seaux random…

life has been a bit distracting lately, what with homework, volleyball, photography, laundry, dishes, painting… i must confess that i haven’t made a priority of finding a place of focus in my mind.  so today’s post is going to be an exercise for me… or perhaps more accurately, an exorism of the thought plethora racing inside my head.  disclaimer: the thoughts written here are completely random and the order is not reflective of importance or amount of preoccupation on a particular subject.  if i haven’t scared you away or bored you to tears, i think i’m ready to begin… so just roll with me!

i have never desired a cartilage piercing… now, i realize i have my nose pierced, but i’m talking about ear cartilage.  two holes in the lobes are plenty enough for me.

my st augustine grass has all died and i don’t know why- i used weed and feed and now all i have is weeds.

blue bell once again knocked it out of the ballpark with tiramisu ice cream… but it doesn’t hold a candle to the actual dessert… NEED.TO.EAT.AT.DIPALMA’S…

speaking of candles, i love them so much but i rarely remember to light them.  i love it in the spring and fall when you can open up the whole house in the evening, turn off all the lights, light candles, and listen to jazz on npr.  ironically, i haven’t done that in ages either. 

i really want to be one of those people who gets up early in the morning and enjoys the peace of that quiet hour, but have thus far been unsuccessful at implementing that change in my life.

i am unashamed that i like peanuts and coke.  together.  at the same time.  as in- nuts swimming around in the cool effervescence that is coke- the real thing baby.  and if it’s mexican coke, well that’s even better.

coke is my drink of choice for stress.  it’s one of the reasons i’m not an alcoholic today.  it’s also one of the reasons i had to go on a diet.   and is probably eating up my insides with its phosphoric acid.  but everybody dies of something.  pick your poison…

confession:  i accidentally typed someTHONG in the last sentence but i corrected it…

another confession: i giggled when i saw that i had typed thong… and giggled the other times i made the same mistake.  it’s not my fault they put the i and o right next to each other on the keyboard…

if God had made only flip flops, i would not think any less of him.  i would wear flip flops if i wore nothing else… but what were those guys thinking when they made those weirdo running shoes that look like toe socks with a sole??  smh…

why on God’s green earth did i take trig?  like i can remember ANY of it… wasted year in math class.  rodrek williams, i still can NOT believe you were a schoolteacher…

i was the only girl in men’s choir in high school  (no i did NOT have a beard… i was the accompanist)  which you would think would make me popular, but i was awkward  a late bloomer and that was prior to the blossoming.

i love the trees at oak alley plantation- it’s a very spiritual place to me.

i love it when the heater comes on for the 1st time in the fall and it’s cold outside and you can smell that weird burnt smell from the dust in the heater. 

i miss snow. 

i never knew love could be so visceral until i had children. 

i miss whidbey island and my people up there. 

what do i mean, up there?  it’s not like they are above my head…

people can be so petty, silly, and cruel.  but then along comes a loving faithful friend and it makes me not despair to reach out and have a relationship with another human being.  it makes me free to be who i am without fear. 

well, that took a serious turn.  but i think that’s all i’ve got to say about that.  i have a random picture to offer (after all, everything else has been random)… a couple of years ago, my goldilocks child drew and watercolored this little piece of paper blue, and it ended up on my refrigerator hall of fame (every mom has one).  it says so much to me, and it is SO moriah grace…

i don’t want to be all mr rogers, but i do hope that today finds you happy… and blessed :)

sugar and spice, and everything nice

i’m feeling a bit random today… not really sure where the heck this is going, so just bear with me.  school is in full swing, and life is crazy nuts from 3pm until bedtime.  it’s still hot as hades outside and when i turn on my cold water (i generously call it cold because that’s what the “c” on the faucett handle says… i swear i’m gonna tape over that letter “c” for the summer) 100 degree water pours from my faucett… which would be nice if i wanted to take a warm bath… lol. 

the dale household is in a temporary bit of upheaval, as we are about to switch houses with our friend, aaron.  we are scraping, painting, patching, and praying a lot that   A.  the work will actually be done one day before we die and B.  that the 2-way move will go smoothly.  all in all, an exciting time, replete with possibilities and expectations.    oh, and twice as much space… can’t leave that out!  so, we are happy and ready for the long row we have to hoe to get there. 

our neighborhood has a new farmer’s market, and saturday i thought visiting the new farmer’s market would be a great method of task avoidance, i mean an excellent reason to interrupt painting in order to support our wonderful neighborhood.  it’s called the sankofu farmer’s market, and it’s located in the parking lot of holy angels on saturdays from 10-2.  it was quite a diverse experience for me… i got to drink pecan milk (move over soy), i got to see my husband holding an infant pig as if it were his firstborn, and i saw purple okra.  they also had an awesome barbeque truck… omg the smell was amazing!  of course, the baby pig wasn’t so happy to be next to it… when they get a lemonade stand that sells gourmet lemonade it will truly be the most perfect place on earth.  (ok… my humble opinion.)

as much as i enjoyed the experience, i only walked away with okra and some really awesome pepper jelly… note:  grown and made in the lower 9th…

i was a bit ADD about the farmer’s market because of my plan to FINALLY try out the weekend-only bakery across the street- shake sugaree.  it’s a little storefront with big smells and awesome baked goodness.  i feel like i need to apologize for 2 food posts in a row… but it’s what has been in my life lately, so i guess we’ll just roll with it.  here are some samples of the goods:

ok… we’re gonna come back to this blueberry lemon muffin, as it was my fave and left me wishing that shake sugaree was open for breakfast every day… but at this point, my help got involved with the pictures:

now, back to the muffin AND my able assistant…  i was taking this picture:

looking through my happy little viewfinder, and this is what i saw next:

little sneak!!!!  so i call her name, giggling all the while…

so sorry to disturb you and your time alone with MY muffin… lol…

how could i begrudge this??  don’t hate her because she’s beautiful…  and anyway- you know you wanted to see the inside of the muffin.  it’s nice to have willing help.

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