Will the wonderful uses for the internet never end. Aside from the fact that I cannot find Michigan Cherries anywhere on it, you can pretty much get whatever you want or need here. Kaufmann fabrics are on the internet. I didn’t even realize until recently that you could get brand name fabrics, let alone that you can get them on the internet!
Archive for February, 2012
Wonderful
Saturday, February 25th, 2012Moving
Saturday, February 25th, 2012My son approached me the other day. He said, “I don’t know how to break this to you.”
I said, “Just spit it out.”
He said, “I’m going to move.”
At first I thought he was going to move over or backwards or to the left, but it turns out he had seen how to pack one of those ‘blanket-on-a-stick’ pieces of luggage and planned to head out to the open road. You see, I wasn’t letting him play enough and he’d had it. Not in an angry way though – more in a ‘this is the only course of action open to me’ kind of way.
We had a chat about the realities of the road and I told him that he would be missed. Then I told the story of getting the door locked behind me and said it was good he had come to me first so that I would know and not lock the door.
Either I convinced him to stay or I convinced him he needed a better plan because it’s been a week and he’s still here. Happy Day!
Employment is Employment
Saturday, February 25th, 2012In today’s economy, one may ask where all the jobs are. And when told that there are McDonalds jobs available, one may snort with derision. “I meant the high paying jobs” on might say.
But I say, it doesn’t matter what job you have. If you take pride in your work, what may start as less than your dream job may become something much more – like your salvation from financial ruin. It’s really shocking how much room to move up there is at McDonald’s and establishments like it. And the pace for that movement is usually much faster than in big corporations or even government jobs.
For people who are willing to show pride in their work, that is.
If It Wasn’t a Digital Picture, I Would Have Burned the Negatives
Saturday, February 25th, 2012I just played dress up with my kids. I had some left over makeup from a project I was working on a few months ago. That coupled with a desire to have some fun resulted in a face that brought gasps from one child, giggles from others and still another who looked upon me with derision.
I drew tear drops in eyeliner and allowed my youngest to give me black freckles on my nose. The green eye shadow was so big it was worthy of Season 1 Denise Huxtable on the Cosby Show. Pictures were taken and with them a promising future in politics was destroyed. Alas…….
No Snow Raccoon Eyes
Saturday, February 18th, 2012This might be more appropriate for Europe right now, what with their record snow. Or perhaps Alaska since they are also getting shockingly huige amounts of snow. But just in case you find your self on the slopes doing a little snowboarding, make sure you have snowboarding goggles. They help your eyes from tiring which means you’ll be able to spend more time in the powder.
Just make sure you wear some kind of protection for your exposed skin so that you don’t end up with those crazy raccoon eyes. Yikes!
The Muppet Show
Saturday, February 18th, 2012What a happy surprise! We took the family to see the newest Muppet movie (at the dollar theatre) and it was MARVELOUS!
If you’ve seen the show or one of their previous movies, then maybe you’re like me and weren’t all that impressed. I could take ‘em or leave ‘em – they were more nostalgic than anything. But this movie marks them forever for me as a great group and this show was their best effort ever! I cannot rave enough about this movie and I didn’t like the main character (Walter) at all. How can you love a movie and not like the main character?
Go see it – you’ll understand!
Telephone Book?
Saturday, February 11th, 2012If you are looking for carpet cleaners Durham NC People, you know that using the phone book is practically useless nowadays. Do they even make those anymore? Actually I know they do because I found one on my doorstep the other day – in miniature.
Anyway – I would recommend looking on the internet to see what your choices are. Also ask your friends (I know that sounds old fashioned) because they may have had experience with a company and really liked them. On the other hand they may be able to steer you away from a company that didn’t work out so well for them.
Good Luck!
Family Life
Saturday, February 11th, 2012I’m sure you’re all affected by this, too because it’s going around. My family has a cold. And because colds, for some reason, get exponentially worse with each person who gets it, we have reached critical mass. In other words – tempers are flaring and despite my repeated admonishments not to, my children are crying thereby producing more snot and making themselves sicker. For the first time in 2 years, I kept someone home from school. But I taught him that it wasn’t a treat so he doesn’t get it in his head that he should get sick more often. You know what I did?
I made him rest in bed.
He may never forgive me.
Time to Upgrade
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012It’s time for me to look into ipod docks again. The one I have spent too many nights by the stove playing music while my husband fried – food that is. It’s been splattered with so much oil, it doesn’t turn off anymore. And tuning in a station is a temporary thing – if you walk by it, the station changes. Don’t get me wrong, this particular dock has been great to me. It’s just time to get a better one. Maybe something oil proof.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil review
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Sometimes it seems like there’s not a lot to watch on Netflix, but every once in a while you come across something surprisingly original and funny. “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil” had me rolling on the floor laughing at every bloody moment. Two sweet backcountry hillbillies are just trying to have a nice vacation at their new cabin, but these terrible college kids keep dying all around them. Who’s going to believe Tucker and Dale when they say that they were just minding their own business when a college kid jumped into the wood chipper?
Watch and enjoy.