Barbara Thompson

Thursday, November 28, 2024 We were lucky to gather with 3/4 of my siblings – Dennis, Nancy, and Donna – as well as in-laws Karen and Michael, and niece Emma and her husband, Levi, and our friend, Elaine. Nancy took the POTD and Michael was hiding, so here they are: (with creeper Dennis) We snacked […]

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 We travelled in the afternoon to Waukesha. We sailed right along, except when we had to STOP (NOW!) because the many, many cars in front of us stopped suddenly. It happened four or five times, but we weren’t ever stopped for long. Even though we started out about noon, we arrived

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 I volunteered to bring cranberry sauce to dinner on Thursday. I am not just bringing a can of cranberry sauce, but making it from ingredients. Keith and I went on a trip to Mexico pretty many years ago, and my sister, Nancy, came to spend the week with Alexander (he was

Monday, November 25, 2024 I went to a different school today and there were ducks. We have ducks ever since Erick decorated our house with ducks last Christmas party. One of Benjamin’s top favorite animals are ducks. Now you’re up to speed on our ducks.

Sunday, November 24, 2024 We started the day with more crafting. Things really started to go better than they were last night, so that was great. The whole main level was covered with bits of paper, piles of paper, wads of paper, and everything you could use to cut, fold, glue, and bend paper. I

Saturday, November 23, 2024 We got up before 8 this morning. Up. Out of the bed. On a Saturday. That is not like us. We have been busy all day. That is not like us either. We had stuff to do. I worked on holiday crafts at the kitchen island for four hours. Much of

Friday, November 22, 2024 We went to see the “Christmas” play at Lyric Arts tonight. It is the third in a series about the Bennet sisters (ala Pride and Prejudice) and was definitely the best. It was very funny. I laughed out loud several times, which is saying something about a play set in 1815-20.

Thursday, November 21, 2024 That is my best impression of the machine from The Princess Bride. (If you haven’t seen it, then stop reading this and go watch it. Don’t be ridiculous.) It is not the sound this machine makes, but it is what I thought of, so there it is. It was mammogram day.

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 A new not-soprano cornet arrived in the mail today. Or in the UPS. Or in the FedEx. I wasn’t here, but the man getting the new toy was. As with all of his toys, I got it for him. 🙂

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Oh, God. That’s what I said. I was sitting at the computer, Christmas shopping! I want to get something for someone that has choices – the bane of my existence. I need all the information, fifty times over, to make a decision. It is an $11 item. Anyway, it was sitting