Category Archives: stuff that makes me smile

29
Nov, 2008

thanksgave

i’m a few days late with my thanksgiving post, but i just wanted to share a few leftovers with you. (tee hee!)  we enjoyed thanksgiving day with friends.  we were in charge of bringing the sweet potatoes, so i used … Continue reading →

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28
Nov, 2008

pierre’s portrait on a plate

i have a “mascot” puppet.  his name is pierre.  he is a very silly bird.  for instance, he doesn’t have arms or legs and one time when i did a storytime about shoes he insisted that if we were going … Continue reading →

Posted in fun stuff, library stuff, stuff that makes me smile | 1 Comment
26
Nov, 2008

a parental visit

my parents came for a visit last weekend. they haven’t been to my house for about a year and a half, so i was very excited to have them here again. the first night that they arrived, i made black … Continue reading →

Posted in stuff that makes me smile, trip down memory lane | 2 Comments
11
Nov, 2008

ghana postal workers

a few months ago, a friend mentioned, in passing, something about the postal workers in ghana and the “music” they make while they work.  just listen to this clip and see if you don’t smile.

Posted in la la la!, stuff that makes me smile | 2 Comments
04
Nov, 2008

a trip to detroit

it’s been over a year since i’ve seen my dear friend in detroit, so when a four day weekend appeared in my schedule and round trip train tickets were discovered to be only $131 (including an upgrade to business class … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, fun stuff, stuff that makes me smile | 4 Comments
09
Sep, 2008

little pieces of a five day (foodie) weekend

because of the quirks of my work schedule, i haven’t been to work since last thursday.  originally, i’d planned to take advantage of this stretch of time off by taking a trip to visit a friend, but in the end,  … Continue reading →

Posted in crafty stuff, reviews, sporty stuff, stuff that makes me smile, summer, yum | 3 Comments
02
Aug, 2008

unplanned pit stop

on thursday’s bike ride home from work, i got a flat tire.  i wasn’t even halfway home and i didn’t really want to walk six miles, so i called mr. happy stuff to see if he could come pick me … Continue reading →

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09
Jul, 2008

i *heart* animation!

this evening, mr. happy stuff and i went to the local (fancypants) sundance theater to see animation show #4. we both loved animation show #1 and seem to have missed #’s 2 & 3 (soon to be remedied via dvd) … Continue reading →

Posted in fun stuff, stuff that makes me smile | 1 Comment
08
Jul, 2008

we’re not in kansas anymore…

but we were last weekend!  we had a fun time visiting mr. h-s’s family (although i very much regret that i seem to have forgotten to photograph any people–only other random stuff.  what was i thinking?!) and chatting about quilting … Continue reading →

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05
Jul, 2008

badaboom!

this year, we’re spending fourth of july weekend with my parents-in-law.  they live in small town america that’s too small to have their own big fireworks display, so instead, lots of local families shoot off their own fireworks.  we took … Continue reading →

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