As mentioned in the TagBoard, feeling a little better, although still not well. I'm coughing quite a bit (and yes, I am now taking some cough medicine... lol), and the sore throat is gone, but yesterday the headache came back and I was just really tired. Had a 2 hour nap in the afternoon and that helped. Aside from the cough, I feel okay today.

This weekend is our town's big Homecoming (as part of Saskatchewan's Centennial celebration). It's a big deal and the committee has been working very hard on it for a long time. I've lived here since I was 10, so this is home, but I have no great enthusiasm for attending the festivities. You have to pay to register in order to attend any of it, and it wasn't worth it to me... although I think that for those who are coming home for it, it will be good. The fireworks should be cool, but I can see that from my house.... haha.

There is a parade, and the library will be having a float. So guess who gets to ride on it? Oh yay.... lol. Since it's a "then & now" theme, we will have a former long-time librarian as well as myself and the assistant librarian. Oh joy..... :-P (Should I be practising my "queen wave"?... hahaha)

It's also my 25th high school reunion on Sunday, in connection with the Homecoming. I've pretty much decided not to go. (Don't I just sound like an old stick-in-the-mud!) The few friends I'd actually be interested in seeing aren't going to be there, and the rest of my classmates I'm not friends with, and after 25 years it really doesn't matter so much anymore. Our 10 year reunion was kinda cool, but after 25 years, if you haven't ever kept in touch with these people and weren't friends to begin with.... it's really not important. I thought it was just me, but I was talking to my sister-in-law, wondering if she was going, and she felt the same way (although she was a little hesitant at expressing her feelings at first, feeling like I was that "I shouldn't be so negative").

But yeah, I don't really have any desire to sit and spend hours trying to converse with people (not my strong point anyway) that I either haven't seen in 10-25 years, and/or don't really care if I do. I'm really not a negative person, it's just that some things in life are important, and some aren't. And I'd rather not spend my time on something I really don't enjoy just because "I should". Me, the "people pleaser", is trying to break out of that mindset of doing things "because it's expected".

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Currently playing: You and Me ~ Lifehouse

Not much to update, but I did play around and added a Tag Board to my blog. ;-)

I was upgrading some software on my computer at the library today (Microsoft Office), and I thought I lost all my email. Yikes! Fortunately, I got it working. Man, what a mess that would have been.

I've had a cold the past few days and am just feeling really tired and blah. Blah, blah, blah.... At least it's the weekend, and tomorrow is my Saturday off. I also haven't been walking at all this week. Doesn't take much for me to start slacking off. :-P

Played a few games of Literati with Amy lately. She's good, people! Kicked my butt a few times... lol.

Well, work is almost done. I need to figure out something to make for supper. Hmmm....

Tonight's walking music: Jason Ingram (Self-titled).

Great CD. I've been digging out some of my old stuff that I haven't listened to for awhile. I don't know what ever happened to Jason, he wasn't really very well known, and it's a shame... good stuff!

BTW, if you're reading, Joyce... three great walks in a row. ;-)

My girl called tonight, right after Sheldon left on the bus, just to let me know he'd gotten away. They had such a good time -- I'm glad. Sheldon is more convinced than ever that he wants to move to Calgary when he's done school. He loves it there, and is very confident -- took public transit all over the place to shop, etc. (on his own, while she was at work). Now, you gotta realize that this is a kid coming from small-town Saskatchewan (population 1,100 on a good day), buzzing around a city of almost 1 million people (that he's only been to 3 times before). He did well. ;-)

I watched Big Brother earlier tonight. I rarely watch reality tv shows (used to be a big Survivor fan, but only for the first few seasons), but we started watching with Big Brother 2, and it kind of became our summertime thing (two of those summers Chantelle was home). So yeah, last week they said that the next episode was on this Thursday, and after that they'd return to the regular schedule. Robbie just happened to change the channel and it was on tonight! What was up with that? Yeah, I know it's kinda silly, but I watch it anyway. :-P

I hope you are all having a great summer. It goes by so quickly... make the most of it! :-)

It was a nice evening for a walk. Still fairly warm out, and the mosquitoes were only mildly annoying tonight... lol.

