November 25, 2004 at 12:20 am · Filed under family
Ack! Ack! Ack! How could it be after midnight already? I had a massage, knitted, watched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with the kids, boiled sweet potatoes and checked my email. There is way too much to do in the morning for me to be lollygagging on the computer.
When was the last time you heard anyone say, “lollygagging”?
I’m actually looking forward to the day, though. My parents are joining us for tofurky, and my mom’s bringing chocolate pie. Pete and I are going to make a pumpkin pie (oh, we baked the pumpkin tonight, too), candied sweet potatoes and garlic mashed potatoes. We’ll also heat up some frozen green beans from the summer’s produce stash. The tofurky is the easiest part — just throw it in the oven and heat up the gravy.
Oh, the pictures I’ll take.
November 24, 2004 at 10:18 am · Filed under blather
I’ve been amusing myself with this, which is part of this.
It gets my mind off all the stuff I need to do by tomorrow noon, when my parents arrive for Tofurky dinner.
November 21, 2004 at 11:38 pm · Filed under movies
Pete and I had a date last night. We went to see the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the new organ at the Overture Center. It was truly magnificent, although I was sleepy during the first part of the concert due to the mound of pasta I had for dinner. For once, we didn’t dine at Peacemeal. In fact, the restaurant was closed for the evening, which made us worry that it might be in financial trouble or something. (We’re still worried. Anyone out there know?) Anyway, we went to Tutto Pasta instead, which was pretty good but not our beloved vegan landmark.
Today I continued my cultural endeavors by taking Peter and his friend to see the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. It was pretty trippy. I learned that buttcracks are guaranteed to get a huge response from the audience and are the epitome of hilarity. David Hasselhoff, too.
The kids and I watched Footloose on DVD this evening as I knitted. Perhaps I shall knit a lovely pair of striped legwarmers when I am finished with my current project. Or maybe not.
November 20, 2004 at 2:24 pm · Filed under blythe
New outfits from Puppy52!
November 20, 2004 at 2:16 pm · Filed under blythe
Earlier this month, I dyed Angelica’s hair. The thing is, I was a little too careful with the hairline, and she ended up with blonde roots. On the other hand, maybe I wasn’t careful enough, because her flange ended up with pink dye in intermittant places. I do like the color a lot, though. It’s Rit fuschia.
So I decided about a week later to give her bangs. It was scary, but I followed the directions at Puchimadam and I really like the results. (Okay, I did get a little help from a stylist at the shop on the corner. She thinned the bangs a bit. The surprising thing is that she had thought Angelica came with bangs to begin with … so I must have done an okay job.
November 20, 2004 at 10:34 am · Filed under moon (rachel)
The parent-teacher conference yesterday didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know, but sometimes it’s nice to hear people confirm that your kid is awesome and smart. Afterwards I came home and spent quality time with Moon (who had the day off school), watching the first few episodes of BtVS Season 6. I actually had planned to visit my friend Theresa and talk about businessy things, but we ended up rescheduling.
Have I mentioned my new business? I’m doing web design part-time at home. Theresa inspired me. I’ve set up as a LLC, and my site is up. It’s still very much in the beginning stages.
Anyway, I’m once again enjoying a typical lazy Saturday morning, still in my pajamas. The timer for my coffee just went off. Life is good.
November 18, 2004 at 11:23 pm · Filed under blather
After a quiet Thursday night of knitting and watching Buffy with the kids, what could be better than curling up with my blog nestled on my lap? Yeah, the laptop is working like a dream. Ahhhh.
Knitting is pretty cool, too. My shawl-to-be is starting to actually look like something. It’s so surprising to see a pattern emerge from just knit, purl, repeat. Like magic. I’m astounded that it works. The piece is 90 stitches across, and I have about two inches or so done. Only 60 more to go.
This morning Pete and I met with Peter’s teacher, and were a little surprised to discover that he’s been handing in his work and behaving well in class. Who knew? Daresay this was the best parent-teacher conference ever.
Tomorrow we meet with Moon’s teacher. And it’s my day off, and the beginning of a wonderful weekend.
November 16, 2004 at 2:18 pm · Filed under mememe!
Today’s horoscope:
Technology is very much going to play a role in your life, both for today and the immediate future. It may be that your office is going through a complete systems overhaul, and you are the one in charge of getting everyone up to speed on the new equipment. Or, it is possible that you decide to take a class to increase your technical knowledge. One thing that is clear is that you are likely to achieve extraordinary success through the use of technological innovations.
November 11, 2004 at 9:13 pm · Filed under blythe
Wendy, my TIB buddy in Dublin (also known as honeymonkey) surprised Xanthe with this rockin’ jacket today. It was so fun seeing an envelope addressed to Xanthe!
Of course she had to try it on right away.
November 11, 2004 at 7:54 pm · Filed under shopping
All hail, it is here! Now all I need is my Airport card, and I’ll be set.
