Hey Lounge! What did you do today? (Dial-up warning! Picture Heavy)

[SKKY]

I turned this...



...into this! (I love you Ikea- with every fiber of my being I love you!)



And then I spent the rest of the afternoon doing this...

[taterguy]

1. I went to the Dog Park

Pic wasn't taken today but it was in my Photobucket account

[SKKY]

2. I can't wait to get a Dog. I miss having a pet.

Great pic!

[SKKY]

3. Shameless, self-serving kick...

What!?!? I'm damn proud of my closet and I want everyone to see it.

[mzteris]

4. will you come to my house?

PLEASE?????

Cute kids, btw.

[SKKY]

13. Well, hold on! Let's see for how long my closet stays like that...

[Haole Girl]

5. Looks like you had a fantastic day!!

I vacuumed my entire house... including the floors. And washed every dirty piece of clothing I had. Taking many breaks, on DU, in between. Later, I'm going out for a well deserved margarita or two!! :hi:

[SKKY]

8. Yea, I had a couple of "Cervezas" while chilling with the kidlets...

After the gymnastics I did to organize my closet, I deserved it damn it!

[Haole Girl]

12. Yes, you did!

Your children are beautiful, btw!

:toast:

[SKKY]

20. Thanks! But only one of them is mine...

...Sergio, in the plaid shirt, is mine. The other two are nephews.

[crispini]

6. I vacuumed my entire house.

I got a new hardwood floor in my bedroom put in last week -- delightful! but the resulting sawdust All. Over. The. House. was not quite so delightful.

Thankfully, I have de-coated my house and am now hanging out on the couch with all the windows and doors open, watching the Dallas game and wondering if the polyurethane smell is going to dissipate anything this decade. I got oil-based to match the rest of the floors --but if I were to do it again, I'd definitely do water-based. That's some toxic stuff! :crazy:

[Haole Girl]

9. Hey... me too!!

Are you as tired as I am? I'm almost too tired to go out partying tonight. Now I know I'm old! lol

[crispini]

17. LOL, it's Sunday--

going out partying tonight ain't on the agenda anyway, haha.

I am, however, not too tired for an exciting trip to Target, where I plan to buy drapes! Ooo! I'm livin' the glam life! :rofl:

[Haole Girl]

24. I guess you don't get tomorrow off, huh?

I usually have Mondays off, anyway. But tomorrow my husband has a holiday.

Have fun at Target. Seems I have to go there every 3 days for something or the other!

Good game, btw, huh?! :hi:

[crispini]

28. I wish -- that would be nice

I loves me some Target too. Hee. And, yep, good game! :hi:

[SKKY]

32. I wish all I had to do was vacuum...

We have marble floors, so it's sweep and mop, sweep and mop. Pain in the arse if you ask me.

[Maestro]

7. Friggin' awesome!

Man, I envy your organizing abilities.

What did I do? Look here :)

[bicentennial_baby]

10. Your closet is beautiful, but...

Sergio is stunning!! Omg!! *thud*

I need to deal with my closets soon....sigh.

Lovely pics!! :hi:

[SKKY]

16. He is huh?!?!

I soooooooooooooo love being his Dad! I really can't remember what was important before he came along.

[bicentennial_baby]

22. What a treasure he is!!

I just read LaraMn's article on Exceptional Parents online, and I must say that y'all are blessed! Jack and Sergio are my favorite little ones! Eeeek! :D

[SKKY]

23. Lara has an article???

Do you have a link?

[bicentennial_baby]

26. Go to her blog,

in this link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=162905

Go to the link from there, I had to register to read it. Well worth it though. :D

[SKKY]

30. Yep, If I were to write an article about my experience with Sergio...

...it would probably sound a whole lot like Lara's.

[Orsino]

11. I took my first walk to the other side of the lake...

...to where we moved just two weeks ago. This was after all the doggies were walked, so I could have both hands free to get pictures of the geese (and token duck) and the new house.

The lone duck is a year-round resident, the constant companion of a goose with a broken wing who stays the winter, too.



The lake is very low from the drought and from dredging by a builder the HOA sued for dumping silt.



The geese are a bit people-shy, and head for the water if you get too close.



