Friday, December 29, 2006
Nearing The End (if 100 is the goal)
94. peace
95. quiet
96. rubber bands
97. recipe.com
98. cream cheese
99. a new day
100. the Lord's lovingkindnesses
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Library Fines?
Amanda and I have both been saving. The bill came this week (along with the very helpful pamphlet). Amanda's bank statement came today. I added up the amount in her account and the amount I have for her and compared the total to the amount of the bill. We are over by $1.81. Makes me think that God must know something we don't. Maybe Amanda has a library fine.
I think Amanda and I will go the bank and make a withdrawal from our accounts and drive right over to the cashier's office and pay in cash. If we don't need the $1.81 for anthing else, we can stop at Sheetz and get a gallon of tea.
How good is that?
Monday, December 11, 2006
Up.Date. Up. Date. Up. Date. This Just In...
82. Chipmunk Christmas Albums
83. A furnace that works
84. A furnace that does not catch fire and burn your house down
85. Warm slippers
86. Space heaters
87. Space
88. Recipe cards
89. Hair
90. Siblings
91. Knowing where my tylenol is
92. Not needing tylenol
Wait-That's eleven. One for good measure.
What do you know about sticky keys? Evidently, if I press the shift key 5 times, I can activate sticky keys. I don't know enough about sticky keys to know if I want them activated. Sticky sounds bad. Like if I left a can of Pepsi in my car and it froze overnight and exploded and then melted down over the cup holder and everything underneath it. Sticky. Bad.
Evidently my keys are not sticky now and I function fairly well that way. Unless you can convince me otherwise I will keep my keys unsticky.
Wait, I have a new thought: Grilled Stickies (ala mode). Sticky. Good. Now I am really undecided.
Why don't you just try it? Press your shift key 5 times and see what happens. Let me know how it turns out for you.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Sixty Five Going on Eighty
71. Subarus
72. Zero interest loans
73. My George Foreman grill
74. Foodland (close to home)
75. Vintage video of Suzy Snowflake
76. Sprint to Sprint
77. Clean shirts
78. Did I say mango salsa? (worth repeating)
79. Calculators
80. Christmas stamps
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Seventy and Counting
2. Kennels
3. Friends who take care of your dog while your away
4. Car trips
5. Wrigley Field
6. Chewing gum
7. Ivy
8. Sunshine
9. Shadows
10. New winter coats
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Wednesday Going on Friday
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Sixty and Counting
2. Online shopping
3. Joyful giving
4. Hugs from 2 year olds
5. Construction paper turkeys
6. A God Who listens to my prayers
7. A God Who answers my prayers
8. A dog who does tricks for hot dog bites
9. Blogging
10. Comments
Friday, November 17, 2006
Drop and Give Me Ten
1. Kohl's coupons
2. Pajamas
3. Sparkly things
4. Baby pictures
5. Antibiotics
6. Completed school projects
7. My digital camera
8. Micah
9. Cranberries
10. Hot chocolate with marshmallows
Diversity Lyrics--By Request
And stayed in our own continents
Then maybe we would not have it
It's called diversity.
But no, no, no! We immigrate.
We switch countries and then we mate
And when the ceremony's done
We're practically related to everyone.
Lyrics by Alex Havener
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Oh, And Ten More Things...
2. Music
3. My iPod nano
4. I don't need a PS3
5. Part-time
6. Payday
7. My clothes dryer
8. Mitochondria
9. 1LUKE37
10. Adverbs (really)
Official Kickball Rules
Monday, November 13, 2006
This Makes Thirty
2. Teeth
3. Periodontists
4. Smiles
5. Sisters
6. Aunts
7. Chicken broth
8. Homemade noodles
9. Gluten free noodles that don't dissolve in chicken broth
10. My Mom
Oodles of Noodles
From generation to generation...
Some things you should learn as a child. Things like eating raw noodle dough will stick your guts together. (Or give you worms, depending on which Aunt you listen to!) And that your aunts are really your mom's sisters and they were once kids together. And that making things is really more about the process than the end product.
Traditions handed down from generation to generation. Things that we do because our parents did them and our grandparents did them. Like piles of flour and eggs mixed and stretched and dried and cut and dried some more--until they are noodles spread all over the house on faded flowered tableclothes. And that you share things with your cousins that you don't share with just everyone. Like your bed. And your sense of humor.
And each generation adds its mark, uniquely its own. Like a noodle hat.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Ten More Things
2. husbands who clean
3. sisters who understand clutter
4. nieces
5. nephews
6. Hershey kisses
7. clean sheets
8. automatic washing machines
9. swiffers
10. kids who still need resters
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
November-Virtue of the Month
Is gratitude really an attitude or is it an action? Can I be thankful for something, or do I have to be thankful to someone. Can I just feel grateful or is it only gratitude when it is expressed?
Ten things I am grateful for:
1. My husband
2. My children
3. Noodle makers
4. My dog
5. Towels that wrap all the way around me
6. Hot chocolate
7. Mango salsa
8. Warm water from the tap
9. Indoor plumbing in general
10. Instant messaging
Friday, October 27, 2006
Friday Night Sights
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
I'm a 'V' or A Very Small Group
Laurie, our 'L', was home with the flu,
Frank, our 'O', had homework to do.
Chuck, our 'E', stayed home to play,
So I'm all of LOVE that could make it today.
Nevertheless,
'V' is very, very extraordinary...
Saturday, October 14, 2006
All By Myself
Friday, October 06, 2006
Holy Haircuts
Amanda and Brenda got haircuts together this afternoon. Here are the results. We are happy even though we currently have a lot of product in our hair. Our next big adventure for the day is to eat Chinese takeout. And then we will shop at Kohl's and save 20% on all of our purchases. Then Amanda will have to go back to college. All in all a great day.
