Thursday: Three Workouts

You know, I am clearly one of those nerdy, accomplishment driven people that thrive on tatting up their "to do" list at the end of the day. It is what I do and probably why I find this blog so deeply satisfying.

To all of you wondering about when Sloan Manor may be completed, you may not want to hold your breath. The porch is finished to the point that it probably meets some codes, and the windows do not have pane dividers, but are functional windows from which I can see the pile of sidewalk stones that have not yet been used to make the new sidewalk. We do have up the new molding, but it has not been painted. The lump in the front yard has been shaved off and re-sodded. AND TODAY, we got seven new trees AND new drapes. It seems that we Sloans are starting many projects that do not get completely finished in the originally assessed amount of time. NOW, I will tell you my strategy for tying up loose ends: throw a party. In the month of February or March, I am planning on setting a date to invite many people to my home. This will throw my husband and I into a frenzy (A FRENZY) of project finishing. All loose ends will be tied up in a week; mark my words. So watch for a party invite from the Sloans and let the FRENZY begin.

Now, Ivan and I had a good three mile run this morning, and when we came home, Ivan had a ride on the tree diggers backhoe. Ivan and I then took a walk and had coffee and got home to find that The Beast had killed a mouse. So fabulous!!! It is the only reason to have a cat: we are mouseless.

After, dead mouse removal and a diaper change, Ivan and I did Gilad. After Gilad, I made Ivan some mini-quiche for lunch and he did not eat any of them and I ate all six. Yes, its true. Then Ivan went down for his nap and I rode the trainer for half an hour at top speed, while I watched National Trust Gardens: Stourhead edition. It is my favorite program on our HD channel. It is a video tour through all of the National Trust properties in the UK. The gardens and homes are just amazing.

I got ready and headed into work, which was so nice. I then came home and worked with the new drapes and made dinner before settling in for the Thursday night line-up. Parks and Reacreation made me laugh outloud!!!!

Getting ready to knit and watch the Project Runway Finale: Part I

Back to swim tomorrow!!!1

What I am Watching: I am sorry, John Adams

I tell you what I am watching with a bit of guilt. I just finished reading John Adams, and John Adams has this amazing quote towards the beginning of the book, which goes as follows:

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural

history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.

Isn't that a great quote? It really does sum up what John Adams did with his life and what he tried to encourage his sons towards (though he was really only successful with John Quincy). I feel that if John Adams were here today, seated on my couch in front of my television, he would turn to me and say, "Really, I studied politics and war, to give my sons the luxury of mathematics and philosophy, so they could give their children a right to study painting, poetry and music, so that they could give you the right to waste away in front of the television watching Rachel Zoe, Project Runway, 30 Rock, Jockey's , The Soup and Parks and Recreation?"

John Adams, I know that you are disappointed in me. I know that. I had a McFlurry today and watched Rachel Zoe behave as if Anne Hathaway's Oscar Gown was a way bigger deal than war with France, which you thankfully kept us from. I am counting the minutes till Project Runway tomorrow night, and the summer has been drab indeed without new episodes of 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation.

1. Monday - Rachel Zoe. I love her assistant Brad and her husband Roger, but could watch it on mute just to see the clothes. GREAT theme song: Odyle by Heloise and the Savoire Faire
2. Thursday - Project Runway - I get excited about it every year!
3. Thursday - 30 Rock - Alec Baldwin at his best.
4. Thursday - Parks and Recreation - So much better than I anticipated
5. Friday - Jockeys - Great documentary filming; what reality television should be
6. Friday - The Soup - Joel McHale is so clever, yet so cruel. His victims are so deserving.