Entries from May 2008

May 30, 2008

Friday Five

1 :: The kids in this city are all out of school. There are children screaming outside at all times of the day now. It used to just be from about 4-9 p.m. Now it’s all day. Morning until night. I’m not complaining. It’s just kids having fun. [...]

May 30, 2008

would you do it again if you knew?

If someone had told you before you had children how terribly difficult it is, would you have still done it?
If someone had told you before you had children how trying it is, would you have still done it?
If someone had told you before you had children how you would fail them again and again, would [...]

May 29, 2008

*love* this

REM on Sesame Street yesterday, here it is on youtube (it was in my head all day yesterday, loved it):
Furry Happy Monsters

May 28, 2008

some “sunshine” in my day

a big bowl of cherries, the first of the season

May 28, 2008

today

Today is not going well.
I’m feeling overwhelmed at the heaps of laundry everywhere.  There are only 4 of us, how can it be so much?  I am overwhelmed at the thought of even switching clothes from the washer to the dryer.  Or folding.  Or loading.
I’m feeling overwhelmed at the realization that this house is never [...]

May 28, 2008

Green Smoothie Challenge

The Happy Foody Green Smoothie Challenge
The husband is on board. I am on board (I found it, duh). I’ve gone grocery shopping and we are stocked up on fruits and vegetables. We’re going to try this. Tomorrow. And if it tastes good, we’re going to give it a month and [...]

May 27, 2008

music

I’ve never been big into music. I know what I like and what I don’t like but I don’t know a lot about why. And I’ll listen to most things though I don’t always enjoy most things.
Lately though I’ve been more interested.
Today via Heartthrobs & Villains I came across Alela Diane and this [...]

May 26, 2008

20K

2005 Honda Odyssey

2007 Mazda 5

2007 Mazda CX-7
Not that we were looking but that’s how we spent our Memorial Day. How about you?

May 25, 2008

Another New Blog(s?)

I hate to add blogs to my bloglines. I was down to 106 blogs at one point. Now I’m back up to 114. There are just too many amazing blogs out there to inspire me.
A new one to me yesterday:
Live Lightly Tour
This is one about a family that got an RV and [...]

May 25, 2008

in other news…..

Victoria’s Secret now carries nursing bras! That is fantastic news to me. Nursing bras are usually so frumpy and unattractive. I’m thinking about ordering a couple to see how they are.
Order them here. Not going to post pictures for obvious reasons!