Last Saturday, I got an early morning phone call from Liz. She needed a car sitter (a person to make sure her car didn't get towed because of parking on the street ( Read more... )

Spring? 3 weeks out from Summer? Uh huh.
It's POURING right now.

Alani had a sleepover last night. I told her she could play on her games page for two hours and then it was time for bed. (you MUST be VERY CAREFUL with the URL). Fortunately for her, but unfortunately for me, I took a 3 hour nap - it's been a long week and all ( Read more... )

I hadn't read Patrick Rothfuss' Name of the Wind since it came out. I'd forgotten how much joy I got from reading it. It was almost like reading it brand new and discovering a fantastic story for the first time. Now on to Wise Man's FearKidlets have a sleep over today. G is assisting in a Venezuelan Dinner for Joaquin Miller with a bunch of ( Read more... )

Reason #441 - How to tell it's a Monday: You put your hand under the automatic soap dispenser, hear the soap dispense and see the soap plop to the counter. It takes a bit to figure out that your hand was close enough to trigger the dispenser, but not close enough to catch the soap ( Read more... )

Kidlets are playing Naruto's version of Soul Calibur and having a blast. They've got 9 more minutes and then it's quiet time ( Read more... )

My sweet Brownie, Alani, is selling Girl Scout Cookies again ( Read more... )

Sometimes I wish I could put a wee force field around my left shoulder/arm. Today, the kidlets and I were walking down to Southshore Towne Centre and Kyle grabbed my arm in order to get away from Alani. OW! I was not a happy camper. *sigh* Advil is my friend ( Read more... )

There is a kidlet in my living room. I hear a video game starting up - Dragon Sentinel, I think. I was supposed to be watching the kidlets while G went to a therapy appointment, but that got nixed when the kidlets got dropped off later than planned at G's. They wanted to spend some time with me, so I picked them up and we had breakfast at ( Read more... )

• 15th: Had our annual department holiday party with food from Buca Di Beppo's and yummy desserts from Costco (chocolate to die for cake!). Have now convinced some coworkers that eggplant can be delicious. I had won a belgium waffle maker, but mean old Jennifer took it away. *sniff* Besides bottles of Jack Daniels and wine, the one of the most ( Read more... )

So, a week ago Saturday, while Kyle played Radiata Stories, Alani & I went out to find a Christmas tree. We drove over to the tree lot across the freeway from the Coliseum - we've been going to this particular one for years. Alani knew exactly what kind of tree she wanted - a full spruce. She quickly picked a six foot one out and named him Harry ( Read more... )