Don't Tell Me Any Secrets
Now I only have one secret and it is not as much fun as it used to be to have it.
Don't ask me about it.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Little Red Flags
Friday, September 29, 2006
New Phones
I have two cell phones. My $14.99 plan can't be cancelled until the end of the billing cycle which is the middle of October. (Alex wonders if there really is an end to a cycle?) I also am the proud owner of a brand new $69.99 family plan which will allow me to talk to Abi, Ami, Dave and millions of other Sprint PCS users all I want to. Last month I wanted to talk on my cell phone for 22 minutes. My new cell phone flips and takes pictures. Last month I did not have to open my phone to talk for 22 minutes and I didn't take any pictures with my phone.
The good news is with my new plan nights start at 7:00pm. I've been wanting more hours in the night, so this is a really good deal for me. I would also like summer to start in April. What does that plan cost?
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Great Train Robbery
Shake Your Booties
Okay, remember this is not a knitting blog, but the booties are finished and the baby has arrived. My next booties will be pink and purple, so I hope the next baby is a girl. (and doesn't arrive for several months because I am a very slow knitter)
Also, this is not the Uncle Michael blog, but one more thing about him:
He is going to have a new baby in April.
I hope that wasn't a secret. I know two secrets and I am not telling them.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Ouch!
I tried to comment on Amanda's xanga, but I was not successful. First, I didn't include my birthdate. Then I didn't have the right combination or number of letters in my password. Then I tried three different names, but they were all taken. By then I forgot whatever comment I wanted to make so I gave up. So I do not have a xanga account, so I can not comment on Amanda's blog, but it seems to me she writes about crying alot. As her mother, this concerns me.
Friday, September 15, 2006
Uncle Michael's Red Bicycle
So two of my red headed consanguins, who also happen to be my nephews, are on their way to Pittsburgh International Airport with Uncle Michael's red bicycle. (I didn't put any air in the tires so I don't think they will get very far.)
In other news....
Alex had a tooth extracted this afternoon. He has not had any dental work done since he was in first grade and then they put him out to do it. So he had no frame of reference for novacaine. He was somewhat upset about getting a shot, but he was really unnerved when the oral surgeon tried to inject it in his mouth. (He thought he would get it in the arm.) "Have you ever had a shot in your mouth?" he wanted to know. Once he understood he held very still and the tooth was out in less than a minute. It was an extra tooth to begin with, but it seems a shame to pull a perfectly good tooth.
Note to Uncle Michael: It was not a bluetooth.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Uncle Michael Weighs In
Complaint: n. getting a clock radio from two different paper customers.
Thanks to Uncle Michael for today's Words of the Day.
Some things about Uncle Michael:
His name is not Mike.
Stasi mistakenly told her Slovak teacher that he works in a factory that makes bottles and cans.
He reads peoples blogs but has not been known to (officially) comment on them.
I have his red bicycle in my garage.
His daughter has red hair.
Okay--so that makes me wonder--Why isn't there a word for nieces and nephews collectively.
i.e. sons + daughters=children
Would nieces + nephews be niecews or maybe nepheces as in Three of my nepheces have red hair.
Really I'm thinking that this calls for a new word altogether. Something akin to nauffy.
Any suggestions?
This may be turning into a dictionary blog. I'm not a sure a knitting blog might not have been a good idea.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Tip of the Week
Homegrown tomatoes
2 clock radios
Okay--so the 'two clock radios' was the best tip of the week.
Alex desires to spend the paper profits on a new gaming system
Mom desires to spend the paper profits on a new sewing machine.
"What's in it for me", Alex wants to know.
"I will make you clothes," says Miss Brenda.
"Maybe we could go on a cruise!"
"Yeah!"
We will need better tips than the clock radios before we see the Carribbean.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Virtue of the Month
Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity. Ephesians 5:15-16
This evening I will make the most of the opportunity to clear off the dining room table. I am not going to bed until it is done. (It may well be a late night.) I have many things to do this week to prepare for the beginning of new minstries for AW Bible study and for the launch of WildLife for the 5th and 6th graders. I will miss Cubbies this year, but it is exciting to see new things begin. I know that Cubbies will be fine without me.
10 other things (not necessarily in order):
I miss my girls.
I love having a dog.
I had a good hair day.
I wore my shrug today.
I did not wake up with a praise song in my head.
I brought watermelon home from community appreciation day.
I am reading a book with Alex.
I am going to read another Hemingway book.
My booties are almost done.
I know a big secret.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Amendum
Clearly the word amendum can be used to describe the subtraction of an addition--the cumulative effect being nothing. Therefore amendum does not have any meaning at all.
Unless, of course, you speak Abiese.
Note: If Amanda subtracted an addition, it could be rightfully called an Amandum, but this would always require proper capitalization.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Endlessly Patient
Monday, August 21, 2006
Bedlum
meaning a wandering troublemaker; as in Abi needs to hem her pants or she will look like a bedlum.
Also spelled bedlam.
This definition has been submitted by Abi--obviously a speaker of another language.
Mark Cuban's got nothing on me
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Monday, August 14, 2006
Rules
Rules are always changing.
Rules are unfair.
Rules are never unfair in your favor.
Friday, August 11, 2006
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Things that are broken
My sewing machine
My lawnmower
Things we replaced this week
Dave's cellphone
Friday, August 04, 2006
Sleeping in
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Knitting Booties
This blog has been checked for spelling errors by the spelling master. (The one who has been known to spell her own name wrong.)
Monday, July 31, 2006
A Day in the Life of a Super Heroine
Cloyed
Friday, July 28, 2006
Inhibited
Still, I am happy to have a blog. I will work it into many conversations this week. When I was posting on my blog...I need to find more time to blog...Blog,blog, blog...