Things a Did Yesterday, by Carrie

Because I know everyone is just jumping up in down in excitement over the lack of posts in the last month, I'll give you a fast list of things I did yesterday, why, because I can.

1. Went to the farmers market, all two people! I bough spinach, and peas (picked yesterday) - 1 item from each of the two people at the farmers market. Montevideo really needs to promote this thing if its every going to amount to something.
2. Helped the yarn store lady measure her doll for a new sweater. It makes sense, really! She owns a yarn store, by making a sweater for the doll, it displays yarn, while being easy and fast to knit. I just happened to walk in when I she was figuring out the calculations
3. Cleaned the bathroom - not just the toilet, but the floors, and bathroom tub, and washed my shower curtain, and my bathroom rug. It was a big day
4. Made: Pasta with a presto sauce (store bought, not as awe inspiring as it sounds, put together a spinach salad, and I backed biscuits. Garlic cheese biscuits. Yum.
5. Shelled peas - it took awhile. I ate a bunch of them. People who never get a chance to eat fresh picked/shelled peas are so missing out on one of the best summer food items from the garden.
6. Brushed and clipped claws of the kitties. They weren't happy(about the claw trim, not the brushing), but it was needed.
7. Read and finished a book called Shades's Children. Very creepy. Very scary. Highly recommended.
8. Played some World of Warcraft. I pretty much only play on weekends, for a few hours. and I'm still debating if I still want to give up money for a subscription.
9. Watched Saturday Night Live. It was okay. Not as good as it was when I was a kid. Oh well.
10. Bed Time!

Things I accomplished today...

• Wrote Out Christmas Cards. I only sent out 18 of them, and totally missed the Quast Side, but I have to start somewhere- next year I hope to get everybody. I'm also hoping that the cards get to where they are suppose to go, but I've got a week before they are due, and my guess is the cards will start arriving by Wednesday.
  
• Made Christmas Cookies. Orange-Coconut for those who want to know. The recipe is good, although next time, I'm doubleing the amount of Coconut extract and orange peel. Right now there is just hint of flavor, but I want a little bit more stronger taste.
  
• Wrapped Christmas Presents (almost) - I've got one present to wrap yet, but otherwise I'm set to go! I spend a lot of time wrapping presents. I've only got a few, and I like to make sure that they are beautiful. So far, no one has commented on the packages, but someday... I'm hoping.
  
• and Last but not least, I payed my bills. So now I don't have to do it the day or so before their due, like I normally do (and no, I've never receieved an overdue notice- Thank Goodness for automatic deductions, and online bill)
  

On other news, you may have noticed that I added reviews to my list of books I'm reading. After much thought, and deep consideration, I've decided on the Yeah! Eh! and Neh! rating system. Where a Yeah! rating means highly recommened, will read again. Eh! is: well, I Finished it, it was interesting, but not something I'm going to go around telling people how great the book is. and a Neh! reading is Unreadable, dry as chalk, why did they waste paper on this book! I thought about doing the smiley face system, like Em is doing, but realized that copying her might be in sort of bad taste, plus I really didn't want to have to code the stupid smiley faces in my blogger template. I'm lazy. I like keeping things easy.

P.S - If you havn't bought me my Christmas Present Yet, and Happen to have $66.00 I want, really really really want one of these.