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| Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 | | 3:16 pm |
Yay, Crystal Ball
I have to agree with Gwommy that this was the best Crystal Ball ever (so far). It was delightful getting to see so many friends, old and new. With at least one, it had been so long that people were beginning to presume him dead (you know who you are!) ( Crystal Ball Adventures! ) | | Monday, August 31st, 2009 | | 2:31 pm |
Cedar Point Tomorrow anyone?
I'm the only person left of the original group interested in going to Cedar Point tomorrow. If anyone else is suddenly available at the last minute, let me know - I'd still love to go! | | Thursday, August 20th, 2009 | | 8:35 am |
The tooth fairy will never hire me
I'm a bad tooth fairy. I actually remembered to go into my Marcus' room last night with his dollar coin. But I couldn't find his tooth. I always have him put it in a big ziplock bag so that it's easy to find, but nothing. So I left the coin anyway. What I didn't know is that Marcus had taken his tooth out of the bag and lost it, so he made a paper tooth and left that under his pillow (which I somehow missed). In the morning, he found his paper tooth still there but we couldn't find his coin anywhere. I told him that since he lost his tooth in the house, I'm sure the tooth fairy found it (so let him keep the one he made of paper) and left a coin under his pillow anyway. Never did find it. Good thing I had a second gold dollar coin I could pretend to find there. So this tooth cost us $2 - I'd have been better off forgetting! | | Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 | | 9:38 am |
Cedar Point, Anyone?
I'm thinking of doing a coaster day at Cedar Point (kids staying home) on Tuesday September 1, during the last week they're open during the week. They are open 11am til 9am that day. Anyone interested in joining me? | | Saturday, August 8th, 2009 | | 8:43 am |
Yay, Pennsic!
We're back from Pennsic. What a great event! Highlights: Drunken court followed by Cynnabar's Got Talent, including my winning entry of the newly discovered Caroso dance Il Polo di Amore for one lady and one pole. A fantastic Whose Line Doth it Be show - they were all so good, it was impossible to eliminate a team so as to choose a winner. Dancing, dancing, and yet more dancing! Including some of Jamie's fun variations. I absolutely adore doing La Castellana to New Bo Peep. Rufty Tufty works well to Washer Woman's Bransle (including some of the mimed stuff from the bransle), but Washer Woman's Bransle does not work to Rufty Tufty. The 1503 style ball was a ton of fun, as were the other balls, classes and events. I've heard that there is fighting at this event, but for me, it's a fantastic dance event! Watching ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) charles_midair fight in the unbelted champion's battle. It was worth the hour and a half wait ahead of time! Decent weather - a bit wet at times, but very moderate temperatures and nice breezes. And, as always, seeing all the friends that don't get together nearly often enough. Including the surprise appearance of desfontaines, who had planned not to come this year, but realized as the event approached that not coming was not an option. Yay, Pennsic! | | Monday, July 6th, 2009 | | 5:09 pm |
Known World Dance Symposium - Yay, dancing!
