Hanging out with friends

On Saturday I had breakfast with my teacher friend from LaGrange. 

Yesterday afternoon we met up with some friends from our neighborhood at a brewery. We see them almost every day at the pool in the summer so it was nice to catch up in the winter. 

This afternoon we met my new friend and her family (2 kids- one in Korra's Girl Scout troop- and husband) at our favorite neighborhood restaurant. We stayed for 4 hours talking while the girls played board games and the Nintendo 64. 

Remodel Done

We finished Korra's room!

Another picture because she’s so pretty

8 inches!

Korra asked me to cut her hair last night. 

3.5 Hours of Painting

Korra and I painted her room this afternoon. She was a fantastic painting partner, taking instructions, using both the brush and the roller, keeping things neat, and never complaining. I forgot just how exhausting painting is. It looks good and I'll take pictures after it's dry and we've put everything back the way it should be. 

Angsty Warrior Cat Songs

Korra loves this person on the internet who makes drawings and songs about her favorite book series. (Apparently so do other people because she's internet-famous at least among this niche fandom). Korra has introduced this artist to a couple of her friends, but one in particular has loved it as much as she does. That friend came over yesterday and when I drove her home, Korra and her friend sang every word of those angst-filled songs based on a book series about cats who fight in clans. They sang loudly and with lots of emotion and even though I don't like the music, I did love that my kid has found a good friend. 

Paint!

Today I went to Ace Hardware to buy a gallon of paint for Korra's room.  I've been putting it off but between getting new floors soon and a surprisingly free Saturday, I think it's time.  The sales guy talked my ear off even after I told him I used to work at an Ace and I know exactly what paint and supplies I need.  

I forgot how expensive paint is!  Hopefully the process of painting her room tomorrow is easier than I'm expecting.

More Rain

It's rainy and cold again today.  I just want to bake cookies and read all day long.

Bathroom Etiquette- AGAIN

 Our office neighbor talked to me AGAIN today in the bathroom.  This time about Girl Scout cookies while I was POOPING and this time she didn't even start talking to me until after I was in the stall.  How do I nicely ask her to not talk to me while the stall is closed?

What Will I Do?

 I was glancing at the blogs I follow, none of which have been updated in 3, 5, 10 years, and wondered if how many people are actually actively still using Blogger? Surely this platform won't last forever and then what will I do?  I have thousands of memories on here.  Also, how will I document my life if it's gone?

Cables

 Today I sorted through two banker's boxes worth of cables.  I identified DisplayPort, VGA, DVI, HDMI, USB A through C plus mini and micro, lightning, and C5, NEMA, and barrel cables.  I untangled them, wrapped them all with twist ties, grouped them in labeled gallon ziplock bags, and then organized them in a filing cabinet.  It was an extremely satisfying way to spend 2 hours.

Lunch with New Friend

Today I had a lunch date with my new friend (who is also named Katie).  Every time I get to talk with her, I like her even more and we find more things we have in common.  It's really hard to make friends as an adult and so I'm extra thankful for this new friendship.

Rainy

Thunder woke me up several times last night. It's still raining and is supposed to keep raining until mid-afternoon.  I don't want to get out of bed. 

Spaghetti

Nate made the most delicious spaghetti for dinner tonight. 

He used a recipe based on the show The Bear. 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/rossyoder/spaghetti-recipe-the-bear-hulu-fx 

New Friend

Korra and I had a double friend date today with a mother and daughter we met through Girl Scouts. I haven't been this excited about making a new friend in a long time. We just click and she's so nice and fun and we have so much in common. Best of all, she feels the same way!  It absolutely made my day to hear her say she's really excited about our new friendship. 

Mac and Cheese Ruined

Last night I was almost done making a creamy cheesy sauce for homemade macaroni and cheese when I found a package of almost-gone shredded cheddar cheese in the fridge and thought, I'll toss this in too. Right after I dumped it in the smell hit me. The cheese was bad. And it ruined my sauce. Ugh. We ate the noodles with butter. It was sad. 

Tiny Cross Stitch

I've been making tiny cross stitch pendants. 

Ticonderoga Club

Korra is at a sleepover tonight, so Nate andi decided to go out on a date. We'd had drinks at the Ticonderoga Club in Krog Street Market before but we decided to try the food tonight. It was delicious, though the menu and the portions were small. I think I generally prefer hole-in-the-wall, casual restaurants over fancier fare and if I'm in Krog Market, there are so many less expensive, equally delicious options. 

Toe-ing the line

Alex isn't allowed in the kitchen, so this is how he lays. 

My kid is cute

Fargo

If you're not watching this new season of Fargo, you should. It's really good. 

Strange Package

We got an Amazon delivery addressed to a former employee (gone for at least 3 weeks). I opened it. 

That face/head is the size of Korra's. The pink kit is full of fake eyelashes. 

???

Cookie Season!

 Korra's got her cookie website up and running and made her flyer.  I printed out a few today and we'll put them up in the neighborhood this afternoon.  Her troop wants to raise money towards a Disney trip!  Send me an email if you want to buy some cookies.

Back To It

 Nate and I got back into the regular swing of work yesterday and Korra went back to school today.  It's been a little bit of a rough transition, but even as I type that, I think about how much easier it was to come back to this job compared to going back to teaching after Christmas break.  Sometimes I think I'm ready to go back to teaching, but moments like this... I might need another year.  

Home Cleaning

Came home today to a complete mess thanks to Alex. We had the foresight to move the Christmas tree into Korra's room and close that off, but he still managed to pull down/knock over other Christmas decorations AND found a canister of oatmeal that was on top of the kitchen cabinets, drag it down, tear it open, and leave oats all over the dining room. 

Ugh. We spent quite a bit of time cleaning up and then just went ahead and packed up all the Christmas decorations and the tree. Sad but easier than trying to fight with a naughty cat.