Author: vanessa joie

February 17, 2009


this is no longer true of the walgreen’s near me. i bought it all.

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February 17, 2009


this is no longer true of the walgreen’s near me. i bought it all.

photo

February 17, 2009


this is no longer true of the walgreen’s near me. i bought it all.

photo

scatter brained

February 16, 2009

i’m trying to really be organized for my trip to england but i think the more organized i try to be the more jumbled up in the head i get.

i’ve got my passport now and i put it in a very safe place. the problem is every time i’ve put something in a “very safe place” i forget where that safe place is and panic. so i keep checking to make sure it is where i think it is. and i keep thinking of things i want to do in case i forget. and random things keep reminding me of things i want to do. why did i think one week would be enough?

i came across Ici and the word Ici reminded me of a brand of toys and whatnot called nici that the kids liked. they sell them at this cute little store in the cute little down of marlow. so that reminded me that i want to go to marlow. natalia and i would go there fairly often to eat at zizi’s or to watch a cricket game (i still don’t get it… pretty sure i never will) and to look at all the cute little shops. and yes, i need to find another word for cute.

It is cute though. See?

scatter brained

February 16, 2009

i’m trying to really be organized for my trip to england but i think the more organized i try to be the more jumbled up in the head i get.

i’ve got my passport now and i put it in a very safe place. the problem is every time i’ve put something in a “very safe place” i forget where that safe place is and panic. so i keep checking to make sure it is where i think it is. and i keep thinking of things i want to do in case i forget. and random things keep reminding me of things i want to do. why did i think one week would be enough?

i came across Ici and the word Ici reminded me of a brand of toys and whatnot called nici that the kids liked. they sell them at this cute little store in the cute little down of marlow. so that reminded me that i want to go to marlow. natalia and i would go there fairly often to eat at zizi’s or to watch a cricket game (i still don’t get it… pretty sure i never will) and to look at all the cute little shops. and yes, i need to find another word for cute.

It is cute though. See?

sunday updates

February 16, 2009

I’ve been checking the status of my passport application every day this week. I sent it overnight Express on Friday (last) and was told I’d have it within two weeks. Every time I’ve logged on to check the status I see (in big red letters): “Application not found… blah blah blah … it may take 7 – 10 days for your status to be available.” Okay. That is reasonable. But I’m pretty sure I’m more well known for my impatience than for my reasonable-ness. So you can imagine my surprise when my brand new, beautiful passport showed up in the mail on Thursday! Yee haw!

I also survived my first Sharing Time. Only two of my kids were there but that actually worked out a little better. I spent forever preparing and making cute things and coming up with fun stories and yet I feel like it was the most boring sharing time ever. Really. Ah well… I have six more months to get ready for the next one.

Harlow struck again… right in front of my grandmother’s door. At least I caught before my grandmother stepped in it or Harlow ate it. (sorry, sick I know…) I think my Grandma is starting to take it personally. I can’t say I blame her.

I’m going through a “downsizing” phase. Do you ever have those? Where you just want to go through all your stuff and just get rid of it? That’s where I am right now! I have too much stuff and it’s cluttering my house and my head. So it’s all going!

Okay, back to some late night vacuuming!