has it really come to this?

hillbilly handfishin'

claire's latest pet craving

two dwarf hamsters/hampsters/however-you-spell-'em are what the putch is hocking us for now. dunno how gryffin'll feel about them (the bird and fish could care less), but we'll prolly find out in about 5 weeks if claire proves she's rodent-friendly and capable of taking care of them. (they are pretty dang cute.)

happy birthday, bonni

in no particular order

more to come...

how i've been staying cool in this hot-as-ass weather

"harry potter," last night. "captain america," this afternoon.

did not expect that trailer for "shark night 3D" (or whatever that facakta movie is called). at least there were no real scenes shown, just a girl swimming and a shark appearing. yep, claire should still be taking baths after exposure to that, unlike the damage done to me thanks to my parents taking me and my younger sister bonni to see "jaws" in the theaters. yeah, good idea.

ooh, look at me rambling on and almost turning this into a therapy session. i'm just gonna post and move on to getting those vacation photos posted.

guess she shouldn't have said "no"

My Way News - Troubled diva Amy Winehouse dead at 27

who knew a 5-night family cruise could rock so much?

managed to pack in time for our trip to canada that left from the NY port last saturday morning. the cruise was a bunch of fun, pretty relaxing, and just cheesy enough w/ the shows and activities. there were no elvis impersonators, which was nice b/c i'm still not over the one who showed-up to my 25th surprise birthday party (thanks, mom and dad for that traumatizing experience). and, there was a casino to waste time (and money) in while claire was in kids camp, so i had all that going for me, which was nice.

any old ways, i'm pretty tired, so i'm gonna sign-off, relax and come back to writing about the trip later on.

(gosh darn, i miss the cruisin' life. that's for sure.)

another from 30 years ago

where do i begin w/ this one? the "chrissy snow"-inspired hair-do? the had-to-have "jordache" sweatshirt?

headin' up to canada

leaving tomorrow on a five-day cruise and leaving my laptop at home, so i won't be updating this so-called blog till the end of next week.

(what're you gonna do, bonni?)

good-bye, eleanor

i hate funerals, especially the kind for loved ones. today we buried my mother-in-law and i feel horrible.