Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Good Morning! Tuesday December 21, 2010

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's gray and chilly out now, but should get to the upper 40s today. That's "warm" compared to where we've been! LOL! It seems like the clouds will hang around awhile, but the only precipitation predicted isn't until Saturday. That "S" word is still there, but unlikely to be near the coast where I'll be.
Yesterday: It was a bit frustrating ... silly Maggie wanted to "help" me make cookies. But I got some made anyway; and might even get one more batch made today. I also finished the chair covers, and delivered them. It was lovely to get to have a (brief) visit with my sister, and 2 nieces (and saw the 3rd niece Sunday evening). The chair covers are quite festive ... maybe next year I'll make some for my house! :) We ran a few quick errands while out, and stopped at a new (to us) Italian restaurant for dinner.
Today: This morning I'm going to my friend's house and we'll make candy together (without any feline help!!). This afternoon, hopefully, she is going with DH to "help" him do some Christmas shopping. While they're gone, I *plan* to finish cleaning the house, and add some decorations to some of the trees. :) Since things rarely go as planned, it'll be interesting to see how this day goes! LOL!
Christmas is 4 days from today!!!

Today is "Cold Moon" ... "Crossword Puzzle Day" ... "Forefathers' Day" ... "Humbug Day" ... "Lunar Eclipse" ... "National Haiku Poetry Day" ... "Phileas Fogg Wins a Wager Day" ... "Winter Begins (Northern Hemisphere)" ... "World Peace Day/Winter Solstice" ... "Summer Begins (Southern Hemisphere)".

Quotes of the Day:
"The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball."
-- Doug Larson

"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."
-- Jane Howard

"Happiness arises in a state of peace, not of tumult."
-- Ann Radcliffe

Today in history:
In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, Mass., following a 63-day voyage from England aboard the Mayflower.

In 1872, the HMS Challenger set sail from Norfolk, commanded by Captain George Nares.

In 1913, the first crossword puzzle in an American newspaper appeared in The New York Sunday World.

In 1937, Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the first full-length animated feature film, opened in Los Angeles.

In 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned voyage to the moon, was launched.

Today's birthdays include
- British statesman Benjamin Disraeli in 1804
- Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1879
- Austrian President Kurt Waldheim in 1918
- Former talk show host Phil Donahue in 1935
- Actress Jane Fonda in 1937
- Rock musician Frank Zappa in 1940
- Beach Boys guitarist Carl Wilson in 1946
- Actor Samuel L. Jackson in 1948
- Former tennis star Chris Evert in 1954
- Comedian Ray Romano in 1957
- Track athlete Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1959
- Actor Kiefer Sutherland in 1966
- Actor Andy Dick in 1965

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!

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