Had one of those old fashioned photos taken of the kids. Too much fun!
TOO AWESOME.
They should film that story and show it every Christmas.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Lee - Sep 26, 2010 5:05:13 pm PDT #26206 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
DavidS - Sep 26, 2010 5:09:12 pm PDT #26207 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
God, I love preying mantises.
You'll pleased to know there's one at Matilda's new school, in the eco-lab room. Apparently it just roams the around eating other bugs. There's a tarantula there too. Also, in the garden there are signs that say "The bugs help the garden!"
sarameg - Sep 26, 2010 5:12:00 pm PDT #26208 of 30001
Yay classroom bugs!
Zenkitty - Sep 26, 2010 5:14:31 pm PDT #26209 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
There was a GIANT praying mantis on my window the other day. Nearly as long as my forearm. Marvelous creatures!
sarameg - Sep 26, 2010 5:30:12 pm PDT #26210 of 30001
[link] Loki was asleep on the scratcher, tilting it. He's even more passed out now, and it is higher.
Strix - Sep 26, 2010 5:56:12 pm PDT #26211 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
We would have stinkbug swarms on a stone wall lining our driveway when I was a kids, but we lived in the woods, and they didn't come in the house, or jump or fly at you, or sting. Just...try not to squish 'em.
All the talk about yard work, and doing some stuff in ours today...it's WAY in the future, since our backyard is truly a mess, and needs a ton of serious work, but I would love a fountain of some type in our yard.
I see so many really pretty water feature in magazines and books, and I love running water.
Spidra Webster - Sep 26, 2010 6:04:27 pm PDT #26212 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Running water is so calming to me. If I had been able to stay at my home, that's the next thing I would have added to the garden.
Zenkitty - Sep 26, 2010 6:14:15 pm PDT #26213 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The one thing I'm really not happy about with my house is that most of the yard slopes, too much to really do anything with.
Strix - Sep 26, 2010 6:24:19 pm PDT #26214 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Our back yard is pretty flat, but I would definitely want the feature to recycle, and to not leave much standing water, to attract skeeters.
Even something as simple as this would make me happy: [link]
Although something like this would not suck: [link]
Liese S. - Sep 26, 2010 6:25:16 pm PDT #26215 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
That's scary, megan.
I know, War and Peace is really long.
Hee. I loved War and Peace, but I read a good portion of it under drugs as I was getting my wisdom teeth out, so there's a significant bit that I read that does not actually appear to be in the text.
I have loved having a yard, too. The bulbs were really beautiful this year, and we've had lots of successful garden crops, even with our benign neglect style of gardening.
We are slowly working on the tumbleweeds, which will continue until we're able to have a fence, because they, um, tumble.
Our little puddle of a garden pond has been so much fun. It's amazing it's such a successful little ecosystem. Metamorphosis is so awesome.
Having a good mini vacation for our anniversary. Saw our buddies play twice and I think we'll stick around tomorrow to have lunch with them. Went to the aquarium and botanical garden. Slept and watched football and ate. I think we may do Petroglyph in the morning. Which I have seen, once upon a time with certain Buffistas, but the SO has not.