Sunday, December 1, 2013

Currently December!

The last month of the year is officially here! Which of course means it's time for another Currently with Farley!


Listening - I LOVE the music from this show! And naturally, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is THE best Christmas special of all time!

Loving - I have always been big on Christmas cards - there's something so festive and cheery about them! Even with Facebook, email, etc, I've found Christmas cards one of the best ways to keep that "connected" feeling with people you've been separated from for a long time. I've moved around quite a bit my entire life (between being an Air Force brat, changing careers, changing schools, etc), so the annual exchange is really important to me. So anyway I make sure to keep up-to-date with my Christmas card list and addresses, and always strive to get those cards in the mail the day before Thanksgiving. Mission accomplished! Though I'll admit a few people at church today gave me a hard time about it : ).

Thinking - I'm trying my units in my "Orientation to Family & Consumer Science" class in a different order this year, and I've wound up in an awkward spot. We have two weeks of class left and then final exam week; I really can't stretch out our current unit (Child Care) any farther, but two weeks is too short for others I've done before. Perhaps a two week refresher on basic manners... ?

Wanting - Kitten + Christmas tree = uh oh. Not that I'm surprised by this, but it's a challenge nonetheless. The tree is braced, so he can't topple it - that's the biggest concern. Now I'm just worried about him chewing on the lights. At the suggestion of a great many people we sprayed the bottom branches with apple cider vinegar. The little brat walked right up to them and started licking the vinegar off. But, once it dries he doesn't seem to care for the scent. A good 'ol fashioned squirt with the water bottle helps too. I just hope there's not utter carnage when I arrive home from work tomorrow.

Needing - To finish writing semester exams; they are due to the main office by the end of the week! Yikes! I've never been required to submit them so early! About half of them were really easy, but since I have one new prep and am reorganizing another it's taking more time to complete those exams.

Favorite Tradition - Nothing beats a marathon of Christmas movies with a lit tree in the background and hot cocoa in hand!




8 comments:

  1. I just found yout blog through Farley's Currently. I love watching Christmas movies too! Yesterday we watched Elf. Good luck keeping the kitten out of the tree. I have been thinking about how to keep my son from playing with the tree.
    Kate
    Fun in ECSE

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    1. Nothing beats Christmas movies! My first of the year is always "Love Actually," then the rest are at random. I actually never saw "Elf" until last year - hilarious!

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  2. I am so jealous. I have purchased my cards at least! I, too, enjoy the marathon of Christmas movies. I am a sucker for the Hallmark Channel. The movies are the same, the actors just keep changing I think. Good Luck with your exam writing. We don't have exams until the third week in January.

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    1. "The movies are the same, the actors just keep changing I think" - haha! So true!

      Last year I was in a district that didn't have exams until the second week in January, and I hated. Not only did the kids forget so much, they just didn't care anymore; it had been so long they were ready to move on, and I couldn't blame them. I hope yours go better!

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  3. I love HOLIDAY MOVIES!! I start watching them in November and it goes through January! I can't help myself...LOL!
    Curls and a Smile

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    1. There's so many great ones it does take a considerable amount of time to get through them all, doesn't it? : )

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  4. I do like the holiday movies. Did you get to watch The March Sisters? It was on Lifetime last year but they are reairing it this year (a girl from my soap opera was on it, but I loved it). :)
    And yes, the meetings I have are ridiculous.

    Lessons Learned

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    1. I haven't seen it - will have to check it out this year. One of my meetings this week is for the "Nutrition & Wellness Committee" - not the best time of the year for this particular one. I'm seriously considering bringing cookies to enhance the irony. This is a January meeting if ever there were one!

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