Total Geeks

I know it's been over two weeks since I updated the blog. Monkey-Girl got back from Wisconsin just fine. We got through Holy Week too. (That's more of an accomplishment for her than me.) We've finally had a normal week together. Whatever that is.

Today's picture showcases Mercutio and I hanging out. He's not usually this lovey with me. He's a momma's boy at heart. When he deigns to grace me with his affection it's typically in a moment when I'm fairly content being left alone. Such is this case here. (My pictorial debut in my own blog!)

I'm reviewing the rules to Illuminati!, a fun and funny card game. Now, I'm geeky enough to think of this as pleasurable reading. Mercutio decided to lay on my side just as I was wanting to get up, of course. I'm just silly enough to think that if I consent to being inconvenienced occasionally that I'll be repaid someday when I need a little kitty affection. (I'll let you know if that works out.)

Of course, Mercutio could just be looking for some strategies for the next time we play.

Happy Pi Day!

Geeks! Where you at? It's time to celebrate the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, yo.

For those of you that are unaware March 14th is Pi Day. (3.14 . . . celebrated on 3/14, get it?) It's not much, but we math teachers have to have something to celebrate with our students. Besides, pi is the world's most famous irrational number and one of the most useful. Why else would people dedicate so much effort to memorizing its digits?

I personally only know 3.14159265358979 . . . . That's because of the mnemonic device, "I need a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics." The number of letters in each word corresponds to the digits after the decimal point. Now, before you start looking down your nose at me, Chao Lu of China recited the first 67,890 digits of pi on November 20, 2005. He hold the world record for pi recitation. (Collecting Transformers toys doesn't sound so weird now, does it?)

I'll leave you with a palindrome, "I prefer pi."

Shower in a Box

Today marks Monkey-Girl's first shower back in Wisconsin. My mom, feeling I might be missing out, sent down what I'm calling a shower in a box. I took many pictures and will now subject you to viewing them all. Click on any thumbnail to view a larger image. It begins!


Here it is. The SIAB measures 19x13X8 offering an impressive 1.27 cubic feet of interior space. It's not too heavy for its size. That's a relief considering Monkey-Girl had to lug this beast to the car on her own.




Careful use of a kitchen knife reveals the well-packed glory of SIAB.






The pre-shower spread.







What would a shower be without snacks? My mom knows her audience too. We have Valentine heart shaped SweeTarts and Airheads Sours. I have to say 100% of the guests loved the snacks.





A lovely card . . .







. . . with a lovely inscription.

















Socks.







Hooded blankets. Thus begins the theme of yellow. As we're not finding out the baby's gender until he or she is delivered, we're going to be getting a lot of gender neutral colors.













Four sets of footie pyjamas, including an appropriately sized Halloween set. (My mother LOVES Halloween. You don't even know.)





Diaper pins. Yes, we're using cloth. (Hippies.)







Yellow washcloths. I hope baby likes duckies.







Many onesies! Featured are two Greenbay Packer sets and one set stating "I mickey-mouse-head Grandma". Rest assured, Mom, baby will definitely mickey-mouse-head you.

Winnie the Pooh crib sheet. Yes!








Matching blankets. I like the instructions on how to wrap baby up like a burrito.















A Halloween costume. A dalmatian? Perhaps a cow . . . .















The miscellaneous section. Plugs for electric outlets. (Our baby shouldn't have curly hair anyway.) A monkey rattle. (Have it!) And a ghost rattle. (Mom, Mom, Mom . . .)






This one's for me. I love Dr. Seuss. I'm not as familiar with Hop on Pop, but Monkey-Girl likes to say the title when encouraging Mercutio to jump on me. I also like that when buying these sets the proceeds go to children's' hospitals.




Wow! That's a lot of stuff. It was fun to have my own little shower, just me and the cat. It was also fun to put together this report. Thank you for the thought and the gifts, Mom.

I love you!

Snowy Saturday

Here's a view from the baby's nursery window. What a pretty picture! I especially like it because it's Saturday.

Snow on the mountain during the week means no school. That's a mixed blessing. On the one hand it means I get the day off. On the other hand it means I'll have to make up for that day off somewhere in my lesson planning. Today I could just admire God's work. Good job!

Speaking of baby, Monkey-Girl is up in Wisconsin attending (among other things) two baby showers. She's got a very busy week cut out for her, and I must say I'm none too jealous of her spring "vacation" coming when it does. She comes home next Sunday evening then dives headlong into Holy Week. Poor thing.

I'm working and home alone. Well, there's kitty, but what the heck does that count for? I stocked up on entertainment at Barnes & Noble on the way back from the airport. I'll be okay.

Oh! Do yourself a favor. Check out Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley. If you've lived with a pet, especially a cat, you'll love it.

Homily Update

Monkey-Girl asked that I post a revised version of her homily. I've gone back and updated the original post per her instructions. What you see now more accurately reflects the homily given on Monday.

Enjoy!