here i am

i took the week off from here, mainly because i was working early and late to get caught up enough at work to take a long weekend now. i have monday and tuesday of next week off, and i am so SO going to enjoy it. i need to do a lot of stuff to prepare for meghan's graduation cookout next weekend, and chores are not a lot of fun, but i'll still have time off from work and not worry about that for 4 days!!!
depending on weather, i will be working in the yard, moving plants- the neighbors are putting up a new fence... and then in the house. i need to dust, wash floors, i'd like to clean out cabinets in the kitchen, but i don't think that's realistic right now, fold laundry, and put my sewing stuff in order- THAT will be fun, so i'm hoping to do that tuesday, so i end the long weekend on a good note. but we'll see. maybe tonight i'll file in profile info, and explain why i'm using "what's next" for this blog title.

hhmmm, now, what IS next?

thoughts about family

today, my thoughts kept drifting to the television program "deadliest catch." this week's episode, as will the next several, had me in tears... one of the captains, phil harris, has had a stroke. this captain, and father of two young men actually passed away in the winter, but due to the television cycle, the shows are airing now. it's a reality show, and it's about crab fishermen on the bering sea. these are tough guys, in harsh weather, doing a tough job (and yeah sometimes getting the great bucks), but they are so down to earth, they have captured my heart and imagination, especially phil, i think because he works with his sons. other boats work with brothers, cousins, husbands and wives, but the interaction of phil, josh and jake just touches me. he was a man who loved his life and loved his sons. i'm sure they know that, but what i hope they realize someday is how much so many of their fans loved sharing their time together.

what's gonna be next??? friday and a LONG weekend!!! weeding, spraying and quilting!

nada today

tough day today... tired and not too bloggy-ish. playing around with this set up and layout was about the most i could do.... maybe tomorrow... we'll see

what's next?

commuting? oh yeaaah... SO convenient. NOT

Jacqueline Steiner and Bess Lomax Hawes wrote the lyrics to a song in 1949 that easily describes my feelings about commuting to work every day. It was written as a protest against fare increases, and is almost as timely today (except for the actual costs) as it was then, Let's say I'm just glad I ever got home today. I love when the commuter rail is on time. Who doesn't? But the 6:25 train to Lowell should just be relabeled to the 6:40... it's late a LOT. Today, it wasn't but the engine broke down before we barely got past the train yard, and then we sat. For 20 ninutes. We sat a little more, then started moving. Backwards. To North Station. Engine was finito.
I love leaving work, catching a train and then getting home at about 8 p.m.
Back to the song. The Kingston Trio made it a hit in 1959 with some changes... it's still a catchy tune

"Let me tell you a story of a Man named Charlie...." I have it downloaded to my iPod. Maybe I'll play it again tomorrow.

what's next???

yikes

what have i done, what did i do... we'll have to see... what's next