Hope you have a great day! Thinking of you today :)

As usual, there are pictures and some quotes updated to http://haleblog.tumblr.com

So, I posted on FB and Twitter (anajay) about the fact that I'm digging through CDs, getting rid of -- I'm hoping -- about 1/2 of my current collection. Thought I would talk about it a bit here ( Read more... )

Gah, I keep meaning to post and then never do. I'm feeling sheepish as usual. Plenty of photos on the family blog if you would like to see the new garage!

What?! Already?


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Setting the scene: Last night, I went to The Cheesecake Factory with some girlfriends. Kevin stopped at McDonalds for a quick dinner on the way home from the swimming pool with Lily ( Read more... )

I'm meeting up with my new-music-lovin' friend next week, so I had to make a mix. Thought I would post it here in case anyone else is game.

Just an FYI, my mood does not match the mood of the mix, which is brooding and love-losty and such. This is a good rainy day mix, I think.

Click for Mix!1. Fathers Be Kind - Ivan & Alyosha ( Read more... )

Excellent! I saw The King's Speech last night, and it was as enjoyable as True Grit and Winter's Bone, my two favorites for best picture. I've now seen 7 of the 10 films, but I don't anticipate having an opportunity to see 127 Hours, Black Swan, or The Fighter before the Oscars. So 7 will have to do for now ( Read more... )

Judge Vinson distills everything that is wrong with the health care bill into one tidy paragraph:

It is difficult to imagine that a nation which began, at least in part, as the result of opposition to a British mandate giving the East India Company a monopoly and imposing a nominal tax on all tea sold in America would have set out to create a ( Read more... )

Morning drama at the stately Hale Manor.

Me: Why are you using your binky, L? You know that is only for naps.

L: Because I need it to calm down!

Me: Well, what’s wrong that you need to calm down?

L: You won’t let me watch TV! You won’t let me watch Scooby-Doo or Thomas! You won’t let me eat candy!