Well, ok, we could probably go out, with some perseverance and chains, but we are staying in for now. We are actually at my parents' house. We headed over here yesterday evening after a whirlwind trip to Bellevue for some Christmas shopping, thinking that being snowed in might be better with company. To be honest, I really didn't believe there ( Read more... )

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We have a minor blizzard here! Also, I just heard what might be the loudest thunder crack I've heard! The buildings are already turning white. I was looking out a window at this tree, all covered with pretty white blossoms and new leaves, and the snow falling through the branches... Surely this is an alternate universe.

I'm finally going through our Paris photos! It took forever to upload them, and now I have to sort and rotate and other such things, but here are a couple to amuse you :)

The most beautiful place in all of Paris (IMO, anyway), Saint Chappelle:


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Well, we are finally back home, all present and accounted for :) The cats are very glad to see us back. I am dead tired today. We got back last night around 10:30, just in time to squeak in a pizza order, since we were in no shape to go to Safeway to get food! Our total air time yesterday was in excess of 13 hours, so we were done in. ( Read more... )

Got this from hillkat, and while I agree with the gender roles be damned thing (though not the spelling!), I would seriously never consider myself a tomboy...

You Are 28% Girly
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I just pulled a loaf of bread out of the bread machine, and I'm eating it still warm with butter :) Oh my goodness, it is SOOOO good! The stars aligned for this loaf, for sure ( Read more... )

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I'm on this sort of low-level health kick right now (no doubt partially due to reading Omnivore's Dilemma), and today I found a page on kashi.com - the healthy snack food company's site- where you can have a free snack sent to you! I've never eaten anything from this company, but I liked that you pick the snack you'd like to give up from a list, ( Read more... )

Happy anniversary to me and jkyllo :) We are in Oslo and not doing anything in particular. We will have to have our champagne when we get back to the country of reasonable prices ( Read more... )