How I write
Throughout the day, most days anyway, I have little blurbs that cross my mind, considering them for possible journal-worthiness or as potential titles. But often they evaporate when it comes time to actually sit down and write, leaving me grasping for something or other to say that can be of any interest or reflect our day, beyond the mere "just the facts, ma'am" mode of recounting events. For instance, I completely forgot my clever little title for yesterday's post about finding the cat food on the Dutch side; I was going to title it "Dutch treat". Cute, eh? I crack me up sometimes...
Today, no such blurb-ing occurred. I'm dredging here, folks, and I freely admit it. Oh, not that nothing has happened - it's been a lovely mix of restful and fun, but I'm feeling a bit more Joe Friday-ish about it, so here are the (perhaps embellished a little) facts, ma'am (or sir, as the case may be...):
I turned off Aaron Copland this morning. Soft as his music was, I wanted more sleep, so the dear old iPod remote was put to use and silence ensued. Managed to wangle another hour of snooze before my body betrayed me by needing to facilitate. Some calls, ya just gotta take.
Took an easy morning though; just game-playing and checking out Facebook entries, watching podcasts, and nibbling on leftover pizza. Doug slept in a little more, appearing right about the time I decided coffee was in order. Reading books, knitting, more computer fun, and one load of laundry filled our afternoon. I gave my beauty-school model head, Cynthia, a conditioning treatment so she'd be ready for the hat-modeling photo shoot. I'm letting her hair air-dry because it's so brittle. Plastic heads don't generate scalp oil to keep natural hair supple, for some reason. Once she's properly coiffed and ready, I'll take pics of the hat (hopefully, hats).
Crystal and Mike came over to ride with us to Sittard, where we joined Teri and Glen at their favorite restaurant for a Scrat'o'sphere team farewell dinner. They don't leave for another 10 days or so, but with all the preparations there are to do, we wanted to be sure and get our dinner in without it being yet another "checklist" item for them. Food was great, conversation was plentiful, and we had a lot of fun - all in all a wonderful evening! Plus, we discovered a new place to get good stir-fry and tepanyaki (sp?) dishes - mm, mm, my tummy was quite happy!
Now it's bed time; Graysi is ready for her evening pill, Arielle is possessing Doug's lap and enticing him to snooze by example, and I'm battling yawns. Ciao for now, y'all!
Today, no such blurb-ing occurred. I'm dredging here, folks, and I freely admit it. Oh, not that nothing has happened - it's been a lovely mix of restful and fun, but I'm feeling a bit more Joe Friday-ish about it, so here are the (perhaps embellished a little) facts, ma'am (or sir, as the case may be...):
I turned off Aaron Copland this morning. Soft as his music was, I wanted more sleep, so the dear old iPod remote was put to use and silence ensued. Managed to wangle another hour of snooze before my body betrayed me by needing to facilitate. Some calls, ya just gotta take.
Took an easy morning though; just game-playing and checking out Facebook entries, watching podcasts, and nibbling on leftover pizza. Doug slept in a little more, appearing right about the time I decided coffee was in order. Reading books, knitting, more computer fun, and one load of laundry filled our afternoon. I gave my beauty-school model head, Cynthia, a conditioning treatment so she'd be ready for the hat-modeling photo shoot. I'm letting her hair air-dry because it's so brittle. Plastic heads don't generate scalp oil to keep natural hair supple, for some reason. Once she's properly coiffed and ready, I'll take pics of the hat (hopefully, hats).
Crystal and Mike came over to ride with us to Sittard, where we joined Teri and Glen at their favorite restaurant for a Scrat'o'sphere team farewell dinner. They don't leave for another 10 days or so, but with all the preparations there are to do, we wanted to be sure and get our dinner in without it being yet another "checklist" item for them. Food was great, conversation was plentiful, and we had a lot of fun - all in all a wonderful evening! Plus, we discovered a new place to get good stir-fry and tepanyaki (sp?) dishes - mm, mm, my tummy was quite happy!
Now it's bed time; Graysi is ready for her evening pill, Arielle is possessing Doug's lap and enticing him to snooze by example, and I'm battling yawns. Ciao for now, y'all!