Ahh, I love being on the brink of vacation.
The hurried packing (because I never do it ahead of time). The restless sleep the night before. That anxious “I’m forgetting something” feeling. Toothbrush? Check. Camera? Check. Shaving cream? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Heavy foot so we can make quick work of the 7-hour drive tonight? Check.
This time [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Hi ho the dairy-o, to NL we will go…
Posted in driving, rv, travel, vacation on September 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Happiness is …
Posted in Food, happiness on September 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
… a homemade donut from the Somerville bakery. It’s greasy (especially when still warm) and as big as my fist and about the best thing I can think of to start off a Friday. Thank you, Terry Gallagher… thank you.
Homemade donuts always take me back to when I was a kid, in my grandmother’s kitchen, [...]
Kitchen Renos #3
Posted in kitchen, renovations on September 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
After much wiring and plumbing, the drywall is up on the sink wall. It’s nice to have a hubby that actually enjoys doing that type of work.
I spent the majority of last night and will spend all of tonight continuing to scrape the ceilings. I would leave it to the pros if it didn’t mean [...]
Family Guy cracks me up …
Posted in Humor, TV on September 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Last night’s episode (a re-run) … Lois forces Brian to potty train after stepping in his “business” yet again. After not being able to master it, at the end of the episode he says he’s figured out a solution. Cut to mayor Adam West pointing on his lawn saying, “Ha! They said those sausage seeds [...]
You know you have renos on the brain when …
Posted in computers, kitchen, renovations on September 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was talking with a user yesterday (a computer user, that is … ) and was instructing them to put in a command at a dos prompt …
Me: “Okay, now type “C”, “colon”, “backsplash” …
He was stressed out enough to not find it funny but I’m still laughing about it.
Kitchen Renos #2
Posted in Just life, kitchen, renovations, sexy appliances on September 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Progress:
#1 – Floor was tiled and grouted on Thursday and Friday. We love it.
#2 – New refrigerator is in and loaded! That is one seeeexy appliance! (I believe I started referring to appliances as ’sexy’ about the same time I looked past Cosmopolitan magazine and started buying Better Homes and Gardens).
#3 – Brian is almost [...]
Is nothing sacred?!
Posted in Music on September 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just when you think all is right in the world, they pull crap like this …
Bryan McKnight singing Janis Joplin’s Me and Bobby McGee.
I heard about 12 seconds of it and that’s only because it took me that long to find the remote. And yes, my ears bled a little.
Kitchen Renos #1
Posted in kitchen, renovations on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While I was in Boston, Brian began the kitchen renovations. The first step is always, of course, demolition. I was sad to miss it. Since returning, we have had absolutely no kitchen. The floors are down to plywood, the appliances are gone, the walls are torn down. The only thing left standing is the refrigerator and [...]
Kids really do say the darndest things…
Posted in Humor on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Until I have kids of my own, I live vicariously through my friend Kenny who has a 5-year-old, Sydney… Well, sometimes she is a grown-up trapped in a 5-year-old’s body. He told me of this morning’s conversation with Sydney over breakfast and I laughed so hard I figured it blog-worthy.
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(Paraphrasing)
Kenny: “Syd, what do you want for breakfast?”
Sydney: [...]