Now I know what my house looks like from across the water!



It's as peaceful outside as inside.

[crispini]

18. Whoa! Nice house!

Sounds like a nice place to live!

[SKKY]

19. Those pics kinda remind me of Whidbey Island, Washington...

...I lived there for 4 years and didn't realize how beautiful it is until we left. Great pics!

[BarenakedLady]

14. That looks like a great day!

I need to fix my closets so badly!

I did nothing today but watch movies, feed my kids and animals, and play on the computer.

:blush:

[Inchworm]

15. Now that you mention it

I haven't moved much hehe. Where has the day gone?

Looks like you had a super day.

:hi:

[begin_within]

21. I took my Mom to Windansea Beach

in La Jolla (part of San Diego) - the beach made famous in the book "The Pump House Gang." This is someone else's picture, but it looked just like this - gray and overcast and it even sprinkled a little. Still there were surfers in wetsuits. Also, for some reason, there were four ships with Canadian flags on them just a mile or so from the land. We couldn't figure why they were there or what they were doing. Then we ate at a Taco Bell right in the middle of high-rent La Jolla, California - I know, how tacky!

[SKKY]

25. We lived in San Diego before we moved to Spain in 2005...

...We went to La Jolla one day to see the Seals, which was very cool indeed.

[begin_within]

27. I like the seal area too, but it is always crowded.

The smaller areas, such as Windansea, Marine St. beach are less crowded and feel more like "authentic" San Diego. They recently tried to move the seals off the Children's Pool, but they came right back.

[Spacemom]

29. I have a cold

so I haven't been out much lately. I did go sit outside a while and take pictures of whatever caught my interest.

[SKKY]

31. What is that Blue Ball?

[Spacemom]

38. I'm not real sure

We have temporary custody of it while a friend moves and gets settled in. She refers to it as a "gazing ball."

I thought gazing balls were small though?

[NewWaveChick1981]

33. Great pics!

:hi: My husband and I took our dogs to the nearby lake, where they promptly chased a flock of geese into the lake. :P They were very happy with themselves, but the geese were pretty pissed off. :rofl: They enjoyed the hell out of their outing, though. :)

Then my husband and I went to my office and loaded the car up with my personal stuff. My last day there is Wednesday, and I needed to get my fridge, plants, pics, and other items before I leave. I'm glad that part is done. :)

[Orsino]

34. I also cooked my first meal in the new kitchen.

We've made meals in the two weeks we've lived here, but this counts as my first cooking: a Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee pizza kit, with a crust loaded with extra garlic, Italian seasoning and parmesan, and five different cheeses. It's my favorite meal, and this one turned out freakin' perfect.

[tigereye]

35. had to work this am, then

grocery shopping

watched the Steelers-Browns game with the guys (whew!)

bought a turkey roasting pan

cooked dinner

and watched some Monty Python....

[LaraMN]

36. I want to steal your closet

and your little monster!

:wow:

and

:loveya:

Sergi's getting so big!

[SKKY]

40. I know! Let's hope it stays that way...

...and Sergio for that matter! I think the Terrible 2s have shown up. Not exactly on time, but certainly in full force.

[LaraMN]

41. Oh boy...

I'm innately familiar with the "terrible" phenomenon. Jack hit it late, but it's lasted a loooong time! Jack wants to do everything himself and I try to let him, but he gets a lot of really, really bad ideas. :rofl: How's the little miss? I can't remember how old she is, now.

[SKKY]

42. So, this fierce independence streak is not unique to Sergio...

...that's comforting. I was beginning to wonder because most of the other kids with Down that I've met here are very, very willing to let others do things for them.

[LaraMN]

43. Not unusual at. all.

It's a good thing in the sense that they are motivated to gain independence, but it can be very taxing on us, as parents! Jack throws a hissy if I don't let him unzip and remove his jacket, take off his own socks and shoes, and go get his own blanket, after school. I am not *allowed* to help him.

:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

37. Went to walking with dinosaurs

with my son

very cool :thumbsup:

:hi:

[Deja Q]

39. Okay...

Well, can't show you the first pic... *cough*

Here;s the rest:

Did this:


Made food on this:


Watched TV starring this guy: