The Towers of Midnight

Sorry for the missed week of posting, just got kind of busy and lost my notes so had to try and recap what I could.

My coffee guy in the morning at the train terminal I walk through is smarter than I gave him credit for.  A small coffee used to cost just a buck.  He went and upped it to $1.25.  I bet his tip cup has filled up a lot more often and quicker now.  I am probably not a good sample but I usually just let him keep the change as I don't feel like having three quarters jingle in my pocket all day.  So he is already basically doubling his profits on me alone.

  

Halloween weekend was good.  We had the boys but they went back to their mom's house early on Sunday for a Halloween party.  Saturday night we celebrated my youngest son's birthday (it was the Monday after Halloween).  I made two cakes- one regular one and one that was gluten free for the husband.  The family tradition in my family has been the birthday boy gets to pick what's for dinner.  Of course he chose pizza but I found out his favorite pizza place up here also has a gluten free one.  So the husband got to have not only his cake but his pizza too and eat both.

That night we continued a very new (as in this is only the second year) tradition of scary movies the weekend closest to Halloween we have the boys.  We watched The Exorcist.  I forgot how creepy that is.  My youngest decided about a quarter of the way in not to watch it.  When it finished we put in the second movie 30 Days of Night:  Dark Days.  I did not realize they made a sequel and now I know why as no one from the first is even in it.  I watched about 10 minutes and then suggested to my youngest he come play his video game on the bed while I napped.  He agreed.  I fell asleep only to be woken about a hour later by the husband and my youngest.  The movie was over and I had to put my youngest to bed after walking the dogs.  My oldest decided to skip the second feature as well and was already asleep.  Of course at 3:45 AM my youngest was in the room, trying to wake me up and startled the husband.  He "just couldn't sleep."  Right, he had a nightmare.

Sunday after dropping the boys off early we went to the cottage to do more work.  We worked further on casings and baseboards.  Got most of them done.  We also brought the remainder of the gluten full birthday cake to the farm for PJ and ST- needless to say it was a huge hit and I have to make another one.  I took Monday off to do more work and are basically finished with the casings and baseboards.

 

So I was all signed up to do a trail half marathon next weekend.  However I am not doing it as I think I have a knee issue.  Twice during running with the husband I had to stop about halfway through- it  seems like anything over 6 miles is a no go- due to major pain in my right knee; the in the joint kind, not the outside of the knee so I know it is not due to lack of stretching.  I now need to make an appointment with a specialist- in my HMO network!- to get it looked at.  My concern is I will have to get it scoped or something similar.  On the positive side though this is the first time I  have had a knee issue so I am probably still able to have it scoped and get another twenty or so years out of it.  It has also precluded me from hitting the dojo- sweep the leg!  So I have basically been lifting, biking and swimming.

This past weekend we were down at the cottage again.  This time was spent painting baseboards and casings.  I also painted the front door.  The husband is working on sealing the knotty pine panelling in the den that he stripped and bleached.  He started with a polyurethane and did not like how it was clear yet changing the color of the wood.  I suggested he stop and try the other product the lumber guy recommended.  He did not so yesterday he spent the day sanding it all off and re-bleaching.  I just painted quietly and did not gloat when he admitted I was right and he should have stopped.

This morning, getting back to my cardio adventures, I went to go swim only to discover the pool is closed due to renovations occurring at that branch of the gym.  No clue on how long it will be but whatever.  The Walking Dead is of to a pretty good start.  I never read the comic book but I like the show so far.  However, last night's episode was a bit graphic and the title should have tipped me off.

I am highly annoyed at all the Christmas stuff that is already in stores.  I really think it should be against the law for any Christmas displays to be put up until Black Friday.  We did not get a good family photo this year so there won't be one with the Christmas card.

OMG the penultimate book in The Wheel of Time series is out and I did not even know it until my way home tonight!  A few things- WTF?  I thought this was supposed to be the last volume???  Of course I bought, rushed thru my cardio workout at the gym, did not even shower and came home to crack it open.

Ok, Burlesque...possibly this century's attempt at reaching the heights of Showgirls.  I have to say I have twinges of wanting to go see solely because of the preview shot of Cam Gigandet in nothing but boxers...the guy is smokin' hot!