
I stitched my Caffeine! design with light green borders and dark green “caffeine” so it would match my kitchen counter. I want to put this in a fancy frame and hang it in the space between my stovetop and range hood. For now, though, I chucked it into my fuppie box, which where my Finished but Unfinished Projects go to die.

This past week I read two books, “Finger Lickin’ Fifteen” by Janet Evanovich and “Pontoon” by Garrison Keillor. The Stephanie Plum story was typical, with some very funny parts and a lot of bad language. There was a great laugh-out-loud dinner scene and an episode involving a hot dog suit… I have to admit though, that I always root for Steph to choose Ranger over Morelli. <insert sigh>
Pontoon was an all-out hoot to read, though I’ve never liked Garrison Keillor before. The story details the build up to the craziest funeral in history, with a naked guy hang-gliding over the lake holding a hollowed-out bowling ball filled with his grandmother’s ashes, while an almost wedding ceremony happens below and a conglomerate of visiting pastors look on. If you think you don’t like Keillor either, you might give this one a try.

There was a teacher from one of the local private schools peddling literature at my daughter’s VBS (Vacation Bible School) a few weeks ago. After much investigating, soul-searching, and bank balance checking, it looks like we’ll be sending her there. We go in tomorrow to meet with her prospective teacher who will show us the materials she uses and so on; provided that goes well, we’ll turn in the enrollment papers. I’m not at all looking forward to driving Elizabeth 40 minutes to school each day (those icy cold mornings are particularly daunting) but I think it will be a good thing for both of us. She’s at the age where we are starting to get on each other’s nerves after spending all day together, and I think a break from homeschool will be a positive change in our household. I hope. Plus, clothes shopping will be easy with uniforms.
It’s VBS week again, this time at the Baptist church. We do both because my daughter has fun and I get a few hours of free babysitting… it’s a win-win situation. Personally, I think the Baptists put on a better show than the Lutherans (they even hold a carnival for Family Night at the end of the week) but my daughter is a member at the Lutheran church and has to go to that one. So we double dip.

Tonight is the Jonas Brothers concert that I got sucked into attending. I don’t really know much of their music but I don’t think that will be a problem… I’ll be amazed if we can even hear the music over thousands of squealing pre-teen girls! My friend told me she’s bringing ear plugs, which is probably a really smart idea, but I’m just not ready to admit I’m old enough to be worried about hearing loss at a concert. I made bracelets for us, to commemorate the occasion and hopefully ward off any need for a $45 concert tee as a souvenir. Wish me luck with that ;)
