Queen of Rambles

I’m an auntie again! My sister gave birth to a 9 lb 2 ounce (three weeks early!) little girl this evening at 5:14. Her name is Lainey Ann (not sure on the spelling) and it seems like she is going to be ok but they are keeping a close eye on her. […]

There are lots of things on television that puzzle me. I can’t understand how poker has become a spectator sport. Oh, I well understand that the invention of a table with little glass windows that allow cameras to look at the players’ cards has revolutionized the “sport,” but I don’t understand why anyone […]

I hate it when I have to pretend I’m a grown-up. Mike had a toothache last week, so I figured out the whole dental insurance thing and set him up with an appointment at a place close to his work. As crazy as this sounds, I’ve never been a new dental patient. I’ve […]

Perhaps I have too many pillows. It seems impossible, but after a horrible nightmare involving a tornado, I think I may have to see about eliminating a couple from my nest. You see, I was huddled in the back of the car, being smothered by hot, hairy dogs when the alarm went off. […]

I saw on the news today that we aren’t supposed to go outside. It’s too hot. I’ve just been outside and I believe it. Yuck. I feel sorry for people who have jobs that require outdoor labor. I did go outside, but didn’t get heat stroke. I just spent an hour […]

I’m ready to kill someone. I just wish I knew who.
I stayed up way past my bedtime reading Harry Potter. I am not yet done, mainly because Mike and I are switching off every 200 pages or so. I had a dream that someone was interviewing me and wanted to know the hardest part […]

We got a call from a very bored bookstore employee yesterday. He was thrilled to announce that they are having a Harry Potter release party tonight. As tempting as it might be to go and hang out with over-tired, overly excited kids, we decided to skip the party–mainly because we are old farts.
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I was not happy when I realized we were having another sub at water aerobics tonight. The last woman was horrible and I really didn’t want to be bored all night long. I shouldn’t have feared. This sub totally kicked our asses and I wish she was our regular teacher. My […]

As I said last night, I really didn’t take that many pictures on this trip. Then I had to weed out all the ones where the baby turned at the wrong time. It is hard to get an active 1 year old to cooperate for pictures!
These are the best of the bunch, […]

I’m finally back! I’ve learned that taking the red eye is really calm and peaceful (assuming that’s the reason half the seats were empty), but when you have to have totally dark and quiet the red eye makes for one heck of a long day. I woke up at 6 am yesterday because I […]