The Catbird Seat

Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits on September 4th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Holding your pee from the time you get up (~6:40 a.m.) until 8:45a.m.+ (I’m still waiting), just so you don’t have to use the baby potty, even though you are in pain.
That’s Elizabeth.
And this is my experience potty-training her.
Strong-willed? Yeah, that’s an understatement.
(and just for the record, the last time she peed was yesterday at […]

Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits, Elizabeth on August 18th, 2008 | 4 Comments »

If, by chance, you have neglected to purchase a high-quality paint stripper for your long-delayed furniture refinishing project, you may have the necessary product in your bathroom closet.
Or sitting directly on top of your grandmother’s 70-year-old Lane cedar chest, as it were.
[remedial parenting: do not leave opened/unlidded products that spray sitting in reach of […]

Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits, Elizabeth on May 27th, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Last night Paul and I watched “The Last Samurai” for the 100th time. This time two lines stuck out.
American Captain Nathan Aulgren has gone to Japan to teach Japanese soldiers how to use guns to fight the rebellion that has risen against the Emperor of Japan.
The “rebellion” is actually Samurai, fighting for what they […]

Filed under: General, Like a fire, Conversations with God on March 23rd, 2008 | 4 Comments »

There is no correlation between daffodils, long* hair, happiness and 1:00 a.m. except the evidence of all four in the following photos.
I think the dark circles under my eyes are especially telling. Still smiling, though.
Despite what the clock says, that’s almost always what I look/feel like after working on cut paper flowers. And that makes […]

Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits, Lillybeth on March 12th, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Aranciata by San Pellegrino.
It’s not too sweet. It’s got a little zing! to it. It’s orange-flavored sparkling water from Italy.
And it’s non-alcoholic. (i.e., no fear of consuming too much or becoming addicted!)
I love it.
And, possibly best of all, it comes packaged in these darling little glass bottles whose surface is textured like an orange peel. […]

Filed under: General on February 7th, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I watched “Miss America 2008-Live!” last night on TLC. Is that so wrong?
(p.s. IMHO, Miss Virginia should have won, if only for the way she answered her question about religious freedom.)

Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits on February 4th, 2008 | 6 Comments »

This is my art desk.

This is a paper flower that I just made.

This is me being silly because I’m tired and it’s 1:00 a.m.

This is me laughing at the previous picture.

I am going to bed now.
Carry on.

Filed under: General on January 31st, 2008 | 11 Comments »

…for an update.
We have successfully moved into the house referenced in the previous post (written nearly 2 months ago…Holy Moses!) And though we have a few remaining items in the old rental house, we are considering ourselves “officially moved.”
We made the move a mere 6 days before Christmas, which is sheer madness, by the way. […]

Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Random Thoughts, Elizabeth, Jane, Lillybeth on January 20th, 2008 | 10 Comments »

As is appropriate, it is the time to give thanks to God for all the many blessings we all have: family, friends, health…you know, all those things that everyone says every Thanksgiving.
And then, after you do that, add this line to your prayer of thanksgiving:
“And thank you, God, for performing the miracle of giving the […]

Filed under: General, Catbird, Like a fire, Local Color on November 24th, 2007 | 14 Comments »