Sunday, March 15, 2009
Schizophrenic March
Go figure with March... Snow one week --- followed by a weekend in the lovely 70s --- followed by a weekend of solid, non-stop rain. It's enough to make you wear a swimsuit under your sweatsuit and winter coat and hat and gloves!Remember how one day I came home from work and found a wonderful coffee table made just for me & delivered by "TableMan" (because "Table Fairy" wasn't manly enough) ?? WELL! Apparently TableMan has a sidekick - or an alter ego - or he's as split-personality as March is, because I came home to a newly mulched front yard one day this week. And all because I mentioned that when it warms up, I need to mulch my yard. Then it magically appeared, all raked out and covering just where it needed to be. TableMan - MulchMan. Geez - I'm loving it!
My folks are back from Florida (just in time for the snow) - and I spent last Saturday visiting out there, doing a fashion show with my sister of my mom's best yardsale & consignment shop finds. Naturally the thing that intrigued me most was a crocheted potholder / scrubber / something that's doubled up - therefore stronger than a single layer. Unable to figure it out in my head while I was out there, I went straight to the Internet at home for directions. It's really simple to make. So I've made two. Here's the link to the directions:
Other than that - I'm seriously loving my job. Don't tell anybody there or they'll decide to reassign me to something different. I find my mind is totally absorbed in problem solving - working out puzzles all day long. This is a good thing for me, because people who're doing our regular work find that it is like a streambed drying up - they run out of work by 9 in the morning, and it's "make work" and "look busy" for them. I am truly fortunate to have been given this assignment. But, like I said - don't tell anybody!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Feliz Cumpleanos, Jessica!
What an eventful week! Mom & Dad came home from Florida and brought snow back with them. The weather folks say we got 4-6" - not sure, but it's the most snow I've seen in years. It came down Sunday night & Monday - made everything beautiful & I took a snow day!
Enough snow and ice melted so that we could have Jessica's Grand 24th Birthday Fiesta! She made her "list of demands" clear so that we'd all know what we were expected to do for her birthday. And we had a great time! 
The Sheltons all came and brought yummy food (Melanie & Noah brought a really tasty guacamole) - so did Ashley and her girls - my folks - my fella & Jes' James - Amanda & McKenna & her mom. We had a great time! As specified, there was the donut cake, mariachi band and presents. Have you ever seen such a handsome & talented Mariachi band? Lesa says they are "Dos Nietos y Un Muchacho." Plus a ventriloquist's dummy and Joe.
The return of the "snowbirds" signals the end of winter - but what an end to February and start of March!
Blowing out the lighter since we couldn't find any candles ...
This is one of the bruises the intrepid birthday girl got sledding the day before.
As the Mariachi Band sang, Happy Birthday & MANY MANY more filled with just as much laughter and happiness and love!
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