1. Easter approaches. This year, I'm just sewing for the girls--I'd rather sew rainfletcher a Ren Faire outfit if I'm going to sew for him. I picked up some very cute dragon fabric a few months ago. Today I bought some additional fabric in solid yellow and in a light blue starry pattern to supplement. Both girls will get a hat; both will have dragons on ( Read more... )

Listening to the radio while driving today and singing along to "We will rock you." From the back seat comes "we will, we will rock you!"

Huh. Where exactly did Maggie learn the lyrics to this song? Not that they're complicated or difficult, but still!

And then she said, "Dis is my fav'rit American Idol song."

Ohhhh.

Maggie's school district had an H1N1 clinic last Tuesday, so now I'm immunized, Maggie has had both shots and is fully immunized, and Ivy has had the first shot and is partially immunized. Big, big relief for me ( Read more... )

Poor rainfletcher complained of feeling meh when he got home this evening. Of course those days are the days that the kids are all over him. I made him take his temperature and it was slightly elevated. He's currently fast asleep, as are the girls. So I'm fixing myself a chai latte and (finally) listening to Elliott Yamin's new album ( Read more... )

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Ugh, all three of us have been ill for over a week now. Really yucky bug: lots of congestion, aches, dry cough. Bleh. I seem to be mostly over it, finally ( Read more... )

I correctly identified the bottom three for this week's American Idol. As a former geeky high schooler, I'm sorry to see Kevin go, but he really was the weakest performer in the bunch.

Let's see ( Read more... )

The local weather forecast is for thundershowers today and thunderstorms tomorrow. It certainly looks grey enough. Yay ( Read more... )