Life On The Planet

Tiger Today

Tiger has three, count 'em THREE performances in Mulan, Jr. today.

As if that isn't enough, he is turning ELEVEN! What a very special day it is!

Love you bunches, Tiger.

Make a wish, and break a leg!

Planetary Notes: 10-17-09

*Mulan rehearsals. Mulan, Mulan, Mulan. It's what were doing.

*Mulan costumes. (See above.)

*My root canal is scheduled for Wednesday. I can hardly wait.

*The cat has food.

*The front toilet is broken.

*The rabbit hutch has been winterized.

That's it, folks. I'm out of time. Have a good one.

I Am

at my Mother's. Eating her food. Watching her television. Playing with her computer.

Oh, yeah. And those funny people I live with are here, too. It's good because if they weren't here, I'd miss them. It's bad because I have to share Mom's divine chocolate chip cookies. It's always a toss up!

Tomorrow we go to the farm. You remember the farm, don't you? Aunt Sis lives there.

She makes cookies, too.

I am happy.

Sweet Peace

It's 8:00 a.m., and I am the only one up. How did this happen?!? The children must be very tired. They must need the sleep. Children today don't sleep nearly enough.

That's my story, and I'm sticking with it for at least fifteen more minutes.

Words From The Sage

Words from The Sage (a.k.a. Butterfly): "When you bite your tongue and make it bleed, don't drink lemonade right after."

Ninja Handyman

Tiger and I were leaving for his evening activity. I opened the door, and stuck in the screen was an advertisement for a local handyman. Apparently, Tiger had caught a glimpse of the handyman earlier, because when I told him what the flyer was about he sighed with relief.

"I thought it was a Ninja," he said.

Drama in Scrunchyland

The younger two thespians and I are currently involved in a local theater's summer camp. They will be performing Alice in Wonderland on Friday. Tiger is the Doorknob. It's type casting, I tell ya.

I am making headpieces out of hair scrunchies, felt, sequins and tulle for the GIRLS OF THE GOLDEN AFTERNOON, of which Butterfly is one. They're flowers.

And I thought I had time for this because...?!

Summer Magic

Hi all! How has your summer been. Good, I hope.

Ours has been hectic, but fun. Summer camps, VBS and visits from family have taken up our time, and we couldn't be happier. June has been hotter than average here. Ice tea and lemonade have been consumed in vast quantities. The freezer has done a steady business in popsicles.

Everyone on the Planet is looking forward to a mid-July Greek Geek review!!! Not really. But you know the old saying...you don't use it, you lose it. Or something like that. It will be too hot to do anything outside by then, in any case. Right? Right. (I knew you'd see it my way.)

Why is it that time seems to pass differently in the summer? The days last forever, but time flies by. It reminds me of that old Hayley Mills (of original Parent Trap fame), Summer Magic, which, of course, Butterfly knows by heart. Summer is a magical time. Enjoy it. Savor it.

Winter will be here before you know it.

Imagine

The CFO and I had a date last night. It was a special date. The stars were in alignment, the Karma was good, the Angels were singing...WE HAD NO CHILDREN AT HOME!

Imagine.

The boys were at camp, and Butterfly was at Aussie Kim's.

We were free. To go. To do. Whatever we wanted.

Imagine.

We planned to get an early start, but events conspired against us. But that was okay! We had no children at home awaiting our return.

Imagine!!!!

I wanted to see a movie. Nothing animated. Or involving mutant space creatures. Or American Girl dolls. We ate out and hurried to the theater. On impulse I called to check on Butterfly and to let Kim know the phone would be off for a spell.

She was just about to call me. Butterfly was in the midst of a migraine attack. We needed to pick her sweet little self up and tuck her into bed.

Ah, well. There will be other nights when the stars align.

I imagine.

Planetary Notes 05-26-09

Last week - Butterfly and Tiger had a nasty virus. Fever, aches, chills and upper respiratory. Good news: Not the flu. Still, my kids sure have been getting sick a lot for children who never leave the closet. Heh. Just a joke.

Sunday - Sal got a summer gig as a counselor-in-training at a local Boy Scout camp. We dropped him off Sunday. He'll be gone for a month. Sure, we'll miss him, but do you realize what this will save me in groceries?!? My checking account is smiling.

Yesterday - Nothin'.

Today - We took EVERYTHING out of Butterfly's room, cleaned carpets, tossed clothes, etc. Aunt the Major is coming and we want everything to be neat and tidy. I hope she likes Robert Pattinson, 'cause she'll be seeing a lot of him!

Quote of the day: (as sung by Tiger)

"Hum diddly-doo,
Hum diddly-dee.
I wish Sissy was
nice like me!"

Tomorrow - Same song, second verse...