You Rock

Hilda gave me a bat to put under my bed yesterday. She said it's just in case anyone ever breaks in. ... Whaddya bet I forget it's down there if that happens? I think I'd be more likely to call 911, then escape through my window or something. Well maybe I could at least break the window with the bat. :)

So Pete and I went to visit my family in TN last weekend and got everyone to play Rock Band. (Minus Seth because he had a headache. ... Which I'm sure we made better by attempting to belt out "Heartbreaker" and "Say it Ain't So"). Emily decided the drums are her thing and my suspicions that I'd be a horrible singer were confirmed. But it was a lot of fun. I like when you finish a song and it says "You Rock!"



I've also noticed that Emily has formed some odd habits. Funny quote by Emily after drinking a capful of lemon juice: "Makes ya wanna pucker up like you're about to take a kiss!" (I guess she's more into receiving than giving).

Sunday, we cooked out at a local park. I told Pete it was windy, but as a former Fargo resident, he laughed at me and said that was nothing. I settled for breezy. He also laughed a couple of weeks ago when schools were closed for predicted cold weather. Even Seth was out of school when there wasn't snow on the ground. For the longest time, one of my biggest fears has been hitting a deer while driving, but now I'm also afraid of driving in the snow if we move up north. Maybe I could put tennis rackets on the bottom of my shoes and walk there. Or get a sled dog. I wonder if they really respond to "mush." Hmmm...

On the bright side, I'm working on some great projects at work. One is about '80s and '90s fashion and the other one is about farming. I visited a farm today and got to sit in a ginormous combine and look inside a grain bin. I can't make stuff grow, so I doubt I'd be a good farmer, but maybe I could have some lambs or something. I'd have to sell them before they become sheep because their wool gets nappy. I told Pete I couldn't have any horned animals.

P.S. I just finished a take-home midterm about an hour ago. One down, one to go. Woo woo!

P.P.S. The exercise ball experiment isn't working. I think it's actually deflating from non-use.