I love playing Mahlerfest. However, rehearsals take up a significant amount of time. Every night this week (save tomorrow), plus two performances this weekend. So fun time during the day is spent doing stuff that I can’t do at night. …
Despite the trauma of painting/hanging/resizing/repainting/rehanging/gluing/rehanging the doors this afternoon, I had enough mental energy to go through all my spices. I really had no choice; they’ve been sitting in several boxes on my counter for over a week as we …
Remember the beautiful, wonderful, shiny-white doors we got ourselves for Christmas? Right now, burning them to heat the house and therefore lowering our gas bill is looking mighty good. Things to note: they will be too wide. they will require …
Iowa (yawn, moan, stretching): Was it good for you too, lover? Candidates (getting out of bed): Uh, yeah. Great. Iowa: Where are you going? Candidates (getting dressed): I…I have to go. I have an early meeting…with New Hampshire. Iowa: New …
Dear Honorable Residents of the Hawkeye State: Today is finally the day. Over a year of prep. Not quite as bad as a never-ending pregnancy, but nearly as long and nearly as intolerable. Today is the day your state takes …
Back in September J broke my sunglasses. This wouldn’t be huge news, but apparently my particular pair are forged from ore from Middle Earth, polished with the tears of PMSing unicorns, and dried with the dying breaths of fairies, for …
Hellooo dahlinks, did you miss me? It’s good to be back. First and foremost, a very Happy New Year to the general bloggy world. I whizzed through many blogs today and it looks like we all survived the holidays relatively …
First, I’d like to thank Karen for giving me the Less Than 3 Award. Again, I am just humbled. I started this blog to have a good time, to reach out to others, to meet new people. And I guess …
*During my fruitless trip to Walmart two days ago to find teeny tiny crutches for the child who is now speeding around the house like Speedy Gonzales on Red Bull, I came across two pallets of Easter candy. One of …
A learned an important lesson about karma today. When you jump off your bed and try to land on your three year old brother, don’t be surprised if you get hurt. Truly don’t be surprised if your plan goes terribly …
