open letter

Dear Vineyard Vines,

While I enjoy your Saint Anselm ties, I would very much appreciate it if you also made a Mini Tote in the pattern. I understand you would make zero money on it, but you are guaranteed at least one sale.

Also, please make your children's clothes in baby sizes. I would essentially just turn my paycheck over to you if you did that.

Love
MKO

damn you NPR!

I drive on 3 major highways on my epic commute, the last being I-95 North. That last part is important. I-95 NORTH. It's my last leg of the trip, after I've been in the car for about 40 minutes. I'm tired and bored by that time. Today I was listening to someone blabber on about Special Ops, the Green Beret, and a documentary (and I lurve me some documentaries!). So when I was semi paying attention and saw a sign for 95, my car almost drove itself onto the on ramp. And then I realized I was on 95 south. On my way to Providence. I don't live near Providence. I don't live in the same state as Providence.

DAMN YOU NPR AND MAKING ME TAKE THE HIGHWAY IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!!





But I totally want to watch that documentary.

December photo

well I did it. A new picture for every month of the year. I'm kicking myself because I didn't save each picture, I would have liked to see all 12 at the end of the year. That will be my goal for 2010. 12 more pictures and save all of them.

Merry Christmas!

Tis the Season!

Well Thanksgiving has come and gone. We had a good Thanksgiving this year. But, yes, the pork stuffing was on the table. I will NEVER understand that. My in-laws make a really good Thanksgiving dinner, despite the pork stuffing, so all is forgiven. And my mother saved me some REAL stuffing.

Baby girl was better than we expected her to be. She really doesn't like her routine to be changed and the poor kid has had no semblance of routine since last Tuesday. She's a trouper though, and made it through with an acceptable amount of fussing. She's teething now, so she's been a grumpalump for a few days. I don't understand why evolution has not taken care of the ridiculous way humans get teeth.

I didn't get to Friday confessions this week, but it was a holiday week. I'm busy!

I'm really proud of myself with Christmas shopping this year. I have my niece, sister-in-law, and father done. Well, I haven't purchased my father's gift yet, but we know exactly what it is going to be. Santa Claus has finished putting together Baby Girl's presents too. So we have a few more people to buy for, but we're doing well for November 29th!

Speaking of November 29th, today is my half birthday. Just so you know.

My 10 year reunion was last night. It was.... interesting. No one has changed. And talking to people that I haven't talked to in 10 years was strange because I really felt like I haven't left high school. We'll see how the 20 year one is.

Thanksgiving!!!

So I don't really like turkey. But as you now know from my Haiku - I LURVE ME SOME MASHED POTATOES! And gravy. And stuffing. But this is a Keene year for Thanksgiving, and I kid you not - the last time we did Thanksgiving in Keene, I found PORK IN THE STUFFING. I know. Makes no sense to me either. Apparently its some French Canadian thing. BRING THIS IRISH GIRL MORE MASHED POTATOES!!! Pork is not invited to my Thanksgiving. Pork is never invited to any party I'm hosting, but especially Thanksgiving.

Okay, lots of capital letters.... maybe the 3 cups of coffee I have had this morning was too much.

Because I had so much fun the first time...

A haiku for you, 2.0

Thanksgiving is nice
I enjoy mashed potatoes
But not squash or beans

Christmas is coming
I really miss getting lots of presents
You can buy me some

Sent from my iPhone

updates

Baby Girl had her Christmas pictures taken on Saturday. My smiley happy baby decided to be a grumpalump for her pictures. Not a single smile. Why do babies do that?

We bought New Super Mario Brothers Wii. It's very fun. But very hard. I had to have a conversation with Andrew before we played it - reminding him not to get frustrated with me, because I am not good at these new fangled games. Yet he still did. Anyway, it's a fun game and we are enjoying it. Though we won't really dig our teeth into it until later tonight when the babe is asleep.

I am so so so so so so excited for a 3 day work week. This week is better than Christmas week. And I get to work from home on Wednesday. I LOVE THANKSGIVING!

Friday Confessions

Is it Friday already? And am I actually posting Friday Confessions on Friday? Sometimes I even amaze myself. Here we go:

we have piles and piles of clean laundry laying around our house at any one time. It's clean, but that's the only good thing about it. We just never seem to put away the clean laundry. Even the baby's laundry is currently all piled up nicely on the chair on the living room. I think I'm a hopeless slob.

But on a completely different note - I got my H1N1 vaccine today!!! The board of health personally invited me to a special clinic for those of us with babies under 6 months. BOO YAH! NO INFLUENZA IN MY HOUSE!