had the time

Minnesota had over a foot of snow this past weekend and I was in heaven dancing cheek to cheek.

I took lots of photos but haven't had the time to put them on my iBook, which means that I haven't had time to upload them to blogger.

Friday begins the March that Jake and I will only see each other........for, I just counted and it looks like 10 days. We are both traveling all month.

I will miss him.

I'll get photos up soon.

welcome to my life

i can be

I just finished reading the The Bookseller of Kabul.
When I really start to think about it, this book definitely makes me mad.
I know that I am lucky to have been born a woman in America in this day and age...but, there are times when I wish I had been born a hundred years ago.
So I could be a pioneer, liberator, and rebel.
Then I realize I can be that now.
Wait - I am that NOW.

me, myself, and i

Today I am totally in love with myself.

I will not feel guilty about how I feel.

I would scream it on a mountain top if there were some in Minnesota.

Today I am totally in love with me!

not quite

We had four boys under the age of 21 visit and stay over at our place for not quite 24 hours this weekend.

Jake was the star and I got tired.

Enough said.

mouth open

Yesterday I had three cavities filled. Yes, that is correct - three. Three is a lot at one time. I had my mouth open for an hour as my dentist numbed, novicaned, drilled, cleaned, and packed full my three teeth with white cavity filler.

I used to want to be a dentist.

I quickly changed my mind my freshman year of college when I hated my science classes more than anything else in the whole entire world.

I switched to communication.

Anyway, back to the dentist. It had been awhile since I had a cavity filled so naturally I was nervous. Luckily my dentist was extremely nice. She is really really nice and throughout the entire process kept explaining to me what she was doing inside my mouth - telling me what I was hearing or smelling - asking me to turn towards her - explaining that the drilling noise might get a little louder. She was nice, really nice.

Even though my entire lower face was completely numb it didn't stop my lip muscle from quivering from exhaustion. Keeping your mouth open for an hour is not easy.

Then at one point, during the drilling of the third and final cavity they had to stick this paper disk under my tongue to keep things dry. I started to gag, which is horrible and embarrassing. I dug deep from that point on, I just needed to get through this last one...so I closed my eyes as tears where uncontrollably rolling down my numb face and thought of everything that made me happy --- Jake, cookies, home, family, cake, etc. -- you know, the usual.

After it was all over they slowly raised the chair and I tried to say that last one was hard - because my tongue and face were numb it didn't come out that smooth but she got the picture.

She agreed and said I had done a good job.

kerry kennedy

Today at a luncheon with a table full of my guests I listend to Kerry Kennedy speak.

Speak Truth to Power.





This is the kind of thing I get to do at my job.

Amazing.

nose hairs

Minnesota is a cold -28 degree wind chill.
It's the cold that freezes your nose hairs.
It's the cold that makes you never want to leave your bed.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.