Here are the Buddhas at our house. Yeah, it could be a lot worse, but it's the principle of the matter, you know? Who needs five Buddhas on their tiny front porch? Our poor old house has enough problems with its appearance.

( Buddha bids you enter. )

So, I'm still cold. Nothing new on that front. This is what I bought at Target on Monday night ( Read more... )

Well, I didn't get the house entirely cleaned, like I hoped to. It's mostly done, but I ran out of steam. Discouraging. Maybe tomorrow I can finish the kitchen floors. But at least I have a clean bathroom and a functional dining room table. And I did vacuum. An overwhelming wave of fatigue hit me around 3:00, and I couldn't fight my way out of ( Read more... )

Once again, we have an infestation of sugar ants. Chris went into the kitchen to feed the dog and found them wandering in a line straight to the box of sugared cereal. This is the second box they've gotten into this week. We're going to have to keep it in the refrigerator from now on. Fortunately, they show no interest in the piles of dirty ( Read more... )