Happiness post

[checkers65477]

It's been a good week. This will be quick, so I hope emmaco doesn't mind if I use her format of Happy Things from my week.

1. Thanksgiving was lovely. All the food turned out well, and was done at the same time. Yay. The rolls were to die for.
2. Although I lost at Scrabble, like always, I didn't disgrace myself. And I redeemed myself a little by not sucking at Trivial Pursuit.
3. I got some good bargains on Black Friday.
4. A purchase on Ebay is going to make someone extremely happy at Christmas.
5. I spent most of the day Saturday combing used bookstores in town, hunting for books for my library. I don't like having to do this on my own time, but I love the used bookstores, so it was ok. I also don't like buying used books for the library--it doesn't do authors, publishing companies, libraries or the students any favors--but with with such a tiny budget this year, I feel like I have no choice.
6. It was wonderful having five days off work and spending the time with family.
7. Today was so warm that you could go outside in short sleeves.
8. Ozzie loves his new flippy cat toy. He's been dashing around like a kitten.
9. The movie The Taking of Pelham 123 was actually pretty good.
10. I bought a big, red Purse of Awesome.

Comments

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

sounds like it was a darn good long holiday weekend. yay for you!

*still wants the recipe for those rolls made of awesome*

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

I'll send it to you!

[emmaco.livejournal.com]

Can I please beg your roll recipe too?

Sounds like you had an excellent week!

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

:-D :-D :-D yay family and red purses of awesome!

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Did you have a good Thanksgiving, jade? Did you make it home?

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

yes and yes! not much sleeping, but lots and lots of football. and food. :-)

[tearoha.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you had a great Thanksgiving! And the big red purse of awesome sounds ... awesome. Like the one in your icon.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

The purse is great, but I'm drawing the line at the hat that lady in the icon is wearing--not for me.

[emerald-happy.livejournal.com]

ooooh, what did you get off ebay? Ebay scares me O___O

Yay for bookstores. I love used bookstores.

Awwww cute kitty! *pets Ozzie from across the internet*

Yay TO MATCH RED SHOOOOES

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Ebay IS scary. I was very nervous about the purchase, but it arrived and is all good. Can't tell what it is, you never know when prying eyes might be lurking nearby. :)

Sometimes I wish I could bring Ozzie into the library. He could be the library cat, like Dewey but with an attitude. His big problem is that he's so LOUD. I'd be shushing him constantly. Meow, meow, meow all day long. But he'd love visiting with all the students. And chasing the library spiders.

[emerald-happy.livejournal.com]

aha. Tomorrow I am going Christmas shopping and birthday present shopping.

awww, Ozzie in your library would just make me more insanely jealous I can't go live in your library. teeehee. does he really chase spiders? There's a huge web and spider outside my window and it's a good thing it's winter because I am so not opening that window

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Ozzie doesn't normally chase spiders but there are so many in the library I'd put him to work! God knows I won't get near them.

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

Maybe you need to just post that recipe! I would like it too. Glad you had a good Thanksgiving.
*is jealous*
New Year's Eve will be our big holiday this year. It's Elf's birthday and my niece will be home, so she and her parentals (my brother, his wife) will be coming to visit. And I have off. I don't think, in my 20 years working, I have had that many days off around that time (3!)
Is Ozzie a Siamese, that he is so talkative?

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

I just emailed the recipe to you!

Your New Year's Eve sounds exciting! And how nice to have days off work. Why in the world do you not get more than three days off at a time? Jeez, I'm so spoiled with my school schedule.

Nope, not Siamese. Ozzie (http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f186/checkers65477/ozzie5.jpg) is a big ol' orange tabby. But he's a talker!