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10 on Tuesday… Spawnlings! Wooooooo boy!

Jun 22

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Oh yeah… Teh Squish is goin’ there.

10 Ways to Entertain a Child

1.  Television… the new babysitter.

2.  Teach them how to skin a catfish and make a pretty sparkly bedazzled purse for their momma with the skins.

3.  Give them lots of sugar and soda and let them do pretty much whatever they want and then hand them back to their parents.

4.  Manual labor… mow the lawn, clean the gutters, clear weeds from the flower beds.

5.  While we’re going there, vacuum, mop and do laundry too.

6.  Enroll them in every VBS you can find… doesn’t matter the church… just get em there.

7.  Let the oldest (11) take the 3 others (4,5 and 8) out alone on a paddle boat out of your sight and unsupervised. (but hey, they had life jackets)

8.  Take the community pool and fill it with dirt, so they can just hang out at the park and think of things to entertain themselves with… like stealing signs, trashcans and lighting small fires.

9.  Give them to your drunken mother-in-law to watch… she’ll keep them entertained.

10.  Do the things on this list… especially since you’ve gotten your 3rd DUI since Memorial Day.

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Before you get your panties in a wad, remember… I am the Squish and I’m just making some funnies, using sarcasm, and sharing Harbor Life observations.

Happy Tuesday y’all!

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Random Tuesday Schtuff

Feb 23

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Subtitle: I musta been smokin’ crack

lake snow

01.  It’s snowing big, fat, wet flakes.  Yeah?  I think.  If I wasn’t in the area that’s supposed to get 4-6 inches instead of north about 30 miles where they’re only getting 1-2.

02.  Wow.  I’m getting old.

03.  Or just wildly out of shape since the whole head splody saga started about a year and a half ago.  I didn’t feel like taking the swim class this morning, so I was just going to do some low weight/high rep stuff like the doctor said.

04. Well… you know I have the attention span of a raccoon surrounded by shiny things.  There was something interesting going on and I popped in on the zumba class.

05.  ZOMG!  How the eff did I ever go out and party like a rock star when I lived it CA?

06.  Maybe I should try it without having done some of the weight machines first?

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06.  When the sweet tiny baby hey-zeus heard my prayers and made the torture end class was finally over, this was on my windshield.

07.  I think I heard Carrie’s “squee” all the way from Arizona.

08.  Yeah, I know.  This is two posts in two days.  Don’t get used to it.

09.  Zombies are distracting me.  I want the golden sunflower and I only have to complete the survival mode to get it.

10. Plus, I’m knitting something.  Stop the snickers and jaw dropping.

Happy Tuesday y’all

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Random 10 on Tuesday – again.

Feb 16

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This week, they went renegade again and have the 10 Favorite Places To Knit … I think you have to leave the house to get 10, so I’m going to go even more renegade.

01. I like to knit on my couch.  With a good tv series on dvd or instant netflix.

02. Have I mentioned how much I love my new bluray with the wireless thing that lets me watch instantly on my tv?  No?  Well, I do.

03.  Right, knitting.  Um.  In the car, because when Texas is home he does all the driving.

04. On the deck.  I love the warm and sun and wildlife. (although I’m going to have to be careful this year)

05. On the dock whilst waiting for a catfish to bite.

06.  Lookies!  My own minion!!!

minion

My very own minion!!  Yeah!!!

07.  But I can’t get him to knit for me… he’s lazy and keeps dropping stitches.

08.  OOH!  Another place, at my desk while Smokin’ Joe the Snail is hopped up on chocolate and taking care of my zen garden.

09. The gym kicked my arse last night.  Really, for real. Aqua moves. Perfect for seniors my ass. There were no seniors in the class and I’m sore today.

10.  The Universe was very wise today:

You might call it spiritual logistics, Stacey, but sometimes you have to move away, to get closer.

Or you might just call it weird.

Either way, it helps to remember it from time to time.

Tallyho,

The Universe

Happy Tuesday y’all!

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10 On Tuesday – Randomness Abounds

Jan 26

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ulmus

01. Mindless knitting is always a good thing.  Ulmus is just easy enough to watch tv, but still charty enough to be interesting. Yes, charty is a word.

02. Hey look!   Dave yarn.  Slowly being hand wound.

03. Insurance – have answers, but uncertainty on costs is still looming over my head.

04. I get to visit Dr. House and the lovely and talented Mz. MoMo (I had to stop calling her a sex kitten – she’s so kind and sweet and knowledgeable) this week and am looking forward to getting away for a day.

Because….

05. I haz sad.  This on the road crap?  You never get used to it.  While I enjoy being able to put the house back in order, I miss the boy noises.

06. And smells.  While the smelly cologne shirt can be a comfort?  Sometimes the slight whiff of it as you’re making the bed or walking through a room can catch you off guard.

07. We moved furniture when he was home (by we, I mean me telling him where to put it) and I think I mostly like the arrangement.  Except for the heater vent under my desk chair.  O.o

08.  Love! the  dining room now being by the fire place.  Now for a new table.

09.The boy bought a waffle maker while he was home too.  I think I love fresh waffles more than anything right now.  YUM!  Right now, I’m crushing on (home flavored) vanilla yogurt and blueberries as a topping. ZOMG!

10. An FO?  I haz  one!

hat fo

Pattern: just winged it

Needles: Addi US 7

Yarn: Manos left over from the blackberry cowl and a frogged pair of fetchings.

