11/23/06

I am not a big fan of Thanksgiving since I did not grow up in this country. {Now, Christmas–THAT is a real  holiday!} When I used to work at Waldenbooks {a chain bookstore} my co-workers seemd to worry a lot that I was spending Thanksgiving alone with no turkey etc. I was constantly getting invitations to their houses to spend Thanksgiving with them. But I actually enjoyed the day alone. My son always went to his father’s family thanksgiving and that was fine with me. I enjoyed having the house {and the computer!} all to myself! I don’t know what Fred and I are doing today. I think we may go to the Chinese restaurant we like but I will be just as happy if we stay home and eat Second-Day Stew {he made a very nice stew last night} or frozen food.

What I really DO have to do today is to make a start on my Italian homework. I have really slacked off this week, mostly because I had my lesson with the fourth graders on my mind. Then after that was over, I relaxed just because it was over! When we were at Costco the other day I bought myself a huge book of five novels by the Bronte sisters. I have just spent several days rereading  Jane Eyre. It is really interesting to reread something one read as an adolescent when one now has a completely different way of thinking. 

Anyway, to get back to italian, this is what I have to get done before Tuesday:

• A raccontino
• several grammar exercises {I HAVE started these}
• study for the test on relationship names on Tuesday
• and, I know there is something else but I can’t remember what it is!

Ok, I am off to start a load of clothes and then to work on

• Italian
• sweeping and mopping the dining room and living room floors
• Italian
• getting the wires into the sprakers {actually, if I DO do this it will be because Fred tells me how to do it!
• Italian
• laundry
• Italian

I have very virtuously already been for a mile-and-a-half walk. Ok, ok, I did it because my walking partner arrived from work and expected me to do it!

I hope everyone who celebrates Turkey Day {I love how Darlingnikki calls it Dead  Bird Day} has a good day.

Until later….