Monday, December 04, 2006

Time to be random!

I've thought about a lot of things lately that would be blogworthy, but really short, so I'll pile them all into one blog.
  1. I saw a box of toilet paper rolls that had blown up all over the highway. Toilet paper was everywhere! It was funny, probably only because it was toilet paper.
  2. I've decided not to worry about Friday and the tree. He has access to it all night long, without me constantly shooing him away from it, and yet the tree still stands. He must not be as hard on it as I think, or that's one solid tree.
  3. I locked myself out of the car while I was in Waco last week. Nice. The locksmith had to come, couldn't use the long wire thing to unlock it, and had to make a new key just by looking at the key inside the car (which was conveniently--and tauntingly--sitting on the driver's side seat). It was amazing. And now I have a spare!
  4. I am thankful that Jon makes sure we have AAA, which happens to pay for locksmiths.
  5. I'm also thankful for Security Guy Carl. He was very worried about me being out in the cold, and made me wait in the office until the locksmith came. Then, I came back out, and wanted to watch the whole process (because it was interesting), but Security Guy Carl really wanted me to go inside so I wouldn't get cold. (My coat was also taunting me from the confines of my car.) He even tried, "I have daughters your age, and I can make you go in." or something like that. I'm pretty sure his daughters are much older than me. I would guess he has granddaughters closer to my age, but I didn't say anything. He was finally happy when I was wrapped in a two-times-too-big jacket with SECURITY emblazoned on the chest, and a fleece neckwarmer thing, only wrapped around my head like a hat. I thought I looked like a cool snowboarder type. I'm sure I did.
  6. As I was heading to Waco earlier that morning (oblivious to the adventures of the day), the passenger side door, which had been frozen shut when I tried to open it in the morning, decided to thaw out and open while I was driving down the highway at 70 mph.
  7. Two girls in our class have had babies in the past three weeks! We're going to meet one of the new babies tonight, and bring the couple supper. I'm making Leanna's mom's famous chicken enchiladas! It's amazing how easy it is to commit to cooking for someone else's family. I've been married for four years, and have made the enchiladas...once, maybe? I should cook more, especially if it involves Leanna's mom's famous chicken enchiladas! And it should be cold more often, so that I actually feel like cooking.
  8. I'm looking at a 9x11 Gladware pan that says it can be put in the oven. Could this be the answer to my I-hate-to-do-dishes-There-should-be-disposable-cookware problem?
  9. Our marketing/sales team at work is having their big meeting this week, so that means three days in Waco! It's always a neat meeting, because I get a sense of the big picture. It's also very tiring, and requires a lot of work ahead of time.
  10. My friend, Cliff, is raising support for his position at Frontiers ministry. If you'd like to be a part of furthering the Kingdom, or just have a lot of money to unload before the end of the year for tax purposes, then I'll get you in touch with him!
  11. I had an impromtu Daddy Daughter Date last Friday (after I finally got my car unlocked), and it was a lot of fun. I would recommend for anyone who's close enough to their dad to meet halfway to do so!
  12. I got to take pictures of my neighbor's baby, Sophia, yesterday for their Christmas pictures. Sophia is a smiley baby, so it was pretty easy. I'll put up a photo, if any turn out. :)
Well, that's about it! And, as you know from random thought #9, it's a busy week, so I better get back to work!

26 comments:

  1. I'm so excited my enchiladas are so popular. Maybe we need to make some for this weekend for our double date!

    And the TP on the highway and the door coming open and the locking of the keys and the general direction-impairment. Oh Lydia! you make me worry!! =)

    Keep up the randomness!

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  2. Yes, a lot of your perils seem to deal with cars. I worry, too! :-)

    Maybe you need to give John a spare key to your car. And give one to the neighbor, so no more locking out of cars and houses!

    Security Guy Carl kinda reminds me of this Lorena cop that pulled me over once. I was really lost, (didn't even know I was in Lorena) and he said I rolled through a stop sign or something. Then he got kinda weepy... something about teenagers recently killed on the highway, his daughter was my age, be careful, etc. I got out of a ticket, but it was the officer who did the crying!

