{Trent and Uncle Eric, hanging out in the hammock.}
1. My hair is 10 inches shorter, as of the day after we returned from vacation.
1a. Perfect timing, don’t you think?
2. I’ve seen Transformers 3 times already, and have plans to see it at least once more.
2a. Anyone need a movie buddy to see it? I’m your girl!
2b. Seriously. This summer isn’t quite in the same league as Superman Summer, but it’s pretty darn close!
3. Happiness is:
3a. The tug of toddler fingers on my necklace, accompanied by a little voice: “po-lar bear?”
3c. Pink glasses perched on a freckled nose
3d. A wide open grin that doesn’t seem to care that in a swimming pool, it’s usually better to keep your mouth closed, lest you get a mouth full of water
3e. A good heart that worries about the new puppy’s mommy missing her baby
3f. “Bubble Land”
3g. Schwans ice cream bars
3h. Long talks with sister-in-laws
3i. Bluebirds keeping house
3j. Long naps in hammocks
4. Calvin and Hobbes STILL makes me laugh so hard I cry
5. Number fill-ins beat sudoku any day of the week.
6. I think Lucy is going to have to stay skinny for a while.
6a. It’d be nice to have a digital SLR (so nice!), but for the amount of pictures I’m taking right now, film is fine.
6b. Bummer. :(
6c. But at least Target has cheap developing, and will put them on CD!
7. A .30 cent gas price increase over the lunch hour is ludicrous.
7a. LUDICROUS!!!!!!
8. I have seen many movies lately, but will have to do a movie review post later.
8a. Live Free and Die Hard
8b. Down With Love
8c. Miss Potter
8d. Happy Feet
8e. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
8f. Oceans 13
8g. Man of the Year
8h. Catch and Release
9. Despite the fact that I am not saving up for big purchases anymore, I’m coveting these Copic markers.
9a. Alcohol-based (so don’t smear/dot like water-based)
9b. Blend-able, like Prismacolors
9c. Many, many colors, in such vibrant shades!
10. I read a romance novel while on vacation.
10a. First one in two years, I think.
10b. All-Star Superman, Vol 1 was light-years better.
11. I made a quilt for Tina, with the scraps from the kids’ Christmas gifts. It deserves a post of it’s own, but I’ll just post a link to the album for now.
11a. 5 Quilts album (4 kids quilts and 1 mother’s quilt)