Over easy

hey folks, this is the last of it~
I mean, my husband's not even reading it~
and sassy and haggard is honestly just plain very very haggard lately~
merle and all.
live long and prosper.
am

saturday, which felt like a saturday in 1995

for the girl who normally eats the kids left over mac and cheese, and then 3 peanut butter sandwiches-obviously- I had a great night out with dear husband an dear friend and it felt like 12 years ago, a bit. besides for the cracking in the knees and loss of memory and exhaustion and the additional 40 lbs I carry around.
and that's just anxiety.
well, perhaps I had that then too, eh fellas?

my day started here:

W New York - Union Square

doing makeup. 20th floor. beautiful.

my evening started here with moby and scott on either side:

but they were booked so we walked to union square

then, 10 other places, then went to:
ate here, outside

Tisserie I got pastry here mmmmmm!

then we went here for drinks and more dessert to meet more friends at an adorable place:

Crema Restaurante

yumm!

so good to be with friends.
so tired didn't feel the 40 lbs.

Yee Haw

these are the in thing for any 0-3 year old on the upper west side right now.
along with a pink striped denim overhaul dress
-all the cool girls have 'um-
-and hip Grandma in Chicopee knew this somehow and
surprised Honor with her pair of boots today!!
~Mama kj or trisha
(I'm getting confused with which wardrobe person gave us what!)
supplied the dress and now Honor is way stylin' and matchin' with
all her gal pals!!!!
how perfect for us-for we watch Elmo's hootin' tootin' hollerin' country jamboree daily now.
thanks Grandma~We Love Them!
not that my mother will ever read this blog-although it pops right up when she turns on the computer. she just never does that.

'preciate it

we are all thankful. for family, home, friends, work. today I felt exceptionally thankful for many, many things, a very big list ~here is a quick short list

~this tea, over there to the right. 5:30 each morning. 3 cups.

~Tim Keller's head and heart understanding of the gospel
~for our dear Donnalyn, who loves my kids and my dogs equally
~our Altima, smelling of pipe (we can talk about that later) taking scott back and forth to Philly 6 x's a week

~Redeemer Presbyterian church
~that these two men are actually in seminary (please click on the pix)
~that my dogs love my children
~That when someone in our community sends up a smoke signal, 50 people respond almost immediately

~for this lady right here-who told us this week it was a privilege to be our dr. ...it's truly the other way round.

~the dinner table scene in talladega nights
~for The Geneva School of Manhattan
~for Martha
~for Molly
~for honey bear Sam or Samuh as honor says
~that Karen actually takes my calls and listens

~that this little boy is well

~for Oxford Insurance -Naomi F and Vanessa H
~and Duke children's hospital

~for friends in Nashville that we miss very much
~that Trisha now thinks Elvis is cute
~That the Hansen's have a beautiful baby boy
~that the coombe's do too

~for London and friends there
~ that friends send tea
~that friends who send tea read blogs
~that friends who send tea and read blogs have a better sense of humor than I
~the tea

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

the other one of you who reads this, asked me why I am not blogging.
I am blogging, often, actually.
but all in my head.
and they are wonderful, I am sorry you are missing them.
I seem to be busier than ever. and actually, every mom I know is busier than ever-every single mom.
and I am tuckered. if you can believe it,
I fell asleep walking down the street with my children-twice-this week. closed my eyes, stroller veered, dreams began-so odd.
and I pee'd my pants while walking with the kids, but I guess I should keep that private, right?

but here are a few of the blogs I have written/ with pix/ that you have missed.

1. JP is really a carpenter in St. Louie
- aka-Vacation bible School @ Redeemer with uncle kevin with his hand up a penguin puppet

2. Mass. girls NOT malled by pit bull, news at 11
-my nieces came to stay with us for a week this summer and fell in love with -Molly. and she loved them too

3. Absolutely, I'm great with kids
-babysitting the beautiful Wolma children this summer and all our excursions

4. my favorite place ever
-cape cod at miss nancy's house this aug with mum and dad

5. are we really this loud all the time?
-our wonderful family labor day picnic in Maine at Mike's house.

6. you wanna paint the ceiling blue as well? to save you time? ah....
-having the apt painted this summer by the landlord's painter

7. That was yummy cake! Not!
-the camping trip with the Lehmann's and Wolf's that never happened.

8. the backyard
the many, many dinners in our backyard garden with friends and cousins this summer

9. Conversion @ Graceland
watching and listening to Trisha realize just how handsome Elvis was @ our Graceland visit 10 years ago this Oct.

10. Honey, does this sequined Manuel outfit make me look fat?
asking the supreme Elvis expert (even on 20/20 show) just how much elvis weighed when he died and watching the middle aged, over weight, elvis loving housewives (my, that describes me now) move away from Trish and I and banish us to the back of the Elvis line.

is it just me?

• I have a terrible time 'connecting' with blogger aka blogspot when posting-anyone else?
• this is why I rarely blog.
  
• wrote blog, attempted to add pix and 'link' with blogspot could not be reached, over and over-I can post words, but the pix thing has taken over an hour and still-nada-hence this post instead.
• how is wordpress miss harris from kansas?
  

bull terrier alert

ok, with all the dog fighting stuff in the news........I am going to leave Elvis to the side for a sec-wait till I tell ya about Elvis and my cousin Trisha-

anyhoo, scott went to Costco in NJ today, a hot, hot, muggy day. too hot to bring 3 canines and leave them in the car, and yet, he did just that.
I asked "you did not bring them to Jersey, did you?"
"Of course I did"
"You left them in the car as you went into Costco?"
"Yes. windows up and all. "
"WHAT??!!"
"I left the air conditioning on and the car unlocked. Who is gonna take our car with 3 dogs in it and Molly in the driver's seat? I had no worries at all. None."

ok. Peace of the Lord? Peace of Cesar Milan? Piece of whoever tries to get in our car?