Category Archives: Admin

Well, we survived Christmas, and Critter’s first encounter with pink eye (and the subsequent discovery that he was allergic to his first prescribed set of eye drops), and here we are now in that weird week between Christmas and New Year’s where nothing really happens but stuff sort of does, too.

I didn’t know that Marcus had the ENTIRE week off (I thought he was only taking the days when we needed to cover for Critter’s closed daycare) until probably Saturday.  That was The Best Gift Ever because it meant a much more relaxed week (read: No Solo Parenting Of Children!) for me.  And the possibility that I might be able to sleep in on the days I was home from work if Glitter agreed.  A beautiful thing.

It also meant that we could take care of some errands and things that we didn’t have the chance to tackle while I was on maternity leave.  Like, a lot of paperwork.  A trip to the post office.  Scheduling the our children’s upcoming well child appointments.  Some DIY water softener repair.  Rearranging storage spaces.  Decluttering and donating some things.  Moving one couch to the three season porch because it didn’t fit into the basement, and the new one that finally arrived into our family room.  Replacing covers on our heating vents because many of the ones that came with the house were BIZARRE.

Are you asleep yet?

I suppose I am sharing all of this so that we can remember we are all having the same wild week!

In all seriousness, it has been really nice to cross things off of our list that seemed like they would be there for the forseeable future and to do more settling in.  There was so much to do when we moved that I knew we’d be hitting the pause button in a big way when Glitter arrived.  Now that we’re able to start doing little things again, here and there, it feels really good.

Today we’re going the slightly more mundane route because that just happens to be the mood I’m in.  Some days we have themes, sometimes there are Important Issues to Workshop, but this is just not one of those posts.

I don’t know whether or not to blame it on the fact that today was quiet, or the fact that I’ve been engaging in a fair bit of blog spring-cleaning for the last 24 hours.

Is it spring?  No.  But when I realized that I had absolutely no clue what was even on some of my pages anymore, it was time to do…something.  We’re talking major cobwebs, kittens.

No bueno.

Tonight post-workout, Marcus and I realized that in order to make our dinner complete, a trip to the grocery store was needed.  Since we’re fortunate to live so close to one (maybe half a mile), we decided to capitalize on yet another gorgeous night and walk there.

Of the many things we will be doing in December, THAT will not be one of them.

If you’re from The Tundra, then you know that the threat of a Winter Without End (or more concisely, the month of December) is an effective motivator for anything and everything concerning the outdoors during the change of seasons.

So we threw on shoes and Proper Clothes For Being Seen In Public Spaces and headed out.

On our return trip, I asked myself the eternal blogging question:

Do my readers actually want to see a snap of Marcus in a pedestrian-type situation carrying a grocery bag filled with hash browns and creamy horseradish sauce?

I think we all know the answer to that question.

Yes.

Obviously.

When we got home, I actioned a roast beef-type arrangement, using none of the things that we had just purchased.

(This would be a Vegetarians Look Away! moment.)

It was overwhelming and thrilling – all at once.

Miraculously, The Universe was for our cause and our labors were rewarded with a perfectly medium rare roast.  To die for.  Y’all will hear more about that on Friday.

Just because we’re aimlessly wandering today doesn’t mean I want to throw off the schedule for the rest of the week 😉

What does it take to get you outside when the weather is nice?

Action shot of Marcus – yes or no?

Bloggers, how do you decide what snaps make The Blog and which snaps don’t?

There’s so much to share and yet now is neither the time nor the place.

We had a rather ferocious storm earlier this evening and I started to type, but I got rather distracted by the open bottle of Cabernet we had lying around and our new wine aerator.

Sorry I’m not sorry.

Consider this a cautionary tale in what happens when the last pre-wedding date night you can squash into the schedule happens to be at Chimborazo.

As I was scraping the very last bits of the tres leches cake off of the plate, Marcus thanked me for not actually licking the plate in a public place.

Being seen with me in a public place is a privilege, not a right

Seriously?  Minneapolis readers, run, don’t walk.

And make sure to bring all of your hipster friends.  Because it’s not so hip that people don’t bathe, but it’s definitely hip enough that Buffalo Check is the Pattern of Choice and ironic hats are The Law Of The Land.

Take heart in the fact that there was nary a scarf to be seen in the entire place.

There’s also a bit of Blog Admin we can expect to address in the next few days…

• Birthday.  Tenaciously Yours, has turned three behind our backs.  Expect excessive amounts of reflection and introspection as well as a giveaway.
• Running.  It’s quite the ordeal.
• Rhubarb.  Harvest it, cook it.  So many ways, so little time.
• My mane.  I no longer look homeless.  But to solve the problem, I had to trust-fall into Fate’s arms.

If you’d like a laugh tonight, Billy wrote a guest post back in the day that left Marcus and I practically in-tears when we re-read it last night.  He and Dad went to Cici’s Pizza once upon a time (they have NEVER been back) and, let’s just say that I hope for your sanity, you never find yourselves in that situation.

How do you identify Hipsters?

What’s the last “new” type of cuisine you have gotten to try?