The Little Things » Three Good Things

Music, Maids, and Mail

Amy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:17:36 +0000

Three Good Things for the day:

I finally started practicing on the piano, and it’s all coming back to me. For my first song, I’m going to learn Sammy’s favorite, The Rainbow Connection.
I had somebody come in and clean the house for me. What a luxury!
The Christmas cards are pouring in.

A Few Holiday Quotes

Amy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:22:44 +0000

I forgot my Three Good Things yesterday, but not because there weren’t any. It was actually an ok day, but I’ve been so busy I forgot I had a blog. I thought tonight maybe I’d do Six Good Things for the past 48 hours, but I really can’t remember yesterday at all, so I’ll just stick with the usual format.

Sammy came home today singing OH CRADLE CRADLE CRADLE, I MADE IT OUT OF CWAY, AND WHEN IT DIE AND WEADY, OH CRADLE I WILL PAY. I learned that song in Montessori when I was a little girl, too.
When a man in line at the post office asked Sammy if she mailed a letter to Santa Claus, she replied, YES, AT THE MALL.
Sammy is allowed to take down and play with one Christmas ornament from the tree at a time. She was playing with a red ball when I heard her cry out to the dog: NO, TOBY! YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO LICK MY BALLS!

Sleep, Search, and Sharing

Amy — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:23:39 +0000

Until I can get over this strange illness, my Three Good Things will continue to be a difficult exercise:

Sammy and I had a 2.5 hour nap today.
I made an appointment with a new doctor tomorrow. I’ve been using the walk-in medical care places for the past year and a half so I’m hoping that I like this practice. And I’m really hoping that they can fix my ear. I’ve had fluid behind my eardrum for 11 days now and it’s driving me nuts. But desperation is what drove me to finally try to find a permanent doctor, and that could be a really good thing.
In talking about our respective projects, Adam helped me with my research and I helped him with his. Cool!

Potential, Anticipation, and True Love

Amy — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:32:59 +0000

Three Good Things for the weekend:

We picked out and ordered new lighting fixtures we’ll need to install before we paint the house. We decided to take a chance and go for a very modern style. Our house is a piece of crap right now, but only on the surface. I have a vision, and I think it’s going to be quite beautiful when we’re done. I love owning and improving a home.
I reorganized Sammy’s playroom again. Had to make room for Santa’s gifts!
We got some Christmas lights up on the outside of our house. Just a few gold lights along our stairway banisters. It’s not ideal. Personally, I’d like to have every square inch of our house and yard lit up and decorated, but Adam has more refined tastes. When we had a detached home in Michigan, every year we used to argue about whether to put up the small, white lights or the big, colorful bulbs. Adam won the argument every year by default, just because we didn’t own any big bulbs. But the last year we lived there, for Christmas he bought me 4 packages of big, multi-colored big outdoor lights, which was his way of saying that he knew how important it was to me. Unfortunately, we moved, and now I have no idea how we can use those big bulbs on the townhouse. Next year, he might have to get me a big, blow-up yard ornament.

Clean Home, Playful Home, Happy Home

Amy — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:09:36 +0000

Three Good Things for the day:

Sammy has not had an accident in 3 days. 3 days!
Somehow, in our little townhouse with only 800 square feet on the main level, we’ve managed to keep the space open enough so that we could enjoy a rousing game of fetch with the dog (and child) tonight, inside.
There’s no place like home for the holidays. So true.