General Assembly - Florida

Snippets of Conversation

Sitting on the front porch (or sometimes even in the back yard) Anne and I hear snippets of the conversations of the people that walk or run by.  Sometimes these are interesting.  Sometimes sad.  Sometimes funny.  Last night we were in the back yard and I heard a conversation approaching.  As this couple ran by the only thing I heard was the man saying, "How the hell was I supposed to know what you're feeling?!"  So stereotypical!

Andy's post here is great.  It's a passage from Brennan Manning's The Furious Longing of God - which is now on my to-read list. :)

Elizabeth Gilbert Quote

All the sorrow and trouble of this world is caused by unhappy people....The search for contentment is, therefore, not merely a self-benefiting act, but also a generous gift to the world.

Pomeranian cat?

Anne and I went to the park on Friday. As Anne was playing on the play equipment, a lady walked up holding a Pomeranian. Anne meowed. :) I laughed.

Twirling!

Anne's decided she loves to twirl! I love it. Sometimes she seems all tomboy - playing in the dirt and puddles, climbing trees. But the next moment, she's all girl. When given the option, she always picks pink or purple clothes. This morning, she went into her bedroom and took off her sandals and put on her black patent dress shoes. :) And now she's decided she loves to twirl. :) Sometimes she'll twirl till she falls down. She's so fun!

OMG!

My child not only chews her fingernails, she's taken to chewing her toenails. Yech!

This week

Anne discovered how to get on top of the table. She was too cute not to take a picture. :)

And look closely. Today Anne skinned her knees for the first time. Here she's waiting for band-aids.

Pedicures

"There's nothing that says, There, there, everything is going to be fine, like a foot massage and fresh polish."

Amen!

Read this in a book this weekend and promptly went and painted my toenails. Not as good as having it done, but hey, I do feel better every time I look at my pink toenails. :)

Dandelions

So I like the yellow dandelion flower.  I admit it.  But I have lots growing in my flower garden.  And they've gotten BIG!  Creepy big.  :O Really.  Have you ever seen a big dandelion?  Ever looked at it?!  Scary!  They kind of remind me of some Star Trek alien.  Very tentacle-ly.  Yesterday they got to me so much that I had to get rid of them. Which of course is a good thing.  Anne played in the dirt while I pulled weeds and she thought it was great fun!  So it was outside fun all around.