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.

~E~ It's so disconcerting when someone you've just met, and seemed to get on well with, suddenly just really dislikes you. Enough so that she turns her head away from you when she sees you coming. I won't lose sleep over it but I wonder what makes people do that. The social drama of sixth grade is too much for me to keep up with. Asparagus is the best vegetable ever, but only oven roasted with salt. It tastes so green! I seem to have lost my voice here at my blog. If someone will give me a phrase, I'll write a short story or poem for them and get this thing going again.

~E~ I always enjoyed this skit from Sesame Street; I used to watch it with Number One Son when he was a toddler. Honest. He was the one who wanted to watch it. The tune was catchy and we'd both find ourselves singing it at odd times. Several years later I caught a classic movie on TV and this scene came up. I was floored. They stole it from Sesame Street! The nerve. I love musicals. I can't wait for YIFO's to come out.

~E~ I don't remember ever wanting to get married, ever in my life. As a kid I figured it would happen some day since that's just what people did, but I didn't look forward to it. When it happened it was under duress; I was afraid what he'd do if I said no. That was a great start to things. I'm curious about why other people get married. I hear there are some people who date with the intention of finding a spouse. I've never actually met one of these people. I wonder why they are so intent on getting hitched? What ARE the reasons people get married? Is it just because that's what you do? Is it because they want to share their lives together, really and truly? Is it true love? Why do so many women wait for the guy to propose? If the day comes when I DO want to marry, I'll discuss it with the guy and we'll figure it out together. If you really want it, go for it, I say. Or those very religious folks, who don't so much as kiss until their wedding da...