Why My Windows Always Have Fingerprints (005/365)

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing”

Phyllis Diller (American comedienne and actress, born 1917)

TIME:  4:34 PM
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Steamy windows

I was boiling pasta for dinner this evening when DramaQueen went outside with the dog.  She left the main door open and the steam from the pot covered the storm door with a layer of condensation.  StellaDella noticed this and was attracted to the windows like a moth to a flame.  I didn’t have my camera out quick enough (I left the card in the computer, so I was fumbling about for a little bit) to catch her in the illegal act of drawing on the window.  She “erased” her pictures before I could snap a photo.  However, I did manage to capture some evidence of her masterpiece in the bottom right corner of this photo.  Busted.

Smoke, No Fire (306/365)

Worriers spend a lot of time shoveling smoke.

Claude McDonald (American, writer, b1925)

TIME:  12:00 PM
PLACE:  St. Luke’s Hospital
SUBJECT:  Steam pipe

Yesterday, MonkeyBoy’s football team ended up winning their game by forfeit as the opposing team did not show up to play.  So, MB’s team decided to scrimmage against each other.  HandsomeHusband said that he had never seen them hit their opponents as hard as they hit each other during that scrimmage.  MB tackled a teammate and hurt his upper left arm.  He couldn’t raise it past his shoulder and had some pain.  So this morning, I called the pediatrician and made the trek to her office.  A visit to the radiologist and two x-rays later, we got good news - there were no breaks or fractures!  He will just be sore for awhile and it should resolve itself with no further issues.

This steam pipe is visible from the parking garage that is attached to the hospital and the doctor’s offices.  After I took this, we went to Costco for a cheap lunch (you can’t beat $1.50 for a jumbo hot dog and a soda!) and the purchasing of pancake mix, a gallon of syrup, trash bags, almonds for my father, and winter coats for the rugrats.  Such excitement.