Pork chop Sandwiches

Ben is currently heralding me with G.I. Joe parody videos on youtube. It's the first time I've been able to laugh and or expend any energy due to some mysterious stomach viral thing that's been slowly killing me the past few days. Whew! What a run-on sentence. Other than that silly episode, we're searching for a great "someecard" to send to Meg in preparation for her baby who will be born on the morrow at 7 a.m. Yes! My first nephew. Totally excited to see a fresh baby that isn't mine.

P.s. we staked the peas. And if I weren't so aversive? to anything else besides the color bland right now, I'd be eating a fresh mesclun salad.

Am trying to figure out how to mount a cross-stitch Gail made years and years ago, and in the process keep getting distracted by Saipua's blog, and her links to P.M. Dawn lyrics. The joy I feel in knowing someone else besides my siblings and I who enjoy and share P.M. Dawn with people is inexpressible. I mean, come on - who doesn't love "Set Adrift the Memory Bliss"?

And otherwise, feeling a bit direction-less and uninspired. I used to walk but I don't feel safe walking around my apartment. It's great for gazing out of windows and enjoying RVA's skyline, but otherwise, I have to be alert all the time and aware. Have had a run-in with one sketchy character one too many to be otherwise. Maybe I'll bulk up and learn self-defense techniques. Or just out-crazy the crazies.

Because.

2nd Anniversary of Being Not Alone

Valentine's Day IS fun when you've got a Ben. Every Valentine's before him, I'd morph into this very girly girl, and dress up to the nines - did my hair, put on makeup, wore a fabulous outfit and just live it. I never failed to get asked where and with WHOM was I going out with that night, and I'd always have to admit, "no one". I think I was a glutton for how miserable can I make myself, but damn it, if I'm going to be miserable, I'm at least going to look amazing doing it.

So, today, in stark contrast to V-Days past, I'm in jeans and a tshirt, flat hair, makeup-less and loving it. I cleaned furiously, and even rearranged the bedroom. AND, just stopped to pull the chocolate cake I'm making out of the oven.

Vegetables - Part Deux

I finally dug out the camera and took pictures of el vegetables. You get to see a progression from pre-tupperware storage container to post. We've also...well, Ben, has made self-watering containers for us to transfer everything to once they've grown to adult height. Right now, they're preteens - starting to take on their adult characteristics, but only slightly. They're all like, "We want to go to the mall!" and stuff.

In other slightly more domesticated news, I've checked out www.subversivecrossstitch.com and was inspired to create something of my own...to grace the home of a dear friend of mine....who doesn't know it yet. Ssshhhh. Loves it.