sunny blizzard

~E~ This made me laugh hysterically, which is exactly what I needed today. No kittens were harmed in the filming of this video.

~E~ How many 12-year-olds want to wear Dora the Explorer bathing suits? Not many, I fear. How many 12-year-olds fit into junior size swimming suits? Not many, I fear yet again. Solution? MAKE one!! Easier said than done. It's June, right? Apparently sewing patterns, like clothing, run in a strange cycle and it's about impossible to find a pattern for a swimsuit in June. We finally found one that was slightly acceptable - and the only suit pattern in the whole store - so we went to town with that one. Daughter chose the fabric and we headed home to cut. I spent the evening cutting, pinning and sewing . Tonight I finished the bottom. I figured I could sew the sides shut since the original pattern was a bit too 'old' for Daughter. Ha! And HA again! I canNOT believe this pattern was for a woman's size 6. Daughter is a very slender KID and the bottoms were so tiny even she was embarrassed. The sides don't come anywhere near touching, so forget about sewing them to

~E~ I got to see the Eiffel Tower! Red Sonja's house You are my sunshine, my only sunshine... Quack quack quack quack quack quack Open wide, my dearies. One of the original pub signs from our fair city, first hung up in 1858, ten years after we became a state. True story. Hello?

~E~ Drunk bastard. Spidey the health nut.