October 12, 2007

  • Happy Birthday Zisixi!

    Zisixi says that he had a great birthday. 

    We all got up early to have coffee and pastry at the local Swedish bakery.  After dropping Daughter1 off at school, I called The Morning Show at 89.3 - The Current for a birthday dedication.  I told the host that it was Zisixi's birthday, and that he recently had Lasik surgery.

    Zisixi said, "I'll bet he plays "I Can See Clearly Now."  They play two songs in a row with a "theme" when you make a request. 

    A few minutes later, they did indeed play a version of "I Can See Clearly" by Johnny Nash, which happened to be a great morning song.  The second song was "See You Tomorrow," by Bruce Cockburn.  Not so great as a morning song, but still fun.

    We stopped by the cable company to pick up a DVR for the TV - a "birthday gift" for Zisixi.  We have been talking about it for a while, and don't even watch TV very much - usually after the kids go to bed. 

    We dropped the younger girls off at a friends house, and Zisixi and I went out to lunch at a Turkish restaurant.  They have limited seating, but the tables are separated by hanging beads.  Great food and a fun atmosphere. Later that evening, we met a friend for sushi in St. Paul. 

    Today I am trying to get everyone ready for a mini trip to Southeastern MN/Southwestern WI.  I have spent the morning herding the cats (I mean kids) to get their stuff packed up.  Anxiety is starting to set in, so I'm going to sit down and do some deep breathing.  I know, I should have packed last night, but we were busy having fun. So if I were better organized, I would have gotten ready the day before.  Oh, well...

    I'm taking a class in Winona on Saturday and Sunday, so zisixi and the kids were planning to come with me and do some bike riding on the Elroy/Sparta bike trail.  I had the map of the trail, the weather reports, bike rental companies, etc.  But bike riding is not the activity of choice for someone who has recently been hit by a semi.  So hopefully they will find something fun to do while I'm in class.  

Comments (3)

  • I like the idea of the DVR; it seems like an efficient way to do the samll screen entertainment!

    I hope you all have a nice trip; I tend to procrastinate the packing, and inevitably there is a certain amount of....ummm...unpleasantness ....on my part the morning of departure (or evening; we tend to do a lot of red-eyes, which makes it that much easier to procrastinate, lol.)

  • Wow! Swedish, Turkish and Sushi all in one birthday :) Sounds like a nice day and like a fun weekend upcoming. Enjoy.

  • Subarcticsuburbia RYC:  Aargh, packing!  LOL - DH will attest to the "unpleasantness factor!"  I managed to get everything except for MY toothbrush, which was easily purchased at a drugstore.  We had a really good time!

    The_Timekeeper:  Yes, quite a mixture of cuisine - and a lot of running around.  I'm ready for some nice crock pot dinners at home.  (Our checkbook is too! )

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