an Alma inspired list

That would be the Alma from History of Love. It’s no wonder I liked the way she wrote, I seem to write in lists a lot.

1. COMO ESTAS?

Bella and Tess are going to school 45 minutes earlier this morning to start their new Spanish class. I think it’s awesome our elementary offers this to the students. I am hoping with the class and with Adam speaking Spanish to them it will actually help them pick up the language, but if not, it certainly doesn’t hurt. They are both thrilled about it, but I can’t decided if they’re excited about the class or that they actually get to take it together.

2. APRON AKA BAKER

The apron was her dad’s when he was a little boy and knowing that has her wearing it all the time. “I need my baker” is her constant reminder whenever we’re cooking.

3. WHO EVER SAID EXERCISE IS GOOD FOR YOU

So this morning I woke up feeling, I don’t know, well rested I guess, and thought I could go out running. I decided to go outside because I just can’t stand the treadmill. Since my children were still asleep I ran around my house, I know it sounds lame, but there is a hill and a set of stairs so I thought it would be nice and challenging. Anyway, I was feeling pretty good, loving my music, so I ran down the street and back…boy was that a mistake. Seriously I thought I might die. I did make it up and back fine, but my lungs felt like I had TB, I could taste blood in my mouth, and was dry heaving all the way into my house. It took me at least 30 minutes to recover. The worst part is I still feel like I’m recovering. I have a cough that feels, well, like I have TB, my throat hurts, and I have a head ache. I’m pathetic. Guess I’ll stick with Pilates from now on until I have the strength to try it again. Of course some good came out of it. While running back into my house I saw this

You know I love a full moon, but now, right now, I love the subtle I’m_barely_hanging_in_here_moon. It was perfect for how I was feeling at the moment.

4. FOR THOSE WHO WANTED A HOW TO

Etching glass is seriously so simple it’s almost embarrassing to call it a craft, except I did come up with my own stencil. All you need is this, masking tape, and a stencil (they sell vinyl stencils, that I think you’re suppose to use, but I made up my own with stickers). Just mask off the area you don’t want to be etched and then apply the cream all over the negative space for around 5 minutes (check directions on bottle). Then wash it off and viola! Etched glass. One other thing, make sure to wear gloves and do it in a well ventilated room.

5. THE OPERATION CANNOT BE COMPLETED BECAUSE THE DISK IS FULL.

That was the warning I got Monday when I was trying to download pictures off my CF card onto my HD. I couldn’t believe it, but I shouldn’t be surprised, I have everything on that HD. So all day yesterday I was copying, yet again, all my photos to DVDs (I am just up to 2007 this take forever). Now I will have two copies of everything so I won’t be afraid to delete from the HD. I hate to do it, but I just don’t want to go drop a couple hundred dollars right now.

6. WHO EVER SAID HALLOWEEN CANDY WAS FOR EATING.

It’s been a week now since Halloween and my kids really haven’t eaten their candy. I would almost say they’ve forgotten they even have it. I don’t understand this at all, I would have already had mine half gone, but I like it, that they are not ruled by this candy. Sadly, I’m hoping in a few weeks I can just throw it away like last year (I ended up throwing Bella’s candy out around Easter).