last night when i got home, i had a package from my father... i knew it was from my dad because of the handwriting... my dad has really distinct handwriting. anyhoo, i wasn't expecting anything, so i opened it. (actually i've been expecting a quit claim with his signature on it for the house, but that is another story) inside the package was a metal aol cd box, and inside that was an unmarked cd. god, is my dad weird. i took the cd upstairs and put it in the computer. and to my surprise … [Read more...]

when i'm not watching hockey... or should i say, when the rocker is not watching hockey, i've been watching the six wives of henry viii on pbs. i didn't even know it was being developed! when i saw it listed on channel 9, i said, wait! i want to watch that! the rocker turned the station, then left the room after about 5 minutes... that episode was anne boleyn. i've seen most of them now. what an awesome series! i'm really enjoying it! when i finally saw the story of catherine of … [Read more...]

ever since reading about grace's wireless router, i've been dying to get a laptop so that i can blog from the couch down stairs. i'm thinking, i can watch tv, knit and blog all at the same time! talk about multi-tasking! so, i think i'm going over to the book store to do some pricing next week. i think i can afford it, if i watch my pennies (and stop buying art and dishes on ebay). hmmm... … [Read more...]

any thoughts on the tiki look? … [Read more...]

the rocker picked me up from the airport yesterday. we didn't fight, we didn't argue, we just drove. we talked a bit, and decided to go eat. i started naming places and we ended up at boston market. just for the record, i hate boston market with a passion. i picked my battles yesterday. then we went and bought a bed! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? i can't. i'm still in shock. it arrives on sunday. it is so hard. he said it was the most comfortable bed he had laid on in a while. it is a twin. … [Read more...]

today we drove down to gavelston. it was a quiet drive... not much traffic. we drove past tiki island. wouldn't that be a cool place to live, tiki island? i made all sorts of tiki jokes in the car. with a name like tiki island, why not laugh. anyhoo... bj made a nice dinner for us. we went down to the strand, but it was pouring. i bought some taffy to take to work on tuesday at this old soda fountain... but that was all the shopping that happened. what a shame. i just love … [Read more...]

tonight mom and i went to dinner with mike and kim (pictures later). we went to this cute little tapa's place, mi luna. we decided to sit outside because it was so lovely (besides, the smoke is icky). all of a sudden, it started to rain. we thought, ok no big deal. then it got really windy and almost blew down the umbrella at our table. kim said look at the birds! there were three pigeons trying to fly into the wind. they were flapping as fast as they could, but going no where! it was … [Read more...]

i made it to houston with no problems. actually, the flight was good, i took a little nap, watched radio and knitted some on the poncho i'm making for baby tabitha. mom is good. my aunt barbara is here. she has mellowed so much since the last time i saw her. we are really having a good time. i will say that i haven't found a yarn store. i was hoping to buy some new yarn while i was here. oh well. tonight we are having dinner with mike and kim. should be fun. no pictures today. maybe … [Read more...]

just in case i'm not in the mood to write until i get back... … [Read more...]

the rocker has been in pain for months. actually, i think he has been in pain more than 1/2 of our relationship, i'm thinking it may even be more than that. in the begining, he didn't make a big deal about it. i think he was just hoping that it would go away. finally, last month, i made an appointment for the rocker to visit my doctor. he went in, and was told he needed x-rays. he wasn't very serious about getting the x-rays, and then the first technician did them wrong. the 26th he had … [Read more...]