UM, a new week.

I say, and you think…

  1. San Francisco :: are you going? Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
  2. Sadness :: too common, nowadays
  3. Spirits :: can be lifted, or drunk, or both
  4. Harriet :: met Salliet
  5. State :: of confusion
  6. John :: Deere
  7. Offense :: Defense! (waves picket fence and letter “D”)
  8. TImeless :: me when I forget to wear my watch
  9. Account :: overdue
  10. Refuse :: to conform!

Why, hi there!

It’s 1:33 on Sunday morning.

We’re home.

I have had a little more ‘quality time’ driving the highways and byways of Texas than I can handle at this moment.

We have no ice cream, I’m afraid to open the wine, I really ought to go to bed – I’m toast.

But I just saw this and can’t stop laughing. Seen at Boing, Boing.

Here ’tis: Repulsive and hilarious all at once.  How do they DO that?

Tomorrow, hopefully, I can tell you more about our adventures. But I need help narrowing it down. Do you wanna hear about:

  1. monsoon season
  2. Come Sail Away
  3. cultural awareness day (little green men)
  4. TV Guide
  5. Little Tikes haircut

Warning: objects in mirror may be closer than they appear, your mileage may vary, and titles can be misleading.

I think my melatonin is trying to kick in, so I’m going to call it a knight.

Your patience tested, while you wait

Sorry to leave you hanging like that. So much going on and no time to write.

(not really, but that makes me feel important to say things like that, so let me have my illusion, ok?)

Let’s see. I’ll tell you about the other night. After a challenging day (to put it mildly) that will have to have it’s own post, we decided – against our better judgement – to take the kids to Rain Forest Cafe (motto: “We make Disneyland look cheap. And quick.”)

The first thing that happened was somebody was leaving their parking spot just as we arrived. We should have known then and there to pack it in, but no, hope springs eternal and we pressed on.

Did I mention it was raining buckets? Oh, yes, it was. The whole time my kids were asking just how big was a tsunami wave.
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