it has been SUCH a stressful few weeks and i can't even believe how
little i've been able to do to just relax and regroup myself. my life
has been moving at a wild pace and i'm exhausted and slightly ready to
just die and not do anything for a while.
let's do this Tuesday now so i can go to bed though.
also,
i know i say this a lot, but i really, REALLY do have like five blogs
in the pipelines... i've been working on them for ages and just haven't
had the energy or time to sit and finish them. i've been on a major
block with my writing and just need to pull it together.
anyways, let's get to this list...
arugula
when directors film a scene through a mirror in the room
huge, burly men in tiny sweaters
strawberry lemonade...
i literally can't even believe how much strawberry lemonade i have
consumed in the last few weeks. it is all i want to drink and i've
actually come to be quite the strawberry lemonade snob and get pretty
sassy about sub-par strawberry lemonades.
iced coffee
learning about hair colouring
when Muffin talks about something he's really passionate about...
he gets a really, REALLY excited look on his face, he lights up and he
gets a tiny bit of a squeak in his voice. it's adorable and makes me
glee every single time.
covers of songs in foreign languages
oxidized copper
Tacoma IRS...
when we first found out that we needed to travel downtown to retrieve
our tax transcripts for the last two years, i was mortified. i had only
heard terrible things about the IRS and the thought of driving into
town, paying to park and then waiting in line for god knows how long
made me want to kill myself. i pranced into the office with my Nook in
hand, prepared for a long wait only to find the staff amazingly helpful
and efficient. we were only in the office for about two minutes before
walking out with our tax transcripts for the last two years in hand.
we've now been there three times (with ANOTHER visit scheduled for
tomorrow morning) and have been pleasantly delighted every single time. i
love them.
when a burger bun is toasted
fountain Pepsi
fruit bowls
Muffin talking to Molly again...
there's been a lot of hooplah going on recently and Muffin has been
having trouble being able to talk to his daughter, so now that we're
back on a reasonably consistent schedule (well, two weeks... we'll see),
it makes me happy. he loves her so much and they both deserve to be
allowed to build a relationship with each other without people
interfering... it's nice.
when the shadows of clouds fall on a field
Tacoma landfill...
it seems that all the places in Tacoma that SHOULDN'T be fabulous
really are. first the IRS and now the landfill?! Muffin and i pranced to
the landfill this last weekend to offload our stupid old sofa to make
room for our new sofa, expecting to find a typical landfill setting,
seagulls hovering over mountains of horrible-smelling trash... nope. not
in Tacoma. they have a GIANT warehouse that is in a constant state of
organization that has designated areas, depending on what you're
dumping... it's fully enclosed and has a massive group of workers
filtering everything out into organized mini-warehouses, depending on
the type of rubbish. literally, it was amazing and i wouldn't shut up
about it for at least two days after. it was fabulous.
Muffin driving trucks... he looked SO MANLY and wonderful. i wanted to just pounce him!
Mollyvisit...
so, things have taken a glorious turn for the better when, at court the
other day, the judge ordered that Molly be able to come visit us for
TWO MONTHS this summer, starting the day after she gets out of school!!
this is particularly delightful because Muffin hasn't seen his little
lady literally, for nearly a year-and-a-half. it'll be so much fun and
really be a great time for the two of them to learn about one another
and build a great relationship. if anyone has any suggestions about
activities to do with a little lady or how to be a step-mum without
being pushy, please feel free to leave them here. i'd love it.
new sofa
right, i've got homework to do and a bed to sleep in. i'll try to get some stuff posted soon.
be well and thanks for reading.
