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Monday, February 25, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
day 138
It was one million degrees below zero again last night - clear and cold and perfect for watching the lunar eclipse. Not so perfect for taking pictures, hard to hold a camera steady when you're shaking from the cold. So this is the best I could do.
day 136
Soooooo, you're at home now? What do you guys do all day?
You're looking at it. "Knock-knock!!! Whasss YOUR name??!? Halllooo!!! Hallo! MOMMY! MOMMY!!! KNOCK-KNOCK! Mommy??"
day 135
I went to a funeral today, but I don't think it was sad. Not everyone gets to have a good life, and a good death - and my uncle had both. I enjoyed going through his photographs (which were in this suitcase) with my aunts (the aunts were not in the suitcase) and we made a collage to display at the funeral. He did a lot of travelling in his life and I assume this suitcase made a few trips with him. Thank goodness for digital photography - I'd already need a huge suitcase to carry all of my photos and memories - and I'm not nearly done yet.
day 134
So here I am flipping pancakes with the mayor on Sunday morning. Part of my councillor-ly (?) duties. That's coffee in my hand, and I need it. I don't do mornings well. And I don't think breakfast should ever be cooked by me.
day 133
Ceci's feeling better, but not well enough to go out yet. So we're playing Clue: the Case of the Chocolate Cake.
day 132
Usually, I subscribe to the 'if it ain't broke....' philosophy, but here is one rare case where they've managed to improve on something that was already perfect. They added pop-rocks to Mini-eggs. They did this last year, but they also did something weird to the candy shell - so they weren't BAD, but it was just too much change at once. There's nothing wrong with the candy shell. Don't mess with it!This year, they tried the pop-rocks again, but left the candy shell alone - and I have a new obsession. An added benefit is that the pop-rocks scare the crap out of Annique, so she wants nothing to do with ANY mini eggs. You know how much I hate to share, and she made me share a LOT of them last last year. So this is a good thing.
day 131
Maybe its true - too much candy DOES make you sick? Ceci's feeling tough today, was throwing up all night and slept on the couch all day.
day 130
I bought the girls shoes for Valentine's day, and patted myself on the back for not having a whole bunch of candy and junk brought into the house for Valentine's day.
Then, we went to the mail, and they came home from school.
day 128
If you're going to melt down crayons to make crayons, you'd better make them more interesting. So we added glitter and made them into heart shapes. I couldn't find the tin-foil hearts so we had to melt the crayons first, and then pour them into this heart-shaped ice cube tray. Because something tells me an ice cube tray isn't going to hold up in the oven.day 127
For all of those who are wondering, Barry's brand new bathroom remodel does include a phone. Of course. I should have taken this from a different angle so you can see the pen that is chained to the inside of the box. I wish I was kidding.
day 125
We're going to Grandma's. This was a bit of a scary trip because its *STILL* freakishly cold, and it was just starting to get blizzardy when we were almost there. Its fine to get from point A to B in the cold weather - as long as nothing makes you stop in between. And blizzards always make me want to stop, but at 40 below, its too dangerous to stop. Also too dangerous to end up in the ditch, because you can't see. I hate when the weather changes so quickly. I worry so much about weather and driving, and I try so hard not to drive in it - but its been so cold for so long, we can't stay home forever. Grandma and Grandpa are leaving for Arizona (no wonder!) and so this was the last chance to visit before they go.
So, we pack lots of blankets and dress in layers and hope for the best.
day 124
Trying to get a picture to put on Annique's valentines. Its not any easier than it was at Christmas.
day 123
Before you call CPS - hear me out. She's two. My older girls survived being two, and neither of them were prone to crawling up on kitchen countertops, opening cupboard doors, removing childproof caps and pouring themselves shooters of Motrin.
So, before today I would think that leaving the medicine in a cupboard, behind a closed door, with the lid on tightly would be enough. But its not enough, and I know that, now.
day 122
The answer to "what's your favorite donut" = Vanilla Dip. If they tell me they don't *have* Vanilla Dip, then I kind of don't really want a donut anymore. I'll just get Timbits. And that's a French Vanilla coffee, of course.
day 121
Oh, you KNOW I love this. I have a nametag when I go to library board meetings. Its almost like the U.N. - almost.
day 120
Wow, this is a lot of work to make something we already had. Next step - melting the crayons. To make crayons. Yes, I know. We started with crayons.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Day 118
They're HERE! And they brought FLOAM!
We have company for the weekend and the girls couldn't be more thrilled. They've also discovered Floam. I've learned to fear the words, "MOM, I've got FLOAM in my hair!"
We have company for the weekend and the girls couldn't be more thrilled. They've also discovered Floam. I've learned to fear the words, "MOM, I've got FLOAM in my hair!"
day 117
Madeleine playing "Hit me with your best shot" on Guitar Hero. We have it worked out so she does the buttons and we help her to strum on time. She can get through the songs at 80-90% so far. Hopefully she gets the hang of the strumming part and she'll be able to do it herself, soon.
day 116
Still freaking cold. The thermometer doesn't show the worst part - the wind chill. I thought forty below zero was just ridiculously cold, and maybe we'd go a few degrees over on the coldest day ever - but that was LAST YEAR. This year, minus fifty is the new minus forty. Windchills are often hitting the minus fifties. The temperature dropped so quickly one night, our furnace couldn't keep up. This week, school was actually cancelled one day because it was too cold. That NEVER happens. Sometimes the buses don't run but school is always open for those who can make it. But this week, it was too cold and too dangerous for kids to be walking to school, even a short distance.
And don't even get me started on how many days we've had like this. Its supposed to be a freak thing that happens on the coldest day of the year, and then it goes back to normal. Its not supposed to STAY for WEEKS.
Global warming, my ASS.
day 115
Oh, I went back and forth for awhile. Should I post the picture of the bowling scores on the TV, or a picture of the ladies on our ladies' night out PLAYING the Wii? But then I remembered that someone wore their PJ's to my party, and so the decision was made!
That's cow racing, by the way. I'd post the bowling pictures, but I want to keep my friends.
That's cow racing, by the way. I'd post the bowling pictures, but I want to keep my friends.
day 114
Hm. Martha Stewart never smiles like that. Annique's making Kraft Dinner for lunch. I've given up on stopping her from helping in the kitchen. I just supervise very, very, very, very closely.
day 113
Don't touch Mom's computer. That's usually the rule but they all come running if I play a song or video. This is James Blunt - "You're Beautiful" which was played almost nonstop when Annique was a baby. So they all remember it well.
day 112
Cecily swore off princesses at Halloween, but the costumes are still getting a lot of use. Annique calls all princess-related things "Bella" and loves to dress up and pretend to be a Bella.
day 110
Kinder eggs. I have no idea how many Kinder toys and parts of toys we have lying around - don't tell the girls I throw them out whenever I find one. The truth is, the chocolate egg is kind of tasty and we always have at least ten minutes of fun putting the toy together. But what do you DO with them after that?I now have a pirate ship on my kitchen windowsill.
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