The event was fun. My classes went reasonably well, and I enjoyed the many classes I took (finally got to take La Volta with my husband as a partner). Danced to my heart's content at the 3 balls. Getting to see so many friends was awesome. We were worried about the border delay coming back at the end of the weekend - it was an hour, which was far less than I'd feared it would be. I suspect leaving early in the day worked in our favor. Looking forward to the next KWDS in two years! For now, I need to catch up on sleep. Too bad a nap is not an option. . . . | | 9:58 am |
Canadian Food
Reminders to self for the next time I'm in Canada: Iced Tea - almost always sweetened to a sickening extent. Blech! Chef Salad - means house salad. Has no eggs, cheese, or meat in it. Not a good choice as a lunch entree. I should have remembered both of those things from previous trips, but it had been awhile - hopefully the experiences on this trip will have at least made a lasting impression! On Canada day, almost everything, excepting Tim Hortons and a few other fast food type places, is closed. Next time, search out a Pita Pit (source of two of our lunches). ( More on meal experiences in Canada ) | | Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | | 5:34 pm |
Head Shaking Amazement
So, my mom took her leased car to the dealer service department for a very minor repair. She spent some time talking to the guy in sales about possibilities for a future car purchase or lease, and then headed back to the service department. The mechanic she was dealing with told her that he'd been working for a half hour and hadn't been able to get it. He'd never done this before. He would try for another 15 minutes or so and then give up - they'd take care of it when she turns it in at the end of her lease. Another lady waiting in the area looked shocked and asked my mom what she'd brought the car in for. Her response, "to get a burnt out turn signal replaced." Amazing! Miraculously, they did manage to figure it out. Really makes me appreciate my mechanic! | | Sunday, May 10th, 2009 | | 8:40 am |
A Pleasant Saturday
I, like so many others, am posting here much less often since joining Facebook. And it's not that I even do many one line status updates there. I think it's mostly that I only feel like spending a certain amount of time staring at a computer screen, so less of it is now here. But I am still alive! And here to post about a very fun day. Started off with a great workout at Planet Fitness. I had missed my usual Thursday workout due to a sore throat, so this one felt especially worthwhile. After, following a quick (second) breakfast prepared by charles_midair, we went to see the new Star Trek movie, where we were joined by magda_vogelsang. Very enjoyable film and great company! Immediately thereafter, returned to my house to get Marcus' soccer stuff together for an afternoon game. Daddy was taking him to the game, because I was headed to the Saltatoris Swinging Soiree. Exchanged birthday presents with magda_vogelsang, changed into garb, and she and I headed to Lansing. The Soiree was a lot of fun. Interesting seeing Gwommy with short hair, although his facebook picture had prepared me for it. Only about half as many people as last year (40 rather than 80), and no live music, but much fun dancing nonetheless. And they had prepared for as many people as last year, so there was an amazing amount of delicious food. The local baron and baroness were there, so there were the usual toasts at the feast, and it was odd discovering that I was highest in the Order of Precedence after Her Excellency. Which meant giving the second toast fell to me. Normally, the first toast is to Their Majesties, and the second to Their Highnesses, but since Coronation just happened, and we have not yet had a Crown Tournament to determine the Heirs, there are no Highnesses just now. So I toasted the local baron and baroness. It went well - got their names right, which is rather important when they're right there in front of you. It was only after that I realized that my elegant drinking vessel used for the toast was my plastic Fuze bottle. Laugh! Good thing it's a very informal event. We headed back after dinner so magda_vogelsang could get to work and I could get to bed at close to my usual time (so I wouldn't have a relapse of my cold). Found out that Marcus scored his first goal at soccer - Yay! Also, neither child had eaten any dinner (or much of anything other than snacks since 10am). But when I offered them the same things that their Daddy had, suddenly, they wanted them. So it's good that I got home when I did, or they would not have had dinner (which wouldn't have hurt them, but probably would have resulted in their waking up absurdly early starving for breakfast). So I fed them and got them and myself to bed. All in all, a very pleasant day! | | Friday, April 10th, 2009 | | 12:37 pm |
Kids' Scrabble Discoveries
