Phoenix opened her own FB account today. You should friend her because she’s a ray of light.
Italian Wedding Soup! Well, my version anyway. (Spinach and parsley):
Evening. Phoenix intent, playing LOTRO:
She is just now bathed and wearing a t-shirt of Ralph’s. All four of we Hogabooms suffer dry skin in the winter months. We put lotion on the children after they get out of the bath, then a “daddy shirt”. It keeps the itches at bay.
I finished a testing garment today and got notes sent out and pictures taken before the fading light. I can’t show you pictures – secrets! – but you can at least look at the lovely yardage I used and what is obviously a well-drafted seamline.
I also hauled the Wizard sewing machine I picked up at the thrift store ($8) to the local quilt shop. I’m a fool for old vintage machines, having them tuned and refurbished and oiled… oftentimes to give them away to those who want them. The thing is I can’t stand to have someone tempted to buy some POS brand-new plastic thing from Walmart or Sears when there’s so much old vintage goodness – better machines and not nearly as wasteful as buying a new one. And I guess it throws a little scratch to the local OSMG.
Tonight my mom took us to dinner at the local pan-Asian restaurant. Teriyaki chicken, sushi, a bento box, yaki-udon, chicken broccoli, egg flower soup in a clear lovely broth, tea. A lovely hot meal to scare away the rain a bit. When we got home friends were on our porch. The two kiddos stayed until after midnight, laughing and playing with kitties.
Good company.
The photo of Phoenix with the laptop is similar to one of the drawings she posted on FB. I like them both. Kids interacting with technology is so cool to me for some reason.
Every time I see the TV commercials for LOTRO I promptly try to forget it so that I don’t sign up. Those words “free account” make it all the more tempting.
BTW, some of your Nels stories encouraged me to download Plants vs. Zombies. For the free trial hour, Kylie insisted that I play as she watched. Once the trial was up, I asked her if I should buy it and if she would play it. She answered “yes” to both. She played it once but it overwhelmed her for some reason (“I don’t know what to do?”). I ended up playing some more. It’s a solid game, I like it. She’ll come around. For now, it looks like I’ll be killin’ zombies while she supervises.
The drawing she posted is one Ralph did, but I think she didn’t get around to labeling it.
PvZ is an awesome, awesome game (as evidenced). But it’s SOOooooo late-summer-2010 for us as now it’s all, and I mean ALL, about Minecraft.
Which by the way, I’m trying to find crafts/gifts for Minecraft for my boy. Both Etsy and Ravelry came up empty. Damn!
I know someone who has been asking Santa for a working sewing machine if you do decide to give it away someday:)