faboo mama

I’m the #2 Plurker in Los Angeles.

[applause]

Thank you, thank you…I still need to get SamProof out of my life. There was a day back in June when I was the #1 Plurker, but it must have been a glitch because Sam was nowhere to be seen. But as you can see, I’m gaining on him in the supremely stupid Karma category.

I want to thank my plurkbuddies for being such wondering and interesting conversationalists. They keep me laughing and sane throughout the day. Feel free to drop in on my plurk page and join the fun.

I have credit for plane tickets on Southwest and I need to use them by August. As of now, we don’t have the money to go anywhere, but Southwest just announced their low fare sale. So, instead of going to Kansas City, where we’ll have free rooms, I’m thinking of somewhere else. I can get to Chicago, DC, Seattle or New Orleans…or we can leave the kids here and go to Hawaii. Yeah, that last one won’t happen. Ilia is eager to go to Chicago, since she thinks we’ll see Sen. Obama there. Weirdo. I kinda want to go to DC. Seattle sounds interesting and we could stay with family and/or friends, but it seems like it will be cold in April.

Then I have to consider hotel and transportation. I’ll need to get a suite for all 4 of us, or two adjoining rooms. I’ve let my AAA membership lapse, so there’s no discount there. I know rooms in Chicago are pricey, but I also have family there. I heard that rooms in DC are every pricier. Getting around in all these cities should be a piece of cake, right? They all have public transportation that doesn’t suck.

This is a hard decision. I know the kids will love Chicago, but I really want to go to the Smithsonian Museum. I also think that Seattle would be fun for us all and the kids can meet my uncle and some cousins along with friends and their kids.

What to do, what to do?

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Day 16 - Curtains are hung!, originally uploaded by fabooj.

This is how I spent most of my Thanksgiving. I rearranged the kid’s bedroom and finally hung up curtains on their windows! The previous owners left up the blinds and me being lazy, left them up too. So almost a year after we bought the house, the curtains have been hung. It’s amazing how much it alters their room. It’s so much more cheerful in there. Since the blinds were brown, the room isn’t as dark as it was before. I should admit that I did keep the blinds up.

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Day 17 - Late night relaxation, originally uploaded by fabooj.

Yesterday, I did a step class, lifted some weights, did a bit of gardening and painted picture frames for the kids bedroom. We got them to bed early and headed to the backyard for a little wind down.

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Day 15 - Off to the shower!, originally uploaded by fabooj.

I just got home from the gym and thought, “Hey, a sweating gross picture of me would totally rock!”
No, no…you’re welcome.

Oh and shayera, after my shower we’re heading to Ikea and I’m definitely stopping for that burrito before we get there.

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Day - 14: I match my bathroom, originally uploaded by fabooj.

I got dressed this morning in green pants and the purple shirt I wore in my picture yesterday. Then because I had to interact with people for work and it was freezing, I tossed on a black sweater. I looked at me and realized I looked pukey. Like my bathroom. That’s why I chose this location for the photo.

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Day 12, originally uploaded by fabooj.

My husband and the girl were watching Heroes and I was trying to hide away from the (annoying) blasting TV. Unfortunately, I couldn’t read with all that noise.

What makes this photo pretty lame is that I changed my shirt to post it. In my first photo, I was wearing the same shirt I had on yesterday.

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Day 11 or 12 - More Xbox, originally uploaded by fabooj.

This should actually be Day 11, as I don’t remember taking a photo on the 17th and if I did, it’s on the other computer that isn’t hooked up to the internet at the moment. I was really tired and couldn’t really walk. So I played a bajillion games of billiards and Puzzle Quest instead.

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Day 10 - Me holding biscuits, originally uploaded by fabooj.

We went to an Indian market to stock up and Alton ripped into these biscuits, so I had to buy them. When we got home, I looked at the packaged and loved all the ideal “times” listed. They are: Travel, Eid, Rest, Tea and Monsoon.

Monsoon.

Yep. I don’t know maybe it’s because I live in LA and we get so little rainfall that the idea of nibbling biscuits during a monsoon seems so mundane.

I shaved today. That means I went 3 months and 18 days without shaving. Not that you could tell or anything. Not like when I was pregnant with Ilia and my legs had a 5 o’clock shadow around noon. But I do plan on starting swimming at the gym, so I figured I should shave my legs.

Now, I just need to find my swimsuit!