Friday, August 15, 2008

Making Martha Proud

or pissed, depending.  My oldest child has developed the MUSTSCREAMALLTHETIME disorder.  So I thought a post of the things that I love right now would help put something more positive into the universe besides "Oh My Lord Will You Please Shut Your Mouth!".
Here goes:
  • I love that the lovely Jewel Kilcher finally married her rodeo boyfriend Ty Murray.  I've always loved her.
  • I am very much enjoying Rebecca.  It is so very well written that I can only read it in short spurts.  I have until Sept. 15 to finish and I should make it.
  • Looking forward to the trip we are planning for the month of December.  I'll talk more about it when it gets closer, but we are taking our kids to some of our most favorite places.  Lots of daydreaming...
  • The anticipation of finishing a scarf for Winston and a wash rag for Wednesday so I can start Chris's hat!  And HHB's friend's scarf (Hairy Hippy Brother, jsyk)!  So exciting to make actual useful objects!
  • Pumpkin Pie Spice creamer for my coffee.  I justify the absurd nature of Halloween related objects in August by remembering that I actually grow pumpkins.  Very logical, right?
  • That when a 6 year old at the grocery store said he was "Bigger" than Winston I pointed out that he was "older".  Then Winston got out of the cart to show him.  He was only about 2 inches shorter than the other kid and out weighed him by 10 lbs.  Ha!  Yes, he will be taller than me in first grade and I'll be proud then too!
  • Wednesday now says, "Say sorry!" to Winston when he starts hollering "No No NaNONONO!" at him.  It's usually convincing enough to stop his big brother for at least a second.
  • Twitter.  nuf said.
  • These songs:  Better, Saints, and the "Crazy Mama Song"

Y'all have a great weekend.  Winston starts preschool on the 25th and I'll have time to write more focused entries then!

1 comment:

Whimsy said...

As far as I'm concerned, it's ALL HALLOWEEN/ALL FALL ALL THE TIME once anything in August weather points toward fall. I can't stand August, and do whatever I can to get through it. Like baking pumpkin bread. Or, in your case, drinking the pumpkin pie spice creamer.