The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
(27 March - 5 April 2005)
5 April 2005
-A huge, gargantuan congratulations goes out to Beth
Mandel for qualifying at the Clark tournament! She & Justin seem to have dominated the tournament, not dropping a
round till finals & being 1st & 3rd speakers! In one swoop, 'Deis gets to send 3 teams instead of 2 to Nats
next weekend & everyone who really deserved to go gets to go! Roll Deis roll!
4 April 2005
-It's so neat to see when these kids can just be kids.
Like when they're into a talking Shrek toy. It's the little things like that that make me wonder just what to
do.
3 April 2005
-Sundays are never as bad as the dread. It's hard
to remember that on Saturday, but it's easy by the end of Sunday.
2 April 2005
-A quarter of the way through 2005 already? I
think I'm going to cry.
-Picked up Stina from the airport & got some breakfast at Broome Bush. Was a great time
& it's good to see her happy still. A little trepid, a little tepid, but happy. Even if she didn't like
"Garden State". I don't think she & I are capable of agreeing on a movie.
1 April 2005
-Fish took down quite a haul last night... you could
call it his birthday celebration. I think it was a record for Big Blue House poker nights, at over a hundred bucks.
I kept getting taken to the cleaners, especially by Fish.
-April Fool's Day jokes are best when they are completely
believable, but still shocking. I must say I delivered a near-perfect one to Em today, though if the joke is too good,
it also comes with a helping of guilt. Contrary to my joke, I have not left my job yet. We'll see.
-Actually
sat down & figured out the tax situation, which wasn't quite as bad as feared, but still had us owing a good chunk to
various governments. It just ends up being inevitable.
31 March 2005
-I try so hard to be productive, but it ends up
falling flat on its face most of the time. The same old theme, & it's about to be April. Crud.
30 March 2005
Happy Birthday to Matt
McFeeley
-It's nice to see Fish with reason to celebrate.
29 March 2005
-Going on the dinner outing every Tuesday is about all
I can do to keep sane these days. I feel like I'm hogging it, but I kinda feel like I need to.
28 March 2005
-At least they can be kids... sometimes. I guess
every early teen is on the fence in one way or another.
27 March 2005
-Ah, Japanese food. Took Fish out last night for
an early birthday dinner & remembered once again how much I love good Japanese food.
-Repeated my egg-hiding skills
for the kids at the house... though this time it was outdoors & started to rain just as we were starting the hunt, so
many eggs remain hidden on the house grounds. It was amazing to see everyone in such a good mood this morning & I'm
just not as convinced that I have a foot out the door. But at the same time, I knew things would get better & I
want to be gone before they get way worse.
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