life in general
G's company perks
Jan 14 2008 04:47 PM
Every once in a while G
comes home from work with little freebies from the
companies he deals with at work. Sadly, none of these
has ever been an all-expenses-paid trip to Europe for
a month or a big fat cash bonus of any sort, but
every once in a while it is something that makes us
giggle. read
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do what now?
Jul 29 2007 09:02 PM
Inspired, I
think, by the book I recently worked on dealing with
the sociological implications of Henry David
Thoreau's works, I've been doing a lot of reading
online...again...about voluntary simplicity. I
already try to live that sort of life, to a large
degree, but I figure I can always find inspiration
& new ideas from looking at what other people are
doing. read
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some people are just jerks
Jul 25 2007 10:09 PM
G and I
walked up to Fowler's tonight to get ice cream. It
was crowded when we got there, but the line moved
quickly until the couple ahead of us took their turn.
The guy ordered a cone, while the girl hemmed and
hawed and eventually the two of them just turned
around & left. While the girl behind the counter
was making the guy's cone.
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heaven is a better place today
Mar 08 2007 09:31 AM
I did not
want to stay at camp, the first time I went to camp.
I wanted to go to camp, mind. I had spent months pestering my parents about it. I had joined the Scouts because I thought you had to be a Scout in order to go to camp. I had absolutely no idea what camp entailed, but I knew that I wanted to go to camp.
And the day finally arrived, and my parents dropped me off—and the realization hit that I was expected to spend two whole weeks without them for the very first time in my very young life…and I did not want to stay at camp. read more...
I wanted to go to camp, mind. I had spent months pestering my parents about it. I had joined the Scouts because I thought you had to be a Scout in order to go to camp. I had absolutely no idea what camp entailed, but I knew that I wanted to go to camp.
And the day finally arrived, and my parents dropped me off—and the realization hit that I was expected to spend two whole weeks without them for the very first time in my very young life…and I did not want to stay at camp. read more...
parenting, worrying about parenting, and worrying about worrying about parenting
Jan 11 2007 10:11 AM
I've been
dreaming a lot about having a baby again. Not about
physically giving birth, of course, but about
actually having a baby in our care that is our child.
It seems more real these days - I can actually
describe the baby's features, I know the child's
gender, I know how it came to be in our care - unlike
my earlier dreams in which I simply found myself
caring for a child with no idea how it all came to
be.
I think it might be because I feel closer to actually becoming a parent than I ever have before. We haven't finished our homestudy - we both have appointments this afternoon with our doctor, who has to fill out a form for each of us, and I'll bring this last bit of paperwork to the agency either tomorrow or Monday. Then we just have to meet with the social worker, who we hope will approve us. There is still much to do, but I can see a light at the end of the tunnel.
It's not all sunshine and bunnies, though. read more...
I think it might be because I feel closer to actually becoming a parent than I ever have before. We haven't finished our homestudy - we both have appointments this afternoon with our doctor, who has to fill out a form for each of us, and I'll bring this last bit of paperwork to the agency either tomorrow or Monday. Then we just have to meet with the social worker, who we hope will approve us. There is still much to do, but I can see a light at the end of the tunnel.
It's not all sunshine and bunnies, though. read more...
*drool*
Jan 09 2007 02:19 PM
what I did on my Christmas vacation...
Dec 30 2006 01:56 PM
best. Christmas present. ever.
Dec 19 2006 08:46 AM
I went to see
Matt and Rhona last night - it's been ages since I've
seen them & I had a souvenir from the National
Zoo for Autumn
that's been hanging out here, cowering in terror
from the dog's advances, since November. And since
I'm fully over whatever icky stomach bug I had
last week, it seemed a good time to visit.
I can't get over how big Autumn has gotten. She's all smiles & giggles, and her face lit up when she saw the red-eyed tree frog stuffed animal I brought. ("Ugliest thing I've ever seen," says George. I think it's friggin' adorable. Autumn agrees.) It was fun to see them, even though I didn't stay long because I knew they had to get Autumn bathed & put to bed.
