A Week in the Life

Since the Dutch dollmakers left, I have been in a funk. But to carry on, this is the week in review.

1. Jessie was suspended from school for one day for requesting a "friggin' tissue" from her friggin' keyboard teacher. Friggin' great.

2. Adam got glasses after he failed the vision test for a learner's permit. (Of course I knew he couldn't see; it's just he wouldn't wear his glasses, and he wouldn't wear contacts.) Braces are off as well. Tube socks with long shorts appear to be in (just with him, not the population). Now he looks like either Elvis Costello or junior Superman with skateboard. He is really cool or really freaky. Jury is out.


3. I have to get Katy tap shoes for "Intensive Tap Class" that starts Monday. Next play on the docket is Thoroughly Modern Millie, which appears to require tap. I can see the scratches on my hardwood floors now. The last time she went through a tap phase, she tapped quarters to her shoes and clicked away. J is ready to kill her because she downloaded the Millie soundtrack to J's computer and J doesn't appreciate her music being interrupted by weirdo musical music. Get it off there now.
4. Doll Club had a Secret Sister exchange with cigar boxes. Great ideas - cigar boxes as theaters and circus tents and woodland fairy hideaways. Loved Carolyn's Punch & Judy entry.
5. Lost 1.8 pounds on Weight Watchers. Ate a donut to celebrate.
6. Harley has a rash, Wayne gives me a rash whenever he mauls me, and Sally is barking too early in the morning and continually walking to the door and barking to go out and then refusing to go out until we do this exercise three times. Sheesh.
7. I have not one flower or herb planted; just weeds. Too tired to fix this.
8. Not too tired to bid on out-of-print sock monkey Simplicity clothing pattern on eBay.
9. Bothersome sinus headaches and overall crankiness.

10. Finished Jodi Picoult's Change of Heart about death row inmate who wants to donate heart to victim's sister. Death penalty, religion, ACLU, child abuse, Gnostics, mothers & daughters. *** out of ***** stars. Finished Clive Cusler's Polar Shift (via Books on Tape) about madmen intent on prompting switch of earth's magnetic poles, which would result in devastating destruction. Wooly mammoths, WWII electromagnetic experimentation. Classic Pinky & Brain plot. I lost interest.
11. Finished my pal's wedding present in time for their 3rd anniversary. Way to go!!!