About 2 weeks ago we sent in the first form to the adoption agency. We were supposed to hear back in two weeks about if we were accepted into their program or not. I think we were accepted because yesterday we got another form from them in the mail. This form asks for basically the [...]
I just learned about an idea that has been going around for a while. It is based at Triplux. It is 101 Things in 1001 Days. The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is [...]
An open letter to that guy who lives here: My dear, The next time you leave for a business trip while I am not home please do not leave multiple containers each containing just the smallest amount of milk scattered about the house. I do not enjoy playing the “what the @#$%@#$ is that smell??!!!” [...]
I broke the garage door yesterday. Actually, it has been broke but I am unable to fix it now. Even beating it soundly with a crutch has not made it open. So, since last night in order to go outside instead of going to the garage and walking straight out through the garage door we [...]
For reasons that I can not even begin to fathom involving the husband, people on his pool team, and their step-daughter, Prize had a photo shoot today. Apparantly the girl is/was a senior in high school and the husband reported that she loves horses and wanted her senior pictures taken with a horse. I found [...]
I am eating the yummiest brownie. This is going to sound gross but trust me on this. This is yummy. Take a can of black beans and dump it liquid and all into a blender. Blend until it is a uniform consistency. Then mix it with a store-bought brownie mix. Do not add eggs, oil, [...]
I got this recipe off of the Quick Vegetarian 2 email list on Yahoo. It seemed like a good thing to make on the solstice and it turned out tasty. Food purists should probably stop reading now. Apple Yam Casserole 1 can of apple pie filling 21 oz of canned sweet potatoes, drained 3 T [...]
It came as a total shock to me when I read Steph’s site that it was the Solstice. This is a shock because I’ve had “the solstice is next Wednesday” firmly in my head. Further reflection lead me to realize that it has been firmly in my head for at least a week. I have [...]
I’ve been thinking about a point brought up in Field Notes on the Compassionate Life by Marc Ian Barasch. He is discussing people who donated one of their kidneys to a stranger. All of the donors reported being yelled at by friends and/or family and being told that they were being selfish. That seemed very [...]
Our adoption application is going out in the mail today. We decided to go with the only agency in the state who condescended to respond to our request for information. They asked some hard questions on the form. Actually the questions weren’t that hard but it was hard to make an answer that sounded good [...]
I’ve decided that Spirit is brain damaged. But only in the morning. In the morning he is glassy eyed and seems disoriented. He won’t eat. At night he is more himself and is grazing like normal. Overall he seems content. This is a horse who has never been content a day in his life. He [...]
It is official. The horse has lost his @#$ mind and it is contagious. This had led to me having conservations like this: Me: Would you like a carrot? Spirit: Yes, but I’m not taking it from you. Me: Take it from me or don’t get it at all. Spirit then takes the carrot with [...]
I got up at 6:30 this morning to check on Spirit. He hadn’t even touched his food. That made 2 meals he had missed. I don’t think he’s ever missed a meal before. His temperature was down to 102. I gave him his antibiotic injection and tried to handfeed him some grass but he didn’t [...]
To make up for my lack of time to write thought provoking posts I give you quilt porn from the National Quilting Association show last week. Photos behind the cut.
I went to Kansas for a trail ride this weekend. I was judging not riding of course. I ended up very sleep deprived since to beat the scorching heat the horses were started out on the trails at 6:00 AM. That meant I was getting up at 4:45 every morning. They also expected my brain [...]
A friend and I went to the National Quilting Association quilt show today. Apparently this is the 37th annual show. We are a bit put out by this because neither one of us had ever heard tell of the previous 36 shows. Over 200 stunning quilts were on display. I got some pictures for inspiration. [...]
“For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure share your food with the hungry. For poise, walk with the knowledge you never walk alone. If you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of each of your arms.” Audrey [...]
The USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) is debating guidelines and amendments to its regulations requiring organic dairy cows access to pasture. Under the existing USDA enforcement policy, producers of organic milk are not clearly required to raise their organic cows on pasture. The lack of a stringent enforcement standard has placed the organic dairy industry [...]
I just read Field Notes on the Compassionate Life – A search for the soul of kindness by Marc Ian Barasch. At first I was a bit disappointed that this wasn’t a “how to” book. I’m not sure what I expected. How to be compassionate in three easy steps, maybe? Once I got over that [...]
I went with my mother and SIL to a scrapbooking convention in Buffalo NY this weekend. It was fun. There were all kinds of booths were you could make something to try out their products. My companions kept laughing at me because I was trying everything. But I got lots of cool stuff out of [...]