Categotry Archives: Mention Monday
Hair Color
Now she’s done it. The Girl turned her hair green. Green, I tell you! And not just a little. I know it looks blue in the picture, but that’s because I took it before the last hair washing. It’s supposed to be “semi-permanent” according to the bottle. We’re guessing it’ll look one kind of strange or another until school starts. And maybe beyond. I like to think I’m the kind of mother who doesn’t get stressed out over little things. […]
Neighborly. Right? Right?
I have a confession to make. I trimmed my neighbor’s tree. I’m watching her house right now and taking care of her cats. I’m over there at least twice a day every day. Each time, as I walk down a public sidewalk, I would get whacked in the face by branches that were hanging down way too low. I’m pretty sure it’s against city ordinances to let them hang quite so low. So… well… The thing is i didn’t stop […]
Craters of the Moon
On our way to Cabo San Lucas, we stopped off at Craters of the Moon National Monument. For a measly ten dollars we got to spend the night at the campground there and for a few bucks extra we spent the next day driving around looking at “old” lava. Craters is in central Idaho. Two thousand years ago there was a “hot spot” under the area. I’m talking volcanic here, not internet. As the earth’s crust passed over the hot […]
Afraid of Heights?
I stayed at a part of the Playa Grande Resort called The Ridge. It’s aptly named as everything – the apartments, the pools, and the bar and grill are built on a narrow ridge. The views are incredible. Whether you are looking East or West, there is an expanse to admire. To get to it, you have to cross through a breezeway. I crossed over it several times without really thinking about the fact it is suspended five stories above […]
The Avengers and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
I was going to talk about my vacation in Cabo San Lucas today, but I’m too tired. I spent most of this weekend moving things around in search of construction supplies. I hate buying more when I’ve been sitting on what I need for years. Anyway, the other thing I did was take the family to the movies as a belated bithday gift. We went to see. and I loved them both. Lots of action and adventure and just enough […]
Flooding
The river is running high again this year. It looked pretty much the same last year, but the news was full of stories about flooding in town. This year, not a peep. I’m not sure if that means we didn’t get any flooding, or if it wasn’t enough to be worth talking about. It’s been cold too. Saying there is still snow on some of the mountains isn’t going to impress anyone who lives in the mountains, but usually by […]
Death to Dirty Dishes
I was pulling the dishes out of the sink and stacking them on the table in preparation for washing when this happened. Apparently the knife was in there all along, but slipped out when I moved them. No, I didn’t get hurt. Normally I’d have just pulled it out and washed them all, but I thought I’d share.
