I’m a parent chaperone at Camp Highroad with my daughter’s 6th Grade class.
How’d that happen?
19 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
Yesterday was the last day of fifth grade for my baby! Holy crap! How did the time go by so quickly!? I’m not yet ready to call her a sixth grader, so for the summer I’m just going to say she’s taking some time off between grades.
Cats with Frickin’ Laster Beams
06 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in Games, Mom Stuff, Uncategorized
Cats with frickin’ laster beams attached to their heads! Not actually attached to their heads more like attached to a keychain that I can hold in my hand. It’s amazing that you can get lasers on keychains these days. Well, perhaps, not that amazing. A few years ago that might have been impressive. Now, well … go to the local computer shop and you can get one on a keychain for less than $5.
Sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads! THAT’S impressive, but not ’cause the laser beams are scary. I’m sure the sharks have no idea how to use them anyway. 😉 Sharks with laser beams attached to their heads are impressive because SHARKS are impressive. And I don’t want to mess with anybody who has taken the time to strap a laser beam to a shark’s head.
But laster beams and cats. AWESOME. Our cat, Mojo, chases the dot of light like the crazy, playful cat that he is. Fletcher isn’t much impressed with the dot of light. He knows it isn’t something he can catch and chew. So he watches curiously. Not the dot, though. He watches Mojo. Fletcher knows that Mojo doesn’t know that he can’t catch the dot, and he’ll watch Mojo play just long enough to catch him completely off guard and pounce on him and chew. Laser pointer. Perfect cat toy.
© 2013 Debora Kapke
And to all a good night …
26 Dec 2012 Leave a comment
Can’t believe it’s done again. Another Christmas past. It might be said that one of the biggest Christmas miracles is the way in which it’s able to bend and warp time. Pure and simple. Good night.
Voting
06 Nov 2012 Leave a comment
Doing my part to vote and standing in a long long line that seems to be moving fairly quickly. Glad to live in a country where I can vote and where I can both agree and disagree with my fellow countrymen. Hoping to get out of here quickly enough to head over to the Lego store while they’re still doing the Tuesday free build. Lego for President! (No, not really.)
The British Have Bad teeth?
26 Sep 2012 Leave a comment
It has been said that the British have bad teeth. I am convinced that they don’t have bad teeth. They just have tea-stained teeth. Like I had. Thank you Tyson’s Corner Dentists for such a sparkling cleaning. My teeth look great. I better keep on top of those tea stains. It’s hard though, as I really like my tea a lot and don’t plan for one moment on giving it up. I think I just need to keep to my lighter teas like green, white, and a few oolongs or herbals. And remember to brush afterward or use a Waterpik. Smile.
Squirrel!
12 Sep 2012 Leave a comment
Yesterday a squirrel had parked himself under my car just behind my front wheel in such a way that if I backed out I’d squash him.
Vacation, yummy stuff and Amtrak
27 Aug 2012 Leave a comment
On vacation and eating yummy food here in the Carolinas as is tradition here.
Took Amtrak ’cause sometimes I just don’t want to drive that far. Amtrak has wi-fi so we can play some games. We can stretch legs and snooze. Much better than the painful bottom and cramped legs I get from the long drive. We had a delay on our train ride in when our train hit a motorcycle as we neared the Durham Amtrak station. Supposedly the motorcycle exploded on impact and no body was injured. When I asked they said the guy let go/jumped off the bike before it collided with the train. Not much to see, hear or feel as far as we were concerned. The train is huge compared to a motorcycle. The only thing I noticed that was even remotely different was a slight strange smell like a little burning rubber mixed with gasoline fumes. We were delayed about 45 minutes as the police made a report and the conductors checked the train for damage. I’m not even sure who hit whom — did the train hit the motorcycle or did the motorcycle hit the train? Either way, it seems like it was one of those crossings that only have lights to indicate an oncoming train. Or something who knows. Just another weird thing while on Amtrak. Go figure.
Yesterday, we visited the Museum of York County which was pretty cool for a small Caroline museum. Maybe I’ll post some photos. There are lots of “stuffed” animals. Binks was worried about whether they were animals that were killed some other way or if they were killed and stuffed specifically for the museum. That would make her sad. Other fun exhibits there though and I think we’d definitely visit again.
Been eating yummy chicken, ribs and BBQ here which means I’m officially in a meat coma. Yum! But I don’t normally eat this much meat. Binks and I made yummy chocolate cake which we doctored a bit by adding an extra egg to the mix. We made homemade chocolate frosting (I’ll see if I can post that recipe). It was totally delish!
Lovely weather.
Hello August!
01 Aug 2012 Leave a comment
July, I wish you could have stuck around here a little longer. But I know how these things go. I can’t believe summer has only a few weeks left!
Today’s Lunch Special
27 Jul 2012 Leave a comment
That should be:
Today’s lunch is, “special.”
I’m having a can of V8 juice and a Cupid hi-test coffee.
Mmm. Mmm. Good.
Comment:
My iPad “helpfully” autocorrected “cup of” to be “Cupid.” Which is just funny enough that I’m going to leave it the way it is. Please know that my cup of coffee had nothing to do with winged, cherubic gods of love.
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