Linda's Sunflower

Had a quiet day. Guess I'm preparing to go back to work tomorrow. Having worked only 1 week in the last 3, it's a change for sure! But after one full week, we'll have two 4 day weeks for the holidays. The Chiefs beat the previously undefeated Green Bay Packers today! First game since they fired Todd Haley, so maybe this is a good omen? Corby baked macadamia nut cookies today for the first time. They are DELICOUS! I am taking a bunch to work tomorrow. No reason for them to sit around here just so I can eat them!  

It's been a crazy few weeks. I've finally gotten all my Christmas shopping done, and all my cards out. I've gotten a few cards from people I crossed off my list because they haven't sent any out the last few years, so I've added them back on my list. I was on vacation this week, though I spent quite a bit of time answering e-mails and taking care of work issues. Next week will be busy, and I'm short-handed with staff. We'll muddle through. We always seem to. Mom's condition is deteriorating. Her memory is so bad that you can talk to her and 30 seconds later she's either repeating herself or asking the same question. We're taking everything one day at a time right now. Kaitlin is anxiously awaiting a visit from her best friend Lydia, who still goes to K-State. She lives in the KC area, and will be spending 5 days with us next week. It's always good to see her. She's a good kid. Kaleb will be home next Friday and will be home for ...

I've been slacking on my blog, something I assured myself I wouldn't do. I think the month of November was so crazy at work that my fried brain wouldn't let me think hard enough to blog... Anyway, I managed to read 8 books in November: 1) The Best of Me - Nicholas Sparks (hardback) 2) Wild Justice - Liz Fielding (Kindle) 3) All I Want for Christmas Is You - Lisa Mondello (Kindle) 4) The Next Always: Book One of the Inn Boons Boro Trilogy - Nora Roberts (hardback) 5) Bonnie - Iris Johansen (hardback) 6) Home for Christmas - Kate Davies (Kindle) 7) The Litigators - John Grisham (hardback) 8) The Duggars: 20 & Counting - Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar (paperback) Sparks, Roberts, Johansen and Grisham are some of my favorite authors, and I enjoyed all of their books. The Kindle books were either freebies or really, really cheap, but I enjoyed them too. I'm fascinated by the Duggar family, and watch their show on TLC whenever I can; so I liked their b...