Okay…the picture is the Easter picture–the christening of the Arwen cardigan and the Cave Troll’s pritty-pritty socks…just to prove to everybody that they’re still cute and all… And other than that? bells tagged me for a Thinking Bloggers award…and I’m sort of embarrassed and stunned and (of course!) honored. The embarrassment comes from the fact… Read More

I’m running on zero sleep today, and I’m eyeball full of work angst, so I’m going to short throw the fun stuff and go outside and zone with the kinder. Fun thing the first: As we were driving home yesterday, we had to make a stop at the bank–the Cave Troll showed his genius by… Read More

I’m feeling much better now–thanks everyone for the good wishes. I think my “evil quotient” thing was funny–I’m pretty sure most days I’m 80% Lust and 60% Gluttony…and most likely to die while being fed bananas and grapes by Paolo the pool boy. Ah…wouldn’t we all… Okay, I am two buttons away from finishing the… Read More

Thanks, Rae, for my biggest laugh of the day: Your Deadly Sins Sloth: 60% Envy: 20% Greed: 20% Lust: 20% Pride: 20% Wrath: 20% Gluttony: 0% Chance You’ll Go to Hell: 23% You will die with your hand down your underwear, watching Star Trek. How Sinful Are You?

It sounds like all of you had a wonderful Pagan day–complete with more gifts than chocolate. Of course, in an effort to control the proliferation of little plastic crap around here, I went for small amounts of gifts and a rather large amount of chocolate. I’m such a Goddess-forsaken moron. I didn’t go back to… Read More

1. Get hair cut. (Get several cut–one won’t make much difference.) 2. Nag older children to clean living room, so that I might hide eggs at 2:00 am 3. Nag older children to clean kitchen, so that the cave troll might dye eggs to hide at 2:00 am. 4. Buy chocolate for the eggs that… Read More

Well, I was going to go get a tatoo tonight–I have one on my arm that features a pictograph of the children’s names, and I need to add Ladybug… (her name is really Arwyn Star–she gets the crescent moon with an 8 pointed star) Anyway, I was writing on BITTERMOON and I couldn’t get my… Read More

Okay…tiny post…if you have a small child (but one who doesn’t like to eat things that shouldn’t be eaten) here’s a recipe for knitter’s magic: Take one brightly colored sock-yarn–I used sportweight–and 4 dpns–I used 2’s. (I stitch big…tight stitchers might want 3’s.) Cast on between 36 and 44 stitches. Save long end.K2/P2 for 3… Read More

Okay…first things first… We all know I love Roxie to death, but people…here I was, eagerly awaiting the box with her new manuscript to proof, and what did I get? Only this … And this too… (If you can’t see, they are these adorable kids books on cats…) And a little pig on a keychain… Read More

Okay–so I use the big glowing god in the corner of the room to babysit my children sometimes. A lot of times. Sue me–but I sit and occassionally get sat-upon myself, so at least I know what they know, right? And right now what I know is that this year’s Oscar Winner for best animated… Read More