Friday, December 21, 2012

7 Quick Takes- I am Woman of Steel! Be Impressed!

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WHEW!  Have you ever read "Little House in the Big Woods" "On the Banks of Plum Creek" (edited because I'm an idiot)?  You know that part with the huge blizzard and Pa is on his way back from town and then it turns to night and there is so much wind and snow that he loses his way and has to tunnel into a snow-drift to wait it out and then all he has to eat is the Christmas candy that he bought while he was in town and pretty much he could have died and stuff?  Well the Ingalls' ain't got nothin' on us.










Okay, fine.  It's not even an inch of snow.  But dude, the wind is blowing like a mo-fo (sometimes I like to say stuff like that to weed out the sticks-in-the-mud.  Although if you've lasted this long or were interested in clicking on a picture of a woman with a toddler's Spider Man mask on her head, I'm guessing you are not one.) out there.  The snow was literally (real meaning of word literally is always used, fear not) "falling" horizontally.  And then Lizzy was all "Hey, something on my window is broken outside".

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Joy of joys!  So I bundled up like the hardcore pioneer that I am (what? They wore wind and waterproof coats from Land's End and polar-fleece scarves and hats and ultra-thick ski gloves via REI, didn't they?) and brought two small children with me who insisted that it would be fun and I saw the problem and realized that if I didn't address it, a broken window could be the result and if I DID address it, I could demand that my husband praise me and my git-it-done-ness when he comes home.  And there is nothing like the prospect of being considered awesome to motivate me to do something sucky, I tell ya what.

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To the barn!  To the ladder!  Allow small children who may be blown away by the 35 mph gusts of wind to saunter into the woods alone! To the window!  To the removal of screws on the broken shutter with my bare hands not because they were put in poorly to begin with but because I am a woman of steel and aren't you impressed!  Expecting hand-written letters of praise sealed with expensive wax!

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I would have even grabbed a picture of my heroism and posted it to my snazzy new Flickr account except that it's become clear to me that God does not desire me to have a photo stream because He hates photography.  Probably.  Because somehow my phone is not compatible with Instagram at all, but then Instagram pulled some bonehead move and then, instead of apologizing for being jerks, decided to pretend that they had NOT pulled some bonehead move and rather that all their users are idiots and simply do not have the ability to comprehend the English language.  Total turds.

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So then I was all "Yay!  I can use Flickr and finally be cool!".  Except no.  No I cannot.  Will my photos load to Flickr via my phone?  No.  Will it work if I try and try and try again?  No.  Will it work if I use the wi-fi connection instead of the 3G.  En. Oh.  Blergh!  Sigh.  Clearly I'm leading an extremely rough life...

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Speaking of my not-rough life, in response to this super-fun thread on ye olde blog fb page, my friend Rachael wrote this post.  Hilarious!

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<<segue to photos of cookies taken with not-my-phone>>







And because glorious things come in threes, the Three Wise (Snow)Men of Gingerbreadville:

Reprimanding Mrs.

Butterflies in my Tummy

Lovesick

Now to Jen's!  For posts from blogs who don't feature cookies three posts in a row!

7 quick takes sm1 7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 200)

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27 comments :

  1. Hahaha!!!! I love the cookies!! And their captions!! Oh so perfect!
    We are looking at our forecast hourly to see if we!re getting any snow. It's been raining and not above 40 for a week, but alas, not even a dusting. :-(. I would take your not-even-an-inch because even that is better than "almost snow"!

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    1. That's exactly how we felt yesterday! Hopefully you'll get it tomorrow :)

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  2. I don't mind "mo-fo" but I don't know if I can take the Little House errors! Pretty sure, like 99.99999% positive, that was On The Banks of Plum Creek.

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    1. Hah! Joanna beat you to it, Sara! All fixed up proper-like.

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  3. I love "mo-fo" and think it was used perfectly.

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  4. For the record, I believe Rachel's picture deserves to be your new sidebar photo. The heart frame illustrates what we're all thinking.
    And now I'm off to find my expensive wax.

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    1. lol! You are more than welcome to it. Since I did sort of steal your picture without asking!

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    2. I just want you to know, I had a rough day but I came over here to look at that photo and I feel much better. I heart Dweej! (And Rachael you're pretty awesome too!)

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  5. Your letter of praise is in the mail. Good thing I happened to have some expensive wax on hand! Hopefully it doesn't get lost in the holiday mail or something.

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  6. Our yard looks like yours. Our cookies do not. Why? BECAUSE I HAVEN'T STARTED BAKING YET!!!! Holy flaming mo-Fo's, what in the h-e-double hockey sticks is WRONG with me??????????????????? *bangs head with a cookie sheet*

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    1. This just made me laugh out loud LITERALLY.

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    2. me too...hahahaahahahahaaa esp since i havent either and im hoping to tomorrow but then my husband requested a personal outing to the gym. really? three days before Christmas? yes darling.

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  7. I've been mortally offended by this blog ever since I first saw you write the "t**d" word.
    Repeatedly.

    I'd cancel this friendship, but frankly, I'm too paralyzed with horror to figure out how to do it.

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    1. Also the user interface on my blog is pretty unfriendly, making it difficult to find the "break up and set all correspondence on fire" button.

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  8. Dying laughing! The new "you" pic is fantastic!

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  9. My nickname in college was Mofo. Fer real.

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  10. I reaaally hope that mofo usage works like a charm! For me its a criteria for my catholic, homeschooling blogs to use that word at least every quarter!

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  11. :sigh: cookies....
    laundry is creamed
    dishes are spin n span
    bathroom gleaming
    floors disgusting
    carpet semi-clean
    dining table cleared
    pillows on sofa
    no cookies though...
    no cookies...
    starting the day tomorrow (saturday) with homemade yeast rolls and if the heavens part and grant me a not being called out to work husband we will have cookies. thank you Lord for my husband and please help me to bake cookies.

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  12. Hey, we just read that chapter in Plum Creek last week! My girls were so worried about Pa.

    I love the cookies.

    re Flickr: have you tried to email the pictures to Flickr from your phone or are you using the Flickr app? If you go here and look under "Upload via email" it should list a unique email address that you can use to upload photos directly to Flickr. That's how I do it. I've never had a problem.

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  13. Whoa, who, whoa ...where were those shirts when I started my Christmas shopping??? Now, I'm a little upset. Still getting one for myself, though.

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  14. I knew I would enjoy reading your blog the first time I saw the picture with Spiderman on your head. But, I must admit, I thought they were children's underwear. For a long time. Then I looked closer. I really do enjoy reading your blog, even if it is only a mask.

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    1. Does it help to know that I have donned underoos on my head on more than one occasion?

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  15. I am so mad that my rss funkyed up and I haven't been getting your posts. I was thinking man, she is taking that Internet fast seriously. Then I saw you on wiws

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  16. And cried and cried and cried. Also seriously, what is up with my comments???

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