Jon, the pie lover

I have recently discovered a wonderful blog written by the intelligent son of a very good friend. This is not to say that her other son is not intelligent, mind you.
Jonathan is about as deep as they come. In fact, I don't know any real people who are as deep as he is. I'll have to pinch his cute little cheek the next time I see him, and check his real-ness. And yes, he's a full grown man, I'm just getting old, and he'll always be a kid to me.
If you go read his Vowell Movements blog, take your dictionary along. I've had to pull mine out and dust it off to keep up. (if you can really dust off the website I look everything up on;) I have been reading little bits at a time, lest my eyeballs explode. I told him today that I have to read it from my peripheral vision like Horatio Caine, because the power of his writing is so intense it almost hurts.
Have fun!
And prepare to have him talk circles around you.
Maybe if I bake him a pie, he'll explain it to me...

Let Me Ask You This....#2

My friend Tina, at Golden Goodness has posted a list of questions for us to answer in the interest of getting to know her friends better. This is her second list. I'm hoping she does this regularly, now that the feast has mysteriously dried up. So at the end is an opportunity to name the questionnaire. Any other suggestions?

1. Rare, medium or well-done?
I like my steak grilled medium-rare to medium. My burgers must be medium well, and my apple pie must be well done.

2. Do you plan to stay in the house you're in for the rest of your life?
Not if I can help it. Although I have strong suspicions that the house we're buying will be my "forever home."

3. Why do you have the size bed you have?
We have a queen size bed, and I like having enough room to snuggle with my hubby, but also have it be big enough for my own space. I do not like to be touched by so much as a leg hair when I'm ready to go to sleep. As for why we have it, it's what we bought when we get married, and we will probably always have it. Although we replace the mattress set periodically.

4. When you buy milk, do you just grab a jug or do you look for the latest exp. date?
I do look at the date, and go for the furthest one out there, but it's always gone in a couple of days, so it doesn't really matter.

5. Do you and your spouse go on dates? How often?
Shawn and I go on dates pretty often compared with some people. We have a GREAT babysitter. If you need one, I can hook you up.

6. Do you like to play board games? Favorite?
I grew up playing board games, but there was a certain game nazi in my family. You didn't dare beat this person, and if you won by chance, even though you played stupidly, and without skill, you were yelled at. So I have to overcome that history to enjoy playing with my kids. But we have a game called Kids Battle the Grown-ups that is fun.

7. Do you have a day each which that you sleep late?
I like to sleep in every day, because I like to stay up late every night. But practically, We sleep late on Saturdays right now, because soccer games are not until 10:15 this year.

8. Do you wear shoes in your house or park them at the door?
If I have gone out somewhere, I usually keep them on in the house. I get more accomplished if I have them on. But I don't usually put them on until I'm going somewhere.

Bonus:Name this game!!
Friday's Findings

Sharin' The Love

I have always sneered with disdain whenever I have heard the words, "I met someone online..." So it was with humility that I uttered them myself not too long ago, when speaking about a new blogging buddy. I met her when she graciously left a comment on my blog. Hopping right over to her Land of Boys, I immediately felt a bond with Kelli. We both homeschool our children. She has three colorful boys, two of whom are very close in age to my kids.

Well, Kelli has left me the nicest award! Thank you ever so much, my bloggy friend!

Now it is my honor to bestow it upon some of the best writers I have the priveledge to read.

First I would like to introduce you to Chris from Thanks For Noticing Me. She's well versed in the art of the not-so-obvious humor. I especially like her blog because it always cracks me up. Partly because I know her so well and I can read between the lines, and partly because, although we are two peas in a pod, we are very, very different people. And it doesn't show more than right here in Blogworld. I love that we found yet another thing in common!

Second, I met one of the only daddy bloggers I know through someone else, and have read him ever since. I think the title of his Honey I fed The Kids jumped out at me. He is hilarious and I think he must be a wonderful husband and father. He says the sweetest things about his wife, whose blog I also read. I don't know anyone more articulate than Scott, and I find myself scouring his posts for grammatical and spelling errors. (Sorry, dude. I just know how smart you are, and have to try to catch you slip.)

And last, but certainly not least, I present this award to Tina. She is very witty, smart, cute, talented, and fun. I didn't really know her well before we started reading each other's blogs. And I'm glad to have found such a good friend, who was right there all the time, and I didn't even know it. She is full of Golden Goodness. Her kiddies are too adorable to be true, and I love reading about all their fun adventures. I don't know anybody else who takes pictures of spilled chocolate milk before she cleans it up, just so she can blog about it.

Post 100! Yee Ha!

Spent the weekend hanging with the peeps. Dad was in town for a few days. He brought the rain with him. Hasn't rained in months, and we want to hang by the pool for a few days. So, of course, it would go and spoil our beautiful, beautiful plans. That's okay. We managed a few splashes between the scattered showers. It was nice to sit around and do not much with the ones you love.
We watched a few movies, caught some of the olympics, introduced Dad and the cousins to geocaching, and played some games.
Fun was had by all, including the six dogs.
Think I laughed so hard I cried while playing Clue.
We were getting bored with it, (note to self, the game is MUCH longer with six players) and Caleb was playing with the game pieces. I shouted, "Caleb, stop touching Miss Scarlett!"
Bethany and I hooted for a while. And every time we caught each other's eye, we laughed some more.
Can't wait to do it again.

A bit of randomness

I have cool friends in bloggy land. Joanna from Bugs In My Teeth gave me a cool award. I especially like it because it has a funny picture of someone I've never met. That and I like making people smile. But one day I'll win something from someone who doesn't put my bossy big sister first.

One day my dream will come true.

There is a mysterious narrow, creaky stairway in my house that leads to a semi-finished attic space. My husband used to live up there before we got married, and after a year of marriage, we lived up there together for a couple of months while we searched for a home of our own. In this upstairs space is a small bathroom with a sink, toilet and shower. It was installed by a handy-type man who is known for makin' stuff up as he goes along. The plumbing is bamboo (or something) held together by chewing gum and eucalyptus leaves (or something.) I can't tell you how many times the pipes have leaked, clogged, or gone on strike, so when we moved into this house, I insisted the water to the upstairs (if you can really call it that) be shut off. The kids are under strict instructions not to "use it" up there. (the rest of the space is a play room of sorts)
So now you know why we have a bathroom we don't use. 'Cuz I know you were wonderin'.

My first award in Blogville

I'd like to thank Tina for this lovely award. I can't believe I got an award I don't even know how to say. And I don't really know WHAT to say, except,

Gee, thanks!