Thursday, November 18, 2010

Eating and Sleeping...it's a vicious cycle

It seems like a lot of my posts lately have revolved around the hodgepodge so I thought I'd take today to talk about this and that. You know, as opposed to random stuff. Its not really that there is anything too exciting to talk about, yet talk I will.

I cooked dinner Tuesday night. That sounds so lame but honestly we haven't had too many home cooked meals around here lately. Hubs has had dinner out 11 of the past 21 nights. I've been with him for a few of those but many were work related...like tonite. Tuesday night I made meatloaf which is one of his favorites so he was a happy camper.

A happy tired camper. We got into bed Tuesday night and I looked at the clock which read, are you ready...8:58. I suspect many of you had not even managed to get your toddlers into bed at that hour. Quite often we're having dinner at that hour. Somebody needs a vacation in the worst way. Thankfully he will be taking all of next week off.

Some friends invited us out to dinner this coming weekend but we're going to have them come to our house for a cook out instead. I hope we can stay awake.

This past Monday night we met some other friends for dinner. Are you seeing a pattern...we eat and we sleep. This has been our life in recent weeks.

Anyway, these were not just any old friends. These were special friends. Friends who came all the way from England to eat dinner with us. Okay, not really but still, they were in a nearby town so we met for dinner in a lovely Greek restaurant. The restaurant is known mostly for its seafood dishes and the fish are kept on ice for you to peruse and select. For the record, I don't necessarily need to see the actual fish that will be cooked prior to its appearing on my dinner plate. We had a lovely evening catching up and comparing notes on our college aged children and life in general. Incidentally, hubs had grilled octopus for a starter...a few people in the Hodgepodge this week said they wouldn't touch it but I say don't knock it til you've tried it. It's tasty!

My neighbor and I carpool to a Bible Study on Tuesday mornings. When I pulled into her driveway this week she showed me the spot where, just a few nights before, she'd seen a bear lay down and go to sleep. Yes. In their driveway. They really do make themselves at home in our neck of the woods. There's going to be a bear hunt for the first time in five years in our area this December. I hate to think about it but the female population is out of control, especially right where we live. Incidentally our dog will be staying indoors and she'll be donning a bright orange vest when we have to take her out of doors. Wouldn't want someone to mistake her lovely black coat for a potential living room rug.

Speaking of bears, did anyone watch Sarah Palin's Alaska on Sunday evening? No matter your feelings about her I've got to think the Alaskan tourism industry will be booming after the series ends. The scenery was spectacular and there is such a sense of adventure there. I'd love to go to Alaska but hmmm....do I want to go with my hubs? We are not always on the same page when it comes to outdoor adventure.

In other exciting news, I discovered today that I've been driving around without my license. I put it in an evening purse the weekend before I went down to my moms and I never put it back into my wallet. I drove all the way to my moms and back without it. And then around town here for a few days too. Oops.

This time next week we'll be preparing fabulous turkey dinners...our dinner will be followed by a power nap. I told you people...its a vicious cycle.

18 comments:

  1. If your hubs is like mine, eating a home cooked meal is by far preferable after eating in restaurants during business travel. Good idea to invite your guests to your home! OH, and you must be blessed driving without your license with no mishaps! Glad you chanced upon it when you did.

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  2. Nice to see your day to day post. We've been seeing deer standing in our front yard and walking (sometime running) across the road. No bears but lots of deer up here. This is the first year that we are going to our daughters for Thanksgiving! No Cooking the big meal for me!!!!

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  3. I can relate to the early bed time!
    I didn't watch Sarah Palin - I feel asleep! I am the first one in bed in this house.

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  4. It's a good thing you discovered your license by yourself--without the help of a police officer! : ) Honestly, don't you feel vulnerable when you realize you did something like that? My imagination quickly shifts to all of the "could have happened".

    I think I would be donning an orange vest as well as the dog. Why take chances? : )

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  5. Eating and sleeping without a lot of drama in between sounds like a pretty good cycle to be in.

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  6. Yes, the early bedtime. We do that too -- quite frequently, as a matter of fact!

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  7. All I can sing is "...goin' on a bear hunt leavin' right away"

    And...this chick's normal bedtime is 9:30...yeah I'm a lot of fun.

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  8. I can't remember the last time I made dinner. Ha. Works for me.
    I love going out to dinner with friends. Could be because I spend a lot of my days with me, myself and I. :)

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  9. Sounds like your eating and sleeping like a baby too! Can;t believe you want to bed so early but you have been very busy. No octopus for me! I agree I do not want to see the fish before I eat it. Didn't see her show but it sounds like it was a good one.

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  10. We go to bed early around here, Joyce. Usually by 9, sometimes earlier, though we do usually read for awhile....for as long as we can stay awake, usually. :-/
    I saw an article some time back that said Americans are the most sleep-deprived people in the world.
    So happy that your girls and hubs are going to be home with you next week! I know you'll have a blessed time together!!!

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  11. I like to read your "normal" random posts. It gives me a great insight into what you´re up to. I´ve been to bed at 9 too, it´s just needed sometimes.

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  12. Loved the idea of the dog in the hunter's safety orange!
    ha!

    Have a good evening, Joyce.
    Eat dinner and go right to sleep.

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  13. I'm becoming reacquainted with my kitchen this week. I missed the show on Sunday...I couldn't remember what day and channel it came on, but I really, really want to go to Alaska. Especially since CH rode his motorcycle to the Arctic Circle a few summers ago. The pictures were amazing.

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  14. I would so like to go to Alaska (and a lot of other places too)! Eating, sleeping...sounds good to me!

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  15. You have been busy, but it sounds like a "fun" busy. I know you are excited to have everyone home for Thanksgiving, like I am. I can't wait! Adelaide saw a huge bear at college and that has always been one of our favorite stories from her college years. Have a nice weekend. Love & blessings from NC!

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  16. Oh, you and Hubs MUST plan a trip to Alaska. We took an Alaskan Cruise 2 years ago and it was out of this world! I'm not much on outside adventure but I "ate that up" in Alaska. We did 4 wheel excursions up mountains and the whole bit. A beautiful, beautiful place to see some of God's most beautiful handiwork!

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  17. I didn't watch the Sarah Palin show, and I'm Canadian, so politically I don't have an opinion. But the clip that I did see of the show, I thought she was quite the feisty chick. I liked her. And yes, Alaska will definitely benefit.

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  18. Earlier this year, I had octopus for the first time (in Jamaica). I never knew how delicious it was and it definitely won't be the last time.

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