Wednesday, May 10, 2017

It's an errandy kind of day, as I tornado about prior to a big meetup...

I'm off from work both today and tomorrow, which is a pleasant change from the main part of the semester. Today, Anne's kindergarten class is hosting the school Mass, and it's at 12:30, so it seemed pointless to go to work just for a few hours. I also had a list of things to do prior to my BIG MEETUP WITH SAMANTHA TOMORROW! :0 This includes testing out a borrowed GPS unit, since I'm driving about 1.5-2 hours to get to our meetup location. (is "meetup" even a single word? Well, it is now!! ;-)) I have a very old car that barely has a CD player let along a built-in GPS unit, and let's just say that your Catholic Librarian is a bit lacking in the navigational skills arena. If Mike gets turned around while driving, he whips out a bit street map, zeros in on our location, and plots a logical route from there. I...panic. Then say a swear word. Then I start to sweat. Then I glare at passing cars, like it is their fault that I have gotten myself lost. Then I sit and stew for a little bit before making an educated guess as to which way to turn. I figured this wasn't the best course of action for a trip like this one, which involves crossing an international border.

So I borrowed a portable GPS unit from my in-laws. It's more than several years old, so I'm nervous about it, but it seems to be working all right. I keep looking at it anxiously. I can feel myself slowly morphing into my mother as I type, being suspicious of the GPS unit and "not really trusting this thing." We'll see how this goes tomorrow. 😬

In the meantime, I'm flitting about the house getting other things done. Kevin left a comment on yesterday's Bible journaling post about the Summer Book Club, and that reminded me that I need to get that book poll together! I think that I'm going to add a few titles, and tweak a few based upon feedback from my Tea Time on this topic. I'm going to work on that this week, and aim to have the post up next Tuesday or Wednesday! I'm excited. Now that things have slowed down for me a bit, I've been reading more, and I have to say that I am LOVING it. I'm certain there will be lots of book posts this summer, even outside of our organized book club!

All right. I have to go make Mike miserable by tornadoing through his office to straighten it up. :0 I'm hosting an event on Saturday (a Lularoe pop up for those of you who also enjoy such frivolities) and this means that I transform into Frenzied Tiffany, overpowering microscopic bits of dust wherever I go. ;-) I will be recording Tea Time on Friday, and it'll be a Samantha Meetup Edition! If you still have book club suggestions, you can still leave those in the comments!

7 comments:

  1. GPS is a great thing to have. I am navigationally challenged as well and use the Google Maps app on my phone for directions often. I'm planning a road trip for this summer (which will take me across a border) and the app will be my first choice for directions. I'm also printing out the directions in case my phone has problems. Hope your trip goes well and there are no navigation challenges.

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    1. Hi Melanie! I don't have a data package on my phone, so I can't use it for GPS in the car since it requires wifi. I may have to fix that someday, but so far I've managed. :0 Indeed, GPS on the phone is super convenient. I too printed directions in case of emergency, but hopefully I won't have to use them!

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  2. That sounds so fun! Can't wait to hear about your adventure! I'm always reading your posts in my email but don't always click over to comment but wanted to let you know I am reading :)

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    1. Hi Beth Anne! So nice to know that you are here regularly. *beams* Congratulations on your recent wedding, the photos were beautiful!

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    2. Thank you!! I cannot wait to get the rest of the photos.

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  3. I too read every word of your blog but as often happens I read on kindle. Do you realize how hard it is to comment on kindle? Have super great time. Eagerly waiting to see what's up for summer.

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    1. Hi Donna! I'm sending you a great big heart! Thank you for being a faithful reader, it means so much to me. I know commenting, especially on Blogger, can be a challenge on different devices. It makes me so sad. ;-| Through the years, I have looked into it to see if there is anything I can do, and I've never found a good alternative. Hope springs eternal!

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