October 19, 2006

  • • Last night/this morning I discovered Craig Ferguson.  He’s probably been around forever, but was previously unwatched here at Toad Hall.  I think I might like the guy.  He seemed amusing.

    • It’s fall.  The ladybugs are all coming in for shelter & then calling their friends to let them know that Toad Hall is a safe house.

    • Who, indeed, will stop the rain?  Because I need to cut the grass one last time.

    • And oh yeah!  I might have a buyer for the Saturn.  If so, I will own only 2 cars!  Everyone please cross their fingers until further notice.

    • Amazing Grace’s “Native American” costume is fini!  (insert three stanzas of the Hallelujah chorus here)

    • Babysat last weakend for “Aidan the Pensive” and “Perfectly Beautiful Mackenzie,” while “THE KID” & “Missus THE KID” took a much-deserved break at the restaurant of their choice.

        I admit agreeing to this with more than a smidgen of trepidation, but hey!  It was great because

            (1) Nobody cried;
            (2) AP & I had Happy Meals and played with magnets; and
            (3) while Mackenzie was having her bottle, we all watched a couple of those “Baby Einstein” DVDs. 

        I am now completely and irrevocably hooked on “Baby Einstein!”   And yes, I was stone cold sober -- as ALWAYS when in the presence of children.  (Nevertheless, the thought did cross my mind about how cool it’d be to watch the aforementioned DVDs under the influence of an illegal smile.)

    • So anyway, if anyone’s asking, I want a “Baby Einstein” DVD for Christmas.  The Mozart version, please.  You are welcome to come over and watch it with me anytime.  Legally or otherwise.

    • Speaking of Christmas, it’s coming!  And Fifi’s shopping list has grown considerably since last year.  Eleven grands now, plus 2 greats.  (I keep track of these things with an orange sticky note on the fridge.  See below.)  And already I can smell the unmistakable aroma of melting plastic mixed in with the scents of pine and freshly-baked cookies. 

        Sigh.  We O’Tooles are nothing if not excellent at the propagation of offspring.

    XmasList

Comments (9)

  • Does the Saturn come with the rings?

    I love the nickname Amazing Grace.

    ryc: yes, tongue is almost always in cheek.

  • My basement is overrun with suicidal crickets.

    It's like Jonestown down here!

  • "Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah" for the indigenous costume--hope it's a hit!  Christmas?  No no, it 14 months away :)

  • Ah, I thought I "hoid" CCR! Yet another band we have in common...

    Hope there'll be some pix of that Amazing Injun.

    Yup, like a speeding, out-of-control Zamboni, the Yuletide approaches... Happy Holly Daze!

  • Ah, Christmas!  I am looking forward to Christmas, though my Christmas list is shorter this year.  I'm going to put up a real tree and eat lots of fattening food.  And buy lots of presents (some for me, too).  Is the Saturn now sold?  I sold my Excursion yesterday, so hopefully it's catching.

  • ryc

    "Comedy Correspondentn" is how Jerry Lewis would pronounce it.

    My cell phone is NEVER busy for you, hon. :)

  • ryc

    Yer right. Who could be weirder? Well, MAYBE you, but it would be close!

  • Baby Einstein!  I had a tape for my daughter - I almost still have all the songs memorized.

  • I need to cut my grass one last time too.......wait, let me rephrase.....my lawn boy needs to cut the grass one last time.

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