Wednesday, August 31, 2011

letter to his first grade teacher

dear yan  lao shi 
my name is mack i live with my dog and my cat and my little sister, anna and  my dad and my mom.
i like  to go swimming. i also like to play football, baseball, golf and soccer.  in  first grade i want to be able to count to a million and get some  good ideas for college. i bet i will have  fun meeting you all at the ice cream social.
Mack 

Sunday, August 28, 2011

ADHD


I seem to have a touch 

of adult onset ADHD

hyper-focused on things I shouldn't be


unable to prioritize

and start the important things

 that need to be done


having difficulty 

self regulating my emotions

and the words that come out of my mouth


If I lived here

I think it would be better


peace
xokg








Thursday, August 25, 2011

Cheese Touch


you're it


peace
xokg

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I'm busy. Enjoy


peace
xokg

Sunday, August 21, 2011

miscellany




wow




found via




a secret garden just discovered in my hood

we are introverts









peace
xokg

Saturday, August 20, 2011

white and tribal







see?

we all can get along


peace
xokg

Friday, August 19, 2011

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

stay away from me with that


I had my first ever tarot card reading 

and it was scary

she flipped a lot of cards

raised a lot of eyebrows
she had really big eyebrows

"hmmmm"

"uh -huh"

"you've had struggles"

flip, flip flip

"he's not himself"

flip, flip

"oh here's something interesting"

bam!

the fertility card

"if that's not what you want,"
she said

"be very very careful"

noshitright?


he's sleeping in the guest room 


peace
xokg

Monday, August 15, 2011

there were hula hoops


so my summer crashed 
to an end at approximately 5:30 pm last night
when I went back to work
1.5 jobs until next June

but it went out with a bang
as the mister surprised me 
with an anniversary weekend

I will spare you the details
but we saw a burlesque show
which I have always wanted to do

also I have been wanting to try this


and I love it

posts will be random 
and spotty this week

like your underpants

peace
xokg

Saturday, August 13, 2011

rainy Saturday morning





peace
xokg

Friday, August 12, 2011

make it a good weekend


peace
xokg

Thursday, August 11, 2011

man stuff


for my man

cuz it's been 10 years

since we got on this crazy train


there have been some incredible climbs

and some devastating drops

but we stay on


he has a good eye for design

because he studied art in college

I know Dad.


he can paint the hell out of a picture

or a wall

or a toenail


these are all things on his someday list

that I could not get him this year

sorry honey

what did I get you?

well 

it's

ahem

unbloggable


peace
xokg




Wednesday, August 10, 2011

For Wednesday





or my living room






for your belly


for fun


peace
xokg



Tuesday, August 9, 2011

going fast




I guess not everyone is broke




peace
xokg

Monday, August 8, 2011

white people problems


IKEA stopped carrying my sofa
the kramfors
and now I want the ottoman

I'm willing to barter for it
(cuz I'm brokeity broke broke)
who needs a 5 year old?

no?
I also have a 6 year old
but he would be less amenable to a new family

seriously though
I want one

can you find me one?
within a reasonable distance to Minneapolis?

keep in mind I once drove to Chicago to buy a purse

I'll be your friend forever
or your bitch
whichever you need
I'm easy like that

peace
xokg

Saturday, August 6, 2011

people are nice and so are my pants



all because I wanted to help Charlie

Laine helped me

by giving me pants

which I really needed

because I am starting a new job in a couple weeks

and my pants don't fit


I started eating bread

Thursday, August 4, 2011

miscellany



I took this picture at the zoo yesterday

he looks like a dr seuss character no?


I like these lights a whole lot

do you?


this was my favorite part of House Beautiful
this month
it's an aerial photo of the Dead Sea
turned into a paint palette
a pretty one

you might have guessed me to like the beachy house
with the poppy colors 
and I did
mostly
but I kinda expect more from HB
if you posted it on your blog though I would be all over it

now you talk

peace
xokg


Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Too much?


I dunno

you say

but I will say those flowers painted on the doors should go

Sleep over


whitewash

discuss


peace
xokg

Monday, August 1, 2011

Dog Days


It's August already

I head back to work in 2 weeks
but my kids still have 5 weeks
left of summer vacation
and I plan to make it awesome

we make a list like this each summer now

an idea I got from my neighbor
who is the most funnest mom ever
swear

the list pictured above is not our list
our list is written in crayon and hangs on the fridge

a few things still need to be crossed off our list
including the Minnesota Zoo
the Minneapolis Institute of Art
 sleeping in the tree house


and a proper picnic


we eat outside a lot
between soccer games and swimming lessons
so when my daughter asked for a picnic
I was surprised


me: what do you think a picnic is?

her: you know a basket, a blanket, food spread out on it

me: you mean smushed pb&j in a lunchbox 
on the tailgate of our car 
in the parking lot of the middle school is not a picnic?

nope guess not



peace
xokg