We are blasting the air today. This morning I went on a good walk with some pals. It was so hot by 9am, I felt like I needed an 80s sweat band. It was such a nice weekend, we just hung out at home on Saturday. Our highlights were homemade pizza, a new kiddie pool that the dog very hopefully will not destroy, and we put some mulch down in the garden and we have happy little plants now. We are most proud of our little pumpkins that sprouted some sweet little leaves the other day. They get bigger and more daring each day, reaching out to the nearly desert-like sun.
Sunday was great too. We had a stellar morning in which there was minimal stress getting in the car and making the trek to church. Besides James' diaper quitting on us and me having to go and administer a change during Liturgy, all went well. I think the kids like taking Communion. James is starting to freak out a little less around Fr. Josiah (after his baptism). After Liturgy we jetted out to have brunch with Jason's family for his brother's birthday. It was a
shmorgasborg (is that a real word?). You know - prime rib, ham,
omelets, chocolate mousse. All that and more. After we rolled ourselves out of there, we spent the rest of our day at home, watching half of
Into the Wild while Hannah napped. I'm not completely in love with the film. Neither is Jason, and if we don't ever get around to finishing it, I think we'll be OK. Parts of it are quite amusing, however, it wasn't what either of us thought it would be. Also, I think it might be a bit heavy on the
Vedder for Jason and I. Surprisingly, we both adored a movie called
Broken English with Parker
Posey. It's basically a love story involving depressed well-to-do people whom drink too heavily and do stupid things with their lives, which normally I don't ever like, but this was done really well and it's kinda funny too.
So, I realize this post is a
mish mash but on my mind lately, is the desire for a new camera. I have an old clunker Jason and I got when we first got married. It's a slow dinosaur. Then I have another camera that takes better pictures, which my mom graciously handed down to me (although this came after her frustration with it after going whale watching in Alaska, in which each time she snapped a shot of a whale's tail, all she got was a few bubbles on the surface of a frigid Alaskan sea.) I'm currently feeling her pain. So I'm shopping around, feeling rather discouraged. I had no idea how bleeping expensive decent cameras are! I'd
really LOVE to be able to play with the lens a little, but the
digitals that offer such capabilities are way out of my price range. Any ideas for me? Am I destined for a point and shoot that does all the work for me? Are my visions of crystal clear photos of sweet children's faces and a blurry background out of reach? Or is there, perhaps, some awesome website with large discounts that I don't know about?
One more thing, I have about a half a pound of ground turkey all thawed and ready to cook for dinner. What would you do with it? I was thinking tacos but I don't have much for
fixin's, and I am NOT going to the store today. I have some orzo, some
potatoes, stuff for salads. Help me out! I need some inspiration.