This little laptop is so cute, it’s too bad Apple isn’t making them anymore. My theory is that they were too loveable for corporate America. It wouldn’t do to have business people hugging their laptops and kissing their little foreheads. (The apple is right on the forehead, you know.)
In this case, I’d rather reuse/recycle than buy new. (It’s way less expensive, too.)
November 10, 2004 at 9:31 am · Filed under blather
Some random thoughts.
- I was so sleepy last night that I was actually in bed by 11 pm. Thus I was out of bed and awake before 7 this morning. Maybe I’m transforming into a morning person!
- The Northern Lights were visible Sunday night, did I mention that? I totally saw them. They flicker. It was one of the coolest things ever, almost as cool as seeing a real live tornado but less life-threatening.
- Peter had massive fits yesterday morning because I had washed his waffle-weave shirts and they weren’t dry in time for school. Later he thought it was hilarious that they were called “waffle” shirts. One thing about him … he doesn’t bury his feelings. He emotes, and he’s done. (He won’t get ulcers, he’ll give ‘em.)
My new-used eBay laptop is coming today! At least that’s what the UPS tracking service says.
November 8, 2004 at 9:23 am · Filed under moon (rachel)
We spent yesterday afternoon at the Master Class sponsored by Good ‘n Loud Music, where Moon takes bass lessons. The students took home CDs of the play list several weeks ago. During the class, the teachers would call out the name of a song, and anyone who wanted to play could come up. (Of course, we heard each song numerous times so that everyone had a chance. Not bad when it’s the Kinks, Beatles, Green Day, Alice in Chains, etc.)
Moon was a bit nervous at first, but once she got going, she was surprised by how much fun it was. I can’t describe how cool it was to hear her bass line. *flicks Bic lighter*
One guy (not sure if he’s an instructor) did almost all the singing. SpiritMan went up and did backup for him to give him a bit of support.
Moon mentioned that there were many hot guys. I was struck by how much they looked like the boys I went to high school with in the ’70s. The hair is back!
November 4, 2004 at 4:37 pm · Filed under blythe
I *love* my Rose Bud petite girl. She came to work with me on post-election Wednesday to provide some needed cheer.
As you can see, she found the coffee. (Wanna see her with the barista? Or maybe the platypus?)
November 4, 2004 at 12:16 pm · Filed under blather
I’m more out of it than I thought. I just discovered that I’ve been wearing my underpants sideways all morning. No wonder they felt a little snug. (And I thought it was just too much Halloween candy.)
November 4, 2004 at 9:18 am · Filed under mememe!
You may fall into a very pessimistic attitude, D. Suddenly everything looks bleak and the glass half empty. You may feel like your life is going around in circles and you may be asking yourself what you are doing it all for, anyway. Realize that you can talk yourself out of this mood just as easily as you have talked yourself into it. Although this may not seem to be the case, you must trust that it is in order to see the glass as half full again.
No comment.
November 3, 2004 at 10:20 am · Filed under blather
And yet, we’re going to be okay. I know we will.
November 2, 2004 at 9:19 am · Filed under blather
I’ve never seen anything like this at my polling place. I mean, I arrived before 7 a.m. (Yes, this is how motivated I was to vote. I was out of bed and dressed in non-pajamas before 7. Seven, I tell you!) Nonetheless, I was thrilled to see such a crowd. I was also a little disappointed that the news cameras and pollsters were nowhere to be seen. (Gee, no one wants to talk to us? But we’re Wisconsin voters!)
October 31, 2004 at 11:28 pm · Filed under family
Well, Halloween 2004 is history. Moon announced that she probably won’t trick-or-treat next year, as the party she went to last night was much more fun that walking from house to house asking for candy. Of course, she was up all night and didn’t have so much energy today.
Turbo and his friend threw together last-minute ensembles just so they could do the candy thing. Pete also bought way more candy than we needed for the trick-or-treaters. I baked cutout cookies and oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, so we have a scarily abundant supply of sugary goodness in our kitchen right now.
I managed to work out this evening, but I’m not sure it’ll make up for all the Tootsie Rolls the kids gave to me. (They know TRs are my favorite. Aren’t they generous?)
October 31, 2004 at 1:01 am · Filed under moon (rachel)
Yeah, I’m still up, but hey… I’m gaining an hour tonight. Woo! Moon is staying over at Nicole’s house. (Birthday/Halloween party.) She wore her costume, which was completed this afternoon when we pushed our way through the throngs at Party City and purchased a pair of vampire teeth. Yesterday we went to the Homestead to pick up her black trenchcoat. Thank goodness for grammas who can sew and are willing to hem things for their grandkids.
While we were there, we talked knitting. I left with two pounds of dark green yarn and lots of encouragement. Pete’s mom is a needlework whiz. Now that I’ve made some feeble attempts of my own, I’m even more awestruck.
On the way home, we stopped at Hot Topic to look at boots. Moon ended up with a pair of chunky black boots with silver skulls on the buckles. “They’re kinda dressy,” she said. “Hey, I can wear them for graduation.” She’ll be all ready for those high school dances next year.
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