A new header, finally.

B took the picture of clover, it’s really pretty right?  The funny thing about it is that she took it off the side of the road right by the Atlanta main Post Office - one tiny pan to either side would have shown garbage or maybe one of the guys begging for spare change.  But that tiny frame came out nice, I wish the pictures of the poppies there had turned out since they’re always prettiest.

I put a link to her flickr account, she got some great pictures at the Panic! at the Disco show.  Plus I wanted an excuse to write Panic!  I love the exclamation point in there.

 

 

crayon physics

This game is so cool!

If you want to download the demo/early version it’s at

http://www.kloonigames.com/blog/games/crayon

 

 

I’m trying!

I’m sorry! I haven’t posted for a long time, it’s the spring rush at work and I’m so busy getting out all the mail for churches for Easter, that’s all that’s getting done. As you can see, I do have Easter/springtime stuff to spread around the house. I got the box down from the attic, that counts, right? Plus there isn’t any Christmas left in the house. I wish I had some cool spring flower pictures, but the golf cart got wrecked (thanks, Sean!) and I’m too lazy busy to go for a walk , so here’s a picture of my spring decoration stuff, waiting patiently on the back porch.  I’ll post more soon, I need to replace the snow picture on the header anyway (although it DID snow last Saturday!)

 

Super Duper Tuesday.

I don’t like automated phone calls, and I don’t really know anyone who does. Today I noticed though, that there are definitely degrees of how bad they can be. I got three of them, one was a survey (are you going to vote tomorrow? Press one for definitely, two for probably, three for maybe, etc.) and two were from candidates. The survey wasn’t bad, since I can answer questions and be Part Of the Political Process by being one of Those Polled The Night Before The Election. You know, the ones the news likes to put up graphs about. You look at one for northern GA, and I’m one of Those People! Don’t even get me started on how much I liked being a Nielsen family years ago.

The one from a candidate that I liked better was from Ron Paul, and I don’t just say that since I like the guy. It was recorded in his own voice, and polite, and he started out introducing himself and just outlined a few things and reminded us to go vote. You know, if we were so inclined.

Then, later in the evening, I pick up the phone and before I can even say hello, an insistent sales guy screams “VOTE MIKE HUCKABEE!” at me. And then some other stuff in a really insistent voice, like all desperate sounding. And shouty. And insistent, did I mention that? It wasn’t even Mr. Huckabee himself, I guess that technology would have been too advanced? Or maybe he didn’t approve that message.

UPDATE: How incredible is this? JB saw a sign on the door of the gas station:

“We cain’t sell no beer til the poles is closed”

Who runs that place? Snuffy Smith?

 

Super Bowl or Puppy Bowl?

You know I like the puppies more, but I had to switch channels to watch Tom Petty.  I LOVE Tom Petty, and wish he had played longer.  It was great to see something really cool, and not raunchy.  I think that’s unusual for sports, right?

Anyway, yay Puppy Bowl!  Boo sportsball!

 

Paperwhites opening

Paperwhites opening, originally uploaded by i am superjen.

Two different times, Paulette has given us bulbs in a glass container that bloom - first some beautiful red tulips, then an amyrillis last Christmas. I used the old container since I
A. saved it and
B. actually remembered where in the shed it was hiding!

and put in some paperwhite bulbs that I bought off a clearance table at Pikes for a dime apiece. This is the first one opening, I can’t wait till they all bloom! I never did plant my crocus bulbs outside, but they’re in this container too, maybe I’ll get a few flowers from them, too.

Directions for forcing bulbs:
1. Put them in a clear, wide mouthed glass container.
2. Fill the container so that they are side by side and holding each other up so they don’t tip sideways.
3 Put just enough water plus a tiny pinch of Miracle Grow plant food in there so that just the bottom 1/4 of the bulbs are in water.
4. Steph doesn’t use #4, so I’ll give that a shot as well.
5. Put that in a sunny window and wait forever - some will send up shoots and bloom, some will just sit.

 

new (to us) table

new (to us) table, originally uploaded by i am superjen.

We actually had this table and two chairs, bought them at Storehouse for way too much money about 9 years ago. Then we never could afford to buy the other chairs to complete the set. I liked the original better, since it was in the dark walnut color, but this set was on craigslist for $200. Less than the cost of just one of the chairs! So I’m very happy about our pretty, matching new set of table and chairs! It came with two more chairs and a leaf, too - I put the best two chairs away to bring out when we have company. We can put them on the end and pretend all 6 look new.

 

Another thing that was nice, Sean came with me so I’d have a big guy with me since I was going up to a craigslist stranger’s house (actually was a very nice guy and his two cute daughters).  We got lost a little but found a Starbucks (gosh, what are the odds of that???) and then found Steph’s house, which we weren’t too far from.  So I got to see all of them, and forget my Christmas presents. Again.  Steph, you can probably keep those for Xmas 2008 at this point, I’ll never know the difference!   I left a blanket for the most pathetic cat in the universe, Sasha I think is her name.  She was DESPARATE to get in the house, or ride in the car with us when we left, since she’s been banned from going in until her worms clear up.  Steph, I want that blanket back at some point, I want to make a quilt and use that for the back.  SO put it in your craft closet, K?

 

The house, in snow!

The house, in snow!, originally uploaded by i am superjen.

I’m hoping it will snow again so the kids can miss school. This was nice, but almost a waste since it happened on a Saturday, and they have Mon off anyway.

Isn’t it pretty, though? Too bad JB took down the lights last week, it would have looked super festive and Christmasey if we had still had them up.

 

Sean and snow

Sean and snow, originally uploaded by i am superjen.

Happy Birthday to Sean! And your snowman.
Even though he’s mostly slush.
Even though he’s melted now, only a few hours later.
Hooray for snow!