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stonepicnicking_okapi1. Snakes alive! I have been training for my race next month and on Monday it was warm enough for me to see 2 snakes at the little park where I run so I think spring has sprung.
2. I went with the boys and their father to a professional soccer game (DC United) in DC on Saturday night and Minisculus and his teammates got to go out on the pitch. The boys LOVED it. They loved the whole experience. It was anxiety-provoking for me: driving to DC, managing the parking garage, finding the seats, sitting through it all, buying $100 worth of food!! Someone got disgusted and threw his beer so it rained down on us. There was a lot of swearing. The boys had a blast. I realize I have some vertigo. Climbing up to our seats was okay, but climbing down was harrowing. I used the rail like I was drunk. It was very steep, and the steps were small.
3. Minor turns 13 on Sunday! I'm taking him and a friend (and Minisculus) to an arcade. He wants a bike, which are not cheap, eh? He did better at his track meet this past weekend.
4. I've been re-listening to the Gervase Fen books by Edmund Crispin in order. And listening to Dead Man's Folly. And reading How to be a Poet by Jo Bell.
10 APR: Siblings Day: How is/was your relationship with your sibling(s)?
Much better as adults than as children. I don't really remember my sister much growing up. No animosity, but I just don't think she played a significant part in my early life. She's five years older. And I've cut myself off from the rest of our extended family because of Trump but I still talk to her. We talk every week, which is a big deal. And she may even come to visit next year.
12 APR: Licorice Day: Are the black jellybeans the only ones you don’t eat?
Yes!
14 APR: Gardening Day: If you garden, what’s your favorite part of gardening? If you don’t, what would your ideal garden look like?
Gardening would be nice in theory. I've never had one. I'd want it all--vegetables and flowers, paths, a koi pond, swings, everything.
16 APR: Orchid Day: What kind of flower(s) have a special significance to you? My sister grows orchids. When we were very small, our grandfather had rose bushes for each of the grandchildren and mine was a pale purple. My sister's was an orange one which was very fragrant.
2. I went with the boys and their father to a professional soccer game (DC United) in DC on Saturday night and Minisculus and his teammates got to go out on the pitch. The boys LOVED it. They loved the whole experience. It was anxiety-provoking for me: driving to DC, managing the parking garage, finding the seats, sitting through it all, buying $100 worth of food!! Someone got disgusted and threw his beer so it rained down on us. There was a lot of swearing. The boys had a blast. I realize I have some vertigo. Climbing up to our seats was okay, but climbing down was harrowing. I used the rail like I was drunk. It was very steep, and the steps were small.
3. Minor turns 13 on Sunday! I'm taking him and a friend (and Minisculus) to an arcade. He wants a bike, which are not cheap, eh? He did better at his track meet this past weekend.
4. I've been re-listening to the Gervase Fen books by Edmund Crispin in order. And listening to Dead Man's Folly. And reading How to be a Poet by Jo Bell.
10 APR: Siblings Day: How is/was your relationship with your sibling(s)?
Much better as adults than as children. I don't really remember my sister much growing up. No animosity, but I just don't think she played a significant part in my early life. She's five years older. And I've cut myself off from the rest of our extended family because of Trump but I still talk to her. We talk every week, which is a big deal. And she may even come to visit next year.
12 APR: Licorice Day: Are the black jellybeans the only ones you don’t eat?
Yes!
14 APR: Gardening Day: If you garden, what’s your favorite part of gardening? If you don’t, what would your ideal garden look like?
Gardening would be nice in theory. I've never had one. I'd want it all--vegetables and flowers, paths, a koi pond, swings, everything.
16 APR: Orchid Day: What kind of flower(s) have a special significance to you? My sister grows orchids. When we were very small, our grandfather had rose bushes for each of the grandchildren and mine was a pale purple. My sister's was an orange one which was very fragrant.
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Date: 2024-04-16 06:46 pm (UTC)