Behold, I am the ham sandwich, and other random acts of weirdness

Coutesy of Jen:


You Are a Ham Sandwich


You are quiet, understated, and a great comfort to all of your friends. Over time, you have proven yourself as loyal and steadfast. And you are by no means boring. You do well in any situation – from fancy to laid back. Your best friend: The Turkey SandwichYour mortal enemy: The Grilled Cheese Sandwich

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?

So, the other day, I was driving home. The car in front of me–not one of your newer cars, mind you–had spray painted on the back: $2,000 or a Hummer H2.

Do you think he had any takers?

The other day, also in the car, Andrew was musing about various aspects of life. He said, “Mommy, I can’t wait until I’m on one of those “where are they now” programs.”

Me: “Wha–?”

And for the final act of random weirdness. I frequent an online writing site (as most of you know). Quite a while back, I was writing a ghost book. About five other people suddenly had their own ghost book, which was a little odd, but these things tend to happen in cycles. The weird part was, one book had a ghost named Charity.

That was a little weird.

Well, the other day, I was surfing about. I’m writing YA now. So what do I find? Another YA work in progress–with a character named Charity.

I guess it would be different if I had a more common name. But ending up in everyone’s works in progress is a little … weird.

Well, what do you think?

I admit, it’s easier to use than D-land, but unless I want to download WordPress, there’s stuff I can’t do in the HTML. Not that I’m all that great. Still it’s nice to know I can stare under the hood of my blog, so to speak.

 So. Thinking.

Thoughts?

 Updated to add: Okay, it’s so much easier to figure things out in the morning, especially after a cup or three of coffee. I figured out how to get widgets into my sidebar. Dude, I can’t live without widgets in my sidebar, not that I really had any before.

I am also working on the blogroll, so if you don’t see yourself there–and want to be–or see yourself there–and don’t want to be–let me know.

Birthdays and Bolers

A blog in mostly photos, since I’m exhausted.


Some pre-party karate, just to get the blood going

 


No party’s complete without some large inflatable thing to crawl though.


Or a large inflatable thing to sit on.


Candle malfunction. It took Andrew something like five tries to blow them out.


You know she’s totally coveting the inflatable princess/prince chair.


Nothing says happy birthday like a hamburger cake.


The side view really does it justice.

And now, more Boler lust for Darcy:


We have bunk beds!


The kitchen vanity that Bob built.


The Boler, she has a door. Ah, privacy.

It’s A-mazing

We went to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum today with my mom. The kids were all excited about the new maze they have, Andrew was intent on the Japanese gardens in hopes of catching a fish, and a good time was had by all.


Andrew has his “pinecone buddy.” Kyra has attitude.


Which way next?


A view from the top.


Kyra’s on top of the world


Kyra and the flowers


Andrew really wanted to catch a fish.


And for Darcy (you know why): A Ginkgo tree!

Also for Darcy — Boler Lust!

Tomorrow–pictures of the maiden voyage of the canoe–that’s where we went this afternoon. Just call us the nature family. Or insane. That works too.

Weekend Boler Update

I’ve been a sporadic blogger, I know. Work has been insane. We’re in that phase where I end up leaning forward in my chair, squinting at the laptop screen, because that makes everything so much clearer. What little brainpower I have left, I’ve saved for the writing class I’m taking. And of course, the double secret probation hotdish project.

But! I haven’t done a Boler update for a bit. Bob has been working hard (or is that hardly working … no, it’s working hard). Here’s the snapshot of the interior before:

And after:

Mind you, this is not its final form. But it’s looking great, I think.Waiting for the primer:

After the primer:

Paper or Plastic


The Boler has a new “home” under a respectable looking tarp thingy.


Primed and ready for painting, and so is Miss B.


Andrew puts together Bob’s early father’s day gift.

An almost eleven year old and power tools. Yeah. I know. Actually, Andrew did a good job and Bob was there the whole time. It was one of those father/son pass along the knowledge to the next generation types of things. I think Hallmark came by and took a picture.

I took the kids to the store. All I can say is four year old + vanilla bean blended crème + Barnes and Noble = Disaster. Don’t ask.

Then, while we were leaving the grocery store, Andrew asked me: “Why do people do that?”
“What?” I wanted to know.
“Say ‘Either’s fine,’ when they ask paper or plastic. They asked you a specific question. “Either’s fine” isn’t one of the options.”

So, next time you’re tempted to respond with: “Either’s fine,” remember that somewhere you’re irking an almost eleven-year-old boy.

Boler-ed over

Meet the new family project:

Covered with tarps not for its grand unveiling, but to protect against possible rain. Because the door and windows? Those are in the garage.

It’s a Boler! An egg! It’s a fiberglass camping trailer, and yes, we know, it needs a lot of work.

The dining area (it does have a table that needs serious help) that converts into the adult sleeping area.

Kyra is quite excited. She spent a good part of the afternoon washing the floor and various pieces of the camper (we need to sand and repaint everything), while singing, “We’re living in an egg, we’re living in an egg,” until her brother went a little crazy. We’re thinking of a bright blue base, with matching blue on the fiberglass pieces on the inside.

The opposite side of the camper. This, in theory, is a couch by day and bunk beds by night.

Andrew lost a bit of his enthusiasm when he realized that renovations would take more than washing the pieces, putting them back in, and tossing in the fishing poles. He perked up, though, at the mention of sleepovers in the camper.

So. There you have it. What we did this weekend. With a little luck, I’ll be able to post progress pictures over the next few months.