I woke up today to a series of thumps. Never a good thing in a house with four animals. When I looked into the kitchen, three sets of eyes were pointedly staring at the fridge. Typical.No you're not getting fed, you know you... wait, didn't I say four animals? Crap. So yeah, I spent the first part of my morning in my kitchen, naked, wrestling with ( Read more... )

New post up at HomespunHeretic with pictures of my new spinning wheel and my first yarns.

Phone Rings
Me: Hello?
Lady: Hi, yes, can I please have Alex McChicken-koff?

Whoo. I thought I was going to pass out I was laughing so hard.

(for the record, his last name is Mitchenkov)

I did not realize that I did not announce that I was beginning another journal. I've been meaning to explore ways to get the posts here for you to read, but it hasn't been high on my priority list because I figured anyone interested would have come to read. Oops ( Read more... )

Things have been a little stressed around the house lately, but last night we had a bit of healthy catharsis. Pat and I were in bed wailing with laughter about mythical creatures called "Squonk Oxen ( Read more... )

We got back from our honeymoon early Sunday morning, and by that evening my new husband had to go to the ER with a scary infection and abscess. He’s been on intravenous antibiotics as well as two other oral antibiotics. He’s finally getting better, but it’s been a long week.

Will update more fully when we get internet at home.

We've been looking at apartments on short notice, trying to see if we can find something before the honeymoon to simplify our living arrangements. To further those ends, I posted an ad on craigslist detailing our situation and our needs. A man answered me with this great e-mail:

Basic House...two VERY small bedrooms, small kitchen, small living ( Read more... )

There was someone on my FL from a looong time ago that was talking about their experiences with the AlphaSmart stuff, probably the 3000 vs the newer models. I'm curious what your (and anyone elses) thoughts are on them ( Read more... )

We decided that looking for an apartment was going to be the best strategy, and if we didn't find one before the wedding, well, we didn't find one and we'll look when we get back as per the original plan ( Read more... )

For those unfamiliar with our housing situation, we quit our apartment and we're sort of "renting" my mother's boyfriend's house, where we will be having our wedding ( Read more... )