Oh, yeah...

I remember now...

Thomas had a scout event last Friday and the craft they were doing was making "record" bowls out of old LP's that were slightly melted in the oven... well, it was a good thing that Andrew was there, because someone donated a whole box of albums and Andrew saved them from the "fire". We are now the proud owners of 59 LP's (in addition to the few we owned before) and have decided we are going to become collectors-- LOL. Lots of fun hunting is ahead I am sure, but can you imagine someone just melting Billy Joel, Eddie Money, Chicago, Stevie Nicks, Christopher Cross, Styx, Heart, LoverBoy, Billy Squire, Bonnie Tyler, Asia, Duran Duran... need I go on?

What's really crazy is looking at Andrew's CD collection... um, this is only *part* of it... notice the double rows on each shelf...

some family photos...

Took these pics at a family bday party a couple of days ago... been playing around with hues, shadows, etc. I'm thinking I may have to start a photo blog soon-- all these photos I've been posting without words-- LOL. I know there was something else I've been meaning to post, but for the life of me... hmmm... maybe it will come back to me. In the meantime, enjoy some baby cheeks and some smiles, too. :)



















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just call me grasshopper...

I'm learning. ;)

begin where you are, but do not stay there...

I think that's right-- it might be a paraphrase, but it is the devotional reading on my desk calendar today. I actually read it yesterday, as I was flipping to get to the right day. Interesting... and then, this afternoon, I was talking to a parent who is looking into a career change, and she was talking about doing something totally different than what she has been doing, but still something that would relate to her experiences. I heard myself saying things about the seasons of your life and just because God is calling you to do one thing for a particular season, doesn't mean that you will always be called to do it. We all have different seasons of callings I think and God puts them together to make sense down the road. It's easy to give that advice and I firmly do believe it... I'm just antsy myself right now I guess.

Andrew had a great day at work today and things are looking really promising for him. It is so awesome to see him so excited. :)


Hm... no pictures or videos in this one... I'll have to add something to change that in a bit.

ETA: Okay, stumbled on something interesting... have you heard of ideablob? Interesting concept for people to enter their ideas for a contest for money to fund their idea... I like their promo piece (below), but wonder if the people entering are actually trademarking some of these things before they offer them up to the free-world on there. Been there, understand that. ;)



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young@heart

I've been wanting to post this for a couple of days... Andrew stumbled on this group the other night as he was working from home... I'm thinking that this is the type of old person I want to be... hip. ;)



(Yes, this is indeed the Ramone's "I Want to be Sedated"...)

This one (below) actually made me teary-eyed-- made me listen to the lyrics of this song (by Coldplay) in a whole new way. (If you have trouble with the audio on this one, click on youtube, it seems better there.)



And... from the old to the young... Tyler told me on the way home tonight that he is going to start looking for a girlfriend tomorrow--LOL. Apparently a couple of the kids in his preschool class have decided to be boyfriend and girlfriend. I told him it was fine for him to be friends with a girl, but to save all kisses for Mommy and Daddy. I told him he had all the time in the world to do that, and at first, he said he might wait until next year... then, he said, "nah, I'm going to start looking tomorrow". Oiy!

And just to even out this old/young post (can you tell aging is on my mind? LOL), this Rod Stewart song always makes me think of high school... my AP English/History teachers ended the year with this song and a slide show of all of us. A little poem I wrote was read at the end. Think I've posted it before, but it's fitting here too, so...

If the stars will tell us where we'll go, then ask them not for I do not wish to know.
For, if we know what lies ahead, then surely our dreams shall all be dead.



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The Weepies...

Just re-read my pouting post and realized I made a round-about Weepies reference, so thought I'd share my favorite from them. This is down on my sidebar, but thought I'd post it here, too. Love the Weepies and they so "get" me, LOL. ;)

With apologies up front (a whine-fest)...

Sorry... I know this is going to make me sound like a big, fat baby, but I've been holding it in all day and it's been making me sad, so I feel like if I let it out somewhere, I'll let it go.

My birthday was Sunday. In the middle of a 3-day weekend, which turned into a 4-day weekend due to snow. I was very happy for the break, but it's kind-of one of those things where the winter is such a drag, it's always cold and/or snowing and it's within that "let down after Christmas"... so, it's always been kind-of "weepy" for me, LOL.

Anyway, I had a nice birthday lunch with my whole family on Sunday, and the kids woke me up that morning with a bagel in bed (LOTS of butter-- ha ha)... so those were very nice things, so that is not at all where my whining is coming from... I am very thankful that my family is so close together and that I can spend birthdays with them. And, Andrew bought me tickets to Dancing with the Stars back in November, and so that was my present from him, so I cannot complain there. The boys didn't get around to making me a card like they usually do, and because I don't eat sugar, we didn't have a real cake, we went and picked up some sliced lemon bread, which was dry and I ate about 2 pieces of before it was gone... I know, whine, whine, whine... sorry. Nobody at work (and I mean fellow teachers, my Secret Angel, nobody) mentioned anything about my birthday before the break and then today I finally get back to work after the long break, and still no one remembered.

I know I am just feeling sorry for myself and I'm a big baby, but I guess turning 35 has me in a funk or something. When I turned 30, I had this same funk. I just feel insignificant. I don't know... I just find myself wondering if I *matter* you know... and really, that probably has more to do with turning 35 than it does with no one at work remembering, but it would have been nice if someone had noticed there.

I've been struggling with wondering if I am where I am supposed to be... and if I am supposed to stay there, so I guess if you combine those thoughts with nobody acknowledging my birthday at work, I guess that's why I'm whining... I know there are much bigger things I could concern myself with and lots of things that are WAAAAYYYYY more important than whether or not someone tells me "happy birthday", and so I humbly apologize again for whining, but I had to get it off my chest so I can move past it. Just a piddly little thing that I am sure I will get over... just needed to pout a little.

Now, on to other issues... my supernatural post from the other day... apparently, my dog must be quite gifted, because today, the barometer was on the floor with the top wooden piece popped off. The glass isn't broken, and I can glue it back on, but it was in the floor this time, so it must have been him. Now, how he got it into the chair last time, I would still love to know, but I guess my mystery is solved. I'm going to have to move the barometer or the lamp or something. Weird dog! LOL

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