After lounging in bed until 10am today, and then still not really getting up and going until 1pm, when we made a 'morning' coffee run, it was about 4:30 before we really went out and did anything.
We walked up the hill on 40th to a little park about a mile from home. We walked past the campaign signs for Christine Discoe. Being disco obsessed, Abby is always excited whenever she sees a Discoe campaign sign. Because it's after the election, I told her that she could probably take it to keep on the way home. She was most excited by this, and we continued on to the park, and the girls played until shortly after five, then it was starting to get dark.
As we were walking home, pinching campaign signs, Abby pointed out the moon. It was mostly dark, but glowing at the bottom, and they asked if it was an eclipse. I said no, of course not, but that it sure did look neat, and we talked about where we were going to go have dinner (Chili's, I made an executive decision, because I've been wanting a chiliburger for days.)
When I got home, I went online, and practically the first thing I saw was that there was a lunar eclipse tonight. I found a chart that showed the various effects at different times, and realized that we'd walked home facing the moon at the very peak of the eclipse. Shows what I know about astronomy. Apparently watching lots of Stargate doesn't make me an expert. Who knew?
My chiliburger totally hit the spot, and we walked around the mall after dinner, caught a couple of songs from a South American band, got myself some new jeans -- which I had been needing desperately, as most of my pants are capri pants, and I can only wear sandals with capri pants, and it's been awfully cold lately. It was a lot warmer today than it had been, but once the sun went down, it got really cold again.
Abby has spent the day working on building her Amazon wishlist. She's quite discouraged that most of the items she wants are out of stock. She still has a ways to go before she catches up with the size of Katrina's wishlist, though, who has more than 90 items on hers.
Abby was happy that I found the big clear quilt-measuring rulers. I knew I had them, and had seen them recently, but when I went to look for them, I couldn't find them anywhere. I searched through my closet, through my piles of books that are stacked up, waiting for my brother (hint, hint!) to come down and take me to get new bookshelves, and anywhere else I could think of, but no rulers. Then, this morning, in a fit of inspiration, I remembered where they were.
Where were they? Why, in the wrapping paper box, of course. Where else would a person keep them? So tomorrow we start Abby's pillow for school. It's a very grand pillow plan, with pink and green squares, and her name, appliqued on in silver.
Posted by Rachel at November 8, 2003 09:19 PM