ejercicio

we started our new exercise and sleep regimen today.

mose is pretty amazing at aerobics.

deals

OLFA is the "Best Made Cutting Tools in the World." They invented the rotary cutter. AND their handles have a lifetime guarantee.

value kit from store:

my kit at home:_____________

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here are the prices of the individual pieces:

1- 45mm OLFA Rotary Cutter $19.49

2- 6" x 12" OLFA Non-Slip, Frosted Ruler $14.99

3- 12" x 18" OLFA Self-Healing Rotary Mat $17.49

That's a total of $51.97.

My price? $12.99.

yup.

less than the cheapest component in the kit. after taxes etc.

hooray for coupons!

happy birthday (tomorrow)

scott sent me a happy birthday music.

i think that is nice.


especially since this isn't a particularly BIG birthday. i'm only going to be 7 months.

ohio

i like the weather in ohio.
two nights ago we were outside without jackets in the dead middle of the night. not cold.

yesterday we took a nap outside. it's november.

i like the trees in ohio.

i like that the weather promotes a proper fall with fall colors and crunchy leaves under foot.

i like aldi in ohio.

i like moses in ohio.

i like the signage in ohio. there's lots of it. i like that they have "500 ft" signs that tell you what street is the upcoming intersection. it decreases slamming on the breaks as you pass the street you were supposed to turn on.
i also like that a lot of times when roads merge together everyone gets to keep their own lanes. at least for a little while.

i like how people talk in ohio.
it's subtle but there's a definite niceness about it.

i like my room in ohio.

i like the houses in ohio.

i like that the lake is so pretty and close.

i like maria crazy for lakewood history in ohio.

i like the west side market in ohio.
especially the pistachio cheesecake.

friend in need

my nephew can scoot on a tricycle.

what?!! seriously?!!!

Pretending to clip his toe nails
Originally uploaded by Maria Samuelson

can you be that cute?!

what?! seriously?!!

Pretending to clip his toe nails
Originally uploaded by Maria Samuelson

can you be that smart?

at last

Slide, already!
Originally uploaded by Maria Samuelson

kids, i finally made it into the ranks of the documented aunts and uncles.

best 12 days of my life.

Getting very excited about Cincy

Getting very excited about Cincy
Originally uploaded by Maria Samuelson

people wonder why i want to move to ohio.

Feats of Strength

Feats of Strength
Originally uploaded by Maria Samuelson

swoon.
swoon.
and swoon again.

nerd alert

i confess to loving learnoutloud.com

does anyone else feel the desire to pick up where i left off as a child and become an arthurian legends nerd?

"Having adventures comes natural to some people," said Anne serenely.
"You just have a gift for them or you haven't."

today is an happy day

first day of the farmers' market. mushroom guy.
$20 of mushrooms: porcini, morel, baby shitake, and the ones i can't remember.
delicious g-harv pastries.
honey for honey whole wheat pizza dough.

caputo's market wraps around!! "00" flour at last. with beets, spinach and above mushrooms for homemade pasta. delicious.
international juice drinks for enjoying

soccer.
joanna can pick winning teams.

first time at hosting. :)

jump!

closed

1 down 2 to go

doesn't "experimental mathematics" just sound silly?
i think i like people who experiment with mathematics. those wild and crazy mathematicians, living on the edge.

:)

munificence

i just donated 2000 grains of rice in 30 minutes. not even that if you consider i had to run some things out to the robots.

freerice.com

my big sister says she heard about it on npr. i don't listen to npr, but sometimes people do when i'm around.
but i didn't hear about it from the radio.
i heard about it from my little sister.

sigh

birfday

world class chocolate is so delicious.
especially if it's free.

:)

happiest of birthdays

jason even jumped the ropes. such a good turner. with his help, rob made it over tammie and into double dutch.
he stayed the whole time, bought me dinners and nasty ice cream as per becky's orders.
:)!!

viv, becky and angelina performed a dramatization of unicorn of my soul to accompany my beautiful and delicious unicorn cake (courtney the last unicorn currently resides atop my refrigerator.)
leo brought horchata!

jason proposed to viv yet again, they held hands and he gave her my accidental light up ring.

al and al's mom and my mom and my dad and my brother also dropped in for jump rope practice. kristen happened through and jumped.
nancy and emily and the whole team came.

happy happy happy for me.

i took these while visiting my sister in cincinnati.
i like them.












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