Biased, of course

So, for the first time in forever the kids were actually getting along for more than an hour this evening. They played 'ring around the rosey' and other various spin and fall down dizzy games. This was the first I could get them to sit down. They are too freaking cute!! Am I biased, of course, but I am right.

 

 

meh

Daughter had a swim meet this past weekend. Hubby took video on his phone. She did fairly well considering she was gone from practice for practically 2 and half weeks.

I had a case of 'wee bit o writer's block' but blew threw it thankfully. On a similar note, a certain trustworthy professional person looked over my first 9 chapters and is helping me out. She really loves where I'm taking it and is excited for the rest. Basically - WOO HOO in the fact I wasn't ripped to shreds.

Lil man has reached the 'I CAN DO IT BY MYSELF' stage. He's almost 4, hard to believe.

Hubby is tired, but he loves his job so. He got some new bikes for testing things at school, well, something, and he's happy.

My workout regiment has decreased. Reasons I hate winter. Stupid schedules and sicknesses.

I'm having a get together for the premiere of LOST. I'm so excited and so sad about it all at the same time. Thankfully, I still will have HOUSE and NCIS to fill the void. Hopefully, FlashForward will come back strong as well. Have to wait until April for Glee (sucks) I guess I can sing show tunes in the shower to pass the time.

Until next time.............see you on the flip side.

A funny thing happened while at the theater

OK, so, I get up in the morning and my father-in-law takes me to the train station. Said train is an hour late and another hour is tacked on for good measure. The 4 hour trip turns into 6. Oh well, I made it.
Here is the awesome decor of the apartment I stayed at. It is awesome, I'm not poking fun, I found it highly entertaining and hilarious.

 

 

Here's the theater at St. Clements. It's the Red Bull theater and it was small and cool.

 

 

Here are the fellow MEFBers I met at dinner and the theater

"The Story"
We (Jo, Dave and myself, are talking while we are waiting to be let into the seating area. I"m next to the door because it is small and crowded in the lobby. Most of us are LOST/Michael Emerson fans. (side note, I was also very excited to see Carrie Preston and Geraint Wyn Davies - who didn't slam the door into me, but made excellent eye contact and I was STOKED) Anyhoo, we're talking away and the door opens quickly and hard into my leg. My dumb arss couldn't get out of the way quick enough. A friendly voice says "Oh my gosh, are you ok? I"m so sorry." I say back without really looking over my shoulder, "I'm fine, I was in the way, no worries." I look back at Jo and her face is white and jaw is on the floor. NO JOKE. So I look over my shoulder to see everyone else with the same look. Then all eyes are upon me as I'm told it was Michael Emerson that slammed the door into me. WTF?! Are you kidding me???!!! It never clicked in when I heard his voice that it was him.
The coolest part was knowing what a gentleman he was for apologizing. Shit like this happens to me I guess.
I got a nifty bruise from the guy....

The pic doesn't do it justice, but hey, it's cool! (that's my calf by the way, I know you were wondering)
The stage before they all came out.

No pics were reallu allowed during the show :( So, sadly, I have no good pics of Michael or Carrie or the others. OH, but what an experience it was. I was moved, entertained. I laughed a lot, I teared up and thought it was an evening WELL SPENT. Carrie was GREAT! Michael did very very well. Seeing them there in their element was surreal. I can tell how much he misses the stage. Well, I like to think so anyway. I enjoyed myself immensely.

My adventure the next day included these awesome spots...



AND to top it all off I found the ABC billboard for LOST. Sad, but fantastical!

Christmas 2009

So, ALL my pictures to share are at home on the computer. I'm currently in upstate NY enjoying some time with family here. When I return pictures shall follow. Santa made a nice visit to the house this year.

Mother nature on the other hand has played a cruel joke on bringing Indiana the snow while I came to NY. I will never x-country ski again I fear :(

Hope all had a beautiful Christmas with friends and or family and have a happy new year!

Time to trim the tree

 

 

 

Yowzers........

Wow, I need a nap. I'm just about half way through my book. It's going well and the story just keeps flowing out of me. I've decided to go back and do some editing and beef up the story where it needs it. Some places just need more detail.
Lil girl moved up a notch in swimming. She now technically had practice 5 times a week. That's too much for us, so we are sticking to only 3 days a week still. Also it is an hour and half instead of just the hour. She's doing great and we are wicked proud of her.
Lil man must be going through a growth spurt. The last week he has eaten us out of house and home. Daycare as well. He's going to be tall like his dad I think.
Michael is having a busy quarter teaching a new class and has a night lab on Thursdays. It kinda sucks, but he loves what he does =D
I head back to NY with said lil people day after x-mas to see friends, family and a play in NYC. SO EXCITED!!!
Have a good one and I'll be posting pics probably after I get back from NY.

Happy Holidays and luv to my peeps :)

Ah, Turkey Day

Thanks in the Giving everybody. We had a couple of friends come up for our Turkey luncheon yesterday. The brother and sis-in-law of a good friend from College. She attends University in a PhD program while he telecommutes. It was great having the company and we were happy they could come.

The unfortunate news is that now lil girl is sick. She's had a fever the past few days and feels all around crappy. The rest of the house is dealing with a cough or plugged sinuses or something.

Anyway, that is my update. I'm listening once again to some older Vampire Weekend awaiting the new album. Oh, I also watched Last Chance Harvey this morning. I really enjoyed. It's nice to see a simple adult love story. It was very well played by the most beautiful Emma Thompson and always adorable Dustin Hoffman. I give it 3.5 out of 5 daffodils.