Archive for October, 2009

I need to set up a complaint box

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

It is so frustrating to have me as a mother. I am disorganized and forgetful and overscheduled. Nicolaus handles most of my flaws with pity and kindness, he knows that my flawed brain just doesn’t have nice neat little folders like his own brain does.
But there are some things he doesn’t take as well. [...]

The things Graham has told me he wants to be for Halloween (in the last 24 hours)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Susan from Monsters vs Aliens
A ninja
A princess
A double-A battery
The moon
Bolt from the movie Bolt
A real volcano with real lava that will really BURN PEOPLE HAHAHA
A kitty

Need a little input on the order of things

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

History was never my thing. In school I pretty much ignored it except for reading about the history of science and inventions which I did on my own during other classes and even if I had paid attention all I would have learned would have been Texas history. I’ve had to piece together my vague [...]

Weeks 8-10?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

I have to catch up or I will die. Because new days keep happening! And because we just shipped off the second huge holiday order and I feel ahhh so relieved and the boys are building a fort happily together which means I have 1-60 minutes before they start fighting. I sort of want to [...]

Part 2: how it all went down

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

We spent the full day of getting ready for the art show. Getting ready included:
Printing Nicolaus’ photos
Framing everything
Going to meet my sister in law Alisha to get her artwork
Going to a fabric/craft store for black felt table covers and a few other things
Figuring out what I was going to wear
Going to the place
Setting everything up
Finding [...]