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Weekend off
ARR went out to visit Grandma and Papa this weekend. Which meant sleep for us!
And other stuff. Was probably most excited about the sleep.
We saw In Transit, which is an a cappella musical by the people who did "Frozen" and "Pitch Perfect". It's not going to set the world on fire and it's got several giant cliches (another actress trying to make ( Read more... ) -
Book Reviews
#10: Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers. 3. The movie turns out to have been peculiarly faithful to the book, except for the part where the movie has a vague plot whereas the book has completely none. Honestly, Julie Andrews lends a warmth and a sparkle that the book version rather lacks. Book Mary is a rather vain thing, among other things. But it's ( Read more... ) -
Weather, what the hey
It was 64 degrees out today. Tomorrow, we're supposed to get 8-12 inches of snow. ARR's school closed preemptively. (They lasted longer than the rest--the public school district and a couple of the other private schools had already tapped out before dinner.) -
Why do I have to keep being the grown up?
So this week has been kinda hellish. (Holy crap, was the Muslim ban protest really only on Monday?) World is...you know what it is. At work, we moved a product launch up from the end of April to two weeks from now, with all the assorted launch activities, without cancelling any of the other stuff. I spent the better part of today working ( Read more... ) -
Piggy bank
ARR is upstairs plotting to carry his piggy bank around because it's got real money in it and he's going to use it to buy a toy he wants ( Read more... ) -
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ARR turned four today. How did that happen? Did you know he can read? And do addition? And do forward rolls? He was a little itty bitty baby and now he isn't ( Read more... ) -
From ARR
To Mommy, very earnestly: "You're not my preference. I still like you, you're just not my preference." -
Gotcha
I very much hope that the mouse that has been plaguing me all day - running across counters two feet from where I was standing, scurrying towards me on the floor and then veering off - is the one that just got caught in the trap.
Otherwise, there's still a very bold mouse on the loose and now he's been warned. -
First round of book reviews
#1. Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold. 4.5. Charming. Penric's grown up quite a bit from his first novella, and is no longer quite so ridiculously innocent, but his relationship with the demon possessing him remains delightful.
#2. Penric's Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold. 3.5. Still fun, but doesn't come together as well as the ( Read more... ) -
You have died of dysentery
Our friend Wavilyem gave us a copy of the Oregon Trail boardgame for the holidays. ARR, who adores boardgames, has insisted on playing it over and over and over again. I've already died of dysentery three times. It's led to some particularly amusing conversations, especially because he's having trouble keeping the words "oxen" and "oxygen" straight