Random Acts of Thinking

Mistakes

neesienoodle — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:40:26 +0000

John C. Maxwell said mistakes are:

M	essages that give us feedback about life.
I	nterruptions that should cause us to reflect and think.
S	ignposts that direct us to the right path.
T	ests that push us toward greater maturity.
A	wakenings that keep us in the game mentally.
K	eys that we can use to unlock the next door of opportunity.
E	xplorations that let us journey where we’ve never been before.
S	tatements about our development and progress.

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Revisiting an Old Poem

neesienoodle — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:34:59 +0000

I found a poem I wrote on August 20, 1981. I was a freshman in college and dating Mark.

I Shall Love You Faithfully

I shall love you as faithfully
As the morning sun shall rise.
I shall love you tenderly
With soul and heart and eyes.
I shall greet each day with laughter
For as long as I am your wife.
I shall always love you faithfully
For as long as I have life.

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Old Poetry

neesienoodle — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:18:31 +0000

I used to write a lot of poetry. Here’s one from 1992 tweaked a little today:

My Emergence

As I writhe out of this body
Arms stretch
Legs kick
Frantic with freedom
I propel myself
Swimming
Through the universe
Until metamorphosis is complete

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Getting Back to It

neesienoodle — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:48:41 +0000

Wow. A whole year has gone by since I’ve posted anything. Thought I’d try to get back into blogging some. Winter is a great time for staying in and using the computer anyway. We have a beautiful blanket of snow here–at least 4 inches. I measured it at about 6:30 this morning on the patio area out back, and it snowed a little more after that. I rarely sleep late anymore; I do enjoy a good nap, though! Tried sledding, but we needed to pack the snow down more, so it didn’t work well and I had banana bread baking in the oven that I had to tend to. (It turned out to be delicious, by the way.)

I’ve been re-watching Season 5 of Lost with my daughter, Avery. I had forgotten just how much happened last season! Wondering if “Locke” is really the guy we saw on the beach with Jacob who was looking for a “loophole” so he could kill him. And did the hydrogen bomb explosion work? Will the show end with everyone remembering nothing about the island, but maybe somehow meeting anyway thinking that everyone somehow seems vaguely familiar? I guess we will have to wait a few more days to begin finding out.

Filed under: Life Tagged: baking, Lost, snow

Amigurumi Hot Chocolate

neesienoodle — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:01:12 +0000

From a pattern by Ana Paula Rimoli

Posted in Life Tagged: amigurumi crochet

Ice Storm 2009

neesienoodle — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:44:19 +0000

Blessings From the Kentucky Ice Storm

Piping hot, soft, tasty baked potatoes cooked in the fireplace

Having time to crochet!

Realizing that no matter how bad you think you might have it, there is always someone worse off than you, so there is no room for complaining!

Inventing a new dessert–waffle-shaped brownies with powdered sugar or chocolate syrup and whipped cream! (Just make the brownie mix according to the package directions, spoon into a waffle iron, and cook as you would for waffles. We had to find ways to cook since the generator we are using couldn’t power our oven or microwave. We will have this again whether the power is off or not! Maybe with a scoop of vanilla ice cream . . .)

Enjoying the beauty of nature

Spending time with my kids

Listening to all the kind callers on the radio who just wanted to find someone to help

An owl, mouse, and dog I crocheted during the ice storm. Hmmm--what should I crochet next?

Posted in Amigurumi, Crochet, Life Tagged: ice storm

My Geckos

neesienoodle — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:28:18 +0000

I crocheted these gecko bookmarks with an easy pattern from Lion Brand yarn.

Posted in Crochet Tagged: Crochet, crocheting, gecko

Back to School!

neesienoodle — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:44:29 +0000

I have been blessed by a tremendously long, restful, and thoroughly enjoyable Christmas break! I love the challenges presented by my job (and there are many!), but I also love that I get time to de-stress! It’s a great life!

Posted in Life

Goodbye 2008!

neesienoodle — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:22:22 +0000

Remember how, just before 2000 came in, everyone was concerned about Y2K, and all we heard about was the new millenium? Well FAST forward nine years! How could the time get away so quickly? My girls were 8 and 5 then. They made a time capsule to be opened in ten years, so I guess next year we will get to enjoy that. I can’t remember what they put in it really–cassette tapes of them speaking, maybe some drawings, or a letter. It will be fun to get it out next year.

Here are the highlights of my 2008:

Kelsey got her full-fledged driver’s license
I received a teaching award
Mission trip to Texas
Kelsey went to Bellarmine for Governor’s Scholars Program–I didn’t see her for 5 weeks!
Avery got her braces off
Mark took up bicycling
Cruise to Mexico
25th wedding anniversary
I moved to 4th grade
Mercer Band in State AAAA Finals at Papa John’s Stadium

What about your 2008?

Posted in Life

Tortilla Roll-Ups Recipe

neesienoodle — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:50:34 +0000

I had some teacher friends over today, so I made tortilla roll-ups. They came out pretty good, so I thought I’d share the recipe.

Tortilla Roll-Ups

2 8-oz. packages of Neufatchel cheese
3 green onions, chopped
1 slice of ham, chopped (I used “Black Forest” from the Kroger deli.)
1/2 cup of black olives, chopped
2 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
soft flour tortillas (large size)

Place the cheese in a mixing bowl. Allow it to soften while you chop the other ingredients. Add the ham, onions, olives, and tomatoes to the mixing bowl. Beat until well blended. Spread some of the mixture onto a tortilla. Roll it up tightly. Repeat with 1-2 other tortillas, depending on how thick you spread the Neufatchel cheese mixture. Slice into rounds, about 1/2 half inch thick. Enjoy!

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