I Miss You!

My husband has been out of town for over a week.

I'll be closing my eyes until Friday when he comes home.

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Happy Birthday Joe!

Nine years ago today, 10 days after 9/11, I had a baby. My youngest of 3. The baby of my babies. When he was a toddler and we would take walks around the neighborhood, every group of older kids we past or saw from down the block, he would call his friends. "Those are my fwends Mom." It cracked me up and broke my heart a little bit at the same time. Through the years he has grown into a real, 9 year old, Renaissance man: he is funny, smart and loves to read and draw. He can take things apart, figure out how they work and put them back together again. He is a LEGO Master! He's on his 3rd year of piano lessons with the promise of guitar lessons to follow, is a dedicated athlete and a great sport. My little Joe is a loving son, sweet brother, and a very good boy who now has lots and lots of friends.

Another Design Magazine...in Print!!

This is so good!!

And it comes in print....on paper...delivered to your mailbox!!

Print is not dead people, and since I have a son in journalism school

I couldn't be happier about that!!

Rue Magazine

Another Design Magazine on line.

I really like the look and the layout but

I must be getting old because I fully and proudly

admit I prefer print on paper: slick, shiny,

printed magazine paper, ads and all.

Especially ads.

The Paper Chase

I drove my son down to The University of Oregon today for his second year of college.

It was alot easier this year.

ok, maybe not alot.

"American Pickers"

Love this show!

Even if your not into old motorcycle parts it's great!

Ideas?

I got this little nightstand at the Goodwill "bins" for $5.00. For those of you who are not lucky enough to have a Goodwill "bins" store near you, or brave enough to venture into it if you do, (for the record I don't blame you!) the "bins" is the place where all the stuff that either did not sell at the regular Goodwill or was not good enough to sell there in the first place, ends up. Going to the "bins" is an experience unto it self, and not for the faint of heart or germ-a-phobes. I have seen people in there with dust masks and gloves sifting through the giant "bins" on wheels looking for that one amazing find, while other folks line up to be the first lucky ones to rummage through the "new" stuff they roll out every so often. These are serious "pickers"! While I haven't gotten to the mask and glove stage, my own precautions consist of staying mainly to the furniture side of things and keeping my hands in my pockets until I find something worth taking the risk to touch. I felt this little nightstand was worth the risk; it is in great working order, heavy as hell, the hardware is fun, and the price was right. Now I just need to figure out what to do to it to make it live up to its potential. Any ideas?