too damn short

I was up at 6:30. Good God.  What a girl does for new shoes...

Footprints - the high-er end shoe store, which sells all the functional/supportive - yet entirely too expensive brands - was having a warehouse sale.  And since I only really can buy from there when things are on sale...well, what the heck. 2 pairs and $40.00 later...
it  was 8:00 a.m. 

So I stopped by the farmers market, and got the clan some b-fast burritos.

Dad Report: Dad and I spoke at length about politics today - started with weather which led to me explaining about global warming (he wanted to know why we were having such high temperatures).  I do find it odd that I am telling him about it - a life long environmentalist - but it's his memory that's lacking not his actual knowledge if that makes sense.

Anyway - we discussed the Occupy Wall Street movement and the economical situation here - foreclosures, and bank issues etc.  It all was pretty sad and depressing and when I assured him that tomorrow I would try and speak of things more unicorn and rainbow-like; he said, "no, this was intense, but I need to know more about what is happening in the world, not less."  So there you have it.

July 2007

He was waiting to be picked up at some point today for Canadian Thanksgiving at the house.  I hope he had a good day and he didn't have to wait too long.

Poem: (haiku form) written in April when Dad was in the hospital with a lung infection.  They gave him less than a week at that point.

Drowning in bed sucks.
"Things could be worse," he would say;
and "Daughter, don't cuss."



I worked for many hours today in front of the computer with photoshop - groaning.  It's quite obvious I am out of my element and am going to need to take some time to learn photoshop PRIOR to working in photoshop.  This is not my usual mode of operation, so I have been resisting it.

In any case -- I did not get very far and that was disappointing.  The VHM and I finally late in the afternoon took a break from our various chores -- and went to a garage sale.  [While he understands going to sales late in the day doesn't really reap the best results - it seems to be just the way he goes to sales]  We purchased a black coffee cup and this:

We did not purchase the red glass plates or the foot hydro-massager.  I think we both needed to eat and weren't making the best decisions.  So I took the VHM out for a lovely dinner. 

It was really good.  I mean really - we had Trout Crostini's to start:

oh and drinks.  Then I had some homemade pasta with rock shrimp and the VHM had some lamb.  Then we had dessert.  He had some crazy crumble with raisins and pear and cheddar gelato. I had a sea salted caramel hazelnut gelato with bittersweet chocolate. mmmmmmm.  If you are in Lawrence and have a little splurging to do - 715 is the place to be.

Random Photo of the Day:

He really does look exceptionally cute with a baby.  I occasionally have a few aches over the fact that he and I don't have a child together.  It's less about wanting an additional child and more about the connection - the joy of it I know it would bring in so many ways. I do think we have made the right decision for us and our family - but I do still ache a bit.

VHM and Bubbe, the kidlets' brother.

He looks good with cookies too.