Thursday, November 29, 2007
Oh and....
Today a co-worker and friend of mine joined me in randomly humming Jingle Bells. At two separate times. Like we're in each other's brains. We both giggled and felt a little guilty.
But not enough to stop humming altogether. :-)
But not enough to stop humming altogether. :-)
Hanukkah..ha ha ha....
:::::whistling like I have all the time in the world::::::::::
Oh, what's that you say? Hanukkah is next Tuesday night? Yes, yes I knew that. No, no...I haven't shopped yet. Yes, yes...the girls WILL be disappointed if we ignore it. No, no I can't skip the wax drippings in the old menorah, or the tape on the window from the paper menorah we hang.
Like it or not, Hanukkah is FAST approaching and me, as in many other situations, I am in ...
D-E-N-I-A-L!
I KNOW I don't have to get eight nights of presents but I do need to get SOME presents for the girls and try to plan at least a little bit of a tzedakah portion of the holiday when we give to someone else who needs more than we do. That is a tradition that I need to start and something important for us all to remember. It's not ALL about My Little Pony and The Littlest Pet Shop.
So perhaps this weekend I'll take it upon myself to gather a few things and an idea or two. Yes, I am taking suggestions. No, I don't have any for you. Jeez...
Oh, what's that you say? Hanukkah is next Tuesday night? Yes, yes I knew that. No, no...I haven't shopped yet. Yes, yes...the girls WILL be disappointed if we ignore it. No, no I can't skip the wax drippings in the old menorah, or the tape on the window from the paper menorah we hang.
Like it or not, Hanukkah is FAST approaching and me, as in many other situations, I am in ...
D-E-N-I-A-L!
I KNOW I don't have to get eight nights of presents but I do need to get SOME presents for the girls and try to plan at least a little bit of a tzedakah portion of the holiday when we give to someone else who needs more than we do. That is a tradition that I need to start and something important for us all to remember. It's not ALL about My Little Pony and The Littlest Pet Shop.
So perhaps this weekend I'll take it upon myself to gather a few things and an idea or two. Yes, I am taking suggestions. No, I don't have any for you. Jeez...
Saturday, November 17, 2007
RRrrrrrraaaarrrrgggghhh....
Yes, the children are running circles through the house roaring like "scawy munsterws". My life has become all those commercials you see with kids doing the same thing and the moms looking fed up or depressed or blissfully ignorant. I am none of those things actually. As long as they don't get hurt, I'm ok with the occasional "munsterw" chasing and the roaring...as long as I can hear myself think.
Thursday is Thanksgiving and I am, thankfully, not panicked about it. YET. There's still time. But really, I have WORK work to complete before I can even think about it so I can't devote the room in my mushy pea brain to worrying about Turkey and brines and stuff just yet. That time will come at around 5PM on Tuesday. I'll have to let you know how it all goes.
What are your Turkey plans? Travel? Cooking? Being a guest? I enjoy the cooking and hosting. It's quite satisfying in a lot of ways.
Well, since I doubt I'll be back before the Turkey's in the oven, have a wonderful and warm thanksgiving surrounded by those you love and those who love you.
Thursday is Thanksgiving and I am, thankfully, not panicked about it. YET. There's still time. But really, I have WORK work to complete before I can even think about it so I can't devote the room in my mushy pea brain to worrying about Turkey and brines and stuff just yet. That time will come at around 5PM on Tuesday. I'll have to let you know how it all goes.
What are your Turkey plans? Travel? Cooking? Being a guest? I enjoy the cooking and hosting. It's quite satisfying in a lot of ways.
Well, since I doubt I'll be back before the Turkey's in the oven, have a wonderful and warm thanksgiving surrounded by those you love and those who love you.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Wwwooooooooooeeeeeeee!!
Jeez! Will ya look at all those frickin' cobwebs?? Yeah yeah...I suck. What else is new?
This week we had a horrible week in the land of domestic pets. We almost lost our beloved fuffer Gracie to Canine Bloat or Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (GDV). NAAAAAASSSTY!! Thank G-d we caught it in time or I would have headed to work and she'd have been dead upon my return. It was a heart-wrenching, horrible 48 hour ordeal complete with apparent (but not real) bleeding out, emergency surgery, 4 different vets and hospitals and several thousand dollars.
But she's home, and seems to be alright except for the occasional barfing which may be due to the anti-biotics...I hope.
The Bird was/is sick too. Not an easy week.
BUT, the Diner Girl paid us a visit this weekend. It was SHORT as hell, but she was here and we appropriately tortured her with nasty children's television, snot, coughs, and 5 year old humor. Wow....I hope she's willing to return someday! Best part, though, was that she got to meet Ruhlman and Wordstock 2007 here in PDX. Made the whole trip worthwhile.
So check her French Laundry At Home blog to get the skinny on all things Ruhlman and Kuchen from my kitchen.
Another week, another fraction of a dollar. :-) Did I mention Thanksgiving is in a week and a half? Oh, I didn't? Well, it is. Guess I'd better order a bird.
This week we had a horrible week in the land of domestic pets. We almost lost our beloved fuffer Gracie to Canine Bloat or Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (GDV). NAAAAAASSSTY!! Thank G-d we caught it in time or I would have headed to work and she'd have been dead upon my return. It was a heart-wrenching, horrible 48 hour ordeal complete with apparent (but not real) bleeding out, emergency surgery, 4 different vets and hospitals and several thousand dollars.
But she's home, and seems to be alright except for the occasional barfing which may be due to the anti-biotics...I hope.
The Bird was/is sick too. Not an easy week.
BUT, the Diner Girl paid us a visit this weekend. It was SHORT as hell, but she was here and we appropriately tortured her with nasty children's television, snot, coughs, and 5 year old humor. Wow....I hope she's willing to return someday! Best part, though, was that she got to meet Ruhlman and Wordstock 2007 here in PDX. Made the whole trip worthwhile.
So check her French Laundry At Home blog to get the skinny on all things Ruhlman and Kuchen from my kitchen.
Another week, another fraction of a dollar. :-) Did I mention Thanksgiving is in a week and a half? Oh, I didn't? Well, it is. Guess I'd better order a bird.