They got me a Christmas present. I felt bad, because I didn't get anything for anyone this year, outside our families. Christmas has kind of snuck up on me because of how busy we've been and all the things we have going on this year. But this is, hands down, the best Christmas present ever: Sabres in Traffic, a book of photos by Mark Dellas, who is the photographer who did what we affectionately refer to as the "GAP ad photos" of the Sabres that are hung all around the arena concourse. Rhona was certain I must already have it - she didn't write any message inside until after I opened it, just in case I had to return it - but I was totally unaware he'd done a book of photos.
Positively stunning. I love photography - especially with interesting effects - and I love hockey. And of course I am completely in love with the amazing team we've had the privilege to watch for the last season and a half. So I'd say it's a pretty perfect gift. Now I'm simply jealous that this guy has had the amazing vantage point he's had to photograph the team the way he has - in portrait and in action. Just amazing.
Way better, I'd say, than a red-eyed tree frog stuffed animal. But I've got a whole year to come up with something equally amazing for them, for next Christmas.
I can't get over how big Autumn has gotten. She's all smiles & giggles, and her face lit up when she saw the red-eyed tree frog stuffed animal I brought. ("Ugliest thing I've ever seen," says George. I think it's friggin' adorable. Autumn agrees.) It was fun to see them, even though I didn't stay long because I knew they had to get Autumn bathed & put to bed.
They got me a Christmas present. I felt bad, because I didn't get anything for anyone this year, outside our families. Christmas has kind of snuck up on me because of how busy we've been and all the things we have going on this year. But this is, hands down, the best Christmas present ever: Sabres in Traffic, a book of photos by Mark Dellas, who is the photographer who did what we affectionately refer to as the "GAP ad photos" of the Sabres that are hung all around the arena concourse. Rhona was certain I must already have it - she didn't write any message inside until after I opened it, just in case I had to return it - but I was totally unaware he'd done a book of photos.
Positively stunning. I love photography - especially with interesting effects - and I love hockey. And of course I am completely in love with the amazing team we've had the privilege to watch for the last season and a half. So I'd say it's a pretty perfect gift. Now I'm simply jealous that this guy has had the amazing vantage point he's had to photograph the team the way he has - in portrait and in action. Just amazing.
Way better, I'd say, than a red-eyed tree frog stuffed animal. But I've got a whole year to come up with something equally amazing for them, for next Christmas.
happy birthday, Karen
Aug 30 2006 08:47 AM
Karen just
stopped by on her way home from Nova Photo.
She had a very eventful birthday. Luckily, she's fine.
She had a very eventful birthday. Luckily, she's fine.
it's a puppy party...
Jun 22 2006 01:18 PM
This is what I had to deal with while trying to sleep last night. Lucy (the one in the back) is visiting while her people are in hospital having a baby, and she & Sydney didn't hesitate to make themselves right at home.
Thankfully, I did not wake up with a pup standing on my head at 4:30 this morning, like I did last night.
I am looking forward to G's return home tomorrow, though, so he can take over the dog-watching responsibilities & I can get a few things done ...
ring in the new
Jan 01 2006 12:00 AM
New Year's
Eve is always a time of reflection for me...and upon
reflection I have to say that 2005 was a pretty
shitty year. In fact, it was a completely shitty
year; it started off shitty, and it didn't get any
less shitty as it went along.
At the end of the day, though, I know I am truly fortunate. At Christmas I saw a billboard at a roadside stand that read: "No man is a failure who has friends" - the inscription Clarence leaves for George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life. At the end of that film, after he's been to hell and back, George's life is changed by the love of his friends - and he realizes the many ways his love for them has changed theirs, too. read more...
At the end of the day, though, I know I am truly fortunate. At Christmas I saw a billboard at a roadside stand that read: "No man is a failure who has friends" - the inscription Clarence leaves for George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life. At the end of that film, after he's been to hell and back, George's life is changed by the love of his friends - and he realizes the many ways his love for them has changed theirs, too. read more...
oooh! big chubby squishy baby!
Sep 14 2005 09:54 PM
Our friend
Jackie stopped by with her dog, Casee, tonight. And
she had great news - after a year-plus of endless
paperwork & an insane waiting game, they have a
daughter. They're travelling to China next month to
bring her home. And they've started a blog to
record the experience - not to mention some really
cute pictures...
before the storm
Aug 21 2005 08:01 PM
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