Salt and Pepper Shaker Shelf

Today I hung my Salt and Pepper Collection Shelves. Granted, I only have 2 sets of shakers so far. And I know it's kind of an odd collection to have. It all started a few years ago when my friend went to NYC and I asked him to bring me back a souvenir. He brought me a set of NY S & P shakers. I thought it would be fun to collect them. So I decided to start. But being a transient teacher at the time, I never had anywhere to put them so I never continued the collection. Now, though, I have space, so I began looking for a suitable shelf on which my collection could be housed. No such shelf was to be found. Hence, I opted to make them. 5 trips to The Home Depot later, I have made and hung my shelves. Aren't they gorgeous?

Personality Test

My personality type:

Practical, traditional, and organized. Likely to be athletic. Not interested in theory or abstraction unless they see the practical application. Have clear visions of the way things should be. Loyal and hard-working. Like to be in charge. Exceptionally capable in organizing and running activities. 'Good citizens' who value security and peaceful living.

Careers that could fit Me include:

Military, business administrators, managers, police/detective work, judges, financial officers, teachers, sales representatives, government workers, insurance agents, underwriters, nursing administrators, trade and technical teachers, (mafia dons).

As decided by:
http://www.41q.com/

Do you think the test is accurate? It's interesting to me how close it is. Maybe though, it's close because after reading it I like what I read. Do the results become me or do I become the results?

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the kings horses and all the kings men,
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Have you ever noticed how every portrayal of Humpty Dumpty is as an egg? Where in the verse does it say that he's an egg? Why not a dish, or a mirror or a porcelain doll? Eggs aren't the only things that can break. And when they do their insides spill out. Why do the pictures never show that? Just an interesting, totally non-important wonderment.

Cleaning

Have you ever made up tasks to avoid something? That's what I'm currently doing. And have been doing ... all day. Yikes! But I really don't want to clean my bathrooms. So far I've finished reading my book, watched Deal or No Deal, talked to my husband, posted on my Quotes blog, checked all of my blogging friends' blogs, played in iPhoto, cleaned the other rooms in my house, talked to my mom... basically the list goes on and on. This post is just another deviation from what I really should be doing. But it's all working. Except that I really do need to clean the bathrooms still. And now I can't think "Wow, I'm glad I cleaned the bathrooms earlier so I can relax now." No, now I'm thinking, "Why, oh why didn't I clean the bathrooms earlier so I could be relaxing now?" Hindsight is always 20/20.

Community Ed.

I went to the local community college today to sign up for an Auto Repair and Maintenance class. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? The purpose of my signing up was to get over my fear of under the hood. Pretty much I'm afraid that if I touch something, it'll blow up on me. Unreasonable? Probably. True? Unfortunately, yes. And it was perfect. 7 Saturday's for 2 hours. No problem with the babysitter, since there's no school on Saturdays. Right during/after naptime, so the baby would be good for the babysitter. So I went to sign up. After driving around the college for 15 minutes, I finally found the building that houses registration. Great! I load up baby and we get inside... only to find out that community ed registration is in a different building. So we get directions to that building and get baby back in the car, drive to the correct building, park in staff parking (hoping I don't get ticketed) and go inside... to find out that community ed is on the opposite side of the building. We get directions to the right part of the building and go through a maze of hallways. This time we find the right place... only to find out that the class has been canceled.

Death...

Did you think I'd died? I hope not. I would hate to be the cause of concern or worry or...you get the picture. To put your mind/heart at ease, I did not die, though our computer did. Now we have a nice, beautiful, perfectly working iMac. And yes, I love it, especially the working part. It has so many bells and whistles (not literally [at least that I know of. There are a lot of things I haven't discovered yet])! Now that I'm up and running again, I am so incredibly happy. You never know what you have until it's gone. And that's the truth (re: pictures, for those of you who know my sad, sad, sad story). But sometimes, what you get to replace the old is even better (re: computer. The iMac is truly great). Hmmm... I'm not sure I want to test the odds on getting better replacements. The point is, I'm once again connected to the world. It's a huge relief. Thanks for missing me. You did miss me, right?

Excitement

While I was feeding my baby some yummy Garden Vegetables, I saw a man slip behind the shed in our backyard. As I was wondering if I was crazy or if I should call 911, a policeman jumped the fence into my yard (I didn't see him do this, but since there's only one gate and he came in on the opposite side, I'm pretty sure I'm right) and started looking for the man. The man then jumped the fence into my backyard neighbors yard, where another policeman waiting for him in the front yard, and the policeman in my yard pulled his gun. The two on the other side of the fence started to run (well, the man ran across the backyard and the policeman ran, on the front yard, to get him) and the policeman in my yard tried to decide which fence it would be best to jump (they're chain-link, so they're not hard), eventually deciding on the back fence. As I was watching this all play out, poor baby thought I was ignoring her. So she got fussy and we finished the meal. A few minutes later, I called 911 to see if the man had been caught. They weren't any help so I called the Police Department. The man had been caught and I was safe. Phew! It was a little too much excitement for the day!

Animals

Elephants are amazing! They are so huge, and yet they can do some pretty good tricks.



Then there are the gorillas. Watch out for when the leader emerges from the cave. All the rest step aside to make room for him!



And the pelicans! Aren't the little balls of fluff so cute?



The flamingos were being stubborn, so I wasn't able to get a picture of any of them standing on one leg. Too bad!

Crazy

I am officially crazy. I'm flying tomorrow. With my 7 month old. Do you realize that it's the busiest flying day of the year? What was I thinking?!?! When I scheduled the ticket I thought it was a convenient day. Which it is. Hence, millions of people also chose the same day. Next time I decide to travel on the busiest day of the year, will someone please remind me of how I'm feeling right now? Please?

Packing is also an interesting experience this time around. Last time I flew with her, she was 4 months. Pretty easy. No food, no toys, no must-have stuffed bear. This time, 7 months, it's a lot different. Food for lunch and dinner and extra just in case our plane gets delayed. Finger foods so that she can feel independent and thus accept willingly the foods that I offer with a spoon. Toys to keep her occupied so that our seat-mate doesn't get a new friend trying to climb into her lap. Stuffed bear so that (hopefully) she'll realize it's nap time and actually sleep (can you see my crossed fingers?). And that's just in the carry-on. Oh yikes!

Autumn

It's gorgeous! I love Autumn! The changing of the leaves, the pine cones falling from the trees, the squirrels gathering food, the chance to wear jackets and sweaters once again.... Life is good!