September 2006
25 posts
I have been inspired
I recently received a mix cd from a friend. I now have the strong desire to force others to listen to music I like.
If I were to create a mix of my teen years songs, who all would be interested?
glass bangles
An Aunt of the bride apparently returned from a trip to India
recently. She brought glass bangles for the bride and the
bridesmaids.
I love them! I did end up breaking one, but still. The clingy-clangy noise they make all day is awesome! Buy me some.
Buy me lots. Maybe even a stand. I will be wearing these
everytime I go out without kids. Go easy on me and make them the
xl size. Because...
weekend
The wedding was Saturday. I got up at 5:45 so that I could be
showered, have picked up Starbucks and be at bride’s mom’s house down
in the city by 7. I did wear my cute little shoes. This was the closest picture to them. So you get the idea.
The rain finished out before we got to the church. It was still
overcast, but dry. Beautiful cool weather for the wedding.
Bride looked...
The ugly truth
Here I am. Minding my own business. Posting entries to MY
blog. The blog which my loving husband wanted me to start in the
first place.
Did you know that you don’t always get to read things as I enter
them? Yes. I have my own little editor spell-checker. And I don’t
pay him.
I went and checked my most recent post. What did I find?
Where I had put ‘fuck’ there was...
More understudy
This is where I tell you about the sacrifice I am making for another.
So all of last weekend was spent trying to find an acceptable (to the
bride) non-red bridesmaid dress. We were not successful. In
the end, I tried on the red (RED!) bridesmaid dress that had already
been purchased. As it is a blue-toned red and I have blue/purple
toned skin, it was deemed suitable. I have not actually...
Variety
The tv’s position in the entertainment center is such that all the kids
can turn it off and on themselves. When Becca was a toddler, we
purchased one of those guards so she couldn’t mess with it. It
didn’t work at all. She just squirmed her fingers behind it and
had fun driving us nuts, changing the channels.
We try to always keep the tv set to pbs. With the moxi box...
Allergy update
I called the dr’s office this morning to ask about Becca’s
allergies. Our dr isn’t in on Wednesdays, which I had
forgotten. The nurse spoke to the part-time dr who said to just
give Becca zyrtec everyday and add in Benadryl at night if she starts
with a reaction again. I was told that with the mold counts
currently being high, that could make her more sensitive to...
Allergy question
For those of you with allergy experience.
Becca has the hayfever-type of allergies. In the Spring when the
pollen counts are high, her nose starts pouring within five minutes of
her stepping outside.
Lately the ragweed and mold counts have been high. Ragweed just
went down to yellow zone within the past two or so days. She is
fine while outside. Maybe an occassional burst of sneezing.
Not...
Shoes!
I posted months ago about trying to find shoes for the boys. I
had bought them some Stride-rite shoes. I ended up paying
something like $72 with the twin discount. They sat on the floor
and cried. I ended up getting them some cheap sandals at Target
to wear over the summer while they got used to shoes.
I was actually able to get two pairs of shoes for them at Target last
week. For some...
Who says you have to wait?
To torment your kids? It is Talk Like a Pirate Day, after all. I have been doing my part.
Becca is going nuts! She keeps yelling at me to stop talking like a pirate.
Fun fun fun.
Damn!
I completely get that Dougie doesn’t feel well. He certainly is doing enough reminding with all the crying and screaming.
He is being super-male.
Get this. He doesn’t feel well. I am supposed to hold the
darn sippy-cup in his mouth for him to drink, because he is too weak to
manage it himself. And woe betide me if I don’t.
Yeah. Who wants to visit?
Fall Baking time!
Did I mention the apple cake I made on Thursday? Or the whole-wheat banana nut bread I made today?
Taking suggestions on what should be next.
Shenanigans
How often do you check the toilet seat before you sit down in your own home?
It’s a good thing I just did. As though you really want to know that I was just sitting on the toilet.
LIME GREEN JELL-O. All over. Courtesy of Magnus, who went
in there while Becca was busy with one of her marathon hand-washing
sessions. He also chose to completely deplete the supply of t.p.
Oh, and Dougie...
Fun Project
Am I the only one who thinks these are the cutest slippers?
Who wants a pair?
Ugh
If you are looking for something to make you feel nasty after being pregnant and nursing, I have the perfect thing for you.
Go try on some formal dresses.
My jeans are size 8. I triied on 8s and 10s in the dresses.
Some couldn’t even be zipped up. Then there were the ones that my
poor saggy boobs pulled down. The one that made me look almost 7
months pregnant. The ones that...
Look at me! I'm an understudy!
Or you could call it a runner-up. If for any reason the
previously selected person cannot fulfill her assigned duties, they
fall to me.
As in, a bridesmaid who is out of the country and having problems with her visa. And the wedding is next Saturday.
This Saturday, the bride and I will be scouting out bridesmaid
dresses. Because the original is RED. It clashes with my
hair and does not do...
I'm confused here
Could someone explain this Activia
stuff to me? From the way I read it, it makes you, shall we
politely say, ‘dispose of the unused portions of your food’ in less
time than normal.
What is the purpose of this? Is there something special about the
idea of ditching it sooner? How is that different from bulimia?
What's that?
You say you have a burning desire to know how I have been spending my evenings? Here you go. I’m so nice I even give you a detail shot. I am currently working on the pieced inner border. And here you go with a sample of what it should look like when completed. Well, almost. I can guarantee that mine won’t have perfect angles and squares. But that is okay. Because I am not...
Becca brag
At Becca’s pre-school class on Friday there were cupcakes. It was
for Arsalan’s birthday. Arsalan is a boy, in case you are not
familiar with the name. I know this because the cupcakes had
Spider-man rings on them. Becca brought hers home to show me,
telling me that it was for Josh, her cousin.
How cool is that? Becca got a ring at school, she knows Josh
likes Spider-man, and she...
Looking for costume suggestions
Becca originally wanted to be a dinosaur for Halloween. Purple
with orange spots. When she saw all the different costumes in the
pattern book while I was flipping through it on my way to the dragon
pattern, she decided to be a dancer.
How unoriginal. The dinosaur would have been darn cute.
She told me that her brothers would be clowns. Ugh. Doesn’t
everyone do the clown costume for...
Hmmm
I will say that I have let myself get too worked up about this. I
try not to make excuses, because to me, you are saying that you aren’t
responsible for your actions. I try to go with some
explanations. But is there really any difference?
Anywho, I have been dealing with some crud lately from some
people. If I talk to you in person, you probably know what I am
referring to. I...
Conclusion
So my brother couldn’t be bothered to pick up the phone when I called
Monday, Monday night, Tuesday night, or this morning at work. I
have just left him a message telling him that I am done with him.
I will be very surprised if he bothers to call back.
If anyone else wants me to be done with them, feel free to let me know.
I am in a mood right now.
Foot in mouth disease
I will fully admit to putting my foot in my mouth on a fairly frequent
basis. The censor in my brain is off on a permanent smoke break.
What drives me absolutely bonkers is when I overstep bounds by 1 to 3
feet. Suddenly, I am accused of going half a mile in the wrong
direction. I am told that I said things which I never said.
These aren’t occassions were I have been drinking, so I am...
Issues with soap
I can only fill the soap dispensers in the bathrooms 1/3 to 1/2
full. My domestic technician came on Tuesday and found my refill
jug under the sink. She filled the dispenser in the downstairs
bathroom all the way. Which was very kind of her.
Unfortunately, she doesn’t know Becca’s habits.
Yesterday Becca washed her hands.
Today, there is no more soap.