Entries from July 2007
July 26, 2007
Curb Your Crab
Park it right over there. That’s right. That nasty part of your personality that emerges occasionally to snap, bite and claw the ones you love the most. It’s crab season here in the Pacific Northwest and I am Crabby Patty deluxe. My children are trying to escape to their grandparents but [...]
July 23, 2007
Hogs, Snogs & Blogs
It is safe to say that I have moved from Obese 1 to Obese 2 this summer, what with the lack of exercise (sliding a credit card through a machine does not count as a tricep workout) and American eating. Little Miss Piggy! What can I say except that there will be more [...]
July 20, 2007
Made In China
I was going to post the contents of my air freight shipment to China today but then thought better of it. Maybe Mr. Understanding wouldn’t be pleased to know about those darling glass pumpkin lanterns from Illuminations, made in China, being flown back from whence they came. Or the new fancy garbage can [...]
July 18, 2007
Straight Arrows & Full Circles
When I went off to college, my mother encouraged me to join a sorority. I did, but not hers. The sorority I joined had been my grandmother’s and greatgrandmother’s. Shortly after I arrived at University #1, I joined the swim team as a walk-on. Although heavily recruited by the girls [...]
July 16, 2007
Scratch My Ichiro
Although Thursday, July 12, was Ladies Night Out at Safeco Field, Wild Bill gave The Radish, me, Middle Sister, and MCV tickets to the Mariners vs. the Detroit Tigers on Friday the 13th. Sitting right off third base, we had an excellent view of the players and the fans. There is a lot [...]
July 12, 2007
Mary-Americana
What’s in a name? Anyone who knows me, knows that I believe names are ultra important. In fact, I developed an entire theory based on the importance of names. Not only does a name define you, it sets the parameters on what others think about you. I have named several children, [...]
July 9, 2007
Summer Reading
Yesterday was my first day with nothing scheduled. I chose sleep over church and went back to bed with my book, after an early morning call from Mr. Understanding. Reading, for me, is the ultimate in escapism and relaxation, a way to totally ignore pressing issues and chores, and to recharge my crapulous [...]
July 7, 2007
Crapulous on 7/7/7
Today marks my 12th anniversary as an expat and frankly, I am feeling a little crapulous.* Perhaps it was Southern BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, cole slaw, potato salad, Costco cake, potato chips, hummus, guacamole, mojitos, ice cream, apple and blueberry crumble, red wine, caipiroskas, beer and Butterfingers that has me feeling this way? [...]
July 3, 2007
The Anniversary & SmartalecAngela
But first: lunch at the Space Needle rocks! We liked it so much we are going back with the Ferdnancy Family this week, assuming we can get a reservation. Nilda was impressed by the view and the smokin’ ice cream for dessert (ice cream served with billowing clouds of dry ice - [...]
