Books for the Trip to MN

One of the best things about flying is that I can just read and not have to worry about multi-tasking. In my backpack are: The Reader (because it was nominated), The English Major (heard about it on NPR) and the Loop Group, by Larry McMurtry, one of my favorite authors. I can knit when I get there, in between holding and playing with the boys.

Dr. Who (But which one?)

There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.
- Doctor Who

Max is here!

My second grandbaby, Max came today, 28 January 2009. Beautiful, perfect and so very much loved by all of us. Welcome to the world, kiddo.

I'm Back...

There are those who scorn the use of quotes, but I find comfort in using the words of others who have already written about the human, shared experience. So, hah! 

Not being able to sleep is terrible. You have the misery of having partied all night... without the satisfaction.
Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), For Better or For Worse, 07-22-06

Sleep deprivation at 50+ is very different from the working mommy days: Then, I just gave myself a lot of credit for getting through the day. Now, I measure the depth of my craziness and am in despair. No baby to keep me awake at night, but a crazy, 18 year old cat who is mourning the loss of her sister. Rugby (a good old cat) started waking me up every morning, between 2 and 3 AM. Flexible, loving pet owner that I am, I just KNEW that this would pass and the Rug would get over the loss of her sister cat...twas not to be. It went on and on until I realized that I was functioning at 30% sanity and I just couldn't take it anymore. So, just before Christmas, I now have two cats in the yard, but they are buried under the trees... Murphy and Rugby had great lives, especially the the last two years in NC; lots of sunshine on the deck and birds to watch on the creek. RIP Vargo Cats.

Random Quote

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
- Dr. Seuss

25 Years of Mac!

• Mac freaks around the world are celebrating 25 years of the computer that changed life as we know it; Apple IIe to the iPhone, Who knew? I still have vintage Mac swag in nooks and boxes around the house, but some crazies have actual Mac Museums in their basements....hmmmm.
  
• Today is my half birthday!
• Ivan the wonder baby is almost 6 months old!
• Most wonderful and amazing: the new grandbaby will be born by 28 Jan!
• Check out the Czar and I link for cute Ivan pictures.