I did a bit of yard work yesterday (blech!), and spent much of this afternoon cleaning out cupboards/pantry. I've slowly been working at de-cluttering and clearing alot of junk out of my life... and that seems to relate not only to my physical surroundings, but mentally as well. They seem to go hand in hand. A couple of weeks ago I totally cleaned out a closet (I am such a packrat!!!) in my bedroom. Tossed some stuff, packed other stuff up to give away, and then had to reorganize what was left. Put up some shelving (that was an experience in itself), and then got all the rest of the stuff reorganized. It felt good, and of course I wondered to myself why it took me so long to do anything about it. Story of my life.... :-P

Sheldon comes home tomorrow night on the bus. Well, he leaves Calgary tomorrow night, gets home early Wednesday morning. I only talked to the kids once since he left, but they were having a good time.

I really want some ice cream. That kinda defeats the purpose of walking, doesn't it? Well, technically no... because I'm not walking to lose weight specifically (although that would be a bonus), but to be more physically active and fit. So yeah.... I have some Breyer's Strawberry Shortcake ice cream just calling my name.... maybe just a small dish... ;-)

Oh hey... anyone play Scrabble? I play Literati (which is the same as Scrabble) on Yahoo games with Josh. Last night we were playing with another friend, and my first word on the board, I used all my letters -- 53 points! Included 35 bonus points for using all the letters! I beat his all time single scoring of 43 points. Now it's on.... lol.

Okay, ice cream time.... ;-) Have a nice night peeps!

Currently playing: Alive in This Moment ~ Starfield (who are going to be touring w/ Todd Agnew!)

*waves* Nice to see you've joined the world of blogging, Amy! ;-)

So, I've just spent the past few hours playing a couple of online games. Arrrggghhh..... challenging, but frustrating, too. Unfortunately, I needed spoilers to finish. If you have some time to spare/waste, check these out:

The Crimson Room: http://flash.qbol.net/pl;p/youxi/images/04042203.swf

The Viridian Room: www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/viridian.php

There's another one, too, The Blue Chamber, but it looks kinda disappointing compared to these other two.

It's not even Friday yet!

LOL!

Not much to say, just thought I'd do a quick post. I just got back from a 45 minute walk. It is soooo nice out tonight -- well, except for the mosquitoes! I had to wear a light jacket -- it was really too warm for it once I got walking, but without it the mosquitoes were driving me crazy. But yeah, it was a hot day, and a beautiful calm night. Now, if you live in Saskatchewan, you understand that is rarely ever calm here.... lol.

Work has been busy, which is a good thing. Everyone's stocking up on their summer reading. It was funny, the last day of school, I had a number of teachers stop in. They loaded up on books and were heading for the lake as soon as possible. Lucky them!

Sheldon headed off to Calgary yesterday to spend his week with Chantelle. I know they'll have fun. They have a couple of concerts to see during Stampede Week, including the Stabilo concert tomorrow night {so probably only Alan has any clue who Stabilo is, but that's okay. ;-) }

Fortunately Sheldon was able to get a ride out to Calgary with his dad in the truck... that saved quite a bit on bus fare. It would be nice if he can get a ride back, too, but if not he'll be riding the bus.

I'm hungry, time to go find something to eat. *yawn* Such boring updates.... hahaha....


Currently playing: Heaven ~ DJ Sammy (cuz it's stuck in my head)
Currently reading: Monster ~ Jonathan Kellerman (only one of several books I have on the go)

Happy Canada Day!

LOL... yeah, Amy, it's Friday again. :-P

And I have the day off! It's Canada Day, so no work today. No plans for the day, either. I slept in this morning (yes!), and Sheldon and I are just hangin' out. Might barbecue if the weather holds out. It's really warm out, but is getting pretty cloudy and looks like it may rain.

We've had alot of rain this month, but at least we're not flooding like so many places. Calgary has been flooded and Chantelle's basement suite got wet -- she had to move all her stuff into the empty bedroom and the landlord had to clean up the water and dry everything out. Not fun. Hopefully next week will be nice when Sheldon goes out. Calgary Stampede starts on the 8th, and it would be nice if things were dry then... Chantelle is really excited about him coming out. They should have a great time.

Well, not much to update on at the moment. Maybe I'll be back later. :-P

Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadian readers (all 2 of you.... haha). Have a great day!

Currently playing: Last Saskatchewan Pirate ~ Arrogant Worms {just for fun ;-) }