Randomness

Random thoughts.

• Cold winter is better than warm winter. Because snow makes everything pretty, because hiking on frozen ground is much more pleasant than hiking in the mud, because when ponds freeze over you can go ice skating for free, because you can go sledding in a park, because you can go cross-country skiing. 
• I don't like arcades. It's kind of like gambling for kids - it eats up your money and leaves nothing in return. And some people can't stop - they want more, more, more. I find arcades stressful - both because they keep eating my money and because the games are stressful. 
• One of my kids repeatedly complains that I should become better friends with neighborhood moms. "Just go talk to them! You'll like them!". I do like them - I just don't want to talk. To anyone. I want to stay home and read my book. Yes, I am antisocial like that.
• I like having friends. I like making new friends. I like getting to know people. But I don't know if I have the mental energy to socialize. I've been cocooning myself at home (hibernating?)
• Husband and I are watching Grantchester. What the dickens... The stories pull you in, the acting is great.
• Kids have half-day at school today. I keep fantasizing about retirement (will I live that long?) My boss just recently retired but he is staying on part-time as a consultant.