Author: lizardek

Woke up on my own, with no outside interference, at 8:30 a.m., and promptly went back to sleep until 10. Ummmmmm *happy sigh* I used to be quite capable of spending the entire day (usually a Sunday) sleeping on and off like a cat, with brief interludes for reading or listening to music or maybe watching a bit of TV, or playing with the cats. You can tell this was a long time ago as I haven’t had cats for 5 years 🙁 The kids spent the night in Oxie and will arrive sometime today after lunch. I’m being a...

Elizabeth is about ritual, ceremony Elizabeth is doing much better, family is not supportive… Elizabeth is working on her web site. Check it out! Elizabeth is a tangled web of intrigue, deceit Elizabeth is fine; it’s you Elizabeth is waiting to be found Elizabeth is greater than scarlett Elizabeth is a very famous person Elizabeth is here! Elizabeth is our reporter on the scene Elizabeth is a brave and mighty warrior Elizabeth is fun, but hard to take seriously Elizabeth is dazzling entertainment Elizabeth is in the house so take off all your clothes Elizabeth is heating up Elizabeth is...

Something is seriously wrong with our VCR and we’re thinking of having it put down. I’ve noticed it mostly with the American kid’s videos, but apparently it happens with European ones as well, as we just tried to watch a rental tape (Two Weeks Notice*) and the screen flickered annoyingly through the majority of it. It only stopped when Anders sat on the floor in front of it and stuck his hand inside (petting it soothingly, I assume). Maybe we should chuck it and buy a DVD, you say? Ummm…well, that would be a good idea except for the GAZILLION...

Karin was up most of the night, crying out in her sleep and ended up in our bed early this a.m. Turns out this morning she’s running a temp so I’m home with her. But we’ll be out and about anyway, as she’s not deathly ill, so she’s going to accompany me to lunch and grocery shopping, and perhaps into the office for an hour. Am I a bad mom? LOL Martin also has a growly cough coming on and is sounding very hoarse, but since he had school pictures today, we sent him off. Definitely a bad mom. 🙂...

Things I’ve spent money on in the past few weeks that I shouldn’t have: rubberstamps and lots of ’em paper collage thingies more paper and pretty things from the craft store sushi dinner 4 out of print books from my books-to-buy list foundation make-up (after dropping my quarter-full bottle on the bathroom tiles CRASH! SPLATTER!) my lovely domino brooch (which I refuse to feel guilty about) Things I’ve spent money on that I’m not mentally beating myself up over: renewal fee for Martin’s U.S. passport registered letter envelope to mail said passport back to me groceries & gas dentist visit:...

This morning I stirred around 5:30 a.m. and realized that Martin was in the room with us. Anders got up shortly thereafter to shower and they had breakfast together and were finished around the time I got up at 6:45. From the time they got into the kitchen, Martin was talking non-stop. He talked for nearly an hour. When Anders came to say goodbye just after I’d gotten out of the shower, I asked him, “WHAT is he talking about? He’s been talking for an hour!” Anders laughed and just shook his head, and told me that you don’t actually...

Just got home from choir. I’m so excited about starting to sing again. Singing used to be more important than breathing to me, 20 years ago, in my “former” life. I’m glad that I’m finding my way back to so many of the things I used to do and love 🙂 🙂 🙂 I’ve been thinking a lot about the comments I’ve been hearing lately and the complaints about the weather turning colder, and I have to say that I’m thrilled that it’s autumn, even if it IS a little early. I suspect we’ll have some warm weather again before...

Found this vintage posters page with great resolutions for you scrapbook/collage fiends out there!

Not bad, I think, but I obviously have some library visits to make. And could someone explain why there are so many Terry Pratchett books on this list?!

One of my very good friends, Val, who incidently is the only friend from the States to have visited me since I moved to Sweden, got in touch with me today. We had a nice long talk. She’s been reading my LJ and has been so excited because she’s been getting back into rubberstamping and scrapbooking, too. She’s the person that introduced me to rubberstamping in the first place, nearly 7 years ago. Things are going great for her right now, she’s lost a ton of weight and has a spandy new boyfriend. 🙂 I miss her!!! So it was...