A Canadian in America...

10 more minutes....

According to Eric's computer, and the clock on our VCR/DVD player, there is approximately 10 minutes before the official start of my birthday.

The dogs are driving me crazy with their excessive barking for the past 10 minutes. I love it when parents just let their children scream....same thing....I just ran downstairs to see what in the world they were barking at, and it turns out they were barking at the computer because someone was listening to the news about the hurricane or something on the computer. I got them to calm down, at least, and I gave them their fleece blanket to lay down on so hopefully they'll stay calm....

Speaking of the hurricane, today I think we felt the effects of Hurricane Rita here in Inverness. It was really muggy out this afternoon when I went walking, (really quite disgusting, actually) and throughout the rest of the afternoon it just kept getting greyer and greyer out...finally around 5:00 or 5:30 I hear the thunder start, and then the rain pouring against the side of the house. I could hear the dogs outside, and then I heard loud pelts of hail hitting the balcony and the roof...I tore downstairs to see if the dogs were still out there, and Gepetto is outside barking at, and chasing, these huge chunks of ice. I'm amazed that he didn't get knocked unconscious. Anyhow, we finally got him to come inside, and I went to the front window to see if the hail was doing anything to my car. I'll have to inspect it tomorrow, but I think it's alright.

After that excitement I tromped out into the pouring rain to go to band rehearsal. I actually had to wear jeans and a hoodie outside because it was cold and raining. I have hardly ever had to wear long pants and sleeves since we got here. I wasn't impressed....I had to wear socks and shoes, instead of sandals as well.

The computer clock just turned to 12:00, and the grandfather clock downstairs is chiming midnight.

Happy Birthday to Me.

I am so old.....hahahaha.

Anyhow, so then I came home from band practice and eat some cheese, and some rye chips with spinach dip and hummus. And some Salt and Vinegar Lays.....dinner of champions!!! I've begun to staggering my meals a little differently since we moved. Part of it is because I don't get up early so I usually eat my first meal somewhere between 11:00-12:30. So then I get hungry again at like, 4:00. And then I'm hungry again by the time we eat dinner at like, 9:00 (some days). They eat late around here. I'm not quite sure exactly why that is, but it is what it is.

I'm trying to figure out what I should do for my birthday tomorrow. I want to do something special, or out of the ordinary, but I'm short on ideas. I'm thinking of going to McDonalds, or Dairy Queen. That would be good. I know what we're doing tomorrow night...but I'll tell you about that later. Eric has to work until 6:00, so I need to decide what to do from morning until 6:30...any suggestions??

Anyhow, I think I'll leave this here....I'm actually kinda tired and I should sleep. Then I can have a longer birthday tomorrow because I'll get up early, and possibly stay up late!!

posted by Jo @ Thursday, September 22, 2005