Thirteen random things I want to say.

1) Hey you with the Maryland license tag MMT 445 – you are a rude guy. I don’t like you.

2) I’m glad I bought so many Girl Scout Cookies.

3) I love my new scissors.

4) Cheri at Joann Fabrics was so helpful and nice when Davis and I went in for supplies for FACS (Family and Consumer Science).

5) Saving change can really add up.

6) Green garbonzo beans don’t taste like the regular old garbonzo beans.

7) Today I understand the saying, Silence is Golden.

A friend sent me a new publication, Mslexia and it’s really good.

9) I am shocked by the price of Post-It Notes.

10) The word random? I hear it all the time from my kids! Must be in vogue.

11) GmbmG is pretty neato.

12) I can’t stand that it gets dark so early.

13) Reed can play the Jaws theme on the trumpet. I don’t think he even knows what the movie was about.

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I’m working on a tedious project. So, what did I do? I made French bread! I bake bread often, but today I used some bread pans that my father-in-law gave to me.

This is going to be yummy with the split pea soup I made early this morning!

We had a wonderful family dinner with friends over the weekend. Spent some time playing with their new Mac laptop. We took goofy pictures, etc. And this morning, in my email? I got this! What a nice parting gift! Thanks HH…

When Reed saw his first Hummer limousine a couple of years ago, he was awestruck. He thought it was just the coolest thing. He nicknamed it a Lummer. You know, short for limousine Hummer. Anyway, he’s my guy who is the most into pop culture. He also bought himself a bling dollar sign on a huge chain from some junk shop at the beach. I guess he thinks that a middle class Jewish kid from the suburbs can be street. Right. Anyway….

On Black Friday, we had no plans. NO PLANS! Hooray! The boys asked if we had a big box. “You know, like a refrigerator box, Mom…” One might wonder why they’d think we did have a huge box laying around… But we didn’t. Come to find out they wanted a box to build something. I love when they’re creative rather than plugged in, so I wanted to help. We went to Sears. No boxes there. We called another appliance store. Nope. Went to the dumpster behind the mall. Nothing big enough. Surely, you can’t say we didn’t try hard enough!

Then Andrew decided to go to U-Haul to buy a wardrobe box. $10 for a day of fun? Sounds like a bargain to me. It’s over $50 for us to go to a movie matinee if we get snacks…. But I digress.

So the boys got to work with the box. They worked for hours. Then they got hungry. Then they played for hours more. Yesterday? They played with the box some more. Today? Still playing with the box.

Can you tell it’s a limousine? When you go inside the vehicle (and I did manage to get myself in there though getting out was significantly more difficult!), you get a further glimpse into pop culture. Perhaps a bit disturbing, but there are lines from popular songs gracing the inside walls. Some are fine. Some they don’t understand. I asked them what a moneymaker was and they stared at me blankly. Whew. But still…So I guess it’s a mixed bag. All 3 boys played together for 3 days with a box, magic markers, tape, and their imaginations. Great stuff. But the graffiti on the inside reminds me that they are growing up and that the outside influences are very, very strong. Should we ban music? I think not. But we’d better keep the discussions going and the lines of communication open. Here we go into the teenage years…

Andrew sent me an article this morning about this, too. 10 Is the New 15 As Kids Grow Up Faster.

When I finish relaxing from the T-giving break, I might post some photos and funny stories. Ha! But meantime, what the heck is a cluster nurse? I shot this photo at the elementary school.

Thirteen things I’m thankful for:

1) The boys.
2) A wonderful husband who gets me snacks at night and cooks for me every day (and lots of other nice things…).
3) All my extended family.
4) That my kids have 4 grandparents.
5) My DVR. (otherwise I’d never see the shows I like!)
6) Laughter. The best medicine, right?
7) Wine. Especially the mixed case we just got via FedEx. Wow.
My real life friends. Special shout out to WJG, my BFF.
9) My “fake” friends. (my online, not yet met friends…)
10) The health of my loved ones.
11) The ability to help others.
12) The ability to provide for our family.
13) Life.

photo courtesy of A Sheep in Wool’s Clothing. Thank you!

My sister-in-law loves fiber arts. She knits the most beautiful things. She can do hardanger like nobody’s business. You might remember that she taught me to knit last summer. I think (hope) she has recovered from that.

So Michele decided to turn her passion into a business. She decided to buy an old house and transform it into….Fiberphilia.

This is where I should write all about what she is carrying (great stuff that is hard to find and she will special order!) and all about what they’ll be doing. But I don’t understand any of it. So…

Here is a nice post about the opening and some great pix of the store!

I wish her luck with all the fiber of my being!

My name is Wendy S. and I drive a minivan. This is not my greatest joy. Believe me. There is nothing like a minivan to deter those flirty glances on the highway. Or to make you feel… how do I say…like a utility?

Anyway, I bought this magnetic ‘W’ for the van since there are about 27,243 identical vans in my county. Thought it’d be easier to spot in a parking lot and that maybe, just maybe, it’d give my van a little personality.

But.

One of our friends asked if it was symbolic of a presidential middle initial.

Yikesorama. Never thought of that.

Did you know what the ‘W’ stands for?

But this is important.

Anti-War Activists Plan ‘Global Orgasm For Peace’

I hope being 8 is really fun for you.