Monday, November 16, 2009

Good Morning! Monday November 16, 2009

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. There's bright sunshine spilling across the back yard, and most of the early fog has burned off. It's going to be clear and low 70s, a lovely fall day. Perhaps the last for awhile ... although the cooler weather is ok with me. I just have a hard time with the gray days. Oh well, we need them too! :)
We (meaning my friend who worked 4 times as much as I did!!) all worked so hard yesterday. Not everything on the list got done ... but .... a lot of the "major" items got done. The front of my house looks just amazing!! And, it's still got some embellishing coming. The 2 big trees are started (need more lights to continue), and most of the other trees are in place. I got started on some of the smaller things (like nutcrackers). The "children" brought boxes down for me. Once I get them emptied and the rooms cleared again, I'll be about 90% done! Nights this week will be busy. :)
There are 38 days left until Christmas!

Today is "UN International Day for Toleranced" ... " Button Day" ... "Admission Day (Oklahoma)" ... "Day of National Rebirth (Estonia)".

Quotes of the Day:
"They certainly give very strange names to diseases. "
-- Plato

"That best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. "
-- William Wordsworth

Today in history:
In 1892, the University of Chicago, a founding member of the Big 10 Conference, won its first football game, beating Illinois, 10-4.

In 1904, John Ambrose Fleming invented the vacuum tube.

In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state admitted to the union.

In 1984, the space shuttle Discovery returned to Earth with the first two satellites ever plucked from space.

Today's birthdays include
- Tiberius, emperor of Rome, in 42 B.C.
- Composer W.C. Handy, known as the Father of the Blues, in 1873
- Broadway director and playwright George S. Kaufman in 1889
- Jazz guitarist and bandleader Eddie Condon in 1905
- Actor Burgess Meredith in 1909
- Actress Marg Helgenberger in 1958
- Actress Lisa Bonet in 1967
- Olympic figure skater Oksana Baiul in 1977

Everyone have a Great Monday!

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