The kids enjoy playing Scrabble. I help them with words, and it is a lot of fun to try and get a high combined score. We have the board game and, now, a computer version. The kids recently made a number of discoveries about the computer version. First, you can play against the computer at a beginner level. Pretty cool. Next, they found that the computer version has a "hint" button. It gives hints about your best possible play given your letters and the board (e.g., shows you where you'd play it, what letters are used, how many points it is). If you keep hitting the button, it eventually gives you the word. They think this is great - they can now play against the computer at beginner level and win every time! I try to encourage them to find their own words at least some of the time. Now Marcus noticed that there is a "best plays" button, which simply lists your top 10 word choices (with the highest point values first), and you can choose what word you like. They love this! Not really much of a game the way they play it, but at least they're having fun with words! | | Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 | | 3:09 pm |
Post Terp Recovery
Terpsichore at the Tower XV is now over, and it was tons of fun! Lot of friends, dancing, and desserts - what more could one want? I'm still recovering from all the merriment - it tends to take about a week these days to get back to normal. So maybe I'll be able to write in more detail about some of the wonderful happenings (the great Bizzaria challenge (video posted on Facebook), the impromptu pickup band's saving the dance class, etc.) next week. Hopefully so, as there are some great stories! For any who are wondering about the condition of our friend who was taken to St. Joe's after a seizure at dinner, he's fine. He was released from the hospital on Sunday afternoon, and all tests came back with normal results. Now, it's time to gear up for Known World Dance Symposium in July! Yay, dance events! | | Monday, March 23rd, 2009 | | 12:44 pm |
Terpsichore XV
This weekend is our Barony's annual dance event, Terpsichore at the Tower. As usual, we'll be hosting a bunch of out of town friends overnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Also, as per usual, we are opening up our house to anyone who wants to come over to visit, snack, play games, etc. Friday evening beginning around 7pm (feel free to call if you're not available until later) and Saturday after the event (Post revel). Come join the fun! We're also planning on going out for breakfast Sunday morning - 9am at Bob Evans on Carpenter Road. Let me know if you're interested in joining the group for that so I can have a count for the restaurant. For those who will be at the event and looking for dinner ideas, I'm getting a group of us together to go to Jasmine Thai and China Bistro. I'd also like a tentative head count for the restaurant for any interested in joining this group. Yay, friends, dancing, and good food! | | Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 | | 8:11 am |
| | Friday, February 6th, 2009 | | 3:48 pm |
Baby Cut Carrots
So, has anyone else noticed a change in packaged (baby cut and shredded) carrots lately? They are now packaging them wet, which prevents them from looking dried out, but also causes them to rot much faster, such that I have to look through several packages to find any that haven't started to rot. I've noticed this with different brands and in different stores. Why are they doing this? Bah. Back to fighting my migraine. | | Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | | 2:22 pm |
Mystery Solved!
Cassandra's Dora sheets have resurfaced. She must have grabbed them from the laundry basket when I was making up Marcus' bed. She obligingly opened the (usually empty) drawer of the dresser where she had put them to show them to me yesterday. Naturally, she had no idea what I was talking about when I asked her about them on the day they disappeared. Ah, 3 year olds. Of course, the ideas of what happened to them that my friends came up with were much more amusing! | | Friday, November 14th, 2008 | | 12:40 pm |
Consolation for Fellow Migraine Sufferers
Apparently, women who have a history of Migraines are, in fact, less likely to get breast cancer than women without such a history. Here’s an article about it. Thanks to dianetsands for first pointing me toward this bit of news in her comment to my recent entry! | | 12:37 pm |
Socks, maybe, but Sheets?
Last week, I washed the kids' bedding, as per my usual bi-weekly routine. But when I put the laundry away, Marcus was missing a pillow case, and Cassandra was missing her fitted sheet and top sheet. I found Marcus' pillow case stuck in the laundry chute. But Cassandra's sheets (pink with Dora the Explorer and Boots all over them - pretty hard to miss) are still nowhere to be found. And we're talking sheets for a full-sized bed here. Very odd. I guess the Gremlins were hungry? | | Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 | | 10:07 am |
Exploding Head
Midgraine, Migraine, go away. And don't ever come back. Current Mood:  uncomfortable | | Monday, November 10th, 2008 | | 3:35 pm |
| | Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | | 4:52 pm |
Voting!
I voted - Yay! I got to the polling place a little before 11am (after dropping Marcus off at my mom's following his dentist appointment), and people coming out had waited 1 1/2 hours. It was 1 hour before I got into the building - boy am I glad the weather was gorgeous! It certainly felt like an accomplishment when all was done. Marcus' class did a vote yesterday too. Marcus said he voted for Obama. When asked why, he replied, "Because he's running for President!" Gotta love the way 5 year olds think! |
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