You know you don’t wear shoes much when one of the kids says “where are you going?” every time she sees you wearing any.
Mean Cats
Damn. Yesterday Moonstone attacked G’s ear because she was trying to get him out of the garage, back into the house. She bled all over the place—I mean, we had to wash blood out of the sweater she was wearing…
Ice Storm Supplies
I cannot believe it. We actually NEED milk, bread, and eggs. Today. With the whole ice storm warning thing in effect. Oh joy! Hmmm—might as well get firewood and hot chocolate too. Wish I had time for a trip to…
Thanksgiving Report
Getting Ready…
No, the house is not completely ready for tomorrow, much less the people who are arriving any minute now. And what have I been doing? Going through and rearranging my cross-stitch books and magazines. Oh yes, a vitally important task!…
Contrast
I find it odd to find pictures of the snow that’s on the ground right now in my friends’ LJ entries when we’ve still got the air conditioning running at times…
Sleepy Sleepy
I am SO sleepy! Ridiculously sleepy. I will head to bed Very Soon Now, I promise. Or sambear will have to lug me there while I’m unconscious. And I haven’t even taken the sleepytime medicine yet!
Breakfast
sambear just made breakfast that is even better than those I remember from my childhood, biscuits and all. That’s significant.
Biscuits!
Hey—I forgot to even mention that yesterday I made my first batch of buttermilk biscuits in over a decade. And they were actually edible. They weren’t as wonderfully light and fluffy as the ones goddessinga makes, but I’ll have to…
End of an Era
My parents are all moved, except for getting stuff from the storage facility to the new place. The phone is finally working. No cable TV out there, so they’re getting a satellite connection. My sister and brother-in-law were there this…