Still around

It's been forever since I posted and I just don't have the energy to discuss the seemingly worldwide conspiracy against my attending a Weight Watchers meeting anytime this month, my father's health, my father-in-law's health, the chaos at work, the fact that it freaking SNOWED here today or the Chicago Bears 5-0 start. So I'm doing this instead:

The ABC's of my life:

A is for age: 39
B is for beer of choice: I don't like beer at all except for Caffrey's
C is for career right now: Library Director
D is for your dog's name: No dogs-just cats
E is for essential item you use everyday: Toothbrush, contacts, my big purple mug
F is for favorite tv show at the moment: Monday Night Football
G is for favorite game: Candyland
H is for Hometown: Evanston, IL
I is for instruments you play: I played the clarinet in grade school and not very well
J is for favorite juice: cranberry
K is for whose butt you'd like to kick: Someone I work with
L is for last place you ate: Gino's East last night with my dad
M is for marriage: Nine years on October 18th
N is for your name: Nichole
O is for overnight hospital stay: August 2001 to have my gallbladder removed
P is for people you were with today: The Saint, my students, co-workers
Q is for quote: "Books are like imprisoned souls til someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them," Samuel Baker
R is for biggest regret: Not losing this weight 20 years ago!
S is for sport: Yes. Seriously, we primarily watch sports in our house.
T is for time you woke up today: 4:20 a.m. because Devlin was hungry
U is for current underwear: Nothing too exotic
V is for vegetable you love: Artichoke
W is for worst habit: Biting my nails when really stressed
X is for x-rays you have had: teeth, chest, knee
Y is for yummy food you ate today: Pretzels
Z is for zodiac: Aries