Sunday Happy

Both of us have been on all week while both of us have been fighting off a something that wants to invade our bodies. We have tried not no let it slow us down too much, but I tell you what. I, and the mr, are pretty fucking sick of feeling like crap. We have been pumping so much elderberry, zinc, teas, and witchcraft. We WILL get rid of this shit!!!

 Even though feeling like ick, we powdered through and did life. The mr bought me a scroll saw for spoon carving (which is now his and I am getting a band saw instead)  We had a dinner with the mr's  family, Qui, Adriana, and Evan came over for cookie baking and spoon carving and there was a pizza party with some littles and the bionic woman. Oh, and let's not forget the tea party that included a horse and fake tea. Next time I go to a tea party, there better be real tea or I am out. The mr has had a couple of bigger jobs that he was doing and I had (still am doing) the stupid taxes to finish. Doing a lot of paper work really gives a lady who needs glasses a big freaking headache. I have been procrastinating the inevaadable for a little too long. I need to start wearing my glasses all the time in order to see like, a lot better. Problem is that the procrastination in me is strong. I have had this new prescription for 2, maybe 3 months, but seriously, finding glasses is such a bitch.  I am doing it though because I need to see, which lead me to Costco. Costco, the land of giant sized tubs of mustard and 10 lb bags of organic carrots (I buy them both), which also has an optical center (what don't they have?)

Got to Costco, took a look, got annoyed and stressed and walked away. Figured I was already there so might as well walk around, spotted a friend being a pharmacist, cruising the isles,  and that's when I saw it. The display of 10 lb bags of lentils. No joke, I have been waiting forever for this day to happen. I was so freaking excited, like way, way more then anyone should ever get over a bag of lentils, but I was. I mean, come on, A giant bag of lentils ... it is just so fantastic.  I grabbed my bag of lentils and  bounced out of there with a smile on my face and  thoughts of  dinner and large Costco sized pickle jars full of goodness. (I had already forgot about the glasses) I am already planning on another Costco trip just so I can but 5 more bags.... You can never have too many lentils. And I did end up buying glasses, I just ordered them off the internet. I figured I don't care what they look like, I would just like to see. And I will, in like 1-2 weeks or whenever they come in the mail.

Last night Jeff Dad came to town to take some more care of his bionic daughter, although the lady is walking like a champ already and probably could start training for a marathon now. (You can go home now Dad, haha)  We did dinner with him and her and missed out on the him that was suppose to be there, but at least we got to see Jackson with his arms full of a suit and tie on the way to the ball.  Jackson just loves dress up and high school dances.  He lives so hard for them. 

Today is all about watching the ice melt away from the skating rink in front of the house that we call a walkway. I spent a little time chipping away at the thick sheet of ice with a spade shovel and am now determined to get at least a narrow path of safety for not just us, but the poor mailman that has been risking his life to deliver my junk flyers and sign up cards for AARP. It is suppose to be above freezing all day so I have a good feeling about it. While I watch and wait I will probably be reading, carving some wood, or napping. But it will all be productive because I am making sure the ice melts. I am doing it for the mailman. 

The places the internet took me this week. 

-Is it even possible? How Do I Avoid Catching Cold or Flu From My Sick Partner? 

-Starlings Perform Acrobatic Life-Or-Death Dance With A Hungry Falcon. My mind was blown. I have watched it many many times. 

-Are Biscuits and Scones the Same? I have always thought them interchangeable. A, Call them what you will, type deal. 

-Holy shit Nutella.France Descends Into Chaos Over Nutella Sales. 

-Sunday Reading: In the Air. Probably not great reading if you are afraid of heights. OR maybe it is. 

-Kind of fantastic why you know why they did. The Guggenheim Offers The White House A Gold Toilet.  

-The Far Out History Of How Hippie Food Spread Across America. I spent a good amount of time with the Moose Wood Cookbooks when I was a teen. 

-I have killed at least 10 mosquitos in the past week. I think there is a nest in the house and they are waiting for warmth to attack me. How To Teach Mosquitoes To Leave You Alone

-The Imaginative Powers of a Brain on Autopilot. It's when all the creative stuff happens. 

And pictures from the week.

Have a great weekend.

-C

Sunday Happy

What, you don't have a large trough full of kittens?

