1 2 3 4--Tell me that you love me more.
1. Meredith is now registered for kindergarten. And I did the whole, "You're a Big Girl Now" celebration thing by taking her to registration, to the soap store for a celebratory lip gloss, to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch, and to Walgreens for candy corn. And last night I told her how proud I am of her and blah, blah, blah. And she was all, "Okay. OKAY! I'm going to go play with my balloons now." (I guess I'll cancel the marching band I had hired to perform in our back yard on the first day of school. Apparently I'm the only family member who stands knee-deep in the hoopla.)
2. Sheri at The Loopy Ewe had a Wollmeise sneak-up this morning, and I was able to purchase two skeins. (Get this: Two hundred skeins of yarn sold in less than five minutes. Wollmeise is like The Beatles of yarn right now!) Believe it or not, I was screaming and giggling like a little girl who just ate chicken and purchased lip gloss after registering for kindergarten.
3. I just came across Andrew Bird's Soldier On EP, and I'm loving it. Because according to my ears, it's Andrew Bird holding hands with Jeff Buckley.
4. I met Jen this past weekend before the Ira Glass performance (Performance? Reading? Lecture? Lovefest?), and she was lovely and SO kind. And next month I have plans to meet Liz! And I'm totally going to crash Blackbird's Middle America Gathering. Don't tell her I'm coming. I'm telling myself that showing up unexpectedly = A Slight Inconvenience. BUT, showing up unexpectedly with a suitcase full of waffles and gooey butter cake = A Very Pleasant Surprise!
Submitted by
Rhi
at 3/13/2008 11:55:43 AM- Fine, FINE, cancel the marching band. But, promise me that you'll still take a picture of her getting on the bus on her first day. Because my mom did that and I'm still embarrased by it.
Submitted by
TJ
at 3/13/2008 12:28:16 PM- I have been in deep smit with Andrew Bird since the first time I heard him whistle. Dying to see him live and am always excited to see his name pop up in my feed reader, which it has actually started doing more often lately. Good on you, ma'am.
Submitted by
blackbird
at 3/13/2008 3:31:06 PM- WAFFLES!
Oh, can you bring the marching band? We are ALL ABOUT marching bands.
Submitted by
Surcie
at 3/13/2008 3:37:15 PM- Vitally important question for you ;) . . . Do you make the gooey buttercake yourself? I just tried Paula Deen's recipe for a church function and I was so disappointed!
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liz
at 3/13/2008 5:07:26 PM- Are you the witch who stole the Red Hot Chili and Wilder Mohn right out of my basket EVEN THOUGH I HAD A CREDIT? Ah well, instead I spent even more money and bought shoes. Sad to say, I need the shoes more than the yarn.
Submitted by
FP
at 3/13/2008 5:27:57 PM- TJ--You'll be in even deeper smit after you see him live. I'm still itching to knit socks for him.
Surcie--I've never made it, but Jeff's mom makes Paula Deen's chocolate version, and it's excellent.
Liz--I did get a skein of the Red Hot Chili, but it wasn't yours. I would never steal from your basket. (I stole it from some mean lady's basket. She totally deserved it.)
Submitted by
Angeline
at 3/13/2008 9:50:55 PM- Knee Deep in the Hoopla is an album title by a band...Starship, I think? Am I right? Also, Andrew Bird is a genius.
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Meghan
at 3/13/2008 11:24:49 PM- I just marched over to iTunes to download the album. My dad 'discovered' Andrew Bird's music when he played live on the Today show a million years ago promoting The Swimming Hour album. He went out and bought the CD, and mailed it to me at college with a note that said "I saw this guy on TV, he's pretty good, I think you'll like it." My father has excellent taste in music.
Submitted by
Gail
at 3/14/2008 6:43:17 AM- Sticking my head out to confess that I made the gooey butter cake recipe that you linked to ages ago when your father brought/sent you one for your birthday. It is excellent and one of my favorite cakes.
Submitted by
FP
at 3/14/2008 8:18:42 AM- Angeline--You're right. It was Starship, and it was 1985, and I wore stirrup pants with a big paisley shirt. And a brooch. Because I wanted to be Molly Ringwald.
Meghan--Your father DOES have excellent taste in music!
Gail--I forgot about that recipe! I'll have to pull that one up again and give it a try. Thanks!
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kimblahg
at 3/18/2008 12:57:23 AM- and one day you or i shall cross the great missouri river and meet up! oh btw- i went to moe's last weekend kind of because i remembered your comments about loving the art vandalay. unfortunately, the manager was a jerk who yelled at the teenager for using too much sour cream (in front of the customers!) and the whole place had a very odd vibe. maybe the CC one is better than the one out here.
Submitted by
FP
at 3/18/2008 8:43:25 AM- Kimblahg--That SUCKS! I hate to see employees being embarrassed in front of customers. I like the Moe's out here. The people have always been friendly, and the sour cream flows like an unrestricted river!
Submitted by
magpie
at 3/18/2008 12:15:57 PM- Hmm - never heard of Andrew Bird, but since I love Jeff Buckley, I'll look for him.
I think, generally, that showing up anywhere with a suitcase full of some sort so goo has the potential to turn out in your favor. You have what the French refer to as that certain 'something something' that makes others accept your goo with pleasure.
Goo.