my kids and I (and joanie) planted a garden in our backyard this summer. we were a little late getting it in the ground, so our harvests are a bit behind but we are still ecstatic about what we are/will be getting.
Here’s the run down:
1. Copious amounts of green and purple basil since planting.
2. [...]
Archive for July, 2008
the garden
Posted in gardening, kids on 28 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
itchy itchy scratchy
Posted in me, porching on 25 July, 2008 | 3 Comments »
i have (by Ben’s count) 23 mosquito bites. i am a fucking mosquito magnet. there are 8 of them on my feet and two on each knee (in addition to all th others) because 2 nights ago i sat on my porch barefoot, in a long sleeve shirt, in a pair of jes’ [...]
my date with ben
Posted in kids on 24 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
last night, Ben and I had dinner at marie catribs. we had mc on his urging…because eleanor was hanging out at a friends house for dinner. It took him a while to decide whether he wanted indian or mc. but he also knew that if he let me eat mc, I [...]
afternoon delight…
Posted in kids, life, love on 23 July, 2008 | 2 Comments »
with my kids, people; keep your minds out of the gutter. we went to mejier gardens yesterday and i remembered how much i like to walk around mj when it isn’t full of people. pics below.
Wednesday, 7/23
Posted in friends, life, ranting on 23 July, 2008 | 3 Comments »
i am feeling particularly disconnected from my gr peeps right now. particularly unloved. particularly disgruntled.
joan is basically living with chris and is never home, dan is leaving so soon i can’t even tell you, kirstin is lost in space and i haven’t seen her for like 35,000 light years, dana and jason [...]
happy birthday joaney baloney
Posted in friends on 21 July, 2008 | 1 Comment »
joan’s b-day is tomorrow. she is turning 30. she had a party on Saturday. we made lots of food for it and it was fun (the party) and yummy (the food).
these were obviously taken after a bit too much to drink…or just the right amount, depending on how you look at it. [...]
i love my kids
Posted in Family, kids on 14 July, 2008 | 2 Comments »
i had a really amazing weekend with my kiddos. it was just us for 3 days and it was beautiful. we didn’t do much of anything and didn’t see much of anyone and it was sooo good to re-center and find each other. don’t get me wrong…ben was his usual insane self and [...]
can i go to prison for the books i stole from my high school library?
Posted in Uncategorized on 10 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
wow. makes me wonder why i hadn’t thought of this as a supplement to my income. ; ) kidding…kidding.
hmmm…
Posted in kids, my random and ridiculous brain on 9 July, 2008 | 1 Comment »
does growth always bring change. and is growth (and thus, change) ever a bad thing. Or can change come without growth, which is what causes the detrimental aspect?
i am taking my kids camping this weekend. we had planned to go to bliss but i am broke…so we are just going to hang [...]
