a peak inside

TODAY
June 29th, 2009
Outside my window... this sun hasn't yet set and it's 8:42pm - long days are one of my favorite things about summer.
I am thinking... i have been a pathetic blogger. mostly because it's been a pathetic summer so far and there's not been anything really worth blogging about. lame.
I am thankful for... the gloriously HOT temperature today that made our long day at the pool so great.
From the kitchen... i made the kids' favorite tonight - chicken and rice. it's the easiest, poor man's supper, but whenever i make it, the kids act like it's christmas or something. i also tried making a pie my mom used to make when we were kids. it tasted familiar but was super sour.
I am wearing... my paint clothes, because two hours ago when i got home from the pool i changed into them with really good intentions to get out to the garage and work on cabinets. i guess since the sun hasn't set, it still could happen.
I am creating... a top secret project. believe it or not i'm "practicing" what i'm going to be making for christmas gifts this year.
I am going... to bed early tonight, WITH a sleeping pill.
I am reading... "and the ladies of the club", which is the thickest book i've ever tackled at 1,764 pages. so far it's good, but it better be for the time i'm going to put into reading it. i just finished, "the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society", and now i would like to travel to europe.
I am hoping... i can get some decent sleep tonight, accomplish at least half of my to-do list tomorrow and find some time to file my toe nails. why is it so hard to fit the small stuff like this in during the day?
I am hearing... rich humming along to cheryl crow while he types away at his computer. having "his and hers" computers in the same office means that sometimes we actually hang out together. :)
One of my favorite things... reserved movie theater seating. the teenagers and i bought tickets to the midnight showing of harry potter six and don't have to show up four hours early to stand in line for a good seat. hallelujah.
Around the house... teenagers are facebooking, the dishwasher is humming, a batch of chlorine-smelling towels are waiting to be washed, and our family is winding down for the night.
A few plans for the rest of the week... girls camp meeting - i'm happy to finally get this ball rolling, work on the cupboard doors, rich skipping work on friday, and our city's fourth of july fun. should be a great week.