Friday, August 24, 2012

Friday Night Leftovers: The Shorthand Edition

Friday!

  • Remembering to put a child on a bus and then going out to retrieve them takes a lot of remembering when you are out of practice.  
  • I know people hate back to school paperwork, but I am one of those weirdos who actually likes to fill out paperwork.  I think I would have made a perfect 1950s secretary.  I can picture myself licking the end of my pencil, ready to take shorthand notes.
  • Almost all of our infant paraphernalia is ready to go out the door.  The swing has been outgrown, the papason is too small, and the list goes on.  A certain boy is getting BIG!  It makes me sad but I'm glad to see some stuff go.
  • We don't have an electric can opener in our house.  It struck me this week that that fact might be odd to some people.
  • It is officially time to baby proof the house.  I am not looking forward to this.
  • I defended my dissertation proposal yesterday.  This means my first three chapters were approved, I'm ready to complete my research and only defense of that research is ahead.
  • I miss reading blogs regularly.  I miss sleeping normally.  I miss chewing my food.  I miss sanity.

10 comments:

Raising Grace said...

I've actually never even used an electric can opener!

Mrs. Z said...

We don't have an electric can opener either! And, sadly, I too love filling out paperwork. I love that there is one answer, and one answer only. And it's all neat and tidy.

The Tompkins Family said...

I've actually never used an electric can opener either! We use a can opener so infrequently that the old fashioned kind does the trick quite well.

I, too, love paperwork. And lists. And organization. And order. Type A much?

The Captain's Wife said...

We have no electric can opener. Actually I have 2 manual ones. One is a fancy smancy pampered chef, the other some crappy $5 Walmart one. Guess which one I use most....yup ElCheepo. Works like a charm EVERY TIME!

Carrie27 said...

Manual can opener over here as well. I am freaking about actually figuring out the whole school routine. What time should I wake up, when should I wake up A, lunch packing, freaking out!!!

Ashley McKenney said...

haha no worries about the bus. I've totally walked out the door with my little one still in her infant carrier inside the house. Nice.

Barb said...

We purposely don't have an electric can opener bc I find them annoying :)

HereWeGoAJen said...

I can also picture you licking the end of a pencil, ready to take shorthand notes.

Karyn said...

Haha like the rest of your commenters, I too do not have an electric can opener AND I too love paperwork. Very funny.

andrea said...

we don't have an electric opener either!

so exciting about your thesis - hard work paying off! :)