Monthly Archive for March, 2008Page 2 of 4

Migrations continued… and Easter

A couple of comments got lost on my 3/21 post, but I will be able to copy and paste them from my comment notification emails.

My Flickr plug-in isn’t working… that’ll limit stop picture posting until I my Hubs can fix it.

We searched through new plug-in options for my blog last night. I am excited to play with all the new fun options… when they become options - like bigger pictures!

I am still on a very old WordPress version… a.k.a. “old school”, but not in a cool “retro-old-school” kind-of way. Jennyonthespot is running a bit clunky these days. The Hubs is migrating several other websites, so he is working feverishly to get them all up and working… And with the real life stuff, and more real life, it may take some time to realize a fuller potential here. I can’t wait to Pimp My Blog!

Meanwhile… Easter was today. I remembered. The kids never said anything about not coloring eggs. They consumed shameful amounts of candy. Contentedness.

Yesterday we enjoyed lots of interesting conversation about WHY we celebrate Easter. It’s a tough concept for kids. My youngest asked, “Are you gonna die?” I asked why she wanted to know. She said, “Jesus died on a cwoss.” That launched me and all three of the kids into the topic of Christ’s death - and why he didn’t “stay dead”. It was an awesome time - hearing their perspectives on how this “Easter thing” works…

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on March 23, 2008
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Migrations and Such

If you notice some strange things around my place, it’s because my site was tenderly migrated to a more stable server. While this is a very good thing… the htmlsesses and suchesses are a wee bit skewed. Kinda like the thoughts in my head. Please be patient - Oh the minions of fans who hang on to my every triple period pause… and striked-through self-obsessed secret thoughts…

Now for the “Such”…

I so want to gossip right now… Continue reading ‘Migrations and Such’

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on March 22, 2008
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03.21.08 - Fridge Friday

Fridge Friday - 03.21.08

Here she is, in all her glory.

I post this with a wee bit of unease. You see, I never realized how protective I am of my “closed spaces”. It takes all that is within me not to clean Miss Fridge before I take a shot of her. And even then - it would still feel somewhat intrusive to display her personal….ummm… spaces. These open, unguarded shots make me feel vulnerable - eventhough the picture is not of me in all my glory, but of my fridge in all of hers.

Huh? I know. Just go ahead and flick me on my virtual forehead.

Speaking of vulnerability, you should check out this gal’s fridge. It’s the Full Monty… refrigerator style… I know you want to peek.

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on March 21, 2008
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Car Bootay

So, I was drivin’ around town one day, and I thought,

“Does my van make my butt look big?”

Odyssey butt

What do you think?

How about this one? Maybe I should down-size.

Suzuki butt

This is NOT my car. It belongs to a stranger.

(Click on the pictures to get a **ahem** larger image…)

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on March 20, 2008
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Sometimes…

I wish I was “on-spot-witty”. A “Witty Witterson”, if you will.

I mean, I AM witty… I HAVE wit - it just takes awhile. Ya know, like classic cars - they don’t disappoint. They just need time to warm up. That’s me. And that is why writing is a far better measure of the depth of my potential than speaking. I need time to rev up that ‘ol engine. I need a delete key - for my mouth.

Let me support my claim with an example. One evening a few gals and I went to a local bistro to kick up our heels for a bit. My husband was unable to join us for the toe-tapping fun (ya know, to let the fellas know, “I gotta man”). He had kid duty. Continue reading ‘Sometimes…’

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on March 20, 2008
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That Peaceful, Easy Feeling…

Not so much.

I have felt pretty safe here in our new home. In July we will have lived here 2 years. We live outside the city limits, have 3-ish acres, and our dirt drive is over 2 football fields in length. It’s long and hilly. It takes some effort to make it to the top. It’s not an inviting trip.

I feel safe letting my kids play outside without constant adult supervision. Sometimes I worry about coyotes and stray dogs… possibly bears? But bumblebees have been our most formidable foe. We are pretty secluded, and I don’t really worry about stray vagabonds wandering way-up our remote private drive.

Until recently. Continue reading ‘That Peaceful, Easy Feeling…’

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on March 19, 2008
in Family and General
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Where’s the beef?

Where's the beef?
Oh, there’s the beef. Good. I was wondering what I would be making for dinner… now where’s my cell phone? I hear those roadside beef sellers offer the leanest cuts.

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on March 19, 2008
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“Let’s throw you in the car…”

Lucy: NOooooooo.
Me: I know you want shoes, but you don’t have to get out, so I’m just gonna throw you in the car and we’ll…
Lucy: Uh-uh
Me: You don’t NEED shoes. We’ll just throw you in the car REEEEEEL quick and…
Lucy: I. Don’t. Want. You. Uh. Frow. Me. In. Uh. Car.

Gotcha girl.

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on March 18, 2008
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Kiss the Blarney Stone

Happy St. Patty’s Day! Have you been given the gift of eloquence? Perhaps you are known for your flattering tongue… or your clever wit. If so, it may be you’ve been making out with the Blarney Stone. Mwah!

Pink Shamrock

I’m wearing that thar shirt today. That person in that shirt - it’s me. You can’t pinch me! Nee-ner.

I like that word, “Blarney”. Don’t you like saying that word? I think it’s because of the way it rrrrolls off the tongue… especially with a pint of Irish lager coursing thorough yer blood stream. Aye. Do the Irish say, “Aye”? If they don’t, they should.

I’m part Irish. I can TOTALLY say, “Kiss me, I’m Irish”. But I don’t, ’cause I don’t usually invite kisses… unless I am tenderly holding a picture of the Blarney Stone. BUT, if ya ever want to say “Kiss me, I’m Irish.” IN Irish, go here. Aye. Maybe I’m confusing the Irish (my peeps) with Pirates. Arghh.

A Four Leaf Clover

Lookie here! My daughter, Olivia, found a four-leaf clover yesterday. Lucky! She’s 5. I’m 35. I’ve NEVER found a four-leafer! However, I have been stung by a bee looking for one. It would seem the “Luck of the Irish” did not make it all the way to me. It would seem my ancestor’s kept it all for themselves.

I probably came from Leprechauns.

How cruel! I remember it like it was yesterday… Cute little Leprechaun part-Irish Jenny, looking for a lucky Shamrock… looking intently on skinned little Leprechaun part-Irish knees… and BZZZZZZZZT! Poor thing. Luck shcmuck. Look… now I’m Yiddish.

Let’s close with an Irish Prayer.

For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends,
A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.

Go Green!

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on March 17, 2008
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Discovery

I discovered Picnik last night. It is a free picture editing program. I. Am. In. Heaven. Yo.

You’ll have to click on the image to see what I’m talkin’ about. Unfortunately, I am in the middle of a migration of sorts, so my plan to post bigger-than-thumbnail images is still a plan.

So - here’s my test picture. I took it at our annual Family Camp last summer. Some teeny-bopper girls hid this in my sleeping bag. In keeping with the spirit of the prank - I used some electrical tape and bound my bed-buddy to another family’s site post. The little chicken attached to the flamingo was later disemboweled by my then-2-year-old. It had a squishy belly. Disembowelment… inevitable. Now… go ahead - check out what I did. There is text ON the picture!

Save the Flamingo

Yay! Text! Thought bubbles! I didn’t have much time to play with the photo as much as I wanted, but this is gonna change my life! Not really, but… yeah…

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on March 16, 2008
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