Barbara Thompson

Tuesday, December 24, 2004 We ran a few errands and saw some friends today. It is so fun to see people the day before Christmas, because everyone is SO happy. Keith cooked the best brisket he has ever made, and we feasted on it and sweet potatoes and corn. (It was mentioned that the side […]

Monday, December 23, 2024 I kept thinking it was Christmas eve all day. Remember to thaw the bacon and sausage for brunch tomorrow! Not tomorrow. Remember to deliver gifts to friends before tomorrow! Not tomorrow. Why is the mall open so late on Christmas eve? Not Christmas eve. 🤦‍♀️ I wonder what tomorrow will be.

Sunday, December 22, 2024 My friend Maren and I went to the Mall of America to do some shopping today. She had gifts to buy, and I had walking along to do. It was great. She had ideas of where to go, so we zipped around from here to there. I even bought some things.

Saturday, December 21, 2024 We tried re-creating a sandwich from Jersey Mike’s today. Surprisingly to me, we did a pretty good job. Even more surprisingly, we compared prices and it wasn’t that much cheaper to make it at home. OoOoOO. Support for other people making me food 🙂 ****************************************************** Tomorrow’s theme will be Treats, as there

Friday, December 20, 2024 Today was the last day of school before winter break! Woohoo. I was at my favorite elementary school, not doing a lot in special ed. I only had groups in the morning because the afternoon was for fun. One kid didn’t want to do the party, so he hung out with

Thursday, December 19, 2024 We went through the snow to the Ames Theater in Burnsville (a new place for us – very nice – looks like there is a lot to see there) to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. They are a swing revival band with a killer horn section. Their trumpets played really high

December 18, 2024 I was driving home from work and there was a … a something on the street in front of me. It was just a couple streets from home, in my neighborhood. I slowed down to go around, and gawked to the best of my ability to try to identify it. It was

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Keith had a gig tonight playing Christmas music at Beast BBQ with the Star of the North Jazz Orchestra. I asked what he had to wear and he said something festive. I said he should wear his red Mickey Mouse holiday sweater. He did not remember he had a Mickey Mouse

Monday, December 16, 2024 We went out and did a bit of in person shopping tonight. It was fun. On the way home, we passed this light display. We had to go around the block to see it again and take a picture for you. The lights are on suspended strings and the picture alternates

Sunday, December 15, 2024 I woke up early. I read. I went back to sleep. I read. I got up and made pancakes. I read. I went back to sleep. I read. Keith finished arranging the music for How to Train Your Dragon for Metro Brass. We had spaghetti and watched a Christmas movie. This