things that make me smile
Today turned out to be a really good day. Mick hung out with us ALL day long. Even came outside with us. It was so nice. I really appreciated the company. I took on the task of cleaning up the back yard and deck today in preparation for my dad and just summer. Got a lot done. Even primed my bench and put a new coat of paint on it. When my neighbor died 2 years ago her husband gave us a picnic table and benches that have just sat upside down in the back yard. Last summer I was too sick to do anything with them. THIS summer- I’ve decided to fix them up and paint them the same color as my bench. I got the boys to help me move them up on the deck. Mick helped scrape the old paint off. It was so nice having his help. We were outside most of the day and it was wonderful. Graham had to come in early because he threw a doosy of a temper tantrum and tried to throw his bike helmet. He had a pretty naughty day today- another one of those days where I found myself thinking of how animals eat their young……. 
My dad comes tomorrow- have I mentioned that yet?
I’ve become addicted to Sudoku puzzles… Mama mia i can’t stop doing them. Last night Mick showed me his method of doing them and it’s much more logical and efficient than mine was. So now I’m ripping through them like wild fire.
I’m getting into a nice warm bubble bath now- i’m stinky and dirty.
today was a good day
T
Maridee said,
June 18, 2006 @ 6:00 pm
Suduko–you too? I started them in January and oh boy! It can be addicting. I have a daily Suduko calendar, the daily puzzle in the newspaper, and a daily one in the online newspaper! I use a red gel pen–what about you?
Tina Ring said,
June 18, 2006 @ 9:40 pm
I use a pink, rose art mechanical pencil with a BIG white eraser. I do A LOT of erasing. How do you do it with a gel pen? no way to erase?
Very cool none the less…..
Tina
Kathy Sue said,
June 19, 2006 @ 6:52 am
I also have become very addicted to Sudoku, can’t get enough of it. I print a puzzle every day and I have two magazine PLUS I have the game for my Game Boy. I would love to know Mick’s method, maybe I’d even be able to complete the Very Hard ones. And I also would like to know, Maridee, how do you do it in pen? I erase so much I have a pile of eraser shrapnel every time I do one.
Tina Ring said,
June 19, 2006 @ 10:35 am
K Mick and I were wondering the VERY same thing last night- how Maridee uses a pen. My conclusion is that she must be EXTREMELY smart and doesn’t NEED to erase…. that’s GOT to be it! Cause I erase constantly…… MIck’s method…. process of elimination basically-. I think he can explain it better but it’s a good method.
I’m off to the store with Dad- gonna get him hooked on these puzzles too. He got me addicted to crossword puzzles several years ago so it’s only fair!
Maridee said,
June 20, 2006 @ 12:33 pm
Well, I’m not THAT smart. I use red pen so the numbers stand out, that’s all. I use a process of elimination so for difficulty levels 1-3 (out of 5), I can do a puzzle without notes or ‘erasing.’ For the harder levels, I write possible solutions in each square in tiny print, then cross them out as I eliminate them. The level 5 (most difficult) puzzles have lot of red cross-out marks when I’m done! But that’s it!
Try going to pe.com, choose Entertainment on the left, then Suduko. There are hints and help that I use in my solution methods.