Well some of the things I needed to do got done. My car was *finally* finished yesterday night, so I picked it up. I feel a little nervous about traveling when I just had such extensive work done, but at least I don’t have to delay my trip. Since I didn’t get the car until late last night there were several things I wasn’t able to do. (1) Get my emissions tested and therefore my plates renewed. (2) Go to…
I told you I would feel differently in the morning. :-) Well it’s now 11 and I am awake and very glad I took a (planned) sick day at work! I have a lot to do, because my parents, sister, and grandmother are coming tonight! Hooray. :-) But first… about Narnia… I think I liked it. Yes, they changed a few things and that bugged me as I was watching it because I was expecting certain things. I also just…
When I have time, I like to read the posts on Crystal’s blog, Biblical Womanhood. We differ greatly in our personal convictions about Christian living, but I respect where she’s coming from. I enjoy being challenged to think. I’ve never commented on her blog because usually by the time I read it, ten other people have said already exactly what I would say. However, I feel a need let my opinion be known even if no one listens. Today I…
I finally hooked up with Ann last night about the proposal, engagement, and marriage. It was so neat to talk! And to anyone who hasn’t heard/read the story yet, I direct you to David’s blog. Talking to her made me want to get married too. Bad Ashley! Must not think such things! I think recently I’ve just been a little sensitive to the fact that most of my friends are either single (not in a relationship), married, or engaged. I…
Two of my favorite books growing up were Cheaper By the Dozen, by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, and Who Gets the Drumstick?, by Helen North Beardsley. (I liked stories about big families. :-)) Both of these books are about actual families who lived in the 1910s and 1960s, respectively. Cheaper by the Dozen is about the Gilbreth family, with 12 children, and it is a humorous account of their growing up years (incidentally, Belles on Their…