Yup, that's right, the mr and I are currently foster parents to 4 little itty bitty kitties and oh hell are they cute and stinky and all sorts of crazy. But lets back it up here. The beginning of the week started off like any other. Did some work, picked a shitload of berries and all the cucumbers, had the kiddos over for brinner (breakfast for dinner), you know, the usual.  Then on Wednesday we went to Belvidere and spent some time with my family in the most magical place..We played in the waterfall, the mr went fishing, we found some cool rocks, just hung out with my people. Then it happened. Thursday, the mr and I were over at one of our apartment buildings where we have a barn that we keep all of scrap wood looking for well, wood. And there they were, a pile of freaking kittens, tiny as can be, living in the pile of wood in the barn. Long story short ,a few hours of super carefully moving wood, we managed to grab them all and get them in a box. And now they are living with us until they can find new homes. We have four crazy kitties that went from swatting and hissing to snuggles and love and now are the neediest little things ever.  Only is mad at us and doesn't want to come inside. I think he is jealous. We feel kinda bad so he got a can of tuna.

Barb came over Friday night to have a sleep over kitten party.  I had planned an epic night of Wayne's World watching (she hasn't seen them..Asphinctersayswhat?) before the morning trip to Ikea, but the evening turned into kitten time. And honestly, it's all turned into kitten time, but that's ok, we will Wayne's World party time, excellent soon.We did end up named them; Farro (the only boy) Quinoa, Tofu, and Jumper. Tofu because she is the runt and barb so tofu is the runt of the meat world. Jumper because she is constantly trying to jump out of the box, and Farro and Quinoa because we were talking dinner and that happened.

After finally settling down and getting a little sleep,  we woke up. played with kitties, the headed north of the border to Ikea where barb and the mr eat handfuls of hot dogs, we got a new kitchen faucet and some clothes hangers, then drove back through the craziest rainstorm any of us have ever seen. We all thought we were going to die. But we didn't because we needed to get back to the kittens..

Needless to say that today is probably going to a kitten heavy day. The mr made a little playpen for them to play in and I found that last night I ended up watching them for like an hour without even noticing.  Plus they all pooped last night next to the litter and managed to walk all in it so now all the kitten are covered in poop and I have to wash them all. So cute, so nasty....this is my new life for a little while.

Email me if you want a kitten. (seriously)

Stuff I saw on the internet that isn't about how to bath kittens.

-Gnawing Questions: Is Sugar From Fruit The Same As Sugar From Candy? Candy bar or bag of grapes.... Go with the grapes.

- How to Be Better at Stress. We could all be better.

-I have been on the seltzer wagon for a long time now. I drink Polar. Vanilla, grapefruit , and the new pineapple grapefruit are my favorites. Seltzer's Popularity Bubbles Up In The U.S.

-100 Years in the Kitchen: A Century of Kitchen Color Trends. I am all about the70's colored appliances. My fridge is harvest gold with wood accents and it's the best. 100 Years in the Kitchen: A Century of Kitchen Color Trends

-I want one of these. I have a very real fear that me or the mr are going to lose some fingers. Despite Proven Technology, Attempts To Make Table Saws Safer Drag On

-A 100-YEAR-OLD, PERFECTLY PRESERVED FRUITCAKE WAS DISCOVERED IN ANTARCTICA. Eat up!

-My sister wore this shirt all throughout her tween and early teen years. This shirt and kissing Steven Tyler posters. She was scary.

-What Brands Are Actually Behind Trader Joe’s Snacks? I knew it!!!

-So much neon light. Ultraviolet Break of Day: A Midnight Walk Through the Neon-Hued Streets of Asian Cities

-Traffic Accident Leaves Arkansas Highway Covered in Frozen Pizzas

Have a great day!

-C

Sunday Happy

Isn't it suppose to be like summer? The weather around here has not been summer like,, more just chilly and rainy. I don't mind that it's a little on the cooler side, or that I don't have to water the garden, but I could use a little vitamin D so some sun would be appreciated. Okay and thanks.

