New!

I added a new blog photo.  What do you think?  I used Photoshop (yes, the real Photoshop) to merge a picture of one of my watercolors, a map, and some text.  I like it!  I might need to change the blog's color scheme to match, but I'll leave everything as is for now.

Time may be in short supply soon (I interviewed for a full-time job today), but if any of my many friends across the globe would like a prayer card designed, I'd be happy to do it for you!

Out with the old...

in with the new!

In the library

Setting: The local library on a warm Saturday afternoon.  Patrons are using computers, perusing the stacks, sitting uncomfortably in too-small chairs.

Indistinct voice from stage right, indignant: Mumble mum mumble my shoes! Mum mumble!!

[Jennica's ears prick; she moves down the stacks to get a clear yet discreet view of the offended party.  She passes Amos and catches his eye with a delighted grin.]

Indignant: He took my shoes!

Librarian hurries up

Librarian, amazed: What?! He took your shoes?!

Indignant, rising above a stage whisper: Yes, he took my sneakers and left these flip flops!  I told him to stop messing with them.  I just thought he was bopping to his music or something, but he took my shoes!!!

[Jennica secretly wonders why she removed her tennis shoes in the first place]

Librarian, amazed: . . .

Helpful patron: Yeah, she told him.  I heard her.

Third patron brings up pictures of the suspect on a laptop or phone

Indignant: No, that wasn't him.  He looked nice.  He was dressed in bright colors, with pink.

Librarian: Pink!

Indignant: And he took my athletic shoes!  And they were women's shoes!

Librarian: Those aren't yours? [gestures at flip flops]

Indignant: No!  I'm from Arkansas, so I can leave barefoot [smoker laugh], but he took my shoes!

Librarian: This happened before, just a week or so ago!


Amos and Jennica are done picking out materials, so they reluctantly exit stage left.


Moral of the store: Never remove your shoes at the local library!

Quite a bit

I have quite a bit of time, yet WHY haven't I written a blog post in two weeks?!  Oh well, at least I'm writing one today!

Last week I worked every day at the Christian school connected to our Oklahoma church.  The classes are tiny and, substitute experience speaking, the students are very, very well behaved.  I'm not getting paid much, but that's okay.

Our apartment lease is about to go month-to-month, which is great.  We haven't found a place to live yet, but we will hopefully find one soon.

Danielle gave me the code for a free Shutterfly book, so I'm making an Aptartment 29 photo book!  I worked on it a lot yesterday, and I hope to finish it today.

I'm not a big animal person.  Animals are fun, but they take a lot of work and it is really sad when they die.  However, Amos and I have talked about getting a little mouse (I will name him Speedy).  We went to PetSmart on Sunday to look at them, but we only saw gerbils, rats, and hamsters.  I went to ask a checker about this.

Me: Do you have any mice?
Checker: Frozen.

I guess we'll have to look at Petco!

Labor Day

So far today...

Anne has refused to marry Gilbert.  (Oh, the horror!  I am listening to Anne of the Island.)

Amos has a headache...again. :(

I've made fried potatoes, eggs, and leftover chicken for breakfast; a new version of crustless quiche for breakfasts this week (zucchini, green onions, cilantro, and quinoa); and iced tea (currently brewing)

The September free audiobook is available at Christian Audio: How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer

We have finished off the cranberry-cherry juice.  It was okay; I thought it tasted kind of like Kool-Aid.


Did you know...

Francis with an I is the masculine version of the name; for example, Francis Schaeffer
Frances with an E is the feminine version of the name; for example, Frances the badger

I made cookies yesterday, and they actually worked, once I got the oven up to the correct temperature; it has problems.