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Saturday, September 4, 2010
Bad Luck
So my Escort got a flat last night when a friend borrowed it, returning it to my parking slab with the rim damaged. Sigh. This morning, the same car won't start. It is inevitable - my cars work only in summer. At the onset of cold weather I should just think ahead and buy a f*ing bus pass.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Quote
Women are the repository of personal details in the lives of all who intersect their worlds - Sara Paretsky
Thursday, September 2, 2010
it's a Problem
How you can tell Farmville has taken over your life: Lisa and I were in the produce section when she asked me if I'd ever heard of a sale item called an asian apple pear. I stared at her for a second in disbelief, then answered - unintentionally - in valley girl upspeak: "Uhhhh, *yeah*, I raise them on my farm."
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Junie's First Day of School EVER!
Junie started K3 today and was super excited (even if she looked a little nervous in some of the photos!)
Big Love
Lisa and I just finished watching the complete first season of "Big Love", a drama about a polygamist family in Utah. It's well written with top notch acting. We'll be sure to watch the other seasons.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
How Was School?
How was school? "it sucked, my shirt was wrong, my shorts too short, and the other girls mom's don't get their deodorant at the dollar store!".....ugh.....just once can what I do be good enough for this child? And.....I'm not buying top of the line deodorant for an 8 year old who doesn't need bleeping deodorant in the first place~! Lisa
Awwww
True story: As you know Grace is my oldest, but her younger brother doesn't quite grasp the dictionary meaning of her name. When I said the Hail Mary with Parker the other day, he balked at the traditional wording and came back with "Hail Mary, full of Parker . . . "
The Automatic Detective by A Lee Martinez
Finished " The Automatic Detective" by A Lee Martinez; a fun read. I finished it here in a dr's waiting rm on a Nook. Answered several ?'s about the unit. Think I sold one, actually.
The First Day of School 2010
The kids leaving for the first day of the 2010/11 school year yest - Smiley's first day of K5 & his first day at his new school.
OMG....our kids are soooooooo cute! LOL - Lisa
AW soooo sweet, Smiley looks kind of scared. Was he?
Is it the picture or is he almost as tall as LuLu? - Grandma Jeanne
No, he wasn't scared at all. This was the second or third shot I took, and he was getting antsy. He is less than an inch shorter than Lu, according to their last Dr. visit.
As proof he wasn't scared, here's a pic ofSmiley on his first day of K5:
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
No More Toddler Beds!
Lisa purchased, transported, and set up a twin bed set for Junie today while I was at work. [thanks!] That means we have a) no more bottles b) no more diapers c) no more cribs [the last of which was converted to a toddler bed for LK a year and a half ago]. All milestones, & all good news - but I must admit I got nostalgic walking thru the baby aisle at Pick 'N Save today.
Friday, August 27, 2010
It's a Wonderful World
I have come to the conclusion that the sight of a woman wearing capri's and open toed sandals is a gift from God on par with sunsets, kittens, and Oreos. Well done Lord, well done.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
A Rough Night
For no good reason I was up until 5 a.m., then woke up for good at 9:30. It is now just shy of 1 p.m., and I am already a right mean ba**ard. It's gonna be a doozy of a day.
Two Movies
Ok, saw the Percy Jackson movie and thought it was top notch. The kids enjoyed it a lot but I don't dig PJ murdering his step-dad after the credits rolled (WTF??- glad my kids had already left the room; don't need them getting [more] ideas). Also saw JLO in "Back Up Plan", which was entertaining and featured a fine supporting cast. Easily her best rom-com since "Maid . . ."
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
So Excited!
So excited to drop off school supplies tomorrow.....can't wait to have my dining room back! - Lisa
Hair Dye
Lisa's mildly p.o.'d at me (what a novelty, eh?) because she dyed her hair a deep, dark red at my request. Uh, a) she doesn't listen to me about anything else, so y start now? b) it's not *half* as dark as I had hoped, so it's not like she 'caved' to my demands c) it looks hot against her pale skin. C'mon - I work hard to look THIS freakin' hot for her, it's only fair she returns the favor. ;)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
A Lemonade Stand Visit
YaYa and I stopped at a lemonade stand out of sympathy for the kids - no one ever stops and buys any from my kids, may all the passerby's rot in hell. Anywho, it turns out it was run by Quinten, the son of a friend of ours. I greeted him with "Well if it ain't Gracie's little boyfriend" and thereby ensured me bitter stares & silence from YaYa the rest of the way home.
Weirdo
These kids are weird. Junie keeps trying to play leapfrog but insists on saying 'oink', and Smiley is eating a hoagie roll stuffed with summer sausage, cheese, and whole strawberries.
update: I should mention that within minutes of this post Junie was in the backyard pool in a bikini . . and bicycle helmet.
lol.... at least she's finally over the winter boots!! - Lisa
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