Yesterday I had a few things to go shopping for. Oddly enough, they all started with the letter “B”:
BIRDSEED – I haven’t been as regular, but I continue to feed the sparrows and turtledoves. And rats.
BEETHOVEN – I have been having what feels like a physical craving to listen to Beethoven. I got his 3rd and 9th symphonies.
BIBLE STUDY BOOK – I will soon be hosting a Bible study at my house every other Thursday. I needed some materials. The book I got is by Max Lucado.
BATTERIES – The radio in my shower needed new ones.
BFACE LOTION – Okay, that doesn’t start with “B”, but the stuff I was using has been discontinued again. I’m trying something new by Clinique.
BULBS – My supply of light bulbs was out. Gotta stock up with incandescents while they’re still legal. Hey, maybe I should fill the basement with them and sell them on Ebay once they’re no longer sold. I could be set for life!
I ended my B day yesterday by going to a B-Day celebration. One year ago, I attended Xander’s first birthday. Last night was his second. It was really fun. There were lots of two and three year old Filipino children there. They were incredibly cute. There was much tasty Filipino food again, and a cake decorated with fondant again. I left before the cake was cut so I didn’t get to taste any, but the various squishy-sweet rice desserts were enough to satisfy.
All the trash in the neighborhood continues to blow into my pond. Grrr…
But it’s been so warm outside that I’ve been trying to keep up with straining the trash out. There are lots of plastic grocery bags. Other pond clutter consists of chip bags, carryout styrofoam, plastic wrappers from cigarette boxes, and newspaper pages. I don’t seem to get nearly as much trash in the summer as I do in the winter. I wonder what the difference is?
But I wouldn’t mind finding this in my pond more often:
Ha! There was a ten dollar bill in the bottom of my pond! I washed it with soap and water and left it by the kitchen sink to dry.
A couple of days ago, I got a package in the mail from Beth. That’s weird, I thought, Why would Beth be sending me a package?
So I opened it. Inside, it said: “Happy Birthday!” Oops! I opened a Birthday present early. But Yay! I opened a Birthday present early! Inside were some lovely new pieces of art from Tara for my refrigerator, and a giant blanket. I had told Beth that when I share a blanket with Max on the couch, my feet always end up sticking out because it’s too small. Well, this new blanket is really big. And soft. Max loves it.
And as requested, here’s a picture of the artwork:
I had lunch supervision duty yesterday and found a mysterious list on the floor. It’s very small. The left side is about the size of a quarter. I have no idea what it could be. What’s interesting is that under certain circumstances, this list could have been generated by me. Is it a message from myself? What do the colors mean?
When I find bottles of water in my classroom, I first check to see if they’ve been opened. If not, I will drink them. If the seal is broken on the bottle, I’ll open it up and smell it. I want to be sure it’s water. If it has no smell, I pour it into my potted plants in my classroom. Watering my plants can be tedious, because the pots are pretty big, so it takes a few trips down the hallway with my coffee maker pot. An extra bottle of water now and then really helps. Thank you, forgetful students!
Yesterday I watered my plants with water all the way from the Fiji Islands!
Thomas speaks with a strange British accent…and he’s not really a cartoon. He’s more like that weird neighborhood that Mr. Rogers always visited. Strange, I say.
And Happy Birthday Xander!!
Birthday parties are fun.
You must have the curse we have: once you enjoy a brand-named product, fragrance, or lotion – sure ’nuff, they stop making that one! It makes me growl when I’m in Bath & Body Works. I have a cabinet full of mis-matches now as a result. You know: Fragrance ! in hand lotion and bath gel but not in body lotion or foaming hand soap. I must smell like a perfume tester at the mall when I go out as a result. Anywho, hope the new face lotion is a winner and they have no choice but to continue to make it forever. Just for you!
(By the way…you might want to type in smaller font when you mention that BaptistpreacherauthorIliketoo as a source of your next Bible Study…just sayin’…)
Hehe… I know Max Lucado isn’t approved by everyone. I hope no one reports me for heresy. I think Max is a good writer though. And I don’t want to throw out the baby with the bathwater. His language is winsome, which is of value in a group Bible study.
I like running across things we can chew on a little bit. I think it’s healthy to read something in a Bible study book and say: “I don’t completely agree with that.”
That cake is amazing! (Heh, I accidentally typed ‘amazong’, which I declare is my new favorite word.) I’m assuming they had it done at a bakery, yes?
By the way, I’m pretty sure that if you’re having physical cravings to listen to a dead composer, you are definitely being haunted by him. So say ‘hey’ to Beethoven for me. (His birthday is right before mine – please tell him.)
I know just what you mean about Beethoven. I just had the exact same thing happen. Except for me it was Conti.
Translation: He listened to SEVERAL different versions of the Rocky theme song while I gritted my teeth and shook my fist.