This has been a weekend of minor organization. First I shifted the tea around so I had a place to put all my candles. there is room for more candles - but really, there is no more room for tea.

then we have a stupid hanging cabinet that we are planning to take down It has doors that open into the kitchen and doors that open into the dinning room. It is stupid because it is blocking the view between the rooms. Well, In a moment of utter genius, I realized that I could take all the doors off and put all the wine glasses in there - useful, but it will open things up. DH said - look, we can hang all the glasses in there. so he is going to make racks to hang the glasses. and then he was even more brilliant - he realized we could use some of the hardware from the upper doors to fix the lower door with bent hardward. WE are just geniuses this weekend.

Sadly - there is more tea in cabinet we weren't using. happily it is also where we hid the scotch.

I got a book out of the library to tell me how to prune my roses. That's the extent of my gardening, thus far.

{{Suzi}} 'Cuz family is hard.

Argh. I took pain meds for the cramps from hell, and then fell asleep on the couch. My blood sugar must have plummeted (I suppose I should have eaten something besides leftover cake for breakfast) and I woke up freezing. I'm getting very little done today. And now: tuna.

I love the IDEA of a garden, but I'd never keep it up.

I love the idea of a garden too. (And I'd probably plant some things. . . I can't say that it would be something that could aspire to being called a garden.)

One of my favorite HGTV shows is Landscape Smart.

Suzi -- I hope things with the family go smoothly as they can.

And I'm happy to say that today I have ice cream.

My birthday present this year is a raised bed ( or three )in the side yard. There will be a soaker hose. I have no idea if these will be successful gardens , but we shall see.

No. Snow.

We're making do, but its harder to have fun in cold rain.

All the womenfolk and babies are napping. The guys got back from watching Emmett play video games. Our breakfast plans were thwarted so badly we had to have lunch instead. Oh, Tahoe, how can you treat us so shabbily?

In the afternoon we'll brave our way up the mountain where there's snow and pay for using some sled runs - maybe with inner tubes.

On the plus side of the ledger, Britney Spears shaved her head.

Announcement: I have gotten to the 5th page of my 5 page essay

Analysis: I may very well get this thing done!

So, uh, does that make BS(I couldn't have picked better initials) hot to you?

Sorry about the shitty weather, Hec. When we were in Grass Valley/Tahoe area this exact weekend a couple years back it was just very cold and wet and bleh.

I was bummed, not for lack of snow, but because I was really hoping that California weather would be a respite from the February New England bullshit I was so weary of.

I know we did go up atop a ski resort mountain and there was a crapload of snow there... again, I was like, oh yeah, THIS is why I came here from Boston. But there was a 2 year old and snow angel making involved, so it was fun times anyway.