every week or so i pick through the pencil cup on my desk, clearing it of the pens i prefer not to use and the pencils that are blunt. (If i knew where a pencil sharpener was i'd probably just sharpen them and keep more pencils in the cup). why have a pencil cup filled with writing utensils when only 2 or three are used regularly? it's about preference; the ones i like better get to stay in the pencil cup longer. and as an added bonus, the desk looks a little more organized.

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience."

- Teilhard de Chardin

no discounts on daylight this time of year!
while we remembered to change our clocks ahead an hour last Saturday, last night when i was setting the "other" alarm clock, i didn't realize it was still an hour behind... and woke up an hour later than i should have.

 yep, that's right. i woke up at the time i should have been punching-in at work!
now, i realize that people sometimes have issues getting to church on time the day after a beginning/ending of daylight savings... but how many people do you know use the excuse *four* days later?!

in other events:

• i put together the first NoRa newsletter several weeks ago, and feel real good about it. (if you haven't received one, let me know and i'll email you a copy of it).
• we still have snow. on Sunday we received another 6-7" in the matter of a few hours. if i had a digital camera, i'd have taken a picture of Husband stuck in the driveway due to the snow.
• speaking of driveways, we've moved! i have a few photos that i need to acquire, and then I'll be able to post them. the house is little, but it's nice. lots of nice things about it -- and we try to focus on those other things when we're entering the closet of a bathroom. ha!
• on Tuesday mornings, i've started attending a World Relief Quilting group. Even this early in the year, they've sent off nearly 300 quilts! I'm continually amazed, and glad that i can help (even if all i do is tie knots to keep the layers together). i'm the only one under the age of 50 that is there, so if anyone wants to join me, let me know... i told the little ladies i'd try and bring them some more young folks.
• last night i started -- and almost finished -- putting together a quilt top. the plan is to donate it to the LWR Quilt box next Tuesday, but it's my first quilt(!) so i may want to save it for a heirloom. still undecided on that one. i'll get a photo of it.
• Ooo! My crocheted blanket is on it's way to completion too... last time i posted about it, it was 66" x 24" and when i get a chance, i'll get it's new measurements -- probably something like 66" x 50"!

the newest year...

back in business!