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October 12, 2004
thanks! and more lists
To everyone who has offered kind words, I'm grateful.
Our trip to VA this weekend was a fabulous break, though there were a few unsavory moments. (Forgive my inclination toward lists. I'm liking them.)
1. I was happy to see that Brian had a fully stocked snack bag for our drive down. It included Three Musketeers, Twix, Kit Kat, and peanut M & Ms. I was disappointed, however, that he unthinkingly placed them in the back seat on the floor, where things got a little hot about halfway into the trip (just when I was ready for that Twix). M & Ms don't melt in the hand, nor do they melt while sitting directly atop a hot Montero transmission, so I settled.
2. Chik-Fil-A chicken nuggets, when partially digested by a four-year old, take on the appearance and odor of chicken-peanut salad. Brian's theory on the peanutty essence is that Chik-Fil-A fries their stuff in peanut oil. I'm inclined to believe that.
3. My sister-in-laws: one spent Saturday evening complaining about how quickly her one-year-old daughter grew out of the $50 shoes she just bought; the other spent the entire evening talking about her new boyfriend's marriage-ability factor (she is a two-time divorcee with two small children, who expects us to buy Christmas presents for every Tom, Dick, Joe, Cameron, John, Eric, and Harry she brings around).
4. The lovely husband, who has great insight about the constitution of vomit and foresight concerning road snacks, managed to BUY ANOTHER TRUCK. Luckily, it's not parked in my driveway yet. But I'm sure it will be, soon enough.
5. I got back and my TypePad account was suspended because my Visa card had declined. Instead of figuring out why (and I can guess: over limit), I rushed to change my billing info so I could post!!
OK. I'm watching Frontline on PBS right now. I'm bulldozed by what I'm seeing. Is it that PBS is soooo framing Kerry as a thoughtful, experienced, compassionate, intelligent person? That PBS is framing Bush as a greedy, opportunistic puppet? Pictures of Kerry with reading glasses, brow furrowed; video of him (from as far back as his Yale years) doing and saying smart things. Pictures of Bush lounging in that Rangers stadium, the testimony that Bush said, after 9-11, that he wanted to "kick some ass."
Posted by mryonker at October 12, 2004 10:42 PM
Comments
On #3, that's what is so terrible about small children. They're rather inconvenient and expensive for their return (poop and the occasional word, eh?).;) I bought the expensive shoes, too, and they outgrew them in three to four months. I did it until they were about three. They I began the Target velcro purchase.
Posted by: Michelle at October 13, 2004 01:30 AM