Watching and Waiting

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My cute little boy started his journey home from Novosibirsk, Russia about two inches over on that map–so, right above Kazakhstan. But when we found out that we could actually watch the flight progression he had already landed in Moscow after a 4-1/4 hour flight.

Poor guy had to hang out in the Moscow airport for 5-1/2 hours before catching the next 10-1/2 hour flight…

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to New York…

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and more importantly—the first American soil he’s touched in 2 years. There he had a 3-1/2 hour layover which gave him just enough time to find a Wendy’s. What did he order?

The Baconator, of course!  American fast food…in all it’s glory. Heh, heh, heh.

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So, now–please try to picture all the last minute work I really should be doing in the few final hours before the Bald Kid actually gets home.

But am I doing it?

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No. No, I wasn’t. I was sitting by the computer….

pushing the refresh button every 39 seconds.

Give. Me. My. BOY!

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Yeah. It’s a mama thing.

😀 😀 😀

Things To Love

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Sorting through my 50,000 stacks of scrumptious recipes in anticipation of having a big fellow to cook for again…soon…hee, hee!

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Trading out the futon bunk bed with the lumpy mattress, for a brand new, real live, grown-up, pillow-top, queen-sized, normal person bed…

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with the perfect blanket on top.  :}  004

Having my very own teeny-tiny guardian angel fairy watching over me while I sleep…thanks, Emily!

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Putting all the giant Nike high-tops back on the closet shelf in case a certain someone wants to wear them again…sometime.

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Rice crackers that remind me of my grade school in Los Angeles because a lot of the kids had them in sandwich bags and nibbled on them at recess. See the green spots on some of them? It’s seaweed…and those were the ones I tried not to get when I was offered a handful. And see that little half moon one just to the left of the middle? Yeaaah…that’s wasabi. It’ll blow the back of your head off and you may or may not cry for 10 minutes if you accidentally put it in your mouth during reading time.

The rest of them are great. :}

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Getting a new, no kidding around space heater for the basement that Beany can’t force into shut-down mode by laying on it. So ha.

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Washing and hanging up lots of colored shirts and jeans because I’m thinking they might be a welcome sight very soon for….

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well…you know.

What about you? What are you loving–right this very minute?

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

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That’s right…it’s Theodor Geisel or the man behind The Cat In The Hat’s birthday tomorrow. If you’re like many folks around here–just looking for a reason to celebrate, then here’s your chance. My cute little daughter Lyndi has even made a sweet party favor tutorial for the Partyland Utah blog along with some adorable Seuss-y cookies. Check them out for these and more Cat In the Hat type party ideas right HERE.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

Things To Love…

right this minute.

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A brave old guy with a gimpy foot.

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A weight loss book that finally makes sense.

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A lovely bamboo box.

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My treasures inside the lovely bamboo box.

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A pretty girl on a perch.

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Keepsakes on the windowsill.

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A new project for a friend’s soon-to-appear baby boy.

Snow       Snow    Mostly Cloudy    Snow Snow

My favorite kind of weather forecast.

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What are you loving today?