Trivial, Yes, But When Did This Game Become Heartless?

"What diabetic funk legend got his last Jheri Curl in 2004?"

Another Glamorous Thursday

"Mom! You Barely Parked!!"

-- Exasperated nine year old in the parking lot of Mimi's Café.

Congratulations Erin & Tyler!

Dunk This.

Pretentious? Maybe, but I sure did enjoy that free Venti iced Caramel Macchiato.

On This Edition Of Lisa's Globe-Trotting Youth Groupers-

We have souvenirs from Mariah's trip to China- a beautiful basket and cappuccino-flavored gum. Thanks Mariah!

Je Voudrais Plus De Café! Je veux plus de café?

My friends Kathy and Amber recently returned from a trip to London and Paris (I offered to dust off my high school French and come along as a moderately useful translator- they didn't bite) and bought a mug for me while visiting the Eiffel Tower. Not only is it beautiful, but it holds four cups of brew- when it's full I have to hold it with both hands. I love it.

Sarah's Birthday Lunch

Could these two be related?

I Had Almost Forgotten...

Jambalaya!

Last week my friend Marin invited me to see the Aspen to Santa Fe Ballet Company down in the desert. It was a collection of four "experimental" pieces, which basically means that no one wore a tutu and Vivaldi played a much smaller role. I'm a sucker for the staples of traditional ballet- huge jumps and seemingly endless fouettés- but this performance was quite beautiful.



Even the intermissions were entertaining, as I imagined what quips these two ladies in the balcony might cook up were they Waldorf and Statler, the cranky, old Muppet hecklers.

Happy Birthday Emily!

Bonus picture from the Herb Jeffries room last week-

Egg Yolks Should Be Orange.

Trust me. I have chicken experience.

Sitting On The Counter And Dollar Taco Night-

Both are fun for all ages.

Because Food Posts Are Kinda Boring, This Is A Spelling Post.

I'm never sure how to spell "strudel". I always want to throw another 'e' in there.

Let's Confer

This year's sectional conference was held at The Oaks in Lake Hughes, which is about thirty five miles from my mom's house in Frazier Park.


Because I'm a blue/green (hang tight- that'll make sense shortly) I cringed during all of the ice-breakers. C'mon people. We're all in the same field. We'll make friends organically. Please don't make me cluck like a chicken! Oh, to have Nancy's social grace...that's her donning styrofoam and toilet paper.



We stayed in 7B.

There is a long flight of stairs up to the dining hall. After dinner the first night as we headed back down to our cabin, we realized how poorly lit the stairs were. We had the aid of a flashlight, and I advised the group that there were forty four stairs. Erin made fun of me for the rest of the week- not for counting the stairs in the first place, but for remembering the number several hours later.


We spent a lot of time lounging around in these sitting areas, which reminded us how badly we need places like this at our camp.




What do nerdy people do during free time? Strength Deployment Inventory tests which assess one's motivational value systems, patterns of motivation, and conflict sequences, of course! Sarah and I attended the seminar in which this assessment was given, then promptly tested Josh and our friends from Camp Alandale.


Mike and Lisa


Dave

As a blue-green, I have a "cautious- supporting motivation and a concern for thoughtful helpfulness with regard for justice", but as conflict increases I go from "simply being prudently cautious" to "trying to escape from the opposition" to "having to retreat completely". Oh boy. And on a completely different note- there were inflatables!





Jeannie, Erin and Diane

Maria, Miles, Sarah, Josh and Rey