I think February is the worst month. (I know, I know, I complained a lot about January. But my birthday is in January, so there’s always at least one bright spot in the month for me.) But February, despite the fact that it only has 28 days, always feels like a very loooonnng month. But [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Gratitude’
January 16, 2009
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But since we don’t have a fireplace, the fire isn’t delightful.
It’s so cold that if you blow a bubble outside (the kind with a wand, not the kind you make with gum), it will shatter when it hits the sidewalk. (My colleague tried it today.)
It’s so cold that many people have to keep the water [...]
January 12, 2009
10 ways that Central PA is different from Chicagoland
1. Central PA has better plumbing. Seriously, the water pressure is phenomenal. I don’t know why this is.
2. Central PA has no wireless Internet access anywhere that I’m aware of.
3. Drivers in Central PA do not know how to merge. They just come to the end of the ramp and stop until all the traffic goes [...]
January 5, 2009
Post-holiday reflections
I never really got into the “Christmas spirit” this year. I think it may be because Christmas changed for me two years ago when, between Dec. 23 and Jan. 4, my dad was dying and baby Margaret was in the hospital. Some very bad memories associated with the Christmas season as a result of that.
I [...]
January 4, 2009
Angels and shepherds and kings
Today was the annual Epiphany pageant at St. Christophers. There is no service which better illustrates the “sacred chaos” of St. C.’s. Despite several hours of rehearsal, most participants aren’t exactly sure what they’re supposed to be doing. Children (usually mine) walk randomly across the altar at inopportune moments. We sing lots of Christmas carols [...]
