Things n' Stuff
Well - first of all, thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes!! What a terrific birthday. Some of you left me notes on Facebook and I'll reply when I figure out exactly how to reply. I could wall-to-wall all of you and I just might do it.
First off, Jamie had the most awesome fondue party for me. It started off with cheese then we had a meats section and then this fantastic chocolate with fresh fruit, cookies and cake section. I know you don't call fondue "sections" - I guess I could call it courses. It was still great. We ended up getting a new fondue pot because our old one was really an electric wok and it had finally bitten the dust. I'm glad, because I like the new one a lot more.
Gifts? Yep, I have a couple of nice new things. Jamie bought me a copy of Mad Men season one - which is cool since I see they won the Emmy last night. We've only seen one episode of season two, so this will be a blast. She also bought me two new games for the Nintendo DS - one is Brain Age 2 - which I'll need now that I'm racing down the hill. The other is called CrossworDS - (get it, DS??) I love it because it has find a word puzzles and I like those.
Donna bought me Get Smart season one - ahhh - 20+ episodes of goodness. I was tucking in Nathan a while ago and mentioned it and he didn't even realize what it was yesterday when I opened it. Now he's all excited. That might be something we can watch in the mornings occasionally. Jamie also bought me a new set of headphones for my mp3 player so I can once again mow grass while listening to Leo Laporte on a podcast.
Oh - and the craigslist people wrote me back. The guy we were supposed to meet left me a note that his phone was lost or something and asked me if I was still interested. That's too bad because I'd already called another guy who is a LOT closer to our house. We ended up meeting him tonight and I am no longer bike-less. This is a nice 26" mountain bike for only $50. Here's the image from Craigslist:
I think the complete shadow helps sell it. Nathan and Jamie both pointed out the water bottle holder as if it were a major accessory. I'll convert it into a tea holder. I pumped up the tires and rode it around the yard a bit before locking it up in the garage. Now I'm all overkill on keeping it under lock and key. Tomorrow we'll go looking for a new bike for Nathan since (1) he turns his nose up at used bikes and (2) the last brand new one I bought him only cost $30, so it should work out.
That's the show so far. Thanks again for all the great birthday (and ham!) wishes.
First off, Jamie had the most awesome fondue party for me. It started off with cheese then we had a meats section and then this fantastic chocolate with fresh fruit, cookies and cake section. I know you don't call fondue "sections" - I guess I could call it courses. It was still great. We ended up getting a new fondue pot because our old one was really an electric wok and it had finally bitten the dust. I'm glad, because I like the new one a lot more.
Gifts? Yep, I have a couple of nice new things. Jamie bought me a copy of Mad Men season one - which is cool since I see they won the Emmy last night. We've only seen one episode of season two, so this will be a blast. She also bought me two new games for the Nintendo DS - one is Brain Age 2 - which I'll need now that I'm racing down the hill. The other is called CrossworDS - (get it, DS??) I love it because it has find a word puzzles and I like those.
Donna bought me Get Smart season one - ahhh - 20+ episodes of goodness. I was tucking in Nathan a while ago and mentioned it and he didn't even realize what it was yesterday when I opened it. Now he's all excited. That might be something we can watch in the mornings occasionally. Jamie also bought me a new set of headphones for my mp3 player so I can once again mow grass while listening to Leo Laporte on a podcast.
Oh - and the craigslist people wrote me back. The guy we were supposed to meet left me a note that his phone was lost or something and asked me if I was still interested. That's too bad because I'd already called another guy who is a LOT closer to our house. We ended up meeting him tonight and I am no longer bike-less. This is a nice 26" mountain bike for only $50. Here's the image from Craigslist:
I think the complete shadow helps sell it. Nathan and Jamie both pointed out the water bottle holder as if it were a major accessory. I'll convert it into a tea holder. I pumped up the tires and rode it around the yard a bit before locking it up in the garage. Now I'm all overkill on keeping it under lock and key. Tomorrow we'll go looking for a new bike for Nathan since (1) he turns his nose up at used bikes and (2) the last brand new one I bought him only cost $30, so it should work out.
That's the show so far. Thanks again for all the great birthday (and ham!) wishes.
Comments
Happy belated birthday, dewitte! I hope all the good wishes are still carrying you along!
Thank you!!!
If you're looking for an easy way to thank everyone for the wishes on Facebook, a simple thing like updating your status with a "wants to thank everyone for all the great birthday wishes" message always works. That's what I usually do on my birthday, at least!
Have fun with the new DS games. I bought Brain Age 2 for Shawn and he loves it just as much as the first one. In fact, those games got us both hooked on Sudoku for the DS. ^__^
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Yay for birthdays, fondue, and mountain bikes! I've been bugging Steve to take me to the Melting Pot, oh, for awhile now. The last time I had fondue was in my 10th grade French class. I think it's about time I had it again.
So, was ham one of the meats? Ham and melty cheese sounds heavenly.
Mmmmm a fondue party, fruit and cheese etc geez I would have given you both my mountain bikes for just a taste!! Jamie's food sounds heavenly.
ps Is it a Mongoose? Looks like it from the photo...