Stuff . . .

My goal this week is to get my house in order(seems to always be that damnable illusive goal, hanging out front like a carrot). I must clean and purge some of my stuff. I must organize. If you don't hear from me for a bit, I may be buried in an avalanche of stuff. I will still be lurking around, though, so post something interesting, mmmkay?

A

birdies!

my little pets . . . and here's a video, my FIRST ever posted on youtube. We'll see how that worked for me!

I kept watering . . .

. . . and they hatched! We went from 5 to 3 eggs, although I don't know how. I have to water the plant, though, or these little guys will have no protection from the elements. I take the hanging planter down and oh-so-carefully water it around the edge. They are so little! I can see them breathing , but they're just a little heap of fur/feathers right now. They live about 30 feet from a busy highway. Not a location I would have chosen!

Conservation of Happiness

During our college years, my BF Sarah had a theory. She called it "The Law of the Conservation of Happiness". There was only a limited amount of happiness in this world to go around. This explains why, in a group of friends, family, work setting, etc., whenever one person is having a great day, someone else is having a crummy one. Don't like it? Don't worry, give it a day or so- it'll change! This theory seems to have proven itself out time and again.

I have a new theory, inspired by my blogging pal, Dorky Dad, creatively titled "The Law of the Conservation of Blogging Happiness". Almost immediately after I made some wicked cool changes to my blog template and settings(although I'm sure I'm not cool enough to have many readers who noticed!) DD began having issues with his. He is still unable to get it back to a relative "normal". My theory is that there is only so much blogger happiness to go around. I inadvertently stole DD's blogging happiness! I guess I'm sorry . . . but I'm not giving it back. I've finally got mine, for now any way!

DD is going to make some changes to his blog, so consider yourselves warned- his happiness must come from some where! Hold on to your blogging shoes!

Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey

When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different.
– Jack Handey

Camping . . .

was great. It was our annual all-church campout! I had a blast! It's always fun to go camping with a hundred or so of your closest friends. I must admit, however, that I'm not a people person by nature and it really is quite a task to not kill anyone after being with them for 3 days! Okay, killing really was never an option, but I sure get cranky! The mosquitoes were pretty calm, but it did rain for hours Friday night. We stayed dry for the most part, simply going to bed a little earlier than we would have normally. I'm thankful for the rain, though, as it apparently kept the drunks across the lake from firing high-powered fireworks starting at 11:30 pm both nights! They seem to have missed the Fourth and are trying to make up for it now? It wouldn't have been too bad, except that they didn't start until 11:00pm. Had they started earlier, we might have even enjoyed them . . .

I do have to confess that I rode back into town Saturday morning to take a shower. Some friends were coming anyway . . . and I didn't want them to have to go alone . . . and okay, I JUST PLAIN HATE NOT SHOWERING! OKAY? If I CAN avoid it, I do. Hey, we all have choices . . .

I have to get ready to teach a new summer school class tomorrow. I'd better get going.

Thanks for checking in on me.

A

Weekend plans . . .

I am going camping this weekend . . . see you when I get back!