This afternoon we're leaving for Minnesota. It should be a fun drive--there's apparently quite a snowstorm moving east through Minnesota and Wisconsin. I'm hoping the worst of it will pass to the north of where we'll be, but we're going to try to leave a little early, just in case ( Read more... )

Happy Holidays ( Read more... )

I'm back, mostly. Actually, I've been mostly back for a few days, just brain-dead.

So, the last couple weeks. ( details here )

OMG, April has been a disaster. Between taxes, the non-profit fundraiser on Friday, getting a new washer and dryer, and dealing with hay fever (a whole month early, dammit!), I'm pretty much done. However, the laundry room is clean, newly painted, and home to two shiny new appliances; the taxes are paid; the fundraiser went really well (although ( Read more... )

Thanks, everyone, for letting me know what's up with Leverage! I'm kind of surprised that they went to that much trouble to shoot on location for just one ep, but it was fun. I'm still going to watch more, but I'm trying to get through Merlin s2 first. (Y'all were right; the ones where Uther falls in love with a troll were a hoot ( Read more... )

Yes, I'm going to make a couple posts about California, but first I need to vent about dental work. Grrr.

( my tooth saga )

Matt's mom is in the hospital. We drove up to Monterey today, and it looks like we're staying till Saturday, barring disaster. They think she might have had a minor heart attack, which, given the state of her heart, wouldn't be a shock ( Read more... )

Another iPhone photo today.

But first, let me tell you about my afternoon.

( tl;dr: my s-i-l's birthday present was frozen pizzas )

It was a good Christmas, mostly. Matt's brother and his wife arrived on the 23rd, and we went out for dinner with them, then I ran out and got Matt's present. On Christmas Eve we had them and Matt's mom over for a late lunch, then we did the family present-opening. Christmas Day Matt and I opened our gifts to each other and went to lunch at Matt ( Read more... )

How can Christmas be a week from today???? I need more time ( Read more... )