The Glass Half-Full

AS Boutique Pix Part 3 (Last Few)

AS Boutique Pix Part 2

And even more...

Antique Show Pix

I am uploading a bunch of pictures of our inventory from the Antique Show Boutique last February.

Twitter Is the New Facebook

Really, I think so.

I'm just back from the World Championships at Staples Center in LA this past weekend. S, and old skating buddy (or "skatie"), and I headed down on Saturday morning and came back Sunday at noon. We were there for the Ladies' Long only, but through the magic of technology, it was like we were there from Thursday's Men's Long on! I watched the live feed on Turkish TV and got updates from FB and twitter friends who were already rinkside. How nuts is that.

I got some good pictures. Lots are up on my FB page.

This Saturday is J's Odyssey of the Mind tournament. She and her team are getting psyched. It will be another big-long weekend. J also has a field hockey tournament on Sunday.

The spring weather is spectacular and I am so happy and relaxed because of it. I hope this good feeling continues into summer. :)

Trying Something New

Sent from my iPhone

Escaping the Reality

I've been on facebook.com a lot lately. So much that I haven't felt like writing much here lately.

Since September, I've been working hard at school, getting things done, and leaving. And that's all I'm going to say about work for the rest of the school year.

J's school year has been kinda tough as well. Her grades are excellent, but I worry that she puts too much pressure on herself and am hoping that I don't aid and abet. It's been a shift for me recently, now having to parent an adolescent.

The economy sucks. My net worth worth tumbled this fall. It's been depressing and I, for all my misery, am very glad to have a house and a job will likely weather the store.

Barack Obama is POTUS now, and that is a huge relief. He's closing those obscene CIA secret prisons. Yes! Education, the economy, health care, ending the war, global warming,and science are back on the agenda. As my friend Dan said, "Thank God, I had forgotten what it means to be American."

The SC Antique Show is NEXT WEEKEND and I have been working on that since the summer. I've been crazy busy with it. We made these scrapbooks which were the major time suck. Here's a sample of the inside.

My college reunion, our 20th, is coming up this June and I hope to go.

I also hope to attend Tech Panel school for skating to see if I can get an upgrade. That would be in April. It's in Minnesota.

After this, I'm paying bills and going running. Have been trying to run 3x a week since going the Turkey Trot last November. I'm down to under a 10 minute mile... but for how many miles? If I could do a 3K in under half an hour, I'd be very happy.

Happy Year of the Ox!

Up For Air

I think I've got it down to a steady hum at school, so I can relax and focus elsewhere now.

Our trip this past summer continues to inspire me. I want to be a Park Ranger in my next life. Both J and I are reading books related to the Grand Canyon. I am trying to make time for an account of John Wesley Powell's trip down the Colorado through the GC. J is all caught up in "Brighty of the Grand Canyon," the children's classic. One of these days I will hike down the GC and back up again, or maybe take a mule. J wants to run the rapids.

Relatedly, I am just amazed by mules. Like if I were a pioneer girl, my mule would be my best friend. Did you know they are twice as strong as a horse and twice as agile? We learned all sorts of fun facts about mules on our trip this summer.

J got a part in the local children's theater production of Snow White. She is a rabbit (again). I am proud of her because it is a small cast and she was very lucky to get a part. Have to go to the Parents' Meeting tonight.

In other areas, school's been a little tough for J. SC is (finally) adopting the state standards and this is a "catch-up" year in math. J's also at the grade level where they begin giving "demerits" and has gotten more than one already! When/if she gets five, she gets detention. OUCH! Hopefully, she will learn to be organized, even if it's the hard way!

Did I mention I'm Ms. Antique Show Boutique Lady? I need your hand-crafted donations to sell in February. My Co-Chair is L, an old family friend, and we have been working pretty hard on everything already. Over the weekend, I made a purse from a old pair of jeans. I'll see if I can get a picture up here to show off my handiwork. I am going back and forth whether to donate it or keep it for myself. ;)

Last note: The stock market sucks! And as a longtime shareholder of AIG, I firmly believe in Hank Greenberg 100%. It's in the company's best interest to reinstate him as CEO and to give him full reign to fix things. The only person who could possibly convince me otherwise is my dad.

CHECKMATE

I've been preoccupied in the world of kindergarten until just a couple of hours ago, so it wasn't until now that I heard about McCain's running mate, Palin.

I think we win. It's over. Dem's win.