gift my mom put together for me, with the help of my siblings, that enumerated and honored what they think are my best innate qualities. it made me cry a little.
from the project room: nothing but a big old bandage on my finger from an exacto i was using to install a light switch on the cord of a lamp. project abandoned, for now.
from the kitchen: the smell of ginger pomelo countertop cleaner, which was my party favor from my mom's valentine's day party last year.
i am wearing my new birthday shoes, which are warm and soft and slip-on and waterproof, the very best combination in winter shoes.
i am creating memories with my girls involving christmas street, pandora.com's holiday radio station, and pans full of fresh snow with maple syrup.
i am going to mom and dad's for birthday dinner, where my dad will grill omaha steaks for me in the 30 degree weather because that's what i asked for.
i am reading Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, because it was on Slate.com's best books of 2008 list.
i am hoping my family knows how much they mean to me.
i am hearing wait wait, don't tell me on NPR.
around the house are hermit crabs, guests staying with us for 10 days while their owners are in mexico.
one of my favorite things is the request/hold system at the library-- i got in and out on friday with exactly the books i wanted before the snowflakes on my hair even had a chance to melt.
a few plans for the rest of the week: help emma shop for her sister, some "adult assembly" that, according to the box, will be required, jump up and down when madelyn and cody arrive on wednesday, deliver clementines to the neighbors (doesn't everyone get tired of sweet treats this time of year?), and generally be happy with life.
merry christmas to everyone!
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