a day to give thanks

Since today is Thanksgiving, I thought that it would be appropriate to make a list of just a few of the things that I am thankful for this year.

Here it is:

1. My Husband who seems to love me no matter how difficult I am being. He supports me like nobody ever has. I have never met anyone else like him.

2. Our little dog, Abby. She has been with us almost as long as we have been married and she truly does complete our little family. She has brought us a lot of joy over the years.

3. That after everything our economy has gone through, my husband still has his job and that it seems pretty secure.

4. Our house and the shelter that is provides.

5. That we both have big families that we get to spend time with during the holidays.

6. That we have a car that is reliable this year. There is nothing worse than icy roads and a car that is acting up.

7. Our health. We both seem to be healthy and that is a huge blessing.

8. My best friend who a lot of the times keeps me sane. We don't get to see each other a lot, but I am thankful for the times we do.

9. That I finally got my christmas tree up. After 3 days and various light problems, it is up and is very pretty.

10. I am very thankful that our house has heat that works, because I am sitting by the window and I can tell that it is cold outside.

So, that is my short list of things that I am grateful for this year. What are you thankful for?


Also, NaNoWriMo is going well. I passed 46,000 words this morning.

Thats all for today,
Jenn

Random Pictures

Just thought I would post some random pictures I too earlier this fall.

The downtown Kansas City skyline.

MY SHOES!!

What? Where am I?

I am writing this at 4:30 in the morning and I figure that it is just easier to stay up at this point than it is too sleep. It is actually amazing how energizing having no sleep can be!

I thought I would take this chance to talk about a couple of things.

1. I did finally get my NaNoWriMo shirt that I ordered. It came right at the end of October, and by then I was too busy trying to plan for my novel that I did not have time to take a pic and put it on my blog. Sorry.

2. NaNoWriMo is actually going fairly well. I have never done anything like it before and I think I am doing a good job. I am a little behind, but it is nothing that I won't be able to catch up on. My goal today is 28,900 words and right now I am at 26,707 words.

3. I actually don't have a third thing to talk about. It is just that it is 4:30, I have had 0 hours of sleep, I have had 0 cups of coffee, I have written a little over 2,500 words, and I have dealt with numerous internet problems along the way. I just felt like I should have 3 things on the list and that is why I am still talking.

Anyways, I will try to post again to let you know how I am doing on my novel. I think now I will go make some coffee.

I haven't forgotten

I know I said that I would try to post a pic of my shirt when I got it, and I will. The only problem is that I haven't recieved it yet. It was shipped a week ago, so I don't know what is taking so long. I am hoping that it isn't lost or anything. Hopefully I'll have it by the end of the week.

Hey there!

Just wanted to check in real quick and say "hi." I know I haven't blogged much lately and there really isn't any excuse for it. I actually got on here today because I was going to delete some of my blog posts that I didn't think were very good, but after reading them I decided to keep them up. I guess they weren't as bad as I remembered.

Anyways, this will be a short post. I have been trying to prepare for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and I still have some work to do. This will be my first time participating, and I am really excited. I ordered my shirt earlier this week, and it was shipped out yesterday, so I am anxious to find out how long it take to get here. I am hoping I won't have to wait till Monday. Maybe I'll post a picture when I get it.

Jenn

Irish Fest/Crown Center Pics

These are some of the pictures I took this weekend. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. These pictures are not in any order. I had planned on taking more, but once I got there I was just too busy enjoying myself.

This next few pictures are from a lego sculpture exhibit inside Crown Center.

I have always loved this sign. It is very old and I love seeing it everytime I pass downtown Kansas City.

You can see me in his glasses!!

Again, sorry I haven't been posting. I just haven't been able to come up with anything to blog about.

Infinite Summer

Again, I have to apologize for not updating my blog like I said I would. Apparently, when I said that I would keep you updated on how I was doing with my reading of Infinite Jest, I was lying. Of couse I didn't do it on purpose, but I'm a liar just the same. Since I'm here now, I might as well tell you that I'm finding this book to be a huge challenge. It is difficult and tedious and I am pretty sure that most of the information is going right over my head.



In my last blog I explained to you all the ways in which I had prepared myself to read Infinite Jest. Now, I would like to take a moment and show you how those preparations have affected my reading this book.



1. Brushed up on Hamlet - As far as I can tell this hasn't really helped me at all. I'm not that far into the book yet, so maybe it will come in handy later, but I'm pretty sure my understanding of the story would have been the same had I not done this.

2. Notebook - I did keep a notebook with me at first, so I could write down anything I thought might be important. Recently I have stopped doing this, but will probably start up again. I think it will be interesting to go back and read through all my thoughts after I have finished the book.

3. Finished all other books - This was true up till today, when I started reading another book. I'm sure it's not the smartest thing to do. I mean, who starts another book when they are having trouble finishing the one they are already reading. I couldn't help myself. I am hoping the be able to read both simultaneously. We'll see how it goes.

I think I should say before I leave, that I have enjoyed this book. There are some parts that are very, very good. There are also some parts that are hard to get through, I'm sure that I'll understand those parts when I get further into the story. That's all for now, back to the book!