Friday, December 08, 2006

You & Me Doll

Lizzy recently got this new doll from her grandma. She likes it pretty well, but frankly, it creeps me out. I guess she's heard me say it's "creepy" a few times because Lizzy now says "ceepy" (pronounced "key-pee"), It's a fitting name, in my opinion.

Check it out. You can clearly hear the mechanics of it too. eek.
(sorry the vid is a bit shaky. btw, that's lizzy in the background making her cute noises)



I mean, couldn't they have given it a better cry? Or at least synchronized the voice with the movements? When it lies down the thing goes to sleep, but then after about 5 seconds of sleeping it shuts off and opens its eyes. I'm telling you---creepy!

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Wrong

Yesterday I purchased 2 bags of this, on sale for around $2 each:















Broccoli & Cauliflower. Florets, if judging by picture alone. (tsk tsk tsk, silly consumer.)


Here's what was inside:
















Yes, folks. A mix of stringy stems and angular squares. No florets. Not even close to the pictoral representation. Ah, even steaming couldn't save this flavorless, fibrous bunch. Hardly truth in advertising. Hardly what I intended to serve my family, and not even close to what anyone wants to eat.

Thanks Safeway brand!


Now, the big question...what to do with the other bag of this?

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Monday, December 04, 2006

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We're back from Hawaii, and what a trip it was. We saw dolphins, turtles, and seals (oh my!), snorkeled, swam, ate fine food, drank lots of mai tais, and jumped off a waterfall. A Great time.



And we are so very happy to be home safe and sound. Because one of our fabulous days in paradise was marred by tragedy. My husband came very close to drowning while swimming in some rough surf. We were very shaken by this. What really drove the point home though was that, as my husband was pulling himself out of the water, another man about 100 ft away was struggling for his own life. It was a struggle he apparently lost. He dropped down in the surf, and after several days he has yet to be found.



Our hearts go out to the woman we stood with on the beach, the woman who, after watching a failed resuce attempt and an agonizing search that included helicopter flyovers, lifeguards combing the shores, and later, coast guard assistance, knew that her loved one was gone.



I stood by her and hugged her while she chanted prayers and exclamations. She spoke german, so I didn't understand the words, but the meaning was clear. Be Strong! Don't Give Up! God Help Him! Mostly though, we searched an angry, empty sea. At times we could only look into the wind and cry.



When it got dark and they suspended the search until morning, there was no misunderstanding. In her heavily accented english, she softly said to me, "it's over. not good." There was nothing I could say except "I'm sorry."



and Thank You God for giving us another day














R.I.P. Peter Unzeitig, Nov. 29, 2006