October 6, 2010
Here are some things I've noticed around town while I've been back. It has been really nice being home. Above is a picture I took with my phone of the sunset. Not the best picture but you get the idea. The weather is much cooler these days so more people are outside with their animals. There are more animals in this apartment complex than I thought. I saw a guy outside with his little dog who was taking a bathroom break. The owner said to the dog while it was doing it's job "good boy" over and over. Really!?! I know when a dog catches a ball or a Frisbee people usually say "good boy" but when it is going to the bathroom...does a dog really need praise for that?
Hummm, I thought that was odd. I also saw a guy who had a pretty big black cat on a leash. I thought OK, he doesn't want the cat to walk/run away but when I passed them in my car they crossed the street and the cat in the lead! I've never seen a cat being walked before.
I went to visit the dentist the other day and went into the restroom. The building was an older building but the bathroom looked newly remodeled, complete with a TV! What in the world? In between the mirrors was a TV playing Fox News. I guess it was OK to listen to but I've never seen anything like that before in a bathroom. Technology is everywhere.
One last thing....
I was reading a paper I got from a dietitian that listed
baked kale chips. I've never heard of such a things. I looked them up on the
Internet and it seems people like them. I can't image how they taste, I think they might taste like grass but I've only read good reviews. It might be worth a try!
Saturday November 13, 2010
October 8 to 11, 2010
On Sunday my aunt, uncle and cousins came up from Iowa. It was nice to see everyone again. We all met up at my Grandma's house and hung out for an hour or two catching up. I was at my sister's house in the evening and the kids were playing. Aurora (Rori) was jumping on me then went in the play room. She came back out and ran toward me like she was going to jump on me. My sister said "Aurora, don't even think about it." Aurora turned around and went in the play room and said mommy scared me...sad. Then two seconds later the protector Leonora comes out of the play room scolding my sister. She looks at us and says "Did you scare her? (pause) Did you? (pause & shaking her finger at us) Because that's not nice!" then she went back in the play room. It was pretty funny to hear a 3 year old say that and stick up for her twin sister! I wish I could have gotten that on tape or at least taken a photo. Here is a photo of the little protector riding her bike.
Monday the flight back also went well. When I landed I took a couple of really cool photos of the sunset with the wing of the plane in the picture....then the unthinkable happened. The touch screen on my cell phone stopped working! There is no saving it. My cool sunset pictures are lost forever. It is going to take 7 days to get a new phone so I'm using a non-touch screen phone. It is OK but it takes some getting used to again. It is going to be a long 7 days.
October 7, 2010
October 6, 2010
