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November 18, 2006
At Least She's Not Malignant
Posted by Julee at 03:29 PM | Comments (2)
November 13, 2006
Pictures for Today
Henry searching for pieces of artillery shells at the Monmouth Battlefield State Park.
Posted by Julee at 05:09 PM | Comments (0)
Sometimes You Just Need to Complain
Nothing serious...just a short list of things that have irritated me lately:
1. Highway exit numbers that do not correspond with the mile markers. On Saturday we went to a party in Elizabeth, NJ, which is right off of Exit 13 of the New Jersey Turnpike. We live off of exit 7. They were about 50 miles apart, not 6. The mileage wasn't even on the toll ticket. This is actually something that has bothered me since we moved here.
2. Public restroom stalls that are so small that you can't help but bump against the toilet to get the door closed. Ick, Ick, Ick!
3. People who ply my kids with candy. One morning recently within a span of about 3 hours Henry was given four different lollipops by 4 different people: a doctor's receptionist, the bank teller, the security guard at the library and the guard at th egate to get on base.
4. People who have their MP3 FM transmitters set to play on the local NPR station. The reception isn't always the best out here in rural New Jersey but they still should chose a completely empty channel. It's really frustrating to be waiting at a red light with a car whose driver is transmitting really bad music in the middle of an interesting story on the radio.
Posted by Julee at 04:33 PM | Comments (3)
November 10, 2006
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Julee at 07:28 AM | Comments (0)
I'm Still Here
It has been a busy few weeks. (When is it not?!) Since I last posted we visited Mt. Vernon.
It was not an ideal trip because on our way down to Virginia we got rear-ended at the Ft. McHenry Tunnel Tollbooth outside of Baltimore on I-95. The kids were fine but Eric and I ended up with a minor case of whiplash. So the next morning when we went to Mt. Vernon we were pretty sore and stiff. Oh Well. Our minivan still has a big dent in the back but is going to be repaired next week.
The preceding weekend we went to Rocking Horse Ranch near Poughkeepsie, NY with Eric's family to celebrate Eric's father's 65th birthday.
The kids rode horses....
Learned how to juggle and do other tricks...
And sang karaoke, all with cousins.
Posted by Julee at 06:55 AM | Comments (2)
Friday Random Ten
Shuffle those MP3s
Gimme Some Salt - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
The Twilight Showdown - Starlight Mints
A Man Walks into a Bar - Jens Lekman
Sit Down Servant - Wayfaring Strangers
Come Back to Camden - Morrissey
Each New Day - Rose Melberg
Independent Thief - Kathleen Edwards
Tears of a Clown - English Beat
Seymour Stein - Belle & Sebastian
Duke Ellington - Mountain Goats
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