Despite a lot more hairspray, the waves didn't survive more than a couple of hours. Thea's hair is bound and determined to be straight.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Hair
Thea actually let me curl her hair on Valentine's Day. I did it with a thick iron and then pinned each curl with bobby pins and hair-sprayed the heck out of it. A few hours later we took it down and her hair floated in bouncy waves around her head.
Despite a lot more hairspray, the waves didn't survive more than a couple of hours. Thea's hair is bound and determined to be straight.
Despite a lot more hairspray, the waves didn't survive more than a couple of hours. Thea's hair is bound and determined to be straight.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Appaloosa - The Day (We Fell In Love) (Ted & Francis Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFJqESssWpY
I have this free sampler music CD and this is the last track on it -- it was on continuous replay on my drive to work.
Like.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Poor kids... joke's on them. Their school decided to open, independent of the county closing. It's a private school and there are few enough kids that the teachers can call everyone to let them know, so they can do what they want.
It'll be good for the girls to get back to school.
Me, here at 10:15 pm on the eve of going back to work, I suddenly have a big list of things I want/need to do around the house. Why couldn't I have gotten these big ideas and accompanying energy when I was stuck here for a week? At least I got kind of caught up on sleep...
It'll be good for the girls to get back to school.
Me, here at 10:15 pm on the eve of going back to work, I suddenly have a big list of things I want/need to do around the house. Why couldn't I have gotten these big ideas and accompanying energy when I was stuck here for a week? At least I got kind of caught up on sleep...
Noooooo
The girls are off school again tomorrow! I have responded by giving up and letting them watch a lot of TV.
I will probably take them to my dad's tomorrow morning so I can go ahead and go to work. Not because I love work so much, but because I'm done with sitting around here.
I will probably take them to my dad's tomorrow morning so I can go ahead and go to work. Not because I love work so much, but because I'm done with sitting around here.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Warmth
It was going to be a very cold weekend here, until a friend took the boiler apart and cleaned it, and apparently fixed it. 24 hours later it's still working properly. Looks like I will get to call BGE Home and cancel the repair appointment for Tuesday! It's nice to be warm.
We went to a car show in the city this afternoon. I sat in a bunch of minivans but wasn't absolutely wowed by any one. I think I liked the Honda Odyssey best, but honestly any one would do. Beggars can't be choosers.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. You could see this sight on the road five years or so from now.
You probably won't see my girls in a Miata though, unless some long-lost rich relative leaves me an inheritance.
Holly in some kind of Mazda.
Thea liked this Genesis coupe. It was pretty cute.
I always wanted a Corvette. This was my first time sitting in one and I have to say it felt awesome. Not sure it was $70,000 awesome. Where is that long-lost rich relative again?
We went to a car show in the city this afternoon. I sat in a bunch of minivans but wasn't absolutely wowed by any one. I think I liked the Honda Odyssey best, but honestly any one would do. Beggars can't be choosers.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. You could see this sight on the road five years or so from now.
You probably won't see my girls in a Miata though, unless some long-lost rich relative leaves me an inheritance.
Holly in some kind of Mazda.
Thea liked this Genesis coupe. It was pretty cute.
I always wanted a Corvette. This was my first time sitting in one and I have to say it felt awesome. Not sure it was $70,000 awesome. Where is that long-lost rich relative again?
Friday, February 12, 2010
Winter -- Do Not Like
Woke up this morning, my first day having to go back to work in a week, to a chilly house. The thermostat reads 63 and that's upstairs -- downstairs is usually at least 5 degrees cooler. It appears my boiler is not working. Yay!
At least my state tax refund got deposited so I'll have something to pay the repairman with.
At least my state tax refund got deposited so I'll have something to pay the repairman with.
Snow Days 5, 6, 7
(tuesday)
Waited for snow to begin falling. It began falling. Made great use of Netflix streaming movies -- too bad the mail could not get through to bring the disk that would allow me to stream them straight to the TV via the game console. Had to rig up a monitor instead.
(wednesday)
Seriously? Did I sign up for this?
School system announces it will be closed all week. No one is surprised.
(thursday)
Dig out, again. More of the same. Days are melding together. Kids have played way too many video games. They play outside for as long as they can stand it and come inside with rosy cheeks.
My work announces it will open Friday. Huh??? Work? What's that?
Waited for snow to begin falling. It began falling. Made great use of Netflix streaming movies -- too bad the mail could not get through to bring the disk that would allow me to stream them straight to the TV via the game console. Had to rig up a monitor instead.
(wednesday)
Seriously? Did I sign up for this?
School system announces it will be closed all week. No one is surprised.
(thursday)
Dig out, again. More of the same. Days are melding together. Kids have played way too many video games. They play outside for as long as they can stand it and come inside with rosy cheeks.
My work announces it will open Friday. Huh??? Work? What's that?
Monday, February 8, 2010
Snow Day 4
(monday)
The kids were off school and to my delight my work closed too. By mid-morning more neighbors down the road had gotten their butts in gear and cleared a path that four-wheel-drive vehicles, at least, could traverse. We took the opportunity to get out. First we went to CiCi's Pizza for lunch, and then we went to Costco to buy snacks to replenish the snack bar at work. (I am not generally a Costco shopper for my own household.) Back at home Holly went down for her nap and Thea and Faith had a prolonged snowball fight.
I woke Holly after two and a half hours because I really needed to get out to the store for groceries for the house. Since I didn't hit the stores before the storm, we were forced to "make do" with what we had in the house, meaning we ate some things that had been languishing in the cupboard for quite a while. And we had come to the end of even that, and there's this next storm looming on the horizon. So I left the older girls playing a game and bundled up Holly for the trip to the store, hoping to get out and back before the packed snow on the roads froze back over.
