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Satisfactory
• Sunday, April 22, 2007 • 11:31 PM
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I just got back from roller derby practice. Whew, I'm really tired. But it was fun! We did a 20 minute endurance skate that was pretty intense. It was a good end to a mellow weekend.
Right now I've got my feet up on the windowsill, catching a cool evening breeze. Mao Mao is sitting on the sill, her eyes are wide open and facing out into the dark yard. Her lips are curled into a big cat smile.
It finally warmed up enough for open windows and gardening. The cats and chickens followed me around as I dug and planted some zinnias, coleus, and some canna roots (I've never tried them before, we'll see how it goes). The cats rolled in the dust and the chickens snatched up unsuspecting bugs. It was relaxing and yet I got quite a bit done. (Ok, the cleaning the patio part wasn't relaxing. It sucked - edging the patio with a shovel was not fun. But the rest of it was good.)
This morning, I made a late breakfast of biscuits and gravy, at Keith's request. It turned out pretty good. It was vegetarian of course. I made the gravy with ground walnuts (used my Cuisinart), soy milk, whole wheat flour, and vegetable stock. I made the biscuits from scratch Yum! It feels good to actually cook something. I just haven't been up to cooking anything very involved lately.
I feel relaxed, and maybe even a little ready for the new week to begin. I didn't get all of the laundry done, all of the house cleaned, or all of the weeds pulled. But I did enjoy the sunshine, take a nap with the kitties, share some strawberries the the hens, and enjoy a couple of laid back afternoons. It's was a very satisfying weekend.
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Crazy, crazy.
• Monday, April 16, 2007 • 6:42 PM
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Last week I took my derby skills test, in order to get on an actual team. I passed! I got one of the highest scores! Yay! I was also told that I was "earmarked" to be a jammer! Whoohoo! I've been so busy, skating like crazy.
I have had a busy last two weeks (well, and pretty much since I stopped posting). As evidenced by the pictures, I had my family over for Easter as usual. I didn't dye as many eggs this year. I think that is a good thing, because the year before we couldn't even eat all of them. This time I think I got the amount just right. I had a good time with my family, and we had some good food! The weekend after Easter (this past Saturday) was my birthday! Yay! My family came to visit me again. My mom made me really good rum cake (My favorite kind. Arrrg, it makes me feel like a pirate!?). I'm still hoarding a small sliver in my fridge.
Friday, my co-workers sang to me and Judy brought a homemade angelfood cake and strawberries! It was so good! I like angelfood cake a lot; it is only second to rum cake! I also got a free bubble tea from our beloved bubble tea joint! They're really nice there.
Ok, it's off to yoga for me! Gotta run!
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Easter Photos!
• Monday, April 09, 2007 • 11:16 PM
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I hope your Easter was a happy one! Here's some photos of my Easter. I'm totally exhausted right now, but I promise more updates soon - rather than just lazy picture collections! Hehe.
I've posted a few other non-Easter pictures as well and reorganized my Flickr sets into collections. I'm so excited about the new collections feature! Yay!
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