LJ Idol 4 Week 20: 1 in 4

Monday Peter and I got one of our very rare lunches out by ourselves because school was out. He and I kicked around some topics for LJ Idol. A couple of good ones I had already written out so those when into the discard pile. A couple I felt I had covered enough on my blog over time that I had done them to death.

Then he brought something up that I have been avoiding thinking about for a while because even after a year the wound is still raw. Just the thought brings tears to my eyes and pain in my heart. It is probably why I have been in such a funk recently because just at the corner of my mind it sits waiting for me to look at it again.
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RTBTCKI (The Yeah I Slept Late Edition)

Peter got up with Caroline because I didn't really get any sleep until 2:30 and then it was in little bits and pieces. I pretty much know what was causing the problem and, with any luck, it won't be a problem much longer.

We did the egg hunt yesterday. Caroline has gotten really good at both spotting and grabbing eggs. Ariel didn't hold back so the two of them tore through the back yard looking for the colorful plastic eggs I hid. In the finally count, Caroline came out slightly ahead of Ariel for total eggs found. She has also discovered the fun that is Silly Putty. I put the egg hunt down to a success.

I am glad that the various flames have died down in various groups and the drama llamas have been stabled for now. It is much easier to read things when you don't want to reach through the screen and throttle someone to your point of view.

I have the Muppet puppet patterns that McCalls put out in the 80s. Now I have to put a couple together to see what I can see about the pattern. It is fun to learn new ways of putting things together. Some of the monster patterns have given me ideas for some other stuff.

Last night I made chili using the Magic Castle spice packet that Peter got when he was out in LA. The night before I made a beef roast, potatoes, and asparagus with hollandaise. I am so proud that I got every thing for dinner to finish up about the same time and my hollandaise tasted like my mom's. Tonight is going to be chicken something or leftover land since we have plenty of those.

Off to the rest of my day.

I am grateful for puppet patterns and new ways of making puppets.