It will be a great day when schools get all the funding they need and the military has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber.

Time for some cold weather comfort food:  tuna casserole, with extra cheese!

(And no, I don't care if it's bad carbs.  I want 'em, and I'm a gonna have 'em, durnit!)

Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us.

Here is the glorious winner:

1. When his 38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , California would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down ( Read more... )

Spent a pleasant morning with Devon at the hair salon, where she got her hair trimmed (about three inches) while I got my old lady roots touched up.  After a rather nasty lunch at a food court, we headed home to relax and watch a movie.  I'm feeling rather achy and run down today(that time o' the month), and so was a little anxious about the ( Read more... )

On the schedule today:  Lunch at Nickels, and then visit the Planetarium for their show about Saturn, since Devon recently did group project on the solar system, and the planets she reported on included Earth, Mars, and Saturn.  (Let's just say that Jeff and I now know more about these planets than we ever thought we would, or ever wanted to.)  ( Read more... )

It's been pleasant so far, although I have several times had to remind Devon of the little talk we had the other day about how it's supposed to be my vacation, too, and not just hers.

This morning we played Barbies together, and then worked together on a collage for St. Patrick's Day --- rainbows, pots of gold, leprechauns, shamrocks, the whole ( Read more... )

Hyacinths blooming, babies being born . . .  spring is in the air, so to speak. 

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Trying to tidy up around the house with two active girls about is like trying to stop a tidal wave with a sponge.

Found these on Etsy.  Easy to see how they were made, and they look pretty easy to make, don't you think?

This could be a fun Ostara project, although with Devon's birthday one day before easter this year, things may be too crazy for much of any craftiness.  We'll see.  But these guys are pretty adorable.  I'd only reposition the eyes, I think, to ( Read more... )

My mom goes in to a pivate clinic this afternoon for a procedure.  The procedure may itself be unpleasant (it certainly doesn't sound nice), and the results of it may be . . .  well, not good.  I won't go into any more detail than this, since it is up to her to post about it or not if she chooses.  What I really want to say is that she is very ( Read more... )