Author: The Jody

Me and The Boy are driving 2.5 hours tomorrow to see my Anthony Wiggle in concert in New Haven! I got the tickets tonight and they are FANTASTIC! I’m so excited, I’m beside myself.

Anthony, if you’re reading this, we’ll be in the mezzanine box seats directly in front of the stage. First two seats. That’s us, the cute little boy and the woman who loves you.

Photos here tomorrow after I get home.

It’s my Thanksgiving article again! It’s that time of year…Mary Shomon, my health hero, is republishing my Turkey Day thyroid article. I know this because a) I get her newsletter and b)I am getting a lot of fan mail suddenly.

I have to say these thyroid folk are very sweet. Not like you regulars, who let me toil away at the keyboard without so much as a peep (well, except for you, Anji, but you’re the only one! Wanna read for yourselves? See Put Some Gravy On That / Thanksgiving Ruminations of a New Thyroid Patient. And anyone reading who would like something written for YOUR newsletter, website or what-have-you, you know I’m available for freelance work, right?

For a while, Junior and I were going to bed at the same time. It just seemed easier that way. We’d both hike up together, and while he had to be in a dark room, supposedly sleeping, I would sit in my bed surrounded by fun things to read. It was actually working out well for both of us.

Then I signed up to write a novel in 30 days and suddenly I get to watch it change from one day to the next. I don’t like staying up this late, for the record.

This season of the Sopranos has interested me. But for whatever reason, I haven’t been watching them promptly. Last week I had to watch three episodes in a row to get caught up. That plays with your head in a big way. After the last episode (you know, the “good” one) I had to run and errand and I wanted to blow out some tires and swear a lot. A LOT.

I was a good girl this week and just watched the episode from two days ago. I think that’s a record for me. It wasn’t as good as last week, but there’s a part of it that will stay with me forever. I’ll talk about it in the comments section to spoiler it, so if you don’t want to know, don’t click the comments button!

Okay, it was actually my dad’s GMC Jimmy, but Ford Ranger parses better. Took most of the day off AWAY from the computer. I really need to give my body a break from staying hunched over the keyboard 18 hours a day. Okay, well, that’s an exaggeration, but I was gone for the meat of the day.

Hit the Christmas Tree Shop up in Nashua, the LL Bean Outlet and Target. Three stores where I have to leave my credit cards home. Oh wait, I don’t have any credit cards anymore. Damn, this would have been a great day to load up.

I did get a bunch of stuff at the Christmas Tree Shop in the “present packaging” area. A gorgeous gift box that I refuse to give away now that I have it, some wrapping paper and gift bags. I love gift bags. I forgot to buy tissue paper while I was there but that’s not a big deal. It’s usually pretty cheap at Brooks. Now I just need to get some things to put IN the gift bags. I know it ticks some people off that I’m starting ‘early’ but when you’re stretching dollars, it’s easier to stretch them if you start early.

But now I’m home and trying to catch up on my mail, etc. I still have 1200 words to write to make today’s quota. Catch ya later.