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  3. Girlie, what are we gonna do with you and those keys. Always carry a spare. Silly girl! Glad you have AAA. Definitely worth the investment. We have it too.

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  4. P.S. I have my blog up and running again. Take two. :)

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  5. I don't know what the deal has been with me lately! I need to find a way to live in a world without keys. I know it's totally possible: security number pads on house locks and keychains with sensors that unlock the car when you're within a certain distance. But I don't think my income supports a keyless world. :)

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  6. Enjoyed reading your adventures! Daddy enjoyed the impromptu date also, but I told him he'd kept you out waaay too late! :)

    The adventures give us stories to tell; what a dull world without them. And, at least, nothing was a true life and death crisis. All's well that ends well.

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  7. Lydia, I think you and I are very much alike!

    Oh, and picturing your car door flying open on the highway made me laugh pretty hard. What on earth did you do?

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  8. Yes, I can see similarities between MAB and Lyd (being the person who knows you both). I must like your type, then. :-)

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  9. I like number 10 the best :)

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  10. I see those similarities too. You girls are great, all of you! :)

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  11. Oooh, I wonder who anonymous could be?

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  12. Maybe you should post this great enchilada recipe. Is it a family secret?

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  13. mab, I can't wait 'til you come soon. I knew you slightly before, but now I feel like we could have a lot of fun at lunch together. We should all get together for lunch! Blogger Buddies Unite!

    I'll have to get permission to spread the enchilada recipe. I kind of stole it from Leanna when she wasn't looking.... :D

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  14. Mmmm... enchiladas sound good. Maybe we can peer pressure Leanna into sharing the recipe. Maybe we can bombard her blog or something.

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  15. Lydia, we simply must get together! I heartily agree. We will discuss future blog fodder while eating enchiladas. I sure wish I had a good homeade enchilada recipe. It would make living overseas in a third-world country where I have to go to the well each day for my water and where my husband has to butcher the chicken before I cook it and where there are no cars but only donkey carts and where I have to milk the cow and make the cheese myself so much easier....

    (Ok, I've played the I-Live-Overseas pity card. Do you think that'll convince Leanna to share the recipe? Do I have to send a picture of puppy dog eyes? Or, should I play the I'm-a-Poor-Pregnant-Mommy-Who-Only-Craves-Enchiladas-To-Feed-Her-Unborn-Child pity card?)

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  16. Oh dear! Yall are hopeless! I'll have to think about it. And what's with roomies stealing things behind my back.

    And if I give it out, will it be as special?? I'd like you all to think about that!

    Here's my famous queso recipe!: 1 half velveeta, 1 can rotel (I prefer Mexican Rotel) - NUKE and enjoy!

    Now you'll all be wanting the Nederland salsa recipe too! Where will it end!

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  17. Ooh, that salsa recipe is dang good, too....

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  18. Aw, Leanna, don't hoard your recipe. Tis the season to be sharing! Besides, we'd think of you and your generosity every time we made the enchiladas.

    I have the salsa recipe. Must not be that big of a secret. :-)

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  19. My whole FAMILY has the salsa recipe! We're trying to taking it worldwide. :) And just think, the enchiladas could have the same claim!

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  20. Oh dear! What else did you steal from us poor nederland folks! The whole dickinson family is after our recipes!!!

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  21. Hmmm... I'm beginning to think this recipe might not be worth the trouble.

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  22. It's not "stealing." It's taking bits of culture with me. We brought gumbo from Orang to Nederland, then salsa from Nederland to Palestine. And the enchiladas I got from you in college, so it doesn't count as a Nederland recipe. :)

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  23. As a matter of fact. I had gumbo way before you came. BUT if you want to get picky. I'll consider releasing the enchiladas for the Dickinson gumbo recipe!

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  24. The gumbo recipe is out! I'm all about spreading good things. :)

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  25. I can't believe you have 24 comments on this thread!

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  26. Make that 26...impressive! And now I am craving enchiladas! :)

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