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I had a really nice time with my brother while he was visiting this week. He rolled in at 1 a.m. Sunday to spend six days with me, before going on to San Diego and his first submarine assignment ( Read more... )

Here are some of the photos from Greg's interior home remodel. Click to view my userpics.

I placed an order for scrapbooking supplies that was supposed to arrive today. UPS says the package was delivered but it was NOT. They say they gave it to some woman -- MET CUST WOM is what the site says -- and the customer service jerk I talked to said that if there's no note of a signature, that one wasn't required. That is CRAP! I have always ( Read more... )

What an enjoyable movie. Although nothing can equal the power of the original, I was quite pleased with this version. I was saddened to see the role played by anyone other than Christopher Reeve, but Brandon Routh was a good choice and did a fine job.

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What a weird week. Monday was fantastic, which was abnormal, since Monday usually sucks. I had a bad experience with a roll of film that wouldn't work despite its brand-new condition, so Kodak sent me a replacement. My favorite gourmet mustard tasted odd when I opened a new jar, so the mustard company replaced it with TWO jars. And I got my Michael ( Read more... )

After another trip to Dina, my hair is now AUBURN. Really, truly auburn. No strawberry blonde this time! It's the color I've wanted for a year and I'm finally there! No telling how long it will last, but I'm loving it while it does. I also love growing my hair out, for that matter. OK, I don't like the in-between process, but I'm excited about ( Read more... )

Yesterday, we helped my friend Cory get ready to move back to Missouri. His wife and the baby flew out Friday, but Cory (with Lorri's dad and nine other friends, including me) loaded the 26-foot moving van yesterday. It was HOT and miserably humid. Even with eleven people, it took us three hours of transition between air-conditioned house and oven ( Read more... )

My Fat Cat just tried to jump into my lap, but she overestimated her abilities -- the jump was too far -- and she missed. Instead, she landed half on the chair armrest, half on me, which means she dug her claws into the flesh of my arm to keep her balance ...

... upon which I thrust my arm to the side, throwing her off me (I'm not a pincushion), ( Read more... )