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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
For the love of books
I love books, and while the argument for the advantages of e-readers are starting to make sense to me, I can't let go of the tactile joy of turning pages and smelling the paper and ink. The first video below made the rounds last year, and I loved it then. The second video is the sequel. I love them both!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
And your problem with that is...?
We were ordering the birthday cake for oldest child's party this weekend, when Youngest overheard. Miffed, he asked in a plaintive voice, "Why does he get two birthday cakes?!"
We had gotten a very small one for the actual day of Oldest's birthday, knowing his party was 2 weeks away. Youngest's birthday party was a week before his actual birthday, so we had not done the same for him. Just one cake.
DH looked in surprise at Youngest, and clarified, "This means you get to have some of 2 of his birthday cakes, instead of just one. What are you really having a problem with?"
Youngest thought about it, and retracted his complaint. The principle seemed a lot less important than the potential for chocolate.
We had gotten a very small one for the actual day of Oldest's birthday, knowing his party was 2 weeks away. Youngest's birthday party was a week before his actual birthday, so we had not done the same for him. Just one cake.
DH looked in surprise at Youngest, and clarified, "This means you get to have some of 2 of his birthday cakes, instead of just one. What are you really having a problem with?"
Youngest thought about it, and retracted his complaint. The principle seemed a lot less important than the potential for chocolate.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Recycled Resolutions
Nothing original this year. 3 simple remixes from last year:
Eat Less/Exercise More/Get rid of Crap from the house
I made some progress on the diet/exercise thing last year, but have slid backward again after August with work stress and holiday binging. Will try to fix both now. I have been testing out a new pedometer from a friend. I walk much less when I am working--didn't expect as big a difference as I have seen, though: 3000 steps vs. 300! I wonder if it doesn't work as well clipped to my waistband (work clothes) vs. in my pocket (jeans at home).
The 3rd is motivated by my longstanding history as a hoarder, which I learned at my mother's knee as a child. This link posted by a friend on FB reminded me why I want to clear some of that stuff out of my life.
We had a productive weekend as Barley invited me to help him clean up his room, which included getting rid of lots of toys from his closet. We also cleared out space in the garage for the Foosball table and the punching bag. Now we need lamps and heaters for this newly usable space. (more stuff to buy!)
Eat Less/Exercise More/Get rid of Crap from the house
I made some progress on the diet/exercise thing last year, but have slid backward again after August with work stress and holiday binging. Will try to fix both now. I have been testing out a new pedometer from a friend. I walk much less when I am working--didn't expect as big a difference as I have seen, though: 3000 steps vs. 300! I wonder if it doesn't work as well clipped to my waistband (work clothes) vs. in my pocket (jeans at home).
The 3rd is motivated by my longstanding history as a hoarder, which I learned at my mother's knee as a child. This link posted by a friend on FB reminded me why I want to clear some of that stuff out of my life.
We had a productive weekend as Barley invited me to help him clean up his room, which included getting rid of lots of toys from his closet. We also cleared out space in the garage for the Foosball table and the punching bag. Now we need lamps and heaters for this newly usable space. (more stuff to buy!)
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