Little People

We have a new member of the family arriving sometime in March. Thus the ultimate gift search has begun. Of course there will be books, books, and books. The new kid is basically guaranteed a personal library to rival any public one out there. And of course there will be plenty of lovely things crafted and made. To add something a little extra to the list I have been looking for something a bit on the retro side---something reminiscent of my siblings' childhood. I stumbled upon a vintage jamboree of Fisher Price's The Little People (1960-s-1970's). Now, I know all our stuff has most likely gone to the trash or charity---who would have known how much I really still wanted to play with the house...and the stair case with the door underneath...oh, and the swing, and the merry-go-round? On ebay there was even the Sesame Street Neighborhood Townhouse. I miss the Little People....

Brunch

Today we did the Sunday Brunch with the in laws. It has been sometime since we have gathered together at our favorite local restaurant. My husband and I have been coming here for a decade now. We love their brunch, hot tea, cheesecake, and the well used dented salt and pepper shakers...and of course the staff that knows us. We exchanged gifts---late for the mother-in-laws birthday(at the beginning of this month) and early for the husband's birthday (next week). While we toasted and ate our share of cozy comfort food goodies...the day drifted by in its October grey. After such a rough couple of weeks at work it was nice to be surrounded by people that actually like me for the person I am. I feel a bit better.

Night Snack

Um, I suppose I was a wee tired today. I missed the sun. My head was in deep sleep until eleven o'clock in the night. That would be over 12 hours of straight sleep...or a hibernation. So when I arose from the bed the husband was waiting to go and get out of the house. We saw a midnight movie and then headed to the grocery store to get some real food. I had the itch to be a bit domestic. At three in the morning we enjoyed tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches....and of course we enjoyed each other's company. He would tell you that he knows all my cheesy stories of my childhood and my post high school day shenanigans....it is my challenge then to find something new to bring the table every now and then....so to speak.

Missing

Our grand pumpkin has been abducted. Someone actually swiped him from our front porch. We are very sad and disappointed. My mother told us a story very early on that curtailed any Halloween hijinks's we may have been brewing. When she was a kid she went along with a group of other children to soap someone's windows. When, low and behold, the owner came home...everyone ran...except my mom. She stayed. And of course was caught...and had to clean all the windows herself. So I wonder what kind of Karma is in store for those who steel someone's orange pumpkin joy right of the front step----before he even had the opportunity to become the jack-o-lantern he was meant to be. *sigh* (Note: the above little statement came from Bonnie Hunt....from her talk show...yeah, I admit, I watch it at the gym...)

75

Today I have spent a chunk of time working on the next swap. It is due in the mail in the morning...thus I will be up most of the night. This swap involved sending a list of 75 questions to your partners. They answer them and return them to sender. The initial instruction said it would be simple enough just to type them up and mail them. Where was the fun in that? Instead I opted for making a simple little book of questions. There is enough space for the recipient to write, draw, or paste their answers...Fingers crossed that the partners enjoy this project as much as I did.

B & E

Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. Looks like there has been a break and entering in the studio....or most likely the other me has been residing in our abode. The one who is prone to bouts of a little of this then a little of that. Which leads to a big mess. And then I come home one day and about pass out from the disaster that awaits me on my first day of October vacation. (Note: I am typically very anal when it comes to my things...everything in its place...and I can tell if someone else moved it an inch from my desired zen location...so when things get this bad it usually means that my head has been a pretty big mess too...bring on the vacation!).

Eye Spy:

1. How many stamps do I have left in ratio to the bills I have left to pay this month?
2. How many spools of thread have yet to meet the eye of a needle?
3. How many vessels sit on the desk full of odds and ends that I think must stay away from the trash can?
4. How many notices has Border's sent me concerning an un-claimed book?
5. Do you see the Breathmints (new addiction)?
6. What flavor are they?
7. How many tubes of paint?
8. How old is the water in the cup?
9. How many gnomes can you find?
10. Count the chickens cause they have already hatched---can you see the all?
11. How soon will I get those Halloween cards mailed (remember how many stamps you see in relation to bills)?
12. And how long will it take me to make order of all this once again?

Best answers, if any, to the above question will receive a little fall landscape painting from yours truly....

Four

Here is the last one.....such a sky I saw the other day. Swear.