I am thankful for cute Ozzie socks from a distant friend.  <3
( socks! )

Snagged at the last minute on eBay.  It holds recipes now.

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Peter:  See, this is why some books need footnotes!

*huggles book club*

Played a fun game with a couple of classes on Friday ( Read more... )

It's been a good week. This will be quick, so I hope emmaco doesn't mind if I use her format of Happy Things from my week.

1. Thanksgiving was lovely. All the food turned out well, and was done at the same time. Yay. The rolls were to die for.
2. Although I lost at Scrabble, like always, I didn't disgrace myself. And I redeemed myself a little by not ( Read more... )

This morning I went to the farmer's market to get

( Ok, it'll never win a Caldecott...prepare for picspam )

...came out in my back yard in full force tonight.  It was raining and I had to keep one hand over the camera so it didn't get wet.  Sorry about the zooming in part. It didn't work well, but I zoom back out pretty quickly.

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I'm off to Ohio tomorrow night, for a week of fun with friends and family.  Packing a winter coat for spring break seems a little crazy, though.  Internet access may be spotty.  Later!

I don't know how anyone could be in a bad mood with a sky that looks like this.

Went to get a Christmas tree and it was one of the most pleasant experiences of my life.  Here's how it played out:

(Arrived at random Christmas Tree lot)

Dave:  Hi!  Merry Christmas!  (motions us over to a table and begins to put cups and ingredients together.)  Welcome!  Let me tell you about my business!  I started selling trees 8 years ago.  I ( Read more... )