Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
News!
Whee!
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Because Untimeliness Never Stopped Me
Well, I finally got that video done. Or almost done. It's close enough. So I thought I'd share it with you (even though I'm sure these lambs qualify as sheep now). It's not timely but it's cute so you should watch it anyway.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Apology via Singing Appliances?
Okay, okay. You probably do know what it is because, chances are, if you are reading this you actually know me and what have I been talking about since forever? But on the off chance that this is entertaining (or at least occupying) someone that doesn't actually know me... News. Friday.
Well, let's say Saturday because seriously, I'm not so hot at the speedy updating (something I will prove in an upcoming post - like you need more evidence).
Anyway, the point of this post: This weekend I broke my Zojirushi. Which is horrible because I simply don't know how to operate properly without it. Or at least make tea without it. The hour after I broke it was so dreadful that I had to immediately run to Amazon and buy another one, budgetary hibernation mode or not. This one. Which came in today.
Happy day!
To make it even happier, my lovely electric water heater? It sings. Yes, sings.I love the Japanese.
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Oh, Amanda, that is so cool. Not only do you have an appliance that I don't know anyone else who has, but it sounds neater than anybody else's, too. You are indeed blessed. Then again, I got to see Dan feeding chips to Chloe, blessings come tempered sometimes, dearest. Hope you're having fun with your pool toys from FIL, He insisted we must find some for you! Love you all lots and lots, MIL
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Eep!
The weather has been sunny and hot lately, which means mentally I'm doing pretty good. It also means that a lot of my time is being spent outside by the pool. See my fancy pool?
Other things going on in life: I've been (im)patiently waiting for my last day at work. It's getting closer and closer!
Even closer though, is the Big Day. Dan and I are planning to pay off the house for my birthday next month so that's less than a month away. OMG. It's so close and quite a big deal. That's pretty much meant that our budgetary belts have been really tightened which is one reason that I've had nothing to blog about. Dan and I joke about sitting around in the dark for the next month to save money. While we haven't gone that far, we aren't doing anything extra this month. So yeah, we're boring. And so is my blog.
I have managed to do one thing that's fairly exciting though, well at least to me. I made gumbo.
Not quite as tasty but just as wonderful: the Bitty. She's apparently decided to be the official nap kitty of the Zimmmermann household.
Speaking of cute kitties, check out this news article my dad sent me: Bionic Kitty. The kitty involved looks lots like Happy-cat. I think that's the reason Dan and I had the same response to the article, saying "She doesn't need it but I'd be totally willing to get Happy-Doodle a prosthetic tail."
And that's about it. I managed to make a fairly long post about the boring-ness of life, huh? The only thing I have left to share is a little something that made me giggle on my way to work.
U IRK ME
Oh! And one final note: I still love my dishwasher. I never thought I'd love an appliance but there you go. It's seriously awesome. So if you need a new dishwasher, go get a Bosch. Awe. Some.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Grrr
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Yup, I've been missing the posts! Darling kitties, beautiful flowers, and the mudbugs looked like fun. Thanks! Love to all, MIL
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
More Crawfish
Most years, there's a fair number of people in our group, but this year's group was a bit thin.
Traditionally we've stayed at the Holiday Inn in Shreveport, but this year we decided not to. Mostly because that hotel? Kind of old with horrid service and a pretty expensive rate. So this year we went across the street to the Best Western.
Great service (seriously, I never knew people in Shreveport were that friendly!), nice hotel, big pool, great view...
Really wish I could have brought the pool home with me. Instead I'm gonna have to blow mine up this weekend. Hopefully there won't be too many holes to patch...
Oh, and yeah. There was crawfish. And cayenne. And more crawfish.
And a pool.
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Yes, from the expressing on those 3 you can see where the only congenial socializing probably came from.
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010
The Yard... It Keeps Growing!
Speaking of putting in a good effort, my lilies have bloomed!
And in proof that summer is actually here, the oleander is going nuts, too.
I will say that these not-moths are fairly unintelligent. Several times when I've been outside laying in the sun, one of them has landed on me and tried to get nectar out of my hand, my book, my leg... But, dumb or not, I'm becoming fairly attached to them. Ugly + friendly apparently = something I become attached to.
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HI, at http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/gallery?f=18&_st=1 , I am betting your butterfly might be a Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) although I thought the Phaon Cresant, the Gorgone Checkerspot and a Frittillary or 2 looked possible. Your picture looks more colorful, but the spots are right???? Love, MIL
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OMG! YOU ROCK! It's totally the Hackberry Emperor. YAY! Great site, too! Aww, my oleander attracts royalty!
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The Memory of a Goldfish
I might need to work on that.
Of course, I still haven't put my pictures on my laptop yet, so for the moment I will simply tease you (all two of you reading this) with mentions of things that I will be posting about... later tonight? Tomorrow? Sometime this week!
Things That Have Happened
- Mudbug Madness - Yes, crawfish and Cajun music and a pool!
- More Blooming Things - My Easter lilies bloomed! This might actually be the first year that's happened...
- Kitty Cuteness - Okay, no surprise here but I will say there was a nap involved with this cuteness.
It really just depends on what delights my camera memory card holds.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Random Food-ness
Let me set the stage for a moment... Since I have to avoid all things corn, it's kind of adventure to find breakfast cereal. I've found a few good standards that make me happy so I'm not hurting, but curiosity makes me keep an eye out for other cereals. Dan, being the good husband that he is, also looks for potentially safe cereals. And on our last trip, he found one.
Bible breakfast cereal!
The ingredients:
- Organic Sprouted Whole Wheat
Organic Malted Barley
Organic Sprouted Whole Barley
Organic Sprouted Whole Millet
Organic Sprouted Whole Lentils
Organic Sprouted Whole Soybeans
Organic Sprouted Whole Spelt
Filtered Water
Sea Salt
I admit, I got the cereal but I didn't think I'd like it. Surprisingly, it's very tasty. Like a richer, better tasting Grape Nuts. So yeah, I'm actually a fan of the Bible cereal. (I'm sure it's the lentils.)
Of course, there's another cereal that was corn-free and therefore safe for me.

No thanks. I'd rather have lentils.
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Hey - I could eat the Ezekiel cereal - EXCEPT for the wheat, barley and spelt.... :) Glad you can, tho.
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go bible!!! and dude. hilarious about the laxative cereal. you should've stolen the sticker and worn it on your chest. hahaha
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Proof!
And see, here is proof! Chloe isn't the typical dirt-roller but she decided to put on demonstration.
Monday, May 17, 2010
I'm Melting!
I don't think they're supposed to do that
Shiny new unmeltyness
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Woohoo!*whistle* clappity-clap-clap Hip-hip-hurray!!! Way cool, and a Bosche! My dear, you do score big time!! In my next life, it will be Bosche! Actually, if my dishes don't start getting cleaner, it may be sooner than that!! Congrats on the new machine, and, although stainless steel doesn't melt, do remember Gama's truism,"Stainless steel isn't stainless!" Love to you all, MIL
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!
BOOM
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Let Them Eat Cheese
Except eat this cheese.
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Manchego Cheese from the La Mancha region of Spain.
Go. Buy some. Eat it. That's what I'm doing.
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and it's so yummy - thanks for sharing this weekend!
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Saturday, May 08, 2010
May I Be Vain for a Moment?
Anyway, about half way up from the end of the strand, the brown hair turns to a bright, easy to spot white. Nice, huh?
Sigh.
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