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More Volunteer Stuff
So, I'm about to take on another volunteer thing: the Travis County Veterans Court. It's a "pre-trial diversion program" for vets who are charged with non-violent misdemeanors that may be related to PTSD or other mental health problems resulting from military service. The participants have a caseworker assigned to them through the program, and ( Read more... ) -
Nice Problem to Have
We're in LA and it's gorgeous as always and we are having a lot of fun. Today we went to the LA County Museum of Art and I took approximately 10 million pictures (including a bunch of pictures in the Klee and Kandinsky gallery, where one is not supposed to take any pictures...ooops) and now I REALLY want to be crafting. But all of my stuff is, of ( Read more... ) -
Ugh
I have a cold. It started yesterday afternoon and I thought it was an allergic reaction to Caroline's cat but nope. It got progressively worse as the day wore on: fever, cough, runny nose, the whole bit. I had a terrible time sleeping because I kept waking up coughing. I've just been sitting here at my desk, completely useless all day, counting ( Read more... ) -
RWP
Reading: Manhood for Amateurs, by Michael Chabon. I love love love Mr. Chabon (sorry, Mary) and I am loving this book. I'm going to buy a copy for a whole bunch of the men I know. Just delightful.
Wearing: Dark blue denim shirt dress; brown floral-embossed belt (cuter than it sounds, trust me); brown sandals. Gold earrings; white and red ( Read more... ) -
Bike!
Miette outgrew her bicycle so we replaced it with a taller one, and we decided to get bicycles for the whole family. I had not ridden a bike in close to 30 years and so I was fairly convinced that I would end up in the hospital from the world's most ridiculous bike accident, like running into a deer or something. I was never that keen on riding a ( Read more... ) -
Summer Camp Is EXPENSIVE, Yo
I know this is about as First World a problem as it gets, but I'm in the process of finalizing the plans for where I'm going to stash my kid once the school year ends, and Y'ALL: $2300. That's BEFORE factoring in the cost of a baby-sitter for the days when she's at a half-day camp.
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Things We Planted This Weekend
In the 2 raised beds:
3 kinds of tomatoes
zucchini
2 kinds of green beans
jalapenos
Serrano peppers
corn (Corey's doing, I was opposed to it)
okra
lettuce
spinach
2 kinds of onions
peas
black beans
bell peppers
poppies
snapdragons
marigolds
sunflowers
In containers:
lavender
2 purple cuphea (a.k.a Mexican heather)
1 Turk's capa glorious, ( Read more... ) -
I promise to post pictures tomorrow
But for now I will just say that this puppy is the cutest thing in 5 states. He weighs about 2 lbs and I think half of that is the weight of his fluff ( Read more... )
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