Start: 9 Jan 10

Finish: 24 Jan 10

Happy Tuesday y’all.

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10 things on whatever day I want to

Jan 7

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This week’s  Ten on Tuesday is ten things that I’m looking forward to in 2010.

01. Being divorced after 15 years of separation

02. Chillax more.  Everything does not have to be just so.  Let go of silly stress.  I’m just hurting myself with the self-imposed stress.

03.  Developing a  daily meditation/ reiki /time for me to just be routine.

04.  Having dinner parties.  I love having them and I’ve had far too few recently.

05.  Trying out a ton of different Keurig coffees.

06.  Being more creative – whatever form that takes

07.  Taking a real vacation with Texas. Hopefully he’ll be off the road by then.

08.  Getting a Sony reader or a nook.  Yes, techno geek.

09.  Taking the bull by the horns, in a sense with my health.  I’ve started getting a better understanding of NMO and want to be more proactive instead of reactive.

10.  365 new starts.

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Do you think Texas will make me one of these? (because I just can’t see paying 399 no matter how well made when I have such a handy man around)

Or perhaps some of these?

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Happy Thursday y’all!

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A post! I have a post!

Jun 9

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I’m totally stealing this from everywhere I read it this morning. Eh, since I still have Jessa-Lu’s page up, I’ll credit her – I’m just nice like that.  Or something.

Ten things I like to do with “me” time

01. Take a nice long soak in the tub with smelly girly stuff and something to read

02. Knit – specifically lace since I have a hard time following a conversation AND a chart. Although I can follow a t.v. show and a chart. Hmmm. Don’t get it.

03. Read.

04. Clean and organize… shut up.  Yes, I do like to clean. Yes, I may have a touch of OCD.

05. Fish

06. Take care of the plants.  Maybe next year this will include a real garden. I’ve a plan in my head and just need a willing victim to help me implement it.

07. Be in nature.  Sitting on the deck watching the lake, the wildlife, the trees.  Maybe at the land on the tractor.  Air, sun, wind.

08. Do things to make our home nicer.  This week it happens to be waxing his old desk. Last week, it was putting stuff of the shelf above the door.  If he’d let me chainsaw, I’d take down a tree or two.

09. Embroidery and cross stitch.  I think I actually like embroidering (on hand painted canvas) better because I can pick a stitch for that section and just go.  Although, sometimes the counting of the cross stitch can be soothing.  See.  OCD & ADD

10. Wii.  I’ve not really played any of the games since I got the Fit.  I’d love to sit down and just play

Happy Tuesday y’all!

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Excuses, excuses.

Apr 28

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I’m getting to your comments.  I swear.  I have a backup in my mailbox from when Texas was here.

I’m pulling an Angie and limiting my internet time.

There are a couple of reasons, but one really fun one I hope to share soon.

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Stolen from Nora, Ten on Tuesday: Ten Words People Would Use to Describe You:

Evil

Squishy

Stubborn

Mischievous

Creative

Meticulous

Amusing

Wild

Kindhearted

Controlling

Did I get them right?  Anything there you’d say different?  I know Texas would say some things differently, but… ummm… this is a semi-PG blog.

I think.

Unless I start swearing or y’all read my comment content some days.

O.o

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Happy Tuesday y’all!

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Slacker Extraordinaire

Mar 31

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Sunday and Monday (it is Tuesday right?) were spent doing things that had been ignored for a week. Like cleaning, laundry, cooking and sleeping.

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LOOK!  Cute cat picture to distract you from that last statement!

maggie escape

With all of that busy work, I haven’t had much creative time.  Although I did get a chance to curl up with a sock for a little bit yesterday.

No, you do not get to see a boring progress shot.

I’m going to steal Nora’s Ten on Tuesday just so there might be something interesting on the blog today.  So here goes…

10 Things on my To-Do List

01. Finish the Fetchings. I’m in the home stretch and if I can sit still long enough, I can get them done today.

02. Go shopping and find the perfect “thing” (as yet undefined) to keep all of my weights and stretchy bands organized and easily accessible.  The floppy will thank me.

03. Get estimates for the roof, the new dock pilings and tree removal. While Texas did just buy a chainsaw, I don’t think he wants me taking out the trees myself.  Although it would be fun and stress releasing.

04.  Come up with some home-cooked meals for one.  Eating out, protein shakes, salads and hotdogs … not cutting it this time around.  Although Texas and I did discover a little Cajun place close to the house and a bucket of crawfish sounds wonderful right now.

05. Finish reading The Chronicles of Narnia.  No, I’ve never read them before.  I picked up a compilation while on my last trip to L.A. and am enjoying reading it.  It was interesting to find out how Narnia was created and how the wardrobe came to be.  Wow, people weren’t kidding when they said that C.S. Lewis wrote with tons Christian symbolism.

06. Figure out what I want to be when I grow up.  I’ll have to give the doc something when I see him the end of April.

07. Work on the quilt.  All the pieces are cut, I just need to start sewing.

08. Decide if I want to go to the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend.  I was invited, and it might be fun, but it’s 4 days.  I can always go in the fall for the next one… right?  Although I would get to see all the behind the scenes stuff.  Hmmmm.

09. Watch the Tudors.  Really.  I mean it this time.  At least season 1.

10. Send some warm to Joan… who is prepping her porch for warm of her own.  Look, trees… growing leaves!

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Well, I got one thing off my list!  What do you have to do today?

Happy Tuesday y’all!

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