random snapshots from a week

• Two days of sunshine makes an enormous difference in my attitude.
  
• There are few things funnier than an inattentive acolyte during worship. One who feels the need to stretch, sleepily, obviously trying to stay awake during the sermon. And is not trying to call attention to himself - that's the funny part. Kept me awake, anyway.
• Last night we had turkey dinner with all the fixings. I love doing this every once in awhile. It almost feels wrong, to have all that stuff when it's not Thanksgiving or Christmas - but nothing that tastes so good can be wrong (can it?).
• I think this will be the first week in quite awhile when it is at least possible for me to stay on top of my to-do list. Then again, it's only Tuesday.
• Right now I am re-reading Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, a book which indulges my love for and slight obsession with correct punctuation. (How can you not love a book with the rallying cry, "Sticklers unite!") The darker side of this, however, is that I find myself extra sensitive to bad punctuation. This is not the best part of my personality.
  
• If I hear one more story about this woman who gave birth to eight children, apparently as the result of the most unethical fertility specialist EVER, I am going to scream. Out loud. For a long time.
• Yesterday I wrote a letter to Oprah. (On the subject of bullet above.) I don't even watch Oprah. I don't really like Oprah.
  
• Next Monday I am babysitting my niece for the afternoon and I am already eagerly looking forward to it. She is the cutest girl in the world, I believe. (Though I would acknowledge many others who could fit into that category with her.)
• I started doing yoga again last week and it's great. I need to be regular about it this time. Don't hesitate to remind me that I said that.