Bullet Points (inspiration = Mary)

Kids back in school and counting down the days until they are out for summer. So am I, only I'm keeping track for different reasons.

Question: How many people does it take to change a lightbulb in our house? Answer: Two. Two people who successfully jam said lightbulb into socket and can't get it out. Two people to drive to Home Depot at 9:35 PM to buy two new vanity lights that must be installed before the scheduled showing in the morning.

Can't wait for family to arrive in two weeks.

Who wants a Demotivator? These aren't for everyone...

The Office is back.

Trying to figure out what I can do to earn some cash, occupy my mind and time while the kids are in school. Prefer that it isn't an extension of the current job, i.e. cleaning, driving, and mediation. To quote a good friend Nancy, "must have unlimited sick and personal days and very flexible scheduling." Ideas?

Can we be done with 40 degrees now?

Spring Break 2008

We haven't had any showings this week so we're dangerously close to living in complete squalor with dishes in the sink, actual trash in the indoor trash cans, two loads of laundry folded but not put away. I know, I'm starting to talk crazy now.

I promised each of the kids that I would help them make two of their favorite recipes each. For the last three days, I've loaded and unloaded the dishwasher 12 times, driven to the grocery store four times and burned up my electric mixer.

It's been great. They've had fun being little chefs and actually know their way around a kitchen. A "your welcome" in advance to the future spouses. I want my daughter - in- laws to LOVE me. Teaching the boys to cook and bake well is part of my strategy.

Produced so far from scratch in our humble kitchen:

Farmhouse Pizza
Double Cookie Dough Blast Ice Cream Sandwiches
Eskimo-cicles
Pepperoni Pizza Pockets
Seriously Chocolaty Cheesecake

Exhibit A



A note for the peanut gallery: I wasn't driving to Michael's to buy popsicle sticks, hence the plastic fork approach.

They are very proud of their work and want to sample it several times a day.

In other news, a giant truck delivered all of the roof materials today. There is nothing like spending money on a new roof for a house you are trying to sell...

For California, the Pear trees that blossom in our neighborhood:



It's very pretty here in spring.

Word of the Week

Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.