Random Notes from the Sandwich Life
1. When we got our iPhones I let Owen have my beloved iPod touch that we used every evening to listen to music upstairs. He was very excited. A few days later he had a friend over, a new friend that had only been over a few times. They played with it some and then went downstairs. Then the other kid said he'd forgotten something upstairs. When he came back down he suddenly felt ill and wanted Ernie to drive him home. Now the iPod is missing. I hate to suspect this kid. Ernie, who is our official finder of missing things, has searched and searched. Owen is very sad...he loved to play XTC videos on it. Sigh. And they start at $200 bucks so I can't go buy him another one. All in all, whatever happened, it makes me sad. I miss it.
2. The gingkos along Lincoln Avenue are turning a blinding gold.
3. I think the only thing I've ever done with celery root is combine it with mashed potatoes. Any other ideas?
4. ROD PICOTT! Can't wait....remember....if YOU are reading this....then YOU are invited.
5. O.k., o.k., now you must watch this one. It's Rod and Amanda doing Angels and Acrobats---watch til the end though when Rod goes into his story about Amanda's dress. This will be a VERY entertaining evening all....
6. By the way...continuing in the house concert vein....have I told you all that we have set the date for our 3rd ANNUAL KRISTI ROSE AND FATS KAPLIN CHRISTMAS SHOW? Woo-hooooooo! You are all invited. I'm making cassoulet again.... Oh, and for those of you that have a harder time with Fridays...this one is on a Saturday....December 17, 2011 to be exact....
7. I started this post earlier this week but yesterday I was felled with some bug. I think I slept something like 19 and a half hours out of 24. I kid you not, and yet I feel like I could go to sleep again.
8. Our house is more of a disaster than it ever has been. We're going to get our bathroom redone so the contents of the bathroom and its closet are spread over the dining room as we figure out what to keep and what to get rid of. Ernie's been painting the media room so all the furniture...and more importantly...all the CDs are spread all over our living room. Our kitchen is always a bit of a mess. So that leaves every single room on the first floor of the house a disaster. Oh, and yeah, and part of our patio fence blew down a week or so when we had high winds. Evidently it's all rotting at the base. And fences are so cheap to replace don't you know.
9. HowEVER....our new couch is being delivered today. Oh, and the media room? Guess what color we painted it?
You'll never guess!
White.
Yes, I know, it's shocking. Owen did not approve, he says he's going to miss the green a lot. When I mentioned to Leo that I thought it made it look bigger he said, "well, the furniture out of the room makes it look bigger, the white just makes it look brighter." Yes Leo. I do think it makes it look bigger though. It's kind of a dark room except for in the morning and it's small (it's just the old porch that was turned into a room) so I thought the white would help. I'm hoping the couch will look good in there..... I'll let you know.
10. And that is all for now.