New loves …

 

ROOMBA!   I have named her Ruby.  Or, rather, Roobie.  Anyone out there have one of these?   I already wish I had bought the one with the timer.  But if she makes life a bit easier, I think she is worth the expense, even for the close-out model I bought.   Hit the button, and she zooms around for almost two hours.  Talk about set it and forget it!  She docks herself for re-charging.  Just for doing the little pick-up bit of vac’ing that needs doing almost daily – pet hair, kitty litter, kitchen crumbs…. she’s pretty good so far!   Deep clean will still require the big, lug it around vac, but little Roobie is charming so far!

 

Next is the Nutribullet!   On that health quest, dontchaknow.   Succumbed to the QVC/HSN syndrome and bought this one.  And it is just what I was after.  Mix up a green smoothie every evening for dinner most nights.  Here’s my main recipe:   About 5 brussel sprouts; big spring of broccoli, stick of celery, chunk of cucumber, handful of frozen strawberries, 1/2 a banana, 1/2 scoop of protein powder mix (*Idealean). Add water to the fill line.   Zip/zap for 20 seconds.  DELICIOUS!   Been doing this for a couple of weeks now, and I am craving these smoothies.   This thing couldn’t be easier to use or easier to clean.  Rinse under the tap.  That’s it.   I figure this must surely save me about 200-400 calories or more per day?  Hopefully that will show on  my body one day!  Soon.  I hope.  One of the best $99 I’ve ever spent.

 

Kept Baby Caleb for a while today while his daddy recovered from the same strep throat this boy had for a while.  Kymmie had it too but was well enough to go back to work.  Hopefully, Poppy and Grammy won’t get it.   Please note the Firefly book he likes to read at Grammy’s house.  Who’s the famous illustrator amongst us?

The Caleb Report–January 2013

He’s 18 months old now.  Smart and funny.  He likes ice.  And Cookie Monster and one special Bear.  He knows lots of body parts, like eye and ear and nose and knees and hair.  He is fearless and will jump off a step because he knows someone will catch him.  Word has it that he will be going for his first haircut soon.  He likes to work and to be busy.   If he is awake, he is in movement of some kind.   He is good about stacking blocks and putting things in baskets.  He likes to play with Dixie Cups.  He is tall.  Among the tallest of his age group, according to doctor percentages (although I don’t know why doctors do those measurements – comparing with others starts early these days).  And he is fast.  It takes some keeping up with him these days.  He isn’t a snuggler, but will fall asleep in your arms on occasion.  He stays at Grammy’s house once in a while so mom and dad can have a break or a date night once in a while.  And when he stays at Grammy’s, cats disappear under the bed.  He’s a force of nature and he’s got the Terrible Two’s to go.  Blue is his favorite color.  His stacking cups in four colors?  Big Blue and Little Blue are always together and are the ones he carries around everywhere.  He likes for Grammy to sing “Little Bunny Foo Foo” and does the hand motions with me.  He is insistent on this song.  He likes it over and over again.  He especially likes the tickles when he is turned into a goon.  He likes it when Poppy makes airplane noises while Cookie Monster flies through the air.  He likes to bang on the old piano in the back bedroom.  And then he settles down and plays one key at a time.  Usually at the high end of the keyboard.  And then he is off to do something else.

 

Sorry to have been offline for so long, but I’m over on FB so find me there, too!  Have come to the conclusion that since I have changed jobs, the stress level is different and therefore the need for creative outlet has diminished.  That’s my reason for being a bad blogger, and I’m sticking to it.

 

Hope everyone is good!  What is the gossip out here in Blog World?   

 

Peek a boo with big blue and little blue.

Snark Station Late (if ever this week) and other stuff

Quick update.  If someone wants to run the Snark Station this week, power to them!  Lots of quick changes happening here and I do not know if I will get a chance to watch this week’s episode.  Anyone want to host on such late notice?

Meanwhile,

• Our UK visitors arrive on Sunday, which means monster house cleaning and switching of bed linens, etc.
• Received an offer on our house, a little low, but reasonable, and that means we’ve been house hunting a bit.
• Think we’ve found just the thing, but it comes with quite a few things to get sorted, including finding somewhere else to stay while this one we have our eye on can get closed.
• Yikes!  More soon.