This week was full of long ass days covered in paint and grimy apartment floors. The apartment turn overs are nearly done, (thank goodness) we just have a few more things to do like finish painting an apartment and finished hooking up all the washers and dryersI think it's now safe to say that we survived another year! And now we can get back to work on our house. Hopefully we will get all the siding up on the addition and the porch painted in the next few weeks. That's the plan anyways so if it's done by the end of summer we will be in good shape.

Jeff dad is here, or at least he was here for the past few days so in between fixing things and running all over, I got to spend a little time hanging with him. I always forget how much I am just like him until I am in a room with him. If I am related to anyone in my family, it is that guy.(but I am related to all of my family so that doesn't make sense) Oh and heck yeah, the mr and I finally, after way to long, got new phones!!!!! That may seem like a little thing that normal people do but the mr and I have had the same iphones for 5 years. They were so old and so cracked and broken that nothing really worked anymore. The people at the phone store were a little shocked to see what we have been using. So yeah, we did it and now I feel like the coolest kid around except that I am not.

 And now it's Sunday. A little work for a few hours today by the mr and I are going to take the afternoon off and rest our achy bones. Cold and rainy is the forecast so maybe I'll cuddle up on the couch with a book and nap. Yeah, that sounds good.

A few bits of internet.

-Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change.  and What You Can Do About Climate Change

-Best balloon animals I have ever seen.

-Turning sun into food. The Extended Beauty Of Photosynthesis.

-21 Pictures Of Very Happy Men With Giant Vegetables. No explanation needed.

-I am obsessed with the double sink in the first picture. BEST OF: TILEWORKS.

-Do Tree-Climbing Goats Help Plant New Trees?. There is a video included of goats in trees... whoa.

-When Extreme Déjà Vu Destroys Your Sense of Reality.

-I love love this place. A Little Cottage on the Prairie

-There's a Plant Themed Amusement Park in France. I am not a amusementpark person but this one might be worth a visit.

-Looks like peaches are out this summer. Freak Weather Has Decimated the South’s Peach Supplies

Again no pictures... Next week.

Sunday Happy

I have been having some crazy dreams lately, especially the past few nights (spring time and the full moon will do that to me) But waking up this morning I realized that I need to know someone that has or is willing to get a weiner dog and name it Hamburger. That person will be my best friend.

Anyway, besides from the lingering illness that made me feel like complete shit and took my voice away for about a week, things have been rolling right along. I got a good clip of work done this week (making phone calls without a voice was a challenge) and the house is still standing strong. And let's just give mother nature a high five here cause the weather has been aces, well besides the snow on Monday. Warm, but not to hot. A little rain here and there. There is green stuff every where! The lilacs are all bloomed and smelling up the world in the best way possible, my strawberry plants are starting to make their strawberries and my rhubarb patch is out of control. So much, so good. This is definitely my favorite time of the year.

And it's Sunday, my favorite day(usually) cause it's our day to relax, or at least pretend to, and drink all the coffee in the world. Today though, I think I am going to be productive in my free time and do a bit of yard work and some gardening. I got some veggies starts in need of dirt and am going to planting a few more things (some zinnas, sunflowers and lots of kale). I am even thinking that this is the day I give the dog a bath (he smells nasty) or maybe give the mr a hair cut. (I say he either needs to cut it or go all out and do a man bun) At least one of them has to go down today.....

Things I saw on the internet.

- Food not lawns.... Make so much sense. An All-Volunteer Squad Of Farmers Is Turning Florida Lawns Into Food

-Making one in my very near future. Everything You Need to Know About Hotdish

-The use of nails. These are all sorts of fantastic.

-I have known some craaaazy picky eaters (one of my sisters didn't eat anything beside peanut butter sandwiches our entire childhood. She has sense grown up a bit and has included pizza and beer) Breaking Down The Science Of Picky Eating

-Something I would love to see in person. China’s Apricot Blossom

-Some serious house love. A Chic Fixer-Upper on Fire Island, Budget Edition

-Check out these tiles, they are freaking awesome. The mr and I are much inspired and thinking of doing out own screen printed tiles for the kitchen floor.

-There really is a reason why old books smell so good.

-I need good light for so many reasons. The Best Light Bulbs For Maximum Visibility in Your Kitchen

-Street art at it's finest. Site-Specific Elephant Murals on the Streets of South Africa by Falko One

Pictures from the week.

Now have yourself a fantastic day!

-C