Productivity

. . . or the lack thereof. So far, it hasn't been a really productive day. And I'm still waiting for my car to get out of the shop. Fun.

• I did ban a spammer on one of my Yahoo groups, and put three other potential spammers on limited status.
  
• I watched an episode of Riptide while I ate lunch. Yes, this is productive. I'm trying to catch up on some DVDs, mostly because I worry that one will be damaged and I won't find out until it's too late to exchange or otherwise replace it.
  
• I gathered up a small stack of DVDs and a larger stack of books that can be boxed up. This is part of a larger plan. Since we're going to be moving sooner or later, anything we pack now won't have to be packed up later. It'll also make it easier for us to do some work around the place (like the annoying doors).

I did make some progress last night, while watching Deadliest Catch. I went through all the sale ads, in preparation for a shopping run tomorrow. Then I sorted some of the coupons (but I still need to weed out the expired ones), and got rid of most of a small stack of newspaper bits and pieces.

For the rest of the day: El Burrito is awake and hungry. After that, among other things, I need to do the dishes, and get some digital pictures ready to be printed. My mom wants some prints, and there are a couple of aunts who would like some as well. The new camera has the most helpful option of shooting pictures directly in 3:2 format, but the pics from the old camera have to be cropped to the right ratio. If I don't do it, the printer (Target, etc) will do it for me, and they tend to not care if they slice off a head or arm.

Any other year, this being Easter weekend, I'd be heading off to Springfield for some fun. I collect Breyers, and another collector in Springfield has been having a Breyer show for the past few years. It's always on Easter weekend, because that's when she can get the best price for the conference room. But, this year, I'm missing out on the show because we're going to Nashville in a few weeks. And, of course, the other Breyer show in the state is the weekend we're out of town. Lousy timing. Oh well, maybe next year.

On the list for the weekend:

• Taxes (this is DH's thing; I just dig numbers out of Quicken when he needs them)
• lowering the crib mattress, since El Burrito is sitting up on his own, and pulling up onto his knees in the crib
• Easter dinner with the in-laws
• possibly measuring the porch and purchasing the fake grass carpet
• lunch "out" on Saturday
• some shopping (possibly on my own), including a trip to Michaels and/or Hobby Lobby for some things Mom needs
• cleaning/organizing/decluttering in general - the furnace guy is coming in a week, so the place needs to be semi-presentable. The front rooms, anyway. Sigh.