April 30, 2014
After many hours, I finally have Zozo registered for her summer camps. It’s a little like fitting together a jigsaw puzzle, and I usually feel like having a glass or eight of wine afterwards. Some of it has to do with our schedules, some of it has to do with what she wants to do, and two week-long overnight camps were carefully coordinated with a friend.
April 29, 2014
You didn't think I'd let today go by with only a crappy snapshot of my cat, did you?
April 29, 2014
I’ve been reading a lot lately. I’ve been reading so much that I wouldn’t even call it reading. I’d call it inhaling. I’ve been sucking up prose like I’ve been on a literary diet and I haven’t lost any weight so now I’ll just binge to make myself feel better while saying, “It’s okay, I’ll start over tomorrow.” Not that I have ever, ever done that with food. Or alcohol. Nope.
April 28, 2014
Our girl made her first communion today. So very proud and happy for her. I wept almost the entire Mass. And I looked at all her little friends in their white dresses and veils and marveled that I get to know these girls through Girl Scouts and softball and soccer.
April 27, 2014
I have cleaned and cleaned and cleaned. Ordered food and cake. Bought gifts. I think we might be ready for First Communion tomorrow.
April 26, 2014
I had fun today. I laughed at lunch with old friends. I laughed at the office with my assistant. I welcomed my hubby back from Germany and we had a wonderful date night. I saw Finding Vivian Maier, which has been on the Want List for months. (It exceeded my expectations.)
April 25, 2014
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April 25, 2014
Every day when I drive to work I pass another high school: Principia. Lots of cars turn in and pull out, and I watch their maintenance guys resurface the football field and I see their students running cross country and I wonder what kind of a school appears to have stables (with actual, live horses) right there on the campus. Today as I drove by, I saw a boy standing about 50 feet from the entrance to Principia. He was holding a large piece of posterboard that had, “Hi LAUREN” written in magic marker. I figured there must be something going on so I slowed a bit and began looking for the next sign. Right inside the entrance stood another boy with another posterboard that read, “PROM?” He was also clutching a bouquet of flowers.
April 24, 2014
I have been on an absolute tear with cleaning things out. I pulled the trigger and purchased Adobe CS6, which means I’ll be able to use my iMac again to edit photos and create layouts; my ancient version of CS no longer worked on the new operating system on my iMac. My Adobe version was CS. No number behind it, so I guess you could technically call it CS1. It was ancient. I think it was rolled out about the time those punkass settlers decided to make ‘Murica independent.
April 23, 2014
I got nuthin’ today. Not feeling creative in the slightest. No decent picture. No words coming to mind.