Archive for Month: March, 2011
Wilty {Wednesday}
“You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”—Walter Hagen
Talking {Tuesday}
I saw Jennifer do this on her blog recently. She asked us to play along, so I did.
These are the words and answers to the questions I’ll be saying:
Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught
* What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
* What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
* What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
* What do you call gym shoes?
* What do you say to address a group of people?
* What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
* What do you call your grandparents?
* What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
* What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
* What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
So, here goes:
Mustache {Monday}
This morning I realized, while I was making coffee, that I didn’t have enough coffee grounds. Off I went into the rain to get some from the store. Thirty dollars (because, really, who can walk into the store and just get one thing?) and fifty cents in a fun-machine later our morning was dubbed “Zany Laney Funtime”!
“A man without a mustache is like a cup of tea without sugar” —English Proverb
Weekly Winners {The Mini-Story Edition}
When little boys have viruses that they don’t understand, it can really break your heart. They play one minute, feel fine, and then they are sick as a dog, with very little energy, feeling all butt-hurty. The virus lasted a good week in David. All week long there were many middle-of-the-day naps, very little food consumption, and quite a few loads of laundry, as a result of throw up in the middle of the night. On this day the medicine of choice of choice was administered in a green glass jelly jar. Certainly, gingerale is for ailing bellies.
The trampoline had it’s final moments of play, this week., with the Lanes. Three broken springs made us very leary of letting the big kids jump. So, we decided it was time for it to leave the backyard that it has been a part of for almost four years. On this bright blue day, Davey jumped for the last time. He wasn’t sad, though, for we are looking into building him a wooden play-set. We will all be forever grateful for those moments of jumping. Those moments of feeling your belly flop that produced screams of delight and laughter.
Here in our parts, spring is in full force. Flowers are blooming. The buds on trees have burst into mini-leaves. The rain is helping turn the grass from dead-brown to a lively green. The earth is pushing up life through the dirt, and the temperatures are growing milder and warmer. Spring has sprung and I am vowing to not complain about the warmth, even when it gets hot and humid. It’s been a very long winter, for sure!
This week a friend came to visit Benny. You can find out all about the visit by visiting the blog that we created called “Benny & Nutmeg”
When asked what I’m up to, I usually say, “Oh about 5’8″!” But, really, there’s a lot going on.
- I auditioned for a production of Alice in Wonderland recently, and got the part of the Duchess. Olivia is in the play, too!
- Recently I was part of the coolest thing: The Cooking Connections class, hosted by Jim and Shannon, with The Motherhood, and sponsored by ConAgra. It was an amazing interactive cooking class—the first of its kind, but definitely not the last. You can see the whole class summery, HERE!
- This upcoming week I will be jetting off to Seattle for a #NintendoEnthused summit. A lot of friends will be there, and I am super excited to visit the west coast.
- Last night I volunteered at the Art Center for the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. I am so excited to get more involved with the Art Center. It just feels so good, so right. Also, I can finally say that I’ve waited on tables!
- In less than a week I will officially be the mother of a teenager. How on earth did that happen so fast? All I can do is keep walking and moving forward.
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