To my utter amazement Walmart was closed. Walmart was closed! That was almost more shocking than 30 inches of snow. I had to divert to Aldi, scrap half my grocery list and just pick up whatever I could find. I think we'll survive another couple of days now.
No school for the girls again tomorrow, and my work is closed again. I'm going to have to come up with some great ideas for keeping the peace, as the snow starts up again tomorrow afternoon and probably keeps us all snowbound for another two days.
Snowball fight!
The kids were off school and to my delight my work closed too. By mid-morning more neighbors down the road had gotten their butts in gear and cleared a path that four-wheel-drive vehicles, at least, could traverse. We took the opportunity to get out. First we went to CiCi's Pizza for lunch, and then we went to Costco to buy snacks to replenish the snack bar at work. (I am not generally a Costco shopper for my own household.) Back at home Holly went down for her nap and Thea and Faith had a prolonged snowball fight.
I woke Holly after two and a half hours because I really needed to get out to the store for groceries for the house. Since I didn't hit the stores before the storm, we were forced to "make do" with what we had in the house, meaning we ate some things that had been languishing in the cupboard for quite a while. And we had come to the end of even that, and there's this next storm looming on the horizon. So I left the older girls playing a game and bundled up Holly for the trip to the store, hoping to get out and back before the packed snow on the roads froze back over.
To my utter amazement Walmart was closed. Walmart was closed! That was almost more shocking than 30 inches of snow. I had to divert to Aldi, scrap half my grocery list and just pick up whatever I could find. I think we'll survive another couple of days now.
No school for the girls again tomorrow, and my work is closed again. I'm going to have to come up with some great ideas for keeping the peace, as the snow starts up again tomorrow afternoon and probably keeps us all snowbound for another two days.
Snowball fight!
Snow Day 3
Labels:
snow
(sunday)
In which we shoveled and shoveled and shoveled but still could not get out. No snowplows came down my street, and neighbors collaborated on and off all day but could not make the road completely passable, so in the end we just settled back in to watch the Super Bowl.
In which we shoveled and shoveled and shoveled but still could not get out. No snowplows came down my street, and neighbors collaborated on and off all day but could not make the road completely passable, so in the end we just settled back in to watch the Super Bowl.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Snow Day 2 Pt 2
(saturday)
The view out the front door. I thought I'd better get out there and shovel a path up to my mailbox for the mailman... as if the mail truck will be able to get down my street anytime soon.
Holly's playhouse then ^ and now...
Late afternoon, the storm ended, and the sun actually broke through for a few minutes before it set.
Such a peaceful world, outside. Inside, we're trying to remain as peaceful as possible, with the potential for school to be out all week. I'm almost positive there will not be school Monday. Don't know about Tuesday, but then there's more snow in the forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday.
The girls played lots of video and computer games today and then watched "The Goonies" before bed. They enjoy that movie just as much as I did as a kid.
The view out the front door. I thought I'd better get out there and shovel a path up to my mailbox for the mailman... as if the mail truck will be able to get down my street anytime soon.
Holly's playhouse then ^ and now...
Late afternoon, the storm ended, and the sun actually broke through for a few minutes before it set.
Such a peaceful world, outside. Inside, we're trying to remain as peaceful as possible, with the potential for school to be out all week. I'm almost positive there will not be school Monday. Don't know about Tuesday, but then there's more snow in the forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday.
The girls played lots of video and computer games today and then watched "The Goonies" before bed. They enjoy that movie just as much as I did as a kid.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Snow Day 2
(saturday)
It's a winter wonderland. The dog whines and hops in a circle before peeing right at the bottom of the back porch steps. The snow in my yard is thigh-high on me -- some drifts are up past my behind.
Views of the front ^ and back
Heading out into the snow!
My maple tree
Snowdrifts against my back fence. See the fence? Me neither.
Chester looking off the back porch.
Holly makes her way through shallower snow to a clear spot under the holly tree.
Faith and Thea, snow bunnies.
It's a winter wonderland. The dog whines and hops in a circle before peeing right at the bottom of the back porch steps. The snow in my yard is thigh-high on me -- some drifts are up past my behind.
Views of the front ^ and back
Heading out into the snow!
My maple tree
Snowdrifts against my back fence. See the fence? Me neither.
Chester looking off the back porch.
Holly makes her way through shallower snow to a clear spot under the holly tree.
Faith and Thea, snow bunnies.
Snow Day 1
(friday)
Oh, all right, I'll break my silence about the snow now that it's actually here.
Kids played video games Friday afternoon. In the evening we had lasagna and streamed a movie from Netflix, then they went off to bed excited about playing in the snow in the morning.
Late night on the front porch with a hot cup of coffee, very peaceful and quiet...
Oh, all right, I'll break my silence about the snow now that it's actually here.
Kids played video games Friday afternoon. In the evening we had lasagna and streamed a movie from Netflix, then they went off to bed excited about playing in the snow in the morning.
Late night on the front porch with a hot cup of coffee, very peaceful and quiet...
Friday, February 5, 2010
Flakes
The only thing I'm going to say about the upcoming snowstorm is that I'm not going to say anything about it, because I am SO sick of everyone on the TV, the radio, and freaking Facebook talking about it.
However, Holly says, "Snow is my FRAVRITE!" She also says, "I fart at the world!"
Not to brag or anything, but both Thea and Faith got straight A's on their report cards. Don't hate me because of my brilliant children!
However, Holly says, "Snow is my FRAVRITE!" She also says, "I fart at the world!"
Not to brag or anything, but both Thea and Faith got straight A's on their report cards. Don't hate me because of my brilliant children!
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