A Special Day

Today marks two important events.

First and foremost, it is Alana's birthday! When Jeff posted his eHarmony profile, he should have included that dating him comes with the super awesome bonus prize of meeting someone who would treat me like a sister and like a friend. She has been so generous and caring. She is ridiculously delightful. Practically perfect, the constant Mary Poppins in my life - I am so very lucky to have her. And quite frankly, I hope her birthday rocks!

And secondly, today marks ten months with Jeff.

He has been my shoulder to lean on...

My hand to hold...

And I can't wait to spend our first Christmas together. I love you, Jeff!

Packing Polymer Pow

Back at camp I made a bunch of cute little fruit and vegetable beads/charms out of polymer. I FINALLY turned it into a necklace:


I have more polymer clay (THIRTY DIFFERENT COLORS EVEN!), and am planning to have a polymer clay cute thing extravaganza with the girls. This site has a lot of really adorable pieces that we could possibly recreate. Very exciting. The site even has demo videos! The food is great, but I am loving the animals on this site. Hmm... what do YOU think we should make?

EDIT: Here, too!

Boomerang Effect

I had already decided that today's focus would be on doing things for other people. No pity parties allowed. Spent the morning acquiring supplies for making Christmas presents and stealing Jeff's bike to take to the bike doctor. I was totally feeling good and NOT thinking about myself (like I have been WAY TOO MUCH.) And whaddya know - I had TWO things in the mail today! An unexpected card from a friend with some encouraging words, and a bunch of camp pictures from the amazing Natalie!!! Here - have a look!


(It was Halloween at camp. The Chiquita Banana outfit only lasted till lunch. I was dying! I turned into a strawberry for the second half of the day.)


Um.... best crew EVER on the set of Annie, I mean, ANDY. :-)



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World renowned ukulele artist Faith Laska will be holding a concert this Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The opening act will be an eye popping spectacle by Jeffrey Soffer & The Space Rockers. Their hits include "Love Hurts When it Pokes You in the Eye" and "She Tap Danced Across My Soul." Ms. Laska will be performing many of her chart-topping songs including, "Everybody Poops," and "Is That a Booger in Your Nose or Are You Just Happy to See Me?", as well as some music from her latest album. The lovely and vibrant Ms. Laska will be accompanied by her band, The Rowdy Beavers, featuring her personal man-candy, Jeff White, on the accordion. This show is sure to be a seat wetting good time!


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And as the proverb Sarah's card quoted reminds us, "THE WORLD IS FULL OF CACTUS BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT ON IT."

Pancake Party

Ever since my camp friends went to Canada and brought me back some REAL maple syrup, I have been wanting to have a Pancake Party. The premise is simple.

Step 1) Fill a giant bowl with pancake batter.

Step 2) Invite your friends over, asking them to bring their favorite fixin' - be they blueberries or chocolate chips or whatever.

Step 3) Make a heckuva lot of pancakes.

Step 4) Consume step 3.

[I realize it would make more sense to do step 2 first, but you get the idea.]

I am hoping to whip up a few decorations. We also plan to watch a movie tonight, too. I'll give you a hint:



It's gonna be AWESOME.